Result of AGM

BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to
announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a
show of hands, including ordinary business resolutions 1 to 7 and special business resolutions 
8, 9, 10 and 11:

(Res. 8) To increase the maximum aggregate remuneration of the non-executive
Directors to £150,000 per year (ordinary resolution)

(Res. 9) To authorise the Directors to allot Shares (ordinary resolution)

(Res. 10) To disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution)

(Res. 11) To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares (special resolution)

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection
at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1: 99.98%
Resolution 2: 99.41%
Resolution 3: 100.0%
Resolution 4: 99.76%
Resolution 5: 99.91%
Resolution 6: 100.0%
Resolution 7: 99.80%
Resolution 8: 98.04%
Resolution 9: 99.62%
Resolution 10: 99.55%
Resolution 11: 99.54%


6 February 2013