Holding(s) in Company

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC
17 July 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:


Rights and Issues Investment Trust Plc


2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( )

.................


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Barclays PLC.


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

11-July-2007.


6. Date on which issuer notified:

17-July 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6% to 5%.



8. Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use    Situation previous to the triggering
ISIN CODE                               transaction
                                        Number of shares Number of voting rights

GB0007392078                                   150,735                 150,735



                                 Resulting situation after the triggering
                                 transaction
Class/type of shares if possible Number of   Number of voting   % of voting
use ISIN CODE                    shares      rights             rights
                                             Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                   147,135       0    147,135    0.00     5.98



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may be  % of
financial    date       conversion    acquired (if the instrument       voting
instrument              period/date   exercised/ converted)             rights





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

      147,135                                        5.98



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:

.................


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Nariman Ghandhi


15. Contact telephone number:

0207-415-4130



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