LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

LEI: 213800W6B18ZHTNG7371

Information disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.6

F&C Investment Trust plc (the 'Company') announces that today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each through J.P. Morgan Securities plc, to be held in treasury.

Number of ordinary shares purchased:          27,369

Lowest price per share paid:                           1159.00p

Highest price per share paid:                          1160.00p

Weighted average price paid:                         1159.7905p

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 81,410,361 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 480,408,655 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 480,408,655 and this figure 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.

28 July 2025

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Jonathan Latter

For and on behalf of

Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited,

Company Secretary

Telephone: 020 7464 5000