Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 1596W

City of London Investment Trust PLC

20 December 2013

 



HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

20 December 2013

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

 

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

The Company announces the allotment of 125,000 ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid under its block listing facility.  These shares were issued for cash today at a price of 370.1p per share.  The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 272,384,868.

The number of voting rights in the Company is now:

a)         18,158,991 in respect of the ordinary shares (one vote for every 15 shares held);

b)         30,198 in respect of the First Preference Stock (one vote for every £10 of stock held); and

c)         29,484 in respect of the Preferred Ordinary Stock (one vote for every £20 of stock held).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 18,218,673.

The above figure (18,218,673) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, The City of London Investment Trust plc under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information please contact:

Job Curtis

Portfolio Manager, The City of London Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts,

Henderson Global Investors                                                  

Telephone: [phone]

 

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