Directorate Change

The European Investment Trust plc (the “Company”)

Appointment of Director

The European Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael MacPhee as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2016.

Mr MacPhee, having been called to the English Bar in 1987, joined Baillie Gifford & Co in 1989 and became a partner in 1998. He headed the firm’s European Department from 2003 to 2008 and thereafter co-managed a global investment strategy. From 1998 until his retirement from the firm in 2014, he was the manager of Mid Wynd International Investment Trust PLC.

There are no details or disclosures required under section 9.6.13R (1-6) of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules.

26 November 2015

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: [phone]

The Company’s registered office address is:

Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter EX4 4EP