Earlier in the month, The Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust paid out its November 2024 dividend.
3.6p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/FCIT/total-voting-rights/16743097
The total number of voting rights in the Company is 484,863,066
Thus:-
484,863,066 x £0.036 = £17,455,070.376
That is £17 million paid to shareholders.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/FCIT/f-c-investment-trust-plc/company-page