Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3309P

British Portfolio Trust PLC

23 March 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 23 March 2009 it purchased, for cancellation, 300,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 0.81% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 85.5p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 300,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 26 March 2009.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 300,000 Ordinary Shares, the total number of Treasury shares held by the Company will be 3,828,664. The issued share capital of the Company, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury, will be 36,747,220 Ordinary 1p Shares.