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
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.): Northern Trust 2,793,214
Bny Mellon 2,059,023
State Street 780,470
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or reached: March 3, 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: March 5, 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14%
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 rights
the ISIN Shares Voting shares
CODE Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0003295010 5,932,707 5,932,707 5,632,707 13.39%
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 % of voting rights
financial date Conversion voting
instrument period rights
instrument
refers to
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: