Holding(s) in Company

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
11 March 2008

                                                                      APPENDIX 3



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1).   Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):


      Edinburgh New Income Trust plc



2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a



3.   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

            Philip J Milton & Company Plc


4.   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

            Investment clients of Philip J Milton & Company Plc



5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
  reached (v):

            7 March 2008



6.   Date on which issuer notified:

            11 March 2008



7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

            7.2%


8.   Notified details:





A: Voting rights attached to shares


                          Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible           Number of shares                 Number of voting rights
using the ISIN CODE

Ord 1p shares                                 2,487,450                               n/a




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if          Number of shares       Number of voting rights (ix)       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE

1p Ordinary                         2,570,558          Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect

                                                       35,685,674           -              7.2%          -







B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.


n/a             n/a                   n/a                       n/a                         n/a



Total (A+B)
   Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

          35,685,674                       7.2%



9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

n/a



Proxy Voting:



10.    Name of the proxy holder:

            Philip J Milton & Company Plc



11.    Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

            n/a



12.    Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

            n/a



13.    Additional information:

            n/a


14.    Contact name:

            Valerie MacKenzie



15.    Contact telephone number:

            0131 528 4136






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