Holding in Company

City of Oxford Geared Inc Tst PLC
15 August 2001

1) Name of company

The City of Oxford Geared Income Trust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

New Star Enhanced Income Trust Plc

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

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c No 897431


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

1,400,000

6) Percentage of issued class

8.07

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8) Percentage of issued class


9) Class of security

Geared ordinary shares

10) Date of transaction

Not disclosed


11) Date company informed

15 August 2001


12) Total holding following this notification

2,340,000 Geared ordinary


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
                
13.49

14) Any additional information

Heather J Williams


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
                
020 7597 1843


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

Heather J Williams

17) Date of notification:

15 August 2001