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( BW)(AMVESCAP-PLC)(AVZ) Director Shareholding

    Business Editors
    UK REGULATORY NEWS

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2003--

                              SCHEDULE 11

     NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)        Name of company                        AMVESCAP PLC

2)        Name of director                       THE HON. MICHAEL BENSON

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 or in respect of a
          non-beneficial interest.

          NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR NAME IN 2 ABOVE.

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

                                       -

5)        Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and
          identify the connected person(s)

                                 AS 3 ABOVE

6)        Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
          indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

          Sale of shares held beneficially

7)        Number of shares/amount of stock          -
          acquired

8)        Percentage of issued class                -

9)        Number of shares/amount of                  10,400
          Stock disposed

10)       Percentage of issued class                 0.0013%

11)       Class of security                         ORDINARY SHARES

12)       Price per share                           486.25p

13)       Date of transaction                       1 AUGUST 2003

14)       Date company informed                     1 AUGUST 2003

15)       Total holding following this notification

                                104,720

16)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

                                0.0132%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes

17)       Date of grant                  -

18)       Period during which or date on which exercisable

                                -

19)       Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

                                -

20)       Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

                                -

21)       Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise.

                                -

22)       Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification.

                                -

23)       Any additional information

                                -

24)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries

          ANGELA TULLY
          020 7065 3652

25)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

          ANGELA TULLY
          AMVESCAP PLC
          ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

          Date of Notification     1 AUGUST 2003

   Short Name: Amvescap PLC
   Category Code: RDS
   Sequence Number: 00007908
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030801T162437+0100

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    CONTACT: Amvescap PLC

    KEYWORD: UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING HUMAN RESOURCES 
    SOURCE: Amvescap PLC

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