Holding(s) in Company

Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC
26 August 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)    Name of company

      Midas Income & Growth Trust PLC

2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest

      Advance UK Trust 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



4)    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them


      Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c AUK01


5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

      N/A

6)    Percentage of issued class

      N/A


7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      200,000 Ordinary 25p shares

8)    Percentage of issued class

      1.26%

9)    Class of security

      Ordinary 25p shares

10)   Date of transaction

      23 August 2005

11)   Date company informed

      25 August 2005

12)   Total holding following this notification

      750,000 Ordinary 25p shares


13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.71%


14)   Any additional information



15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      Charles Mearns - 0131 313 1000

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


      Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretary


      Date of notification

      26 August 2005



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