THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2015

                                                                           % of Net
         Rank Company                 Sector              Country            Assets
                                                                                   
            1 PostNL                  Industrials         Netherlands              
                                                                                3.9
                                                                                   
            2 BNP Paribas             Financials          France                   
                                                                                3.6
                                                                                   
            3 Roche*                  Health Care         Switzerland              
                                                                                3.5
                                                                                   
            4 Bayer                   Basic Materials     Germany                  
                                                                                3.4
                                                                                   
            5 Total                   Oil & Gas           France                   
                                                                                3.3
                                                                                   
            6 Novartis                Health Care         Switzerland              
                                                                                3.2
                                                                                   
            7 Ryanair                 Consumer Services   Ireland               3.2
                                                                                   
            8 ENI                     Oil & Gas           Italy                    
                                                                                3.2
                                                                                   
            9 Stora Enso              Basic Materials     Finland                  
                                                                                3.1
                                                                                   
           10 GAM                     Financials          Switzerland              
                                                                                3.0
                                                                                   
           11 Sanofi                  Health Care         France                   
                                                                                3.0
                                                                                   
           12 Royal Dutch Shell A     Oil & Gas           Netherlands              
                                                                                3.0
                                                                                   
           13 E.ON                    Utilities           Germany                  
                                                                                2.9
                                                                                   
           14 Telecom Italia          Telecommunications  Italy                    
                                                                                2.9
                                                                                   
           15 Valeo                   Consumer Goods      France                   
                                                                                2.9
                                                                                   
           16 SAP                     Technology          Germany                  
                                                                                2.8
                                                                                   
           17 DIA                     Consumer Services   Spain                    
                                                                                2.7
                                                                                   
           18 Rocket Internet         Financials          Germany                  
                                                                                2.7
                                                                                   
           19 Unipol Gruppo           Financials          Italy                    
              Finanziario                                                       2.6
                                                                                   
           20 Swedbank A              Financials          Sweden                   
                                                                                2.6
                                                                                   
           21 Commerzbank             Financials          Germany                  
                                                                                2.5
                                                                                   
           22 Hexagon B               Technology          Sweden                   
                                                                                2.5
                                                                                   
           23 Prysmian                Industrials         Italy                    
                                                                                2.5
                                                                                   
           24 Petroleum Geo-Services  Oil & Gas           Norway                   
                                                                                2.4
                                                                                   
           25 BBVA                    Financials          Spain                    
                                                                                2.4
                                                                                   
           26 United Internet         Technology          Germany                  
                                                                                2.4
                                                                                   
           27 ABB                     Industrials         Switzerland              
                                                                                2.3
                                                                                   
           28 DNB                     Financials          Norway                   
                                                                                2.2
                                                                                   
           29 Aryzta                  Consumer Goods      Switzerland              
                                                                                2.2
                                                                                   
           30 TDC                     Telecommunications  Denmark                  
                                                                                2.1
                                                                                   
           31 Leoni                   Industrials         Germany                  
                                                                                2.1
                                                                                   
           32 Orange                  Telecommunications  France                   
                                                                                2.1
                                                                                   
           33 Piaggio                 Consumer Goods      Italy                    
                                                                                1.9
                                                                                   
           34 Nokia                   Technology          Finland                  
                                                                                1.8
                                                                                   
           35 Delta Lloyd             Financials          Netherlands              
                                                                                1.7
                                                                                   
           36 Ipsos                   Consumer Services   France                   
                                                                                1.4
                                                                                   
           37 Outotec                 Industrials         Finland                  
                                                                                1.3
                                                                                   
              Total equity                                                     97.3
              investments                                                          
                                                                                   
              Cash and other net                                                2.7
              assets                                                               
                                                                                   
                                                                              100.0

    * The investment is in non-voting shares

    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 October 2015           % of Net Assets
                                             
    Germany                              18.8
                                             
    France                               16.3
                                             
    Switzerland                          14.2
                                             
    Italy                                13.1
                                             
    Netherlands                           8.6
                                             
    Finland                               6.2
                                             
    Spain                                 5.1
                                             
    Sweden                                5.1
                                             
    Norway                                4.6
                                             
    Ireland                               3.2
                                             
    Denmark                               2.1
                                             
    Cash and other net                    2.7
    assets                                   
                                             
                                        100.0

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 October 2015              % of Net Assets
                                                
    Financials                              23.3
                                                
    Industrials                             12.1
                                                
    Oil & Gas                               11.9
                                                
    Health Care                              9.7
                                                
    Technology                               9.5
                                                
    Consumer Services                        7.3
                                                
    Telecommunications                       7.1
                                                
    Consumer Goods                           7.0
                                                
    Basic Materials                          6.5
                                                
    Utilities                                2.9
                                                
    Cash and other net assets                2.7
                                                
                                           100.0

    As at 31 October 2015, the net assets of the Company were £324,460,000.

    16 November 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