Issue of Equity

BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc (“Company”)

LEI - 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31

Issue of Equity

The Company announces that 372,643 Ordinary Shares of 1p each were today sold by the Company from the shares held in Treasury at a price of 113.46 pence per share which represented a premium to net asset value.

The number of Ordinary Shares that the Company has in issue following this sale, is 118,966,000 and the Company will no longer hold any shares in Treasury. With effect from 7 February 2022 the total number of voting rights of the Company will be 118,966,000. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Contact name for queries: Sarah Beynsberger

for and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

3 February 2022