THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 29 FEBRUARY 2016

                                                                                  % of 
    Rank        Company                   Sector             Country        Net Assets 
                                                                                       
              1 PostNL                    Industrials        Netherlands           4.7 
                                                                                       
              2 Roche*                    Health Care        Switzerland           4.1 
                                                                                       
              3 Ryanair                   Consumer Services  Ireland               3.9 
                                                                                       
              4 Royal Dutch Shell A       Oil & Gas          Netherlands           3.9 
                                                                                       
              5 Total                     Oil & Gas          France                3.7 
                                                                                       
              6 BNP Paribas               Financials         France                3.6 
                                                                                       
              7 ENI                       Oil & Gas          Italy                 3.4 
                                                                                       
              8 Stora Enso                Basic Materials    Finland               3.4 
                                                                                       
              9 E.ON                      Utilities          Germany               3.3 
                                                                                       
             10 Nokia                     Technology         Finland               3.3 
                                                                                       
             11 Novartis                  Health Care        Switzerland           3.2 
                                                                                       
             12 Ubisoft Entertainment     Consumer Goods     France                3.2 
                                                                                       
             13 Sanofi                    Health Care        France                3.2 
                                                                                       
             14 Bayer                     Basic Materials    Germany               3.2 
                                                                                       
             15 SAP                       Technology         Germany               3.2 
                                                                                       
             16 GAM                       Financials         Switzerland           3.1 
                                                                                       
             17 Hexagon B                 Technology         Sweden                2.9 
                                                                                       
             18 Rocket Internet           Financials         Germany               2.9 
                                                                                       
             19 Swedbank A                Financials         Sweden                2.9 
                                                                                       
             20 Commerzbank               Financials         Germany               2.8 
                                                                                       
             21 Aryzta                    Consumer Goods     Switzerland           2.7 
                                                                                       
             22 Leoni                     Industrials        Germany               2.7 
                                                                                       
             23 Telecom Italia            Telecommunications Italy                 2.7 
                                                                                       
             24 DNB                       Financials         Norway                2.6 
                                                                                       
             25 ABB                       Industrials        Switzerland           2.6 
                                                                                       
             26 DIA                       Consumer Services  Spain                 2.5 
                                                                                       
             27 Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Financials         Italy                 2.5 
                                                                                       
             28 BBVA                      Financials         Spain                 2.4 
                                                                                       
             29 Prysmian                  Industrials        Italy                 2.3 
                                                                                       
             30 TDC                       Telecommunications Denmark               2.0 
                                                                                       
             31 Piaggio                   Consumer Goods     Italy                 2.0 
                                                                                       
             32 Ipsos                     Consumer Services  France                1.8 
                                                                                       
             33 Petroleum Geo-Services    Oil & Gas          Norway                1.8 
                                                                                       
             34 Delta Lloyd               Financials         Netherlands           1.6 
                                                                                       
             35 Outotec                   Industrials        Finland               1.5 
                                                                                       
             36 Valeo                     Consumer Goods     France                1.3 
                                                                                       
                Total equity investments                                               
                                                                                 102.9 
                                                                                       
                Cash and other net                                                     
                liabilities                                                       (2.9)
                                                                                       
                Net assets                                                             
                                                                                 100.0 
                                                                                       
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                               


    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    29 February 2016                 % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    Germany                             18.1 
                                             
    France                              16.8 
                                             
    Switzerland                         15.7 
                                             
    Italy                               12.9 
                                             
    Netherlands                         10.2 
                                             
    Finland                              8.2 
                                             
    Sweden                               5.8 
                                             
    Spain                                4.9 
                                             
    Norway                               4.4 
                                             
    Ireland                              3.9 
                                             
    Denmark                              2.0 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.9)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    29 February 2016                 % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    Financials                          24.4 
                                             
    Industrials                         13.8 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           12.8 
                                             
    Health Care                         10.5 
                                             
    Technology                           9.4 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       9.2 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    8.2 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      6.6 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   4.7 
                                             
    Utilities                            3.3 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.9)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 29 February 2016, the net assets of the Company were £302,713,000.

    15 March 2016

    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