BlackRock Greater Europe Investment
Trust plc (“Company”)
LEI – 5493003R8FJ6I76ZUW55
Issue of Equity
The Company announces that 250,000 Ordinary shares of 0.1p each
were today issued by the Company at a price of 708.25 pence per share which represented a
premium to net asset value. The new Ordinary shares will rank
pari passu with the existing shares and trade on the London
Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. This allotment
of new shares is being made to satisfy market demand and is made
under the Company’s annual issuance authority and from its existing
general purpose block listing.
The number of ordinary shares that the Company has in issue
following this issue, is 117,888,938 (including 17,573,527 ordinary
shares held in treasury). With effect from 13 December 2021 the total number of voting
rights of the Company will be 100,315,411. This figure may be used
by shareholders as the denominator for the 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Following this share issue, 872,310 ordinary shares remain under
the issuance authority granted and general purpose block
listing.
Contact name for queries: Caroline
Driscoll
for and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited Company Secretary Tel: 020 7743 2427 9 December 2021