RNS Number:8877T
Resources Investment Trust PLC
06 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

      THISTLE MINING INC


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

     SHAREHOLDER IN 2) ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     N/A


6)   Percentage of issued class

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     616,742

8)   Percentage of issued class

     3.04%


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     79,742 on 08.12.2003

     137,000 on 11.12.2003

     50,000 on 23.12.2003

     350,000 on 30.12.2003

11)  Date company informed

     5 JANUARY 2004


12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,000,000 SHARES


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.93%

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 6 JANUARY 2004


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