Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
15 September 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)    Name of company
      Edinburgh New Income Trust plc

2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest
      Rensburg Sheppards Plc

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    a 
     holding of that person's    spouse or children under the age of 18
     On behalf of discretionary clients of 2 above


4)    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
      number of shares held by each of them
      not advised


5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
      n/a

6)    Percentage of issued class
      n/a


7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      not disclosed

8)    Percentage of issued class
      not disclosed

9)    Class of security
      ZDP shares

10)   Date of transaction
      not disclosed

11)   Date company informed
      15 September 2005

12)   Total holding following this notification
      2,570,613 ZDP shares


13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      16.95%

14)   Any additional information

15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Valerie MacKenzie - 0131 313 1000

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

      Date of notification

      15.09.05



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