Transaction in Own Shares

Foreign & Colonial Eurotrust PLC
13 August 2004




FOREIGN & COLONIAL EUROTRUST PLC

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES



1) Date of purchase:

12 August 2004

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

50,000

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

375p

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

Ordinary Shares - 68,702,620

5) Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

Miss T.A. Bennett
020 7825 2319

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

Mr D. Fallon
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

7) Date of notification

12 August 2004




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