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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22032

Name of Fund: BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock International
Growth and Income Trust, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O.
Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2008

Date of reporting period: 05/01/2008 – 07/31/2008


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2008
(Unaudited)

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Stocks

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Australia—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

216,300

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. (ADR)(a)

 

$

16,148,958

 

 

4,238,520

 

OZ Minerals Ltd.

 

 

7,881,308

 

 

656,000

 

Santos Ltd.

 

 

11,120,717

 

 

562,900

 

Sims Group Ltd.

 

 

17,408,413

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,559,396

 









 

 

 

Belgium—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

304,100

 

Belgacom S.A.

 

 

11,960,580

 

 

141,500

 

Compagnie Maritime Belge S.A.

 

 

8,300,613

 

 

63,400

 

KBC Groep N.V.

 

 

6,433,543

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,694,736

 









 

 

 

Brazil—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

207,700

 

Aracruz Celulose S.A. (ADR)(a)

 

 

14,435,150

 

 

264,900

 

Bovespa Holding S.A.

 

 

3,313,153

 

 

745,212

 

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (ADR)(a)

 

 

17,698,785

 

 

356,900

 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)(a)

 

 

19,954,279

 

 

71,900

 

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. (GDR)

 

 

9,464,197

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,865,564

 









 

 

 

Canada—9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

509,300

 

Barrick Gold Corp.(a)

 

 

21,568,855

 

 

1,400,000

 

Bombardier, Inc., Class B

 

 

10,035,646

 

 

188,000

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

 

 

9,917,000

 

 

196,200

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

 

 

15,330,790

 

 

155,300

 

EnCana Corp.(a)

 

 

11,211,107

 

 

180,200

 

Fording Canadian Coal Trust(a)

 

 

15,999,958

 

 

307,700

 

Goldcorp, Inc.

 

 

11,464,188

 

 

277,276

 

Husky Energy, Inc.(a)

 

 

12,277,644

 

 

1,102,300

 

Kinross Gold Corp.

 

 

20,098,580

 

 

17,400

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

 

3,554,298

 

 

170,000

 

Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.

 

 

9,025,050

 

 

234,000

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

12,753,000

 

 

237,600

 

TELUS Corp.

 

 

8,817,618

 

 

110,000

 

Toronto-Dominion Bank

 

 

6,691,635

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,745,369

 









 

 

 

Chile—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

291,200

 

Banco Santander-Chile (ADR)(a)

 

 

13,307,840

 









 

 

 

Denmark—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

56,100

 

TrygVesta AS

 

 

4,079,042

 









 

 

 

Finland—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

159,100

 

Wartsila Oyj, B Shares

 

 

9,678,711

 









 

 

 

France—5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

126,600

 

Alstom S.A.

 

 

14,171,254

 

 

340,100

 

AXA S.A.

 

 

9,996,006

 

 

105,800

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

10,429,961

 

 

203,500

 

Cap Gemini S.A.

 

 

12,991,716

 

 

78,800

 

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.

 

 

7,861,871

 

 

291,900

 

France Telecom S.A.

 

 

9,229,578

 

 

78,500

 

Societe Generale

 

 

7,264,288

 

 

192,000

 

Total S.A.

 

 

14,701,191

 

 

275,100

 

Vivendi

 

 

11,502,034

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,147,899

 









 

 

 

Germany—7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

268,900

 

Adidas AG

 

 

16,461,674

 

 

249,000

 

BASF AG

 

 

15,761,066

 

 

130,200

 

DaimlerChrysler AG

 

 

7,521,757

 

 

561,300

 

Deutsche Post AG(a)

 

 

13,171,613

 

 

74,402

 

E.ON AG

 

 

14,178,768

 

 

90,894

 

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG

 

 

4,327,393

 

 

179,800

 

Linde AG

 

 

24,861,660

 

 

92,300

 

RWE AG

 

 

11,044,590

 

 

152,600

 

SAP AG

 

 

8,835,986

 

 

171,000

 

ThyssenKrupp AG

 

 

9,514,320

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,678,827

 









 

 

 

Greece—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

320,000

 

OPAP S.A.

 

 

11,449,761

 









 

 

 

Hong Kong—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

691,700

 

China Mobile Ltd.

 

 

9,241,231

 

 

938,700

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

 

 

9,988,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Stocks

 

Value

 









 

 

 

Hong Kong—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

1,641,300

 

Kerry Properties Ltd.

 

$

8,668,129

 

 

4,073,000

 

New World Development Co. Ltd.

 

 

7,593,163

 

 

619,200

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

 

 

9,183,247

 

 

7,244,500

 

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

 

 

18,691,247

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,365,219

 









 

 

 

Indonesia—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

155,800

 

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT (ADR)

 

 

5,138,284

 









 

 

 

Israel—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

431,400

 

Cellcom Israel Ltd.

 

 

14,296,596

 









 

 

 

Italy—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

126,800

 

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

 

 

4,395,935

 

 

2,265,690

 

Enel S.p.A.

 

 

20,939,539

 

 

1,388,600

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

 

 

7,283,138

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,618,612

 









 

 

 

Japan—11.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,770,500

 

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

 

 

11,416,907

 

 

179,600

 

Canon, Inc.

 

 

8,208,660

 

 

209,500

 

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

 

 

9,553,265

 

 

182,000

 

Fanuc Ltd.

 

 

14,452,964

 

 

529,400

 

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

 

 

16,900,194

 

 

1,144,300

 

ITOCHU Corp.

 

 

11,371,464

 

 

380

 

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. (REIT)

 

 

3,895,587

 

 

2,380

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

 

 

11,093,556

 

 

756,900

 

Komatsu Ltd.

 

 

18,797,035

 

 

989,000

 

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

 

 

16,240,084

 

 

1,320

 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

6,320,437

 

 

60,100

 

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

 

 

29,159,672

 

 

1,167,800

 

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

 

 

12,494,011

 

 

1,154,600

 

Sumitomo Corp.

 

 

15,585,228

 

 

314,500

 

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

 

 

7,913,322

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,402,386

 









 

 

 

Luxembourg—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

121,000

 

ArcelorMittal

 

 

10,803,538

 

 

108,186

 

Oriflame Cosmetics S.A.

 

 

7,000,595

 

 

724,490

 

SES S.A.

 

 

17,662,094

 

 

195,000

 

Tenaris S.A. (ADR)

 

 

11,748,750

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,214,977

 









 

 

 

Malaysia—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

144,725

 

IOI Corp. Bhd

 

 

254,095

 

 

3,737,000

 

Sime Darby Bhd

 

 

9,021,825

 

 

5,111,200

 

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

 

 

5,374,821

 

 

2,111,200

 

TM Intl. Bhd(b)

 

 

4,117,359

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,768,100

 









 

 

 

Mexico—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

2,177,200

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

 

 

9,948,267

 

 

100,700

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (ADR)(a)

 

 

4,618,102

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,566,369

 









 

 

 

Netherlands—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

125,700

 

Heineken N.V.

 

 

5,840,600

 

 

252,600

 

Koninklijke Ahold N.V.(a)

 

 

2,874,057

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,714,657

 









 

 

 

Norway—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

574,900

 

DnB NOR ASA

 

 

7,341,949

 

 

224,794

 

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

 

 

12,253,945

 

 

156,000

 

Orkla ASA

 

 

1,976,003

 

 

390,000

 

StatoilHydro ASA

 

 

12,633,499

 

 

168,500

 

Yara Intl. ASA

 

 

11,970,488

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,175,884

 









 

 

 

Philippines—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

247,500

 

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (ADR) (a)

 

 

14,070,375

 









 

 

 

Russia—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

257,900

 

Gazprom OAO (ADR)

 

 

12,343,030

 

 

85,400

 

NovaTek OAO (GDR)

 

 

6,533,499

 



1


 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2008
(Unaudited) (continued)

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Stocks

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Russia— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

82,400

 

Tatneft (GDR)(a)

 

$

9,786,550

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,663,079

 









 

 

 

Singapore—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

2,819,000

 

CapitaLand Ltd.

 

 

11,633,657

 

 

1,014,000

 

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

 

 

11,148,182

 

 

4,781,000

 

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

 

 

9,646,208

 

 

10,041,100

 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

 

 

26,128,148

 

 

1,028,800

 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 

 

14,547,130

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,103,325

 









 

 

 

South Africa—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

320,100

 

Sasol Ltd. (ADR)

 

 

16,946,094

 









 

 

 

South Korea—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

14,900

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

 

 

8,243,526

 









 

 

 

Spain—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

460,700

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

 

 

8,466,328

 

 

241,000

 

Banco Popular Espanol S.A.

 

 

2,626,347

 

 

450,000

 

Banco Santander S.A.

