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 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:
Wells Capital Management, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
February 1, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified: February 2, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
13%

   

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of  voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0003295010 5,585,683 5,585,683 5,675,683 5,675,683 13.51%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/
Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,675,683 13.51%

   

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: Wells Capital Management, Inc.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder acquired: 90,000
12. Date on which proxy holder acquired voting rights: February 1, 2017
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Hannah Kim
15. Contact telephone number: 1-415-222-5030
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