Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5677D

British Portfolio Trust PLC

03 December 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 3 December 2009 it purchased, to be held in treasury, 63,000 Ordinary Shares at 127p per share (representing 0.19% of the issued ordinary capital).

Settlement of the purchased 63,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 8 December 2009.

Following the purchase and non-cancellation of the 63,000 Ordinary Shares, the total number of Treasury shares held by the Company will be 4,722,664. The issued share capital of the Company, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury, will be 33,630,820 Ordinary 1p Shares.