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 6 November 2009 was: 171.99p Capital only (undiluted) 171.89p Including current year income (undiluted) XD 171.99p Capital only (treasury shares) 171.89p Including current year income (diluted for treasury shares) XD 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 6 November 2009 was: 599.63p Capital only (undiluted) 604.78p 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 6 November 2009 was: 49.81p Capital (Pre Performance Fee) 49.81p Capital (Post Performance Fee) 50.05p Including income (Pre Performance Fee) 50.05p Including income (Post Performance Fee) 49.18p Capital (Pre Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares 49.18p Capital (Post Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares 49.37p Including income (Pre Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares 49.37p 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: 49.81p (capital only); 50.05p (including income); 49.18p (capital only diluted); 49.37p (incl. income diluted). 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 6 November 2009 was: 363.32p Capital only and including debt at par value 359.07p Capital only and including debt at fair value 366.86p Including current year income and debt at par value 362.62p 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 6 November 2009 was: 116.54p Capital only (undiluted) 117.55p Including current year income (undiluted) 116.55p Capital only (diluted NAV incorporating treasury shares) 117.55p 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 74,825,662 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 6 November 2009 was: 989.92c per share (US cents) - Capital only 596.03p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only 999.13c per share (US cents) - Including current year income 601.58p per share (pence sterling) - Including current year income 956.43c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value 575.87p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value 965.03c per share (US cents) - Including current year income with convertible bond at fair value 581.04p per share (pence sterling) - Including current year income with convertible bond at fair value 977.98c per share (US cents) - Fully diluted for full conversion of bond and with treasury shares not sold (USD) incl. income 588.84p per share (pence sterling) - Fully diluted for full conversion of bond and with treasury shares not sold (pence) incl. 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 and the cancellation of 400,000 shares held in treasury on 20 August 2009, the total number of shares now held in treasury is 3,554,231. 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). 5. The treasury shares had no impact on the NAV as at 6 November 2009. Therefore only the basic NAVs, the NAVs with the convertible bond at fair value and the NAVs fully diluted for the full conversion of the convertible bonds have been disclosed. NET ASSET VALUE THE THROGMORTON TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for The Throgmorton Trust PLC at close of business on 6 November 2009 was: 143.43p Capital only 147.07p Including current Year Revenue 143.43p Capital only (diluted for treasury shares) 147.07p Including current year income (diluted for treasury shares) 143.86p Capital only (diluted for subscription shares) 146.89p Including current year income (diluted for subscription shares) Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. Following the recent Tender Offer and Bonus Issue of Subscription Shares, the Company's issued share capital now consists of 74,116,108 Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares), 7,400,000 shares held in treasury and 14,822,901 Subscription Shares. 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 6 November 2009 was: 401.37c per share (US cents) - Including current year income 241.66p 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. 3. 20,000 ordinary shares were purchased on 9 September 2009, bringing the total amount of ordinary shares held in treasury to 1,407,850. The total number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 53,038,240. END
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