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                       X            
                                                                               
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 &       
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       3 January 2014          
threshold is                                                                   
                                                                               
crossed or reached if different) (v):                                          
                                                                               
6.Date on which issuer notified:                       6 January 2014          
                                                                               
7.Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:         From 4% to 3%           
                                                                               
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 of  Number of voting     % of voting   
              Shares    Voting    shares         rights            rights      
                        Rights                                                 
                        (viii)                    (ix)                         
                                                                               
                                  Direct    Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                       (x)                     
                                             (x)                               
                                                                               
Ordinary     7,811,074 7,811,074                    7,799,203           3.99%  
                                                                               
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                     
                                                                               
7,799,203                               3.99%                                  


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 & 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, Senior      
                                                   Compliance Manager          
                                                                               
15.Contact telephone number:                       020 7597 1356