REG-BlackRock Investment Trusts: Net Asset Value(s)
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. BLACKROCK INVESTMENT TRUSTS NET ASSET VALUE BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc at close of business on 18 June 2008 was: 171.47p Capital only (undiluted) 175.23p Including current year income (undiluted) 171.47p Capital only (Treasury shares) 175.23p Including current year income (diluted for treasury shares) Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date. 3. The undiluted net asset value above has been calculated based on 115,117,791 ordinary shares. 4. Following the implementation of the tender offer on 4 June 2008, 2,728,833 shares are now held in Treasury. 5. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts, see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3). NET ASSET VALUE BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock World Mining Trust plc at close of business on 18 June 2008 was: 862.82p Capital only (undiluted) 867.36p Including current year income (undiluted) 848.60p Capital only (diluted for warrants) 852.93p Including current year income (diluted for warrants) Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date. 3. The BlackRock World Mining Trust plc diluted NAV has been calculated based on 8,947,605 warrants in issue. 4. 50,000 ordinary shares were purchased on 4 April 2008, bringing the total amount of ordinary shares held in treasury to 14,492,800. 5. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts, see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3). 6. New shares arising from 20,867,250 warrants exercised on 29 February 2008 commenced trading on 14 March 2008. NET ASSET VALUE BLACKROCK NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust plc at close of business on 18 June 2008 was: 74.63p Notes: 1. Under the investment management agreement dated 14 December 2006, a performance fee is payable based on outperformance of the Company's benchmark index if the Company's NAV reaches a highwatermark of 55.58p. In accordance with the AIC statement of Recommended Practice, the above NAV includes any relevant performance fee provisions to the extent that the highwatermark has been attained. The NAV prior to the calculation of any performance fee accruals, for the purpose of assessing the highwatermark, amounted to 74.63p. 2. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 3. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date. 4. BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust plc issued 1,500,000 ordinary shares on 7 May 2008 to a market participant at 73.125 pence per share representing 0.62% of the ordinary shares in issue. The number of shares in issue now totals 243,750,000. 5. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts, see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3). NET ASSET VALUE BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc at close of business on 18 June 2008 was: 430.61p (capital only and including debt at par value) 427.59p (capital only and including debt at fair value) 433.45p (including current year income and debt at par value) 430.43p (including current year income and debt at fair value) Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. 100,000 ordinary shares purchased on 15 January 2008, bringing the total amount of ordinary shares held in treasury to 1,483,815. 3. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts, see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3). NET ASSET VALUE BLACKROCK COMMODITIES INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc at close of business on 18 June 2008 was: 179.44p Capital only (undiluted) 182.22p Including current year income (undiluted) 179.44p Capital only (diluted NAV incorporating treasury shares) 182.22p Including current year income (diluted NAV incorporating treasury shares) Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date. 3. The unaudited NAV above has been calculated based on 70,810,662 excluding shares held in Treasury. 4. Following the implementation of the Tender Offer on 5 September 2007 and the resale of 1.2 million shares on 5 March 2008, 4,789,338 shares are now held in Treasury. 5. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts, see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3) NET ASSET VALUE BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc at close of business on 18 June 2008 was: 1209.79c per share (US cents) - Capital only 617.72p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only 1216.89c per share (US cents) - including current year income 621.34p per share (pence sterling) - including current year income Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date. 3. The net asset value above has been calculated based on 47,789,753 ordinary shares following the cancellation of 7,818,306 shares as a result of the tender offer in October 2006. 4. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts, see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3) END nPRrJ7395a
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