Re Directorate

Fleming American Inv Trust PLC
30 November 2000



          The Fleming American Investment Trust plc
                                                           
              Changes to the Board of Directors
                              
                              

30th November 2000

The  Board of The Fleming American Investment Trust  plc  are
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Hamish Buchan as  a
non-executive Director with immediate effect.

Mr  Buchan  is currently a Director of Aberforth Split  Level
Trust  plc  and  is a member of both the AITC  Statistic  and
Representative  Committees.  He  has  been  involved  in  the
investment  trust  sector for over 30  years,  mainly  as  an
investment trust analyst.

The  notifications  to be made under paragraph  16.4  of  the
London  Stock  Exchange listing rules will  be  made  in  due
course.

It is further announced that Mr John Grimond, who has been  a
non-executive Director of the Company since 1991, will retire
from the Company on 31st December 2000.


F.W. Easton
For and on behalf of
Chase Fleming Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary







For further information:

Fraser Easton................. 020 7742 6000