Director Shareholding

Murray Income Trust PLC
7 December 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

MURRAY INCOME TRUST PLC

2) Name of director

SIR DAVID TRIPPIER

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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

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 (if notified)

SIR DAVID TRIPPIER - SINGLE CO. PEP 690

SIR DAVID TRIPPIER - HENDERSON NOMINEES 198

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888

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

AS IN 2.

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

PURCHASE THROUGH INVESTMENT TRUST SAVINGS SCHEME

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

39

8) Percentage of issued class

0.00005%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

-

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

ORDINARY 25P

12) Price per share

527P PER SHARE

13) Date of transaction

17.11.00

14) Date company informed

STATEMENT RECEIVED FROM SCHEME ADMINISTRATOR 7.12.00

15) Total holding following this notification

888 ORDINARY SHARES

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.001%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PAT BARNES 0141 225 3041


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
7.12.00
Date of Notification..................................