Blue Planet Worldwide Financials Investment Trust plc ("the Company")

Director Shareholding

The Company has been advised that Blue Planet Investments Limited, a
company owned by Mr K C Murray, a director of the Company, acquired on 
Wednesday 7th January 2004, 104,000 ordinary shares of 50p each in the 
Company ("ordinary shares") at 56 p per share.

Mr Murray is, following this acquisition, beneficially interested in
2,303,500 ordinary shares (of which 1,540,500 are held by Blue Planet
Investments Limited) representing 16.16 per cent of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.