Holding(s) in Company

BLACKROCK FRONTIERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEI: 5493003K5E043LHLO706

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGSi
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are at- tachedii:
Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Wells Capital Management
City and country of registered office (if applicable) San Francisco, California, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 23/01/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 28/01/2019
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights at- tached to shares (to- tal of 8. A) % of voting rights through financial instru- ments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights of is- suervii
Resulting situation on the date on which
threshold was crossed or reached

5.46%

N/A

5.46%

239,922,801
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
N/A

N/A

N/A

   

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B3SXM832
Ordinary Shares

13,090,522

5.46%
SUBTOTAL 8. A
13,090,522

5.46%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial in- strument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if
the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration datex Exercise/
Conversion Pe- riod xi
Physical or
cash settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

   

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)


Namexv
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial in- struments if it equals
or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Wells Capital Management

5.46%

5.46%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

   

Place of completion
San Francisco, California, USA
Date of completion
28/01/2019

   

Contact name: Kevin Mayger
For and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Company Secretary
Contact Telephone Number: 020 7743 1098
Date: 29 January 2019
UK 100

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