Portfolio Update

MERRILL LYNCH GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST plc All information is at 30 June 2007 and unaudited. Performance at month end with net income reinvested One Three One Since launch Month Months Year (20Sep04) Net asset value -0.7% 7.5% 25.1% 96.5% Share price -3.2% 2.6% 19.1% 81.0% FTSE World Europe ex UK -1.9% 7.0% 25.8% 84.0% Sources: BlackRock and Datastream. At month end Net asset value: 191.86p Includes net revenue of 3.02p Share price: 176.50p Discount to NAV: 8.0% Gearing: 12.3% Net yield: 1.1% Total assets: £254.0m Ordinary shares in issue: 119,843,969 (During the month 4,885,076 shares were purchased and held in Treasury) Benchmark Sector Analysis Total Assets Index Country Analysis Total Assets (%) (%) (%) Financials 28.0 32.0 Germany 24.4 Basic Materials 11.2 6.0 France 14.2 Healthcare 10.3 6.3 Switzerland 10.4 Telecommunications 9.6 5.7 Italy 8.0 Consumer Goods 8.6 13.3 Spain 7.0 Industrials 8.5 13.1 Russia 4.8 Oil & Gas 8.2 6.6 Netherlands 4.5 Utilities 7.0 7.3 Turkey 4.3 Consumer Services 5.4 5.2 Finland 4.3 Other Investments 3.0 - Greece 4.3 Technology 1.8 4.5 Israel 2.7 Net current liabilities (1.6) - Norway 2.1 Poland 2.0 Austria 1.9 Sweden 1.7 Ireland 1.7 Hungary 1.2 Luxembourg 1.0 Cyprus 0.9 UK 0.2 Net current liabilities (1.6) ----- ----- ----- 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----- ----- ----- Ten Largest Equity Investments Company Country of Risk Allianz Germany Bayer Germany BlackRock Eurasian Frontiers Fund Russia DaimlerChrysler Germany Electricite de France France Intesa Sanpaolo Italy Nokia Finland Novartis Switzerland OTE (Hellenic Telecommunications) Greece Siemens Germany Commenting on the markets, James Macmillan, representing the Investment Manager noted: European equity markets experienced some profit taking in June, with the FTSE World Europe ex UK (net) returning -1.9% in GBP terms. Investors were unnerved by rising long term interest rates, widening credit spreads, and signs of financial distress in the US mortgage market. However, the news flow on economic growth in Europe (particularly in Germany) remained generally upbeat, corporate results were generally strong and the stream of mergers & acquisitions transactions showed no sign of slowing. Performance in Emerging Europe was positive, with Russia benefiting from strong performance in the oil and gas sector. The MSCI Emerging Europe returned 6.3% The Company's NAV returned -0.7% during June outperforming the reference index by 1.2%. The contribution from the Emerging Europe region was positive with strong performance in Turkey, Hungary and Poland. The use of flexible gearing was negative and the Company suffered from being positively geared in a falling market. During the month, the Company benefited from its exposure to the energy sector which rose against a backdrop of rising energy prices. The Company's holdings in exploration and production company Statoil, which is highly leveraged to the oil price, performed well, as did refiners PKN and MOL which were also boosted by bid speculation in the sector. The Company also benefited from selected holdings in the utility, pharmaceutical and household and personal product sectors. The stocks which detracted from performance were mainly found in the financial sector, especially banks, which continued to struggle in an environment of a slowing US economy, rising interest rates and slowing loan growth. During the month the Company increased its exposure to the car sector through the purchase of a holding in DaimlerChrysler, and continued to build a position in Greek telecommunications company OTE. This was partially funded by reducing exposure to banks through the sale of holdings in Danish bank Danske and Italian bank Banca Popolare. The Company continues to have a bias towards financials, through banks, along with pharmaceuticals, materials and energy. Exposure to Emerging Europe increased during the month to finish at 15.0%, with key country exposures being Turkey, Russia and the BlackRock Eurasian Frontiers Hedge Fund. During the month the Company increased its net market exposure to 112.3%. We remain positive on the prospects for European and Emerging European equities. Despite increased market volatility and recent problems emerging in US credit we expect global economic growth to remain at long term trend levels and the US to experience a slowdown rather than a hard landing. In Continental Europe we anticipate the upcoming Q2 results season to show continued corporate strength, with earnings growth and profits driven by strong domestic demand, as well as robust global export demand from China and emerging markets. We believe a combination of strong earnings growth and attractive valuations should allow the market to make progress against what may be a more challenging international backdrop. Latest Latest information is available by typing www.blackrock.co.uk/its on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal). 23 July 2007
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