Dividend Declaration

F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
11 March 2004



F&C CAPITAL AND INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

INTERIM DIVIDEND

The Directors of the Company have resolved that an interim dividend of 2.725p
per ordinary share should be paid on 2 April 2004 to shareholders registered at
the close of business on 19 March 2004.

The payment of the interim dividend before the end of the current tax year will
allow investors who hold their shares in a PEP or ISA wrapper to reclaim a tax
credit that would not be available if the dividend were paid after 5 April 2004.

The interim dividend is considerably larger than in previous years and
represents a rebalancing between the interim and final payments; as a
consequence, there will be a reduction in the final dividend. The Directors' aim
for the year as a whole is to continue to build on the Company's record of
steady dividend growth.



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