Purchase of Own Securities

Foreign & Colonial Eurotrust PLC
18 February 2003


FOREIGN & COLONIAL EUROTRUST PLC

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES



1) Date of purchase:

17 February 2003

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

40,000

3) Highest and lowest price paid per share (excluding expenses):

305p

4) The issued share capital of the Company following this buy-back will be:

Ordinary Shares - 74,605,568

5) Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

Tracey Bennett

020 7628 8000

6) Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

Tracey Bennett

For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

7) Date of notification

17 February 2003


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