Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
                       PESPONSIBILTY AND CONNECTED PERSONS


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1. Name of the issuer                         2. State whether the
                                              notification relates to a
MARTIN CURRIE PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT TRUST      transaction notified in
PLC                                           accordance with DR 3.1.4R

                                               YES


3. Name of person discharging managerial      4. State whether notification
responsibilities                              relates to a person connected
                                              with a person discharging
                                              managerial
                                              responsibilities/director
DAVID PAUL KIDD                               named in 3. and identify the
                                              connected person

                                              N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in    6. Description of shares
respect of a holding of the person            (including class) debentures
referred to in 3. or 4. above or in           or derivatives or financial
respect of  a non-beneficial interest         instruments relating to
                                              shares
AS IN 3 ABOVE
                                              ORDINARY 5P SHARES



7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and,    8.State the nature of the
if more than one, the number of shares        transaction
held by each of them
                                              SHARE PURCHASE

AS IN 3 ABOVE



9. Number of shares, debentures or            10. Percentage of issued
financial instruments relating to shares      class acquired (treasury
acquired                                      shares of that class should
                                              not be taken into account
  5,000                                       when calculating percentage)

                                               0.0036%



11. Number of shares, debentures or           12. Percentage of issued
financial instruments relating to shares      class disposed (treasury
disposed                                      shares of that class should
                                              not be taken into account
                                              when calculating percentage)




13. Price per share or value of               14. Date and place of
transaction                                   transaction


  £1.21                                       27 March 2008

15. Total holding following notification      16. Date issuer informed of
and total percentage holding following        transaction
notification (and treasury shares should
not be taken unto account when calculating
percentage)
                                              27 MARCH 2008
10,000

0.0073%


17.  Any additional information               18. Name of contact and
                                              telephone number for queries

                                              PETER CHALMERS
                                              0131 479 4718


Name and signature of duly authorised
officer of issuer responsible for making
notification

TAMSIN HOOTON
MARTIN CURRIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
LIMITED

Date of notification   28 March 2008