Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex                                              
                                                                                        
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                           
attached:ii                                                         The Edinburgh       
                                                                  Investment Trust plc      
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          Yes
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                  Transfer out of Nominees    

        
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                 Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           N/A               
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                   23 October 2012         
which the threshold is crossed or                                                       
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                        24 October 2012         
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                   L&G (Below 3%)         
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                     
                                                                                                         
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                             
                                                                                                         
Class/   Situation previous              Resulting situation after the triggering transaction            
type of  to the triggering                                                                               
shares   transaction                                                                                     
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
if          Number        Number         Number           Number of voting         % of  voting rights x 
possible    of            of             of shares        rights                                         
using       Shares        Voting                                                                         
the ISIN                  Rights                                                                         
CODE                                     Direct           Direct xi  Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect      
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
Ordinary          7,755,705                                        Below 3%                            
25p                                                                                                      
                                                                                                         
             (As on 20/03/2009)                                                                        
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                           
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                      
                                                                                                         
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                     
                                                                                                         
Type of         Expiration      Exercise/                   Number of voting              % of voting    
financial       date xiii       Conversion Period xiv       rights that may be            rights         
instrument                                                  acquired if the                              
                                                            instrument is                                
                                                            exercised/ converted.                        
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                            
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                      
                                                                                                         
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                     
                                                                                                         
Type of    Exercise price Expiration    Exercise/         Number of voting rights   % of voting rights   
financial                 date xvii     Conversion period instrument refers to      xix, xx              
instrument                              xviii                                                            
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                    Nominal Delta        
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                            
                                                                                                         
Number of voting rights                         Percentage of voting rights                              
                                                                                                         
                                   Below 3%                                                              
                                                                                                         


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)                                 
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct)               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Legal & Generla Investment Management (Holdings)     Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)                            Limited (Direct) (LGIH)            
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)      Legal & General Assurance Society  
Limited (PMC)                                        Limited (LGAS & LGPL)              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                     Legal & General Pensions Limited   
                                                     (Direct) (LGPL)                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                           
                                                                      N/A               
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                     
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                      N/A               
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                       
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                      N/A               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                              Notification using the total voting rights
                                              figure of 195,116,734                     
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                             Paul Toon (LGIM)                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                                           
                                              020 3124 3854