SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company                   2. Name of shareholder having a major     
                                        interest                               
   INVESTEC EUROPEAN GROWTH & INCOME                                           
                                        ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT              
   TRUST LIMITED                                                               

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   named in 2 above or in respect of                                           
   a non-beneficial interest or in      ABERDEEN HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC         
   the case of an individual holder     3,350,000                              
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under    ABERDEEN PREFERRED INCOME TRUST PLC    
   the age of 18                        2,330,000                              
                                                                               
   EDINBURGH LEVERAGED INCOME PLC                                              

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount     issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                            disposed                               
   acquired          4.28                                                     
                                                                              
   2,836,000                                                                  

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.1 P                                                    
                                        24.10.03             19 November 2003  

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    8,516,000                            12.85                                 

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
                                                                               
                                         SHEILA OZANNE, ASSISTANT COMPANY      
                                         SECRETARY                             
                                                                               
                                         01481 710404                          

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    SHEILA OZANNE, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY                                 
                                                                               
    01481 710404                                                               
                                                                               
Date of notification ________21 NOVEMBER_____________20 03_________            



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