THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 AUGUST 2015

    Rank    Company                  Sector              Country          % of Net
                                                                            Assets
                                                                                  
       1    Ryanair                  Consumer Services   Ireland                  
                                                                               4.1
                                                                                  
       2    Telecom Italia           Telecommunications  Italy                    
                                                                               3.9
                                                                                  
       3    BNP Paribas              Financials          France                   
                                                                               3.7
                                                                                  
       4    PostNL                   Industrials         Netherlands              
                                                                               3.3
                                                                                  
       5    Prysmian                 Industrials         Italy                    
                                                                               3.3
                                                                                  
       6    Novartis                 Health Care         Switzerland              
                                                                               3.2
                                                                                  
       7    Roche*                   Health Care         Switzerland              
                                                                               3.2
                                                                                  
       8    United Internet          Technology          Germany                  
                                                                               3.2
                                                                                  
       9    Bayer                    Basic Materials     Germany                  
                                                                               3.0
                                                                                  
      10    KPN                      Telecommunications  Netherlands              
                                                                               3.0
                                                                                  
      11    GAM                      Financials          Switzerland              
                                                                               3.0
                                                                                  
      12    Total                    Oil & Gas           France                   
                                                                               2.8
                                                                                  
      13    Stora Enso               Basic Materials     Finland                  
                                                                               2.7
                                                                                  
      14    Sanofi                   Health Care         France                   
                                                                               2.7
                                                                                  
      15    Royal Dutch Shell A      Oil & Gas           Netherlands              
                                                                               2.6
                                                                                  
      16    Unipol Gruppo            Financials          Italy                    
                                                                               2.6
                                                                                  
      17    Volkswagen**             Consumer Goods      Germany                  
                                                                               2.6
                                                                                  
      18    Swedbank A               Financials          Sweden                   
                                                                               2.5
                                                                                  
      19    BBVA                     Financials          Spain                    
                                                                               2.5
                                                                                  
      20    Commerzbank              Financials          Germany                  
                                                                               2.5
                                                                                  
      21    DNB                      Financials          Norway                   
                                                                               2.4
                                                                                  
      22    Leoni                    Industrials         Germany                  
                                                                               2.4
                                                                                  
      23    Aryzta                   Consumer Goods      Switzerland              
                                                                               2.4
                                                                                  
      24    E.ON                     Utilities           Germany                  
                                                                               2.4
                                                                                  
      25    ENI                      Oil & Gas           Italy                    
                                                                               2.4
                                                                                  
      26    SAP                      Technology          Germany                  
                                                                               2.3
                                                                                  
      27    ABB                      Industrials         Switzerland              
                                                                               2.3
                                                                                  
      28    Valeo                    Consumer Goods      France                   
                                                                               2.3
                                                                                  
      29    Petroleum Geo-Services   Oil & Gas           Norway                   
                                                                               2.2
                                                                                  
      30    Outotec                  Industrials         Finland                  
                                                                               2.2
                                                                                  
      31    TDC                      Telecommunications  Denmark                  
                                                                               2.2
                                                                                  
      32    Hexagon B                Industrials         Sweden                   
                                                                               2.1
                                                                                  
      33    Delta Lloyd              Financials          Netherlands              
                                                                               2.0
                                                                                  
      34    Pirelli                  Consumer Goods      Italy                    
                                                                               2.0
                                                                                  
      35    Piaggio                  Consumer Goods      Italy                    
                                                                               1.9
                                                                                  
      36    Orange                   Telecommunications  France                   
                                                                               1.8
                                                                                  
      37    Rocket Internet          Financials          Germany                  
                                                                               1.8
                                                                                  
      38    Ipsos                    Consumer Services   France                   
                                                                               1.6
                                                                                  
      39    Gerresheimer             Health Care         Germany                  
                                                                               0.2
                                                                                  
            Total equity investments                                          99.3
                                                                                  
            Cash and other net                                                 0.7
            assets                                                                
                                                                                  
                                                                             100.0

    * The investment is in non-voting shares
    ** The investment is in non-voting preference shares
     

    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 August 2015            % of Net Assets
                                             
    Germany                              20.4
                                             
    Italy                                16.1
                                             
    France                               14.9
                                             
    Switzerland                          14.1
                                             
    Netherlands                          10.9
                                             
    Finland                               4.9
                                             
    Norway                                4.6
                                             
    Sweden                                4.6
                                             
    Ireland                               4.1
                                             
    Spain                                 2.5
                                             
    Denmark                               2.2
                                             
    Cash and other net                    0.7
    assets                                   
                                             
                                        100.0

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 August 2015               % of Net Assets
                                                
    Financials                              23.0
                                                
    Industrials                             15.6
                                                
    Consumer Goods                          11.2
                                                
    Telecommunications                      10.9
                                                
    Oil & Gas                               10.0
                                                
    Health Care                              9.3
                                                
    Basic Materials                          5.7
                                                
    Consumer Services                        5.7
                                                
    Technology                               5.5
                                                
    Utilities                                2.4
                                                
    Cash and other net assets                0.7
                                                
                                           100.0

    As at 31 August 2015, the net assets of the Company were £330,729,000.

    10 September 2015

    Enquiries:

    Kenneth 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