THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 30 APRIL 2016

                                                                               % of    
                                                                                       
    Rank        Company                   Sector             Country                Net
                                                                             Assets    
                                                                                       
    1           PostNL                    Industrials        Netherlands        4.8    
                                                                                       
    2           Royal Dutch Shell A       Oil & Gas          Netherlands        4.0    
                                                                                       
    3           Total                     Oil & Gas          France             3.8    
                                                                                       
    4           BNP Paribas               Financials         France             3.6    
                                                                                       
    5           Roche*                    Health Care        Switzerland        3.6    
                                                                                       
    6           ENI                       Oil & Gas          Italy              3.6    
                                                                                       
    7           E.ON                      Utilities          Germany            3.4    
                                                                                       
    8           DIA                       Consumer Services  Spain              3.3    
                                                                                       
    9           Stora Enso                Basic Materials    Finland            3.3    
                                                                                       
    10          Bayer                     Basic Materials    Germany            3.2    
                                                                                       
    11          Novartis                  Health Care        Switzerland        3.1    
                                                                                       
    12          Hexagon B                 Technology         Sweden             3.1    
                                                                                       
    13          BBVA                      Financials         Spain              3.0    
                                                                                       
    14          Leoni                     Industrials        Germany            3.0    
                                                                                       
    15          Sanofi                    Health Care        France             3.0    
                                                                                       
    16          GAM                       Financials         Switzerland        3.0    
                                                                                       
    17          Ubisoft Entertainment     Consumer Goods     France             3.0    
                                                                                       
    18          Ipsos                     Consumer Services  France             2.9    
                                                                                       
    19          SAP                       Technology         Germany            2.9    
                                                                                       
    20          Ryanair                   Consumer Services  Ireland            2.9    
                                                                                       
    21          Nokia                     Technology         Finland            2.9    
                                                                                       
    22          Commerzbank               Financials         Germany            2.9    
                                                                                       
    23          Swedbank A                Financials         Sweden             2.8    
                                                                                       
    24          Rocket Internet           Financials         Germany            2.8    
                                                                                       
    25          ABB                       Industrials        Switzerland        2.8    
                                                                                       
    26          DNB                       Financials         Norway             2.7    
                                                                                       
    27          Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Financials         Italy              2.6    
                                                                                       
    28          Petroleum Geo-Services    Oil & Gas          Norway             2.4    
                                                                                       
    29          Telecom Italia            Telecommunications Italy              2.4    
                                                                                       
    30          Prysmian                  Industrials        Italy              2.4    
                                                                                       
    31          Delta Lloyd               Financials         Netherlands        2.3    
                                                                                       
    32          TDC                       Telecommunications Denmark            2.2    
                                                                                       
    33          Piaggio                   Consumer Goods     Italy              1.8    
                                                                                       
    34          Outotec                   Industrials        Finland            1.6    
                                                                                       
    35          Valeo                     Consumer Goods     France             1.4    
                                                                                       
                Total equity investments                                               
                                                                                 102.5 
                                                                                       
                Cash and other net                                                     
                liabilities                                                       (2.5)
                                                                                       
                Net assets                                                             
                                                                                 100.0 
                                                                                       
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                               

    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    30 April 2016                    % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    Germany                             18.2 
                                             
    France                              17.7 
                                             
    Italy                               12.8 
                                             
    Switzerland                         12.5 
                                             
    Netherlands                         11.1 
                                             
    Finland                              7.8 
                                             
    Spain                                6.3 
                                             
    Sweden                               5.9 
                                             
    Norway                               5.1 
                                             
    Ireland                              2.9 
                                             
    Denmark                              2.2 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.5)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    30 April 2016                    % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    Financials                          25.7 
                                             
    Industrials                         14.6 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           13.8 
                                             
    Health Care                          9.7 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    9.1 
                                             
    Technology                           8.9 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      6.5 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       6.2 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   4.6 
                                             
    Utilities                            3.4 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.5)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 30 April 2016, the net assets of the Company were £318,756,000.

    16 May 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