Holding in Company

Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC
5 September 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company
      The Edinburgh Investment Trust


2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest
      Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd


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
      In 2 above and Lloyds TSB Group plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Scottish
    Widows Group Limited


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them
      State Street Nominees Limited a/c W32L - 529,857

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c W33H - 1,188,377

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c XBJ2 - 1,244,469

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c W318 - 26,290

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c W39Q - 35,499

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c W39N - 547,832

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c W36U - 502,031

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c XBK6 - 913,627

      State Street Nominees Limited a/c W39F - 4,710,770



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
     4 September 2001


11)  Date company informed
     5 September 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification
     12,921,091 (of which 9,698,752 is material)


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      5.2% (of which 3.903% is material)


14)  Any additional information
      No


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Lynn Mathewson 0131 313 6402


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

     Date of notification 5 September 2001