Holding in Company

City of Oxford Geared Inc Tst PLC
26 April 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company
The City of Oxford Geared Income Trust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Aberdeen Asset Managers 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
     See below


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
     3,300,000

6) Percentage of issued class
     6.7%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
     3,300,000


8) Percentage of issued class
     6.7%


9) Class of security
     Income 5p shares


10) Date of transaction
     25 April 2001


11) Date company informed
     26 April 2001


12) Total holding following this notification
     8,418,000



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     17.09


14) Any additional information
     Heather J Williams


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
     020 7597 1843


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

     Heather J Williams

17) Date of notification:

17 April 2001

Additional Information
Fund Name                        Current    Current Registered Name
                                 Holding    %
Aberdeen High Income Trust PLC    650,000    1.32%  State Street Nominees Ltd
                                                    for XCC4
Danae Investment Trust Plc        200,000    0.41%  State Street Nominees Ltd
                                                    for XCD5
Jove Investment Trust PLC         250,000    0.51%  State Street Nominees Ltd
                                                    for XCD6
Leveraged Income Fund Limited    2,900,000   5.89%  HSBC Bank International
                                                    Limited 10980901
Aberdeen Fund of Investment       350,000    0.71%  State Street Nominees Ltd
Trusts (Unit Trust)                                 for XCF8
Murray Extra Return Investment    510,000    1.04%  Chase Nominees Limited
Trust PLC
Murray Global Return Trust PLC    250,000    0.51%  Chase Nominees Limited
Discretionary Private Clients      8,000     0.02%  N/a
(Glasgow)
              -------------     3,300,000   6.70%  State Street Nominees
                                                    Limited for XCD7
The Media & Income Trust plc
                                 8,418,000  17.09%

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