Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                             
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                           The European Investment Trust plc  
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                           
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:                                                                   
                                                                                           
                                                         Northern Trust           2,486,661
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                             
 (if different from 3.):                                 Bny Mellon               1,785,316
                                                                                           
                                                         State Street               691,000
                                                                                           
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                     
which the threshold is crossed or                                            
reached:                                                           April 13, 2015     
                                                                                           
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  April 16, 2015          
                                                                                           
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                          12%

8. Notified details:                                                                          
                                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                           
                                                                                              
Class/type    Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering           
of            to the triggering            transaction                                        
shares        transaction                                                                      
                                                                                              
if possible   Number          Number       Number   Number of voting    % of  voting rights   
using         of              of           of       rights                                    
the ISIN      Shares          Voting       shares                                             
CODE                          Rights                                                          
                                           Direct   Direct   Indirect    Direct    Indirect     
                                                                                              
GB0003295010  5,062,977       5,062,977                      4,962,977               11.80%    
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
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 rights
financial                     date       Conversion instrument refers to                      
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: