Transaction in Own Shares

F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
08 July 2005


F&C CAPITAL AND INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES


1) Date of Purchase

8 July 2005

2) Number of ordinary shares purchased:

75,000

3) Highest and lowest price paid per share (excluding expenses):

201p

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 330,000 of its
ordinary shares in treasury. Excluding treasury shares, there are 82,191,279
ordinary shares in issue.

Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

Mr D. Fallon
Tel: [phone]

Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

Mr D Fallon
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary

Date of notification

8 July 2005


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