The European Investment Trust plc (the "Company")

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held
today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Resolutions 1 to 10 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 11 to 14 related
to Special Business, as set out below:

Special Resolution 11: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.

Ordinary Resolution 12: To allot shares in accordance with statutory
pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 13: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with
statutory pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 14: To hold general meetings (other than annual general
meetings) on 14 clear days' notice.

The proxy votes received in favour of the Chairman in relation to these
resolutions were as follows:

Resolutions            Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Withheld      Votes at
                                                                     Chairman's
                                                                     Discretion

Resolution 1          18,644,548           8,931           42,497        52,548

Resolution 2          18,186,410         370,448          140,785        50,881

Resolution 3          18,501,419         176,318           18,238        52,548

Resolution 4          18,611,716          34,964           48,160        53,683

Resolution 5          18,460,987         104,288          126,986        56,262

Resolution 6          18,587,216          66,404           37,683        57,221

Resolution 7          18,505,970         122,956           63,336        56,262

Resolution 8          18,527,232         115,716           49,314        56,262

Resolution 9          18,662,503          28,762            7,576        49,683

Resolution 10         18,668,662          29,984              195        49,683

Resolution 11         18,619,421          61,617           17,803        49,683

Resolution 12         18,478,916         144,718           75,207        49,683

Resolution 13         18,158,904         427,644          111,249        50,727

Resolution 14         17,078,351       1,614,803            5,687        49,683


Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the
National Storage Mechanism, which is located at:

www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

20 January 2015


Enquiries:

Kenneth J. Greig
Company Secretary
Tel: 0131 270 3800

The Company's registered office address is:
Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP