Portfolio Update

Merrill Lynch Greater Europe IT PLC 23 March 2007 MERRILL LYNCH GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST plc All information is at 28 February 2007 and unaudited. Performance at month end with net income reinvested One Three One Since launch Month Months Year (20Sep04) Net asset value -0.9% 5.0% 12.2% 77.9% Share price -0.1% 4.8% 9.9% 72.1% FTSE World Europe ex UK -0.5% 4.5% 14.5% 65.9% Sources: BlackRock and Datastream. At month end Net asset value: 173.64p Includes net revenue of 0.04p Share price: 167.75p Discount to NAV: 3.4% Gearing: 8.9% Net yield: 1.2% Total assets: £235.9m Ordinary shares in issue: 124,729,045* *Excludes 5,509,887 shares held in Treasury. Benchmark Sector Analysis Total Assets Index Country Analysis Total Assets (%) (%) (%) Financials 41.3 27.0 Germany 21.7 Healthcare 11.8 8.3 France 15.9 Industrials 11.4 12.4 Switzerland 14.4 Oil & Gas 9.3 7.3 Italy 8.4 Basic Materials 7.6 5.6 Spain 8.4 Consumer Goods 4.9 10.9 Russia 7.2 Utilities 4.0 4.4 Ireland 4.6 Consumer Services 3.9 9.5 Netherlands 3.6 Other Investments 3.1 - Greece 2.3 Telecommunications 3.0 4.7 Turkey 2.1 Technology 1.8 9.9 Belgium 2.0 Net current liabilities (2.1) - Denmark 1.9 Sweden 1.8 Norway 1.7 Israel 1.6 Finland 1.2 UK 1.1 Austria 1.0 Poland 1.0 Cyprus 0.2 Net current assets (2.1) ----- ----- ----- 100.0 100.0 100.0 ----- ----- ----- Ten Largest Equity Investments Company Country of Risk Allianz Germany AXA France BBVA Spain Banco Santander Spain BlackRock Eurasian Frontiers Fund Emerging Europe Credit Suisse Switzerland Novartis Switzerland Roche Holdings Switzerland Telefonica Spain UBS Switzerland Commenting on the markets, James Macmillan, representing the Investment Manager noted: Equity markets delivered healthy returns for the majority of February but suffered an abrupt correction at the end of the month which resulted in a broad based global equity decline and an increase in volatility which has continued into March. The FTSE World Europe ex UK (net) returned -0.5% and the MSCI Emerging Europe Index returned -2.2%. The Company's NAV returned -0.9% during February underperforming the reference index by 0.4%. The contribution from the Emerging Europe region was helpful with Turkey and the BlackRock Eurasian Frontiers Fund having a positive contribution to performance. The use of flexible gearing was neutral. During the month the Company benefited from strong stock selection across a range of sectors. Within the banking sector the Company's holdings in Turkish banks Sekerbank and Turkyie Is Bankasi, along with Allied Irish Bank, had a positive contribution to performance. Elsewhere other strong performing stocks were insurance company Allianz, steel producer Arcelor Mittal, and electrical installations group Legrand. Performance was impacted by disappointing stock selection in the automobiles sector, along with the Company's holding in network equipment maker Ericsson which fell on concerns that lower margins and poor cash flow would dilute strong revenue growth. Other stocks to have a negative effect were imaging technology company Agfa Gevaert, energy group Dogan Sirketler, and home improvement retailer Praktiker. During the month the Company increased its exposure to transport and capital goods through the purchase of holdings in logistics Group Deutsche Post and industrial conglomerate Siemens. Within the banking sector the Company took profits in Turkish banks Sekerbank and Turykie Is Bankasi after strong performance and established a new position in bank Banco Santander. The Company also exited positions in telecoms provider Telecom Italia and utility Fortum. The Company continues to have a bias towards financials, through banks and diversified financials, along with pharmaceuticals, materials and energy. Exposure to Emerging Europe decreased during the month to finish at 11.9%, with key country exposures being Turkey, Russia and the BlackRock Eurasian Frontiers Hedge Fund. During the month the Company reduced its net market exposure to 108.9%. We remain positive on the prospects for European and emerging European equities. Despite recent market volatility the latest evidence appears to suggest that the Global economy remains in reasonable health with a slight tempering of growth rather than the emergence of a recession or a serious slowdown. Companies have generally reported good Q4 results, with decent earnings growth and record profits and this has been driven by a pick up in domestic consumer demand as well as robust global export demand. We believe a combination of cheaply available finance, strong earnings 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 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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