Holding in Company

City of Oxford Geared Inc Tst PLC
16 August 2001


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

6) Percentage of issued class

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
                1,250,000

8) Percentage of issued class
                2.54

9) Class of security
                Income shares

10) Date of transaction
                15 August 2001


11) Date company informed
                16 August 2001


12) Total holding following this notification
                4,558,000 Income shares


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
                9.25

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:

                16 August 2001



Additional Information
Fund Name                          Current     Current
                                   Holding        %

                                   Income
                                   shares

Aberdeen High Income Trust PLC       436,831    0.88%   State Street Nominees
                                                             Ltd for XCC4
Danae Investment Trust PLC           200,000    0.41%
                                                        State Street Nominees
Jove Investment Trust PLC            250,000    0.51%        Ltd for XCD5

The Media & Income Trust PLC        2,174,595   4.41%   State Street Nominees
                                                             Ltd for XCD6
Aberdeen Fund of Investment Trusts   350,000    0.71%
(Unit Trust)                                            State Street Nominees
                                                             Ltd for XCD7
Murray Emerging Growth and Income
Trust PLC                            888,574    1.80%   State Street Nominees
                                                             Ltd for XCF8
Murray Global Return Trust PLC       250,000    0.51%

Discretionary Private Clients         8,000     0.02%
(Glasgow)                                               Chase Nominees Limited

                                                        Chase Nominees Limited

                                                                 n/a
                                    4,558,000   9.25%