The European Investment Trust plc (the "Company")

    Appointment of Director

    The European Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr
    Michael MacPhee as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with
    effect from 1 January 2016.

    Mr MacPhee, having been called to the English Bar in 1987, joined Baillie
    Gifford & Co in 1989 and became a partner in 1998. He headed the firm's
    European Department from 2003 to 2008 and thereafter co-managed a global
    investment strategy. From 1998 until his retirement from the firm in 2014, he
    was the manager of Mid Wynd International Investment Trust PLC.

    There are no details or disclosures required under section 9.6.13R (1-6) of the
    Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules.

    26 November 2015

    Enquiries:

    Kenneth J Greig
    Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
    Tel: 0131 270 3800

    The Company's registered office address is:

    Beaufort House
    51 New North Road
    Exeter EX4 4EP