Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1902X

British Portfolio Trust PLC

10 August 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 10 August 2009 it purchased, for cancellation, 62,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 0.18% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 108p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 62,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 13 August 2009.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 62,000 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 35,090,820 Ordinary 1p Shares.