Directors Disclosure - Sir Keith Stuart

City of London Investment Trust PLC
13 January 2000


LETTER TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

NEW DIRECTOR

Further to the announcement on 2 December 1999 of the appointment as a
non-executive director of Sir Keith Stuart, we confirm, as requested by
paragraph 16.4(b), that there are no details to be disclosed in respect of
paragraphs 6.F.2(b) to (g).  We also report that Sir Keith Stuart was a director
of Seeboard plc in the period ended 10 January 1996.


LETTER FROM: THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC