City of London Investment Trust PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

3 January 2014

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

The Company announces the allotment of 100,000 ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid under its block listing facility. These shares were issued for cash today at a price of 377.5p per share. The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 272,709,868.

The number of voting rights in the Company is now:

a) 18,180,657 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 18,240,339.

The above figure (18,240,339) 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 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 5187

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts,

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 3349


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