Transaction in Own Shares

Electra Investment Trust PLC
06 February 2006



Electra Investment Trust Plc ('the Company')


6 February 2006


Electra Investment Trust Plc announces that on 6 February 2006 the Company
purchased for cancellation 550,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of
£12.70 per share representing 1.26% of the issued share capital.



Following this transaction the Company now has 42,957,687 ordinary shares in
issue.





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