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 31 March 2010, the issued share capital and voting rights of The European
Investment Trust plc are as follows:

Class of share          Total number of      Number of        Total number of  
                        shares in issue      voting rights    voting rights of 
                        and in circulation   attached to      shares in issue  
                                             each share       and in           
                                                              circulation      
                                                                            
Ordinary 25p shares     42,733,748           1                42,733,748       

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 April 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