BLACKROCK INCOME TRUST, INC.

Director's Dealing • Apr 11, 2003

5/A 1 edgar.htm 5/A Form 5

| FORM 5 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB
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| 1. Name and Address
of Reporting Person* Cavanagh Richard E. | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT) | | 6. Relationship of
Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) |
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| (Last)
(First) (Middle) c/o BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 40 East 52nd Street. | 3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) | 4. Statement for Month/Year October 31, 2001 | |
| (Street) New York , NY 10022 | | 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) October 31, 2001 | 7. Individual
or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
| (City) (State) (Zip) | Table
I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned | | |

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) — Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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FORM 5 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

| 1. Title of Derivative
Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year) | 4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative
Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year) | | 7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4) | | 8. Price of Derivative
Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year (Instr. 4) | 10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
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| | | | | (A) | (D) | Date Exer-cisable | Expira- tion Date | Title | Amount or Number
of Shares | | | |
| Performance Rights | 1-for-1 | (1) | A5 | 933 | | (2) | (2) | Common Stock (2) | 933 | (1) | | |
| Performance Rights | 1-for 1 | (3) | A5 | 1,724 | | (2) | (2) | Common Stock (2) | 1,724 | (3) | 2,657 | D |

Explanation of Responses: (1) The phantom stock units were accrued under the BlackRock Funds Deferred Compensation Plan on various dates during fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 at prices ranging from $6.18 to $6.43 per unit. (2) The units are to be settled 100% in cash at the end of the deferral period chosen by the reporting person (3) The phatom stock units were accrued under the BlackRock Funds Deffered Compensation Plan on various dates during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 at prices ranging from $6.43 to $7.60 per unit

By: /s/ Bartholomew Battista Bartholomew Battista **Signature of Reporting Person 4/11/03 Date

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