Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9859J

British Empire Sec & Gen Tst PLC

23 July 2013

BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES AND GENERAL TRUST PLC (the "Company")

Buy-back of own securities

The Company announces that it has today bought back 300,000 Ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company (SEDOL: 0133508 / ISIN: GB0001335081), representing approximately 0.19% of the issued Ordinary share capital, at a price of 491.10 pence per Ordinary share. The Ordinary shares bought back will be placed in treasury.

As a result of the above transaction the Ordinary shares in issue, shares held in treasury, and the Total Voting Rights of the Company are now as follows:

Number of Ordinary Shares in issue	160,014,089
Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury	5,673,051
Total Voting Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue	154,341,038