Result of AGM

Edinburgh New Income Trust plc
06 October 2006

          RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 5 OCTOBER 2006



The board are pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 5
October, 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      Against      Abstain         Total

1        Approval of 2006 Report and Accounts  and            4,021,321            0          196     4,021,517
         Reports of the Directors and Auditors
2        Remuneration Report                                  4,020,136            0        1,381     4,021,517
3        Election of David Ritchie                            4,021,321            0          196     4,021,517
4        Election of Ronnie Hanna                             4,019,223        2,098          196     4,021,517
5        Election of Sir Donald Mackay                        4,019,223        2,098          196     4,021,517
6        Election of Francis Malcolm                          4,021,321            0          196     4,021,517
7        Election of Bernard Solomons                         4,021,321            0          196     4,021,517
8        Re-appoint E&Y as auditors                           4,021,321            0          196     4,021,517
9        Determine the remuneration of auditors               4,021,321            0          196     4,021,517
10       Section 80 authority                                 4,020,769          748            0     4,021,517
         Special resolutions
11       Disapplication of pre-emption rights                 4,020,769          748            0     4,021,517
12       Share buyback authority                              4,007,995       12,337        1,185     4,021,517





PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER ORDINARY AND SPECIAL BUSINESS

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and
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
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS



For Edinburgh New Income Trust plc

Edinburgh Fund Managers plc

Secretary


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