Portfolio Update

BLACKROCK ENERGY AND RESOURCES INCOME TRUST plc (LEI:54930040ALEAVPMMDC31) All information is at 30 November 2025 and unaudited.   Performance at month end with net income reinvested     One Three Six One Three Five   Month Months Months Year Years Years Net asset value 3.8% 20.8% 36.1% 22.5% 24.7% 142.1% Share price 4.5% 22.6% 37.8%   28.8% 24.4% 155.2% Sources: Datastream, BlackRock   At month end   Net asset value - capital only: 162.61p Net asset value cum income 1 :    163.00p Share price: 150.00p Discount to NAV (cum income): 8.0% Net yield: 3.2% Gearing - cum income: 4.0% Total assets: £181.4m Ordinary shares in issue 2 : 111,269,497 Gearing range (as a % of net assets): 0-20% Ongoing charges 3 : 1.15%     1 Includes net revenue of 0.39p. 2 Excluding 24,316,697 ordinary shares held in treasury. 3 The Company's ongoing charges are calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets and using the management fee and all other operating expenses excluding finance costs, direct transaction costs, custody transaction charges, VAT recovered, taxation and certain other non-recurring items for the year ended 30 November 2024. In addition, the Company's Manager has also agreed to cap ongoing charges by rebating a portion of the management fee to the extent that the Company's ongoing charges exceed 1.15% of average net assets.     Sector Overview   Mining 41.3%   Energy Transition 35.0%   Traditional Energy 23.9%   Net Current Liabilities -0.2%     -----     100.0%     =====   Sector Analysis % Total Assets^   Country Analysis % Total Assets^ Mining:     Global 54.1 Diversified 24.4   United States 13.0 Gold 5.1   Latin America 7.1 Copper 4.5   Canada 6.3 Industrial Minerals 3.0   Germany 5.1 Aluminium 1.1   United Kingdom 4.0 Silver 1.1   Italy 2.8 Steel 1.1   France 1.6 Platinum Group Metals 0.7   Other Africa 1.5 Nickel Subtotal Mining:                            0.3 41.3   Spain Morocco Australia South Africa Ireland 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.5         Net Current Liabilities -0.2     Energy Transition:       100.0 Electrification 12.9       Renewables 12.8       Storage 5.3       Energy Efficiency 4.0       Subtotal Energy Transition: 35.0                 Traditional Energy:         Integrated 11.9       Oil Services 4.8       E&P 3.6       Refining & Marketing 1.8       Distribution 1.8       Subtotal Traditional Energy: 23.9                 Net Current Liabilities -0.2         -----         100.0         =====                 ^ Total Assets for the purposes of these calculations exclude bank overdrafts, and the net current liabilities figure shown in the tables above therefore exclude bank overdrafts equivalent to 3.76% of the Company's net asset value.           Ten Largest Investments                   Company Region of Risk % Total Assets       Abaxx Technologies Global 6.8 Vale - ADS Latin America 6.3 Anglo American Global 4.5 Chevron Corporation Global 4.5 Shell Global 3.5 Siemens Energy AG Global 3.4 Glencore Global 3.2 SSE United Kingdom 3.1 First Solar Global 2.9 Prysmian SpA Italy 2.8       Commenting on the markets, Tom Holl and Mark Hume, representing the Investment Manager noted:   Of the Company's three components, mining delivered the strongest performance, while conventional energy and energy transition both achieved positive, albeit more modest, results.   The mining sector's performance was driven primarily by strong gains in gold equities. The price of gold increased by 5.6% over the month, reaching US$4,200 per ounce. Many gold producers reported third-quarter earnings, continuing the trend of robust free cash flow generation and ongoing capital returns to shareholders. Additionally, the copper sub-sector performed well, with copper prices rising by 3.3%, supported by strong demand related to electrification and ongoing operational disruptions.   The conventional energy sector posted gains during the period, despite persistent weakness in oil prices—Brent and WTI crude fell by 2.1% and 5.1%, respectively. Early in the month, OPEC+ reversed some voluntary production cuts but announced a pause on further unwinding that had been planned for the first quarter of 2026.   Finally, the Energy Transition component was constrained by apparent profit-taking in certain sub-sectors, such as electrification. In sector news, the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference was held in Belém, Brazil. Global utilities—including electricity, gas, water, and related infrastructure companies—pledged US$1 trillion towards energy transition by 2030, with annual spending rising to US$148 billion: US$66 billion allocated to renewables and US$82 billion to grids and storage. Furthermore, 23 nations committed to quadrupling sustainable fuel production—including biofuels, hydrogen, and e-fuels—by 2035.   22 December 2025 ENDS   Latest information is available by typing www.blackrock.com/uk/beri on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal).   Neither the contents of the Manager's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Manager's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.   Release