Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
25 July 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
      Man Financial 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

            n/a

4)         Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Stock Lending Collateral Equity Nominees Limited

5)         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
            3,300,000

6)         Percentage of issued class
            4.90%

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
            3 May 2005

11)       Date company informed
            25 July 2005

12)       Total holding following this notification
            3,300,000


13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
            4.90%

14)       Any additional information
            N/A

15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries
            Stuart Reid - Company Secretary - + 44 (0) 131 313 1000

16)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this     notification - Date of notification - 25 July 2005



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