Portfolio Update - Quarterly

Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust plc
                  Stock Exchange Announcement - 4 February 2008


In accordance with the Listing Rules, which require, inter alia, UK-listed
investment companies to notify to a Regulatory Information Service, within two
business days of the end of each quarter, a list of all investments held by them
with a value greater than 5% of the company's gross assets and at least the
company's 10 largest investments as at the last business day of that quarter,
Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust plc announces that, as at 31 January
2008, its 10 largest investments were:

                                 % of gross
                                   assets
F&C PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST            8.74
BP                                  5.68
HSBC HOLDINGS (UK REGD)             4.78
BG GROUP                            4.56
GLAXOSMITHKLINE                     4.05
BHP BILLITON                        3.99
BT GROUP                            2.71
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND              2.44
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO            2.29
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL `B'               2.24



For further information, please contact:

Tom Walker
Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd                0131 229 5252