Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust PLC
28 January 2005


                    Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc

                        Disclosure of Interest in Shares



Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc has today been advised that following a
sale of 250,000 ordinary shares on 27 January 2005, Advance UK Trust no longer
hold a notifiable interest in the Company.



                                                           Baillie Gifford & Co.

                                                          Managers & Secretaries

                                                                 28 January 2005


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