European Investment Trust : Holding(s) in Company

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

The European Investment Trust plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Investec Wealth & Investment Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, England

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Name

N/A

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

N/A

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

12th July 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

13th July 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

9.92%

Nil

9.92%

42,006,769

Position of previ- ous notification (if applicable)

10.91%

Nil

10.91%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ISIN code (if possi- ble)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Di- rective 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Di- rective 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0003295010

4,165,698

Nil

9.92%

Nil

SUBTOTAL 8. A

4,165,698

9.92%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expira- tion date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instru- ment is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of finan- cial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (under- lying) issuer

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial in- struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Investec Wealth & In- vestment Limited

9.91%

9.91%

Investec Wealth & In- vestment (Channel Islands) Limited

0.01%

0.01%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

Place of completion

London, England

Date of completion

13th July 2017