 

 

8,760,080

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,852,755

 









 

 

 

Sweden—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

518,700

 

Nordea Bank AB

 

 

7,351,477

 

 

151,800

 

SSAB Svenskt Stal AB, Series A

 

 

4,167,546

 

 

970,000

 

TeliaSonera AB

 

 

7,384,786

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,903,809

 









 

 

 

Switzerland—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

ACE Ltd.

 

 

3,042,000

 

 

57,900

 

Alcon, Inc.

 

 

9,983,697

 

 

235,391

 

Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A.

 

 

14,064,901

 

 

392,000

 

Nestle S.A.

 

 

17,195,066

 

 

470,400

 

Novartis AG

 

 

27,925,612

 

 

17,900

 

Swiss Life Holding AG(b)

 

 

4,602,210

 

 

65,000

 

Syngenta AG

 

 

18,920,538

 

 

117,700

 

UBS AG(b)

 

 

2,259,148

 

 

14,800

 

Zurich Financial Services AG

 

 

3,889,980

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,883,152

 









 

 

 

Taiwan—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

8,936,000

 

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

 

 

15,284,802

 

 

9,200,333

 

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

 

 

16,542,524

 

 

1,298,513

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR)

 

 

12,335,874

 

 

13,673,000

 

Via Technologies, Inc.(b)

 

 

8,109,983

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,273,183

 









 

 

 

Turkey—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

407,400

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS (ADR)(a)

 

 

7,862,820

 









 

 

 

United Kingdom—15.5%

 

 

 

 

 

736,500

 

Arriva Plc(a)

 

 

10,148,790

 

 

386,500

 

Aviva Plc

 

 

3,835,467

 

 

262,300

 

Barclays Plc

 

 

1,781,126

 

 

2,469,700

 

BP Plc

 

 

25,347,738

 

 

92,000

 

BP Plc (ADR)

 

 

5,652,480

 

 

337,800

 

British American Tobacco Plc

 

 

12,190,413

 

 

940,000

 

British Energy Group Plc

 

 

13,489,075

 

 

958,773

 

De La Rue Plc(a)

 

 

15,949,213

 

 

1,075,200

 

Firstgroup Plc

 

 

10,990,078

 

 

684,900

 

HSBC Holdings Plc

 

 

11,326,831

 

 

251,300

 

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc(b)

 

 

9,385,376

 

 

466,550

 

Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc

 

 

6,112,450

 

 

2,033,400

 

Intl. Power Plc(a)

 

 

16,548,027

 

 

1,696,800

 

Meggitt Plc

 

 

6,624,640

 

 

618,200

 

National Express Group Plc(a)

 

 

11,889,102

 

 

1,806,100

 

Northumbrian Water Group Plc(a)

 

 

11,020,532

 

 

356,500

 

Prudential Plc

 

 

3,817,716

 

 

35,700

 

Rio Tinto Plc (ADR)

 

 

14,908,320

 

 

1,036,720

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc(b)

 

 

4,301,420

 

 

748,600

 

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B

 

 

26,288,355

 

 

590,700

 

Smiths Group Plc

 

 

12,193,300

 

 

254,900

 

Standard Chartered Plc

 

 

7,760,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Stocks

 

Value

 







 

 

 

United Kingdom— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

966,300

 

Standard Life Plc

 

$

4,329,072

 

 

801,100

 

United Business Media Ltd.

 

 

8,929,781

 

 

3,441,600

 

Vodafone Group Plc

 

 

9,219,477

 

 

219,400

 

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

 

 

6,860,638

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

270,900,171

 









 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost—$1,894,511,340)—93.6%

 

 

1,632,170,518

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

Money Market Fund—6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

114,397,326

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Prime Portfolio, 2.45%(c)

 

 

114,397,326

 









 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$114,397,326)—6.5%

 

 

114,397,326

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Contracts

 

Options Purchased

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Purchased—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

106,000

 

Barrick Gold Corp., strike price $40.24, expires 08/15/08

 

 

306,806

 

 

500

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. (ADR), strike price $95, expires 08/18/08

 

 

5,000

 

 

132,400

 

Bovespa Holding S.p.A., strike price $26, expires 08/29/08

 

 

11,161

 

 

600

 

Goldcorp, Inc., strike price 40 CAD, expires 08/16/08

 

 

61,527

 

 

2,260

 

Kinross Gold Corp., strike price 20 CAD, expires 08/18/08

 

 

101,528

 

 

370

 

Sasol Ltd. (ADR), strike price $61, expires 08/22/08

 

