Company Announcements

BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust Plc - Holding(s) in Company

BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust plc

(LEI: 549300WWOCXSC241W468)

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B7W0XJ61

Issuer Name

BLACKROCK SUSTAINABLE AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

Other

Comments

Fund Repurchased shares

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

City of registered office (if applicable)

Richmond

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder


Name                    City of registered office Country of registered office

Northern Trust          Chicago                   United States

Bank of New York Mellon New York                  United States

State Street Global     Boston                    United States
Advisors



5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

07-Mar-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Mar-2024

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


                                % of voting
                % of voting     rights through                   Total number of
.               rights attached financial       Total of both in voting rights
                to shares       instruments     % (8.A + 8.B)    held in issuer
                (total of 8.A)  (total of 8.B 1
                                + 8.B 2)

Resulting
situation on
the date on     10.089654       0.000000        10.089654        7910878
which threshold
was crossed or
reached

Position of
previous        5.052590        0.000000        5.052590
notification
(if applicable)



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    Number of direct Number of         % of direct   % of indirect
shares ISIN code voting rights    indirect voting   voting rights voting rights
(if possible)    (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1)      (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B7W0XJ61     0                7910878           0.000000      10.089654

Sub Total 8.A    7910878                            10.089654%



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


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

Sub Total 8.B1



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


Type of    Expiration Exercise/conversion Physical or Number of     % of voting
financial  date       period              cash        voting rights rights
instrument                                settlement

Sub Total
8.B2



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

1. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.


                                           % of voting rights
                        % of voting rights through financial  Total of both if
Ultimate    Name of     if it equals or is instruments if it  it equals or is
controlling controlled  higher than the    equals or is       higher than the
person      undertaking notifiable         higher than the    notifiable
                        threshold          notifiable         threshold
                                           threshold



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

11. Additional Information

Kevin Rutherford, CCO
804-525-1752

12. Date of Completion

11-Mar-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Richmond, VA

        Caroline Driscoll

Contact name:             For and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management
                          (UK) Limited

                          Company Secretary

Contact Telephone Number: 020 7743 2427

Date:                     14 March 2024




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