Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company Aberforth Split Level Trust plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest British Empire Securities & General 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 Notification is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Chase Nominees 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 N/A 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9) Class of security Income Shares of 10p 10) Date of transaction Not disclosed 11) Date company informed 9 October 2003 12) Total holding following this notification 3,238,000 Income Shares of 10p 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.44% 14) Any additional information The disclosure was notified by Asset Value Investors Limited on behalf of British Empire Securities & General Trust plc, a discretionary client. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries David Holland - 0131 220 0733 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification David Holland, for Aberforth Partners, Secretaries. Date of notification - 9 October 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/09/20031009BIT01610/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/09/20031009BIT01610/wkr0002.pdf