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                                                                x
                                                                                                                
    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                                Investec Wealth & Investment Limited
    notification obligation:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                              
     (if different from 3.):                                                                                 N/A
                                                                                                                
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                    27th November 2015
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                           
    reached:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                         30th November 2015
                                                                                                                
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                       From 15% to 16%
    reached:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
    8. Notified details:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                
    A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                         
                                                                                                                
    Class/type of  Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction               
    shares         to the triggering                                                                            
                   transaction                                                                                  
    if possible                                                                                                 
    using          Number        Number      Number      Number of voting       % of  voting rights             
    the ISIN CODE  of            of          of shares   rights                                                 
                   Shares        Voting                                                                         
                                 Rights      Direct      Direct        Indirect Direct      Indirect            
                                                                                                                
    Ordinary       6,728,521     6,728,521   6,736,636   6,736,636              16.01%                          
    Shares                                                                                                      
    GB0003295010                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                         
                                                                                                                
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                        
                                                                                                                
    Type of financial        Expiration Exercise/                     Number of voting     % of voting             
    instrument                       Conversion Period             rights that may be   rights                  
                             date                                  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 financial Exercise   Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights    % of voting rights          
    instrument        price      date    Conversion      instrument refers to                                   
                                         period                                                                 
                                                                                                                
                                                                                    Nominal           Delta     
                                                                                                                
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                               
                                                                                                                
    Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights                               
                                                                                                                
    6,736,636                                         16.01%                                                    
                                                                                                                
    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                  
                                                                                                                
    Discretionary client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100%                              
    owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                                                              
                                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                              N/A                                              
                                                                                                                
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease        N/A                                              
    to hold:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold          N/A                                              
    voting rights:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                
    13. Additional information:                                N/A                                              
                                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                                          Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI                    
                                                               Senior Compliance Manager                        
                                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                              020 7597 1356