Ten Largest Investments

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
05 September 2005

EDINBURGH NEW INCOME TRUST PLC - 10 LARGEST INVESTMENTS





The company announces that the ten largest investments as at close of business
on 31 August 2005 were as follows:





Company                                                  % of Gross Assets


BT Group                                                     4.75
Royal Bank of Scotland                                       3.83
Lloyds TSB                                                   3.73
United Utilities                                             3.64
Centrica                                                     3.08
HBOS                                                         2.97
HSBC                                                         2.90
Hilton Group                                                 2.56
British American Tobacco                                     2.48
Barclays                                                     2.43
TOTAL                                                       32.37



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