Correction : Portfolio Update

One year, three years and since launch share price performance statistics have been restated. BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST plc All information is at 29 February 2012 and unaudited. Performance at month end with net income reinvested One Three One Three Since launch Month Months Year Years (20 Sep 04) Net asset value* (Undiluted) 5.6% 9.7% -10.4% 74.9% 114.4% Net asset value* (Diluted) 5.4% 9.4% -8.5% 74.6% 114.0% Share price^ 5.9% 9.2% -5.4% 82.6% 112.8% FTSE World Europe ex UK 5.7% 8.5% -9.7% 53.9% 73.4% Sources: BlackRock and Datastream * Net asset value and share price performance includes the subscription share reinvestment, assuming the subscription share entitlement per share was sold and the proceeds reinvested on the first day of trading. ^ One year, three years and since launch share price performance statistics have been restated. At month end Net asset value (capital only): 185.86p Net asset value (including income): 185.86p Net asset value (capital only)**: 185.40p Net asset value (including income)**: 185.40p Share price: 183.50p Discount to NAV (including income): 1.3% Discount to NAV (including income)**: 1.0% Subscription share price: 10.00p Gearing: Nil Net yield: 1.9% Total assets (including income): £226.3m Ordinary shares in issue: 121,769,700*** Subscription shares in issue: 23,533,121 ** Diluted for subscription shares. *** Excluding 2,734,952 shares held in treasury. Benchmark Sector Analysis Total Assets (%) Index (%) Country Analysis Total Assets (%) Consumer Goods 23.2 17.7 Switzerland 21.6 Industrials 15.1 14.0 Germany 16.7 Financials 13.0 20.4 France 13.2 Health Care 12.6 10.6 Netherlands 9.8 Basic Materials 10.5 8.4 Denmark 5.2 Oil & Gas 10.1 10.1 Italy 5.2 Consumer Services 9.3 4.8 Sweden 3.2 Technology 3.6 3.4 Belgium 3.1 Telecommunications 2.1 5.3 Spain 3.0 Utilities 0.4 5.3 Ireland 2.8 Net current assets 0.1 - Finland 2.8 Portugal 2.7 ----- ----- Luxembourg 2.7 100.0 100.0 Hungary 2.1 ===== ===== Norway 1.6 Russia 1.5 Other 2.7 Net current assets 0.1 ----- 100.0 ===== Ten Largest Equity Investments (in alphabetical order) Company Country of Risk Ahold Netherlands Allianz Germany Anheuser-Busch Belgium ENI Italy LVMH France Nestlé Switzerland Novo Nordisk Denmark Pernod Ricard France Roche Switzerland Syngenta Switzerland Commenting on the markets, Vincent Devlin, representing the Investment Manager noted: Market In February, European Equities were supported by a better tone to global macroeconomic data and growing positive sentiment ahead of the ECB's second 3-year LTRO which took place at the end of the month. Throughout the month, Greece was very much in focus with some concerns around its second bail-out package which reached agreement on 21 February. Market mood was further lifted and risk assets rallied on the news. The oil price increased at a faster pace as geopolitical tensions escalated in the Middle-East. On the last day of February, the second tranche of LTRO came in close to expectations at EUR530 billion with c.800 banks taking up the facility versus 523 banks in December. Fund Performance & Attribution During the month, the Company's NAV rose by 5.6% and the share price by 5.9%. For reference, the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index was up 5.7% during the same period. Sector allocation was the key driver of positive returns in the period, whilst stock selection was a drag on performance. February saw the continued rally in risk assets as a result of which the portfolio benefited from lower weightings to the inherently defensive telecom and utility sectors which performed less well than the market. Strong stock selection within the health care sector proved successful and the insulin provider, Novo Nordisk, was the top performer in the portfolio for the month. Within oil & gas, strong stock selection was a key driver to performance. Technip was a top contributor in the portfolio, as the company reported strong results confirming their solid industry positioning and strong order book. Dogan Sirketler was also a top contributor to performance as the market rerated this low quality deep value name. On a less positive note, the sharp increase in the oil price proved to weigh on budget airline Ryanair which detracted from performance, along with the decision to own a low weighting in BASF which benefited from the rally in chemicals during the month. Within the industrials sector, the less cyclical infrastructure operator Abertis was left behind in the market rally and Vopak was restrained after a recent period of strong performance. During the month, the portfolio decreased its exposure to health care and, within consumer goods, the portfolio reduced its weighting through the sale of food and beverage names. This was offset largely by a new position in luxury watch producer, Swatch. At the end of the month, the Company had higher weightings (when compared with the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index) in basic materials, consumer goods, consumer services, health care, industrials and oil & gas and lower weightings in financials, technology, telecoms and utilities. Outlook Following February's second LTRO, we maintain that progress towards a resolution of the European sovereign debt issues will continue to shape investor sentiment and markets are likely to remain volatile. Investors are, however, pricing in a significant risk premium for the current political and economic uncertainties and we believe our strategy of building positions in the long term winners - companies with highly differentiated business models, strong balance sheets and structural growth driven largely by international demand - will deliver attractive returns over the medium term. 23 March 2012 ENDS Latest information is available by typing www.brgeplc.co.uk on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal). Neither the contents of the Manager's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Manager's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
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