Portfolio Update

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
03 October 2006


          EDINBURGH SMALL COMPANIES TRUST PLC - 10 LARGEST INVESTMENTS



The company announces that the ten largest investments as at close of business
on 30 September 2006 were as follows:


Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets

NAME                                                              Market Value     %Ttl Gross Assets

Top 10 Portfolio Assets

NAME                                                              Market Value     %Ttl Gross Assets

DATAMONITOR                                                 3,658,156.56                        3.57
VICTREX                                                     2,629,932.88                        2.57
RAYMARINE GROUP                                             2,487,845.03                        2.43
KIER GROUP                                                  2,450,123.64                        2.39
MORGAN SINDALL                                              2,448,246.71                        2.39
BIG YELLOW GROUP                                            2,436,694.63                        2.38
PAYPOINT                                                    2,391,440.00                        2.33
CHLORIDE GROUP                                              2,336,436.41                        2.28
PARAGON GROUP OF COS                                        2,319,530.56                        2.26
DETICA GROUP                                                2,236,080.00                        2.18



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