Director Shareholding

Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust PLC
20 October 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc


2) Name of director
The Honourable Kim Fraser


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

In respect of spouse of director named above.

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Not notified

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

See 3 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 within PEP

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

10,750

8) Percentage of issued class

0.0%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

Nil

10) Percentage of issued class

0.0

11) Class of security

Ordinary 5p shares

12) Price per share

263p

13) Date of transaction

19/10/00

14) Date company informed

19/10/00

15) Total holding following this notification

13,650

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

David Holland 0131 313 6442

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

David Holland


Date of Notification..................................

20/10/00