Holding(s) in Company

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC
05 August 2005

                   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


BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM - 798 SHARES

BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 - 48,120 SHARES

CHASE NOMINEES LTD (A/C 16376) - 23,344 SHARES

GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C ER1) - 16,000 SHARES

GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GM1) - 16,000 SHARES

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) (A/C 16341) - 24,177 SHARES

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) (A/C 16400) - 403,963 SHARES

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) (A/C 18409) - 26,672 SHARES

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C RC1) - 796,684 SHARES

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C AK1) - 350,613 SHARES

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C BL1)  - 171,655 SHARES

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C CM1) - 75,605 SHARES

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GP1) - 172,228 SHARES

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C SA1) - 140,623 SHARES



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


NOT DISCLOSED



6. Percentage of issued class


NOT DISCLOSED



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


NOT DISCLOSED



8. Percentage of issued class


NOT DISCLOSED



9. Class of security


25P ORDINARY



10. Date of transaction


NOT DISCLOSED



11. Date company informed


5 AUGUST 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


2,266,482 SHARES



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.12%



14. Any additional information


Interest through the following legal entities:

GERRARD LTD - 1,739,408 SHARES

BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD - 24,177 SHARES

BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD - 453,979 SHARES

BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD - 48,918 SHARES



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, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of notification


5 AUGUST 2005



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