THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 JULY 2015

                                                                           % of Net
         Rank Company                 Sector              Country            Assets
                                                                                   
            1 Telecom Italia          Telecommunications  Italy                 3.9
                                                                                   
            2 Ryanair                 Consumer Services   Ireland               3.8
                                                                                   
            3 BNP Paribas             Financials          France                3.5
                                                                                   
            4 PostNL                  Industrials         Netherlands           3.5
                                                                                   
            5 Prysmian                Industrials         Italy                 3.3
                                                                                   
            6 GAM                     Financials          Switzerland           3.1
                                                                                   
            7 Novartis                Health Care         Switzerland           3.1
                                                                                   
            8 Roche*                  Health Care         Switzerland           3.1
                                                                                   
            9 United Internet         Technology          Germany               3.0
                                                                                   
           10 KPN                     Telecommunications  Netherlands           2.8
                                                                                   
           11 Unipol Gruppo           Financials          Italy                 2.8
                                                                                   
           12 Bayer                   Basic Materials     Germany               2.7
                                                                                   
           13 Sanofi                  Health Care         France                2.7
                                                                                   
           14 Commerzbank             Financials          Germany               2.7
                                                                                   
           15 DNB                     Financials          Norway                2.6
                                                                                   
           16 Delta Lloyd             Financials          Netherlands           2.6
                                                                                   
           17 BBVA                    Financials          Spain                 2.6
                                                                                   
           18 Volkswagen**            Consumer Goods      Germany               2.5
                                                                                   
           19 Swedbank A              Financials          Sweden                2.4
                                                                                   
           20 TDC                     Telecommunications  Denmark               2.4
                                                                                   
           21 Leoni                   Industrials         Germany               2.4
                                                                                   
           22 E.ON                    Utilities           Germany               2.4
                                                                                   
           23 Royal Dutch Shell A     Oil & Gas           Netherlands           2.3
                                                                                   
           24 Pirelli                 Consumer Goods      Italy                 2.3
                                                                                   
           25 Outotec                 Industrials         Finland               2.3
                                                                                   
           26 ENI                     Oil & Gas           Italy                 2.3
                                                                                   
           27 Stora Enso              Basic Materials     Finland               2.3
                                                                                   
           28 SAP                     Technology          Germany               2.3
                                                                                   
           29 Gerresheimer            Health Care         Germany               2.2
                                                                                   
           30 ABB                     Industrials         Switzerland           2.2
                                                                                   
           31 Valeo                   Consumer Goods      France                2.2
                                                                                   
           32 Aryzta                  Consumer Goods      Switzerland           2.2
                                                                                   
           33 Piaggio                 Consumer Goods      Italy                 2.0
                                                                                   
           34 Total                   Oil & Gas           France                2.0
                                                                                   
           35 Hexagon B               Industrials         Sweden                1.9
                                                                                   
           36 Petroleum Geo-Services  Oil & Gas           Norway                1.8
                                                                                   
           37 Orange                  Telecommunications  France                1.7
                                                                                   
           38 Rocket Internet         Financials          Germany               1.7
                                                                                   
           39 Ipsos                   Consumer Services   France                1.6
                                                                                   
              Total equity                                                     99.2
              investments                                                          
                                                                                   
              Cash and other net                                                0.8
              assets                                                               
                                                                                   
                                                                              100.0

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

    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 July 2015              % of Net Assets
                                             
    Germany                              21.9
                                             
    Italy                                16.6
                                             
    Switzerland                          13.7
                                             
    France                               13.7
                                             
    Netherlands                          11.2
                                             
    Finland                               4.6
                                             
    Norway                                4.4
                                             
    Sweden                                4.3
                                             
    Ireland                               3.8
                                             
    Spain                                 2.6
                                             
    Denmark                               2.4
                                             
    Cash and other net                    0.8
    assets                                   
                                             
                                        100.0

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 July 2015                 % of Net Assets
                                                
    Financials                              24.0
                                                
    Industrials                             15.6
                                                
    Consumer Goods                          11.2
                                                
    Health Care                             11.1
                                                
    Telecommunications                      10.8
                                                
    Oil & Gas                                8.4
                                                
    Consumer Services                        5.4
                                                
    Technology                               5.3
                                                
    Basic Materials                          5.0
                                                
    Utilities                                2.4
                                                
    Cash and other net assets                0.8
                                                
                                           100.0

    As at 31 July 2015, the net assets of the Company were £355,987,000.

    10 August 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