RNS Number:6342S
Mithras Investment Trust PLC
28 November 2003


MITHRAS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

MITHRAS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2) Name of director

HAMISH LESLIE MELVILLE

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE. BENEFICIAL INTEREST

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

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED ACCOUNT NJB4


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

NO

6) Please state the nature of the transaction.

ACQUISITION OF SHARES

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

70,000 SHARES

8) Percentage of issued class

0.168

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NIL


10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 2 PENCE EACH


12) Price per share

54 PENCE

13) Date of transaction

27 NOVEMBER 2003

4) Date company informed

28 NOVEMBER 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

350,000 SHARES


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.838

17) Any additional information

NONE

18) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

HELEN HORTON - TEL NO 020 7410 3132


19) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

HELEN HORTON, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF BNP PARIBAS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED,
COMPANY SECRETARY TO MITHRAS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


Date of Notification: 28 NOVEMBER 2003



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