European Investment Trust : Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

The European Investment Trust plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")An acquisition or disposal of voting rightsAn acquisition or disposal of financial instrumentsAn event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

1607 Capital Partners, LLCyes

Richmond, VA United StatesNorthern Trust 3,522,017

Name

Bny Mellon 2,158,023

State Street

617,600

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

January 22, 2018

• 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

• 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

% of voting rights attached to shares

(total of 8. A)

14.99%

% of voting rights through financial in-struments

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)January 25, 2018

Total of both in %

(8.A + 8.B)

14.99%

1

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

15.18%

15.18%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0003295010	6,297,640	14.99%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	6,297,640		14.99%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))Type of financial instrument

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Number of voting rightsExpiration dateExpiration dateExercise/ Conversion PeriodSUBTOTAL 8. B 1

that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

Exercise/ Conversion PeriodPhysical or cash settlementNumber of voting rights

% of voting rights

% of voting rights

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer				X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instru-ments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information

Bryan Huntley, CCO 804-525-1741

Place of completion	Richmond, VA
Date of completion	01/25/18