share buyback

15/05/2026 08:30 NZST, SECISSUE

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 6.25 pence each through J.P. Morgan Securities plc, to be held in treasury.

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 48,139

Lowest price per share paid: 331.60p

Highest price per share paid: 333.15p

Weighted average price paid: 332.0860p

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 360,323,639 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,886,952,425 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 1,886,952,425 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.

14 May 2026

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