Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions
today as detailed below.
Municipal Funds:
Declaration- 1/2/2014 Ex-Date- 1/13/2014 Record- 1/15/2014
Payable- 2/3/2014
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Change From
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National Funds
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Ticker
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Distribution
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Prior
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Distribution
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BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust
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BYM
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$0.077000
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-
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BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust
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BAF
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$0.068500
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BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
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BTA
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$0.062000
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
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MUI
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$0.071500
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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.
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MUA
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$0.062500
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BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust
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BBK
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$0.078500
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BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust
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BPK
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$0.061000
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BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust
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BKK
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$0.062250
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BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust
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BIE
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$0.076000
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BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
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BFK
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$0.075100
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BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
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BLE
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$0.082000
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BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust
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BBF
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$0.072375
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BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust
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BTT
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$0.093750
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BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.
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MEN
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$0.060500
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.
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MUH
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$0.083000
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.
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MHD
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$0.088500
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.
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MUE
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$0.070500
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.
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MUS
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$0.067500
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund
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MFL
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$0.071500
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BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.
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MVT
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$0.088500
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BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
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MVF
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$0.056500
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BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.
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MYD
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$0.080500
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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.
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MYI
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$0.072000
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BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund
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MFT
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$0.071000
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BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund
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MYF
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$0.079000
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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
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MQT
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$0.070500
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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
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MQY
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$0.080000
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BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.
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BKN
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$0.080000
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The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust
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BSD
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$0.074000
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Change From
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State-Specific Funds
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Ticker
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Distribution
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Prior
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Distribution
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BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
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BFZ
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$0.077700
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BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust
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BJZ
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$0.051300
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BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust
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MHE
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$0.062500
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BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.
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MUC
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$0.071500
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BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc.
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MYC
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$0.079000
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BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc.
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MCA
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$0.076000
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BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust
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BFO
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$0.050250
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BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
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BZM
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$0.062500
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BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
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MNE
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$0.061000
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BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.
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MHN
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$0.071000
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BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.
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MYN
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$0.068000
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BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust
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BSE
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$0.062500
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BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust
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BQH
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$0.066500
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BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust
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BNY
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$0.069000
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BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II
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BFY
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$0.070000
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BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust
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BLH
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$0.045300
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BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.
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MUJ
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$0.074000
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BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc.
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MYJ
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$0.074000
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BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.
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MJI
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$0.074000
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BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust
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BLJ
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$0.074500
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BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust
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BNJ
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$0.075100
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BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc.
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MZA
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$0.069500
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BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc.
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MYM
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$0.067500
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BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.
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MIY
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$0.074000
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BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund
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MPA
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$0.074000
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The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust
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BPS
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$0.065000
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BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust
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BHV
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$0.071500
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About BlackRock
BlackRock is a leader in investment management, risk management and
advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. At
September 30, 2013, BlackRock’s assets under management were $4.096
trillion. BlackRock helps clients meet their goals and overcome
challenges with a range of products that include separate accounts,
mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled
investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and
enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional
investors through BlackRock Solutions®. Headquartered in New York
City, as of September 30, 2013, the firm had approximately 11,200
employees in 30 countries and a major presence in key global markets,
including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the
Middle East and Africa. For additional information, please visit
BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or the Funds may
make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Funds or
BlackRock’s future financial or business performance, strategies or
expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by
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“remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar
expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,”
“should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to
numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and
BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update
forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could
differ materially from historical performance.
With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could
cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements
or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political,
economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign
exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in
changes in demand for the Funds or in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the
relative and absolute investment performance of a Fund and its
investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the
unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and
timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent
and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and
regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or
enforcement actions of government agencies relating to a Fund or
BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international
hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the
general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets,
specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and
retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock
electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11)
the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or
negative performance of products at other financial institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of a Fund
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are accessible on
the SEC's website at www.sec.gov
and on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com,
and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The
information contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press
release.
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