Holding(s) in Company

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC
11 August 2003


DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1) NAME OF COMPANY

RIGHTS AND ISSUES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

ING BANK N.V. LONDON BRANCH

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

W.R.T person named above

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

ING BANK N.V. LONDON BRANCH

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


6) (%) of issued Class


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8) ( %) of issued Class


9) Class of security

CAPITAL SHARES OF 25P EACH


10) Date of transaction

17th  July 2003


11) Date company informed

11th August 2003


12) Total holding following this notification

68,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.15%

14) Any additional information


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

S.J.B.KNOTT          020-7415-4130

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for

making this notification

SIMON KNOTT                   (DIRECTOR)

Date of Notification ..11 August 2003.............



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