The European Investment Trust plc (the "Company")

    The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held
    today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

    Resolutions 1 to 11 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 12 to 15 related
    to Special Business, as set out below:

    Special Resolution 12: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.

    Ordinary Resolution 13: To allot shares in accordance with statutory
    pre-emption rights.

    Special Resolution 14: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with
    statutory pre-emption rights.

    Special Resolution 15: To hold general meetings (other than annual general
    meetings) on 14 clear days' notice.

    The proxy votes received in favour of the Chairman in relation to these
    resolutions were as follows:

    Resolutions           Votes For  Votes Against Votes Withheld     Votes at
                                                                    Chairman's
                                                                    Discretion
                                                                              
    Resolution 1         16,270,584              0         18,335       52,322
                                                                              
    Resolution 2         15,944,445        298,800         47,316       50,680
                                                                              
    Resolution 3         15,944,632        288,292         56,894       51,422
                                                                              
    Resolution 4         16,135,127         78,547         76,145       51,422
                                                                              
    Resolution 5         16,047,621        156,342         83,142       54,136
                                                                              
    Resolution 6         16,012,085        215,382         61,300       52,474
                                                                              
    Resolution 7         16,108,527        129,270         49,788       53,656
                                                                              
    Resolution 8         16,019,350        217,308         49,788       54,795
                                                                              
    Resolution 9         16,129,357        108,640         49,788       53,458
                                                                              
    Resolution 10        16,272,772              0         15,618       52,851
                                                                              
    Resolution 11        16,184,058         88,714         15,618       52,851
                                                                              
    Resolution 12        16,213,150         56,117         17,768       54,206
                                                                              
    Resolution 13        16,023,545        205,165         58,130       54,401
                                                                              
    Resolution 14        15,856,330        357,075         73,630       54,206
                                                                              
    Resolution 15        14,822,636      1,443,198         21,200       54,206

    Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be
    submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the
    National Storage Mechanism, which is located at:

    www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

    26 January 2016

    Enquiries:

    Kenneth J. Greig
    Company Secretary
    Tel: 0131 270 3800

    The Company's registered office address is:

    Beaufort House
    51 New North Road
    Exeter
    EX4 4EP