Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    The European Investment Trust   
issuer of existing shares to which voting      plc                             
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may                  
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting             
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify): Result of company share repurchases        yes         
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to   1607 Capital Partners, LLC              
notification obligation:                                                       
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     Bny Mellon  4,139,659                            
different from 3):                                                             
                                       Northern Trust   1,026,392                        
                                                                            
                                       State Street   485,548                          
                                                                  
                                       Bank of New York   39,108                     
                                                                              
                                                                   
5. Date of transaction (and date on    February 17, 2010                       
which the threshold is crossed or                                              
reached if different):                                                         
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:      February 19, 2010                       
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 13%                                     
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                            
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/    Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering         
type of   to the triggering   transaction                                      
shares    transaction                                                          
                                                                             
If                                                                               
possible
use ISIN  Number of Number of Number of Number of voting  Percentage of                  
code      shares    voting    shares    rights            voting rights                  
          rights                                                               
                              Direct   Indirect Direct    Indirect             
                                                                               
GB0003295010: 5,690,707 5,690,707 shares = 13.15%                              

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting      Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
Same as above                                                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:                                                      
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                                                               
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name: