Transaction in Own Shares

Edinburgh US Tracker Trust plc
18 May 2006

                         EDINBURGH US TRACKER TRUST PLC

On 16 May 2006 Edinburgh US Tracker Trust plc bought back 140,000 ordinary
shares for cancellation at an average price of 550.11 pence per share.
Following the buy back, there are 79,170,164 ordinary shares in issue.  The
share buy-back will be financed out of the capital reserve.






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