BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust Plc - Holding(s) in Company

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc LEI - 5493003R8FJ6I76ZUW55 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 1. Issuer Details ISIN GB00B01RDH75 Issuer Name BLACKROCK GREATER EUROPE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC UK or Non-UK Issuer UK 2. Reason for Notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name 1607 Capital Partners, LLC City of registered office (if applicable) Richmond Country of registered office (if applicable) United States 4. Details of the shareholder +-------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+ |Name |City of registered office|Country of registered office| +-------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+ |State Street |Boston |United States | |Global | | | |Advisors | | | +-------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+ |The Northern |Chicago |United States | |Trust Company| | | +-------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+ |Bank of New |New York |United States | |York Mellon | | | +-------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+ 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 20-Mar-2026 6. Date on which Issuer notified 23-Mar-2026 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation +----------------+-----------+------------------+--------+-----------+ |. |% of voting|% of voting rights|Total of|Total | | |rights |through financial |both |number of | | |attached to|instruments (total|in % |voting | | |shares |of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |(8.A + |rights held| | |(total | |8.B) |in issuer | | |of 8.A) | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+--------+-----------+ |Resulting |5.039363 |0.000000 |5.039363|4638388 | |situation on the| | | | | |date on | | | | | |which threshold | | | | | |was crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+--------+-----------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous | | | | | |notification | | | | | |(if applicable) | | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+--------+-----------+ 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 8A. Voting rights attached to shares +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ |Class/Type |Number of direct|Number of indirect|% of direct |% of indirect| |of shares |voting rights |voting rights |voting rights|voting rights| |ISIN code(if|(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) |(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) | |possible) | | | | | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ |GB00B01RDH75|0 |4638388 |0.000000 |5.039363 | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ |Sub Total |4638388 |5.039363% | |8.A | | | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ 8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a)) +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/|Number of voting rights that may be|% of | |financial |date |conve |acquired if the instrument is |voting| |instrument| |rsion |exercised/converted |rights| | | |period | | | +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ | | | | | | +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ |Sub Total | | | | |8.B1 | | | | +----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+ 8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b)) +--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/conve|Physical or|Number of|% of | |financial |date |rsion period |cash |voting |voting| |instrument | | |settlement |rights |rights| +--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+ | | | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+ |Sub Total 8.B2| | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+ 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 1. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer. +-----------+-----------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |Ultimate |Name of |% of voting rights|% of voting|Total of both if| |controlling|controlled |if it equals or is|rights |it equals or is | |person |undertaking|higher than the |through |higher than the | | | |notifiable |financial |notifiable | | | |threshold |instruments|threshold | | | | |if it | | | | | |equals or | | | | | |is higher | | | | | |than the | | | | | |notifiable | | | | | |threshold | | +-----------+-----------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ | | | | | | +-----------+-----------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ 10. In case of proxy voting Name of the proxy holder The number and % of voting rights held The date until which the voting rights will be held 11. Additional Information Kevin Rutherford, CCO 804-525-1752 12. Date of Completion 23-Mar-2026 13. Place Of Completion Richmond, VA Contact Lucy Dina name: for and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Company Secretary Contact 0207 773 5324 Telephone Number: This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com The following files are available for download: https://mb.cision.com/Main/22396/4325543/4000821.pdf Release