Blocklisting Application

FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier 213800NN4ZKX2LG1GQ40

2 July 2018

Block Listing Application

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC has made an application to the UK Listing Authority for a block listing, for general business purposes, of 10,000,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each (“Shares”) to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the Shares to be admitted to trading on its main market.

Shares issued under the block listing will be used to satisfy demand that cannot be met through the secondary market, to manage the premium at which the Shares trade and also to raise further money for investment in accordance with the Company's investment policy.  The block listing is expected to become effective at 8:00 a.m. on 3 July 2018.

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Enquiries:

Victoria Hale Frostrow Capital LLP	020 3170 8732
Chris Mills Winterflood Investment Trusts	020 3100 0000