Directors' Dealings

EDINBURGH WORLDWIDE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
14 July 1999


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc

2   Name of director:
Mr David Reid

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or 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 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):
n/a

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

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
15,000

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:
234.5p

13  Date of transaction:
12/7/99

14  Date company informed:
13/7/99

15  Total holding following this notification:
250,000

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.5%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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  Contact name for queries:
David Holland

24  Contact telephone number:
0131-313-6442

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
David Holland