Annual Information Update

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc                       

In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the information published during the 12
months ended 31 March 2006 in respect of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc is
as follows:-

Further details may be obtained from the Company Secretary or from the London
Stock Exchange website (www.londonstockexchange.com/rns)

All of the information was notified via PR Newswire. Please note that some of
the information announced during the period may now be out of date.

The Company's net asset values have been announced each business day during the
past year. These are not separately noted in the schedule below.

Notifiable event                                                 Date of       
                                                                 announcement  
                                                                               
Top 10 holdings and holdings over 5% as at 31 March 2005         04.04.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 31 March 2005     15.04.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 30 April 2005     13.05.05      
                                                                               
Repurchase of 750,000 shares for cancellation                    17.05.05      
                                                                               
Preliminary announcement of results to 31 March 2005             25.05.05      
                                                                               
Appointment of Sir Nigel Wicks as Director                       25.05.05      
                                                                               
Schedule 11: Sir Nigel Wicks shareholding                        07.06.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing Annual Report 2005 with UKLA              16.06.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 31 May 2005       22.06.05      
                                                                               
Top 10 holdings and holdings over 5% as at 30 June 2005          04.07.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 30 June 2005      15.07.05      
                                                                               
AGM Statement                                                    21.07.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing AGM special business resolutions with     22.07.05      
UKLA                                                                           
                                                                               
Director's shareholding - Richard Barfield                       29.08.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 31 July 2005      23.08.05      
                                                                               
Director's shareholding - Scott Dobbie                           23.08.05      
                                                                               
Repurchase of 1,750,000 share for cancellation                   02.09.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 31 August 2005    13.09.05      
                                                                               
Top 10 holdings and holdings over 5% as at 30 September 2005     04.10.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 30 September 2005 17.10.05      
                                                                               
Director's shareholding - Richard Barfield                       17.10.15      
                                                                               
Appointment of Jim Pettigrew as a Director                       28.10.05      
                                                                               
Interim results as at 30 September 2005                          28.10.05      
                                                                               
Director's shareholding - Scott Dobbie                           28.11.05      
                                                                               
Director's shareholding - Scott Dobbie                           05.12.05      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheets as at 31 October 2005  16.12.05      
and 30 November 2005                                                           
                                                                               
Top 10 holdings and holdings over 5% at 31 December 2005         03.01.06      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 31 December 2005  01.02.06      
                                                                               
Confirmation of filing monthly factsheet as at 31 January 2006   09.03.06      
                                                                               
Repurchase of 850,00 shares for cancellation                     22.03.06      
                                                                               
Repurchase of 850,00 shares for cancellation                     23.03.06      
                                                                               
Substantial shareholding - Standard Life                         24.03.06      
                                                                               
Repurchase of 1,000,000 shares for cancellation                  24.03.06      
                                                                               
Repurchase of 300,000 shares for cancellation                    29.03.06      

Contact details for queries:

Stephen Westwood

Head of Investment Trusts, Fidelity

Tel: [phone]

Rebecca Burtonwood

For and on behalf of

Fidelity Investments International

Company Secretary

01737 836 869