Result of EGM

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc

Results of General Meeting

Following the General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to announce
that the resolution put to shareholders was passed on a vote on a show of
hands:

That, conditionally on the holders of the Subscription Shares sanctioning, and
consenting to, every alteration or abrogation of the special rights privileges
and restrictions attaching to the Subscription Shares to be effected by the
passing and implementation of the resolution: (A) each Subscription Share in
issue as at the date of the Meeting be converted into and redesignated as
Deferred Shares of 0.1p having the rights and being subject to the restrictions
set out in the resolution; (B) the Directors be authorised to purchase all the
Deferred Shares resulting from such redesignation in accordance with the rights
attaching to such Deferred Shares; and (C) the Company's Articles of
Association be amended to remove all references to the Subscription Shares.

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolution has been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection
at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolution were as follows:

Resolution: 99.71%


29 November 2012