Purchase of Own Securities

Martin Currie European Investment Trust plc Stock Exchange Announcement - 3 April 2003 Martin Currie European Investment Trust plc, on 3 April 2003, has bought back 20,000 ordinary shares at a price of 117.50p per share for immediate cancellation. Following this purchase 25,371,341 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/2003/04/03/20030403BIT01590/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/03/20030403BIT01590/wkr0002.pdf