HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

21 October 2016

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Market Purchase of Company's Own Shares

Notification is given that pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 25 February 2016 to make market purchases of the Company's own shares of 25p, a market purchase of 34,880 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 687.11p per share to be held in treasury.

The issued share capital of the Company following this purchase will continue to be 123,945,292 ordinary shares of 25p each of which 1,281,658 (1.0%) are held in treasury and have no voting rights.

For calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights, on a poll members have one vote for every £1 in nominal value (ie four shares are required for one vote). Therefore the total number of voting rights in The Bankers Investment Trust PLC is 30,664,908.

For further information please contact:

Alex Crooke

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC

Telephone: 020 7818 4447

James de Sausmarez

Director and Head of Investment Trusts

Henderson Investment Funds Limited

Telephone: 020 7818 3349