Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
20 April 2006


EDINBURGH SMALL COMPANIES TRUST PLC ('the Company')


The Company was advised today that, following a sale of 1,924,150 shares on 19
April 2006, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC no longer has a disclosable interest in
the shares of Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc.


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