RNS Number:6249Q
Eastern European Trust PLC
07 October 2003





THE EASTERN EUROPEAN TRUST PLC ("the Company")



The Company has today been notified that Allsec Nominees Limited has purchased

100,000 ordinary shares in the Company on 2 October 2003, resulting in a total
holding of

250,000 shares representing 3.17% of the issued share capital of the Company.



A breakdown of the holding is below:
Beneficial Owner                        Current Holding   % Issued Share Capital

The Alliance Trust plc                  187,500           2.38

The Second Alliance Trust plc           62,500            0.80





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