13 June 2012
FOREIGN & COLONIAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
The Board of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC
("the Company") announces that on 13 June 2012
the Company purchased for cancellation 60,000 ordinary
shares of 25p each at a price of 292.3p per share.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the
Company is now 581,964,016.
The above figure (581,964,016) 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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.
Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:
Hugh Potter
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary
Telephone: 020 7628 8000