Circ re Redesignation of Outstanding Subscripti...

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc Proposed redesignation of Outstanding Subscription Shares and purchase and cancellation of the resulting Deferred Shares The Company has today published a shareholder circular and notice of General Meetings for Ordinary Shareholders and Subscription Shareholders, both of which will be held on 29 November 2012 following the conclusion or adjournment of the 2012 Annual General Meeting, seeking shareholder approval for the redesignation of the Outstanding Subscription Shares (if any) as Deferred Shares following the expected lapse of the Subscription Share Rights on 14 November 2012, the subsequent repurchase and cancellation of the Deferred Shares immediately following such redesignation, and amendment to the Articles of Association to remove all references to Subscription Shares (together the "Proposals"). The purpose of the Proposals is to enable the Company to continue to be in a position to be approved as a UK investment trust should there be any Outstanding Subscription Shares following the lapse of the Subscription Share Rights. On 30 July 2010, the Company issued Subscription Shares as a bonus issue to Ordinary Shareholders on the basis of one Subscription Share for every five Ordinary Shares held. In addition, following the acquisition of the assets of Charter European Trust plc, qualifying shareholders were issued Subscription Shares on 27 February 2012 on the same basis. The final date for the exercise of Subscription Share Rights by Subscription Shareholders is 31 October 2012. As at 29 October 2012 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this announcement) the mid-market price of an Ordinary Share was 182.12 pence compared to the exercise price of the Subscription Shares of 183 pence and 23,484,013 Subscription Shares were in issue. The Company has requested that the UK Listing Authority suspend the listing of the Subscription Shares from 7.30am on 1 November 2012, following the passing of the final exercise date. In the event that a final subscription trustee appointed in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association does not exercise any outstanding Subscription Share Rights, the Subscription Share Rights will lapse on 14 November 2012. If both Resolutions are passed at the General Meetings, the Company will purchase all of the Deferred Shares immediately following the redesignation and the Deferred Shares will then be cancelled by the Company. Full details of the background to, and details of, the Proposals, which require the approval of Ordinary Shareholders in general meeting and of Subscription Shareholders at a separate class meeting and notices of the General Meetings are set out in the shareholder circular. A copy of the circular has been posted to all shareholders today and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. 30 October 2012 For further information, please contact: Caroline Driscoll BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary Telephone 0207 743 2427
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