Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4875X

British Portfolio Trust PLC

14 August 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 14 August 2009 it purchased, for cancellation, 16,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 0.05% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 110p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 16,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 19 August 2009.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 16,000 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 35,054,820 Ordinary 1p Shares.