RNS Number:3243U
American Investment Trust Limited
16 January 2004


16 January 2004

The American Investment Trust Limited

Notifiable Holding

The American Investment Trust Limited ("the Company") has been advised that
Weiss Asset Management now hold shares in the Company as follows:

American Investment Annuity Shares

                                    Shares       Percentage of issued share
                                      held                   cap.
Brookdale Global Opportunity     1,900,630                       12.67%
Fund
Brookdale International          5,925,156                       39.50%
Partners
Total                            7,825,786                       52.17%

American Investment Ordinary Shares

                                    Shares       Percentage of issued share
                                      held                   cap.

Brookdale Global Opportunity     6,749,500                        5.00%
Fund
Brookdale International         33,686,789                       24.95%
Partners
Total                           40,436,289                       29.95%

American Investment Zero Dividend Preference Shares

                                    Shares       Percentage of issued share
                                      held                   cap.
Brookdale Global Opportunity     2,752,850                       12.23%
Fund
Brookdale International          5,692,150                       25.30%
Partners
Total                            8,445,000                       37.53%






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