Exhibit (16)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, Cynthia L. Egan, Lorenzo A. Flores, Stayce D. Harris, J. Phillip Holloman, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester, Catherine A. Lynch, Arthur P. Steinmetz, Robert W. Fairbairn and John M. Perlowski, Directors of BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (the “Fund”), hereby authorize John M. Perlowski, Trent Walker, Jay M. Fife, Jonathan Diorio and Janey Ahn, or any of them, as attorney-in-fact, to sign on his or her behalf in the capacities indicated (and not in such person’s personal individual capacity for personal financial or estate planning), the Registration Statement on Form N-14 for the Fund or any amendment thereto (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments) for or on behalf of the Fund and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney as of the 30th day of December, 2024.
| Signature |
Title | |
| /s/ Cynthia L. Egan Cynthia L. Egan |
Director | |
| /s/ Lorenzo A. Flores Lorenzo A. Flores |
Director | |
| /s/ Stayce D. Harris Stayce D. Harris |
Director | |
| /s/ J. Phillip Holloman J. Phillip Holloman |
Director | |
| /s/ R. Glenn Hubbard R. Glenn Hubbard |
Director | |
| /s/ W. Carl Kester W. Carl Kester |
Director | |
| /s/ Catherine A. Lynch Catherine A. Lynch |
Director | |
| /s/ Arthur P. Steinmetz Arthur P. Steinmetz |
Director | |
| /s/ Robert W. Fairbairn Robert W. Fairbairn |
Director | |
| /s/ John M. Perlowski John M. Perlowski |
Director | |
[Signature Page to Power of Attorney for BKT Registration Statement on Form N-14]