Holding(s) in Company

Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC
01 September 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Bestinvest (Brokers) 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

In respect of 2 above


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

Chase Nominees a/c B911 - 350,000 shares
Pershing Keen Nominees a/c BICLT - 2,173,500 shares


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

200,000 ord 25p shares


6. Percentage of issued class

1.26%


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

23 August 2005


11. Date company informed

1 September 2005


12. Total holding following this notification

2,523,500 Ordinary shares


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

15.85%


14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Charles Mearns, 0131 313 6442


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

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretary


Date of notification

1 September 2005



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