Statement re Listing Rule 15.6.8

NEW STAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Listing Rule 15.6.8

New Star Investment Trust plc announces that at 31 October 2017 it had investments in the below listed closed-ended investment funds which do not have a stated investment policy to invest not more than 15% of their gross assets in other closed-ended investment funds.

Issuer	Type of Holding
Aberforth Split Level Income Trust Plc	Ordinary Shares

Maitland Administration Services Limited – Corporate Secretary