7 November 2022

THE MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (MNKS)

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800MRI1JTUKG5AF64

Result of General Meeting

The Board of The Monks Investment Trust PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolution relating to the issue of New Shares in connection with the proposed combination of the assets of the Company with the assets of The Independent Investment Trust PLC ("IIT") was approved by the Company's shareholders at the general meeting of the Company held today.

The implementation of the proposals remains conditional, amongst other things, upon the passing of the resolution to be proposed at the Second IIT General Meeting to be held on 8 November 2022.

Details of the number of votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the resolution, which was voted on by way of poll, are set out below and will also be published on the Company's website:  https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/individual-investors/funds/monks-investment-trust/

The full text of the resolution can be found in the notice of General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 6 October 2022 (the "Circular"). The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/individual-investors/funds/monks-investment-trust/.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolution will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Circular unless the context otherwise requires.

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