26 November 2009

FOREIGN & COLONIAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

The Board of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that on 26 November 2009 the Company purchased for cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 257.2442p per share.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 646,905,644. 

The above figure (646,905,644) 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 enquires:

Hugh Potter

For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

Telephone: 020 7628 8000

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