UK residents can invest in The Eastern European Trust plc through Alliance Trust Savings Ltd (ATS). ATS provides and administers a range of self-select investment plans, including tax-advantaged PEPs, ISAs and SIPPs (self-invested personal pensions) and also Investment Plans and First Steps, an investment plan for children.

Benefits of the ATS plans are:

• * no set-up or annual plan charges
• * competitive transaction based charges
• * ability to subscribe by direct debit and/or lump sum
• * consolidated statements and valuations of all plans, online or 6-monthly
• * an extensive choice of investments
• * ability to consolidate investments within an ATS Plan
• * a dedicated customer service team

For more information, please contact ATS on 08000 326323, or visit their website www.alliancetrusts.com

Please remember that the value of your investments and any income from them may go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. You may not get back the amount you invest. If you are in any doubt as to the suitability of a plan or any investment available within a plan, please take professional advice.

Alliance Trust Savings Limited (ATS) (Reg. No. SC98767), PO Box 164, Meadow House, 64 Reform Street, Dundee DD1 9YP tel: 01382 201900 fax: 01382 202250. For security and compliance monitoring purposes telephone calls may be recorded. ATS' plans are provided on a direct offer basis and no advice is given by ATS. ATS is a member of the London Stock Exchange and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.