SAR - Gartmore Absolute

RNS Number:1425T
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
11 December 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.....11/12/03.......

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


Date of sale...10/12/03.....................................................

Sale of...Gartmore Absolute 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
                                            
    Ordinary 1p                             4,920,000     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)
                                                
    1,820,000      (4.78%)                  (%)                                     (4.78%)



(3) Party making disclosure..Aberdeen Asset Management PLC..



(4) (a) Name of person selling shares or rights over shares ..............
        and, if different, beneficial owner.. Discretionary funds under the
        Management of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC..

    (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 Brodie................................


Telephone and extension number..01224 631999 Ext 5221.......................


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.


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