Edinburgh High Income Trust: Holding(s) in Company

Schedule 10 -- Notification of Major Interests in Shares


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 3, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Edinburgh High Income Trust (LSE:EHI):


 1)  Name of company:
      Edinburgh High Income Trust plc

 2)  Name of shareholder having a major interest:
      Philip J. Milton & Co 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:
      not advised

 6)  Percentage of issued class:
      not advised

 7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
      not advised
 
 8)  Percentage of issued class:
      not advised

 9)  Class of security:
      Ordinary 1p

 10) Date of transaction:
      not disclosed

 11) Date company informed:
      02/01/03

 12) Total holding following this notification:
      1,425,935

 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
      4.5%

 14) Any additional information:
      n/a

 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
      Amanda Fraser
 
 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

Date of notification 3/1/03

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