Director Shareholding

Martin Currie Portfolio Inv Tst PLC
9 November 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust plc

2)  Name of director

Douglas Kinloch Anderson

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect
of a non-beneficial interest

Director and spouse

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)


Douglas Kinloch Anderson and Mrs Deirdre Kinloch Anderson


5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


As in 4 above

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary
non-discretionary PEP transaction


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired
14-2-01 DKA - 333
19-2-01 DKA - 0.555
21-5-01 DKA - 3.313

24-5-01 DKA - 307.732

26-10-01 Spouse - 683.007

26-10-01 Spouse - 75.887




8)  Percentage of issued class


0.00%


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

28-9-01 DKA - 24.472
28-9-01 Spouse - 24.472
10) Percentage of issued class

0.00%



11) Class of security

Ordinary shares 5p


12) Price per share
Aquisitions

14-2-01 DKA - £1.00
19-2-01 DKA - £1.00
21-5-01 DKA - £0.98

24-5-01 DKA - £0.97

26-10-01 Spouse - £0.80

26-10-01 Spouse - £0.80

Disposals

28-9-01 DKA - £0.72
28-9-01 Spouse - £0.72

13) Date of transaction
Aquisitions
14-2-01 DKA
19-2-01 DKA
21-5-01 DKA

24-5-01 DKA

26-10-01 Spouse

26-10-01 Spouse

Diposals

28-9-01 DKA

28-9-01 Spouse


14) Date company informed

9-11-01

15) Total holding following this notification

208,437.116

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.07%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jason Bibb 0131-479-4736


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification..9-11-01