Total Voting Rights

City of London Investment Trust PLC
02 March 2007



HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2 MARCH 2007



                    The City of London Investment Trust plc

                           Voting Rights and Capital


In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6 we
would like to notify the market of the following:

As at 28 February 2007 The City of London Investment Trust plc's capital with
voting rights consists of:


a)  208,383,762 Ordinary Shares 25p;

b)  £301,982 of First Preference Stock; and

c)  £589,672 of Preferred Ordinary Stock.


The City of London Investment Trust plc does not hold any shares in Treasury.


The number of voting rights in The City of London Investment Trust plc is:

a)  13,892,251 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 City of London Investment
Trust plc is 13,951,933.

The above figure (13,951,933) 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 call:

Deborah Trickett

Investment Trust Department, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]





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