Interim Management Statement

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                    for the Three Months ended 30 June 2013                     

Material Events

Victoria Hastings and Glen Suarez were appointed Directors of the Company with
effect from 23 May and 24 May 2013, respectively.

Dividends

During the period the Company declared a third interim dividend in respect of
the year ended 31 March 2013 of 5 pence per ordinary share. This was paid on 23
May 2013 to shareholders on the Company's register on 3 May 2013.

The Company's proposed final dividend of 7.8 pence per share was approved by
shareholders today. The dividend will be paid on 31 July 2013 to shareholders
on the Company's register on 14 June 2013.

Performance - Total Return

                                3 Months       1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                               
Share Price                         1.0%        20.6%        69.2%        92.6%
                                                                               
Net Asset Value (at par)            2.1%        21.5%        67.1%        63.3%
                                                                               
FTSE All-Share Index               -1.7%        17.9%        43.5%        38.2%

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream


Share Price and Discount

                                         For the Three Months Ended 30 Jun 2013
                                                                               
                      As at 30 Jun 2013      High         Low        Average   
                                                                               
Share price (pence)         565.00          599.00       548.00       578.04   
                                                                               
Discount                     1.6%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at par)                                                                  
                                                                               
Premium                      1.9%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at fair value)                                                           

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream


Assets and Gearing

                                    30 Jun 2013
                                               
Total Gross Assets (£m)                 1,318.5
                                               
of which cash funds and                       -
cash (£m)                                      
                                               
Borrowings at par (£m)                    197.7
                                               
Cum income net asset                      574.5
                                               
Value - debt at par (pence)                    
                                               
Gross Gearing                             17.8%

Gross Gearing reflects the amount of gross borrowings in use by a company and
takes no account of any cash balances. It is based on gross borrowings as a
percentage of shareholders' funds.

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 (excluding cash)

                                     30 Jun 2013
                                                
Healthcare                                 33.3%
                                                
Consumer Goods                             24.3%
                                                
Industrials                                18.9%
                                                
Utilities                                   7.9%
                                                
Telecommunications                          7.3%
                                                
Financials                                  6.8%
                                                
Consumer Services                           1.5%
                                                
Basic Materials                             0.0%
                                                
Oil & Gas                                   0.0%



Top Ten Holdings

     Investments                           %       
                                                   
                                      of Portfolio 
                                                   
1    GlaxoSmithKline                      9.6%     
                                                   
2    AstraZeneca                          8.6%     
                                                   
3    BT                                   7.2%     
                                                   
4    British American Tobacco             6.6%     
                                                   
5    Roche - Swiss common stock           6.2%     
                                                   
6    Imperial Tobacco                     5.1%     
                                                   
7    BAE Systems                          4.8%     
                                                   
8    Reynolds American - US common stock  4.8%     
                                                   
9    Reckitt Benckiser                    4.8%     
                                                   
10   Capita                               4.3%     

All ordinary shares unless otherwise stated



Changes to Share Capital

                                       Ordinary shares of 25p each   
                                                                     
                                              Issued         Treasury
                                                                     
At 31 March 2013                         195,116,734                0
                                                                     
Shares bought back                                 0                0
                                                                     
Shares issued                                      0                0
                                                                     
At 30 June 2013                          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', in the Daily Telegraph under `Investment Trusts' and in The
Scotsman.

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

19 July 2013

Registered Office:                                       Administrative Office:
                                                                               
Quartermile One                                              30 Finsbury Square
15 Lauriston Place                                              London EC2A 1AG
Edinburgh EH3 9EP                                      Telephone: [phone]
Registered in Scotland No 1836                         Facsimile: 020 7065 3166
                                                                               
An Investment Company under Section 833 of the Companies Act 2006