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                                    
                                                                               
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):         Transfer out of Nominees                            X     

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                  
notification obligation:                               Investec Wealth & Investment Limited                     
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                   
(if different from 3.):                                               N/A                
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date on                            
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                     
reached:                                                        5th August 2013
                                                                     
6. Date on which issuer notified:                               6th August 2013             
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                            
reached:                                                         From 9% to 8%                  
                                                                       
8. Notified details:                                                                     
                                                                                         
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                      
                                                                                         
Class/type   Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering              
of           to the triggering     transaction                                           
shares       transaction                                                                 
                                                                                         
if possible  Number     Number     Number     Number of voting     % of voting rights        
using        of         of         of shares  rights                                      
the ISIN     Shares     Voting                                                            
CODE                    Rights                                                            
                                   Direct     Direct  Indirect     Direct     Indirect       
                                                                                         
Ordinary                                                                                         
Shares       3,790,424  3,790,424                     3,783,986               8.99%
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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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting rights           
instrument          price      Date         Conversion    instrument refers to                    
                                            period                          
                                                                                    Nominal   Delta        

      
                                                                                   
Total (A+B+C)                                                                            
                                                                                         
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights                      
                                                                                         
3,783,986                               8.99%                                            



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.     
    

                                                                           
Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                          N/A                          
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                             
to hold:                                               N/A                            
                                                                       
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                
voting rights:                                         N/A                        
                                                                               
                                                                         
13. Additional information:                            N/A                                           
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                      Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI           
                                                       Senior Compliance Manager 
                                                                                   
15. Contact telephone number:                          020 7597 1356