Compliance with Model Code

To: RNS

From: F&C Private Equity Trust plc

Date: 16 July 2015

Compliance with Model Code

In accordance with Listing Rule 15.5.1 (4), the Company announces that it is satisfied that all inside information which the Directors and the Company may have in the period leading up to the announcement of its results for the period ended 30 June 2015 has previously been notified via a regulatory information service and, therefore, the dealings referred to in LR 15.5.1 (3) are permitted.

Telephone number for enquiries:

F&C Investment Business Limited

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0207 628 8000