THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015

                                                                                   % of
    Rank        Company                    Sector             Country        Net Assets
                                                                                       
              1 PostNL                     Industrials          Netherlands            
                                                                                    4.0
                                                                                       
              2 Roche*                     Health Care          Switzerland            
                                                                                    3.7
                                                                                       
              3 Ryanair                    Consumer Services        Ireland            
                                                                                    3.6
                                                                                       
              4 BNP Paribas                Financials                France            
                                                                                    3.5
                                                                                       
              5 Novartis                   Health Care          Switzerland            
                                                                                    3.4
                                                                                       
              6 Bayer                      Basic Materials          Germany            
                                                                                    3.4
                                                                                       
              7 Royal Dutch Shell A        Oil & Gas            Netherlands            
                                                                                    3.4
                                                                                       
              8 ENI                        Oil & Gas                  Italy            
                                                                                    3.2
                                                                                       
              9 Stora Enso                 Basic Materials          Finland            
                                                                                    3.2
                                                                                       
             10 Total                      Oil & Gas                 France            
                                                                                    3.1
                                                                                       
             11 E.ON                       Utilities                Germany            
                                                                                    3.1
                                                                                       
             12 Unipol Gruppo Finanziario  Financials                 Italy            
                                                                                    3.0
                                                                                       
             13 Nokia                      Technology               Finland            
                                                                                    3.0
                                                                                       
             14 SAP                        Technology               Germany            
                                                                                    2.9
                                                                                       
             15 GAM                        Financials           Switzerland            
                                                                                    2.9
                                                                                       
             16 Hexagon B                  Technology                Sweden            
                                                                                    2.8
                                                                                       
             17 Commerzbank                Financials               Germany            
                                                                                    2.8
                                                                                       
             18 Rocket Internet            Financials               Germany            
                                                                                    2.7
                                                                                       
             19 Telecom Italia             Telecommunications         Italy            
                                                                                    2.7
                                                                                       
             20 Leoni                      Industrials              Germany            
                                                                                    2.7
                                                                                       
             21 Sanofi                     Health Care               France            
                                                                                    2.6
                                                                                       
             22 Swedbank A                 Financials                Sweden            
                                                                                    2.6
                                                                                       
             23 DIA                        Consumer Services          Spain            
                                                                                    2.6
                                                                                       
             24 Aryzta                     Consumer Goods       Switzerland            
                                                                                    2.5
                                                                                       
             25 DNB                        Financials                Norway            
                                                                                    2.5
                                                                                       
             26 Petroleum Geo-Services     Oil & Gas                 Norway            
                                                                                    2.5
                                                                                       
             27 ABB                        Industrials          Switzerland            
                                                                                    2.2
                                                                                       
             28 United Internet            Technology               Germany            
                                                                                    2.2
                                                                                       
             29 BBVA                       Financials                 Spain            
                                                                                    2.1
                                                                                       
             30 Prysmian                   Industrials                Italy            
                                                                                    2.1
                                                                                       
             31 TDC                        Telecommunications       Denmark            
                                                                                    2.0
                                                                                       
             32 Piaggio                    Consumer Goods             Italy            
                                                                                    2.0
                                                                                       
             33 Ipsos                      Consumer Services         France            
                                                                                    1.7
                                                                                       
             34 Outotec                    Industrials              Finland            
                                                                                    1.5
                                                                                       
             35 Delta Lloyd                Financials           Netherlands            
                                                                                    1.3
                                                                                       
             36 Valeo                      Consumer Goods            France            
                                                                                    1.3
                                                                                       
                Total equity investments                                               
                                                                                   96.8
                                                                                       
                Cash and other net assets                                              
                                                                                    3.2
                                                                                       
                Net assets                                                        100.0
                                                                                       
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                               


    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 December 2015          % of Net Assets
                                             
    Germany                              19.8
                                             
    Switzerland                          14.7
                                             
    Italy                                13.0
                                             
    France                               12.2
                                             
    Netherlands                           8.7
                                             
    Finland                               7.7
                                             
    Sweden                                5.4
                                             
    Norway                                5.0
                                             
    Spain                                 4.7
                                             
    Ireland                               3.6
                                             
    Denmark                               2.0
                                             
    Cash and other net                    3.2
    assets                                   
                                             
                                        100.0


    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 December 2015             % of Net Assets
                                                
    Financials                              23.4
                                                
    Industrials                             12.5
                                                
    Oil & Gas                               12.2
                                                
    Technology                                  
                                            10.9
                                                
    Health Care                              9.7
                                                
    Consumer Services                        7.9
                                                
    Basic Materials                          6.6
                                                
    Consumer Goods                           5.8
                                                
    Telecommunications                       4.7
                                                
    Utilities                                3.1
                                                
    Cash and other net assets                3.2
                                                
                                           100.0

    As at 31 December 2015, the net assets of the Company were £327,847,000.

    14 January 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