RNS Number:1920R
Platinum Investment Trust PLC
22 October 2003


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company                           2.   Name of shareholder having a
                                             major interest

PLATINUM INVESTMENT TRUST PLC                ADVANCE UK TRUST PLC


3. Please state whether notification         4.   Name of the registered holder
indicates that it is in respect of holding   (s)and, if more than one holder,
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in    the number of shares held by each
respect of a non-beneficial interest or in   of them
the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age of 18 IN RESPECT OF

SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2                       ADVANCE UK TRUST PLC


5. Number of shares/      6. Percentage of   7. Number of shares/ 8. Percentage
amount of stock acquired  issued class       amount of stock      of issued
                                             disposed             class

250,000                   0.159%             N/A                  N/A


9. Class of security         10. Date of transaction    11. Date company
                                                        informed

ORDINARY SHARES OF #0.10     18/06/03                   23/06/03
                                                          

12. Total holding following    13. Total percentage holding of issued class
this notification              following this notification

11,055,399                     7.04%


14. Any additional          15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
information                 
                            TINA HANKIN, 0131 473 6103



16. Name of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification BURNESS, COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of notification 22 October 2003



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