Throgmorton Trust Regulatory News (THRG)

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 Throgmorton Trust 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): Investec Wealth & Investment Limited (4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A (5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 31st March 2015 (6). Date on which issuer notified: 1st April 2015 (7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 17% to 16% (8). Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary Shares -GB0008910555 Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):Number of Shares: 12,433,352Number of Voting rights(viii): 12,433,352 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):Number of shares:Direct:Number of voting rights (ix):Direct (x):Indirect (xi): 12,416,116 % of voting rights:Direct:Indirect: 16.98% 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: C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType 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: 12,416,116 % of voting rights: 16.98% (9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned byInvestec Wealth & Investment Limited. 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: Barbara PowleyFor BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedSecretary (15). Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5610

1 April 2015