Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company
   Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
   The Bank of England Pension Fund


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
 The Bank of England Pension Fund


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
 number of shares held by each of them
     The Securities Management Trust Limited


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
     n/a


6) Percentage of issued class
     n/a


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
     555,000


8) Percentage of issued class
     n/a


9) Class of security
     Ordinary


10) Date of transaction
     Not disclosed


11) Date company informed
     05.12.03


12) Total holding following this notification
     6,500,000


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     2.87%


14) Any additional information
     n/a


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
     Valerie MacKenzie


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

 Date of notification 5.12.03