Purchase of Own Securities

F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
17 March 2003


                  F&C CAPITAL AND INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                             PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


1) Date of purchase:

14 March 2003

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

100,000

3) Highest and lowest price paid per share (excluding expenses):

122.5p

4) The issued share capital of the Company following this buy-back will be:

Ordinary Shares - 49,778,891

5) Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

Ms S Cox
Tel: [phone]

6) Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

Ms S Cox
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

7) Date of notification

14 March 2003


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