F&C investment trust announces share buyback, increasing treasury holdings

F&C Investment Trust PLC announced today, 24 November 2025, that it has purchased 40,000 of its ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of 25 pence, through J.P. Morgan Securities plc. The shares were bought at a price of 1214.00p, resulting in a weighted average price of 1214.00p per share. These repurchased shares will be held in treasury.

Following this transaction, the company's treasury holdings have increased to 87,005,320 ordinary shares. Consequently, the number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) now stands at 474,813,696. The total number of voting rights in the company is also 474,813,696, a figure shareholders should use for calculations related to notifying their interest in the company, as per the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For enquiries, Jonathan Latter, company secretary for Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited, can be reached at 020 7464 5000.