Result of EGM

NEWS RELEASE

                                                                8 December 2011

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC

Result of General Meeting

Following a General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is
pleased to announce that both of the resolutions put to shareholders were
passed, giving the Directors authority to allot new Shares and disapply
pre-emption rights in respect of the issue of such new Shares.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of General Meeting
contained in the Circular dated 22 November 2011, which is available for
viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and from the Company's website, www.finsburygt.com

Enquiries:

Mark Pope, Frostrow Capital LLP: 020 3008 4913

Jane Lewis, Winterflood Investment Trusts: 020 3100 0295