GARTMORE SELECT JAPANESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Result of Extraordinary General Meeting                                 
                                                                        
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Gartmore Select Japanese        
Investment Trust PLC ("the Company") held today, resolutions were passed
placing the Company into Members' Voluntary Liquidation and appointing J
R D Smith and N J Dargan, both of Deloitte & Touche, as Joint           
Liquidators.                                                            
                                                                        
The Company's ordinary shares and warrants were suspended from trading  
earlier today.                                                          
                                                                        
It is anticipated that a first cash distribution will be made to        
ordinary shareholders by 9 June 2003.                                   
                                                                        
Enquiries:                                                              
                                                                        
Vee Montebello (Gartmore) - 020 7782 2000                               
                                                                        
Chris Day (Deloitte & Touche) - 020 7007 2548                           



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