{"id":827258,"date":"2025-03-18T16:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-enhanced-government-fund-inc-egf-announces-shareholder-approval-for-reorganization-with-and-into-blackrock-income-trust-inc-bkt\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T16:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:33:51","slug":"blackrock-enhanced-government-fund-inc-egf-announces-shareholder-approval-for-reorganization-with-and-into-blackrock-income-trust-inc-bkt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-enhanced-government-fund-inc-egf-announces-shareholder-approval-for-reorganization-with-and-into-blackrock-income-trust-inc-bkt\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (EGF) Announces Shareholder Approval for Reorganization with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p><b>BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (EGF) Announces Shareholder Approval for Reorganization with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nBlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a special meeting of shareholders of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF), shareholders approved the proposals necessary for the previously announced reorganization of EGF with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BKT) (and together with EGF, \u201cthe Funds,\u201d and each, a \u201cFund\u201d), with BKT continuing as the surviving Fund (collectively, the \u201cReorganization\u201d).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIt is currently expected that the Reorganization will be completed effective as of March 24, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Reorganization, if completed, would occur based on the relative net asset values of each Fund\u2019s common shares.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About BlackRock<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock\u2019s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&amp;esheet=54225836&amp;newsitemid=20250318466412&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&amp;index=1&amp;md5=1d95353312e5431f53b5712dcbad5d51\">www.blackrock.com\/corporate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Availability of Fund Updates<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the \u201cClosed-end Funds\u201d section of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&amp;esheet=54225836&amp;newsitemid=20250318466412&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=678b2e39c0abe434219a0ab2d0849f14\">www.blackrock.com<\/a> as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. 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Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as \u201ctrend,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201copportunity,\u201d \u201cpipeline,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201ccomfortable,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201ccurrent,\u201d \u201cintention,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cposition,\u201d \u201cassume,\u201d \u201coutlook,\u201d \u201ccontinue,\u201d \u201cremain,\u201d \u201cmaintain,\u201d \u201csustain,\u201d \u201cseek,\u201d \u201cachieve,\u201d and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cmay\u201d or similar expressions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. 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(EGF) Announces Shareholder Approval for Reorganization with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT) NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a special meeting of shareholders of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF), shareholders approved the proposals necessary for the previously announced reorganization of EGF with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BKT) (and together with EGF, \u201cthe Funds,\u201d and each, a \u201cFund\u201d), with BKT continuing as the surviving Fund (collectively, the \u201cReorganization\u201d). It is currently expected that the Reorganization will be completed effective as of March 24, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. 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