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
notification obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):                          Northern Trust    2,793,214
                                                                               Bny Mellon        2,059,023
                                                                               State Street        780,470

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or reached:                                     March 3, 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              March 5, 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                14%

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

if possible    Number          Number         Number  Number of voting    % of  voting rights
using          of              of             of      rights
the ISIN       Shares          Voting         shares
CODE                           Rights
                                              Direct  Direct  Indirect    Direct   Indirect

GB0003295010   5,932,707       5,932,707                      5,632,707            13.39%


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    % of voting rights
financial                        date          Conversion   voting
instrument                                     period       rights
                                                            instrument
                                                            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: