Transaction in Own Shares

The European Investment Trust plc (“the Company”)

The Company announces that on 12 August 2016 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the main market of London Stock Exchange plc.

Ordinary Shares:

Date of purchase:	12 August 2016
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	3,768
Lowest price per share	710.0p
Highest price per share	713.0p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Following the above transaction, the Company has 42,063,870 ordinary shares in issue. Each of the Company's shares carries one vote.  Accordingly, the total number of voting rights of the Company is 42,063,870.

[12] August 2016

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: [phone]

The Company’s registered office address is:

Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP