Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): 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 Throgmorton 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):

Sarasin and Partners LLP

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

The Bank of New York Mellon (Brussels Pooled)
BNP Paribas Security Services (Jersey)
Canada Life Ltd (Potters Bar)
Citibank, N.A. (Canary Wharf)
Sarasin & Partners LLP (London)
The Bank of New York Mellon (Brussels)
The Northern Trust Company (London)

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


8 January 2014

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

9 January 2014

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

5%

(8). Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary Shares -
GB0008910555

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares: 3,666,102
Number of Voting rights(viii): 3,666,102

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares:
Direct: 3,641,102
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x):
Indirect (xi): 3,641,102

% of voting rights:
Direct:
Indirect: 4.9789%

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (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

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: 3,641,102

% of voting rights: 4.9789%


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

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:


(14). Contact name:

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

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5610

9 January 2014