Gartmore European - Hldg by Barclays Bank Plc

RNS No 7760x
GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
8th April 1998


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVEST TRUST

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Barclays Bank 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:
Holding company interest through subsidiaries

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Dematerialised (Crest nominee)                              1,861,035
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 5009                           44,997
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 5112                          369,200
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 5587                          646,000
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 5619                           11,100
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 5956                           55,000
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 88                             38,237
Unknown - a/c Z2AM                                              4,910
Unknown - a/c Z6BV                                              2,400
Unknown - a/c Z6JW                                              4,000
Zeban Nominees Limited                                      1,319,456
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - PEP                              657,782
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - IMA                                  657
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - PEP                                1,569
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Ltd a/c 5781D           7,496
Unit Trust Nominees Ltd                                        45,000
                                                           ----------
                                                            5,068,839  

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:
Ordinary shares of 50p

10  Date of transaction:


11  Date company informed:
8/4/98

12  Total holding following this notification:
5,068,839

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
13.1

14  Contact name for queries:
Paul Griggs

15 Contact telephone number:
0171 782 2641

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Paul Griggs

17  Date of notification:
8/4/98


Additional Information:

Information as provided by Barclays PLC, Group Secretaries Office,
0171 699 5000


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