Director Shareholding

Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC
1 May 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc


2) Name of director
Mr Scott Dobbie


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 or in
respect of a non-beneficial interest
non beneficial interest (as Trustee for granddaughters)


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them (if notified)
Scott Jamieson Dobbie  50,264
Bank of Scotland SP Nominees Ltd 16,342
Not notified 41,416


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
As in 2 above


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
Purchase for granddaughters


7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
1,416


8) Percentage of issued class
0%


9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
0


10) Percentage of issued class
n/a


11) Class of security
Ordinary


12) Price per share
485.5p


13) Date of transaction
12/4/01


14) Date company informed
1/5/01


15) Total holding following this notification
108,022


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.0%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant
n/a


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
n/a


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
n/a


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
n/a


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise
n/a


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
n/a


23) Any additional information
n/a


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Lynn Mathewson, tel: [phone]


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification



Date of Notification 1/5/01