Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust PLC
20 April 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc

2   Name of director:
David A Coltman

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
In respect of David Coltman, spouse and daughter under the age of 18


4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Mr David Coltman                         60,000 shares
Mrs Mary Coltman                         10,000 shares
Miss Susanna Coltman                      5,000 shares
Allied Provincial (PEP) Nominees Ltd      3,375 shares

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
As in 3 above

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Purchase


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
25,000 at 246.5p

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.0%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/a

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/a

11  Class of security:
Ordinary 5p shares

12  Price per share:
246.5p

13  Date of transaction:
20/4/00

14  Date company informed:
20/4/00

15  Total holding following this notification:
78,375

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.16%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
n/a

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
n/a

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
n/a

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
n/a

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
n/a

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
n/a

23  Contact name for queries:
David Holland

24  Contact telephone number:
0131-313-6442

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
David Holland

Additional Information: