City Lon Inv Regulatory News (CLIG)

CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC

("City of London", "the Company" or "the Group")

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

City of London Investment Group plc (LSE: CLIG) announces that the interim dividend of 8 pence per share will be paid on 28th December 2012. This has been brought forward from the previously announced date of 8th February 2013 in order to accommodate US resident shareholders. The ex-dividend date will now be 12th December 2012 and the dividend record date will be 14th December 2012. The final dividend will be reviewed at the end of May.

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