Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex                                              
                                                                                        
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                           
attached:ii                                                        Finsbury Growth &    
                                                                Income Trust PLC        
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                              Transfer into Nominees            X
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                 Investec Wealth & Investment   
notification obligation:iii                                        Limited              
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                       N/A                
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                         28th August 2012         
which the threshold is crossed or                                                       
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                              29th August 2012         
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                          From 4% to 6%           
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

8. Notified details:                                                                   
                                                                                       
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                           
                                                                                       
Class/type of    Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering          
shares           to the triggering   transaction                                       
                 transaction                                                           
                                                                                       
if possible      Number    Number    Number   Number of voting      % of  voting rights
using            of        of        of       rights                x                  
the ISIN CODE    Shares    Voting    shares                                            
                           Rights                                                      
                                     Direct   Direct   Indirect xii Direct   Indirect  
                                              xi                                       
                                                                                       
Ordinary Shares  3,282,508 3,282,508                   4,103,687             6.07%     
                                                                                       
GB0007816068                                                                           
                                                                                       

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of financial  Expiration Exercise/              Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument         date xiii  Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be     rights      
                                                     acquired if the                    
                                                     instrument is                      
                                                     exercised/ converted.              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of    Exercise Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting    
financial  price    date xvii    Conversion    instrument refers to      rights xix, xx 
instrument                       period xviii                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                         Nominal   Delta
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights                    
                                                                                        
4,103,687                                6.07%                                          
                                                                                        

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by               
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                                                   
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
NB: The increase in the Nominee holding triggering this disclosure is the               
result of the integration of the Williams De Broe business with Investec Wealth         
& Investment on 28th August 2012.                                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                           
                                                                       N/A              
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                     
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                       N/A              
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                       
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                       N/A              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                        N/A                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                        Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI   
14. Contact name:                                                                       
                                                        Senior Compliance Manager       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                                           
                                                        020 7597 1356                   
                                                                                        


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification                  
obligation                                                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                               Investec Wealth & Investment    
                                                        Limited                         
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                         2 Gresham Street                
                                                                                        
(registered office for legal entities)                  London                          
                                                                                        
                                                        EC2V 7QP                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                    0113 236 4171                   
                                                                                        
                                                        [e-mail]    
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                Mike Rigby                      
                                                                                        
(at least legal representative for legal persons)       (Head of Compliance)            
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                               Philip Martin Beardwell         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                         2 Gresham Street                
                                                                                        
                                                        London                          
                                                                                        
                                                        EC2V 7QN                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                    020 7597 1356                   
                                                                                        
                                                        [e-mail]
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                Senior Compliance Manager       
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal                                  
entity subject to the notification obligation)                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
C: Additional information                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.