The European Investment Trust plc (the "Company")

    The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held
    today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. 

    Resolutions 1 to 11 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 12 to 15 related
    to Special Business, as set out below:

    Special Resolution 12: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.

    Ordinary Resolution 13: To allot shares in accordance with statutory
    pre-emption rights.

    Special Resolution 14: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with
    statutory pre-emption rights.

    Special Resolution 15: To hold general meetings (other than annual general
    meetings) on 14 clear days' notice.

    The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:

    Resolutions           Votes For  Votes Against Votes Withheld     Votes at
                                                                    Chairman's
                                                                    Discretion
                                                                              
    Resolution 1         19,463,480         12,688         37,593       46,263
                                                                              
    Resolution 2         19,208,751        254,293         57,717       39,263
                                                                              
    Resolution 3         19,241,461        220,753         58,547       39,263
                                                                              
    Resolution 4         19,462,075         46,981          3,126       47,842
                                                                              
    Resolution 5         19,452,133         17,532         44,006       46,353
                                                                              
    Resolution 6         19,092,429        282,771        137,864       46,960
                                                                              
    Resolution 7         19,103,224        275,857        133,983       46,960
                                                                              
    Resolution 8         19,103,440        281,083        128,541       46,960
                                                                              
    Resolution 9         19,117,778        259,448        132,348       50,450
                                                                              
    Resolution 10        19,476,198              0         35,023       48,803
                                                                              
    Resolution 11        19,500,553         10,578              0       48,893
                                                                              
    Resolution 12        19,448,321         53,560          4,995       53,148
                                                                              
    Resolution 13        19,205,838        195,037        106,666       52,483
                                                                              
    Resolution 14        19,096,397        286,227        122,897       52,483
                                                                              
    Resolution 15        19,124,816        343,104         39,884       52,220

    Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be
    submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the
    National Storage Mechanism, which is located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

    24 January 2017
     

    Enquiries:

    Kenneth J Greig
    Company Secretary
    Tel: 0131 270 3800

    The Company's registered office address is:
    Beaufort House
    51 New North Road
    Exeter
    EX4 4EP