Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Susan Beart
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA of Non-Executive Director, Mr Simon Beart
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance e market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc
b)	LEI	5493003B7ETS1JEDPF59
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5p each (shares) GB00008910555
b)	Nature of the transaction	Monthly investment (NISA)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £3.3000 158
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	n/a (single transaction - see above)
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-10-25
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)