Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying   The European Investment Trust plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       yes          
                                                                               
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): ______________                                         
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject   1607 Capital Partners, LLC                 
to notification obligation:                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if  Bny Mellon                                 
different from 3):                                                             
                                    4,328,659                                  
                                                                               
                                    Northern Trust                             
                                                                               
                                    1,667,392                                  
                                                                               
                                    Bank of New York                           
                                                                               
                                    36,108                                     
                                                                               
                                    State Street                               
                                                                               
                                    483,405                                    
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on September 13, 2010                         
which the threshold is crossed or                                              
reached if different):                                                         
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:   September 16, 2010                         
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 15%                                        
or 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                                                                       
code                                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               

Number of Number of Number of Number of voting  Percentage of                  
shares    voting    shares    rights            voting rights                  
          rights                                                               
                              Direct   Indirect Direct    Indirect             
                                                                               
GB0003295010: 6,355,564 6,515,564 shares = 15.26%                              

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: