Holding(s) in Company

BLACKROCK INCOME AND GROWTH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire

London, September 29

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): BLACKROCK INCOME AND GROWTH INVESTMENT 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ()Other (please specify) :(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): J.M. FINN & CO. LTD(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): J.M FINN NOMINEES LTD(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) 

27 September 2016 (6). Date on which issuer notified: 29 September 2016(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

12%(8). Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ord/GB0030961691Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi): Number of Shares: 2,635,730.00 Number of Voting rights (viii): 2,635,730.00Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii): Number of shares: DIRECT: 3,155,730.00 Number of voting rights (ix): Direct (x): 3,155,730.00 Indirect (xi): % of voting rights: Direct: 12.29% Indirect:B. Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii): N/AType 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 Instruments (xv), (xvi)Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:Type of financial instrument: Exercise Price: Expiration date (xvii): Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii): Number of voting rights instrument refers to:% of voting rights (xix) (xx): 

Nominal: Delta:Total (A + B + C):Number of voting rights: 3,155,730.00% of voting rights: 12.29%(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: N/A(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A(13). Additional information: N/A(14). Contact name: Kevin Mayger

(15). Contact telephone number: 020 7743 109829 September 2016