Transaction in Own Shares

F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
17 August 2005


F&C CAPITAL AND INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


1) Date of Purchase

17 August 2005

2) Number of ordinary shares purchased:

40,000


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

206p

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 735,000 of its
ordinary shares in treasury. Excluding treasury shares, there are 81,456,000
ordinary shares in issue.

Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

David Fallon
Tel: [phone]

Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

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

Date of notification

17 August 2005


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