Voting Rights and Capital

Monks Investment Trust PLC
02 July 2007

                         The Monks Investment Trust PLC

                           Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the transparency Directive's transitional provision 6 we
would like to notify the market of the following:

The Monks Investment Trust PLC's capital consists of 278,162,693 ordinary shares
with voting rights.  The Monks Investment Trust PLC holds no ordinary shares in
Treasury.

The above figure (278,162,693) may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, The Monks Investment Trust
PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.



                                                            Baillie Gifford & Co
                                                             Company Secretaries
                                                                     2 July 2007




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