Edinburgh Small Companies Trust: Holding(s) in Company


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 16, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) --



 SCHEDULE 10

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 Name of company: Edinburgh Small Companies Trust plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
   Chiswell Associates Ltd

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 Discretionary clients

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

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
   not disclosed

6) Percentage of issued class -- N/A

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

8) Percentage of issued class -- N/A

9) Class of security 
   Ordinary 25p shares


10) Date of transaction 
    not disclosed

11) Date company informed 16.7.02

12) Total holding following this notification:
     6,703,712

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
    notification 9.94%

14) Any additional information -- None

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
    for making this notification: Amanda Fraser, Date of 
    notification 16.7.02

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