Holding(s) in Company

TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust Plc

2. Reason for the notification


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights           X


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

D.C. Thomson & Company Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

As Above

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

4th December 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7th December 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5.001%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type          Situation               Resulting situation after the triggering
 of                 previous to             transaction
shares              the triggering
  if                transaction
possible
using
the ISIN            Number    Number         Number      Number of        % of voting
CODE                of shares of             of shares   voting rights    rights
                              Voting Rights              Direct Indirect  Direct  Indirect

GB0005372411        7,000,000 7,000,000      7,000,000   7,000,000 n/a    5.001%  n/a





B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of      Expirat  Exercise/       Number of        % of
financial    ion      Conversion      voting rights    voting
instrument   date     Period/ Date    that may be      rights
                                      acquired if the
                                      instrument is
                                      exercised/
                                      converted.


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights
    7,000,000                  5.001%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held,
if applicable:


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:    N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  N/A

13. Additional information:
Notification using total voting rights figure of 139,962,915.  Following buyback and immediate cancellation of 84,637
shares by the company on 04/12/07.

14. Contact name:               Irene Douglas

15. Contact telephone           [phone]
number: