THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                  The European Investment Trust plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         X

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                                            Investec Wealth & Investment
notification obligation:                                                            Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                      N/A
 (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or reached:                                          10th October 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                   13th October 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                     From 13% to 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

Ordinary
Shares
GB0003295010   5,877,065      5,877,065                           5,907,135             14.04%


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 voting rights   % of voting rights
financial                     date         Conversion   instrument refers to
instrument                                 period
                                                                                  Nominal   Delta



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights

5,907,135                                         14.04%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:

Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                          N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:           N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:       N/A

13. Additional information:                                            N/A

14. Contact name:                                                      Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI
                                                                       Senior Compliance Manager

15. Contact telephone number:                                          020 7597 1356