Holding(s) in Company

Taverners Trust PLC
18 February 2004



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

The Taverners Trust PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Custodial Capital Management Limited

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


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

926,982 Ordinary 25p shares

6. Percentage of issued class

5.82%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares

10. Date of transaction

13 February 2004

11. Date company informed

18 February 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

926,982 Ordinary 25p shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.82%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Ruth Humphrey, 020 7463 6305

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

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretary

Date of notification

18 February 2004



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