Total Voting Rights

The European Investment Trust plc ("the Company")

Total Voting Rights

As a result of the purchase for cancellation of 13,242 Ordinary 25p shares on
12 January 2012 and in conformity with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1A,
the issued share capital and voting rights of the Company are as follows:

Class of share          Total number of      Number of     Total number of  
                        shares in issue and  voting rights voting rights of 
                        in circulation       attached to   shares in issue  
                                             each share    and in           
                                                           circulation      
                                                                            
Ordinary 25p shares     42,316,082           1             42,316,082       

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.

13 January 2012

Enquiries:

Mhairi Macdonald
Edinburgh Partners Limited
Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter EX4 4EP