Holding(s) in Company

Fleming Mercantile Inv Trust PLC
20 August 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

THE FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS UK LTD

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

IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDER 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



HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD: 10,421,183
CITIBANK LONDON: 10,000
SMITH & WILLIAMSON NOMINEES LTD: 7,890
RBSTB NOMINEES DESIGNATION SUNPEN: 71,965
SUN LIFE INTERNATIONAL: 250,000
AXA SUN LIFE PLC: 1,753,444


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT STATED

6)   Percentage of issued class

NOT STATED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT STATED

8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT STATED

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

NOT STATED

11)  Date company informed

20th AUGUST 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

12,514,482

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.21 %



14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

RICHARD LEWIS, 020 7742 3477

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

HELEN WALKER 0207-742-3453


17)  Date of notification


20th AUGUST 2002


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