Interim Management Statement

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                    for the Three Months ended 30 June 2010                     

Material Events

No material events occurred during the period.

Dividends

The third interim dividend, in respect of the year ended 31 March 2010, of 4.75
pence per share was paid on 31 March 2010 to shareholders on the Company's
register on 12 March 2010.

A final dividend of 6.35 pence per share was declared and will be paid on 30
July 2010 to shareholders on the register on 18 June 2010.

Performance - Total Return

                                3 Months       1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                               
Share Price                        -1.7%        31.7%        -7.1%        39.9%
                                                                               
Net Asset Value                    -4.9%        24.9%       -20.6%        13.3%
                                                                               
(debt at par)                                                                  
                                                                               
FTSE All-Share Index              -11.8%        21.1%       -16.2%        18.7%

Source: Morningstar

Share Price and Discount

                                           For the Three Months Ended 30 June  
                                                          2010                 
                                                                               
                      As at 30 June 2010     High         Low        Average   
                                                                               
Share price                 383.4p          405.5p       366.0p       390.8p   
                                                                               
(Discount)/Premium          -2.9%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at par)                                                                  
                                                                               
(Discount)/Premium           3.7%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at fair value)                                                           

Source: Morningstar

Assets and Gearing

                                30 June 2010   31 March 2010             Change
                                                                               
Total Gross Assets (£m)                970.3         1,024.2              -5.3%
                                                                               
of which comprise cash                   0.1             0.2                   
funds and cash (£m)                                                            
                                                                               
Borrowings at Par (£m)                 196.9           196.9                   
                                                                               
Cum income net asset                   396.4            416.1*            -4.7%
                                                                               
value (pence)                                                                  
                                                                               
Actual Gearing                           126             124                   

* 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.

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

                             31 June 2010      31 March 2010
                                                            
Consumer Goods                      25.2%              25.9%
                                                            
Healthcare                          20.7%              18.7%
                                                            
Utilities                           17.4%              16.5%
                                                            
Telecommunications                  10.3%              10.1%
                                                            
Industrials                          9.9%              10.5%
                                                            
Financials                           6.1%               5.4%
                                                            
Consumer Services                    5.8%               6.8%
                                                            
Oil & Gas                            4.6%               5.1%
                                                            
Technology                           0.0%               1.0%

Top Ten Holdings

Ranking  Investments                     %        Bought/Sold     Ranking at    
                                   of Portfolio    in Period     31 March 2010 
                                                                               
1        AstraZeneca                   9.5%           B/S              1       
                                                                               
2        GlaxoSmithKline               8.8%           B/S              2       
                                                                               
3        British American Tobacco      7.0%            S               3       
                                                                               
4        Reynolds American - US        5.4%            S               5       
         common stock                                                          
                                                                               
5        Vodafone                      5.4%            S               4       
                                                                               
6        BT                            4.9%           B/S              9       
                                                                               
7        Imperial Tobacco              4.9%            S               7       
                                                                               
8        National Grid                 4.8%           B/S             10       
                                                                               
9        BG                            4.6%            S               6       
                                                                               
10       Tesco                         4.3%            S               8       

All ordinary shares unless otherwise stated

Changes to Share Capital

                                       Ordinary shares of 25p each   
                                                                     
                                              Issued         Treasury
                                                                     
At 31 March 2010                         195,116,734                0
                                                                     
Shares bought back                                 0                0
                                                                     
Shares issued                                      0                0
                                                                     
At 30 June 2010                          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

23 July 2010

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