Holding(s) in Company

    SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1)   Name of company

      Gartmore Select Japanese Investment Trust PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

      Philip J Milton & Company Plc


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

     

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

 

Philip J Milton on behalf of

Various discretionary accounts            1,938,848




5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



6)   Percentage of issued class





7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     

8)   Percentage of issued class



9)   Class of security

      5p Ordinary shares

10)  Date of transaction

     

11)  Date company informed

      08/05/2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

 

1,938,848

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      9.7%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
     Gumrit Harar (020 7782 2411)


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

Gurmit Harar

     Date of notification 11th May 2003





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