TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:                        The European Investment Trust plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:                                                       1607 Capital Partners, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):                                                       Northern Trust          3,514,724

                                                                               Bny Mellon              2,575,373

                                                                               State Street            1,055,772

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or  reached:                                    December 3, 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              December 4, 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                17%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type    Situation previous             Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of            to the triggering
shares        transaction

if possible   Number         Number          Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights
using         of             of              of shares   rights
the ISIN      Shares         Voting
CODE                         Rights
                                             Direct      Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect

GB0003295010  7,170,869      7,170,869                            7,145,869              16.99%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of        Expiration             Exercise/                 Number of voting              % of voting
financial      date                   Conversion Period         rights that may be            rights
instrument                                                      acquired if the
                                                                instrument is
                                                                exercised/ converted.



C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of       Exercise price         Expiration     Exercise/    Number of voting rights      % of voting
financial                            date           Conversion   instrument refers to         rights
instrument                                          period


                                                                                              Nominal  Delta



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                    Percentage of voting rights

Same as A

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number: