Directors' Dealings

Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC
10 February 2000



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Edinburgh Investment Trust plc

2   Name of director:
The Earl of Eglinton & Winton

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
non beneficial interest

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
not disclosed

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
As in 2 above

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Sale by Trust of which director is Trustee

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
0

8   Percentage of issued class:
0%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
4,200 and 7,700

10  Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11  Class of security:
Ordinary

12  Price per share:
484p and 522p

13  Date of transaction:
10/8/99 and 16/12/99

14  Date company informed:
9/2/00

15  Total holding following this notification:
4,350 (beneficial), 5,400 (non beneficial)

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.0%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
n/a

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
n/a

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
n/a

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
n/a

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
n/a

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
n/a

23  Contact name for queries:
Mrs Lynn Mathewson

24  Contact telephone number:
0131-313-6402

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mrs Lynn Mathewson



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