Holding in Company

City of Oxford Geared Inc Tst PLC
3 August 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
      No change in overall holding

6) Percentage of issued class


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Class of security
      Income 5p shares


10) Date of transaction
      31 July 2001


11) Date company informed
      3 August 2001


12) Total holding following this notification
      7,908,000



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      16.05


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:

3 August 2001

Additional Information
Fund Name                   Current   Current Movement Registered Name
                            Holding   %

Aberdeen High Income Trust  1,686,831  3.42%  1,036,831 State Street Nominees
PLC                                                    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        974,595   1.98%  (1,925,405) HSBC Bank
International
Limited                                                Limited 10980901

Aberdeen Fund of Investment  350,000   0.71%     -     State Street Nominees
Trusts (Unit Trust)                                    Ltd for XCF8

Murray Emerging Growth and   888,574   1.80%  888,574  Chase Nominees Limited
Income Trust PLC

Murray Global Return Trust   250,000   0.51%     -     Chase Nominees Limited
PLC

Discretionary Private         8,000    0.02%     -     N/a
Clients (Glasgow)
                            3,300,000  6.70%     -     State Street Nominees
                                                       Limited for XCD7
The Media & Income Trust
plc
                            7,908,000 16.05%