Purchase of Own Securities

Fleming Mid Cap Inv Tst PLC
6 December 1999

                            
        THE FLEMING MID CAP INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
                            
     REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION

The  Fleming Mid Cap Investment Trust plc announces  that
today  in  the  market  they purchased  for  cancellation
50,000  ordinary shares at 365.0p per share  representing
a total of 0.12% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The  number  of  shares repurchased to  date  now  totals
465,000  representing  1.16% of the  ordinary  shares  in
issue  at  the  time  of commencement of  the  repurchase
programme.

The  remaining  number of shares in issue following  this
purchase is 39,535,000.


For further information, please contact:

Jonathan  Latter (Company Secretary)        0171-880-3408
Caroline Henry (Assistant Company Secretary)
Fleming Investment Trust Management Limited

Michael  Ward                               0171-547-1698
Deutsche Bank AG - Stockbrokers to the Company