Portfolio update

CAPITAL GEARING TRUST P.L.C Quarterly Portfolio Update In accordance with Listing Rule 15.6.8, Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c announces that as at 3 July 2009 it had the following investments in other listed closed-ended investment funds, which do not have a stated investment policy to invest no more than 15% of their total assets in other listed closed-ended investment funds: Name Percentage of portfolio Utilico Finance LTD Zero Div Pref 31/10/2012 2.71% London & St Lawrence Investment Company 1.59% Utilico Finance LTD Zero Div Pref 2016 0.83% Advance UK Trust 0.50% Advance Developing Markets 0.48% Utilico Ltd 0.28% Eclectic Investment Trust 0.13% Advance Developing Markets Subscription Shares 0.10% Total 6.62% Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c also announces that as at 3 July 2009 the ten largest investments were as follows: Name Percentage of portfolio Treasury 2.5% Index Linked 2013 6.98% Switzerland (Govt of) 2% Index Linked Bonds 2014 6.30% Switzerland (Govt of ) 3.0% Bonds 2018 5.04% France (Govt of ) 5.5% OAT 25/04/2029 4.99% Germany ( Fed Rep ) 4.75% Bonds 04/07/2028 4.63% USA Treasury 2.0% Index Linked 15/01/2016 4.31% USA Treasury 1.375% Index Linked 15/07/2018 4.25% USA Treasury 2.0% Index Linked 15/01/2026 3.17% Allianz Dresdner 2nd Endowment Policy Trust 2009 2.85% Utilico Finance LTD Zero Div Pref 31/10/2012 2.71% Total 45.23% There were no additional investments with a value greater than 5% of the Company's portfolio. It should be noted that the above percentages are calculated using 'bid prices'. Enquiries: Keith Hawkins, TMF Corporate Secretarial Services Limited Email: company.secretary@capitalgearingtrust.com Date: 7 July 2009 ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.