Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
03 January 2007

                                  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


Lazard Asset Management LLC 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


As above



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



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


N/A



11. Date company informed


28 December 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


1,467,850  Ordinary Shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.22%



14. Any additional information


N/A



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Stuart Reid, 0131 313 6402



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


Edinburgh Fund Managers PLC, Secretary



Date of notification


3 January 2007






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