 

3,874

 









 

 

 

Total Outstanding Options Purchased (Cost—$1,838,575)—0.0%

 

 

489,896

 









 

 

 

Total Investments Before Outstanding Options Written
(Cost—$2,010,747,241*)—100.1%

 

 

1,747,057,740

 









 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Written—(1.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(150

)

ACE Ltd., strike price $50, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(27,375

)

 

(150

)

ACE Ltd., strike price $50, expires 09/22/08

 

 

(45,375

)

 

(96,000

)

Adidas AG, strike price 40.47 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(199,910

)

 

(520

)

Adidas AG, strike price 41 EUR, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(48,306

)

 

(320

)

Alcon, Inc., strike price $165, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(284,800

)

 

(70,000

)

Alstom S.A., strike price 84.21 EUR, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(293

)

 

(670

)

Aracruz Celulose S.A. (ADR), strike price $75, expires 09/22/08

 

 

(130,650

)

 

(250

)

Aracruz Celulose S.A. (ADR), strike price $85, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(7,500

)

 

(69,000

)

ArcelorMittal, strike price 61 EUR, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(250,841

)

 

(467,000

)

Arriva Plc, strike price 7.08 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(85,375

)

 

(64,000

)

Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., strike price 22.60 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(52,011

)

 

(194,000

)

Aviva Plc, strike price 5.03 GBP, expires 10/02/08

 

 

(101,545

)

 

(168,000

)

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., strike price 12.14 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(98,532

)

 

(62,000

)

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., strike price 13.61 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(1

)

 

(86,000

)

Banco Popular Espanol S.A., strike price 9.93 EUR, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(1

)

 

(77,000

)

Banco Santander S.A., strike price 13 EUR, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(14,761

)



2


 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2008
(Unaudited) (continued)

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(184,000

)

Banco Santander S.A., strike price 13 EUR, expires 09/29/08

 

$

(74,623

)

 

(20,000

)

Banco Santander-Chile (ADR), strike price $49.37, expires 09/19/08

 

 

(19,478

)

 

(667,000

)

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The), strike price 775.64 JPY, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(48,282

)

 

(131,000

)

Barclays Plc, strike price 3.63 GBP, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(30,301

)

 

(212,000

)

Barrick Gold Corp., strike price $44.26, expires 08/15/08

 

 

(184,928

)

 

(1,600

)

Barrick Gold Corp., strike price $47.50, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(40,000

)

 

(143,500

)

Barrick Gold Corp., strike price $48.52, expires 08/22/08

 

 

(41,184

)

 

(41,000

)

BASF AG, strike price 43.19 EUR, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(16,353

)

 

(74,000

)

BASF AG, strike price 44.13 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(1,723

)

 

(22,000

)

BASF AG, strike price 48.30 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(7

)

 

(100,000

)

Belgacom S.A., strike price 29.63 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(306

)

 

(1,000

)

BHP Billiton Ltd. (ADR), strike price $105, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(500

)

BHP Billiton Ltd. (ADR), strike price $95, expires 08/29/08

 

 

(23,130

)

 

(17,000

)

BNP Paribas, strike price 65.34 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(22,232

)

 

(37,000

)

BNP Paribas, strike price 66 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(128,054

)

 

(4,200

)

Bombardier, Inc., Series B, strike price 8 CAD, expires 10/20/08

 

 

(166,121

)

 

(200,000

)

Bombardier, Inc., Series B, strike price 8.50 CAD, expires 09/19/08

 

 

(27,169

)

 

(264,800

)

Bovespa Holding S.p.A., strike price $28.08, expires 08/29/08

 

 

(8,474

)

 

(920

)

BP Plc (ADR), strike price $70, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(4,600

)

 

(520,000

)

BP Plc, strike price 5.75 GBP, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(39,427

)

 

(470,000

)

BP Plc, strike price 6.05 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(14,969

)

 

(285,200

)

British American Tobacco Plc, strike price 17.11 GBP, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(633,421

)

 

(52,600

)

British American Tobacco Plc, strike price 18.95 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(14,884

)

 

(470,000

)

British Energy Group Plc, strike price 7.17 GBP, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(128,300

)

 

(1,000

)

Canadian National Railway Co., strike price $50, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(325,000

)

 

(880

)

Canadian National Railway Co., strike price $55, expires 09/22/08

 

 

(195,800

)

 

(1,400

)

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., strike price 103 CAD, expires 09/22/08

 

 

(92,290

)

 

