Blocklisting Interim Review

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC
05 January 2006

                        BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN



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To:  The FSA


Date: 5 January 2006



1. Name of applicant:


FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC



2. Name of scheme


GENERAL BLOCKLISTING



3. Period of return:


From      5 JULY 2005                                To     5 JANUARY 2006



4. Balance under scheme from previous return:


NIL



5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date of the last return


SUBSEQUENT LISTING ON 16 DECEMBER 2005 -

GENERAL BLOCKLISTING 2,270,226 ORDINARY SHARES



6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:


2,732,930 ORDINARY SHARES



7 Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period


1,820,226



8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission


2,382,930 ORDINARY SHARES, 5 JULY 2005



9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period


46,981,573 ORDINARY SHARES




Name of contact            TRACEY LAGO


Address of contact         10 CROWN PLACE, LONDON, EC2A 4FT


Telephone number of contact             020 7426 6219



Signed by .........................................

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer, for and on behalf of



Name of applicant FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC



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