Portfolio of Investments

Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC
16 May 2000


The company announces the following unaudited data relating to its portfolio
of investments as at 12 May 2000:
                                            

TOTAL ASSETS                         £  425,695,586      
DEBENTURE STOCK                      £   63,000,000       
NET ASSETS                           £  362,695,586      

NAV (EX INCOME) PER  ORDINARY SHARE          627.57p