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          2,326,455
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):                                                       Bny Mellon              1,643,336

                                                                               State Street            648,900

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                              April 29, 2015
reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              May 1, 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                11%

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   4,648,691           4,648,691                      4,618,691             10.98%


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    % of voting rights
financial                        date          /          voting
instrument                                     Conversion rights
                                               period     instrument
                                                          refers to

                                                                        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: