Transaction in Own Shares

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
17 January 2008

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

17 JANUARY 2008


                        THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                    Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares



Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 1 March 2007 to make market purchases of
the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 50,000 ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 392.7702p per share.

The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase is 113,490,848
ordinary shares of 25p each.  For calculations of interests in the Company's
voting rights, on a poll members have one vote for every £1 in nominal value (ie
four shares are required for one vote).



                                     -ENDS-





For further information please contact:



Alex Crooke

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC

Telephone: [phone]



James de Sausmarez

Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: [phone]




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