RNS Number:8485R
Schroder Ventures Intl Inv Tst PLC
07 November 2003


                                                                 7 November 2003

                    Substantial Share Interest Notification

We are writing to advise you that the Company was notified on 6 November 2003
that following the placement of 10,239,100 new ordinary shares, AEGON Investment
Management BV has an aggregate interest in 24,603,665 ordinary shares of #1 each
in the Company, amounting to 21.84 per cent of the 112,630,112 shares in issue.

AEGON Investment Management BV is acting on behalf of both AEGON Global
Investment Fund NV (formerly known as AEGON Aandelenfonds NV), a listed
investment company that has an interest in 20,133,164 ordinary shares of #1
each, Maatschappijbelegging VNA, that has an interest in 1,470,501 ordinary
shares of #1 each and AEGON Levensverzekering NV who has an interest in
3,000,000 ordinary shares of #1 each.

The date of the transaction was not disclosed.





Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited

Tel: 020 7658 3206


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