Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                   The European                   
of existing shares to which voting rights are                     Investment Trust Plc                      
attached:ii                                                          
                                                                  
                                                                                        
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                           Rensburg Sheppards   
notification obligation:iii                                       Investment Management 
                                                                         Limited        
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                             N/A          
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                              7th January 2011    
which the threshold is crossed or                                                       
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   10th January 2011   
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     5%           
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                   
                                                                                                       
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                           
                                                                                                       
Class/type   Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
of           to the triggering                                                                         
shares       transaction                                                                               
                                                                                                       
             Number                 Number        Number   Number of voting        % of  voting rights 
if possible  of                     of            of       rights                  x                   
using        Shares                 Voting        shares                                               
the ISIN                            Rights                                                             
CODE                                              Direct   Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect    
    
GB0003295010                                                                                                
Ordinary                                                                                               
Shares       1,696,479              1,696,479                        2,130,614             5.02%       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                           
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                    
                                                                                                       
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                   
                                                                                                       
Type of        Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting             % of voting   
financial      date xiii             Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be           rights        
instrument                                                  acquired if the                            
                                                            instrument is                              
                                                            exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                          
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                    
                                                                                                       
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                   
                                                                                                       
Type of       Exercise price        Expiration  Exercise/  Number of voting rights    % of voting      
financial                           date xvii   Conversion instrument refers to       rights xix, xx   
instrument                                      period                                                 
                                                xviii                                                  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                      Nominal Delta      
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                          
                                                                                                       
Number of voting rights                                  Percentage of voting rights                   
                                                                                                       
2,130,614                                                5.02%                                         
                                                                                                       


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by               
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited.                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                           
                                                                       N/A              
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                     
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                       N/A              
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                       
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                       N/A              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                        N/A                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                        Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI   
14. Contact name:                                                                       
                                                        Senior Compliance Manager       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                                           
                                                        020 7597 1356