Transaction in Own Shares

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
19 January 2006

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS



19 JANUARY 2006



                        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 2005 to make market purchases
of the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 20,000 ordinary shares
in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 355p per share.



Following this purchase and cancellation there are 118,187,199 shares in issue.



                                     -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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