SCHRODER BRITISH OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC

Share Issue/Capital Change • Dec 1, 2020

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RNS Number : 0067H

Schroder British Opportunities Tst.

01 December 2020

1 December 2020

LEI: 5493003UY8LIHFW6HM02

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Schroder British Opportunities Trust plc 

(the "Company")

First day of dealings

Schroder British Opportunities Trust plc is pleased to announce the commencement of dealings in its Ordinary Shares at 8.00 a.m. today on the premium segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange and admission to the premium segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority ("Admission"). The Ordinary Shares will trade under the ticker "SBO".

The Company's issued ordinary share capital immediately following Admission will comprise 75,000,000 Ordinary Shares and this is the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights in the Company. This figure (75,000,000) should 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.

For further information please contact:

Schroders	Via Buchanan
Peel Hunt (Sole Sponsor, Placing Agent and Intermediaries Offer Adviser) Liz Yong, Luke Simpson, Oliver Jackson, Tom Pocock (Investment Banking) Alex Howe, Chris Bunstead, Ed Welsby, Richard Harris (Sales) Sohail Akbar, Al Rae, Max Irwin (ECM)	020 7418 8900
Buchanan (Financial PR) Charles Ryland, Henry Wilson	020 7466 5000

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