Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4466R
Platinum Investment Trust PLC
29 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

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

PLATINUM INVESTMENT TRUST PLC               EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

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, the
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in   number of shares held by each of
respect of a non-beneficial interest or in  them EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
the case of an individual holder if it is a COUNCIL
holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age of 18 NAMED IN 2


5. Number of shares/      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares/   8. Percentage
amount of stock acquired  issued class      amount of stock        of issued
1,250,000                 0.80%             disposed N/A           class
                                                                   N/A


9. Class of security ORDINARY   10. Date of transaction 11. Date company
SHARES OF 0.10                     27 OCTOBER 2003          informed  
                                                            29 OCTOBER 2003

12. Total holding following     13. Total percentage holding of issued class
this        notification        following this        notification 3.23%

5,043,363

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

16. Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification BURNESS, COMPANY SECRETARY OF PLATINUM
INVESTMENT

Date of notification 29 OCTOBER 2003



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