Transaction in Own Shares

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
20 October 2005



THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS


20 OCTOBER 2005



                        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 18 February 2005 to make market purchases
of the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 151,000 ordinary shares
in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 308p per share.


Following this purchase and cancellation there are 118,578,369 shares in issue.


                                     -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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