Purchase of Own Securities

Martin Currie European Investment Trust plc Stock Exchange Announcement - 18 February 2003 Martin Currie European Investment Trust plc, on 18 February 2003, has bought back 200,000 ordinary shares at a price of 122.00p per share for immediate cancellation. Following this purchase 26,000,341 ordinary shares remain in issue. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/18/20030218BIT01170/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/18/20030218BIT01170/wkr0002.pdf