Blue Planet Euro Financials IT PLC 1 October 2001 Blue Planet European Financials Investment Trust plc The Board of Blue Planet European Financials Investment Trust plc have been notified that Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited and its holding company Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc now have an interest in 397,300 warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares of the Company representing 11.99% of the number of warrants in issue. These interests are solely as a result of Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd's activities as a discretionary fund manager, and neither Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd nor Brewin Dolphin Plc have any beneficial interest in the warrants.