BlackRock Credit Allocation: Kester acquires rights

Each Performance Right corresponds to the cash value of one share of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) director W. Carl Kester acquired 124.7 Performance Rights on October 1, 2026, at a reported $9.34 per share. The rights accrued under the BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash at the deferral period chosen by Kester. His reported post-transaction holding was 35,060.86 Performance Rights.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 124.7 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider KESTER W CARL

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Performance Rights F1, F2, F3	124.7	$9.34	$1K

Holdings After Transaction: Performance Rights — 35,060.86 contracts (Direct)

Footnotes (3)

1. F1. The Performance Rights were accrued under the BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan.
2. F2. One Performance Right is convertible into the cash value of one share of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust.
3. F3. The Performance Rights are to be settled 100% in cash at the deferral period chosen by the reporting person.

Key Figures

Performance Rights acquired: 124.7 Performance Rights Reported price per share: $9.34 per share Performance Rights following transaction: 35,060.86 Performance Rights +1 more

4 metrics

Performance Rights acquired 124.7 Performance Rights October 1, 2026

Reported price per share $9.34 per share Performance Rights transaction on October 1, 2026

Performance Rights following transaction 35,060.86 Performance Rights Reported post-transaction holding

Cash settlement 100% At the deferral period chosen by the reporting person

Key Terms

Performance Rights, BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan, deferral period

3 terms

Performance Rights financial

"The Performance Rights were accrued under"

Performance rights are conditional awards that give employees or executives the promise of receiving company shares or cash only if the business meets specific targets or survives for a set period. They work like a bonus you only get when certain goals are hit, so they matter to investors because they can increase the number of shares outstanding (dilution), signal management’s incentives and confidence in future results, and affect per-share earnings and valuation.

BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan financial

"accrued under the BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan"

deferral period financial

"at the deferral period chosen by the reporting person"

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How many performance rights did BTZ director W. Carl Kester acquire?

W. Carl Kester acquired 124.7 Performance Rights on October 1, 2026, at a reported $9.34 per share. His reported post-transaction holding was 35,060.86 Performance Rights.

How will BTZ director W. Carl Kester's performance rights be settled?

The Performance Rights are to be settled 100% in cash at the deferral period chosen by Kester. They accrued under the BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan.

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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 NEW YORK 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST [ BTZ ]

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

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

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2026

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

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

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

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
Performance Rights(1)	(2)	10/01/2026		A		124.7		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	124.7	$9.34	35,060.86	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Performance Rights were accrued under the BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan.

2. One Performance Right is convertible into the cash value of one share of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust.

3. The Performance Rights are to be settled 100% in cash at the deferral period chosen by the reporting person.

	/s/ Gladys Chang as Attorney-in-Fact	10/05/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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