Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2315G

British Portfolio Trust PLC

27 January 2010

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 27 January 2010 it purchased, to be held in treasury, 25,000 Ordinary Shares at 124p per share (representing 0.07% of the issued ordinary capital).

Settlement of the purchased 25,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 1 February 2010.

Following the purchase and non-cancellation of the 25,000 Ordinary Shares, the total number of Treasury shares held by the Company will be 4,823,664. The issued share capital of the Company, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury, will be 33,529,820 Ordinary 1p Shares.