Dividend Declaration

To: Stock Exchange For immediate release 24 February 2003 MARTIN CURRIE INCOME & GROWTH TRUST plc Interim dividend for the three months to 31 January 2003 The directors have announced today that Martin Currie Income & Growth Trust will pay an unchanged third interim dividend of 1.80p to income shareholders. The dividend will be paid on 30 April 2003 to shareholders on the register on 28 March 2003. - ends - For further information, please contact: David Berry or Mike Woodward Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd 0131 229 5252 dberry@martincurrie.com mwoodward@martincurrie.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/24/20030224BIT00590/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/24/20030224BIT00590/wkr0002.pdf