RNS Number:9077Q
Progressive Geared Income Trust PLC
14 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Progressive Geared Income Trust plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Weiss Asset Management and Weiss Capital

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
Non-beneficial interest as investment manager


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

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
2,455,000 shares


6) Percentage of issued class
5.46%


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-


8) Percentage of issued class
-


9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of 5p


10) Date of transaction
13 October 2003


11) Date company informed
14 October 2003


12) Total holding following this notification
4,605,000


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
10.23%


14) Any additional information
Funds managed by Weiss Asset Management and Weiss Capital holding shares in
Progressive Geared Income Trust are as follows:

Brookdale International Partners 3,338,500 ordinary shares

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund 1,266,500 ordinary shares


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
A Lee 020 7490 4355


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

Date of notification 14 October 2003



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