SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of company

Gartmore European Investment Trust p.l.c.

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest



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

Legal & General Investment Management on behalf of clients

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 A/c 775245 236,355

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206 1,289,439

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381 110,500

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203 79,856

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509 49,549

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1,765,699

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5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

100,000

6) Percentage of issued class



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Class of security

Ordinary 50p shares

10) Date of transaction

6 February 2003

11) Date company informed

11 February 2003

12) Total holding following this notification

1,765,699


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.14%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Nicola Board 020.7782.2865

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

Nicola Board
Date of notification 11th February 2003





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