RNS Number:5775T
F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
23 December 2003

                  F&C CAPITAL AND INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                             PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

1) Date of purchase:

22 December 2003

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

161,000

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

155p

4) The issued share capital of the Company following this buy-back will be:

Ordinary Shares - 47,680,041

5) Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

Mr D. Fallon
Tel: 020 7628 8000

6) Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

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

7) Date of notification

22 December 2003


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