Directorate Change

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
06 January 2004

                        THE BRUNNER INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC  announces the appointments of Vivian
Bazalgette and Keith Percy as non-executive directors of the Company with effect
from 1 January 2004.

Mr Bazalgette was formerly a director of M & G plc and M & G High Income
Investment Trust plc.

Mr Percy is Chairman and Chief Executive of  SG Asset Management UK. He is a
director of Deutsche Equity Income Trust plc.

In addition, following the appointment of two new directors to the board, the
Company announces that with immediate effect Simon White is retiring as an
alternate director to Ben Siddons.




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