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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