5 September 2008

FOREIGN & COLONIAL EUROTRUST PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES 

The Board of Foreign & Colonial Eurotrust PLC ("the Company") announces that on 5 September 2008 the Company purchased for cancellation 93,778 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 623.7807p per share.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 50,285,487. 

The above figure (50,285,487) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Debbie Fish 

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

Telephone: 020 7628 8000

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