Transaction in Own Shares

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc

HEADLINE:   PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR TREASURY

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc announces that on 2 July 2018, it purchased for holding in treasury 50,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 672.85p per share.

Following this transaction, the Company has 50,000 ordinary shares held in treasury and 195,616,734 ordinary shares in circulation.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue is 195,666,734.

For and on behalf of
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Corporate Company Secretary

2 July 2018