<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 0857U Investment Company PLC 24 February 2026 THE INVESTMENT COMPANY PLC(the &#34;Company&#34;)HALF YEAR RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025The Investment Company PLC announces its unaudited interim results for the period ended 31 December 2025.SUMMARY OF RESULTS<div><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>At 31 December 2025</td><td>At 30 June 2025</td><td>Change %</td></tr><tr><td>Equity Shareholders' funds (£)</td><td>7,178,298</td><td>7,313,735</td><td>(1.85)</td></tr><tr><td>Number of ordinary shares in issue*</td><td>9,186,025</td><td>9,186,025</td><td>(0.00)</td></tr><tr><td>Net asset value (&#34;NAV&#34;) per ordinary share</td><td>78.14p</td><td>79.62p</td><td>(1.86)</td></tr><tr><td>Ordinary share price (mid)</td><td>68.00p</td><td>63.50p</td><td>7.09 </td></tr><tr><td>Discount to NAV</td><td>12.98%</td><td>20.25%</td><td>7.27 </td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Six months to31 December 2025</td><td>Six months to31 December 2024(restated)***</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total return per ordinary share**</td><td>(1.47p)</td><td>(0.24p)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dividends paid per ordinary share</td><td>- </td><td>- </td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div>* Excluding 18,738,365 shares held in Treasury.** The total return per ordinary share is based on total income after taxation as detailed in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement and in note 4.*** The 31 December 2024 figure has been restated for comparative purposes only to reflect the 5 for 1 share split in March 2025.Ian Dighé, Chairman, commented:&#34;The Company was pleased to announce earlier today that the Board in considering options for the Company had agreed heads of terms with Dowgate Wealth Limited in relation to proposals regarding the appointment of a new portfolio manager, the adoption of a new investment policy, a tender offer to existing shareholders and the recapitalisation of the Company. We look forward to announcing further details in due course.&#34;The Directors are pleased to attach the Company's Half Year Report for the period ended 31 December 2025.Click on the following link, or paste it into your web browser, to view the associated PDF document:http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0857U_1-2026-2-23.pdfA copy of the Half Year Report will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. This document will also be available on the Company's website at https://theinvestmentcompanyplc.co.uk/ .For further information contact:<div><table><tbody><tr><td>The Investment Company PLCIan Dighé, Chairman</td><td>+44 (0) 20 3934 6632info@theinvestmentcompanyplc.co.uk</td></tr><tr><td>Shore Capital (Financial Adviser and Broker)Gillian Martin/ Anita Ghanekar / Matthew Walton (Corporate Advisory)</td><td>+44 (0) 20 7601 6128</td></tr><tr><td>Henry Willcocks/Fiona Conroy (Corporate Broking)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ISCA Administration Services Limited (Company Secretary)</td><td>+44 (0) 1392 487056</td></tr></tbody></table></div>LEI: 2138004PBWN5WM2XST62This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END IR SEAEFDEMSEEE</div></div>

The Investment Company PLC has released its unaudited interim results for the half-year ending December 31, 2025. Key figures include equity shareholders' funds of £7,178,298, a net asset value per share of 78.14p, and an ordinary share price of 68.00p. The company reported a total return per share of (1.47p) and announced plans for a new portfolio manager and investment policy in collaboration with Dowgate Wealth Limited. Further details will be provided soon.

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