NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

255.14p  Capital only (undiluted)
253.97p  Capital only (Diluted for subscription shares)
253.97p  Capital only (Diluted for subscription shares & treasury shares)
258.76p  Including current year income (undiluted)
256.99p  Including current year income (Diluted for subscription shares)
256.99p  Including current year income (Diluted for subscription shares & treasury shares)

Notes:

1.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.        Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.

3.        Following the tender offer, the Company now has 104,289,064 Ordinary Shares in issue, (excluding 5,488,898 Ordinary Shares which are held in Treasury). The Company also has 20,565,777 Subscription Shares in issue.

4.        For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock World Mining Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

258.86p  Capital only (undiluted)
269.12p  Including current year income (undiluted)

Notes:

1.        Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.

2.        The undiluted net asset value per share has been calculated on 177,287,242 ordinary shares excluding 15,724,600 held in treasury.

3.        For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).

4.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK THROGMORTON TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

372.89p  Capital only
378.85p  Including current year income
372.89p  Capital only (adjusted for treasury shares)
378.85p  Including current year income (adjusted for treasury shares)

Notes:

1.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.        The Company's issued share capital comprises 73,130,326 Ordinary Shares and 7,400,000 Treasury Shares.

3.        Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.


 

NET ASSET VALUE + GREEK EXPOSURE UPDATE

BLACKROCK EMERGING EUROPE PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Emerging Europe plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

343.31c  per share (US cents) – Capital only
220.44p  per share (pence sterling) – Capital only
347.66c  per share (US cents) – Including current year income
223.23p  per share (pence sterling) – Including current year income

Notes:

1.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.        Revenue items included in net asset value.

3.        The Company’s share capital consists of 36,242,928 Ordinary shares (excluding 5,400,000 ordinary shares held in treasury) carrying one vote each.

4.        As at the close of business on 27 July 2015 the Company had exposure to three Greek securities which represented 4.57% of the NAV, made up as follows:
 
National Bank of Greece ADR           1.64%
Motor Oil Hellas                                    2.00%
Global X FTSE GREECE 20 ETF          0.93%
 
It should be noted that the National Bank of Greece holding is held via an ADR which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. As at 27 July the stock traded at comparable volumes with adequate liquidity and hence the bid market price is being used to value this stock.
 
The Global X FTSE GREECE 20 ETF is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. As at 27 July the stock traded at comparable volumes with adequate liquidity and hence the bid market price is being used to value this stock.
 
For the holding in Motor Oil Hellas, a fair value discount has been applied to the price as at the close of business on 26th June 2015. The Board’s valuation is based on advice from the BlackRock Pricing Committee which, given the market closure and illiquidity for many Greek assets, is applying a fair valuation approach for such assets. The approach considers, inter alia, the trading in a number of proxies which gives the Committee a basis for pricing all instruments as necessary.


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock North American Income Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

120.07p  Capital only
121.59p  Including current year income

Notes:

1.       Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.       Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.

3.       Following the buyback of 250,000 ordinary shares on 8 May 2015, the Company has 80,039,044 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 20,322,261 which are held in treasury.


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

552.91c per share (US cents) - Capital only 
566.94c per share (US cents) – Including current year income
355.02p per share (pence sterling) Capital only
364.04p per share (pence sterling) - Including current year income

Notes:

1.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.        Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.

3.        The Company has 39,369,620 ordinary shares in issue (excluding 2,071,662 ordinary shares which are held in treasury).

4.        For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK INCOME AND GROWTH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

182.93p  Capital only (undiluted)
184.67p  Including current year income (undiluted) XD

Notes:

1.        Following the buyback of 250,000 ordinary shares on 12 February 2015, the Company has 26,229,268 ordinary shares in issue excluding 6,704,664 shares in treasury.

2.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

3.        Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

1021.65p  Capital only and including debt at par value
1011.10p  Capital only and including debt at fair value
1034.19p  Including current year income and debt at par value
1023.64p  Including current year income and debt at fair value

Notes:

1.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.        The total number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 47,879,792.  The total amount of ordinary shares 
held in treasury is 2,113,731.

3.        For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed Investment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK FRONTIERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for the ordinary shares of BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

174.37c  Capital only USD (cents)
111.97p  Capital only Sterling (pence)
177.41c  Including current year income USD (cents)
113.91p  Including current year income Sterling (pence)

Notes:

1.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.        Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.

3.        The unaudited NAV above has been calculated on the basis of 150,621,621 Ordinary Shares in issue.


 

NET ASSET VALUE

BLACKROCK INCOME STRATEGIES TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc at close of business on 27 July 2015 were:

139.21p  Capital only and including debt at par value
134.16p  Capital only and including debt at fair value
142.13p  Including current year income and debt at par value
137.08p  Including current year income and debt at fair value

Notes:

1.        Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2.       Following the buyback of 1,500,000 ordinary shares on 27 July 2015, the Company has 274,937,282 ordinary shares in issue,
          excluding 16,175,000 which are held in treasury.

3.        Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted on the ex-dividend date.

4.        The unaudited NAV above has been calculated on the basis of 274,937,282 Ordinary Shares in issue.

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