Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
05 September 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
     
1)   Name of company:

     Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Republic Life Common Fund (L) Limited

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

     On behalf of 2 above.

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number 
     of shares held by each of them Not disclosed other than per 2., above

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     Not disclosed

6)   Percentage of issued class

     Not disclosed

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed,

     n/a

8)   Percentage of issued class

     n/a

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary 25p shares

10)  Date of transaction

     Not disclosed

11)  Date company informed

     5 September 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     12,275,000

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     18.21%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Stuart Reid - Company Secretary - + 44 131 313 1000

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification  - Date of notification - 5 September 2005



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