Gartmore European - Holding by Barclays Bank PLC

RNS No 1146r
GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
28th May 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)                              2,271,179
Barclays Nominees (KWS) Ltd a/c 5587                          646,000
Midland Bank                                                    6,900
MSTC Nominees Ltd                                              49,910
MSTC Nominees Ltd                                             441,497 
MSTL Nominees (Life) Limited                                   93,237
Zeban Nominees Limited                                        865,336
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - PEP                              759,801
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - IMA                               12,836
Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - PEP                                1,429
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Ltd a/c 5781D           7,496
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                                                            5,161,762  

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:
28/5/98

12  Total holding following this notification:
5,161,762

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
13.4

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:
28/5/98

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

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