Portfolio Update

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC
03 October 2006

                                                                  3 October 2006


FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC
(the 'Company')


QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

In compliance with the Listing Rules - Chapter 21 Investment Entities (I)(ii),
the Company discloses the following:

  • Investments valuing greater than 5% of the Company's gross assets comprise
    the following:

Company Name                                                        Value of Investment at      % of Total
                                                                                            Portfolio  Assets
                                                                      30 September 2006

HBOS                                                                      22,036,749              13.27
DIAGEO                                                                    13,329,296               8.03
WOLVERHAMPTON & DUDLEY BREWERIES                                          11,290,680               6.80
CADBURY SCHWEPPES                                                         11,017,530               6.63
BARR (AG)                                                                 10,243,900               6.17
LLOYDS TSB GROUP                                                          8,859,939                5.33


  • The ten largest investments held by the Company comprise the following:


Company Name                                                        Value of Investment at      % of Total
                                                                                             Portfolio Assets
                                                                   30 September 2006

HBOS                                                                      22,036,749              13.27
DIAGEO                                                                    13,329,296               8.03
WOLVERHAMPTON & DUDLEY BREWERIES                                          11,290,680               6.80
CADBURY SCHWEPPES                                                         11,017,530               6.63
BARR (AG)                                                                 10,243,900               6.17
LLOYDS TSB GROUP                                                          8,859,939                5.33
PEARSON                                                                   7,958,633                4.79
REED ELSEVIER                                                             7,287,750                4.39
SAGE GROUP                                                                7,122,938                4.29
BRADFORD & BINGLEY                                                        7,095,000                4.27


                                    - ENDS -


For further information please contact:

Tracey Lago, Senior Company Secretary
Close Finsbury Asset Management Limited
Telephone: [phone]


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