RNS Number:2575R
Close Finsbury Eurotech Trust PLC
23 October 2003



CLOSE FINSBURY EUROTECH TRUST PLC ("the Company")

23 October 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 22 October 2003:

Fund                               Shares acquired     Resultant       % issued
                                                         holding         Shares

Brookdale International Partners         1,785,000     1,785,000
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund          765,000       765,000

Total holding                                          2,550,000         7.456%

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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