RNS Number:7662S
Close Finsbury Eurotech Trust PLC
02 December 2003


CLOSE FINSBURY EUROTECH TRUST PLC ("the Company")

2 December 2003

HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company was today notified by Weiss Asset Management LLC and Weiss Capital
LLC of the following purchases of ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company
("Shares") on 1 December 2003:


Fund                                       Shares       Resultant      % issued
                                         acquired         holding        Shares

Brookdale International Partners        1,361,053       3,146,053
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund         640,000       1,405,000

Total holding                                           4,551,053         13.31%

Weiss Asset Management LLC is the general partner for Brookdale International
Partners LP and Weiss Capital LLC is the investment manager for Brookdale Global
Opportunity Fund.


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