Portfolio Update

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC
01 April 2008




Rights and Issues Investment Trust Plc

In accordance with UKLA Listing Rule 21.20 (l) (ii), the following list
represents the Trust's ten largest investments and where appropriate, any
investment with a value greater than 5% of the Trust's gross assets:


                                       Class             Value

RPS Group                              Ordinary                      8,660,250
Hill & Smith Holdings                  Ordinary                      5,529,391
White Young Green                      Ordinary                      3,490,666
Colefax Group                          Ordinary                      3,423,000
Low & Bonar                            Ordinary                      3,120,000
VP                                     Ordinary                      3,070,000
HBOS                                   Ordinary                      2,940,000
Scapa Group                            Ordinary                      2,710,500
Eleco Holdings                         Ordinary                      2,644,500
Celsis Int'l                           Ordinary                      2,580,000



Of the above RPS Group, Hill & Smith Holdings and White Young Green have a
market value of greater than 5% of the Trust's gross assets.

The above information is as at 31st March 2008.



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