Dividend Declaration

European Assets Trust NV
04 January 2007

To:    RNS

From:  European Assets Trust NV

Date:  4 January 2007




Dividend Announcement

•  6 per cent yield level on net asset value for annual distributions to
   shareholders

•  Dividend for 2007 increased by 29 per cent to Euro 0.888 per share.

•  Three dividends to be paid in year, each of Euro 0.296 per share.



The Board is pleased to announce the dividends expected to be paid by the
Company in respect of the year to 31 December 2007.  In accordance with the
Company's policy the annual dividend will be equivalent to 6 per cent of the net
asset value of the Company at the end of the preceding year.  For 2007 this will
equate to a total dividend of Euro 0.888 per share (2006: Euro 0.69 per share,
net), which represents an increase of 29 per cent compared with 2006. The
dividend will be paid in three equal instalments of Euro 0.296 per share at the
end of January, May and August 2007.



The January dividend payment of Euro 0.296 will be paid on 26 January 2007 to
shareholders on the register on 12 January 2007, having an ex-dividend date of
10 January 2007.



Elections for scrip dividends must be received by the Company's administrator,
Computershare Investor Services PLC, by the record date in order to apply to
this dividend.



For further information contact:
                                                  
Crispin Longden (Investment Manager)                   Tel [phone]
Michael Campbell (Company Secretary)                   Tel [phone]
F&C Asset Management plc, Edinburgh


Wilbert van Twuijver (Managing Director)
FCA Management BV, Rotterdam                           Tel [phone]








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