Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1385Y

British Portfolio Trust PLC

27 August 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 27 August 2009 it purchased, for cancellation, 35,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 0.10% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 113p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 35,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 2 September 2009.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 35,000 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 35,019,820 Ordinary 1p Shares.