Gartmore European - Holding by Barclays Bank PLC

RNS No 6469b
GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
28th 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)                                  6,141
Dematerialised (Crest nominee)                              2,060,196
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 5009                           42,197
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
MSTC Nominees Ltd                                              49,910
Unknown - a/c Z6BV                                              2,400
Unknown - a/c Z6JW                                              4,000
MSTL Nominees (Life) Limited                                   93,237
Zeban Nominees Limited                                      1,468,456
Powys County Council Superannuation                             1,900
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - PEP                              702,101
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
Barclays Nominees (Thames) Ltd - a/c 1038                       4,100
                                                           ----------
                                                            5,470,660  

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:
28/4/98

12  Total holding following this notification:
5,470,660

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
14.2

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:
28/4/98


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


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