EDU Edin.UK Small

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Edinburgh UK Small Co Track Tst PLC
27 October 2005


Edinburgh UK Smaller Companies Tracker Trust plc
27 October 2005

Result of EGM and take-up level under Tender Offer

The Directors are pleased to announce that at the Extraordinary General Meeting
of the Company held today, all the  proposed resolutions were passed. The
resolutions authorise the Company:

-    to change its Benchmark Index to the FTSE Small Cap Index 
     (excluding investment trusts);

-    to make market purchases of up to 10,825,843 Shares pursuant to the 
     Tender Offer;

-    to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of a limited number 
     of shares;

-    to make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent. of its issued share 
     capital immediately following completion of the Tender Offer;and

-    to issue shares up to 10 per cent. of its issued share capital 
     immediately following completion of the Tender Offer out of treasury at
     a price below the net asset value per share.

The Directors further announce that Tenders in respect of 34,164,347 Shares were
made under the Tender Offer,  representing 63.1 per cent. of the issued ordinary
share capital. In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, the  total
number of Exit Shares to be bought back under the Tender Offer will therefore be
10,825,825, representing 20 per  cent. of the Shares in issue on the Record
Date. Accordingly, as a result of the level of Tenders, applications in  excess
of the Basic Entitlement will be satisfied as to approximately 13.87 per cent.

Following completion of the Tender Offer, 43,303,394 Shares will remain in
issue, representing approximately 80 per  cent. of the issued share  capital on
the Record Date.

The definitions set out on pages 4 to 6 of the Company's Circular dated  28
September 2005 shall, unless the context  otherwise requires, bear the same
meanings in this announcement.

Enquiries:

Gary Jones
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
0131 313 1000

Charles Mearns
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
0131 313 1000

David Benda
Winterflood Investment Trusts
020 7621 5562



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