RNS Number:4293P
Weiss Asset Management
4 September 2003


                                                                      FORM SAR 3



Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.

A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired.



Date of disclosure


September 4, 2003



DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING

SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")



Date of acquisition


September 4, 2003



Acquisition in (name of company)


GOVETT ASIAN INCOME AND GROWTH-GB0030031693



1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)


Ordinary Shares



Number of shares/rights over shares acquired


514,000                  Shares                   -                  Rights



Shares purchased for 2 funds managed by The Brookdale Group:



Brookdale International Partners Fund (BIP)         257,000 shares

Brookdale Equity Partners Fund (BEP)                 257,000 shares



If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify
nature of rights


-



2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)




9,714,000                                               25.01 %



Ordinary Shares:

Brookdale International Partners Fund (BIP)         9,027,000 shares

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund (BGO)              687,000 shares







Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)


-                                                      -  %





Total percentage


25.01   %



3. Party making disclosure


Weiss Asset Management



4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares


Weiss Asset Management



and, if different, beneficial owner


Brookdale International Partners, L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund



(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)


-



Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above






(Also print name of signatory)


Eitan Milgram



Telephone and extension number


001-617-778-7714



Note.   Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.



For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section.  Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.

Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk




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