Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
05 April 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.     Name of company:
 Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc

2)  Name of shareholder having a major interest
 Schroder Investment Management Limited



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
 On behalf of 2 above



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


 Mineworkers Pension Scheme (Client) Nominees Limited A/C:R -   3,000,000
shares


   British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Nominees Limited A/C: P - 2,700,000
shares


   Chase Nominees Limited or Schroder Unit Trusts Limited - 1,500,000 shares

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
    Not disclosed

6)  Percentage of issued class
    Not disclosed

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed,
    n/a



8)  Percentage of issued class
    n/a


9)  Class of security
    Ordinary 25p shares

10) Date of transaction
    Not disclosed

11) Date company informed
    5 April 2005

12) Total holding following this notification
    7,200,000


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
    notification
     10.68%

14) Any additional information
     N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
     Stuart Reid - Company Secretary - 0131 313 1000

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification - Date of notification - 5 April 2006



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