Director Shareholding

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC
14 September 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

    RIGHTS AND ISSUES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


2)  Name of director

    D.BRAMWELL


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

    PERSON ABOVE


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

    AS ABOVE
 

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


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


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    10,000


8)  Percentage of issued class

    0.41%


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed


10) Percentage of issued class


11) Class of security

    25P INCOME SHARES


12) Price per share

    560P


13) Date of transaction

    14 September 2004


14) Date company informed

    14 September 2004


15) Total holding following this notification

    20,000


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.81%


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

    N.GHANDHI 0207-415-4130


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification N.GHANDHI

    Date of Notification......14 September 2004..................







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