Transaction in Own Shares

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
06 September 2005


Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc (the 'Company')


Purchase of own securities

The Board of the Company announces that it has today made a market purchase of
182,255 ordinary shares of twenty-five pence each in the capital of the Company
(SEDOL No.0365602), representing 0.21% of the current issued ordinary share 
capital of the Company, for cancellation at a price of 130.9215 pence per
ordinary share.



Following cancellation, 87,672,707 ordinary shares in the Company will
remain in issue.


BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited
Secretary

6 SEPTEMBER 2005







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