Dividend Declaration

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

HEADLINE: Declaration of third interim dividend and special dividend

The Directors of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc announce that they have
declared a third interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2011 of 4.75
pence per ordinary share together with a special dividend of 1.26p per share,
payable on 20 May 2011 to Ordinary Shareholders on the register on 6 May 2011.
The shares will be quoted ex-dividend on 4 May 2011.

The special dividend reflects interest on VAT repaid to the Company by HMRC for
the periods 1 January 1990 - 4 December 1996 and 1 January 2001 onwards.

The final dividend will be paid, as in previous years, in July 2011, subject to
shareholder consent.

The first interim dividend of 4.75 pence per share and special dividend of 0.93
pence per share representing the repayment of VAT, was paid on 30 November 2010
to shareholders on the Company's register on 19 November 2010 (ex dividend date
being 17 November 2010). The second interim dividend of 4.75 pence per ordinary
share was paid on 18 February 2011 to shareholders on the Company's register on
4 February 2011 (ex-dividend date being 2 February 2011).

Kelly Nice

for and on behalf of

Invesco Asset Management Limited

26 April 2011