Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3446M

British Portfolio Trust PLC

27 January 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 27 January 2009 it purchased, for cancellation, 75,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 0.20% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 93p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 75,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 30 January 2009.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 75,000 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 37,357,220 Ordinary 1p Shares.