Transaction in own shares

An investment company within the meaning of Section 833 of the Companies Act 2006
Registered in England and Wales, Company Registration No. 12901
Registered Office: Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY


Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC

Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY
Telephone +44 (0)20 7628 8000 Facsimile +44 (0)20 7628 8188
www.foreignandcolonial.com


22 December 2017

FOREIGN & COLONIAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEI: 213800W6B18ZHTNG7371


TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES


The Board of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC (the Company) announces today it has
purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange
from J.P. Morgan Securities plc.

Ordinary Shares:

Date of purchase: 22 December 2017
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 25,000
Lowest price per share: 646.00p
Highest price per share: 648.00p
Trading venue: London
Aggregate volume per trading venue: 25,000
Weighted average price (per trading venue): 647.10p

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the above transaction, the
Company holds 19,608,304 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 542,210,712 ordinary shares in
issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 542,210,712. The above figure
(542,210,712) 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 Company
under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.



Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Hugh Potter
For and on behalf of F&C Investment Business Limited, Secretary
Telephone: 020 7628 8000