the Board of European Opportunities Trust plc is recommending a resolution to declare a final dividend of 3.5p per share (a 40% increase on the 2022 dividend of 2.5p) which will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting, payable on 27 November 2023 to shareholders on the Register of Members on 3 November 2023 (the Record Date). The ex-dividend date is 2 November 2023. The cost of this dividend exceeds the minimum that the Company is obliged to distribute under applicable law.

A dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) is available to shareholders who would prefer to re-invest their dividends in the shares of the Company.