Issue of Equity.

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800F3NOTF47H6AO55

9 May 2025

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Sale of Shares from Treasury

The Company announces the sale of 100,000 ordinary shares of 25p each, from shares held in Treasury. These shares were sold today for cash at a price of 472.0p per share.

Following the above sale, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will continue to be 502,664,868 ordinary shares of 25p each, of which 10,172,762 are held in Treasury and have no voting rights. The number of ordinary shares to be used in the calculation of voting rights is 492,492,106.

The number of voting rights in the Company is now:

a)         32,832,807 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 32,892,489.

The above figure (32,892,489) 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: 020 7818 4367

Dan Howe

Head of Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 1818

Harriet Hall

PR Director, Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 2919