STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 4, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (Other OTC:EDIWF):
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company: Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Legal and General Investment Management Limited
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 as 2 above
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them HSBC Global Custody Nominee (U.K.) Ltd - a/c 357206 - 1,253,496 shares HSBC Global Custody Nominee (U.K.) Ltd - a/c 747381 - 97,440 shares HSBC Global Custody Nominee (U.K.) Ltd - a/c 866203 - 64,000 shares HSBC Global Custody Nominee (U.K.) Ltd - a/c 360509 - 75,000 shares 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 41,153 ordinary shares transferred into management
6) Percentage of issued class 0.08%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed, n/a
8) Percentage of issued class n/a
9) Class of security Ordinary 5p shares
10) Date of transaction December 2, 2002
11) Date company informed December 4, 2002
12) Total holding following this notification 1,489,936
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.04%
14) Any additional information None
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
16) Name and signature of authorized company official responsible for making this notification: Lynn Mathewson
Date of notification December 4, 2002
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