RNS No 5255r
GERMAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
4 August 1999



THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT REPLACES THE ONE RELEASED EARLIER TODAY AT 12:15
UNDER RNS NO 5255R

THE COMPANY NAME SHOULD READ GERMAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
AND NOT SG SECURITIES (LONDON) LTD AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.

ALL OTHER TEXT REMAINS UNCHANGED

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FORM SAR 3

Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the
Panel). A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which acquired.

Date of disclosure          04-8-99

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

Date of acquisition      03-8-99

Acquisition in  German Smaller Co's Investment Trust PLC  (name of company)

(1) Class of voting shares  Number of shares/rights over  If rights over      
                                                          Shares
  (eg ordinary shares)      Shares acquired               acquired, as opposed
                                                          to the shares ,     
                                                          themselves, specify
                                                          nature of rights
      Ordinary              500,000       shares           
                                          rights         


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

    8,345,000  (21.05%)           ..................       8,345,000  (21.05%)


(3) Party making disclosure  SG Securities (London) Limited

(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares
  
        SG Securities (London) Limited

           and if different, beneficial owner..

      (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) Antony Lowther.

Telephone and extension number..0171 522 1506

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 Takeovers and Mergers, Tel NO:
0171-382 9026.

END

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