Transaction in Own Shares

Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC
18 July 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

25,000 ordinary shares of twenty-five pence each in the capital of the Company

(SEDOL No.0365602), representing 0.03% of the current issued ordinary

share capital of the Company, for cancellation at a price of 126.07 pence per

ordinary share.



Following cancellation, 89,729,220 ordinary shares in the Company will

remain in issue.



BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited

Secretary


18 JULY 2005


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