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 1 April 2010 was: 193.04p Capital only (undiluted) 193.97p Including current year income (undiluted) 193.04p Capital only (Treasury Shares) 193.97p 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 101,684,469 ordinary shares, excluding 3,440,129 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 1 April 2010 was: 750.92p Capital only (undiluted) 751.29p Including current year income (undiluted) 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 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 1 April 2010 was: 50.88p Capital & including income (Pre Performance Fee) - undiluted for subscription shares 50.88p Capital & including income (Post Performance Fee) - undiluted for subscription shares 50.11p Including income (Pre Performance Fee) - diluted for subscription shares 50.11p 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: 50.88p (Capital including income); 50.11p (Capital incl. income diluted). 2. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date. 3. Following the conversion of 1,809,190 subscription shares into ordinary shares on 8 February 2010, the number of ordinary shares now in issue totals 246,565,844. The number of subscription shares now in issue totals 45,933,967. 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 SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc at close of business on 1 April 2010 was: 416.52p Capital only and including debt at par value 412.26p Capital only and including debt at fair value 424.11p Including current year income and debt at par value 419.85p Including current year income and debt at fair value Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. 250,000 ordinary shares were purchased on 4 February 2010 and a further 65,000 shares on 5 February 2010, bringing the total amount of ordinary shares held in treasury to 2,113,731. The total number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 47,879,792. 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 1 April 2010 was: 140.33p Capital only (undiluted) 140.95p Including current year income (undiluted) XD 140.34p Capital only (diluted NAV incorporating treasury shares) 140.96p Including current year income (diluted NAV incorporating 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 unaudited NAV above has been calculated based on 75,325,662 shares. 4. Following the resale of 500,000 shares out of treasury on 13 January 2010, there are 274,338 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 1 April 2010 was: 1076.84c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value XD 704.58p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value XD 1028.54c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value 672.97p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value 1034.47c per share (US cents) - Including current year income with convertible bond at fair value XD 676.85p per share (pence sterling) - Including current year income with convertible bond at fair value XD 1042.94c per share (US cents) - Fully diluted for full conversion of bond and with treasury shares not sold (USD) incl. income XD 682.40p per share (pence sterling) - Fully diluted for full conversion of bond and with treasury shares not sold (pence) incl. income 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. 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). NET ASSET VALUE THE THROGMORTON TRUST PLC The unaudited net asset value for The Throgmorton Trust PLC at close of business on 1 April 2010 was: 163.87p Capital only 164.97p Including current Year Revenue 163.87p Capital only (adjusted for treasury shares) 164.97p Including current year income (adjusted for treasury shares) 160.89p Capital only (diluted for subscription shares) 161.81p 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 and conversion of 12,426 subscription shares with effect from 8 February 2010, the Company's issued share capital now consists of 74,128,534 Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares), 7,400,000 shares held in treasury and 14,810,475 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 1 April 2010 was: 486.24c per share (US cents) - Including current year income 318.15p 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. 30,000 ordinary shares were purchased on 9 December 2009, bringing the total amount of ordinary shares held in treasury to 689,500. The total number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 52,998,240. END
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