Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 9207N

British Empire Trust PLC

01 November 2016

BRITISH EMPIRE TRUST PLC (the "Company")

Voting Rights and Capital

In accordance with Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1R, the Company announces that the number of Ordinary Shares in issue, the number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury, and the Total Voting Rights of the Company as at 31 October 2016 were as follows:

Number of Ordinary Shares in issue	160,014,089
Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury	35,516,924
Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue	124,497,165