Blackrock Engy Regulatory News (BERI)

BLACKROCK ENERGY AND RESOURCES INCOME TRUST plc (LEI:54930040ALEAVPMMDC31)

All information is at 31 May 2025 and unaudited.

Performance at month end with net income reinvested

One

Three

Six

One

Three

Five

Month

Months

Months

Year

Years

Years

Net asset value

4.3%

-4.4%

-10.0%

-8.8%

-2.6%

125.1%

Share price

5.5%

-3.4%

-6.5%

-5.1%

-12.6%

147.9%

Sources: Datastream, BlackRock

At month end

Net asset value – capital only:

120.90p

Net asset value cum income1:

121.86p

Share price:

111.00p

Discount to NAV (cum income):

8.9%

Net yield:

4.1%

Gearing - cum income:

7.9%

Total assets:

£142.4m

Ordinary shares in issue2:

116,844,497

Gearing range (as a % of net assets):

0-20%

Ongoing charges3:

1.15%

1 Includes net revenue of 0.96p.

2 Excluding 18,741,697 ordinary shares held in treasury.

3 The Company’s ongoing charges are calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets and using the management fee and all other operating expenses excluding finance costs, direct transaction costs, custody transaction charges, VAT recovered, taxation and certain other non-recurring items for the year ended 30 November 2024. In addition, the Company’s Manager has also agreed to cap ongoing charges by rebating a portion of the management fee to the extent that the Company’s ongoing charges exceed 1.15% of average net assets.

Sector Overview

Mining

40.7%

Energy Transition

29.3%

Traditional Energy

29.3%

Net Current Assets

0.7%

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100.0%

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Sector Analysis

% Total Assets^

Country Analysis

% Total Assets^

Mining:

Global

50.5

Diversified

21.2

United States

19.5

Copper

6.1

United Kingdom

6.2

Gold

3.2

Latin America

6.2

Industrial Minerals

2.8

Canada

6.1

Aluminium

2.6

Germany

3.1

Steel

1.6

Italy

2.5

Platinum Group Metals

1.2

Australia

2.4

Uranium

1.1

South Africa

1.2

Nickel

0.9

Other Africa

1.0

Subtotal Mining:

40.7

Ireland

0.6

Net Current Assets

0.7

-----

100.0

Traditional Energy:

Integrated

11.7

E&P

7.8

Oil Services

6.3

Distribution

3.5

Subtotal Traditional Energy:

29.3

Energy Transition:

Electrification

9.5

Renewables

7.1

Energy Efficiency

7.1

Storage

5.1

Transport

0.5

Subtotal Energy Transition:

29.3

Net Current Assets

0.7

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100.0

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^ Total Assets for the purposes of these calculations exclude bank overdrafts, and the net current liabilities figure shown in the tables above therefore exclude bank overdrafts equivalent to 8.7% of the Company’s net asset value.

Ten Largest Investments

Company

Region of Risk

% Total Assets

Vale - ADS

Latin America

5.9

Anglo American

Global

5.4

Exxon Mobil Corp

Global

4.9

Rio Tinto

Global

4.7

Shell

Global

3.9

NiSource

United States

3.3

Abaxx Technologies

Global

2.9

Elia Group

Germany

2.6

Norsk Hydro

Global

2.6

SSE

United Kingdom

2.5

Commenting on the markets, Tom Holl and Mark Hume, representing the Investment Manager noted:

The Company’s NAV rose 4.3% in May (in GBP terms).

Global equity markets rose in May with an announced agreement between the US and China to reduce tariffs for 90 days. The US stock market was further supported towards the end of the month after the US announced a delay to implementation of higher tariffs on the EU and a US legal challenge to the recently announced US import tariffs. The House of Representatives passed the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ (OBBBA), which would potentially increase the size of primary deficit, adding to US debt and interest obligations. Longer-dated US Treasury yields rose during the month, whilst the US dollar index moved lower. The market rise was led by US technology stocks, notably megacaps and by banks, whilst sectors with perceived resilient earnings, such as healthcare and utilities, lagged the market rise. Global equity markets represented by the MSCI All Country World Index returned 5.7% in May 2025.

Within the sustainable energy theme, during May, we received partial clarity on US energy policy, initially in the form of the Draft Reconciliation Bill, and subsequently the OBBBA, which narrowly passed through the House of Representatives at the end of the month. The Act remains subject to approval and modification by the Senate, with July 4th being the target date for their decision. Finally, the Senate and House will have to reconcile their two bills into one for a final vote in both chambers. While the Act as it stands does propose to phase out key tax credits for clean power generation, it demonstrates a level of energy pragmatism that many were not anticipating based on the negativity priced into the equities prior to its announcement. The Act suggests that support for utility-scale renewables development will remain largely intact, including a proposal that investment / production tax credits for new renewable energy projects will remain in place through December 2028. Several US technology firms announced AI deals in the Middle East, including a $600m commitment from Saudi Arabia to US companies including Nvidia.

Turning to the energy sector, early in the month, OPEC+ announced a further >400kbpd increase in previously curtailed production, which may increase oil price volatility in the near-term. We also saw two well-capitalized US E&P companies, Diamondback Energy and Coterra Energy, announce that they would drop rigs in the Permian basin on concerns of falling oil prices. The 90-day delay on tariffs, on the other hand, contributed to a modest reprieve in oil prices during the month. The Brent oil price rose +1.5%, whilst the WTI oil price rose +3.2%, ending the month at $64/bbl and $61bbl respectively. The US Henry Hub natural gas price rose +3.3% during the month to end at $3.46/mmbtu.

Mining equities posted performance in May, albeit lagging broader equity markets, represented by the MSCI All Country World Index, which rose 5.7%. Mined commodity performance was mixed: prices for iron ore (62% Fe) and nickel fell by 1.6% and 1.2% respectively, whereas the copper price increased by 4.7%. The copper market appears to have notably tightened evidenced by a significant decline in inventories in China. Within precious metals, the gold price decreased by 0.7%, whilst the silver and platinum prices rose by 1.0% and 10.2% respectively. Reduced geopolitical and economic uncertainty contributed to the gold price easing. However, increased hybrid vehicle penetration drove strong demand for platinum, where we have also seen supply-side constraints become apparent.

All data points in US dollar terms unless otherwise specified. Commodity price moves sourced from Thomson Reuters Datastream.

18 June 2025

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