Transaction in Own Shares

Bankers Investment Trust PLC
27 February 2007


THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

27 FEBRUARY 2007

                        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 38,508 ordinary shares
in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 420p per share.

The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase is 116,327,044
ordinary shares of 25p each.  The figure to be used as the denominator for
calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is 29,081,761 as on a
poll ordinary shareholders have one vote for every £1 in nominal value (ie four
ordinary shares are required for one vote).


                                     -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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