Blackrock Energy & Resources Income Trust PLC

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Apr 29, 2022

BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc

General Meeting Admission Card

Please bring this card with you when you come to the meeting.

This card shows that you are entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting of BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc, which will be held at the offices of BlackRock at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL at 3.00 p.m. on 26 May 2022. At present the UK Government restrictions on public gatherings are no longer in force in connection with COVID-19 and at the time of publication of this document it is intended that the General Meeting will be held in the normal way with physical attendance by Shareholders. However, Shareholders should be aware that it is possible that such restrictions could be re-imposed prior to the date of the General Meeting. In such event, these restrictions could mean that the General Meeting is required to be held as a closed meeting with physical attendance limited to only a small number of attendees comprising the required quorum for the meeting and those persons whose attendance is necessary for the conduct of the meeting, and that any other persons will be refused entry.

The Company may impose entry restrictions on persons wishing to attend the General Meeting (including, if required, refusing entry) in order to secure the orderly conduct of the General Meeting and the safety of the attendees. See pages 7 and 8 of the Circular for further information.

Terms used in this form shall have the meaning attributed to them in the circular to Shareholders issued by the Company on 29 April 2022 (the "Circular"), unless the context otherwise requires.

Shareholder Reference Number

The Circular can be viewed on:

www.blackrock.com/uk/literature/public-disclosure/gm-circular.pdf

Form of Proxy – General Meeting to be held on 26 May 2022

Kindly Note: This form is issued only to the addressee(s) and is specific to the unique designated account printed hereon. This personalised form is not transferable between different (i) account holders; or (ii) uniquely designated accounts. The Company and Computershare Investor Services PLC accept no liability for any instruction that does not comply with these conditions.

Explanatory Notes:

• 1. Please indicate with an "X" in the appropriate box how you wish to vote. If no direction is given, the proxy will vote or abstain from voting as he or she thinks fit. On any motion to amend a resolution, to propose a new resolution, to adjourn the General Meeting and on any other motion put to the General Meeting, the proxy will act at his/her discretion.
• 2. You can submit your proxy electronically at www.eproxyappointment.com by entering the control number, your PIN and SRN printed below. The latest date for the submission of proxy votes electronically is 3.00 p.m. on 24 May 2022 (excluding non-working days).
• 3. To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via a designated voting platform, any such messages must be received by the issuer's agent prior to the specified deadline within the relevant system. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the relevant designated voting platform) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent via a designated voting platform in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
• 4. To be valid, this form of proxy must be received by the registrar no later than 3.00 p.m. on 24 May 2022. Please return to Computershare in the business reply paid envelope provided.
• 5. In the case of a corporation this form of proxy should be given under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an attorney or a duly authorised officer.
• 6. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the other joint holders. For this purpose, seniority is determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members in respect of the holding.
• 7. Shareholders have the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice, who need not be a member of the Company, as his/her proxy to exercise all or any of

his/her rights to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the General Meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman of the General Meeting, please insert the name of your chosen proxy holder in the space provided (see reverse).

If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement, (or if this proxy form has been issued in respect of a designated account for a shareholder, the full voting entitlement for that designated account).

• 8. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting the Registrar's helpline on 0370 707 1476 or you may photocopy the reverse of this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and returned together in the same envelope.
• 9. Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, entitlement to attend and vote at the General Meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at close of business on the day which is two days before the day of the General Meeting. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the General Meeting.
• 10. Appointment of a proxy does not prevent a member from attending and voting in person should he or she so wish.
• 11. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

To be valid, all votes must be lodged at the office of the Company's registrars at:
Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY by 3.00 p.m. on 24 May 2022
All Named Holders:

Control Number: 917849

SRN. PIN.

To lodge a vote using the internet go to the following website www.eproxyappointment.com You will be asked to enter the Control Number, the Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) and PIN as printed opposite and agree to certain terms and conditions.

Registered in England & Wales No 3498808. Registered Office The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE Computershare Investor Services PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Nearest Underground Stations:

Please use a black pen. Mark with an X inside the box as shown in this example. 7 *

FOLD HERE

Please leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the General Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s). Please refer to note 7 (see overleaf). as my/our proxy to exercise all or any of my/our rights to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/our voting entitlement* on my/our behalf at the General Meeting of BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc to be held at 3.00 p.m. on Thursday 26 May 2022 and at any adjournment thereof. I/We hereby authorise and instruct my/our said proxy to vote on the resolutions to be proposed at such Meeting as indicated below (see note 1 overleaf).

FOLD HERE Please tick here if this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made.* *For the appointment of more than one proxy, please refer to note 8 (see overleaf).

Ordinary Resolutions:

Form of Proxy

			Vote
		For	Against withheld
	1. To grant the Directors authority to allot shares
	2. To grant the Directors additional authority to allot shares pursuant to a placing programme

Special Resolutions:

3. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of resolution 1
4. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of resolution 2

I/We instruct my/our proxy to vote on the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting as indicated on this form. Unless otherwise instructed the proxy may vote as he or she sees fit or abstain in relation to any business of the General Meeting. I/We wish to attend the General Meeting

(Please tick if you wish to attend)

In the case of a corporation, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or officer duly authorised, stating their capacity (e.g. director, secretary).

Signature	Date
	DD / M / YY