The European Investment Trust plc ("the Company")

    The Company announces that on 17 August 2016 it purchased the following number
    of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the main market of London Stock
    Exchange plc.

    Ordinary Shares:

    Date of purchase:                           17 August 2016
    Number of ordinary shares purchased:        3,100
    Lowest price per share                       712.0p
    Highest price per share                      712.0p

    The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

    Following the above transaction, the Company has 42,058,550 ordinary shares in
    issue. Each of the Company's shares carries one vote.  Accordingly, the total
    number of voting rights of the Company is 42,058,550.

    18 August 2016

    Enquiries:

    Kenneth J 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