(GEO.L) Gartmore European IT PLC Buy/Sell

Gartmore European Investment Trust p.l.c. (The "Company")

Market Purchase by the Company of its Own Shares

Shares Bought Back to be held in Treasury

Gartmore European Investment Trust p.l.c. has today purchased 176,333 Ordinary 50p shares at a price of 626.0 pence per share to be held in Treasury.

The purchase represents 0.69% of Ordinary shares in issue and is the seventh purchase of Ordinary shares pursuant to a general authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 4 February 2010.

The purchase will reduce the number of Ordinary shares in issue that have full voting rights to 25,448,727.

The Company's called-up share capital will continue to be 28,204,149 Ordinary shares, of which 2,755,422 (9.77%) are held in Treasury and have no voting rights.

Total Voting Rights

The figure of 25,448,727 Ordinary shares having full voting rights should be used by shareholders and others with notification obligations as the denominator for their calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Gartmore Investment Limited

Company Secretary

19 March 2010

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GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

EXCLUDING undistributed current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 662.1p

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GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

INCLUDING current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 665.3p

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GARTMORE MANAGED INVESTMENT TRUSTS: ---

GARTMORE GLOBAL TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

EXCLUDING undistributed current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 338.6p

(Valuing cumulative preference stock at par value)
Ordinary shares 339.4p

(Valuing cumulative preference stock at fair value) .

GARTMORE GLOBAL TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

INCLUDING current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 340.9p

(Valuing cumulative preference stock at par value)
Ordinary shares 341.6p

(Valuing cumulative preference stock at fair value) ---

GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

EXCLUDING undistributed current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 662.1p

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GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

INCLUDING current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 665.3p

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GARTMORE FLEDGLING

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

EXCLUDING undistributed current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 451.7p

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GARTMORE FLEDGLING

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

INCLUDING current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 451.7p

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GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

EXCLUDING undistributed current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 511.2p

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GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 18-Mar-10

INCLUDING current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 526.0p

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GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 17-Mar-10

EXCLUDING undistributed current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 668.6p

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GARTMORE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST

NAV PER SHARE (BID) As at 17-Mar-10

INCLUDING current year revenue Portfolio valued using BID prices.
Ordinary shares 671.8p

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