THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 MARCH 2016

                                                                                  % of 
    Rank        Company                   Sector             Country        Net Assets 
                                                                                       
    1           PostNL                    Industrials        Netherlands           4.7 
                                                                                       
    2           Royal Dutch Shell A       Oil & Gas          Netherlands           3.9 
                                                                                       
    3           Ryanair                   Consumer Services  Ireland               3.8 
                                                                                       
    4           Roche*                    Health Care        Switzerland           3.7 
                                                                                       
    5           BNP Paribas               Financials         France                3.6 
                                                                                       
    6           Total                     Oil & Gas          France                3.6 
                                                                                       
    7           ENI                       Oil & Gas          Italy                 3.5 
                                                                                       
    8           Stora Enso                Basic Materials    Finland               3.5 
                                                                                       
    9           GAM                       Financials         Switzerland           3.5 
                                                                                       
    10          Rocket Internet           Financials         Germany               3.4 
                                                                                       
    11          Bayer                     Basic Materials    Germany               3.4 
                                                                                       
    12          Ubisoft Entertainment     Consumer Goods     France                3.3 
                                                                                       
    13          E.ON                      Utilities          Germany               3.3 
                                                                                       
    14          DIA                       Consumer Services  Spain                 3.2 
                                                                                       
    15          SAP                       Technology         Germany               3.2 
                                                                                       
    16          Hexagon B                 Technology         Sweden                3.1 
                                                                                       
    17          Novartis                  Health Care        Switzerland           3.1 
                                                                                       
    18          Sanofi                    Health Care        France                3.1 
                                                                                       
    19          Nokia                     Technology         Finland               3.0 
                                                                                       
    20          Leoni                     Industrials        Germany               2.9 
                                                                                       
    21          Swedbank A                Financials         Sweden                2.9 
                                                                                       
    22          Telecom Italia            Telecommunications Italy                 2.8 
                                                                                       
    23          Commerzbank               Financials         Germany               2.8 
                                                                                       
    24          ABB                       Industrials        Switzerland           2.6 
                                                                                       
    25          Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Financials         Italy                 2.6 
                                                                                       
    26          DNB                       Financials         Norway                2.5 
                                                                                       
    27          Ipsos                     Consumer Services  France                2.4 
                                                                                       
    28          BBVA                      Financials         Spain                 2.4 
                                                                                       
    29          Prysmian                  Industrials        Italy                 2.3 
                                                                                       
    30          TDC                       Telecommunications Denmark               2.2 
                                                                                       
    31          Petroleum Geo-Services    Oil & Gas          Norway                1.9 
                                                                                       
    32          Piaggio                   Consumer Goods     Italy                 1.9 
                                                                                       
    33          Outotec                   Industrials        Finland               1.6 
                                                                                       
    34          Delta Lloyd               Financials         Netherlands           1.4 
                                                                                       
    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

    31 March 2016                    % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    Germany                             19.0 
                                             
    France                              17.4 
                                             
    Italy                               13.1 
                                             
    Switzerland                         12.9 
                                             
    Netherlands                         10.0 
                                             
    Finland                              8.1 
                                             
    Sweden                               6.0 
                                             
    Spain                                5.6 
                                             
    Norway                               4.4 
                                             
    Ireland                              3.8 
                                             
    Denmark                              2.2 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.5)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 


    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 March 2016                    % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    Financials                          25.1 
                                             
    Industrials                         14.1 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           12.9 
                                             
    Health Care                          9.9 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    9.4 
                                             
    Technology                           9.3 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      6.9 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       6.6 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   5.0 
                                             
    Utilities                            3.3 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.5)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 31 March 2016, the net assets of the Company were £312,272,000.

    8 April 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