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01 December 2009
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc
Results of the Tender Offer
Background
The Company offered to repurchase up to 20 per cent of its issued Ordinary
Shares excluding treasury shares (105,124,598).
The Tender Offer was under subscribed and 3,440,129 Ordinary Shares (3.27% of
the issued Ordinary Shares excluding treasury shares) were tendered. The Tender
will be satisfied in full. All tendered Ordinary Shares will be held in
Treasury.
The Company announces that 1,696,092 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each which were
held in Treasury were today cancelled. There are no Ordinary Shares currently
held by the Company in Treasury. Following implementation of the Tender Offer
the Company will have 105,124,598 shares in issue which will include 3,440,129
Ordinary Shares which are held in Treasury.
Following the Tender Offer the number of Ordinary Shares that the Company has
in issue, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held by the Company in
Treasury, is 101,684,469.
Tender Price
The Tender Price calculated as at close of business on 30 November 2009 (the
"Calculation Date") was 169.84 pence per Ordinary Share.
Payments to Shareholders by cheque, in the case of certificated holders, will
be made in pounds sterling and are expected to be paid on or as soon as
practicable after 3 December 2009.
Payments through CREST, in the case of uncertificated holders, will be made in
pounds sterling and are expected to be paid on or as soon as practicable after
3 December 2009.
Balancing share certificates will be despatched and CREST accounts will be
settled on or as soon as practicable after 3 December 2009.
Definitions
Terms defined in the Circular have the same meaning when used herein unless the
context otherwise requires.
Enquiries
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 020 7743 3000
Jonathan Ruck Keene
Caroline Driscoll
Collins Stewart Europe Limited
David Yovichic 020 7523 8000
Collins Stewart Europe Limited is acting for the Company in connection with the
Tender Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than
the Company for providing the protections offered to clients of Collins Stewart
Europe Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Tender Offer.
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