Holding(s) in Company

BLACKROCK EMERGING EUROPE PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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London, November 30

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 Emerging Europe PLC

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ()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): (X)

Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): BlackRock, Inc.(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):(5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 26 November 2015

(6). Date on which issuer notified: 30 November 2015(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; BlackRock Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 5%(8). Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB00B0BN1P96Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Number of Shares: 3,578,935 Number of Voting rights: 3,578,935Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares: Direct: N/A Number of voting rights: Direct (xi): N/A Indirect (xii): 3,142,218% of voting rights (x): Direct: N/A Indirect: 8.66%B. Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction:Type of financial instrument: Expiration date (xiii): Exercise/Conversion Period (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 Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:Type of financial instrument:

Exercise price:Expiration date (xvii):Exercise/Conversion period (xviii):Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix):Nominal:Delta: Total (A + B+C):Number of voting rights: 3,142,218% of voting rights: 8.66%(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi): 

See AnnexProxy 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:BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team(14). Contact name: A B Powley(15). Contact telephone number: 020 7743 561030 November 2015