Total Voting Rights

The European Investment Trust plc

Total Voting Rights


 

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency rule 5.6.1, we would like to
notify the market of the following:

As at 28 February 2010, the issued share capital and voting rights of The
European Investment Trust plc are as follows:

Class of     Total number of    Number of   Total number of
share        shares in issue    voting      voting rights  
             and in circulation rights      of shares in   
                                attached to issue and in   
                                each share  circulation    
                                                           
Ordinary 25p 43,270,748         1           43,270,748     
shares                                                     

The above total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are
required to notify their interest in The European Investment Trust plc under
the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

1 March 2010

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

Beaufort House

51 New North Road

Exeter

EX4 4EP