Result of AGM

The European Investment Trust plc (the "Company")               

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held
today, all resolutions were passed.

Resolutions 1 to 10 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 11 to 14 related
to Special Business, as set out below:

Special Resolution 11: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.

Ordinary Resolution 12: To allot shares in accordance with statutory
pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 13: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with
statutory pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 14: To hold general meetings (other than Annual General
Meetings) on 14 clear days' notice.

All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The proxy votes received in
relation to these resolutions were as follows:

Resolutions            Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Withheld      Votes at
                                                                     Chairman's
                                                                     Discretion
                                                                               
Resolution 1          19,801,148               0            5,213        50,937
                                                                               
Resolution 2          19,224,110         406,514          175,190        51,484
                                                                               
Resolution 3          19,632,739         135,932           38,961        49,666
                                                                               
Resolution 4          19,692,794          77,419           37,476        49,609
                                                                               
Resolution 5          19,365,069         170,075          265,918        56,236
                                                                               
Resolution 6          19,634,339          66,019          100,704        56,236
                                                                               
Resolution 7          19,599,669         100,860          100,112        56,657
                                                                               
Resolution 8          19,626,985          75,684           98,393        56,236
                                                                               
Resolution 9          19,799,978           5,032              813        51,475
                                                                               
Resolution 10         19,798,150           6,455            1,218        51,475
                                                                               
Resolution 11         19,647,384         134,197           21,416        54,301
                                                                               
Resolution 12         19,574,474         151,414           78,746        52,664
                                                                               
Resolution 13         19,509,786         220,296           75,708        51,508
                                                                               
Resolution 14         19,434,790         265,737           96,663        57,080

Under the Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will
be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the
National Storage Mechanism, which is located at:

www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

22 January 2013

Enquiries:

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

The Company's registered office address is:

Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP