Total Voting Rights

3 August 2015

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

BLACKROCK INCOME AND GROWTH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

("the Company")

In conformity with the Transparency Directive the Company would like to notify the market of the following:

As at 31 July 2015, the Company’s issued share capital consisted of 26,229,268 Ordinary Shares of 1p each, carrying one vote per share, excluding 6,704,664 ordinary shares in treasury.

As at 31 July 2015, the total number of voting rights for Ordinary shareholders in BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc was 26,229,268.

The above figure (26,229,268) 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 FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

All enquiries:

K Higgins
Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]