Issue of Equity

ISSUE OF ORDINARY SHARES The board of Edinburgh UK Tracker Trust plc are pleased to announce the issue of 84880 ordinary shares at a price of 182.0p per share on 22 October 2002. The shares were allotted for cash at a premium to the net asset value under section 95 (disapplication of pre-emption provisions) of the Companies Act 1985. Following the issue, there will be 59,506,430 ordinary shares in issue. For Edinburgh UK Tracker Trust plc Edinburgh Fund Managers plc Secretary ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/10/23/20021023BIT00840/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/10/23/20021023BIT00840/wkr0002.pdf