(98,800

)

Canon, Inc., strike price 5,330.01 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(58,336

)

 

(40,000

)

Cap Gemini S.A., strike price 37.93 EUR, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(209,435

)

 

(40,000

)

Cap Gemini S.A., strike price 41 EUR, expires 09/19/08

 

 

(170,332

)

 

(40,000

)

Cap Gemini S.A., strike price 46 EUR, expires 10/17/08

 

 

(97,821

)

 

(1,000,000

)

CapitaLand Ltd., strike price 5.90 SGD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(94,549

)

 

(563,000

)

CapitaLand Ltd., strike price 7 SGD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(1,715

)

 

(10,000

)

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A., strike price 73.28 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(48

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(33,900

)

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A., strike price 82.11 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

$

(1,606

)

 

(775

)

Cellcom Israel Ltd., strike price $35, expires 09/22/08

 

 

(69,750

)

 

(151,100

)

Cellcom Israel Ltd., strike price $35.60, expires 08/15/08

 

 

(8,915

)

 

(380,000

)

China Mobile Ltd., strike price 105.49 HKD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(154,766

)

 

(210,000

)

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (ADR), strike price $24, expires 08/15/08

 

 

(227,619

)

 

(200,000

)

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (ADR), strike price $24.68, expires 08/01/08

 

 

(41,480

)

 

(50,000

)

Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A., strike price 55.83 CHF, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(327,088

)

 

(12,000

)

Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A., strike price 64 CHF, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(15,874

)

 

(17,600

)

DaimlerChrysler AG, strike price 38.73 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(10,953

)

 

(100,000

)

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd., strike price 5,350 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(45,214

)

 

(151,000

)

De La Rue Plc, strike price 8.79 GBP, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(39,952

)

 

(125,000

)

De La Rue Plc, strike price 9.23 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(5,053

)

 

(251,200

)

De La Rue Plc, strike price 9.87 GBP, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(5

)

 

(117,000

)

Deutsche Post AG, strike price 16.78 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(3,274

)

 

(386,500

)

DnB NOR ASA, strike price 78 NOK, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(128

)

 

(10,000

)

E.ON AG, Strike Price $43.33, expires 08/12/08

 

 

(5,735

)

 

(20,900

)

E.ON AG, strike price 42.30 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(14,261

)

 

(39,000

)

EnCana Corp., strike price $75, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(159,331

)

 

(1,749,390

)

Enel S.p.A., strike price 6.06 EUR, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(318,814

)

 

(516,300

)

Enel S.p.A., strike price 7.20 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(340

)

 

(328,000

)

Esprit Holdings Ltd., strike price 81.41 HKD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(168,215

)

 

(188,000

)

Esprit Holdings Ltd., strike price 94.36 HKD, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(18,251

)

 

(58,100

)

Fanuc Ltd., strike price 10,496.37 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(6,972

)

 

(42,000

)

Fanuc Ltd., strike price 10,571.55 JPY, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(11,922

)

 

(268,000

)

Firstgroup Plc, strike price 5.26 GBP, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(118,372

)

 

(1,007

)

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (ADR), strike price $46.50, expires 08/29/08

 

 

(189,699

)

 

(585,000

)

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, strike price 46.36 MXN, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(75,110

)

 

(500,000

)

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, strike price 46.70 MXN, expires 10/01/08

 

 

(119,626

)

 

(442,200

)

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, strike price 47.07 MXN, expires 09/15/08

 

 

(80,143

)

 

(650,000

)

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, strike price 47.17 MXN, expires 08/29/08

 

 

(82,846

)

 

(1,800

)

Fording Canadian Coal Trust, strike price $95, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(31,500

)

 

(100,000

)

France Telecom S.A., strike price 19.62 EUR, expires 08/21/08

 

 

(172,416

)

 

(60,500

)

France Telecom S.A., strike price 20.02 EUR, expires 08/12/08

 

 

(67,013

)

 

(46,200

)

Fred Olsen Energy ASA, strike price 308.96 NOK, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(2,360

)

 

(45,795

)

Fred Olsen Energy ASA, strike price 308.96 NOK, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(31,556

)



3


 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2008
(Unaudited) (continued)

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(21,690

)

Fred Olsen Energy ASA, strike price 318.15 NOK, expires 08/07/08

 

$

(137

)

 

(21,500

)

Fred Olsen Energy ASA, strike price 318.15 NOK, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(8,686

)

 

(90,300

)

