Interim Management Statement

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                   for the Three Months ended 31 December 2013                   

Material Event

On 15 October 2013, the Board were informed by its Manager, Invesco Asset
Management Limited, that Neil Woodford, the Company's portfolio manager, will
be leaving Invesco Perpetual in April 2014. The Board is carefully reviewing
with the Manager proposed future arrangements for the management of the Company
and will make a further announcement in due course.

Dividends

During the period, a first interim dividend of 5 pence per Ordinary share in
respect of the year ending 31 March 2014 was paid on 29 November 2013 to
Ordinary shareholders on the Company's register on 22 November 2013. On 21
January 2014 the Board declared a second interim dividend of 5 pence per
Ordinary share, payable on 21 February 2014 to shareholders on the Company's
register on 7 February 2014.

Performance - Total Return

                                3 Months       1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                               
Share Price                         1.6%        23.1%        52.0%       135.8%
                                                                               
Net Asset Value (at par)            6.0%        30.4%        56.8%       105.4%
                                                                               
FTSE All-Share Index                5.5%        20.8%        31.0%        95.2%

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream



Share Price and Discount

                                         For the Three Months Ended 31 Dec 2013
                                                                               
                      As at 31 Dec 2013      High         Low        Average   
                                                                               
Share price (pence)         604.00          611.50       563.00       586.83   
                                                                               
Discount                     2.6%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at par)                                                                  
                                                                               
Discount                     0.4%                                              
                                                                               
(debt at fair value)                                                           

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream



Assets and Gearing

                                                31 Dec 2013
                                                           
Total Gross Assets (£m)                             1,408.1
                                                           
of which cash funds and cash (£m)                       0.4
                                                           
Borrowings at par (£m)                                197.8
                                                           
Cum income Net Asset Value - debt at par              620.3
(pence)                                                    
                                                           
Gross Gearing                                         16.5%
                                                           
Net Gearing                                           16.5%

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 2013
                                                       
Healthcare                                        32.8%
                                                       
Consumer Goods                                    22.8%
                                                       
Industrials                                       19.6%
                                                       
Utilities                                          8.3%
                                                       
Financials                                         7.8%
                                                       
Telecommunications                                 7.8%
                                                       
Consumer Services                                  0.9%

Top Ten Holdings

      Investments                                  %       
                                             of Portfolio  
                                                           
1     AstraZeneca                                9.3%      
                                                           
2     GlaxoSmithKline                            8.8%      
                                                           
3     BT Group                                   7.8%      
                                                           
4     British American Tobacco                   6.2%      
                                                           
5     Roche - Swiss common stock                 5.8%      
                                                           
6     Imperial Tobacco                           5.2%      
                                                           
7     BAE Systems                                5.2%      
                                                           
8     Reckitt Benckiser                          4.6%      
                                                           
9     Capita                                     4.3%      
                                                           
10    Reynolds American - US common stock        4.3%      

All ordinary shares unless otherwise stated



Changes to Share Capital

                                       Ordinary shares of 25p each   
                                                                     
                                              Issued         Treasury
                                                                     
As at 30 Sep 2013                        195,116,734                0
                                                                     
Shares bought back                                 0                0
                                                                     
Shares issued                                      0                0
                                                                     
As at 31 Dec 2013                        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

21 January 2014

Registered Office:                                       Administrative Office:
                                                                               
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Edinburgh EH3 9EP                                      Telephone: [phone]
Registered in Scotland No 1836                         Facsimile: 020 7065 3166
                                                                               
An Investment Company under Section 833 of the Companies Act 2006