Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

(5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):

4 December 2009

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

7 December 2009 (notification received after close of business)

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):

Below 3% (L&G)

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix):

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): ORD GBP 0.001

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares: 3,748,537
Number of Voting rights: 3,748,537

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares (Direct): Below 3%

Number of voting rights:
Direct (xi): Below 3%
Indirect (xii):

% of voting rights (x):
Direct: Below 3%
Indirect:


B. Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:


C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments (xv, xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument:

Exercise price:

Expiration date (xvii):

Exercise/Conversion period (xviii):

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix, xx):
Nominal:
Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights: Below 3%

Percentage of voting rights: Below 3%

(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder: N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

(13). Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 101,684,469

(14). Contact name:

Mrs A B Powley
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5610


8 December 2009