SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1)   Name of company

     Gartmore Growth Opportunities plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Advance UK 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

     Beneficial holding


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

     Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c AUKT


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

     500,000


8)   Percentage of issued class

     1.49%


9)   Class of security

     Ordinary shares of 0.025p

10)  Date of transaction

     22 October 2003

11)  Date company informed

     23 October 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,735,224

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.16%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Gurmit Harar 020 7782 2411

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

     Gurmit Harar

     Date of notification

     23 October 2003



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