RNS No 8715f
GERMAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



                                     Date of disclosure..29TH JANUARY 1999....

             DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
              SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")


Date of acquisition..27TH JANUARY 1999..............

Acquisition in..GERMAN SMALLER COMPANIES INV TRUST..........(name of company)


(1)  Class of voting shares   Number of shares          If rights over shares
     (eg ordinary shares)     acquired                  acquired, as opposed
                                                        to the shares  
                                                        themselves, specify     
                                                        nature of rights

     ..ORDINARY 25P SHARES    .600,000.........shares   ........................
                              ..NIL ...........rights


(2)  Resultant total holding   Resultant total holding  Total percentage
     of voting shares (and %   of rights over shares 
     of total voting shares    (and % of total voting  
     in issue)                 shares in issue)

     ..9,782,828.....(24. %)   ..............(    %)    24.686(    %)

(3)  Party making disclosure..HILL SAMUEL ASSET MANAGEMENT.....................

(4)  (a)  Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares.HILL SAMUEL....
          and, if different, beneficial owner.ASSET MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF 
                                              DISCRETIONARY CLIENT

     (b)  Names of any other persons acting by
           agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)..............................


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above......................

(Also print name of signatory)..GEORGE STEPHEN BRICE...........................

Telephone and extension number..0171 203 3043..................................

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 
of the SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Take-overs and Mergers, 
Tel. No: 01-382 9026.


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