Prospectus & Div Announcement

Glasgow Income Trust PLC 28 February 2006 RNS ANNOUNCEMENT Glasgow Income Trust PLC 28 February 2006 Publication of a prospectus in connection with a scheme of reconstruction of COGIT and an offer for subscription, dividend announcement and forecast of dividends Prospectus The Board of Glasgow Income Trust PLC (the "Company") refers to the announcement made on 10 January 2006 by the Company and announces that it has today published a prospectus (the "Prospectus") in connection with the issue of up to 50 million new ordinary shares (the "New Shares") by the Company. The New Shares will be issued (i) in connection with a scheme of reconstruction (the "Scheme") of The City of Oxford Geared Income Trust Limited ("COGIT") under which New Shares will be offered to COGIT shareholders as a rollover option, and (ii) pursuant to an offer for subscription (the "Offer"). The issue price of the New Shares will not be calculated until close of business on 27 March 2006, when it will be calculated by applying a premium equal to the issue costs per New Share (subject to a maximum premium of two per cent.) to the net asset value per share at that time. It is expected that the Offer will be open until 11.00 am on 27 March 2006 and that the issue price will be announced on 28 March 2006. It is expected that the Scheme will become effective on 31 March 2006 and that the New Shares will be admitted to the UKLA's Official List and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on 3 April 2006. Copies of the Prospectus will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS and, until the Offer closes, will be available for collection, free of charge, from the offices of Dickson Minto W.S., Royal London House, 22/25 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DX and 16 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DF. Dividends In respect of each of the three financial years ended 30 September 2005, the Company declared dividends totalling 4.85p per share. In the absence of unforeseen circumstances and on the basis of the assumptions set out in the prospectus, the Directors will aim to declare total dividends in respect of the year to 30 September 2006 of not less than 5.0p per share (this is not a forecast of profits). In the absence of unforeseen circumstances and assuming a reasonable level of dividend growth in the equity portfolio, it is the Directors' intention that the dividend paid by the Company will continue to grow over the longer term (this is not a forecast of profits). The Directors intend to pay a second interim dividend of 1.105p (which compares to a second interim dividend for the previous financial year of 1.03p) (this is not a forecast of profits) to shareholders on the register of members on 24 March 2006. Such interim dividend will be paid on 28 April 2006. The New Shares will not rank for the second interim dividend, but will otherwise rank pari passu in all respects with the existing shares. The Directors intend that the first dividend paid in respect of the New Shares will be the third interim dividend (in respect of the period to 30 June 2006), which is expected to be paid by the end of July 2006. All enquiries Mike Balfour Glasgow Investment Managers Limited Tel. 0141 572 2700 Kenneth Harper Glasgow Investment Managers Limited Tel. 0141 572 2700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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