BEEP.L Regulatory News (BEEP)

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): BlackRock Emerging Europe plc (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 resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights areattached: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) (3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): City of London Investment Management Company Limited (4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): (5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (v): 4 September 2014 (6). Date on which issuer notified: 8 September 2014 (7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii): Below 21% (8). Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB00B0BN1P96 Situation previous to the triggering transaction:Number of Shares: 7,645,042 Number of Voting rights: 7,645,042 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:Number of shares:Direct: 7,609,042Number of voting rights:Direct (xi):Indirect (xii): 7,609,042 % of voting rights (x):Direct:Indirect: 20.99% B. Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Type of financial instrument: Expiration date (xiii): Exercise/Conversion Period (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 FinancialInstruments (xv, xvi) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Type of financial instrument: Exercise price: Expiration date (xvii): Exercise/Conversion Period (xviii): Number of voting rights instrument refers to: % of voting rights (xix, xx):Nominal: Delta: Total (A + B + C): Number of voting rights: 7,609,042 Percentage of voting rights: 20.99% (9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi): All Voting Rights on all Shares are controlled by City of London InvestmentManagement Limited. Proxy Voting: (10). Name of the proxy holder: City of London Investment Management Company Limited (11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: (12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: (13). Additional information: (14). Contact name: A B PowleyFor BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedSecretary (15). Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5610

8 September 2014