Statement re Submission of Document

BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc
LEI - 2138003QINEGCHYGW702

DOCUMENT AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING (Article 4 Transparency Directive, DTR 4.1)

A copy of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2016 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

2 February 2017

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