Transaction in Own Shares

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
03 August 2005


Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc (the 'Company')


Purchase of own securities

The Board of the Company announces that it has today made a market purchase of

450,000 ordinary shares of twenty-five pence each in the capital of the Company

(SEDOL No.0365602), representing 0.51% of the current issued ordinary

share capital of the Company, for cancellation at a price of 130.50 pence per

ordinary share.


Following cancellation, 88,476,220 ordinary shares in the Company will

remain in issue.


BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited

Secretary


3 AUGUST 2005



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange                XBBD