RNS Number:4848I
City of London Investment Trust PLC
10 March 2003

The issuer advises that the following replaces Additional Listing announcement
released on Friday 7 March 2003 at 16.39 under RNS number 47801.

The number of new ordinary shares should have read 2,171,298 and not 2,171,412.
All other details remain unchanged. The full amended text appears below.

7 March 2003


                    THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                          Issue of New Ordinary Shares

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock
Exchange to list 2,171,298 new ordinary shares in The City of London Investment
Trust plc on the Official List pursuant to the scheme of reconstruction of
Henderson Geared Income & Growth Trust plc. City of London shares will be issued
at 166.22p per share, 100.5% of their net asset value at close of business on 6
March 2003, to those shareholders of Henderson Geared Income & Growth Trust plc
who elected to receive them.

Dealings in the new ordinary shares are expected to commence on 10 March 2003.

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For further information please contact :

Job Curtis

Portfolio Manager, The City of London Investment Trust plc

Telephone: 020 7818 4367

Stephen Westwood

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 5517





or

Vicki Staveacre

Henderson Press Office

Telephone: 020 7818 4222


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