EDINBURGH DRAGON TRUST PLC ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300W4KB0D75D1N730

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 19 August 2019, the Company purchased in the market 11,883 Ordinary shares at a price of 406.5382 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury. Following the transaction, the Company's share capital comprises:

128,841,248 Issued Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares)

30,770,429 Ordinary shares held in treasury

159,611,677 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of Ordinary shares with voting rights (TVR) in the Company is 128,841,248 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. 

For further information, please contact:

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretaries

Tel. 0131 528 4000