Result of AGM

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
25 September 2007

        RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2007



The board are pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 25
September 2007, all resolutions were passed by shareholders.



The proxy votes received in respect of the Annual General Meeting are shown in
the following table:




         Ordinary Resolutions                                   For (inc      Against      Abstain         Total
                                                          discretionary)
1        Approval of 2007 Report and Accounts  and             5,509,251            0      106,948     5,616,199
         Reports of the Directors and Auditors

2        Remuneration Report                                   5,486,249       21,090      108,860     5,616,199

3        Re-election of Ronnie Hanna                           5,507,339            0      108,860     5,616,199

4        Re-election of Sir Donald Mackay                      5,507,339                   108,860     5,616,199

5        Re-appoint E&Y as auditors                            5,501,397        7,854      106,948     5,616,199

6        Determine the remuneration of auditors                5,509,251                   106,948     5,616,199

7        Section 80 authority                                  5,496,259        5,900      114,040     5,616,199

         Special resolutions
8        Disapplication of pre-emption rights                  5,496,259        5,900      114,040     5,616,199

9        Share buyback authority                               5,484,474       17,685      114,040     5,616,199





PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER ORDINARY AND SPECIAL BUSINESS

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will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

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For Edinburgh New Income Trust plc

Edinburgh Fund Managers plc

Secretary


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