Shares in Issue

Fleming Indian Investment Trust PLC
26 April 2000

           THE FLEMING INDIAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                              
                              
Following the recent repurchase of The Fleming Indian
Investment Trust shares, the number of shares in issue is
now 80,854,792


For further information, please contact:

L.E Field  (Company Secretary)
Caroline Henry (Assistant Company Secretary)
Fleming Investment Trust Management Limited .
..020  7880 3426

Michael Findlay
Merrill Lynch International - Stockbrokers to the
Company....020 7772 2285