Director/PDMR Shareholding

Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc
02 November 2006


EDINBURGH SMALL COMPANIES TRUST PLC

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS

2 NOVEMBER 2006

The Directors stated in the Company's circular dated 11 October 2006 ('the
Circular') their belief that the Company has  benefited from the excellent
performance of Standard Life Investments as investment manager over the last
three years  and that they concur with the Manager's positive outlook for the
Company's investments and for the UK smaller companies  sector.

The Company hereby announces the following increased Directors' beneficial
interests in the Company's ordinary shares  of 25p each:

Director         Previously         Shares       Total      % of Issued   Note
                   Notified      Purchased     Holding           Shares
                    Holding

Donald MacDonald     50,000         25,000      75,000           0.11%      (1)
(Chairman)
Michael Ingall       25,000         25,000      50,000           0.07%      (2)
David Woods               0          5,000       5,000           0.01%      (2)

As also stated in the Circular, the Directors will not be tendering any of their
Shares and believe that this is also  the appropriate course of action for other
Shareholders who wish the Company to continue as an investment trust.

For further information, please contact:

Nathan Brown
Winterflood Investment Trusts, Corporate Stockbroker
Tel: [phone]

Notes:

(1)     Purchased on 20 October 2006 at a price of 109.5p per share.

(2)     Purchased on 2 November 2006 at a price of 111p per share.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall bear the meanings given to
them in the Circular, unless the context  otherwise requires and save that in
this announcement Standard Life Investments means Standard Life Investments 
(Corporate Funds) Limited.



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