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BLACKROCK INCOME STRATEGIES TRUST PLC (the “Company”)

A full disclosure of portfolio investments for the BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc as at 31 March 2015 has been made available on the Company’s website at the link listed below

http://www.blackrock.com/uk/individual/literature/fund-update/bist-portfolio-holdings.pdf

Sarah Beynsberger
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

Tel: 020 7743 2639

6 July 2015

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