Minar Stephen Thomas 4

What Happened
Minar Stephen Thomas, a Vice President at BlackRock Science & Technology Term Trust (BSTZ), made a series of open-market purchases on February 10, 2026, acquiring a total of 878 shares. The purchases were: 110 shares at $23.15 ($2,547), 140 shares at $23.15 ($3,241), 600 shares at $23.15 ($13,890), 13 shares at $23.08 ($300), and 15 shares at $23.14 ($347), for a combined cost of about $20,325. These were purchases (transaction code P), which are typically interpreted as insider buying rather than selling.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-10 (filed on 2026-02-12).
• Prices and amounts: 110 @ $23.15; 140 @ $23.15; 600 @ $23.15; 13 @ $23.08; 15 @ $23.14.
• Total shares bought: 878; total reported value ≈ $20,325.
• Transaction type: Open-market purchases (code P).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not included in the supplied details — see the Form 4 filing (Accession 0001193125-26-048784) for ownership totals.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or other footnotes were provided in the summary data supplied.
• Filing timing: Reported two days after the trades (Feb 12 for Feb 10 transactions), which is within the typical two-business-day SEC reporting window.

Context
This is a straightforward open-market purchase by a company officer rather than an option exercise, gift, or sale. The aggregate dollar amount (~$20k) is modest for insider trades; purchases can be of interest to investors but do not by themselves prove a change in company fundamentals. For full details and any additional disclosures, retail investors should review the complete Form 4 (Accession 0001193125-26-048784) on the SEC EDGAR site.