Holding(s) in Company

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC
17 July 2003


DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1) NAME OF COMPANY

RIGHTS AND ISSUES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

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

W.R.T peson named above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the

number of shares held by each of them.

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINNE (UK) LTD A/C 357206

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


6) (%) of issued Class


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 25,000

8) ( %) of issued Class

 1.52%

9) Class of security

CAPITAL SHARES OF 25P EACH


10) Date of transaction

16th JULY  2003


11) Date company informed

17th JUNE 2003


12) Total holding following this notification

43,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.62%

14) Any additional information


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

N.D.GHANDHI          020-7415-4130

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for

making this notification

NARIMAN GHANDHI                       (CO SEC)

Date of Notification ..17 July 2003.............



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