Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC
8 May 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2   Name of director:
JOHN REEVE

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
IN THE NAME OF THE ABOVE AND HIS SPOUSE

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

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
BOTH THE DIRECTOR AND HIS SPOUSE

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

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
186

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.0003

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
nil

10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

12  Price per share:
£5.35

13  Date of transaction:
19 April 2000

14  Date company informed:
8 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
12,720

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.02

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
MARTIN SLADE

24  Contact telephone number:
0207 597 1942

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MARTIN SLADE FOR
INVESTEC GUINNESS FLIGHT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
SECRETARY


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