Investment Manager

3 April 2024

CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income PLC(the "Company")LEI: 549300ES8CNIK2CQR054

Investment Manager

CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income PLC announces, further to the RNS announcement made on 15 November 2023, that its Investment Manager and AIFM, CQS (UK) LLP, has advised that its acquisition by Manulife Investment Management, a leading international financial services group, has now completed. There are no planned changes to the investment management team and the Board looks forward to working with the new group.

As part of the transaction, Manulife Investment Management has acquired the CQS brand and intends to align it with the Manulife brand as a co-branded logo - Manulife | CQS Investment Management.

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For further information please contact:

Administrator and Company SecretaryFrostrow Capital LLPEleanor CranmerEmail: cosec@frostrow.comTel: 0203 008 4613

Investment ManagerCQS (UK) LLPCraig ClelandEmail: contactncim@cqsm.comTel: 0207 201 5368