Foreign&Col German - Holding in Company

RNS No 2302p
FOREIGN & COLONIAL GERMAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

FOREIGN & COLONIAL GERMAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

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

AS IN 2

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them.

AS IN 2

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

500,000

6)  ( 1.27%) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

10) Date of transaction

14.10.97

11) Date company informed

15.10.97

12) Total holding following this notification

2,600,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.61%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR A.K.NORMAN
0171 628 8000 X2280

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification


    Date of Notification..15TH OCTOBER 1997.....


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