THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016

                                                                                  % of 
    Rank        Company                   Sector             Country        Net Assets 
                                                                                       
    1           PostNL                    Industrials        Netherlands           4.6 
                                                                                       
    2           Royal Dutch Shell A       Oil & Gas          Netherlands           4.0 
                                                                                       
    3           Total                     Oil & Gas          France                3.7 
                                                                                       
    4           BNP Paribas               Financials         France                3.5 
                                                                                       
    5           Novartis                  Health Care        Switzerland           3.5 
                                                                                       
    6           ENI                       Oil & Gas          Italy                 3.5 
                                                                                       
    7           Petroleum Geo-Services    Oil & Gas          Norway                3.4 
                                                                                       
    8           Sanofi                    Health Care        France                3.3 
                                                                                       
    9           Bayer                     Basic Materials    Germany               3.2 
                                                                                       
    10          Roche*                    Health Care        Switzerland           3.2 
                                                                                       
    11          Stora Enso                Basic Materials    Finland               3.1 
                                                                                       
    12          Adecco                    Industrials        Switzerland           3.1 
                                                                                       
    13          DNB                       Financials         Norway                3.0 
                                                                                       
    14          Telefonica                Telecommunications Spain                 3.0 
                                                                                       
    15          BBVA                      Financials         Spain                 2.9 
                                                                                       
    16          Ubisoft Entertainment     Consumer Goods     France                2.9 
                                                                                       
    17          Ryanair                   Consumer Services  Ireland               2.8 
                                                                                       
    18          ING                       Financials         Netherlands           2.7 
                                                                                       
    19          Airbus                    Industrials        France                2.6 
                                                                                       
    20          Michelin                  Consumer Goods     France                2.6 
                                                                                       
    21          Nokia                     Technology         Finland               2.6 
                                                                                       
    22          Delta Lloyd               Financials         Netherlands           2.5 
                                                                                       
    23          Telecom Italia            Telecommunications Italy                 2.5 
                                                                                       
    24          Leoni                     Industrials        Germany               2.5 
                                                                                       
    25          DIA                       Consumer Services  Spain                 2.4 
                                                                                       
    26          Siemens                   Industrials        Germany               2.4 
                                                                                       
    27          Rocket Internet           Financials         Germany               2.3 
                                                                                       
    28          BB Biotech                Health Care        Switzerland           2.3 
                                                                                       
    29          Commerzbank               Financials         Germany               2.3 
                                                                                       
    30          E.ON                      Utilities          Germany               2.3 
                                                                                       
    31          Outotec                   Industrials        Finland               2.2 
                                                                                       
    32          SKF                       Industrials        Sweden                2.1 
                                                                                       
    33          Danske Bank               Financials         Denmark               2.1 
                                                                                       
    34          Gemalto                   Technology         Netherlands           2.0 
                                                                                       
    35          Ipsos                     Consumer Services  France                1.9 
                                                                                       
    36          TDC                       Telecommunications Denmark               1.8 
                                                                                       
    37          Piaggio                   Consumer Goods     Italy                 1.4 
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
                Total equity investments                                               
                                                                                 102.2 
                                                                                       
                Cash and other net                                                     
                liabilities                                                       (2.2)
                                                                                       
                Net assets                                                             
                                                                                 100.0 
                                                                                       
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                               


    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 December 2016                 % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    France                              20.5 
                                             
    Netherlands                         15.8 
                                             
    Germany                             15.0 
                                             
    Switzerland                         12.1 
                                             
    Spain                                8.3 
                                             
    Finland                              7.9 
                                             
    Italy                                7.4 
                                             
    Norway                               6.4 
                                             
    Denmark                              3.9 
                                             
    Ireland                              2.8 
                                             
    Sweden                               2.1 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.2)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 


    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 December 2016                 % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    Financials                          21.3 
                                             
    Industrials                         19.5 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           14.6 
                                             
    Health Care                         12.3 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   7.3 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    7.1 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       6.9 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      6.3 
                                             
    Technology                           4.6 
                                             
    Utilities                            2.3 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.2)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 31 December 2016, the net assets of the Company were £389,277,000.

    16 January 2017

    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