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                                                                
                                                                                                           
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         Change in our Terms & Conditions restricting the exercise of Voting              X   
specify):             Rights to Discretionary client holdings                                              
                                                                                                           
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                       Investec Wealth & Investment Limited        
notification obligation:                                                                                   
                                                                                                           
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                  N/A                        
 (if different from 3.):                                                                                   
                                                                                                           
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                     1st June 2015                   
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                          
reached:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                           
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          2nd June 2015                   
                                                                                                           
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                          15%                        
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                                                                                                
using           Number            Number          Number      Number of voting     % of  voting            
the ISIN CODE   of                of              of shares   rights               rights                  
                Shares            Voting                                                                   
                                  Rights          Direct      Direct      Indirect Direct      Indirect    
                                                                                                           
Ordinary Shares 6,798,397         6,798,397       6,442,471   6,442,471            15.31%                  
                                                                                                           
GB0003295010                                                                                               
                                                                                                           
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                        
                                                                                                           
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                       
                                                                                                           
Type of financial         Expiration        Exercise/               Number of voting       % of voting     
instrument                date              Conversion Period       rights that may be     rights          
                                                                    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 financial  Exercise       Expiration   Exercise/      Number of voting rights  % of voting         
instrument         price          date         Conversion     instrument refers to     rights              
                                               period                                                      
                                                                                                           
                                                                                       Nominal      Delta  
                                                                                                           
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                              
                                                                                                           
Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights                      
                                                                                                           
6,442,471                                                 15.31%                                           
                                                                                                           
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                             
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                 
                                                                                                           
Discretionary 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         N/A                                            
to hold:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                           
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold           N/A                                            
voting rights:                                                                                             
                                                                                                           
13. Additional information:                                 N/A                                            
                                                                                                           
14. Contact name:                                           Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI                  
                                                            Senior Compliance Manager                      
                                                                                                           
15. Contact telephone number:                               020 7597 1356