Unaudited Statement of Results – Half Year ended 30.06.2022

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL RESULTS F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Unaudited Results for the half-year ended 30 June 2022 Legal Entity Identifier: 213800W6B18ZHTNG7371 Information disclosed in accordance with Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 4.2.2 25 July 2022 F&C Investment Trust PLC ('FCIT' /the 'Company') today announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. o The Net Asset Value ('NAV') total return was -9.6%; ahead of the -10.7% return from the benchmark, the FTSE All-World Index. o The share price total return was -11.8%, in part due to a widening of the discount during the period. o Our private equity exposure, which is a strong differentiator for FCIT, posted a gain of 4.7%; ahead of the returns from listed markets. o Adjustments to the fair value of the Company's debt added 2.5% to the performance from the investment portfolio, whilst gearing detracted 1.0%. Gearing was 6.5% at the end of the period. o Making use of our investment trust structure and the ability to borrow to enhance returns, we have taken advantage again of low interest rates to draw ?140m of borrowings through long-term private placement loans. o Over one year's worth of dividends is held in the revenue reserve and the Board aims to increase the total dividend again this year. The first interim dividend of 3.2 pence for 2022 will be paid on 1 August. The Chairman, Beatrice Hollond, said: "We continue to focus on long term capital and income growth for our shareholders. Our diversified portfolio, investment trust structure, modest gearing, strong cash position and careful management of risk position the Company well against an extraordinarily demanding market backdrop. The Board intends to increase dividends in real terms for shareholders over the long-term and our current aim is to raise our dividend again this year. If we do so, this will be the 52nd consecutive rise. While we expect that the immediate outlook will continue to present a challenge, our portfolio is sufficiently diversified to provide protection from over-exposure to any one theme that is driving markets." Commenting on the markets, Paul Niven, Fund Manager of FCIT, said: "The current backdrop is challenging for the global economy and for financial markets. Investors are increasingly concerned that recession will hit major developed economies later this year and into 2023 as central bankers increase interest rates and rein in excess liquidity. In addition, inflation is proving more problematic than many had originally envisaged, raising questions over the level that interest rates will reach and how deep the growth downturn will be. Nonetheless, and despite a period which is likely to continue to see further volatility in returns, opportunities are emerging. Valuations have corrected and are more attractive for long-term investors. While margins are at risk, equities will provide some hedge to inflation as corporates pass on price rises to consumers. With a relatively high holding of cash and diversified exposure across a range of different equity strategies we believe that the Company is appropriately positioned for the difficult market conditions that we expect. Given our longer-term perspective, we expect to be in a strong position to take advantage of investment opportunities as they emerge and to benefit from a recovery in equity markets in due course." The full results statement is attached. Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance. The value of investments and income derived from them can go down as well as up as a result of market or currency movements and investors may not get back the original amount invested. Contacts Paul Niven - Fund Manager 0207 011 4385 Campbell Hood campbell.hood@columbiathreadneedle.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7011 4243 FTI Consulting columbiathreadneedleuk@fticonsulting.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1888 About FCIT: o Founded in 1868 - the oldest collective investment trust o A diversified portfolio provides exposure to most of the world's stock markets, with exposure to over 400 individual companies across the globe o Its aim is to generate long-term growth in capital and income by investing primarily in an international portfolio of listed equities Chairman's Statement Markets and performance A substantial rise in inflation, caused by sharply rising energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, coupled with post-Covid supply chain issues led to expectations for a tightening of monetary policy by central banks globally, a consequent decrease in risk appetite and sharp falls in equity markets worldwide. Rising commodity prices more generally added impetus to the surge in inflation which, contrary to the consensus, has not been transitory and has remained at stubbornly high levels. With equities declining into a 'bear market', defined as a fall from the peak of over 20%, the Company delivered a Net Asset Value ('NAV') total return of -9.6%, whilst our benchmark, the FTSE All-World Index, fell by 10.7%. However, a widening in the Company's discount from 7.3% to 9.6%, meant that the shareholder total return was -11.8%. The NAV per share closed at 892.8 pence compared with 998.7 pence at the end of 2021. The return from our underlying investment portfolio was marginally behind the return of the benchmark. Despite holding a geared position, which detracted 1.0% from returns, a rise in longer-dated market interest rates reduced the fair value of our debt, and this added 2.5% to our NAV return. We started the year with a gearing level of 9.4% and ended the first half with 6.5% gearing. During the period we drew ?140m of additional long dated borrowings through long-term private placement loans. Valuations in the private equity part of the portfolio have so far held up well and delivered a return of 4.7% over the first six months, however we are expecting downwards revisions here as the year progresses to reflect what has happened in the public markets. We have continued to make selective investments in this area and agreed a new programme of exposure in leading growth and venture managers which will be managed by Pantheon. These commitments are long-term in nature and our experience in terms of unlisted private equity exposure has, historically, been positive. Income and Dividends We paid a third interim dividend of 3.0 pence per share for the year ended 31 December 2021 in February 2022 and a final dividend of 3.8 pence in May. We drew down 1.7 pence per share from our revenue reserve to help fund the full year dividend of 12.8 pence. This represented an increase of 5.8% on the previous year, ahead of the 5.4% rise in inflation for the year to 31 December 2021. We continued to see good progress in our net revenue return over the first six months of the year, which rose by 27.6% to 7.48p in comparison to 5.86p over the same period last year. The decline in sterling had a positive impact, increasing returns by ?1.1m (in the 2021 half year there was a negative impact of ?2.2m). Special dividends totalled ?1.0m, up slightly from ?0.6m in the first half of 2021. We have declared a first interim dividend for the current year of 3.2 pence per share payable on 1 August 2022. Despite a strong recovery from the pandemic, there remains significant uncertainty with respect to our full year income but, at this point, it is unlikely that our earnings will cover the full year dividend payment to shareholders. Therefore, as was the case in 2021, we expect to fund a proportion of the annual payment from our Revenue Reserve, which continues to represent over one year's worth of annual dividends. The Board intends to increase dividends in real terms for shareholders over the long-term and our current aim is to raise our dividend again this year. If we do so, this will be the 52nd consecutive rise. The Board Jeff Hewitt retired from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM in May this year, after 11 years' service as a Director and 10 years as Chairman of our Audit Committee. I am delighted that Julie Tankard will replace Jeff and she joins the Board with effect from 1 August 2022. Julie is the Chief Financial Officer and a Board member of the Port of London, where she is also responsible for risk. She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Julie sits on the Industrial Development Advisory Board and previously chaired the audit committee of an NHS Foundation Trust, prior to which she held various senior positions at BT plc. Outlook The rise in inflation seen thus far and fears that we may be entering a period where price pressures will remain elevated is causing substantial concern for both individuals and market participants. Interest rate expectations have risen and valuations in equity markets have fallen as investors grow increasingly nervous that a recession may be imminent. The balance of risks suggests that investors are right to position for a fundamentally different, and potentially more challenging, backdrop. Markets have, however, already reflected changed expectations and much of the speculative froth has been removed from market pricing. A more reasonable valuation backdrop presents opportunities for investors with a longer time horizon and a patient approach to investing. While we expect that the immediate outlook will continue to present a challenge, our portfolio is sufficiently diversified to provide protection from over-exposure to any one theme that is driving markets. As noted earlier, our gearing levels have been reduced and our Manager has tilted the portfolio towards areas more likely to benefit from a change in the investment landscape. Beatrice Hollond Chairman 22 July 2022 Fund Manager's Review It has been a difficult period for financial markets so far in 2022 with a substantial rise in market interest rates, reflecting concerns over the outlook for inflation, a widening in credit spreads, due to concerns