Annual Information Update

BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST plc

ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE

Annual Information Update for the period from 1 November 2010 up to and
including 31 October 2011.

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 Please note that some of this information may be out of date.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:

    5 October 2011                                                    
    3 October 2011                                                    
    17 August 2011                                                    
    16 August 2011                                                    

1.3 Holdings in Company:

    3 October 2011                                                    
    1 September 2011                                                  
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    30 December 2010                                                  
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    1 November 2010                                                   

1.4 Portfolio Updates:

    24 October 2011                                                   
    16 September 2011                                                 
    15 August 2011                                                    
    20 July 2011                                                      
    14 June 2011                                                      
    18 May 2011                                                       
    18 April 2011                                                     
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    16 December 2010                                                  
    15 November 2010                                                  

1.5 Other Announcements:

    27 October 2011      Submission of Documents                      
    12 October 2011      Final Results                                
    5 October 2011       Total Voting Rights                          
    3 October 2011       Total Voting Rights                          
    3 October 2011       Total Voting Rights                          
    30 September 2011    Conversion of Securities                     
    29 September 2011    Compliance with Model Code                   
    19 September 2011    Tender Offer                                 
    1 September 2011     Total Voting Rights                          
    17 August 2011       Total Voting Rights                          
    16 August 2011       Total Voting Rights                          
    8 August 2011        Total Voting Rights                          
    8 August 2011        Conversion of Securities                     
    1 August 2011        Total Voting Rights                          
    4 July 2011          Interim Management Statement                 
    1 July 2011          Total Voting Rights                          
    30 June 2011         Conversion of Securities                     
    7 June 2011          Acquisition by Issuer of Shares              
    1 June 2011          Result of Tender Offer                       
    1 June 2011          Total Voting Rights                          
    23 May 2011          Result of Tender Offer                       
    12 May 2011          Total Voting Rights                          
    12 May 2011          Conversion of Securities                     
    10 May 2011          Conversion of Securities - CORRECTION        
    9 May 2011           Conversion of Securities                     
    3 May 2011           Total Voting Rights                          
    28 April 2011        Submission of Documents                      
    12 April 2011        Half Yearly Report                           
    1 April 2011         Total Voting Rights                          
    31 March 2011        Conversion of Securities                     
    28 March 2011        Tender Offer                                 
    17 March 2011        Director/PDMR Shareholding                   
    1 March 2011         Compliance with Model Code                   
    1 March 2011         Total Voting Rights                          
    11 February 2011     Total Voting Rights                          
    8 February 2011      Conversion of Securities                     
    1 February 2011      Total Voting Rights                          
    10 January 2011      Interim Management Statement                 
    5 January 2011       Conversion of Securities                     
    4 January 2011       Total Voting Rights                          
    7 December 2010      Acquisition by Issuer of Shares              
    7 December 2010      Total Voting Rights                          
    2 December 2010      Total Voting Rights                          
    1 December 2010      Result of Tender Offer                       
    1 December 2010      Result of AGM                                
    24 November 2010     Base Rate Change                             
    22 November 2010     Result of Tender Offer                       
    10 November 2010     Total Voting Rights                          
    8 November 2010      Issue of Equity                              
    8 November 2010      Issue of Equity                              
    2 November 2010      Annual Information Update                    

2. Documents Filed with the Registrar of Companies:

    11 October 2011      Form SH04                                    
    7 October 2011       Form SH04                                    
    8 September 2011     Form CH04                                    
    23 August 2011       Form SH04                                    
    22 August 2011       Form SH02                                    
    22 August 2011       Form SH01                                    
    22 August 2011       Form SH04                                    
    5 August 2011        Form AD01                                    
    20 June 2011         Form AR01                                    
    20 June 2011         Form SH03                                    
    6 June 2011          Form SH05                                    
    18 May 2011          Form SH01                                    
    18 May 2011          Form SH02                                    
    2 March 2011         Form SH01                                    
    2 March 2011         Form SH02                                    
    14 December 2010     Form SH03                                    
    8 December 2010      Form SH05                                    
    6 December 2010      Special Resolution                           
    6 December 2010      AGM Special Resolutions                      
    3 December 2010      Full Accounts made up to 31 August 2010      
    3 December 2010      AGM Special Resolutions                      
    17 November 2010     Form SH02                                    
    17 November 2010     Form SH01                                    

3. Printed Publications:

    The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2011  
    are available from the Company's registered office, c/o The       
    Company Secretary, BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc, 
    12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL or can be downloaded from  
    www.blackrock.co.uk/brge.                                         

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/brge.

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

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

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
1 November 2011


ENDS


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