REG-Edinburgh Inv. Trust: Director/PDMR Shareholding

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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer 2. State whether the notification
relates to (i) a transaction
The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc notified in accordance with DTR
3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in
accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or
(iii) a disclosure made in
accordance with section 793 of the
Companies Act 2006.

(i) and (iii)

3. Name of person discharging 4. State whether notification relates
managerial responsibilities/ to a person connected with a
director person discharging managerial
responsibilities/director named in
Mr Scott Dobbie 3 and identify the connected
person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification 6. Description of shares (including
is in respect of a holding of the class), debentures or derivatives
person referred to in 3 or 4 above or financial instruments relating
or in respect of a non-beneficial to shares
interest 1
Ordinary shares of 25p each
Beneficial interest

7. Name of registered shareholder(s) 8. State the nature of the
and, if more than one, the number transaction
of shares held by each of them
Dividend re-investment in share
Lloyds TSB Registrars Savings plan
Nominees Limited

9. Number of shares, debentures or 10. Percentage of issued class
financial instruments relating to acquired (treasury shares of that
shares acquired class should not be taken into
account when calculating
1,362 shares percentage)

0.0007

11. Number of shares, debentures or 12. Percentage of issued class
financial instruments relating to disposed (treasury shares of that
shares disposed class should not be taken into
account when calculating
N/A percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of 14. Date and place of transaction
transaction
22 July 2008
368.5 pence per share

15. Total holding following 16. Date issuer informed of
notification and total percentage transaction
holding following notification
(any treasury shares should not be 23 July 2008
taken into account when
calculating percentage)

552,999 shares (0.28%)

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes

17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on
which exercisable

19. Total amount paid (if any) for 20. Description of shares or
grant of the option debentures involved (class and
number)

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time 22. Total number of shares or
of grant) or indication that price debentures over which options held
is to be fixed at the time of following notification
exercise

23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone
number for queries

Rebecca Burtonwood

For and on behalf of

FIL Investments International

Company Secretary

01737 836 869

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

Rebecca Burtonwood, for FIL Investments International, Company Secretary

Date of notification 23 July 2008

Notes: This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification
required by DTR 3.3.

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director
/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3
and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

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