Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9608P

British Portfolio Trust PLC

01 April 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 1 April 2009 it purchased, for cancellation, 405,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 1.11% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 86.5p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 405,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 6 April 2009.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 405,000 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 36,002,220 Ordinary 1p Shares.