Additional Listing

TO: PR Newswire

FROM: CAPITAL GEARING TRUST P.L.C.

DATE: 17 MAY 2016

ADDITIONAL LISTING OF SHARES

The Board announces that an application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for the block listing of 152,775 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company which will, when issued, rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company. The block listing will be used for the purposes of operating the premium control policy of the Company and it is expected that this block listing will become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 18 May 2016.

Any shares issued in connection with this block listing application will be issued at prices which shall be a premium to net asset value and therefore will not result in a dilution of the net asset value per share of the Company.

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Steven Cowie (Company Secretary)
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