RNS Number:2934P
City of London Investment Trust PLC
02 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

   THE CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2. Name of director

   MRS H A WEIR

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 or in respect of a 
   non-beneficial interest

   AS 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 (if notified)

   HENDERSON NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ISA

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
   director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

   -

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
   indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/
   non discretionary

   ISA Dividend Reinvestment

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

   a) 5 SHARES ON 22 JULY 2003
   b) 38 SHARES on 2 SEPTEMBER 2003

8. Percentage of issued class

   INSIGNIFICANT

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

   -

10.Percentage of issued class

   -

11.Class of security

   ORDINARY 25P SHARES

12.Price per share

   a)  #1.88
   b)  #2.005

13.Date of transaction

   a)  22 JULY 2003
   b)  2 SEPTEMBER 2003

14.Date company informed

   2 SEPTEMBER 2003

15.Total holding following this notification
   
   3,795

16.Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

   LESS THAN 0.1%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17.Date of grant




18.Period during which or date on which exercisable




19.Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option




20.Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number




21.Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
   fixed at time of exercise




22.Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
   notification




23.Any additional information




24.Name of contact and telephone number for queries

   KRISTA BURWOOD - 020 7818 2966

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

   KRISTA BURWOOD, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HENDERSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED, 
   SECRETARY

   Date of Notification

   2 SEPTEMBER 2003


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