Transaction in Own Shares

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
28 March 2007

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS



28 MARCH 2007







                        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 1 March 2007 to make market purchases of
the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 56,220 ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 417.5889p per share.



The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase is 116,085,194
ordinary shares of 25p each.  The above figure is to be used as the denominator
for calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights.



                                     -ENDS-





For further information please contact:



Alex Crooke

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC

Telephone: [phone]



James de Sausmarez

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]




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