Transaction in Own Shares

European Assets Trust NV
24 January 2007



TO:         RNS
DATE:       24 January 2007
SUBJECT:    Active Capital Trust plc


TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

The Board of Active Capital Trust plc announces that on 19 January 2007 the
Company purchased for cancellation 250,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p at a price of
128.5p per share.

Following this purchase there are now 57,322,364 ordinary shares of 0.1p in
issue.



For further information please contact:

Bill Brown, Bluehone Investors LLP, Managers                0207 496 8929
Michael Campbell, F&C Asset Management plc, Secretaries     0131 718 1094




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