Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons

1.    Name of the issuer               2.    State whether the notification  
                                             relates to (i) a transaction    
      The Edinburgh Investment Trust         notified in accordance with DTR 
      plc                                    3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made 
                                             in accordance with section 793  
                                             of the Companies Act 2006, or   
                                             (iii) in accordance with        
                                             paragraph 26 of the Model Code  
                                                                             
                                             Yes     (i)                          
                                                                             
3.    Name of person discharging       4.    State whether notification      
      managerial responsibilities/           relates to a person connected   
      director                               with a person discharging       
                                             managerial responsibilities/    
      Victoria Hastings                      director named in 3 and identify
                                             the connected person            
                                                                             
                                             N/A                             
                                                                             
5.    Indicate whether the             6.    Description of shares (including
      notification is in respect of a        class), debentures or           
      holding of the person referred         derivatives or financial        
      to in 3 or 4 above or in respect       instruments relating to shares  
      of a non-beneficial interest1                                          
                                             Ordinary Shares of 25p each     
      Notification in respect of the                                         
      person named in point 3.                                               
                                                                             
7.    Name of registered shareholders  8.    State the nature of the         
      (s) and, if more than one, the         transaction                     
      number of shares held by each of                                       
      them                                   Purchase of Ordinary Shares     
                                                                             
      Transact Nominees Ltd                                                   
                                                                             
9.    Number of shares, debentures or  10.   Percentage of issued class      
      financial instruments relating         acquired (treasury shares of    
      to shares acquired                     that class should not be taken  
                                             into account when calculating   
      5,000                                  percentage)                     
                                                                             
                                             0.002%                          
                                                                             
11.   Number of shares, debentures or  12.   Percentage of issued class      
      financial instruments relating         disposed (treasury shares of    
      to shares disposed                     that class should not be taken  
                                             into account when calculating   
      N/A                                    percentage)                     
                                                                             
                                             N/A                             
                                                                             
13.   Price per share or value of      14.   Date and place of transaction   
      transaction                                                            
                                             30 January 2014                  
      583.73 pence per share                                                  

15.  Total holding following           16.  Date issuer informed of         
     notification and total percentage      transaction                     
     holding following notification                                         
     (any treasury shares should not        31 January 2014                  
     be taken into account when                                             
     calculating percentage)                                                
                                                                            
     5,000 (0.002%)                                                         

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the

issuer complete the following boxes

17   Date of grant                     18.  Period during which or date on  
                                            which exercisable               
                                                                            
19.  Total amount paid (if any) for    20.  Description of shares or        
     grant of the option                    debentures involved (class and  
                                            number)                         
                                                                            
21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time  22.  Total number of shares or       
     of grant) or indication that           debentures over which options   
     price is to be fixed at the time       held following notification     
     of exercise                                                            
                                                                            
23.  Any additional information        24.  Name of contact and telephone   
                                            number for queries              
                                                                            
Name of authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification    
                                                                            
Kelly Nice                                                                  
                                                                            
Date of notification                                                        
                                                                            
31 January 2014                                                             

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director
/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3
and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.