Portfolio Update

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
04 July 2006

          EDINBURGH SMALL COMPANIES TRUST PLC - 10 LARGEST INVESTMENTS

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

Quarterly Disclosure for EDINBURGH SMALL COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets
NAME                                     Market Value          %Ttl Gross Assets
                                                               0.00


Top 10 Portfolio Assets
NAME                                     Market Value (£)      %Ttl Gross Assets
DATAMONITOR ORD GBP0.10                  3,425,038.74          3.48
RAYMARINE GROUP ORD GBP0.01              2,621,180.51          2.66
VICTREX ORD GBP0.01                      2,558,494.40          2.60
MORGAN SINDALL ORD GBP0.05               2,416,506.26          2.45
PAYPOINT ORD GBP0.33                     2,362,800.00          2.40
PARAGON GROUP OF COS ORD GBP0.10         2,250,701.76          2.29
EURO MOTOR HOLDINGS ORD GBP0.40          2,205,000.00          2.24
KIER GROUP ORD GBP0.01                   2,011,076.43          2.04
BIG YELLOW GROUP ORD GBP0.10             1,974,000.00          2.01
DETICA GROUP ORD GBP0.02                 1,945,574.40          1.98


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