Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                             
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer           The European Investment Trust  
of existing shares to which voting rights are                             plc               
attached:                                                                                   
                                                                                            
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                   
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                              yes
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result             
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached             
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                   
qualifying financial instruments                                                            
                                                                                            
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            
                                                                                            
Other (please specify):                                                                     
                                                                                            
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                      1607 Capital Partners, LLC    
notification obligation:                                                                    
                                                                                            
                                                           Bny Mellon             4,013,790 
                                                                                            
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             Northern Trust         2,475,303 
 (if different from 3.):                                                                    
                                                           State Street             692,674 
                                                                                            
                                                           Bank of New York           31,808
                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or                                  December 1, 2011         
reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  December 6, 2011         
                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                    17%               
reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                      
                                                                                                          
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                       
                                                                                                          
Class/type   Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction            
of           to the triggering                                                                            
shares       transaction                                                                                  
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
if possible  Number          Number       Number          Number of voting         % of  voting rights x  
using        of              of           of shares       rights                                          
the ISIN     Shares          Voting                                                                       
CODE                         Rights                                                                       
                                          Direct          Direct xi  Indirect xii  Direct   Indirect      
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
GB0003295010 7,208,575                    7,213,575                                17.01                 
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                       
                                                                                                          
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                      
                                                                                                          
Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/               Number of voting               % of voting     
instrument          date           Conversion Period       rights that may be             rights          
                                                           acquired if the                                
                                                           instrument is                                  
                                                           exercised/ converted.                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                             
Instruments                                                                                               
                                                                                                          
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                      
                                                                                                          
Type of       Exercise price Expiration  Exercise/        Number of voting rights   % of voting rights    
financial                    date        Conversion       instrument refers to                            
instrument                               period                                                           
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                    Nominal   Delta       
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                             
                                                                                                          
Number of voting rights                         Percentage of voting rights                               
                                                                                                          
Same as A                                                                                                 
                                                                                                          


 

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 the 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 number: