Interim Management Statement

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                   for the Three Months ended 31 December 2009                   

Material Events

No material events occurred during the period.

Dividends

During the period, the first interim dividend, in respect of the year ended 31
March 2010, of 4.75 pence per share was paid on 27 November 2009 to
shareholders on the Company's register on 20 November 2009.

Performance - Total Return

                                3 Months       1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                               
Share Price                         6.6%        20.1%        -7.6%        41.2%
                                                                               
Net Asset Value                     5.9%        13.5%       -13.9%        23.9%
                                                                               
FTSE All-Share Index                5.5%        30.1%        -4.0%        36.8%

Source: Fundamental Data

Share Price and Discount

                                         For the Three Months Ended 31 Dec 2009
                                                                               
                      As at 31 Dec 2009      High         Low        Average   
                                                                               
Share price                 370.6p          372.0p       341.0p       357.3p   
                                                                               
Discount                    -10.7%                                             
                                                                               
(debt at par)                                                                  
                                                                               
Discount                    -5.0%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at fair value)                                                           

Source: Fundamental Data

Assets and Gearing

                                 31 Dec 2009    30 Sept 2009                   
                                                                               
Total Gross Assets (£m)                988.9           966.6                   
                                                                               
of which comprise cash                   0.1             2.6                   
funds and cash (£m)                                                            
                                                                               
Borrowings at book value               196.7           196.7                   
(£m)                                                                           
                                                                               
Cum income net asset                   414.9           388.1*                 
                                                                               
value (pence)                                                                  
                                                                               
Actual Gearing                           124             126                   

* Ex dividend

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

Sector Breakdown of Portfolio

                              31 Dec 2009       30 Sept 2009
                                                            
Consumer Goods                      24.9%              24.3%
                                                            
Healthcare                          18.1%              17.6%
                                                            
Utilities                           17.0%              17.2%
                                                            
Telecommunications                  11.0%              12.1%
                                                            
Industrials                         10.6%              10.6%
                                                            
Consumer Services                    5.9%               5.6%
                                                            
Financials                           5.9%               5.4%
                                                            
Oil & Gas                            5.4%               5.8%
                                                            
Technology                           1.2%               1.4%

Top Ten Holdings

Ranking  Investments                     %        Bought/Sold     Ranking at   
                                                                               
Now                                of Portfolio    in Period     30 Sept 2009  
                                                                               
1        AstraZeneca                   8.8%           B/S              1       
                                                                               
2        GlaxoSmithKline               8.7%           B/S              2       
                                                                               
3        British American Tobacco      6.3%           B/S              4       
                                                                               
4        Vodafone                      6.1%            S               3       
                                                                               
5        Imperial Tobacco              5.6%           B/S              5       
                                                                               
6        BG                            5.4%            S               6       
                                                                               
7        Reynolds American - US        5.2%           B/S             10       
         common stock                                                          
                                                                               
8        BT                            5.0%            S               7       
                                                                               
9        Tesco                         5.0%            S               8       
                                                                               
10       National Grid                 5.0%           B/S              9       

All ordinary shares unless otherwise stated

Changes to Share Capital

                                       Ordinary shares of 25p each   
                                                                     
                                              Issued         Treasury
                                                                     
At 30 September 2009                     195,116,734                0
                                                                     
Shares bought back                                 0                0
                                                                     
Shares issued                                      0                0
                                                                     
At 31 December 2009                      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

28 January 2010

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Registered in Scotland No 1836                         Facsimile: 020 7065 3166
                                                                               
An Investment Company under Section 833 of the                                 
Companies Act 2006