BKT Form 4: sale of subscription rights tied to 613 shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) director reported a Form 4 transaction related to the fund’s rights offering. On 10/09/2025, the reporting person sold 1,840 transferable subscription rights at $0.0901 per right, which were tied to an underlying 613 common shares. Following the sale, 0 derivative securities were beneficially owned.

As context, the fund announced a pro rata rights offering permitting Record Date Shareholders (as of 09/29/2025) to subscribe for up to 8,097,238 common shares. Holders received one right per share and may purchase one new share for every three rights. The estimated subscription price is $10.70, with rights stated to expire on 10/20/2025.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KESTER W CARL

(Last) (First) (Middle)

50 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLACKROCK INCOME TRUST, INC. [ BKT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/09/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Transferable Subscription Rights (Right to Buy)(1)	(1)	10/09/2025		S			1,840	09/29/2025	10/20/2025	Common Stock	613	$0.0901	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 12, 2025, BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (the "Fund") announced the terms of a pro rata offering of transferable subscription rights (the "Rights") to holders of the Fund's common shares as of the record date of September 29, 2025 ("Record Date Shareholders"), entitling the holders of such Rights to subscribe for up to an aggregate of 8,097,238 of the Fund's common shares (the "Rights Offering"). Record Date Shareholders received one Right for each outstanding whole common share held on the record date. The Rights entitle their holders to purchase one new common share for every three Rights held; however, any Record Date Shareholder who owns fewer than three common shares as of the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to subscribe for one common share. The estimated subscription price per common share is $10.70.

	/s/ Gladys Chang as Attorney-in-Fact	10/14/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What did the BKT insider report on Form 4?

A director sold 1,840 transferable subscription rights on 10/09/2025 at $0.0901 per right, tied to 613 underlying common shares.

What are the key terms of BKT’s rights offering?

Record Date Shareholders (as of 09/29/2025) received one right per share and can buy one new share for every three rights, up to 8,097,238 shares total.

What is the estimated subscription price in the BKT rights offering?

The estimated subscription price per common share is $10.70.

When do the BKT rights expire?

The rights are stated to expire on 10/20/2025.

How many derivative securities did the insider hold after the transaction?

Following the reported sale, the insider held 0 derivative securities.

What is the record date for receiving BKT subscription rights?

The record date for rights eligibility was 09/29/2025.