BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE)
Filed: 31 Jul 08, 12:00am
August 1, 2008
Dear Shareholder:
A joint annual meeting of the BlackRock closed-end funds listed inAppendix Ato the enclosed proxy statement (each a “Fund”) will be held at the offices of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10055, on Friday, September 12, 2008, at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern time), to vote on the proposal discussed in the enclosed proxy statement.
The purpose of the meeting is to seek shareholder approval of nominees to the board of directors or trustees (each a “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each Fund. At a meeting of the Boards held on May 29-30, 2008, each Board approved the proposed nominees on behalf of its Fund, subject to approval by the Fund’s shareholders. The Boards have reviewed the qualifications and backgrounds of the nominees and believe that they are experienced in overseeing investment companies and are familiar with the Funds and their investment advisers and that their election is in your best interests.
The Board Members responsible for your Fund recommend that you vote “FOR” the nominees for your Fund.However, before you vote, please read the full text of the proxy statement for an explanation of the proposal.
Your vote is important. Even if you plan to attend and vote in person at the meeting, please promptly follow the enclosed instructions to submit voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet. Alternatively, you may submit voting instructions by signing and dating each proxy card you receive, and if received by mail, returning it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope.
You have received this proxy statement because you were a shareholder of record on July 14, 2008 of at least one of the Funds listed inAppendix A. Certain other BlackRock closed-end funds not listed inAppendix Awill also hold their annual meeting at the place and date stated above. If you were also a shareholder of record on July 14, 2008 of at least one of those other funds, you will receive a separate proxy statement relating to those funds. If you have any questions about the proposal to be voted on, please call The Altman Group, Inc. at 1-800-820-2412.
Sincerely,
Howard B. Surloff
Secretary of the Funds
BlackRock Closed-End Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 (800) 441-7762
IMPORTANT NEWS
FOR FUND SHAREHOLDERS
While we encourage you to read the full text of the enclosed proxy statement, for your convenience we have provided a brief overview of the matters to be voted on.
Questions and Answers
| Q. | Why am I receiving the proxy statement? |
| A. | Each Fund is required to hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the election of Board Members. This proxy statement describes the nominees to the Board of the Fund(s) in which you own shares and provides you with other information relating to the meeting. The enclosed proxy card(s) indicate the Fund(s) in which you own shares. The table beginning on page 3 of the proxy statement identifies the nominees for each Fund. |
| Q. | How do the Boards of the Funds recommend that I vote? |
| A. | The Boards have reviewed the qualifications and backgrounds of the nominees and believe that they are experienced in overseeing investment companies and are familiar with the Funds and their investment advisers. The Boards have approved the nominees named in the proxy statement, believe their election is in your best interests and recommend that you vote“FOR”each nominee. |
| Q. | Will my vote make a difference? |
| A. | Your vote is very important and can make a difference in the governance and management of the Funds, no matter how many shares you own. Your vote can help ensure that the nominees recommended by the Boards will be elected. We encourage all shareholders to participate in the governance of their Funds. |
| Q. | Are the Funds paying for the cost of the proxy statement? |
| A. | The costs associated with the proxy statement, including the mailing and the proxy solicitation costs, will be borne by the Funds. Additional out-of-pocket costs, such as legal expenses and auditor fees, incurred in connection with the preparation of the proxy statement, also will be borne by the Funds. Costs that are borne by the Funds collectively will be allocated among the Funds on the basis of a combination of their respective net assets and number of shareholder accounts, except when direct costs can reasonably be attributed to one or more specific Funds. |
| The Funds and BlackRock, Inc. have retained The Altman Group, Inc. (“Altman”), 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 405, New York, New York 10165, a proxy solicitation firm, to assist in the printing and distribution of proxy materials and the solicitation and tabulation of proxies. In addition, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, will assist the Funds in the distribution of proxy materials. It is anticipated that Altman and Broadridge will be paid approximately $33,432 and $915,447, respectively, for such services (including reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses). | |
| Q. | Whom do I call if I have questions? |
| A. | If you need more information, or have any questions about voting, please call Altman, the Funds’ proxy solicitor, at 1-800-820-2412. |
| Q. | How do I vote my shares? |
| A. | You can provide voting instructions by telephone by calling the toll-free number on the proxy card(s) or by computer by going to the Internet address provided on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card(s) and following the instructions. Alternatively, if you received your proxy card(s) by mail, you can vote your shares by signing and dating the proxy card(s) and mailing it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may also attend the meeting and vote in person; however, even if you intend to do so, we encourage you to provide voting instructions by one of the methods discussed above. |
Please vote now. Your vote is important. To avoid the wasteful and unnecessary expense of further solicitation, we urge youto indicate your voting instructions on the proxy card(s), and if received by mail, date and sign it and return it promptly in the envelope provided, or record your voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. If your shares are held through a broker, you must provide voting instructions to your broker about how to vote your shares in order for your broker to vote your shares as you instruct at the meeting. |
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August 1, 2008
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
Annual meetings of the shareholders of the funds identified below (each a “Fund”) will be held at the offices of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10055, on Friday September 12, 2008, at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern time), to consider and vote on the proposal, as more fully described in the accompanying joint proxy statement:
| PROPOSAL 1. | To elect nominees to the Board of your Fund(s). |
| PROPOSAL 2. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
Your Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the nominees upon which you are being asked to vote.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 14, 2008 are entitled to vote at the meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.
