RNS Number:8553L
Tea Plantations Inv Tst PLC
03 June 2003

Holdings in Company



1. Name of company


Tea Plantations Investment Trust Plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Exeter Asset Management Limited



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


As above



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


As above



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


25,000 Ordinary Shares



6. Percentage of issued class


0.24%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed






8. Percentage of issued class






9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 25p each



10. Date of transaction


22 May 2003



11. Date company informed


23 May 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


550,000 Ordinary Shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.21%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mark Boag - 020 7253 5505



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


Mark Boag, Secretarial Solutions Limited - Company Secretary



Date of notification


3 June 2003














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