Interim Management Statement

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                     for the Three Months ended 30 June 2011                     

Material Events

On 31 May 2011 Gordon McQueen was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the
Company.

No other material events occurred during the period.

Dividends

During the period, the third interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31
March 2011 of 4.75 pence per share, together with an additional special
dividend of 1.26 pence per share representing the repayment of VAT, were paid
on 20 May 2011 to shareholders on the Company's register on 6 May 2011.

During the period the Company proposed a final dividend of 6.55 pence per share
which was approved by shareholders today. The dividend will be paid on 29 July
2011 to shareholders on the Company's register on 17 June 2011.

Performance - Total Return

                                3 Months       1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                               
Share Price                         8.9%        29.2%        47.1%        51.5%
                                                                               
Net Asset Value                     9.7%        27.7%        24.8%        22.6%
                                                                               
FTSE All-Share Index                1.9%        25.6%        21.0%        24.6%

Source: Thomson Reuters

Dividends reinvested at ex dates

Share Price and Discount

                                         For the Three Months Ended 30 Jun 2011
                                                                               
                      As at 30 Jun 2011      High         Low        Average   
                                                                               
Share price                470.80p         492.20p      449.00p      469.86p   
                                                                               
Discount                    -1.9%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at par)                                                                  
                                                                               
Premium                      3.2%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at fair value)                                                           

Source: Thomson Reuters

Assets and Gearing

                                 30 Jun 2011      31 Mar 2011            Change
                                                                               
Total Gross Assets (£m)              1,133.5          1,091.0              3.9%
                                                                               
of which comprise cash                   2.8              0.2                  
funds and cash (£m)                                                            
                                                                               
Borrowings at Par (£m)                 197.2            197.1                  
                                                                               
Cum income net asset                   479.9           445.6*                  
                                                                               
value (pence)                                                                  
                                                                               
Actual Gearing                           121              122                  

* Ex dividend

Actual Gearing: borrowing less cash and investments in money market funds
divided by shareholders' funds. A figure of 100 means that the Company has no
gearing.

The Company's debt remains unchanged and is provided by long term debentures
totalling £200 million:

£100,000,000 11.5% debenture stock 2014

£100,000,000 7.75% debenture stock 2022

Sector Breakdown of Portfolio

                              30 Jun 2011        31 Mar 2011
                                                            
Consumer Goods                      28.4%              26.2%
                                                            
Healthcare                          26.1%              24.7%
                                                            
Telecommunications                  11.4%              12.1%
                                                            
Utilities                            9.5%               9.1%
                                                            
Industrials                          8.6%              10.8%
                                                            
Financials                           5.5%               5.6%
                                                            
Consumer Services                    5.5%               5.6%
                                                            
Oil & Gas                            5.0%               5.9%

Top Ten Holdings

Ranking  Investments                     %        Bought/Sold     Ranking at   
                                                                               
Now                                of Portfolio    in Period      31 Mar 2011  
                                                                               
1        GlaxoSmithKline               9.8%            S               1       
                                                                               
2        AstraZeneca                   9.4%           B/S              2       
                                                                               
3        British American Tobacco      7.1%            S               3       
                                                                               
4        BT                            6.1%            S               4       
                                                                               
5        Reynolds American - US        5.7%            S               7       
         common stock                                                          
                                                                               
6        Vodafone                      5.3%            S               5       
                                                                               
7        BG                            5.0%            S               6       
                                                                               
8        Imperial Tobacco              4.7%            S               8       
                                                                               
9        Roche Holdings - Swiss        3.8%            S              11       
         Stock                                                                 
                                                                               
10       Reckitt Benckiser             3.5%           B/S             10       

All ordinary shares unless otherwise stated

Changes to Share Capital

                                       Ordinary shares of 25p each   
                                                                     
                                              Issued         Treasury
                                                                     
At 31 March 2011                         195,116,734                0
                                                                     
Shares bought back                                 0                0
                                                                     
Shares issued                                      0                0
                                                                     
At 30 June 2011                          195,116,734                0

The Company has authority to buy back shares within specified limits. The
Company expects to renew this authority each year.

Price and Performance

The Company's ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the
price is published in the Financial Times and the Times under `Investment
Companies' and in the Daily Telegraph under `Investment Trusts'.

The Company's net asset value is calculated on a daily basis and can be viewed
on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com.

Further information can be obtained from Invesco Perpetual as follows:

Free Investor Helpline: 0800 085 8677

Internet address: www.invescoperpetual.co.uk/investmenttrusts

The information provided in this statement should not be considered as a
financial promotion.

Interim management statements are expected to be published in January and July
each year.

For and on behalf of

Invesco Asset Management Limited

22 July 2011

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An Investment Company under Section 833 of the                                 
Companies Act 2006