Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer              The European Investment 
of existing shares to which voting rights are                   Trust plc               
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          X    
                                                                                        
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   
notification obligation:iii                              Investec Wealth & Investment Limited     
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                      
 (if different from 3.):iv                                              N/A                
                                                         
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                        
reached: v                                                        2nd August 2013                      
                                                              
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 5th August 2013       
                                                  
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     
reached: vi, vii                                                   From 8% to 9%                     

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                                                                               
                                                                                                       
if possible   Number        Number        Number   Number of voting          % of  voting rights x
using         of            of            of       rights                   
the ISIN      Shares        Voting        shares                                               
CODE                        Rights                                                             
                                          Direct   Direct xi  Indirect xii   Direct  Indirect    
                                                                                                       
Ordinary                                                                                               
Shares                                                                                                 
              3,782,244     3,782,244                         3,790,424              9.01%       
GB0003295010                                                                                                      
                                                                                           
                                                                                                       
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 period xviii   instrument refers to      rights xix, xx   
instrument                                                                                        
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                 Nominal Delta      
                                                                                                       
          
       
                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                          
                                                                                                       
Number of voting rights                   Percentage of voting rights                   
                                                                                                       
3,790,424                                 9.01%                                         



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 Investec Wealth & Investment 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