BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc

    LEI: 5493003B7ETS1JEDPF59

    Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
    managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

    1   Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person 
         closely associated                                                            
                                                                                       
    a)  Name                          Crispin Latymer                                  
                                                                                       
    2   Reason for the notification                                                    
                                                                                       
    a)  Position/status                 Chairman / Non-Executive Director              
                                                                                       
    b)  Initial notification/         Initial notification                             
        Amendment                                                                      
                                                                                       
    3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
        auctioneer or auction monitor                                                  
                                                                                       
    a)  Name                          BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc                  
                                                                                       
    b)  LEI                           5493003B7ETS1JEDPF59                             
                                                                                       
    4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of     
        instrument;                                                                    
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where      
        transactions have been conducted                                               
                                                                                       
    a)  Description of the financial  Ordinary shares of 5p each (shares)              
        instrument, type of                                                            
        instrument                                                                     
                                                                                       
                                      GB00008910555                                    
        Identification code                                                            
                                                                                       
    b)  Nature of the transaction     Monthly investment (Savings Plan)                
                                                                                       
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)                 Volume(s)               
                                                                                       
                                      £4.0200                  37                      
                                                                                       
    d)  Aggregated information          n/a (single transaction - see above)           
                                                                                       
        - Aggregated volume                                                            
                                                                                       
        - Price                                                                        
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
    e)  Date of the transaction       2017-04-25                                       
                                                                                       
    f)  Place of the transaction      London Stock Exchange (XLON)