HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS
THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
17 May 2012
THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
ALLOTMENT OF SHARES
The Company announces the allotment of 125,000 ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid under its block listing facility. These shares were issued for cash today at a price of 280.5p per share. The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 235,484,868.
The number of voting rights in the Company is now:
a) 15,698,991 in respect of the ordinary shares (one vote for every 15 shares held);
b) 30,198 in respect of the First Preference Stock (one vote for every £10 of stock held); and
c) 29,484 in respect of the Preferred Ordinary Stock (one vote for every £20 of stock held).
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 15,758,673.
The above figure (15,758,673) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, The City of London Investment Trust plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information please contact:
Job Curtis
Portfolio Manager, The City of London Investment Trust plc
Telephone: 020 7818 4367
James de Sausmarez
Director and Head of Investment Trusts,
Henderson Global Investors
Telephone: 020 7818 3349