Transaction in Equity Stock

British Empire Sec & Gen Tst PLC
21 February 2007

BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

Equities Index Unsecured Loan Stock 2013 ('Equities Index Stock')

The Company announces that it has today bought back for cancellation 61,769
units of its Equities Index Stock at a price of £3.175p per unit.  Following
this purchase, there are 2,775,231 units of Equities Index Stock still in issue.

Phoenix Administration Services Limited - Secretary

21 February 2007


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