Result of AGM

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

HEADLINE: Annual General Meeting Result

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 22 July 2011 shareholders
approved the following resolutions:

Ordinary Business

Ordinary Resolutions

 1. to receive the Annual Accounts and Reports for the year ended 31 March
    2011;
   
 2. to declare a final dividend of 6.55 pence per ordinary share;
   
 3. to re-elect Jim Pettigrew as a Director of the Company;
   
 4. to re-elect Richard Barfield as a Director of the Company;
   
 5. to re-elect Nicola Ralston as a Director of the Company;
   
 6. to re-elect William Samuel as a Director of the Company;
   
 7. to re-elect Sir Nigel Wicks as a Director of the Company;
   
 8. to elect Gordon McQueen as a Director of the Company;
   
 9. to receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended
    31 March 2011;
   
10. to re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors;
   
11. to authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors;
   
Special Business (please refer to the Notice of Meeting for the full text of
the resolutions)

Ordinary Resolution

12. to authorise the Directors to allot securities;
   
Special Resolutions

13. to authorise the Directors to allot securities for cash, disapplying
    statutory pre-emption rights;
   
14. to renew the Directors' authority to purchase shares of the Company in the
    market for cancellation or for holding in Treasury within the parameters
    specified;
   
15. to amend the Company's Investment Policy; and
   
16. that the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company
    (other than AGMs) shall be not less than 14 days' notice.
   
The resolutions were passed by show of hands. The proxy votes lodged with the
Registrar will be available via the Company's website at
www.invescoperpetual.co.uk/investmenttrusts

Retirement of Scott Dobbie and appointment of Jim Pettigrew as Chairman of the
Company

The Company confirms that as already announced Scott Dobbie, who had served on
the Board since 1998 and as Chairman since 2003 retired at the conclusion of
the Annual General Meeting, and that Jim Pettigrew has been appointed to
succeed him.

Invesco Asset Management Limited, Secretary

22 July 2011