Portfolio Update Quarterly Disclosure

Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust plc
                     Quarterly Disclosure - 3 November 2009


In  accordance  with  UKLA Listing Rule 15.6.8, requiring UK  listed  investment
companies  to  notify, within five business days of the end of each  quarter,  a
list  of all investments in other investment companies that do not have a stated
investment policy to invest no more than 15% of their gross assets in other  UK-
listed   investment  companies  (including  investment  trusts),  Martin  Currie
Portfolio Investment Trust plc announces that, as at 31 October 2009, it had  no
investments in such other investment companies.



For further information, please contact:


Tom Walker
Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd                0131 229 5252