Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust plc Appoints Richard Laing as Non Executive Director

Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust plc is an investment company. The Company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital growth and real growth in dividends over the medium to longer term from a portfolio of securities listed mainly in the United Kingdom equity and fixed interest markets. The Company invests mainly in the United Kingdom equities and equity-related securities of the United Kingdom-listed companies. The Company's portfolio includes investments in various sectors, such as tobacco, fixed line telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, aerospace and defense, financial services, oil and gas producers, life insurance, support services, travel and leisure, media, non-life insurance, electricity, real estate investment trusts, and household goods and home. It also has contractual arrangements with third parties to act as registrar, corporate broker and depositary. Invesco Fund Managers Limited is its investment manager.