Holding in Company

Fleming Overseas Inv Trust PLC
19 September 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

THE FLEMING OVERSEAS INVESTMENT TRUST plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS


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

IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDER IN 2 ABOVE

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

ROYAL HERITAGE NOMINEES: 2,600

BANK OF NEW YORK: 65,500

HSBC: 739,099

CITIBANK: 108,555

KAS ASSOCIATES: 11,640



 5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT STATED

6)   Percentage of issued class


NOT STATED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT STATED

8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT STATED

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

NOT STATED

11)  Date company informed

18th SEPTEMBER  2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

927,394

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

1.24 %



14)  Any additional information

 FOLLOWING THIS NOTIFICATION THE AFOREMENTIONED COMPANY NO LONGER HAS A
NOTIFIABLE  INTEREST IN THE  FLEMING OVERSEAS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC




15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LINDA FIELD, 020 7742 3426

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

HELEN WALKER 0207-742-3453


17) Date of notification


19th SEPTEMBER  2001