Gazprom OAO (ADR), strike price $60, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(1

)

 

(51,000

)

Gazprom OAO (ADR), strike price $61.78, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(15

)

 

(1,200

)

Goldcorp, Inc., strike price 44 CAD, expires 08/16/08

 

 

(32,228

)

 

(1,700

)

Goldcorp, Inc., strike price 45 CAD, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(29,054

)

 

(46,000

)

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, strike price 32 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(153,117

)

 

(159,000

)

Honda Motor Co. Ltd., strike price 3,700 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(103,168

)

 

(132,000

)

Honda Motor Co. Ltd., strike price 3,811.70 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(56,222

)

 

(225,000

)

HSBC Holdings Plc, strike price 8.50 GBP, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(129,943

)

 

(117,000

)

HSBC Holdings Plc, strike price 8.51 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(5,523

)

 

(67,803

)

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, strike price 18.27 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(77,552

)

 

(63,000

)

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, strike price 20.43 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(6,619

)

 

(140,000

)

Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc, strike price 6.59 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(53,447

)

 

(587,000

)

Intl. Power Plc, strike price 4.46 GBP, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(435

)

 

(532,000

)

Intl. Power Plc, strike price 4.46 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(15,333

)

 

(1,600,000

)

IOI Corp. Bhd, strike price $6.93, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(2,560

)

 

(1,700

)

Japan Tobacco, Inc., strike price 453,012.44 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(853,359

)

 

(22,000

)

KBC Groep N.V., strike price 68.94 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(34,254

)

 

(10,000

)

KBC Groep N.V., strike price 79.26 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(1,459

)

 

(900,000

)

Kerry Properties Ltd., strike price 40.77 HKD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(277,222

)

 

(4,520

)

Kinross Gold Corp., strike price 22 CAD, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(57,386

)

 

(1,800

)

Kinross Gold Corp., strike price 24 CAD, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(14,942

)

 

(250,000

)

Kinross Gold Corp., strike price 24.75 CAD, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(68,631

)

 

(1,800

)

Kinross Gold Corp., strike price 26 CAD, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(8,789

)

 

(543,900

)

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., strike price 1,965.82 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(143,485

)

 

(252,600

)

Koninklijke Ahold N.V., strike price 9.70 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(2,719

)

 

(32,000

)

Linde AG, strike price 95 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(1,231

)

 

(10,000

)

Linde AG, strike price 96.60 EUR, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(7,230

)

 

(1,696,800

)

Meggitt Plc, strike price 1.94 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(242,723

)

 

(660

)

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., strike price     549,743.25 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(107,675

)

 

(66

)

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., strike price 609,760 JPY, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(6,055

)

 

(2,500,000

)

Nan Ya Plastics Corp., strike price $57.13, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(73,750

)

 

(170,000

)

National Express Group Plc, strike price 9.67 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(78,996

)

 

(132,000

)

National Express Group Plc, strike price 9.82 GBP, expires 08/13/08

 

 

(59,532

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(63,000

)

Nestle S.A., strike price 51.60 CHF, expires 08/07/08

 

$

(317

)

 

(1,100,000

)

New World Development Co. Ltd., strike price 15.64 HKD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(48,279

)

 

(19,000

)

Nintendo Co. Ltd., strike price 59,515.04 JPY, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(55,200

)

 

(19,000

)

Nintendo Co. Ltd., strike price 62,303.04 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(7,697

)

 

(178,000

)

Nordea Bank AB, strike price 90.50 SEK, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(271,494

)

 

(107,000

)

Nordea Bank AB, strike price 93.71 SEK, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(1,133

)

 

(1,000,000

)

Northumbrian Water Group Plc, strike price 3.14 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(23,083

)

 

(210,000

)

Novartis AG, strike price 57.50 CHF, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(943,025

)

 

(500

)

Novartis AG, strike price 60 CHF, expires 09/19/08

 

 

(156,057

)

 

(47,000

)

NovaTek OAO (GDR), strike price $89.32, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(216

)

 

(32,000

)

NovaTek OAO (GDR), strike price $92.61, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(13

)

 

(98,186

)

Oriflame Cosmetics S.A., strike price 400.75 SEK, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(202,033

)

 

(110,900

)

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR), strike price $63.50, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(44,515

)

 

(174

)

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, strike price $220, expires 09/22/08

 

 

(198,360

)

 

(178,300

)

Prudential Plc, strike price 5.58 GBP, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(114,366

)

 

(178,200

)

Prudential Plc, strike price 6.41 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(4,165

)

 

(355,000

)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, strike price 2.41 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(15,066

)

 

(495,000

)

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, strike price 20.13 GBP, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(2,322

)

 

(41,600

)

RWE AG, strike price 81.20 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(8,343

)

 

(8,200

)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., strike price 586,951.31 KRW, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(126,993

)

 

(200,000

)

Santos Ltd., strike price 18.48 AUD, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(202,820

)

 

(137,600

)

SAP AG, strike price 34 EUR, expires 08/13/08

 

 

(705,673

)

 

(200

)

SAP AG, strike price 36 EUR, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(25,250

)

 

(86,600

)

Sasol Ltd. (ADR), strike price $60, expires 08/15/08

 

 

(5,620

)

 

(430

)

Sasol Ltd. (ADR), strike price $62.50, expires 08/12/08

 

 

(1,346

)

 

(100,000

)

Sasol Ltd. (ADR), strike price $65, expires 08/29/08

 

 

(14,840

)

 

(740

)

Sasol Ltd. (ADR), strike price $66, expires 08/22/08

 

 

(3,589

)

 

(362,000

)

SES S.A., strike price 16 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(214,572

)

 

(400,000

)

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The), strike price 1,209.80 JPY, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(65,339

)

 

(935

)

Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., strike price 56 CAD, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(45,657

)

 

(365,900

)

Sims Group Ltd., strike price 37.81 AUD,     expires 08/27/08

 

 

(113,800

)

 

(300,000

)

Singapore Airlines Ltd., strike price 15.29 SGD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(49,673

)

 

(250,000

)

Singapore Airlines Ltd., strike price 16.89 SGD, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(6,351

)

 

(1,300,000

)

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd., strike price 2.79 SGD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(65,770

)



4


 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2008
(Unaudited) (continued)

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Description

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,400,000

)

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., strike price 3.66 SGD, expires 08/27/08

 

$

(86,117

)

 

(2,100,000

)

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., strike price 3.76 SGD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(21,262

)

 

(178,700

)

Smiths Group Plc, strike price 10.72 GBP, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(22,367

)

 

(27,900

)

Societe Generale, strike price 60 EUR, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(133,605

)

 

(15,300

)

Societe Generale, strike price 67 EUR, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(31,741

)

 

(80,000

)

Standard Chartered Plc, strike price 14.44 GBP, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(147,256

)

 

(46,400

)

Standard Chartered Plc, strike price 16.39 GBP, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(23,957

)

 

(81,000

)

Standard Chartered Plc, strike price 17 GBP, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(91,571

)

 

(525,000

)

Standard Life Plc, strike price 2.25 GBP, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(139,237

)

 

(300,000

)

Sumitomo Corp., strike price 1,421.99 JPY, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(214,321

)

 

(310,000

)

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., strike price 145.25 HKD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(840

)

 

(57,500

)

Suncor Energy, Inc., strike price $61.98, expires 08/01/08

 

 

(1

)

 

(505

)

Suncor Energy, Inc., strike price $65, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(6,312

)

 

(210

)

Suncor Energy, Inc., strike price $67.50, expires 08/22/08

 

 

(2,474

)

 

(9,600

)

Swiss Life Holding AG, strike price 272.36 CHF, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(94,991

)

 

(8,300

)

Swiss Life Holding AG, strike price 272.70 CHF, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(18,771

)

 

(65,000

)

Syngenta AG, strike price 310 CHF, expires 09/19/08

 

 

(877,858

)

 

(3,500,000

)

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd., strike price $61.11, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(35,350

)

 

(700,000

)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR), strike price $11, expires 8/27/08

 

 

(28,280

)

 

(41,200

)

Tatneft (GDR), strike price $148, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(4

)

 

(107,000

)

Tenaris S.A. (ADR), strike price $72.05, expires 08/22/08

 

 

(15,761

)

 

(275

)

Toronto-Dominion Bank, strike price 64 CAD, expires 09/22/08

 

 

(61,099

)

 

(63,000

)

Total S.A., strike price 53.25 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(4,532

)

 

(173,000

)

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd., strike price 2,720.24 JPY, expires 09/30/08

 

 

(299,424

)

 

(28,000

)

TrygVesta AS, strike price 361.15 DKK, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(49,057

)

 

(1,700

)

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS (ADR), strike price $17.50, expires 10/20/08

 

 

(480,250

)

 

(37,000

)

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS (ADR), strike price $17.75, expires 08/22/08

 

 

(66,674

)

 

(600

)

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. (GDR), strike price $150, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(13,500

)

 

(801,000

)

United Business Media Ltd., strike price 5.43 GBP, expires 09/29/08

 

 

(641,118

)

 

(465,000

)

United Overseas Bank Ltd., strike price 19.42 SGD, expires 08/27/08

 

 

(149,727

)

 

(100,000

)

United Overseas Bank Ltd., strike price 20.34 SGD, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(16,412

)

 

(60,000

)

Vivendi, strike price 24.34 EUR, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(231,358

)

 

(2,000,000

)

Vodafone Group Plc, strike price 1.54 GBP, expires 08/12/08

 

 

(16,667

)

 

(30,000

)

Wartsila Oyj, B Shares, strike price 40.60 EUR, expires 08/07/08

 

 

(21,184

)

 

(129,100

)

Wartsila Oyj, B Shares, strike price 41.56 EUR, expires 09/03/08

 

 

(226,825

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Description

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Outstanding Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(57,500

)

Yara Intl. ASA, strike price 400 NOK, expires 09/03/08

 

$

(147,790

)

 

(111,000

)

Yara Intl. ASA, strike price 473.18 NOK, expires 08/20/08

 

 

(9,205

)

 

(2,000,000

)

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd., strike price 21.63 HKD, expires 09/10/08

 

 

(94,936

)

 

(8,000

)

Zurich Financial Services AG, strike price 285.31 CHF, expires 09/04/08

 

 

(51,174

)









 

 

 

Total Outstanding Call Options Written

 

 

(17,931,190

)









 

 

 

Outstanding Put Options Written—(0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

(610

)

ACE Ltd., strike price $45, expires 08/18/08

 

 

(9,150

)

 

(600

)

ACE Ltd., strike price $48, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(8,808

)

 

(69,000

)

ArcelorMittal, strike price 59 EUR, expires 08/29/08

 

 

(376,832

)

 

(600

)

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (ADR), strike price $45, expires 09/05/08

 

 

(111,000

)

 

(43,772

)

Fred Olsen Energy ASA, strike price 296.72 NOK, expires 08/11/08

 

 

(163,297

)

 

(20,550

)

Fred Olsen Energy ASA, strike price 305.55 NOK, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(108,631

)

 

(58,300

)

NovaTek OAO (GDR), strike price $84.02, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(413,773

)

 

(45,500

)

RWE AG, strike price 78.26 EUR, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(158,532

)

 

(70,000

)

Yara Intl. ASA, strike price 392.62 NOK, expires 08/08/08

 

 

(425,298

)









 

 

 

Total Outstanding Put Options Written

 

 

(1,775,321

)









 

 

 

Total Outstanding Options Written
(Premium Received—$29,752,449)—(1.1)%

 

 

(19,706,511

)









 

 

 

Total Investments Net of Outstanding Options Written—99.0%

 

 

1,727,351,229

 

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.0%

 

 

16,919,251

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

$

1,744,270,480

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

 

 

 

 


*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of July 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

2,010,920,223

 

 

 

 



 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

10,726,658

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(274,589,141

)

 

 

 



 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(263,862,483

)

 

 

 



 


 

 

(a)

Security, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral for outstanding options written.

 

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(c)

Represents current yield as of report date.



5


 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2008
(Unaudited) (continued)

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of July 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 


 

 

Notional
Amount

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 








Pay a floating rate based on 1-month LIBOR minus 300 basis points and receive a fixed rate based on the return of the underlying equity baskets. Broker, Deutsche Bank AG Expires December 2008

 

$

6,000,000

 

$

(1,515,165

)










 

 

 

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

AUD

Australian Dollar

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CHF

Swiss Franc

DKK

Danish Krone

EUR

Euro

GBP

British Pound

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

HKD

Hong Kong Dollar

JPY

Japanese Yen

KRW

South Korean Won

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

MXN

Mexican Peso

NOK

Norwegian Krone

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

SEK

Swedish Krona

SGD

Singapore Dollar



6


Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

2(a) –    The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2(b) –   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications – Attached hereto

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

  By: /s/ Donald C. Burke
 
    Donald C. Burke
    Chief Executive Officer of
    BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust
     
    Date: September 19, 2008
     
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
     
  By: /s/ Donald C. Burke
 
    Donald C. Burke
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust
     
     Date: September 19, 2008
     
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
 
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust
     
    Date: September 19, 2008