Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                       
                                                                                     

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                          
of existing shares to which voting rights are              The European Investment Trust plc
attached:                                                                                   
                                                                                            
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                   
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         yes     
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may                    
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are               
attached                                                                                    
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                   
qualifying financial instruments                                                            
                                                                                            
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            
                                                                                            
Other (please specify):                                                                     
                                                                                            
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                    1607 Capital Partners, LLC      
notification obligation:                                                                    
                                                                                            
                                                      Bny Mellon                3,891,198   
                                                                                            
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                        Northern Trust            2,615,725   
 (if different from 3.):                                                                    
                                                      State Street                984,491 
                                                                                            
                                                      Bank of New York             28,808
                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or                                 March 13, 2012            
reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 March 16, 2012            
                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 18%                  
reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            

8. Notified details:                                                                 
                                                                                     
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                  
                                                                                     

Class/type of   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering         
shares          to the triggering   transaction                                      
                transaction                                                          
                                                                                     
if possible     Number    Number    Number   Number of voting     % of  voting rights
using           of        of        of       rights                                 
the ISIN CODE   Shares    Voting    shares                                           
                          Rights                                                     
                                    Direct   Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indirect  
                                                                                      
 GB0003295010   7,583,222 7,583,222                    7,520,222             17.88%  
                                                                                     

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                  
                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                 
                                                                                     
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting       % of voting     
financial      date           Conversion      rights that may be     rights          
instrument                    Period          acquired if the                        
                                              instrument is                          
                                              exercised/ converted.                  
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial        
Instruments                                                                          
                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                 
                                                                                     
Type of    Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/  Number of voting      % of voting rights
financial  price      date        Conversion rights instrument                       
instrument                        period     refers to                               
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                   Nominal Delta     

Total (A+B+C)                                                                        
                                                                                     
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights                  
                                                                                     
Same as A                                                                            

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                              
                                                                                        
                                                                                      
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                           
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                     
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                       
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                                       
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number: