Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh US Tracker Trust plc
02 August 2005

2 August 2005

Edinburgh US Tracker Trust PLC

Notifiable Holding

Edinburgh US Tracker Trust PLC ('the Company') has today, 2 August 2005, been
advised that entities controlled by Barclays Bank PLC are interested in
9,628,050 Ordinary 25p shares, representing 11.75% of the issued share capital
of the Company.

The breakdown is as follows:

Entity                                   Shares Held      Percentage of issued 
                                                          share cap.

Barclays Private Bank Ltd                102,128          0.12%
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd           73,740           0.09%
Gerrard Ltd                              6,837,229        8.34%
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd          25,537           0.03%
Barclays Global Investors Ltd            296,731          0.36%
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd          5,422            0.01%
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                60,676           0.08%
Barclays Global Investors Ltd            1,152,119        1.41%
Gerrard Ltd                              1,074,468        1.31%
Total                                    9,628,050        11.75%


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