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 attached:                        The European Investment Trust plc

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
notification obligation:                                                       1607 Capital Partners, LLC          
                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                           
 (if different from 3.):                                                       Northern Trust          3,514,724

                                                                               Bny Mellon              2,575,373
                                                                                         
                                                                               State Street            1,055,772

5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                   
which the threshold is crossed or  reached:                                    December 3, 2014         

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              December 4, 2014         

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                17%               

8. Notified details:                                                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                            

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
using         of             of              of shares   rights                                          
the ISIN      Shares         Voting                                                                    
CODE                         Rights                                                                    
                                             Direct      Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect   
                                                                                                               
GB0003295010  7,170,869      7,170,869                            7,145,869              16.99%   


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                            

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                           

Type of        Expiration             Exercise/                 Number of voting              % of voting    
financial      date                   Conversion Period         rights that may be            rights         
instrument                                                      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 price         Expiration     Exercise/    Number of voting rights      % of voting      
financial                            date           Conversion   instrument refers to         rights           
instrument                                          period                                                     
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
                                                                                              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: