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                     1607 Capital Partners, LLC
notification obligation:

                                                         Northern Trust           2,486,661
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):                                 Bny Mellon               1,785,316

                                                         State Street               691,000

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:                                                           April 13, 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  April 16, 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                          12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

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

GB0003295010  5,062,977       5,062,977                      4,962,977               11.80%


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: