Dividend Declaration

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc

HEADLINE:            Declaration of third interim dividend

The Directors of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc announce that they have declared a third interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2019 of 6.25 pence per ordinary share (2018: 5.8p), payable on 31 May 2019 to Ordinary Shareholders on the register on 3 May 2019.  The shares will be quoted ex-dividend on 2 May 2019.

A final dividend will be paid, as in previous years, in July 2019, subject to shareholder consent.

The first interim dividend of 6.25 pence per share was paid on 30 November 2018 to shareholders on the Company’s register on 16 November 2018 (ex dividend date being 15 November 2018).  The second interim dividend of 6.25 pence per ordinary share was paid on 28 February 2019 to shareholders on the Company’s register on 8 February 2019 (ex-dividend date being 7 February 2019). 

Kelly Nice

for and on behalf of

Invesco Asset Management Limited

Corporate Company Secretary

23 April 2019