Director/PDMR Shareholding

BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc

LEI: 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Adrian Brown
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc
b)	LEI	54930040ALEAVPMMDC31
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each (shares) GB00B0N8MF98
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 68.053p 14,603
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	n/a (single transaction - see above)
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-12-16
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)