RNS Number : 4522I

RIT Capital Partners PLC

25 July 2012

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25 July 2012

RIT Capital Partners plc

ISSUE OF EQUITY

The Board of RIT Capital Partners plc (the "Company") announces in accordance with LR 9.6.4(6) and LR 3.2.7 that:

Further to its announcement on 20 July 2012, it has today issued 388,179 new ordinary shares, as part consideration for its acquisition of a minority stake in Corsair Capital, a private equity firm focused on global financial services. The shares have today been admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. These shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue, including for all dividends declared after admission.

Further to its announcement on 16 March 2012, the Company has today issued 1,128,000 new ordinary shares as consideration for its interest in the joint venture with Edmond de Rothschild Group. The shares have today been admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. These shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue, including for all dividends declared after admission.

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

As at 25 July 2012 the Company's share capital consists of 155,382,241 ordinary shares of £1 each with voting rights.

The above figure of 155,382,241 ordinary shares may 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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

No shares of the Company are held in treasury.

For further information, please contact:

Brunswick, on behalf of RIT Capital Partners plc:
Tom Burns, Sophie Brand
020 7404 5959

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