BlackRock New Engy Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMBRNE TIDMBRNS 
 
TR-1: 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 New Energy 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 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): 
 
Weiss Asset Management LP 
 
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
 
Brookdale International Partners, L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund 
(Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global 
Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.). 
 
(5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached (v): 
 
17 December 2013 
 
(6). Date on which issuer notified: 
 
18 December 2013 (after close of business) 
 
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii): 
 
greater than 31% 
 
(8). Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix): 
 
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB0009737932 
 
Situation previous to the triggering transaction: 
Number of Shares: 37,877,625 
Number of Voting rights: 37,877,625 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: 
Number of shares (Direct): 38,227,625 
 
Number of voting rights: 
Direct (xi): 38,227,625 
Indirect (xii): N/A 
 
% of voting rights (x): 
Direct: 16.27% 
Indirect: N/A 
 
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: 
 
Type of financial instrument: Subscription Shares GB00B4KTTT60 
 
Expiration date (xiii): 31 July 2014 
 
Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv): Exercisable on each of the following: January 
31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 
 
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ 
converted: 3,759,999 
 
% of voting rights: 1.60% 
 
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments (xv, xvi) 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial instrument: CFD 
 
Exercise price: N/A 
 
Expiration date (xvii): N/A 
 
Exercise/Conversion period (xviii): N/A 
 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 30,903,761 
 
% of voting rights (xix, xx): 
Nominal: 13.15% 
Delta: 1 
 
Total (A + B + C): 
 
Number of voting rights: 72,891,385 
 
Percentage of voting rights: 31.02% 
 
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi): 
 
Brookdale International Partners, L.P: 49,305,156 voting rights/financial 
instruments (20.98%) 
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 23,586,229 voting rights/financial 
instruments (10.04%) 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
(10). Name of the proxy holder: 
 
(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 
(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
 
(13). Additional information: 
 
(14). Contact name: 
 
Mrs A B Powley 
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 
Secretary 
 
(15). Contact telephone number: 
 
020 7743 5610 
 
19 December 2013 
 
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