Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company:

Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
     Merchant Investors Assurance Company Limited

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
aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
 as 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
     The Bank of New York Nominees Ltd

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
     250,000 ordinary shares

6) Percentage of issued class
     0.51%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed,
     n/a

8) Percentage of issued class
     n/a

9) Class of security
     Ordinary 5p shares

10) Date of transaction
     19.8.02

11) Date company informed
     20.8.02

12) Total holding following this notification
     1,550,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     3.16%

14) Any additional information
     None

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

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

     Lynn Mathewson
Date of notification 20.8.02