BlackRock American Income Trust Plc - Result of AGM and GM

BlackRock American Income Trust plc (LEI: 549300WWOCXSC241W468) Results of Annual General Meeting and General Meeting Following the Annual General Meeting and General Meeting which were held today, we are pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed by vote on a poll. David Barron, Chair of the Board, commented: "BlackRock American Income Trust's adoption of a systematic investment strategy combines the use of artificial intelligence, big data and BlackRock's human expertise, with the unique advantages of the UK investment trust structure. The Company is now uniquely positioned in the market with a truly innovative approach.  With a lower cost base, enhanced income distribution and a compelling value-oriented approach to US equities, we are confident this transformation will lead to substantial benefits for shareholders." Final votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows: Annual General Meeting For & Discretionary % Votes Against % Votes Withheld Resolution       15,537,644 99.62           58,994 0.38        75,871 1 Resolution       15,360,827 98.90         170,826 1.10      140,856 2 Resolution       15,573,600 99.85           23,038 0.15        75,871 3 Resolution       15,038,945 96.47         550,573 3.53        82,991 4 Resolution       14,946,359 95.86         645,159 4.14        80,991 5 Resolution       15,031,556 96.42         557,962 3.58        82,991 6 Resolution       15,475,382 99.36           99,886 0.64        87,241 7 Resolution       15,531,070 99.64           55,867 0.36        85,572 8 Resolution       14,627,175 93.31      1,049,472 6.69        28,256 9 Resolution       15,477,081 99.24         118,271 0.76        77,157 10 Resolution       15,370,327 98.63         212,819 1.37        89,363 11 Resolution       14,390,231 92.23      1,212,375 7.77        69,903 12 General Meeting For & Discretionary % Votes Against % Votes Withheld Resolution 1       15,369,633 99.33      102,991 0.67      87,782 Resolution 2       15,389,041 99.30      108,822 0.70      62,543 Under Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism Tender forms for participation in the tender offer which is being implemented to give shareholders (other than certain overseas shareholders) the opportunity to tender up to 20% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) must be returned no later than 1.00 p.m. on 17 April 2025. As at close of business on 15 April 2025, the Company's shares were trading at a discount of 2.5% to the underlying net asset value. 16 April 2025 This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com The following files are available for download: https://mb.cision.com/Main/22399/4137346/3395519.pdf Release

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