Transaction in Own Shares

27 December 2013

QATAR INVESTMENT FUND PLC

Share buy back(s)

Qatar Investment Fund plc (the "Company") announces that on 27 December 2013 it purchased 8,646 of its ordinary shares at a price per share of USD 1.1400.

Following the above purchases, the Company holds 7,008,574 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 173,446,638 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

The above figure of 173,446,638 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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Ian Dungate/David Parnell +44 (0) 1624 692600

Galileo Fund Services Limited

Richard Gray/Andrew Potts +44 (0) 20 7459 3600

Panmure Gordon

William Clutterbuck/Robbie Hynes +44 (0) 20 7379 5151

Maitland