over an economic slowdown and increased risk of corporate defaults, and sharp falls in equity markets. Inflation and growth concerns, exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine, were key themes over the first half of the year. Inflation continued to accelerate across many different regions, reaching the highest levels seen in the US for 40 years. With the exception of Japan, most major developed market central banks have now begun increasing interest rates or indicated their intention to do so. This pivot from central banks has led to a marked rotation away from highly rated growth stocks towards the value segments of the market. Despite the steps taken so far, pressure remains to curb persistent inflation. Indeed, inflation has proven less transient than many initially thought, as markets continue to price in further monetary tightening and are now increasingly contemplating a recession in the US and other developed market economies. Currency markets also saw significant volatility. Sterling fell sharply against the US dollar, from 1.35 to 1.22, while the yen declined to a greater than twenty-year low against the US dollar, driven by ongoing loose monetary policy against a backdrop of rising global interest rates. Our investment portfolio delivered a return of -10.8% compared to the market benchmark return of -10.7%. In terms of exposure, all listed equity regions lost value, with our North American equity holdings, our largest regional allocation, falling 12.1%. 'Growth' stocks had a torrid time and substantially underperformed cheaper 'value' exposure. As investors priced in the prospect of higher inflation and interest rates and grew concerned over large scale withdrawal of liquidity by central banks, the valuation premium on more expensive segments of the market, including disruptive technology stocks, diminished. More speculative equity investments, trading on high valuations and with little or no profits, were hit particularly hard and investors sought safety in more lowly valued stocks with greater visibility in near term earnings. Contributors to total returns in first half of 2022 % Portfolio return (10.8) Management fees (0.2) Interest and other expenses (0.2) Buybacks 0.1 Change in value of debt 2.5 Gearing/other (1.0) Net asset value total return* (9.6) Change in rating (2.2) Share price total return (11.8) FTSE All-World total return (10.7) *Debt at market value Source: Columbia Threadneedle/State Street We have made substantial reductions in terms of our exposure to more expensive parts of the equity market, predominantly through the sale of US large cap growth stocks, starting in the second half of 2020 and through the course of 2021. During the first half of this year we made further sales in expectation of underperformance in this area. In addition, we made the decision to divest entirely from our exposure to Global Small Cap stocks, having initially reduced our holdings last year. In our view, small cap stocks are less likely to perform well in an environment of rising inflation and we decided to focus our exposure on the large cap space. Small cap holdings modestly underperformed over the first half. We increased our allocation to higher yielding stocks, expecting better performance to be driven by relative valuations from this area but the primary destination for the proceeds of our sales was cash. Indeed, we raised cash levels by almost ?300m, from ?53m at the start of the year to ?352m at the end of June. Some of this increase reflects the funding of our ?140m private placement notes and we will use some of the proceeds to pay down a seven-year euro denominated loan of EUR72m in July. Nonetheless, the effect of our allocation changes was to reduce our net gearing levels to 6.5% with debt at par and 4.3% when we adjust for the fair value of our debt. As well as reducing our gearing levels and making further re-allocations away from US large cap growth stocks, we reduced the outstanding value of our sterling hedge from around ?200m to under ?30m, with a view to benefitting from sterling weakness. While rates rose in the UK and inflation here reached the highest amongst G7 nations, we saw limited upside potential for the domestic currency. Within our US holdings it was our value manager Barrow Hanley (-0.6% return) which provided the best returns, while the strategy managed by our US growth manager T Rowe Price posted a loss of -25.8%. Energy and commodity related stocks such as Hess (+60.8%), Pioneer Natural Resources (+42.7%) and Phillips 66 (+28.9%) were amongst the top performers in the US while a number of our large holdings, such as Meta (-46%) and Amazon (-28.9%), detracted from returns. Within our Global Strategies (-11.9% return) there was a wide dispersion of peformance. Strongest returns came from our Quality Income strategy (-1.4%) where Woodside Petroleum (+61.4%) and Computershare (+31.3%) helped relative returns. Despite delivering a loss of 6.1%, our higher yielding Global Income strategy, where we invest in