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The European Equity Fund, Inc. filings document governance and corporate actions for a diversified closed-end management investment company focused on equity securities of issuers domiciled in Europe. A Form 8-K records charter amendments, Articles Supplementary, exhibits filed with Maryland authorities and the fund’s election to no longer be subject to a Maryland General Corporation Law provision. These disclosures frame board structure, shareholder-control provisions, capital-structure governance and other formal actions affecting the fund vehicle.
The European Equity Fund, Inc. is holding its annual stockholder meeting on June 30, 2026 in New York. Stockholders will vote on electing two Class III directors, Bernhard Koepp and Wolfgang Leoni, each to serve until the 2027 annual meeting, and on ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Holders of 6,820,915.82 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 15, 2026 are entitled to one vote per share. The Board, which is transitioning from a classified to an annually elected structure through 2028, operates through Audit, Nominating and Governance, and Advisory and Valuation Committees composed of independent directors.
Independent directors receive a base annual fee of $16,333, with additional retainers for committee chairs and the chairman. Major holders include 1607 Capital Partners with 20.76% of outstanding shares. Audit fees to Ernst & Young LLP were $44,004 for each of 2024 and 2025, with additional non-audit services provided mainly to adviser affiliates.
European Equity Fund, Inc. ownership disclosure: 1607 Capital Partners, LLC reports beneficial ownership of 1,416,500 shares of Common Stock, representing 20.77% of the class as stated in the filing. The filing lists sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the reported shares.
The filing identifies the issuer's principal executive offices at 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY, and includes a CUSIP of 298768102. The form is signed by Kevin Rutherford, Chief Compliance Officer, with a signature date of 05/15/2026.
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC reported beneficial ownership of 698,796 shares of European Equity Fund Inc/The (class: Mutual Fund COM), equal to 10.2% of the class. The filer reports sole voting power for 610,345 shares and sole dispositive power for 698,796 shares. The filing is an amendment (No. 4) and lists related investment-adviser subsidiaries in Exhibit A.
EEA submitted a Form N-CEN annual report providing standardized fund administration and governance responses. The filing lists securities lending activity with a monthly average securities on loan of 143,347.41 and net income from securities lending of 7,708. It also reports aggregate brokerage commissions of 38,460.33 and principal transactions totaling 83,825,353.99.
The report otherwise follows the N-CEN template with many registry fields left blank in the excerpt and includes detailed tables for custodians, brokers, transfer agents, and other service providers.
The European Equity Fund, Inc. reports annual results for the period ended 12/31/2025. For the 12 months ended 12/31/2025, total return was 27.85% based on net asset value and 35.58% based on market price versus the MSCI Europe Index return of 35.41%. Net asset value per share was $11.86 and market price was $10.30 as of 12/31/2025, with net assets of $79,776,147. The Fund’s annualized expense ratio was 1.42%. The portfolio is focused on European equities with the top 10 holdings representing 35.4% of net assets and sector concentration highest in Financials and Industrials.
1607 Capital Partners, LLC has updated its ownership in European Equity Fund, Inc. as of 12/31/2025. The firm reports beneficial ownership of 1,596,095 shares of common stock, representing 23.73% of the outstanding class.
1607 Capital states it has sole power to vote and dispose of all these shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. It also certifies the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the fund.
European Equity Fund, Inc. director Leoni Wolfgang Helmut acquired additional common stock through a dividend reinvestment on 01/30/2026. The transaction added 110.85 shares at a price of $10.95 per share. Following this automatic reinvestment, the director now beneficially owns 1,732.73 common shares held directly.
European Equity Fund, Inc. (EEA) received an amended Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 18) from 1607 Capital Partners, LLC, reporting a significant passive stake. As of 09/30/2025, 1607 Capital beneficially owned 1,689,931 shares of EEA common stock, representing 25.13% of the class.
The filer reports sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 1,689,931 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC filed a Schedule 13G disclosing ownership of 795,122 shares of European Equity Fund Inc/The (ticker EEA), representing 11.8% of the outstanding Mutual Fund COM class. The filer reports sole voting power for 743,314 shares and sole dispositive power for all 795,122 shares, and states the holdings are owned of record by clients of its investment-adviser affiliates. The filing clarifies no client is known to hold more than 5% of the class individually and includes Exhibit A identifying related adviser subsidiaries. The filing is certified as ordinary-course holdings and not intended to influence control.