Result of AGM

The European Investment Trust plc
                          (the "Company")               

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held
today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Resolutions 1 to 11 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 12 to 15
related to Special Business, as set out below:

Special Resolution 12: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.

Ordinary Resolution 13: To allot shares in accordance with statutory
pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 14: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with
statutory pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 15: To hold general meetings (other than annual general
meetings) on 14 clear days' notice.

The proxy votes received in favour of the Chairman in relation to these
resolutions were as follows:

Resolutions        Votes For    Votes Against  Votes Withheld      Votes at
                                                                 Chairman's
                                                                 Discretion
                                                                               
Resolution 1       18,337,830          6,433            3,155        50,604
                                                                               
Resolution 2       18,007,901        289,884           52,050        48,187
                                                                               
Resolution         18,010,263        283,719           55,853        48,187
                                                                               
Resolution 4       18,204,657        122,774           20,737        49,854
                                                                               
Resolution 5       18,278,499         52,828           16,841        49,854
                                                                               
Resolution 6       18,174,950        109,827           60,360        52,885
                                                                               
Resolution 7       18,149,975         56,185          140,466        51,396
                                                                               
Resolution 8       18,180,788        103,942           54,168        59,124
                                                                               
Resolution 9       18,168,090        115,492           54,844        59,596
                                                                               
Resolution 10      18,301,594         38,045              550        57,833
                                                                               
Resolution 11      18,327,530         11,587            1,072        57,833
                                                                               
Resolution 12      18,270,149         50,875           19,165        57,833
                                                                               
Resolution 13      18,147,090        165,696           19,495        65,741
                                                                               
Resolution 14      17,967,805        278,022           91,118        61,077
                                                                               
Resolution 15      17,731,900        568,643           38,378        59,101


Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the
National Storage Mechanism, which is located at:

www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

14 January 2014

Enquiries:
Kenneth J. Greig
Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:
Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP