BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust Plc

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

            BLACKROCK INCOME AND GROWTH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Ord GBP0.01

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : Reduction in the number of shares in issue ( )

(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

            J.M. FINN & CO. LTD

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

            J.M FINN NOMINEES LTD

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)

18 April 2017

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

19 April 2017

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13%

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ord/GB0030961691

Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi):
     Number of Shares: 3,590,424
     Number of Voting rights (viii): 3,590,424

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii):
     Number of shares:
          DIRECT: 3,460,424
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x): 3,460,424
          Indirect (xi):

% of voting rights:
     Direct: 13.65%
     Indirect:

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii): N/A

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted:

% of voting rights:

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Exercise Price:

Expiration date (xvii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii):

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix) (xx):

Nominal:
Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights: 3,460,424

% of voting rights: 13.65%

(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

            N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

            N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

            N/A

(13). Additional information:

            N/A

(14). Contact name:

            Kevin Mayger