Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  The Edinburgh Investment
existing shares to which voting rights are attached    Trust plc               
(ii):                                                                          

2. Reason for the notification                               State Yes/No      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                      Yes           
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                            
which may                                                                      
                                                                               
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to                          
which voting                                                                   
                                                                               
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        

3.Full name of person(s) subject to the notification   Investec Wealth and     
obligation (iii):                                      Investment Limited      
                                                                               
4.Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)                           
(iv):                                                                          
                                                                               
5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the       16 October 2013         
threshold is                                                                   
                                                                               
crossed or reached if different) (v):                                          
                                                                               
6.Date on which issuer notified:                       17 October 2013         
                                                                               
7.Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:         From 3% to 4%           
                                                                               
8.Notified details:                                                            

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous     Resulting situation after the triggering   
of shares if  to the triggering                transaction (vii)               
possible      transaction (vi)                                                 
using the                                                                      
ISIN CODE                                                                      
                                                                               
             Number of Number of  Number   Number of voting      % of voting   
              Shares    Voting      of          rights             rights      
                        Rights    shares                                       
                        (viii)                   (ix)                          
                                                                               
                                  Direct   Direct   Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                               
Ordinary     7,780,971 7,780,971                   7,838,389           4.02%  
                                                                               
GB0003052338                                                                   
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of           Expiration      Exercise/     Number of voting  % of voting  
financial        date (xiii)      Conversion    rights that may      rights    
instrument                       Period/Date     be acquired if                
                                    (xiv)        the instrument                
                                                 is exercised/                 
                                                   converted                   
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
7,838,389                               4.02%                                  

9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial

instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by
Investec Wealth and Investment Limited.

Proxy Voting:

10.Name of the proxy holder:                                                   
                                                                               
11.Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                             
to hold:                                                                       
                                                                               
12.Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                               
voting rights:                                                                 
                                                                               
13.Additional information:                                                     
                                                                               
14.Contact name:                                   Phil Beardwell,Chartered FCSI,
                                                   Senior Compliance Manager          
                                                                               
15.Contact telephone number:                       020 7597 1356