THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2016

                                                                                  % of 
                                                                                       
    Rank        Company                   Sector             Country        Net Assets 
                                                                                       
    1           PostNL                    Industrials        Netherlands           5.1 
                                                                                       
    2           Royal Dutch Shell A       Oil & Gas          Netherlands           3.9 
                                                                                       
    3           Roche*                    Health Care        Switzerland           3.7 
                                                                                       
    4           Total                     Oil & Gas          France                3.6 
                                                                                       
    5           BNP Paribas               Financials         France                3.6 
                                                                                       
    6           Stora Enso                Basic Materials    Finland               3.4 
                                                                                       
    7           Bayer                     Basic Materials    Germany               3.3 
                                                                                       
    8           Novartis                  Health Care        Switzerland           3.3 
                                                                                       
    9           Sanofi                    Health Care        France                3.3 
                                                                                       
    10          ENI                       Oil & Gas          Italy                 3.3 
                                                                                       
    11          DIA                       Consumer Services  Spain                 3.3 
                                                                                       
    12          Ubisoft Entertainment     Consumer Goods     France                3.2 
                                                                                       
    13          Nokia                     Technology         Finland               3.2 
                                                                                       
    14          Leoni                     Industrials        Germany               3.1 
                                                                                       
    15          Adecco                    Industrials        Switzerland           2.8 
                                                                                       
    16          DNB                       Financials         Norway                2.8 
                                                                                       
    17          BBVA                      Financials         Spain                 2.7 
                                                                                       
    18          Michelin                  Consumer Goods     France                2.7 
                                                                                       
    19          SKF                       Industrials        Sweden                2.7 
                                                                                       
    20          Ryanair                   Consumer Services  Ireland               2.7 
                                                                                       
    21          Rocket Internet           Financials         Germany               2.6 
                                                                                       
    22          Airbus                    Industrials        France                2.5 
                                                                                       
    23          Ipsos                     Consumer Services  France                2.5 
                                                                                       
    24          Telecom Italia            Telecommunications Italy                 2.5 
                                                                                       
    25          Siemens                   Industrials        Germany               2.5 
                                                                                       
    26          E.ON                      Utilities          Germany               2.4 
                                                                                       
    27          Telefonica                Telecommunications Spain                 2.4 
                                                                                       
    28          Prysmian                  Industrials        Italy                 2.2 
                                                                                       
    29          Delta Lloyd               Financials         Netherlands           2.2 
                                                                                       
    30          Outotec                   Industrials        Finland               2.1 
                                                                                       
    31          TDC                       Telecommunications Denmark               2.1 
                                                                                       
    32          Danske Bank               Financials         Denmark               2.1 
                                                                                       
    33          Commerzbank               Financials         Germany               2.0 
                                                                                       
    34          Swedbank A                Financials         Sweden                2.0 
                                                                                       
    35          Piaggio                   Consumer Goods     Italy                 1.6 
                                                                                       
    36          Unipol                    Financials         Italy                 1.6 
                                                                                       
    37          Petroleum Geo-Services    Oil & Gas          Norway                1.6 
                                                                                       
    38          Uniper                    Utilities          Germany               0.4 
                                                                                       
                Total equity investments                                               
                                                                                 103.0 
                                                                                       
                Cash and other net                                                     
                liabilities                                                       (3.0)
                                                                                       
                Net assets                                                             
                                                                                 100.0 
                                                                                       
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                               

    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    30 September 2016                % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    France                              21.4 
                                             
    Germany                             16.3 
                                             
    Italy                               11.2 
                                             
    Netherlands                         11.2 
                                             
    Switzerland                          9.8 
                                             
    Finland                              8.7 
                                             
    Spain                                8.4 
                                             
    Sweden                               4.7 
                                             
    Norway                               4.4 
                                             
    Denmark                              4.2 
                                             
    Ireland                              2.7 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (3.0)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    30 September 2016         % of Net       
                              Assets         
                                             
    Industrials                         23.0 
                                             
    Financials                          21.6 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           12.4 
                                             
    Health Care                         10.3 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    8.5 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       7.5 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   7.0 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      6.7 
                                             
    Technology                           3.2 
                                             
    Utilities                            2.8 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (3.0)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 30 September 2016, the net assets of the Company were £350,667,000.

    14 October 2016

    Enquiries:

    Kenneth Greig
    Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
    Tel: 0131 270 3800

    The Company's registered office address is:

    Beaufort House
    51 New North Road
    Exeter
    EX4 4EP