THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 MARCH 2017

                                                                                   % of
                                                                                       
    Rank        Company                   Sector             Country         Net Assets
                                                                                       
    1           PostNL                    Industrials        Netherlands           4.8 
                                                                                       
    2           BNP Paribas               Financials         France                3.5 
                                                                                       
    3           Sanofi                    Health Care        France                3.5 
                                                                                       
    4           Novartis                  Health Care        Switzerland           3.4 
                                                                                       
    5           Bayer                     Basic Materials    Germany               3.4 
                                                                                       
    6           Telefonica                Telecommunications Spain                 3.4 
                                                                                       
    7           Roche*                    Health Care        Switzerland           3.4 
                                                                                       
    8           Ubisoft Entertainment     Consumer Goods     France                3.3 
                                                                                       
    9           Total                     Oil & Gas          France                3.2 
                                                                                       
    10          BBVA                      Financials         Spain                 3.2 
                                                                                       
    11          Royal Dutch Shell A       Oil & Gas          Netherlands           3.1 
                                                                                       
    12          ENI                       Oil & Gas          Italy                 3.1 
                                                                                       
    13          Airbus                    Industrials        France                2.9 
                                                                                       
    14          DIA                       Consumer Services  Spain                 2.7 
                                                                                       
    15          Ryanair                   Consumer Services  Ireland               2.7 
                                                                                       
    16          ING                       Financials         Netherlands           2.7 
                                                                                       
    17          Nokia                     Technology         Finland               2.7 
                                                                                       
    18          DNB                       Financials         Norway                2.6 
                                                                                       
    19          Commerzbank               Financials         Germany               2.6 
                                                                                       
    20          Ahold Delhaize            Consumer Services  Netherlands           2.5 
                                                                                       
    21          Leoni                     Industrials        Germany               2.5 
                                                                                       
    22          Petroleum Geo-Services    Oil & Gas          Norway                2.5 
                                                                                       
    23          Outotec                   Industrials        Finland               2.4 
                                                                                       
    24          Adecco                    Industrials        Switzerland           2.4 
                                                                                       
    25          Delta Lloyd               Financials         Netherlands           2.4 
                                                                                       
    26          E.ON                      Utilities          Germany               2.4 
                                                                                       
    27          Telecom Italia            Telecommunications Italy                 2.4 
                                                                                       
    28          Michelin                  Consumer Goods     France                2.4 
                                                                                       
    29          BB Biotech                Health Care        Switzerland           2.3 
                                                                                       
    30          Danske Bank               Financials         Denmark               2.2 
                                                                                       
    31          Gemalto                   Technology         Netherlands           2.2 
                                                                                       
    32          Stora Enso                Basic Materials    Finland               2.0 
                                                                                       
    33          Siemens                   Industrials        Germany               2.0 
                                                                                       
    34          SKF                       Industrials        Sweden                2.0 
                                                                                       
    35          Rocket Internet           Financials         Germany               1.8 
                                                                                       
    36          Ipsos                     Consumer Services  France                1.8 
                                                                                       
    37          TDC                       Telecommunications Denmark               1.7 
                                                                                       
    38          Piaggio                   Consumer Goods     Italy                 1.5 
                                                                                       
                Total equity investments                                         101.6 
                                                                                       
                Cash and other net                                                (1.6)
                liabilities                                                            
                                                                                       
                Net assets                                                       100.0 
                                                                                       
                * The investment is in non-voting shares                               

    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 March 2017             % of Net Assets
                                             
    France                              20.6 
                                             
    Netherlands                         17.7 
                                             
    Germany                             14.7 
                                             
    Switzerland                         11.5 
                                             
    Spain                                9.3 
                                             
    Finland                              7.1 
                                             
    Italy                                7.0 
                                             
    Norway                               5.1 
                                             
    Denmark                              3.9 
                                             
    Ireland                              2.7 
                                             
    Sweden                               2.0 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (1.6)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 March 2017             % of Net Assets
                                             
    Financials                          21.0 
                                             
    Industrials                         19.0 
                                             
    Health Care                         12.6 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           11.9 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    9.7 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   7.5 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       7.2 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      5.4 
                                             
    Technology                           4.9 
                                             
    Utilities                            2.4 
                                             
    Cash and other net                 (1.6) 
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 31 March 2017, the net assets of the Company were £406,290,000.

    18 April 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