Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                    

1) Name of company

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Standard Life Group

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

As above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Stanlife Nominees Limited

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

0

6) Percentage of issued class

N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

4,975,076

8) Percentage of issued class

2.02%

9) Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares

10) Date of transaction

5 November 2002

11) Date company informed

6 November 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

16,612,284 ordinary 25p shares

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.75%

14) Any additional information

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Barbara Powley

Fidelity Investments International - Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

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

As above

Date of notification 6 November 2002