Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1445G

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC

17 October 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:

Barclays PLC

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

Not Advised

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

09-October-2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15-October-2008

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

5%. To below notifiable %

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
GB0007392078	123,602	123,602

	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
GB0007392078	Not Reportable	Direct Not Reportable	Indirect Not Reportable	Direct Not Reportable	Indirect Not Reportable

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