Transaction in Own Shares

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
27 June 2006

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS



27 JUNE 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 24 February 2006 to make market purchases
of the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 27,000 ordinary shares
in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 350p per share.



Following this purchase and cancellation there are 116,922,140 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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