Directors' Dealings

Martin Currie Portfolio Inv Tst PLC
2 February 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust plc

2   Name of director:
Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
As in 2 above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Bank of Scotland Nominees a/c PEP - 26,941
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c GENPEP  - 8,936
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c GENPEP ( Mrs CHM Scott Plummer) - 9,764
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c MCPC - 55,000
RBSTB Nominees Ltd a/c MCPC ( Mrs CMH Scott Plummer ) - 13,800

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 2 above

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Three transactions- single company dividend reinvestment - 15 shares, single
company dividend reinvestment - 180 shares, and tax credit reinvestment - 29
shares.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
224

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.00%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
ordinary shares 5p

12  Price per share:
92.5p, 83.5p, and 84.0p respectively

13  Date of transaction:
23 December 1999, 7 October 1999, and 23 June 1999 respectively

14  Date company informed:
1 February 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
114,441

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.036%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
Jason C. Bibb

24  Contact telephone number:
0131-479-4736

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Martin Currie Investment Management Limited 

Additional Information: