REG-BlackRock Investment Trusts: Net Asset Value(s)

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:29am EDT

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 29 July 2009 was:


138.35p Capital only (undiluted)
141.66p Including current year income (undiluted)
138.35p Capital only (treasury shares)
141.66p 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 105,124,598
ordinary shares, excluding 1,696,092 shares currently held in Treasury.

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).

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock World Mining Trust plc at close of
business on 29 July 2009 was:

475.61p Capital only (undiluted)
478.91p Including current year income (undiluted)

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 per share has been calculated on 177,762,242
ordinary shares excluding 15,249,600 held in treasury.

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).

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 29 July 2009 was:

46.96p Capital (Pre Performance Fee)
46.96p Capital (Post Performance Fee)
47.30p Including income (Pre Performance Fee)
47.30p Including income (Post Performance Fee)
46.80p Capital (Pre Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares
46.80p Capital (Post Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares
47.08p Including income (Pre Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares
47.08p Including income (Post Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription
shares

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 high watermark 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 high watermark has been attained. The NAV prior to the calculation of any 
performance fee accruals, for the purposes of calculating the highwatermark, amounted to: 46.96p 
(capital only); 47.30p (including income); 46.80p (capital only diluted); 47.08p (incl. income
diluted)

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. The number of ordinary shares in issue totals 243,750,000. The number of
subscription shares in issue totals 48,749,811.

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 29 July 2009 was:

292.76p Capital only and including debt at par value
287.27p Capital only and including debt at fair value
296.71p Including current year income and debt at par value
291.22p Including current year income and debt at fair value

Notes:

1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2. 300,000 ordinary shares purchased on 9 April 2009, bringing the total amount
of ordinary shares held in treasury to 1,798,731. The total number of ordinary
shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 48,194,792.

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 29 July 2009 was:

102.20p Capital only (undiluted)
103.07p Including current year income (undiluted)
102.25p Capital only (diluted NAV incorporating treasury shares)
103.11p 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 74,575,662 shares.

4. Following the resale of 250,000 shares out of treasury on 15 July 2009,
there are 774,338 shares 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 29 July 2009 was:

753.62c per share (US cents) - Capital only
459.26p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only
762.21c per share (US cents) - Including current year income
464.49p 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. Following the tender offer on 6 April 2009, 3,554,231 shares were tendered
and held in treasury making the total number of shares now held in treasury
3,954,231. The number of shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is
43,835,522.

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).

NET ASSET VALUE

THE THROGMORTON TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset value for The Throgmorton Trust PLC at close of
business on 29 July 2009 was:

116.34p Capital only
119.10p Including current Year Revenue XD

Notes:

1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2. Following the recent tender offer, the Company now holds 8,200,000 shares in
treasury. The number of shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is
82,351,197.

3. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted
on the ex-dividend date.

NET ASSET VALUE

THE EASTERN EUROPEAN TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset value for The Eastern European Trust PLC at close of
business on 29 July 2009 was:

308.16c per share (US cents) - Including current year income
187.79p 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.



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