RNS Number:0664U
Resources Investment Trust PLC
09 January 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)         Name of company

            RESOURCES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


2)         Name of shareholder having a major interest

            CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED AS MANAGER OF:

            GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS COUNTRY TRUST

            EMERGING (FREE) MARKETS COUNTRY FUND

            GFM EMERGING MARKETS COUNTRY FUND

            TRADEX GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

            EMERGING WORLD FUND


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

            SHAREHOLDER IN 2) ABOVE

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

            MELLON UK NOMINEES LTD A/C BSDTUSD

5)         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

            GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS COUNTRY TRUST, 808,000 ORDINARY SHARES

            EMERGING WORLD FUND, 475,000 ORDINARY SHARES

           TOTAL 1,283,000 ORDINARY SHARES


6)         Percentage of issued class

            GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS COUNTRY TRUST, 3.98%

            EMERGING WORLD FUND, 2.34%

          TOTAL 6.32%

7)         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

            N/A

8)         Percentage of issued class

            N/A


9)         Class of security

            ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH

10)       Date of transaction

            NOT DISCLOSED

11)       Date company informed

            9 JANUARY 2004


12)       Total holding following this notification

            3,336,000 SHARES


13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

            16.44%

14)       Any additional information



15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries

          DAVID HUTCHINS, DIRECTOR, RESOURCES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - 
          020 7332 2070

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

            DAVID HUTCHINS, DIRECTOR


            Date of notification 9 JANUARY 2004


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