Interim Management Statement

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc
12 December 2007

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc - Interim management statement
To the members of Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

This interim management statement has been produced solely to provide additional
information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant requirements of the
UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It should not be
relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose.

This interim management statement relates to the period from 1 September 2007 to
12 December 2007, and contains information that covers this period, up to the
date of publication of this interim management statement, unless otherwise
specified.

Investment objective

To achieve long term capital growth through investment in the Far East.  The
Company's benchmark is the MSCI All Country Asia (ex Japan) Index.  Investments
are made in stockmarkets in the region, with the exception of Japan and
Australasia, principally in large companies.  When appropriate, the trust will
utilise gearing to maximise long term returns.

Benchmark

MSCI All Country Asia (ex Japan)

Material events and their impact on the Trust

On 31 October 2007, the Company announced its annual results for the year to 31
August 2007.  On 12 December 2007 the Company held its Annual General Meeting at
which all resolutions were passed.  The special business included resolutions to
allow the Company to issue shares (up to 5% of the issued share capital without
pre-emption) and to buy back shares (up to 14.99% of the issued share capital).

The Company's final dividend of 1.1p per Ordinary share will be paid on 14
December 2007 to shareholders on the register on 16 November 2007.  The ex-date
was 14 November 2007.

Material transactions and their impact on the Trust's financial position

Over the three month period to 30 November 2007 the Company's net asset value
rose 10.2% on a total return basis compared to a rise of 11.4% in the MSCI AC
Asia (ex Japan) Index.  The Company has bought back 2,120,000 shares for the
period from 1 September 2007 to 12 December 2007.

For latest NAV and share price information, please refer to the Trust's website,
www.edinburghdragon.co.uk.

Ten largest equity holdings

as at 30 November 2007
Holding                                       %
Samsung Electronics pref                    4.5
Swire Pacific 'B'                           3.6
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp                3.5
China Mobile                                3.3
United Overseas Bank                        3.1
Sun Hung Kai Properties                     3.0
CNOOC                                       2.8
PTT Exploration and Production              2.8
HDFC                                        2.8
Shinsegae                                   2.8
Total                                      32.2


Country allocation

as at 30 November 2007
Country                                   Trust
Singapore                                  22.8
Hong Kong                                  17.4
India                                      13.8
South Korea                                11.9
China                                       8.0
Malaysia                                    7.2
Taiwan                                      6.4
Thailand                                    5.0
Philippines                                 2.3
Indonesia                                   1.6
Sri Lanka                                   0.8
Cash                                        2.8
Total                                     100.0



Assets at 30 November 2007
Investments                             £441.5m
Cash                                     £12.0m
Total gross assets                      £453.5m
No of shares in issue               234,956,875
Net asset value                         176.43p
Discount                                  11.5%



Cumulative performance (%)
                                  as at      3 months     6 months       1 year      3 years      5 years
                             30/11/2007
Share Price                       152.3           6.3          9.3         14.4         96.1        186.9
NAV                               176.4          10.2         11.8         26.0        102.2        170.6
MSCI AC Asia ex Japan                            11.4         21.5         40.7        122.7        185.7





Discrete performance (%)
                                      30/11/2007    30/11/2006    30/11/2005    30/11/2004    30/11/2003
Share Price                                 14.4          19.5          43.4           4.3          40.2
NAV                                         26.0          18.2          35.7           2.1          31.0
MSCI AC Asia  ex Japan                      40.7          19.8          32.1           8.9          17.8



Total Return; NAV to NAV, Net Income Reinvested, GBP



Source: Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, Factset, Financial Times and
Fundamental Data



Please note that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and
that the value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise
and may be affected by exchange rate movements.  Investors may not get back the
amount they originally invested.



For Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

Edinburgh Fund Managers plc, Secretary


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