Total Voting Rights

4 January 2011

                              TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS                              

                   BLACKROCK FRONTIERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC                    

                                ("the Company")                                

In conformity with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("the Rules"),
the Company would like to notify the market of the following:

The Company's issued share capital consists of the following:

- 94,766,267 Ordinary Shares with 1 voting right per share;

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 94,766,267.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculation 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 Rules.

All enquiries:

Sarah Beynsberger
Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]