Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Hallwood Investments 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 Notification is in respect of holding of the shareholder named 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 N/A 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 25,000 6) Percentage of issued class 0.24% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9) Class of security Capital Shares of 1p 10) Date of transaction Not Disclosed 11) Date company informed 30 June 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 320,000 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.05% 14) Any additional information N/A 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Gary Tait - 0131 220 0733 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Gary Tait, for Aberforth Partners, Secretaries. Date of notification - 30 June 2005
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