BAILLIE GIFFORD EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer The European Investment Trust plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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 1607 Capital Partners, LLC
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Northern Trust 3,378,404
(if different from 3.):
BNY Mellon 2,241,820
State Street 755,600
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or January 10, 2017
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: January 12, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 15%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible
using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0003295010 6,295,824 6,295,824 6,375,824 15.18%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights
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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to
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: Bryan Huntley, CCO
15. Contact telephone number: 804-525-1741
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TR : ST PLC - Holding(s) in Company
January 13, 2017 at 11:10 am
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