Interim Management Statement

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                   for the Three Months ended 31 December 2012                   

Material Events

On 31 December 2012 William Samuel retired as a Director of the Company.

Dividends

During the period, a first interim dividend of 5 pence per Ordinary share in
respect of the year ending 31 March 2013 was paid on 30 November 2012 to
Ordinary shareholders on the Company's register on 16 November 2012. On 15
January 2013 the Board declared a second interim dividend of 5 pence per
Ordinary share, payable on 22 February 2013 to shareholders on the Company's
register on 8 February 2013.

Performance - Total Return

                                3 Months       1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                               
Share Price                        -0.2%        12.9%        59.6%        44.5%
                                                                               
Net Asset Value (at par)           -0.8%         6.5%        38.8%        16.1%
                                                                               
FTSE All-Share Index                3.8%        12.3%        24.2%        13.2%

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream

Share Price and Discount

                                         For the Three Months Ended 31 Dec 2012
                                                                               
                      As at 31 Dec 2012      High         Low        Average   
                                                                               
Share price (pence)         511.00          525.00       486.50       507.92   
                                                                               
Premium                      3.0%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at par)                                                                  
                                                                               
Premium                      8.5%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at fair value)                                                           

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream

Assets and Gearing

                                                31 Dec 2012
                                                           
Total Gross Assets (£m)                             1,165.8
                                                           
of which cash funds and cash (£m)                       0.3
                                                           
Borrowings at par (£m)                                197.6
                                                           
Cum income Net Asset Value - debt at par              496.2
(pence)                                                    
                                                           
Gross Gearing                                         20.7%
                                                           
Net Gearing                                           20.6%

Gross Gearing reflects the amount of gross borrowings in use by a company and
takes no account of any cash balances. It is based on gross borrowings as a
percentage of shareholders' funds.

Net Gearing reflects the amount of net borrowings invested i.e. borrowings less
cash and investments in money market funds. It is based on net borrowings as a
percentage of shareholders' funds.

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(excluding cash)

                                            31 Dec 2012
                                                       
Healthcare                                        32.4%
                                                       
Consumer Goods                                    24.7%
                                                       
Industrials                                       18.0%
                                                       
Utilities                                          7.9%
                                                       
Financials                                         6.8%
                                                       
Telecommunications                                 6.3%
                                                       
Oil & Gas                                          2.2%
                                                       
Consumer Services                                  1.6%
                                                       
Basic Materials                                    0.1%          
                                                       

Top Ten Holdings

      Investments                                  %       
                                                           
                                             of Portfolio  
                                                           
1     AstraZeneca                                9.3%      
                                                           
2     GlaxoSmithKline                            9.0%      
                                                           
3     British American Tobacco                   7.1%      
                                                           
4     BT                                         6.3%      
                                                           
5     Roche - Swiss common stock                 5.8%      
                                                           
6     Imperial Tobacco                           5.1%      
                                                           
7     Reckitt Benckiser                          4.7%      
                                                           
8     BAE Systems                                4.7%      
                                                           
9     Reynolds American - US common stock        4.5%      
                                                           
10    Capita                                     3.7%      

All ordinary shares unless otherwise stated

Changes to Share Capital

                                       Ordinary shares of 25p each   
                                                                     
                                              Issued         Treasury
                                                                     
As at 30 Sep 2012                        195,116,734                0
                                                                     
Shares bought back                                 0                0
                                                                     
Shares issued                                      0                0
                                                                     
As at 31 Dec 2012                        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', in the Daily Telegraph under `Investment Trusts' and in The
Scotsman.

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

15 January 2013

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