BlackRock Science and Technology Trust announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares as on October 28, 2016. Repurchases will be made on the open market on a national security exchange at the prevailing market price. The repurchase program seeks to enhance shareholder value by purchasing fund shares trading at a discount from their net asset value per share. The amount and timing of any repurchases under each fund's repurchase program will be determined either at the discretion of the fund's management or pursuant to predetermined parameters and instructions subject to market conditions. There is no assurance that any fund will repurchase shares in any particular amounts. The fund's repurchase activity will be disclosed in its shareholder report for the relevant fiscal period. The repurchase program is subject to exchange requirements and certain volume and timing limitations and other regulations under federal securities laws. Repurchases will not commence for the fund until after all the required elements of the repurchase program for that fund have been finalized and have become effective. The share repurchase program is valid until November 30, 2017.