THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

    PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 JULY 2017

                                                                                     % of
                                                                                         
    Rank        Company                    Sector             Country          Net Assets
                                                                                         
    1           PostNL                     Industrials        Netherlands            4.2 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    2           BNP Paribas                Financials         France                 3.6 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    3           Novartis                   Health Care        Switzerland            3.5 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    4           BBVA                       Financials         Spain                  3.4 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    5           Bayer                      Basic Materials    Germany                3.3 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    6           Sanofi                     Health Care        France                 3.3 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    7           Commerzbank                Financials         Germany                3.3 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    8           Ryanair                    Consumer Services  Ireland                3.2 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    9           Telefonica                 Telecommunications Spain                  3.0 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    10          Royal Dutch Shell *        Oil & Gas          Netherlands            3.0 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    11          Roche**                    Health Care        Switzerland            3.0 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    12          ING                        Financials         Netherlands            3.0 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    13          Total                      Oil & Gas          France                 2.9 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    14          DNB                        Financials         Norway                 2.9 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    15          Nokia                      Technology         Finland                2.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    16          Ubisoft Entertainment      Consumer Goods     France                 2.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    17          DIA                        Consumer Services  Spain                  2.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    18          BB Biotech                 Health Care        Switzerland            2.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    19          Airbus                     Industrials        France                 2.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    20          E.ON                       Utilities          Germany                2.7 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    21          ENI                        Oil & Gas          Italy                  2.6 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    22          Leoni                      Industrials        Germany                2.5 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    23          Telecom Italia             Telecommunications Italy                  2.4 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    24          Nordea Bank                Financials         Sweden                 2.4 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    25          Danske Bank                Financials         Denmark                2.3 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    26          Michelin                   Consumer Goods     France                 2.3 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    27          Adecco                     Industrials        Switzerland            2.3 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    28          Petroleum Geo-Services     Oil & Gas          Norway                 2.2 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    29          Ahold Delhaize             Consumer Services  Netherlands            2.1 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    30          Deutsche Post              Industrials        Germany                2.1 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    31          Stora Enso                 Basic Materials    Finland                2.0 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    32          Rocket Internet            Financials         Germany                2.0 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    33          Outotec                    Industrials        Finland                1.9 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    34          Piaggio                    Consumer Goods     Italy                  1.9 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    35          TDC                        Telecommunications Denmark                1.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    36          Gemalto                    Technology         Netherlands            1.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    37          Siemens                    Industrials        Germany                1.8 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    38          Ipsos                      Consumer Services  France                 1.7 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                Total equity investments                                           100.4 
                                                                                         
                Cash and other net                                                  (0.4)
                liabilities                                                              
                                                                                         
                Net assets                                                         100.0 
                                                                                         
                * The investment is in A shares                                          
                ** The investment is in non-voting shares                                
                                                                                         

    GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

    31 July 2017              % of Net Assets
                                             
    France                              19.4 
                                             
    Germany                             17.7 
                                             
    Netherlands                         14.1 
                                             
    Switzerland                         11.6 
                                             
    Spain                                9.2 
                                             
    Italy                                6.9 
                                             
    Finland                              6.7 
                                             
    Norway                               5.1 
                                             
    Denmark                              4.1 
                                             
    Ireland                              3.2 
                                             
    Sweden                               2.4 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (0.4)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    SECTOR DISTRIBUTION

    31 July 2017              % of Net Assets
                                             
    Financials                          22.9 
                                             
    Industrials                         17.6 
                                             
    Health Care                         12.6 
                                             
    Oil & Gas                           10.7 
                                             
    Consumer Services                    9.8 
                                             
    Telecommunications                   7.2 
                                             
    Consumer Goods                       7.0 
                                             
    Basic Materials                      5.3 
                                             
    Technology                           4.6 
                                             
    Utilities                            2.7 
                                             
    Cash and other net                  (0.4)
    liabilities                              
                                             
                                       100.0 

    As at 31 July 2017, the net assets of the Company were £433,474,000.

    14 August 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