THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 28 FEBRUARY 2017

                                                                                  % of 
    Rank        Company                   Sector             Country        Net Assets 
                                                                                       
    1           PostNL                    Industrials        Netherlands           4.7 
                                                                                       
    2           Novartis                  Health Care        Switzerland           3.8 
                                                                                       
    3           Sanofi                    Health Care        France                3.5 
                                                                                       
    4           Bayer                     Basic Materials    Germany               3.4 
                                                                                       
    5           Roche*                    Health Care        Switzerland           3.4 
                                                                                       
    6           Total                     Oil & Gas          France                3.4 
                                                                                       
    7           Telefonica                Telecommunications Spain                 3.3 
                                                                                       
    8           Royal Dutch Shell A       Oil & Gas          Netherlands           3.3 
                                                                                       
    9           BNP Paribas               Financials         France                3.3 
                                                                                       
    10          ENI                       Oil & Gas          Italy                 3.1 
                                                                                       
    11          Ubisoft Entertainment     Consumer Goods     France                3.0 
                                                                                       
    12          Airbus                    Industrials        France                2.9 
                                                                                       
    13          DNB                       Financials         Norway                2.9 
                                                                                       
    14          BBVA                      Financials         Spain                 2.8 
                                                                                       
    15          Ryanair                   Consumer Services  Ireland               2.8 
                                                                                       
    16          Petroleum Geo-Services    Oil & Gas          Norway                2.8 
                                                                                       
    17          DIA                       Consumer Services  Spain                 2.8 
                                                                                       
    18          Nokia                     Technology         Finland               2.7 
                                                                                       
    19          ING                       Financials         Netherlands           2.6 
                                                                                       
    20          Siemens                   Industrials        Germany               2.6 
                                                                                       
    21          Adecco                    Industrials        Switzerland           2.6 
                                                                                       
    22          Delta Lloyd               Financials         Netherlands           2.5 
                                                                                       
    23          Leoni                     Industrials        Germany               2.5 
                                                                                       
    24          E.ON                      Utilities          Germany               2.5 
                                                                                       
    25          BB Biotech                Health Care        Switzerland           2.5 
                                                                                       
    26          Stora Enso                Basic Materials    Finland               2.4 
                                                                                       
    27          Outotec                   Industrials        Finland               2.4 
                                                                                       
    28          Danske Bank               Financials         Denmark               2.3 
                                                                                       
    29          Michelin                  Consumer Goods     France                2.3 
                                                                                       
    30          Telecom Italia            Telecommunications Italy                 2.3 
                                                                                       
    31          Commerzbank               Financials         Germany               2.3 
                                                                                       
    32          Rocket Internet           Financials         Germany               2.1 
                                                                                       
    33          Gemalto                   Technology         Netherlands           2.1 
                                                                                       
    34          Ahold Delhaize            Consumer Services  Netherlands           2.0 
                                                                                       
    35          SKF                       Industrials        Sweden                2.0 
                                                                                       
    36          Ipsos                     Consumer Services  France                1.9 
                                                                                       
    37          TDC                       Telecommunications Denmark               1.8 
                                                                                       
    38          Piaggio                   Consumer Goods     Italy                 1.3 
                                                                                       
                Total equity investments                                               
                                                                                 102.9 
                                                                                       
                Cash and other net                                                     
                liabilities                                                       (2.9)
                                                                                       
                Net assets                                                             
                                                                                 100.0 
                                                                                       
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                               


    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    28 February 2017                 % of Net
                                      Assets 
                                             
    France                              20.3 
                                             
    Netherlands                         17.2 
                                             
    Germany                             15.4 
                                             
    Switzerland                         12.3 
                                             
    Spain                                8.9 
                                             
    Finland                              7.5 
                                             
    Italy                                6.7 
                                             
    Norway                               5.7 
                                             
    Denmark                              4.1 
                                             
    Ireland                              2.8 
                                             
    Sweden                               2.0 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.9)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    28 February 2017          % of Net       
                              Assets         
                                             
    Financials                          20.8 
                                             
    Industrials                         19.7 
                                             
    Health Care                         13.2 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           12.6 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    9.5 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   7.4 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       6.6 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      5.8 
                                             
    Technology                           4.8 
                                             
    Utilities                            2.5 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (2.9)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 28 February 2017, the net assets of the Company were £387,145,000.

    15 March 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