Portfolio Update

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
02 March 2007

EDINBURGH NEW INCOME TRUST PLC - 10 LARGEST INVESTMENTS

The company announces that the ten largest investments as at close of business
on 28 February 2007 were as follows:

Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets
NAME                                                                        Market Value       % Ttl Gross
                                                                                                    Assets

Top 10 Portfolio Assets
NAME                                                                        Market Value       % Ttl Gross
                                                                                                    Assets
BT GROUP PLC                                                                   2,104,743             4.62%
BARCLAYS ORD                                                                   1,968,104             4.32%
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND                                                         1,719,704             3.77%
LLOYDS TSB GROUP                                                               1,698,546             3.73%
CENTRICA                                                                       1,673,784             3.67%
UNITED UTILITIES                                                               1,498,563             3.29%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO                                                       1,470,652             3.23%
HSBC HOLDINGS                                                                  1,316,399             2.89%
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL                                                              1,173,471             2.58%
NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO                                                            972,062             2.13%



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