Transaction in Own Shares

The European Investment Trust plc (“the Company”)

The Company announces that on 31 August 2016 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

Ordinary Shares:

Date of purchase:	31 August 2016
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	1,000
Lowest price per share	704.0p
Highest price per share	704.0p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Following the above transaction, the Company has 42,057,550 ordinary shares in issue. Each of the Company's shares carries one vote.  Accordingly, the total number of voting rights of the Company is 42,057,550.

1 September 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