Holding(s) in Company

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC
15 July 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC


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

AS 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

AS IN 2 ABOVE


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

NOT DISCLOSED


6. Percentage of issued class

N/A


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

NOT DISCLOSED


8. Percentage of issued class

N/A


9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH


10. Date of transaction

8 JULY 2005


11. Date company informed

15 JULY 2005


12. Total holding following this notification

NO LONGER NOTIFIABLE


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

NO LONGER NOTIFIABLE


14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

TRACEY LAGO - 020 7426 6219


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

TRACEY LAGO, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF CLOSE FINSBURY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED, 
SECRETARY


Date of notification

15 JULY 2005


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