Transaction in Own Shares

European Opportunities Trust plc (the 'Company')

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300XN7RXQWHN18849

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that today it has purchased 150,000 of its Ordinary shares at 681.83 pence per share to be held in treasury.

Following this purchase the issued share capital of the Company is 112,875,331 Ordinary shares, of which 961,019 are held in treasury.

For reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the figure 111,914,312 when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Devon Equity Management Limited

Company Secretaries to European Opportunities Trust PLC

Richard Pavry

enquiries@devonem.com

020 3985 0445

5 October 2020

www.europeanopportunitiestrust.com