Result of AGM

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to
announce that resolutions 1 to 9 and 11 to 12 put to shareholders were passed
on a vote on a show of hands. Resolutions 8, 9, 11 and 12 are special
resolutions, as follows::

(Res. 8). To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect
of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of shares out of treasury.
(Res. 9) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's ordinary shares
for cancellation or to be held in treasury.
(Res. 11) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the
Company's ordinary shares in issue as at 31 May 2012 by means of a Tender
Offer.
(Res. 12) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the
Company's ordinary shares in issue as at 30 November 2012 by means of a Tender
Offer.

Resolution 10, a special resolution, was passed following a vote on a poll:

(Res. 10) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's subscription
shares for cancellation.

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: 99.88%
Resolution 2: 98.29%
Resolution 3: 99.92%
Resolution 4: 99.53%
Resolution 5: 99.69%
Resolution 6: 99.67%
Resolution 7: 99.20%
Resolution 8: 99.24%
Resolution 9: 99.53%
Resolution 10: 99.31%
Resolution 11: 99.42%
Resolution 12: 99.42%

30 November 2011