Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2014

May 20, 2014

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EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Notice of Redemption and Cancellation of Debenture

PR Newswire

London, May 20

                  THE EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST PLCNOTICE OF REDEMPTION AND CANCELLATION OF LISTING OF £100,000,000 11.5 PER CENT                             DEBENTURE STOCK 2014TO THE HOLDERS (THE "STOCKHOLDERS") OF 11.5 PER CENT DEBENTURE STOCK 2014 (THE"DEBENTURE STOCK") OF THE EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST PLCNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc (the "Company")that on 30 June 2014 (the "Redemption Date") the Company intends to redeem allof the outstanding Debenture Stock in accordance with the trust deed dated 13September 1984 between the Company and Caledonian Insurance Company (which hasbeen succeeded by Capita IRG Trustees Limited) (the "Trustee"), constitutingthe original issue of Debenture Stock, as amended and supplemented by thesupplementary trust deed dated 17 January 1990 constituting a further issue ofDebenture Stock (and as further amended by a second supplementary trust deeddated 26 November 1996).The Debenture Stock will be redeemed at par together with accrued interest upto and including the Redemption Date (the "Redemption Amount").In order to receive the relevant Redemption Amount, holders of Debenture Stockin certificated form (that is, not in CREST) should send their stockcertificates to the Company's Registrar, Capita Asset Services, CorporateActions, the Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU, so thatthey are received by them before the Redemption Date. Payment of the par valuewill be made by cheque on the Redemption Date or as soon as practicablethereafter once a Stockholder's certificate has been received. Payments ofaccrued interest up to and including 30 June 2014 will be paid by Capita AssetServices in accordance with Stockholders' normal instructions. Any RedemptionAmount that is due to a Stockholder but in respect of which a stock certificatehas not been delivered to the Capita Asset Services or payment has not beenaccepted within six months of the Redemption Date shall be paid to the Trusteewho shall hold such amount in trust for the relevant Stockholder but withoutinterest until such time as the Stockholder delivers the certificate to, and/ormakes arrangements to accept payment with, the Trustee.Debenture Stock held in uncertificated form in CREST will automatically beredeemed at par and payment of the principal will be made through CREST on theRedemption Date. Payment of accrued interest up to and including 30 June 2014will be paid to you in accordance with your normal instructions. Holders ofDebenture Stock in CREST therefore need take no action to receive theRedemption Amount.The ISIN will be disabled for settlement in CREST at 5pm on 27th June 2014. Allredeemed Debenture Stock will be cancelled. The Company has requested that thelisting of the Debenture Stock on the Official List of the UK Listing Authorityand its trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange are cancelledat 8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2014.Further information regarding the redemption of the Debenture Stock is set outin a separate letter addressed to the Stockholders.Dated 20 May 2014Company Secretary

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc