Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
02 June 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)    Name of company
      Edinburgh New Income Trust plc

2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest
      Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

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
      On behalf of 2 above


5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
      1,000,000

6)    Percentage of issued class
      4.87%


7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      Not disclosed

8)    Percentage of issued class
      not disclosed

9)    Class of security
      Ordinary

10)   Date of transaction
      01.06.05

11)   Date company informed
      01.06.05

12)   Total holding following this notification
      1,000,000

13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      4.87%

14)   Any additional information
      Following the placing on 1 June 2005 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC now
holds 1,000,000 shares representing 4.87% of the issued ordinary share
capital

15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Valerie MacKenzie - 0131 313 1000

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

      Date of notification

      02.06.05



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