Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5212C

British Portfolio Trust PLC

13 November 2009

British Portfolio Trust plc announces that on 13 November 2009 it purchased, for cancellation, 63,000 Ordinary 1p Shares (representing 0.18% of the issued Ordinary Capital), at a price of 124p per Ordinary Share.

Settlement of the purchased 63,000 Ordinary Shares is due on 18 November 2009.

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 63,000 Ordinary Shares, the total number of Treasury shares held by the Company will be 3,828,664. The issued share capital of the Company, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury, will be 34,524,820 Ordinary 1p Shares.