TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                   The European Investment Trust plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:                                                             1607 Capital Partners, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                       Northern Trust          4,019,577
 (if different from 3.):                                                             Bny Mellon              3,062,166
                                                                                     State Street            1,249,372
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                                    May 21, 2014
reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    May 22, 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                               20%
reached:

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type     Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of             to the triggering
shares         transaction

               Number           Number       Number   Number of voting        % of  voting rights
if possible    of               of           of       rights
using          Shares           Voting       shares
the ISIN                        Rights
CODE                                         Direct   Direct   Indirect       Direct    Indirect

GB0003295010   8,436,115        8,436,115                      8,331,115                19.80%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of        Expiration          Exercise/            Number of voting             % of voting
financial      date                Conversion Period    rights that may be           rights
instrument                                              acquired if the
                                                        instrument is
                                                        exercised/ converted.


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of       Exercise price    Expiration   Exercise/    Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
financial                       date         Conversion   instrument refers to
instrument                                   period

                                                                                     Nominal   Delta


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights

Same as A

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number: