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:                                                                                  
                                                                                                          
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                         Northern Trust                                     
 (if different from 3.):                                                 2,132,799                        
                                                                                                          
                                                       Bny Mellon                                         
                                                                         1,500,470                        
                                                                                                          
                                                       State Street                                       
                                                                         564,400                          
                                                                                                          
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                    June 1, 2015                    
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                         
reached:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                          
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         June 4, 2015                    
                                                                                                          
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                         10%                        
reached:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                          
8. Notified details:                                                                                      
                                                                                                          
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                       
                                                                                                          
Class/type of   Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering transaction    
shares          to the triggering                                                                         
                transaction                                                                               
if possible                                                                                               
using           Number           Number           Number     Number of voting      % of  voting rights    
the ISIN CODE   of               of               of shares  rights                                       
                Shares           Voting                                                                   
                                 Rights           Direct     Direct      Indirect  Direct      Indirect   
                                                                                                          
GB0003295010    4,232,669        4,232,669                               4,197,669             9.98%      
                                                                                                          
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                     
                                                                                                          
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: