Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
03 October 2005


                                  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

      Republic Life Common Fund (L) 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

Not disclosed other than per 2., above

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

            3 October 2005

12)       Total holding following this notification

            14,325,000


13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

            21.25%

14)       Any additional information

            N/A

15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries

            Stuart Reid - Company Secretary - + 44 131 313 1000

16)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this     notification - Date of notification - 3 October 2005



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