THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2016

                                                                                    % of
    Rank        Company                  Sector               Country         Net Assets
                                                                                        
              1 PostNL                   Industrials          Netherlands            4.4
                                                                                        
              2 Roche*                   Health Care          Switzerland            3.9
                                                                                        
              3 E.ON                     Utilities            Germany                3.7
                                                                                        
              4 Ryanair                  Consumer Services    Ireland                3.6
                                                                                        
              5 Royal Dutch Shell A      Oil & Gas            Netherlands            3.6
                                                                                        
              6 Total                    Oil & Gas            France                 3.5
                                                                                        
              7 ENI                      Oil & Gas            Italy                  3.5
                                                                                        
              8 Novartis                 Health Care          Switzerland            3.4
                                                                                        
              9 Bayer                    Basic Materials      Germany                3.4
                                                                                        
             10 Nokia                    Technology           Finland                3.3
                                                                                        
             11 BNP Paribas              Financials           France                 3.3
                                                                                        
             12 SAP                      Technology           Germany                3.2
                                                                                        
             13 Stora Enso               Basic Materials      Finland                3.2
                                                                                        
             14 Sanofi                   Health Care          France                 2.9
                                                                                        
             15 Ubisoft Entertainment    Consumer Goods       France                 2.8
                                                                                        
             16 Hexagon B                Technology           Sweden                 2.8
                                                                                        
             17 Swedbank A               Financials           Sweden                 2.8
                                                                                        
             18 GAM                      Financials           Switzerland            2.7
                                                                                        
             19 DNB                      Financials           Norway                 2.7
                                                                                        
             20 Unipol Gruppo            Financials           Italy                  2.7
                Finanziario                                                             
                                                                                        
             21 Leoni                    Industrials          Germany                2.6
                                                                                        
             22 Telecom Italia           Telecommunications   Italy                  2.6
                                                                                        
             23 DIA                      Consumer Services    Spain                  2.6
                                                                                        
             24 Aryzta                   Consumer Goods       Switzerland            2.6
                                                                                        
             25 Commerzbank              Financials           Germany                2.4
                                                                                        
             26 ABB                      Industrials          Switzerland            2.4
                                                                                        
             27 Rocket Internet          Financials           Germany                2.3
                                                                                        
             28 Prysmian                 Industrials          Italy                  2.2
                                                                                        
             29 BBVA                     Financials           Spain                  2.1
                                                                                        
             30 Petroleum Geo-Services   Oil & Gas            Norway                 2.0
                                                                                        
             31 TDC                      Telecommunications   Denmark                2.0
                                                                                        
             32 Piaggio                  Consumer Goods       Italy                  1.9
                                                                                        
             33 Outotec                  Industrials          Finland                1.7
                                                                                        
             34 Ipsos                    Consumer Services    France                 1.7
                                                                                        
             35 Delta Lloyd              Financials           Netherlands            1.5
                                                                                        
             36 Valeo                    Consumer Goods       France                 1.2
                                                                                        
                Total equity investments                                                
                                                                                    99.2
                                                                                        
                Cash and other net                                                      
                assets                                                               0.8
                                                                                        
                Net assets                                                         100.0
                                                                                        
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                                


    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 January 2016           % of Net Assets
                                             
    Germany                              17.6
                                             
    France                               15.4
                                             
    Switzerland                          15.0
                                             
    Italy                                12.9
                                             
    Netherlands                           9.5
                                             
    Finland                               8.2
                                             
    Sweden                                5.6
                                             
    Norway                                4.7
                                             
    Spain                                 4.7
                                             
    Ireland                               3.6
                                             
    Denmark                               2.0
                                             
    Cash and other net                    0.8
    assets                                   
                                             
                                        100.0


    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 January 2016              % of Net Assets
                                                
    Financials                              22.5
                                                
    Industrials                             13.3
                                                
    Oil & Gas                               12.6
                                                
    Health Care                             10.2
                                                
    Technology                               9.3
                                                
    Consumer Goods                           8.5
                                                
    Consumer Services                        7.9
                                                
    Basic Materials                          6.6
                                                
    Telecommunications                       4.6
                                                
    Utilities                                3.7
                                                
    Cash and other net assets                0.8
                                                
                                           100.0

    As at 31 January 2016, the net assets of the Company were £301,566,000.

    15 February 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