Portfolio Update

Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC
04 January 2008


Rights and Issues Investment Trust Plc


In accordance with UKLA Listing Rule 21.20 (l) (ii), the following list
represents the Trust's ten largest investments and where appropriate, any
investment with a value greater than 5% of the Trust's gross assets:

                                       Class                         Value

RPS Group                              Ordinary                      8,640,000
Hill & Smith Holdings                  Ordinary                      5,521,025
White Young Green                      Ordinary                      4,491,666
HBOS                                   Ordinary                      3,858,750
Colefax Group                          Ordinary                      3,738,000
Low & Bonar                            Ordinary                      3,570,000
VP                                     Ordinary                      3,295,000
Scapa Group                            Ordinary                      3,075,375
Eleco Holdings                         Ordinary                      2,859,750
Thorpe F.W.                            Ordinary                      2,825,000




Of the above RPS Group, Hill & Smith Holdings, White Young Green, and HBOS have
a market value of greater than 5% of the Trust's gross assets.


The above information is as at 31st December 2007.




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