Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2198W

British Portfolio Trust PLC

06 June 2008

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 6 June 2008 it purchased, for cancellation, 20,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 0.05% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 170p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 20,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 11 June 2008.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 20,000 Ordinary Shares, the total number of Treasury shares held by the Company will be 3,828,664. The issued share capital of the Company, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury, will be 39,655,300 Ordinary 1p Shares.