The Board of BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust plc announced that David Barron will be appointed as a non-executive director of the company with effect from March 22, 2022. Mr. Barron has spent 25 years working in the investment management sector and was until November 2019 Chief Executive Officer of Miton Group PLC following six years with the firm. Prior to this he was Head of Investment Trusts at JP Morgan Asset Management for more than ten years having joined Robert Fleming in 1995. He is currently chairman of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC, a non-executive director of Fidelity Japan Trust PLC and a non-executive Director of Premier Miton Group PLC.

He is also a lay-member of the Council of Lancaster University. Mr. Barron will also serve as a member of the Company's Audit and Management Engagement Committee and Nomination Committee.