BlackRock Inc Strat Director/PDMR Shareholding

 
TIDMBIST 
 
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS 
 
1.       Name of Issuer 
 
BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc 
 
2.       State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified 
in accordance with DR 3.1.2R; or (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 
9.8.6R(1); or a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies 
Act 2006. 
 
Disclosure in accordance with (i) above 
 
3.       Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director. 
 
James Long 
 
4.       State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person 
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the 
connected persons. 
 
Notification re Director named in 3 
 
5.       Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the 
person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest. 
 
Holding of the Director referred to in 3 
 
6.       Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or 
financial instruments relating to shares. 
 
Ordinary shares of 25p each 
 
7.       Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of 
shares held by each of them. 
 
James Long - 8,561 
Barclays - 17,392 
Hargreaves Lansdown - 11,383 
 
8.       State the nature of the transaction. 
 
Acquisition of ordinary shares 
 
9.       Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to 
shares acquired 
 
7,225 Ordinary Shares 
 
10.     Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares or that class 
should not be taken into account when calculation percentage). 
 
0.0026% 
 
11.     Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to 
shares disposed. 
 
N/A 
 
12.     Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares or that class 
should not be taken into account when calculation percentage). 
 
N/A 
 
13.     Price per share or value of transaction. 
 
138.40p per Ordinary Share 
 
14.     Date and place of transaction. 
 
29 October 2015, London 
 
15.     Total holding following notification and total percentage holding 
following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account 
when calculating percentage). 
 
37,336 (0.014%) 
 
16.     Date issuer informed of transaction. 
 
29 October 2015 
 
17.     Date of grant. 
 
N/A 
 
18.     Period during which or date on which it can be exercised. 
 
N/A 
 
19.     Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option. 
 
N/A 
 
20.     Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number). 
 
N/A 
 
21.     Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is 
to be fixed at the time of the exercise. 
 
N/A 
 
22.     Total number of shares or debentures over which option held following 
notification. 
 
N/A 
 
23.     Any additional information. 
 
N/A 
 
24.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries. 
 
Ms S Beynsberger 
Company Secretary 
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 
Tel: [phone] 
 
Date:  29 October 2015 
 
 
 
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