Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1)   Name of company

     Gartmore Distribution Trust PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

    

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

     Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK Fund Management Subsidiaries on behalf of
clients

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

Aberdeen High Income Trust PLC            10,548,000
                                                    
Aberdeen Convertible Income Trust PLC        858,500
                                                    
Aberdeen Preferred Income Trust PLC        2,471,300
                                                    
St Davids Investment Trust Plc             2,547,945
                                                    
The Technology & Income Trust Limited      2,470,000
                                                    
The European Monthly Income Trust Ltd        385,000
                                                    
The American Monthly Income Trust Limited  2,701,026
                                                    
LAHC                                         163,412
                                                    
Murray Global Return Trust PLC             2,123,107
                                                    
Edinburgh High Income Trust                1,382,000
                                                    
Edinburgh Leveraged Income Plc             1,000,000
                                                    
Edinburgh Pacific & Income Trust Plc         618,000
                                                    

    
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 1p Shares

10)  Date of transaction

    

11)  Date company informed

     6th November 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     27,268,290
              
             
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      24.82%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Nicola Board     020.7782.2865

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

     Nicola Board


     Date of notification ...7th November 2003...