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Baillie Gifford European Growth TrustAnnouncement

09/01/2018 16:50

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:                                                                                                      The European Investment Trust plc                                          
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     X           
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Name                                                                                                                                                                                                            Investec Wealth & Investment Limited                                        
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                     London, England                                                   
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                            N/A                                                         
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                           N/A                                                         
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:                                                                                                                                                                   8 (th)January 2018                                                 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                                                                           9 (th)January 2018                                                 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)    % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)   Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                          9.99%                                                               Nil                                                   9.99%                              42,006,769                  
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                  10.04%                                                              Nil                                                  10.04%                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

   

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached                                                                                                                                                                                             
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Class/type of                                   Number of voting rights                                                                                                       % of voting rights                                                                                                     
 shares ISIN code (if possible)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                   Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                 Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)         Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  
                  GB0003295010                                         4,195,735                                                         Nil                                                                9.99%                                                       Nil                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                  SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                            4,195,735                                                                                                                   9.99%                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Type of financial instrument                    Expiration                 Exercise/                                                          Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  exercised/converted.         % of voting rights                                     
                                                 date                       Conversion Period                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                         
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                                   Exercise/                                      Physical or cash  settlement                                                        Number of voting rights         % of voting rights                                     
                               date                                         Conversion Period                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

   

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer                                                                                                                            
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                      X                   
                             Name                             % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold               
 Investec Wealth & Investment Limited                                                            9.99%                                                                                                                                                                                            9.99%                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                 N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                   N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                      N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 11. Additional information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

   

 Place of completion  London, England     
 Date of completion   9 (th)January 2018  



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