SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1)   Name of company
     Gartmore Balanced Assets Trust PLC


2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest
     Aberdeen Asset Management


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


     Convertible Income Trust Plc                500,000   1.09%

St Davids Investment Trust Plc            6,500,000   14.17%

Edinburgh Leveraged Income Plc              600,000   1.31%

Edinburgh Pacific & Income Trust Plc      1,100,000   2.40%

Edinburgh High Income Trust               1,700,000   3.70%

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                                               10,400,000   22.67%

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

   

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired    
    
6)   Percentage of issued class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     3,422,594

8)   Percentage of issued class

     7.46%


9)   Class of security

     Ordinary 1p shares





10)  Date of transaction
     25 November 2003


11)  Date company informed

12 December 2003



12)  Total holding following this notification

10,400,000
              
             
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     22.67%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Gurmit Harar

0207 782 2411



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

Gartmore Investment Limited



     Date of notification 15th December 2003





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