Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1430O
Conister Trust PLC
30 July 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

CONISTER TRUST PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

ACTIVE CAPITAL TRUST

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

      ABOVE SHAREHOLDER

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - 1,889,417

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6) Percentage of issued class

N/A



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

ORDINARY

10) Date of transaction

      NOT DISCLOSED


11) Date company informed

29 JULY 2003

12) Total holding following this notification

      1,889,417

13) Total percentage hold  ing of issued class following this notification

      7.63%



14) Any additional information

This notification is pursuant to the merger of two of ISIS Asset Management's
clients on 29 July 2003 resulting in a change in the underlying client but no
change in the name of the registered holder or the number of shares held.



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

TRACY REEDER, COMPANY SECRETARY - 01624 694677

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification


Date of notification: 30 JULY2003



TRACY REEDER, COMPANY SECRETARY




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