Holding(s) in Company

BlackRock American Income Trust plc

(LEI: 549300WWOCXSC241W468)

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
 

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B7W0XJ61

Issuer Name

BLACKROCK AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Rathbones Investment Management Ltd

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Rathbones Investment Management International	St Helier	Jersey

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
BNP Paribas Limited	London	United Kingdom
Rathbone Nominees Limited	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

28-Jul-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

29-Jul-2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

.	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.966900	0.000000	4.966900	3101096
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	7.108400	0.000000	7.108400

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B7W0XJ61		3101096		4.966900
Sub Total 8.A	3101096		4.966900%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Rathbones Group Plc	Rathbones Investment Management International Ltd	0.407600		0.407600%
Rathbones Group Plc	Rathbones Investment Management Ltd	4.559300		4.559300%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

If date does not apply, explain below

11. Additional Information

None

12. Date of Completion

29-Jul-2026

13. Place Of Completion

Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool L3 1NW

Contact name:	William Rowledge For and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Company Secretary
Contact Telephone Number:	020 7743 2284
Date:	29 July 2026

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