Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 8994E

City of London Investment Trust PLC

10 November 2020

 

HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800F3NOTF47H6AO55

10 November 2020

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

 

Sale of Shares from Treasury

The Company announces the sale of 150,000 ordinary shares of 25p each, from shares held in Treasury. These shares were sold today for cash at a price of 348.0p per share.

Following the above sale, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will continue to be 416,404,868 ordinary shares of 25p each, of which 50,000 are held in Treasury and have no voting rights. The number of ordinary shares to be used in the calculation of voting rights is 416,354,868.

The number of voting rights in the Company is now:

a)  27,756,991 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 27,816,673.

The above figure (27,816,673) 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 FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.  

For further information, please contact:

Job Curtis

Fund Manager

The City of London Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: [phone]

Laura Thomas

Investment Trust PR Manager

Janus Henderson Investors

Tel: [phone] 

 

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