Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 6514J

British Empire Trust PLC

03 April 2018

BRITISH EMPIRE TRUST PLC (the "Company")

Voting Rights and Capital

In accordance with Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1R, the Company announces that the number of Ordinary Shares in issue, the number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury, and the Total Voting Rights of the Company as at 31 March 2018 were as follows:

Number of Ordinary Shares in issue	129,526,165
Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury	15,069,026
Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue	114,457,139