BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust Regulatory News (BRGE)

9 Dec 2008 15:31

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 Greater Europe Investment Trust plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( X )

Other (please specify) : Initial notification as per regulatory requirement ( )

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

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

4 December 2008

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

8 December 2008

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

From 4% to 3% (L&G)(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ord GBP 0.001

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi): Number of Shares: 4,687,390 Number of Voting rights(viii): 4,687,390

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):Number of shares:DIRECT: 3,748,537Number of voting rights (ix):Direct (x): 3,748,537Indirect (xi):% of voting rights:Direct: 3.50%Indirect:B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

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:Total (A + B):

Number of voting rights: 3,748,537

% of voting rights: 3.50%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,748,537 - 3.50% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (3,397,956 - 3.18% = PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (3,397,956 - 3.18% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 106,820,690.

(14). Contact name:

Mrs K V HigginsFor BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedSecretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 1089

9 December 2008