Purchase of Own Securities

Throgmorton Trust PLC
30 November 1999


Following the authority granted to the company on 12 November 1999 to
repurchase up to 45,266,176 ordinary shares (being 14.9% of its issued share
capital), the company announces that it has today repurchased a further
4,000,000 shares.  The price paid for each share was 89.5p.