Dividend Declaration

At a board meeting today of Jupiter European Opportunities Trust PLC
(the "Company") the directors resolved to declare a special interim
dividend for the year ending 31 May 2009 of 0.85p (net) per Ordinary
share payable on 25 September 2009. The dividend will be paid to
shareholders who appear on the register of shareholders on 28 August
2009.

This special interim dividend  is being paid in  order to ensure  the
Company's continuing  status  with  HM  Revenue  and  Customs  as  an
investment trust.  Section  842 of the  Income and Corporation  Taxes
Act 1988 prohibits the Company from retaining more than 15 per  cent.
of its  eligible investment  income from  one financial  year to  the
next.

The Directors stated dividend policy is to manage the Company's
affairs in order to achieve shareholder returns through capital
growth rather than through the generation of income. It is therefore
not expected that the Company will pay a regular dividend in future
financial years.

Monthly fact sheets for Jupiter's investment trust clients are
available for download from www.jupiteronline.co.uk and by post or
fax on request from the company secretarial department.


Enquiries

Jenny Thompson
Company Secretary
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
Tel: [phone]

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