SAR - Gartmore Select Japan

RNS Number:6211K
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
01 May 2003


FORM SAR 3

Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel. A copy must also be sent
to the company the shares of which are acquired.

Date of disclosure....01/05/03.......

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")


Date of acquisition....30/4/03...........................................

Acquisition in... Gartmore Select Japan Investment Trust Plc.(name of company)

(1)      Class of voting shares (eg             Number of shares/rights             If rights over shares
         ordinary                               over shares acquired                acquired, as opposed to
         shares)                                                                    the shares themselves,
                                                                                    specify nature of
                                                                                    rights
         Ordinary 5p                            250,000.....Shares
                                                N/A..........rights


(2)      Resultant total holding of voting      Resultant total holding of rights   Total percentage
         shares (and % of total voting          over shares(and % of total voting
         shares in issue)                       shares in issue)

         3,637,000...(18.17%)                   ...............( %)                 (18.17%)



(3) Party making disclosure...Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited...............

(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares ............
and, if different, beneficial owner.. Discretionary funds under the.
     Management of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
(b) Names of any other persons acting by
agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)............................


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above...................

(Also print name of signatory)....Claire Harbison............................

Telephone and extension number...01224 631 999 Ext 6335.....................

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.



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