Purchase of Own Securities

Fleming Mid Cap Inv Tst PLC
22 May 2000
             
                            
        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
125,000 ordinary shares at 363.0p per share  representing
a total of 0.32% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The  number  of  shares repurchased to  date  now  totals
875,000  representing  2.19% 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 39,125,000.


For further information, please contact:

Jonathan  Latter (Company Secretary)            
020-7880-3408

Caroline Henry (Assistant Company Secretary)
Fleming Investment Trust Management Limited

Michael   Ward                            
020 7547 1698
Deutsche Bank AG - Stockbrokers to the Company