share buyback

27/05/2026 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: 29,264

Lowest price per share paid: 338.80p

Highest price per share paid: 338.80p

Weighted average price paid: 338.80p

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 361,427,903 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,885,848,161 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 1,885,848,161 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.

26 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