HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800F3NOTF47H6AO55

1 March 2022

THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Half-Year Update for the half year ended 31 December 2021

The Company released its Half-Year Report for the six months ended 31 December 2021 on 18 February 2022. A copy of the report is available to download from the Company's website: www.cityinvestmenttrust.com.

An abridged extract from the Half-Year Report (the Half-Year Update) will be sent to shareholders today. The Half-Year Update has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. The update is also available for download from the Company's website:  www.cityinvestmenttrust.com.

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

For further information please contact:

Sally Porter

For and on behalf of Henderson Secretarial Services Limited

Corporate Secretary to The City of London Investment Trust plc

Tel: 020 7818 2550

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors
Tel: 020 7818 3349

Harriet Hall

PR Manager (Investment Trusts)

Janus Henderson Investors

Tel: 020 7818 2919