Holding(s) in Company

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Holding(s) in Company

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London, March 29

BLACKROCK THROGMORTON TRUST PLC

LEI: 5493003B7ETS1JEDPF59TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (Article 12 Transparency Directive, DTR 5.1 and DTR 5.3)(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):Wells Capital Management, Inc.(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):n/a(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):27 March 2017(6). Date on which issuer notified:28 March 2017(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:5%(8). Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary Shares – GB0008910555Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi): Number of Shares: 2,976,063 Number of Voting rights(viii): 2,976,063Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii): Number of shares: Direct: 4,055,063 Number of voting rights (ix): Direct (x): Indirect (xi): 4,055,063% of voting rights: Direct: Indirect: 5.54%B. Financial InstrumentsResulting 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 InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType 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: 4,055,063% of voting rights: 5.54%(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:Wells Capital Management Inc.(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:1,079,000(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:March 28, 2017(13). Additional information:(14). Contact name:Kevin Mayger

For and on behalf ofBlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedSecretary(15). Contact telephone number:020 7743 109829 March 2017