Holding in Company

Edinburgh Dragon Trust PLC
8 June 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company
      Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc


2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest
      Derbyshire County Council


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





5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
      750,000


6)   Percentage of issued class
      0.33%



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      n/a


8)   Percentage of issued class
      n/a


9)   Class of security
      Ordinary 20p


10)  Date of transaction
      7 June 2001


11)  Date company informed
      7 June 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification
      7,300,000



13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      3.22%


14)  Any additional information
      n/a


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      David Holland


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

     Date of notification 8/6/01