Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0639B

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC

11 August 2008

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Rights and Issues Investment Trust Plc

2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

To correct earlier notifications on voting right percentage

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

N W Brown & Company Limited

(as Fund Manager)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

N W Brown Nominees Limited and N W Brown ISA Nominees Limited

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

07-August-2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

08-August-2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%.

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0007392292	Below 5%

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
GB0007392292	86,698	Direct 86,698	Indirect 0	Direct 5.2865	Indirect 0.00

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights