Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
23 August 2007

                                                                      APPENDIX 3

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1).      Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

          Edinburgh New Income Trust plc

2.        Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other: No

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

           Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

           n/a

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):

           21 August 2007

6.         Date on which issuer notified:

           22 August 2007

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

           10%

8.         Notified details:

           Nominee Holdings

A: Voting rights attached to shares

                          Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible           Number of shares                 Number of voting rights
using the ISIN CODE
Ordinary Shares GB00B084LP54                  1,547,374                            1,547,374

Zero Dividend Preference Shares
GB00B084LV15                                  2,486,047
                                                                                   2,486,047

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if          Number of shares       Number of voting rights (ix)       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Ordinary Shares GB00B084LP54           n/a             Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect
                                                          n/a           1,667,205                      4.67%

Zero Dividend Preference
Shares GB00B084LV15                                                     2,252,303                      6.31%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.

n/a             n/a                   n/a                       n/a                         n/a



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

3,919,508                        10.98%


9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited



Proxy Voting:



10.    Name of the proxy holder:

       n/a

11.    Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

       n/a

12.    Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

       n/a

13.    Additional information:

       n/a

14.    Contact name:

       Valerie MacKenzie, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd

15.    Contact telephone number:

       0131 313 6321




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