Annual Information Update

BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST plc

ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE

Annual Information Update for the period from 1 November 2009 up to and
including 31 October 2010.

Pursuant to the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2 the following summarises
the information that has been published or made available to the public by the
Company. Please note that some of this information may be out of date.

1. Announcements via a Regulatory Information Service (RIS):

    (RIS Announcements can be viewed at or downloaded via the internet
    from http://dev.uk-wire.com using EPIC code BRGE.)                

1.1 Net Asset Values:

    As far as possible the Company has announced daily the net asset  
    value per share as at the close of the previous business day.     

1.2 Transactions in own shares:

    NONE                                                              

1.3 Holdings in Company:

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1.4 Portfolio Updates:

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    28 July 2010                                                      
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    17 December 2009                                                  
    17 November 2009                                                  

1.5 Other Announcements:

    28 October 2010      Submission of Documents                      
    14 October 2010      Final Results                                
    28 September 2010    Conversion of Securities                     
    22 September 2010    Tender Offer                                 
    1 September 2010     Compliance with Model Code                   
    28 July 2010         Issue of Equity                              
    27 July 2010         Result of General Meeting                    
    14 July 2010         Interim Management Statement                 
    24 June 2010         Submission of Document                       
    24 June 2010         Statement re Bonus Issue of
                         Subscription Shares                                       
    7 June 2010          Acquisition by Issuer of Shares              
    2 June 2010          Tender Offer                                 
    21 May 2010          Tender Offer                                 
    29 April 2010        Submission of Documents                      
    14 April 2010        Half Yearly Report                           
    29 March 2010        Tender Offer                                 
    1 March 2010         Compliance with Model Code                   
    14 January 2010      Interim Management Statement                 
    4 December 2009      Acquisition by Issuer of Shares              
    1 December 2009      Tender Offer                                 
    1 December 2009      Result of AGM                                
    20 November 2009     Tender Offer                                 
    9 November 2009      Annual Information Update                    

2. Documents Filed with the Registrar of Companies:

    13 October 2010      Form CH01                                    
    23 August 2010       Form SH01                                    
    3 August 2010        General Meeting Special Resolution           
    15 June 2010         Form SH03                                    
    11 June 2010         Form AR01                                    
    10 June 2010         Form SH05                                    
    24 February 2010     Form CC04                                    
    31 December 2009     Form SH03                                    
    16 December 2009     Form SH05                                    
    12 December 2009     AGM Special Resolutions                      
    9 December 2009      Full Accounts made up to 31 August 2009      

3. Printed Publications:

    The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2010  
    are available from the Company's registered office, c/o The       
    Company Secretary, BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc, 
    33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS or can be downloaded from 
    www.blackrock.co.uk/its.                                          

Other sources of information:

The Company's Ordinary and Subscription shares are listed on the London Stock
Exchange and the price of these shares is published in the Financial Times and
the Times under 'Investment Companies' and in the Daily Telegraph under
"Investment Trusts". The share price is also available on BlackRock's website
at www.blackrock.co.uk/its.

Further information can be obtained from BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited as follows:

    Free investor helpline: 0800 445522                               
    Email address: www.blackrock.co.uk/its                            

In addition, regular Factsheets on the Company are produced by BlackRock
Investment Management (UK) Limited and can be downloaded from 
www.blackrock.co.uk/its

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
2 November 2010