Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                              
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                          
of existing shares to which voting rights are                The European Investment Trust 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              3,581,500 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                              
 (if different from 3.):                                  Northern Trust          3,070,576 
                                                                                            
                                                          State Street              933,291
                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or                                 September 11, 2012        
reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 September 13, 2012        
                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                   18%                
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                                                                           
                                                                                                   
             Number           Number       Number   Number of voting       % of  voting rights     
if possible  of               of           of       rights                                         
using        Shares           Voting       shares                                                  
the ISIN                      Rights                                                               
CODE                                       Direct   Direct       Indirect  Direct   Indirect       
                                                                                                   
GB0003295010 7,565,367        7,565,367                          7,585,367           18.03%     
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
                                                                                                   
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
                                                                                                   
Type of        Expiration          Exercise/          Number of voting             % of voting     
financial      date                Conversion Period  rights that may be           rights          
instrument                                            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: