SAR - European Growth &Income

RNS Number:5217S
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
26 November 2003

FORM SAR 5

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

Date of disclosure.....26/11/03.......

DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 OF RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")


Date of sale...25/11/03.....................................................

Sale of...European Growth & Income Trust Plc (name of company)

(1) Class of voting      shares             Number of shares/rights                If rights over shares
     (eg ordinary shares)                   over shares sold                       sold, as opposed
                                                                                   to the shares
                                                                                   themselves, specify
                                                                                   nature of rights
                                            2,155,704     shares
    Capital 25p Shares

                                            rights
(2) Resultant total      holding of         Resultant total holding of rights       Total percentage
voting      shares (and % of                over shares(and % of total voting
rights over shares      in issue)           shares in issue)
                                                 (%)                                (21.91%)
    28,921,329(21.91%)




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

(4) (a) Name of person selling 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)..Aileen Strachan................................

Telephone and extension number..01224 631999 Ext 5291.......................


or 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.


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

SADEAAFKAAKDFFE