FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC

    Legal Entity Identifier:  213800NN4ZKX2LG1GQ40

    Issue of Ordinary Shares

    On 23 June 2017 FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC (the "Company") issued from
    its block listing authority of 17 November 2016 100,000 new Ordinary shares of
    25p each at a price of 736.25 pence per share; these shares rank pari passu
    with the existing Ordinary shares in issue. The issue price equates to a
    premium to the cum income net asset value per share at the time of the
    transaction of 0.7%, such premium including a placing commission of 0.2%.

    Following this issue, the Company has the ability to issue a further 3,096,001
    ordinary shares under its block listing facility.

    As a result of this issue, the total number of ordinary shares in issue now
    stands at 154,420,712 and the total number of voting rights in the Company is
    154,420,712. There are no shares held in treasury.

    The above figure of 154,420,712 may be used by shareholders as the denominator
    for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify
    their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's
    Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

    Enquiries:

    Victoria Hale   

    Frostrow Capital LLP             

    Tel: 0203 170 8732