Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
07 September 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     Edinburgh New Income Trust plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Rensburg Sheppards Plc

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 discretionary clients 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 advised


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

     ZDP shares

10)  Date of transaction

     Transactions between 24 August and 1 September 2005

11)  Date company informed

     7 September 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,581,483 ZDP shares

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     17.02%

14)  Any additional information


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Valerie MacKenzie - 0131 313 1000

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

     Date of notification

     07.09.05


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