Transaction in Own Shares

F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
20 January 2006

F&C CAPITAL AND INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


1) Date of Purchase

20 January 2006

2) Number of ordinary shares purchased:

50,000

3) Highest and lowest price paid per share (excluding expenses):

216.5p

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 1,075,000 of its
ordinary shares in treasury. Excluding treasury shares, there are 81,116,279
ordinary shares in issue.

Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

Mr D Fallon
Tel: [phone]

Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

Mr D Fallon
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

Date of notification

20 January 2006


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