Holding(s) in Company

Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd
22 February 2007


TR-1(i):               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing     Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited
shares to which voting rights are attached(ii):

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):  Initial holding on implementation of Transparency Directive.                X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                      RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
obligation(iii):

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):                 RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

                                                                           Rathbone Investment Management Ltd


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is             20th January 2007
crossed or reached if different)(v):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          16th February 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                            5 %

8. Notified details:                                                       N/A


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to the     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares            Triggering transaction (vi)

 if possible      Number of      Number of      Number of   Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares         Voting Rights  shares
CODE                             viii
                                                Direct      Direct  x  Indirect xi     Direct         Indirect

1p Ordinary       11,069,985     11,069,985     N/A         N/A        11069985        N/A            7.048 %

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B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
instrument           xiii            Period/ Date xiv         that may be acquired if
                                                              the instrument is
                                                              exercised/ converted.


N/A                  N/A             N/A                      N/A                        N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                           % of voting rights
11069985                                          7.048 %





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd                                          7.048 %



* Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.




Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                         N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                          N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                      N/A




13. Additional information:                                                 N/A
14. Contact name for enquiries:                    John Spedding, Schroder Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:                                          020 7658 3206





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