Director Declaration

RNS Number:4125N
City of London Investment Trust PLC
10 July 2003

10 JULY 2000


                    THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                             Directors Information

Further to the announcement dated 16 June 2003 of Mr Angus Russell's appointment
to the Board of The City of London Investment Trust plc on 1 July 2003, the
company makes the following announcement pursuant to the disclosure requirements
of paragraphs 6.F.2(a) to (g) of the Listing Rules:


Current directorships:

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc

Shire Pharmaceuticals Limited

Shire Pharmaceutical Development Limited

Shire Holdings Europe Limited

Monmouth Pharmaceuticals Limited

Rybar Laboratories Limited

The Endocrine Centre Limited

Sparkleflame Limited


Past directorships:

I C Insurance Services Limited

I C Insurance Holdings Limited

Zeneca Insurance Company Limited

Zeneca Nominees Limited

Zeneca Pensions Trustee Limited

I C Insurance Limited

Zeneca Finance (Netherlands) Company



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For further information please contact :

Job Curtis

The City of London Investment Trust plc

Telephone: [phone]


Vicki Staveacre

Henderson Press Office

Telephone: [phone]


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