Gartmore Balanced Assets Trust PLC and                     

                              GBAT Securities PLC                              

                             (together the Group)                              

Holdings at 31st December 2003 in companies that do not have policies to invest
                   not more than 15% in investment companies                   

At 31st December 2003 the Group held the following investments: -

Gartmore Absolute Growth & Income Trust Ords

Gartmore Distribution Trust Ords

BFS UK Dual Return Geared Units

Investment Trust of Investment Trusts Preferred Income

Morley Absolute Growth Ords

The aggregate value of the investments listed above represents less than 0.2%
of the Group's Gross Assets.

Gartmore Investment Limited

5th January 2004



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