Portfolio Update

CAPITAL GEARING TRUST P.L.C

Quarterly Portfolio Update

In accordance with Listing Rule 15.6.8, Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c announces
that as at 5 October 2010 it had the following investments in other listed
closed-ended investment funds, which do not have a stated investment policy to
invest no more than 15% of their total assets in other listed closed-ended
investment funds:

Name                                                              Percentage of     
                                                                      portfolio       
                                                                               
Utilico Finance LTD Zero Div Pref 2012                                    2.33%
                                                                               
London & St Lawrence Investment Company                                   1.16%
                                                                               
Utilico Finance LTD Zero Div Pref 2016                                    0.80%
                                                                               
Advance Developing Markets Subscription Shares                            0.71%
                                                                               
World Trust Fund                                                          0.64%
                                                                               
Iimia Investment Trust                                                    0.44%
                                                                               
Utilico Ltd                                                               0.27%
                                                                               
Eclectic Investment Trust                                                 0.13%
                                                                               
Tapestry Investment Co Red Ptg Pref Shares                                0.08%
                                                                               
Total                                                                     6.56%

Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c also announces that as at 5 October 2010 the ten
largest investments were as follows:

Name                                                              Percentage of     
                                                                      portfolio       
                                                                               
Treasury 1.25% Index Linked 2017                                          5.96%
                                                                               
USA Treasury 1.75% Index Linked Bonds 2028                                5.43%
                                                                               
Germany (Fed Rep) 4% Bonds 2037                                           5.26%
                                                                               
Switzerland (Govt of) 3% Bonds 2018                                       4.94%
                                                                               
France (Govt of) 5.5% OAT 2029                                            4.62%
                                                                               
Germany (Fed Rep) 4.75% Bonds 2028                                        4.45%
                                                                               
USA Treasury 1.375% Index Linked Bonds 2018                               4.04%
                                                                               
USA Treasury 2% Index Linked Bonds 2016                                   4.00%
                                                                               
Switzerland (Govt of) 2% Bonds 2014                                       3.24%
                                                                               
USA Treasury 2% Index Linked Bonds 2026                                   3.08%
                                                                               
Total                                                                    45.02%

There were no additional investments with a value greater than 5% of the
Company's portfolio.

It should be noted that the above percentages are calculated using `bid
prices'.

Enquiries:

Keith Hawkins, TMF Corporate Secretarial Services Limited

Email: [e-mail]

Date: 7 October 2010