Purchase of Own Securities

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
24 November 2000



HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

24 NOVEMBER 2000







                       THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                   Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares

Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 18 February 2000 to make market
purchases of the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 250,000
ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company was made today at a
price of 307p per share.


The total number of shares in issue is now 139,495,000.

                                    -ENDS-



For further information please contact:

Michael Moule

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC

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Vicki Staveacre

Henderson Global Investors Press Office

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