Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Ian Dewar
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA of Non-Executive Director, Ms Lynn Ruddick
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance e market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc
b)	LEI	5493003K5E043LHLO706
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 cent each (shares) GB00B3SXM832
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.3825  21,497
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	n/a (single transaction - see above)
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-10-11
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)