Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

The Taverners Trust PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Ingot Capital Management Pty Ltd

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

125,000 Ordinary 25p shares

6. Percentage of issued class

0.78%

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 December 2004


11. Date company informed

15 December 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

3,862,982 Ordinary 25p shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

24.24%

14. Any additional information

Following the above transaction, the shares are held
as follows:

Name of Fund                No. of shares  Percentage of
                            held           issued share
                                           capital
Stocks Convertible Trust    1,616,000      10.14%
plc
Custodian Capital           2,246,982      14.10%
Management Limited
Total                       3,862,982      24.24%


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Robert Hoskin, 020 7463 6322

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

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretary

Date of notification

15 December 2004