Transaction in Own Shares

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
24 May 2006

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

24 MAY 2006


                        THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                    Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares

Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 24 February 2006 to make market purchases
of the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 150,000 ordinary shares
in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 349p per share.

Following this purchase and cancellation there are 117,186,140 shares in issue.

                                     -ENDS-


For further information please contact:

Alex Crooke
The Bankers Investment Trust PLC
Telephone: [phone]

James de Sausmarez
Head of Investment Trusts, Henderson Global Investors
Telephone: [phone]




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