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RIT Capital Partners plc - AGM Statement

The 2013 Annual General Meeting of RIT Capital Partners plc will be held at Spencer House, 27 St James's Place, London, SW1A 1NR at 11.00 a.m. today.

In addition to voting on the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 7 March 2013, shareholders will be apprised of the performance of the Company to 31 March.

Shareholders will be told that RIT's net asset value per share on 31 March was 1,344.0p (before the deduction of the interim dividend of 14p per share payable on 26 April 2013).  This represents an increase in net asset value of 12.8% in the first quarter of 2013, which was therefore RIT's second best quarterly performance in the past seven years.  It also represents the highest announced net asset value in the Company's history.

The Company will confirm to shareholders that, following the increase in annual dividends in 2012, the Board intends to make two interim dividend payments each of 14p per ordinary share in 2013.  The first has already been declared payable on 26 April and the second interim dividend is intended to be paid in October.

Enquiries:

Brunswick Group LLP:

Tom Burns/Sophie Brand: 020 7404 5959


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