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 attached:                          The European Investment Trust plc

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 notification obligation:                1607 Capital Partners, LLC     
                                                         
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                           Northern Trust   2,673,514
                                                                                 Bny Mellon       1,957,856  
                                                                                 State Street       745,970

5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                    
which the threshold is crossed or reached:                                       March 11, 2015           

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                March 12, 2015           
                                                                                          
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                  13%                

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    
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
GB0003295010   5,552,340     5,552,340                       5,377,340           12.78%   


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      Expiration  Exercise/    Number of voting      % of voting rights      
financial     price         date        Conversion   rights instrument                
instrument                              period       refers to                              
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                           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: