TR-1: 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 Income Strategies Trust plc Ord GBP0.25
(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)
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) : ( )
(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Brown Shipley & Co Limited
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
N/A
(5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):
28 January 2016
(6). Date on which issuer notified:
1 February 2016
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):
4.00%
(8). Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix):
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ord GBP 0.25 GB0001297562
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares: 10,817,897 (Indirect holding – 10,495,562 / Direct holding – 322,335)
Number of Voting rights: 10,817,897
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares (Direct): 322,335
Number of shares (Indirect): 10,781,512
Number of voting rights:
Direct (xi): 322,335
Indirect (xii): 10,781,512
% of voting rights (x):
Direct: 0.117367532%
Indirect: 3.925727753%
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting 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 (xv, xvi)
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, xx):
Nominal:
Delta:
Total (A + B + C):
Number of voting rights: 11,103,847
Percentage of voting rights: 4.043095285%
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):
(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:
(14). Contact name:
Ms S Beynsberger
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
(15). Contact telephone number:
020 7743 2639
2 February 2016