companies which have attractive yield characteristics and which tend to trade at a valuation discount, produced strong relative returns against a weak overall market backdrop. Elsewhere, our exposure to Sustainable Opportunities performed poorly, delivering a return of -19.6%. As was the case elsewhere, the weighting in energy and commodity related stocks, along with more defensive areas of the market such as consumer staples and utilities, played a role in relative returns. Indeed, oil and gas stocks were the strongest performing area over the six months, delivering a gain of 28.0% as, in response to the war in Ukraine and concerns over disruption to global supply as well as an improved demand picture, crude oil gained up to $45 a barrel, having started the year at around $75 a barrel. In Europe inc. UK (-13.8%) our biggest positive contribution came from pharmaceuticals where an overweight stance to AstraZeneca (+26.6%), GlaxoSmithKline (+12.4%) and Novo Nordisk (+10.9%) benefited returns. Each produced good results and confident outlooks at a time when investors are increasingly concerned about weakening profitability. An underweight stance on oil and gas stocks and poor returns from both Delivery Hero (-62.6%) and JustEat (-68.3%), however, detracted from returns. Holdings in lowcost airlines, including Wizz Air (-58.1%), also impacted negatively despite clear evidence of rising fares, as fuel costs continued to rise (though airports have cancelled many flights). Japanese holdings underperformed both the local benchmark and the global index. The strategy suffered headwinds, with quality growth stocks on relatively high multiples underperforming materially relative to value stocks, as expectations for higher global interest rates picked up. Lockdown thematic winners like Keyence (-39.2%) and Hoya (-35.7%) underperformed and, as was the case with some of our other managers, lack of exposure to energy and utility stocks was detrimental to returns. Our private equity holdings had a strong first half, posting overall gains of 4.7%. Our recent commitments, where we hold 8.3% of the portfolio assets, posted strong returns of 7.9%, as did our older holdings overseen by Pantheon and HarbourVest which delivered a gain of 6.6%. Both returns were substantially ahead of listed markets. Elsewhere, we saw good progress on our Pantheon Future Growth allocation, which became fully committed and which invests into leading growth and venture managers. We have made a further $180m commitment to a new and similar programme also managed by Pantheon. These, and other private equity holdings, are long-term in nature and, historically, we have enjoyed good returns against public market equivalents from such positions. More disappointing returns were delivered from our holdings in life sciences investor Syncona (-3.8%), and the Baillie Gifford managed Schiehallion fund (-43.4%) which fell from a premium to a discount over the period. A substantial rise in market interest rates led to a reduction in the fair value of our debt over the period. Indeed, with ten-year gilt yields rising from less than 1% at the start of the year to over 2.2% by the end of June, this shift in pricing added 2.5% to our NAV return over the six months. The impact of gearing in a declining market was -1.0%. Current Market Perspective The current backdrop is challenging for the global economy and for financial markets. Investors are increasingly concerned that recession will hit major developed economies later this year and into 2023 as central bankers increase interest rates and rein in excess liquidity. In addition, inflation is proving more problematic than many had originally envisaged, raising questions over the level that interest rates will reach and how deep the growth downturn will be. Having seen a substantial reduction in valuations in equities, led by more expensive parts of the market, and a significant change in expectations over interest rates, there is likely to be greater investor focus on margins, cashflows and overall corporate earnings in the coming months. Here, consensus still seems reasonably optimistic. This presents some further near-term risk to equity markets. Nonetheless, and despite a period which is likely to continue to see further volatility in returns, opportunities are emerging. Valuations have corrected and are more attractive for long-term investors. While margins are at risk, equities will provide some hedge to inflation as corporates pass on price rises to consumers. With a relatively high holding of cash and diversified exposure across a range of different equity strategies we believe that the Company is appropriately positioned for the difficult market conditions that we expect. Given our longer-term perspective, however, we expect to be in a strong position to take advantage of investment opportunities as they emerge and to benefit from a recovery in equity markets in due course. Paul Niven Fund Manager 22 July 2022 End CA:00395873 For:FCT Type:HALFYR Time:2022-07-26 08:30:17