Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC ("the Company")

Compliance with the Model Code  

In accordance with Listing Rule 15.5.1 (4), the Company announces

that it is satisfied that all inside information which the Directors and

the Company may have to 2 January 2013 has previously been notified

via a regulatory information service and, therefore, the dealings referred to

in LR 15.5.1 (3) are permitted.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Hugh Potter

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

Telephone: 020 7628 8000

2 January 2013