Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company

Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust Plc

2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays Plc

3.   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect
of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2.

4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Registered Holder                     Account Designation     Holding
ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTAN                  ALMLUFTT     171,320
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                      4,287
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                       230,493
Barclays Trust Co E99                                           1,211
Barclays Trust Co R69                                      10,437,908
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTAN                  BLEOFDUK     117,404
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTAN                  BLEOPTUK     305,232
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTAN                  BLUKINTT   3,303,302
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTAN                  CHATRKTT     144,026
Swan Nominees Limited                                         278,856
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                        158,984


5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6.   Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed    8.   Percentage of
issued class

9.   Class of security

Ordinary shares 5p

10.  Date of transaction

9 September 2003

11.  Date company informed

12 September 2003

12.  Total holding following this notification

15,153,023

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

5.0728%

14.  Any additional information

15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Janette Makin 0131 479 5895

16.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Martin Currie Investment Management Limited

Date of notification 12 September 2003