If you own shares in more than one Fund as of July 14, 2008, you may receive more than one proxy card. Please be certain to sign, date and return each proxy card you receive.
By Order of the Boards,
Howard B. Surloff
Secretary of the Funds
BlackRock Closed-End Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 (800) 441-7762
BlackRock Closed-End Funds
Holding Annual Meetings of Shareholders on September 12, 2008
| Name of Fund | Ticker |
| BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc. | APX |
| BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal Income Trust | BAF |
| BlackRock Florida Municipal Income Trust | BBF |
| BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust | BBK |
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust | BCF |
| BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income Trust | BCK |
| BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust II | BCL |
| BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. | BCT |
| BlackRock Enhanced Dividend AchieversTM Trust | BDJ |
| BlackRock Strategic Dividend AchieversTM Trust | BDT |
| BlackRock Dividend AchieversTM Trust | BDV |
| BlackRock California Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc. | BFC |
| BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust | BFD |
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | BFK |
| BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BFO |
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II | BFY |
| BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust | BFZ |
| BlackRock Global Energy and Resources Trust | BGR |
| BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust | BGT |
| BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust | BGY |
| BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust | BHD |
| BlackRock Core Bond Trust | BHK |
| BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust | BHL |
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | BHV |
| BlackRock High Yield Trust | BHY |
| BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Trust | BIE |
| BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BJZ |
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BKK |
| BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. | BKN |
| BlackRock Income Trust Inc. | BKT |
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II | BLE |
| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BLH |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust | BLJ |
| BlackRock New York Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc. | BLN |
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | BLW |
| BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | BME |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal Term Trust Inc. | BMT |
| BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust Inc. | BNA |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust | BNJ |
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | BNY |
| BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust | BOE |
| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BPK |
| BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust | BPP |
| BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust | BPS |
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust | BQH |
| BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust | BQR |
| BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust | BQY |
| BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust | BRF |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc. | BRM |
| BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust | BSD |
| BlackRock New York Insured Municipal Income Trust | BSE |
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | BTA |
| Name of Fund | Ticker |
| BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust | BTZ |
| BlackRock World Investment Trust | BWC |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust | BYM |
| BlackRock California Municipal Bond Trust | BZA |
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | BZM |
| BlackRock High Income Shares | HIS |
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | MUA |
| BlackRock California Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. | RAA |
| BlackRock Florida Investment Quality Municipal Trust | RFA |
| BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. | RNJ |
| BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. | RNY |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |
| JOINT PROXY STATEMENT | 1 |
| SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL AND FUNDS VOTING | 3 |
| PROPOSAL 1 — TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES | 5 |
| Vote Required and Manner of Voting Proxies | 11 |
| Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 12 |
| Additional Information | 13 |
| Appendix A — Fund Information | A-1 |
| Appendix B — Compensation of the Board Members | B-1 |
| Appendix C — Equity Securities owned by Board Members | C-1 |
| Appendix D — Meetings of the Boards | D-1 |
| Appendix E — Standing Committees of the Boards | E-1 |
| Appendix F — Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee Charters | F-1 |
| Appendix G — Officers of the Funds | G-1 |
| Appendix H — Audit Fees, Audit Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees to | |
| Independent Registered Public Accountants | H-1 |
| Appendix I — 5% Share Ownership | I-1 |
| Appendix J — Section 16 Filings | J-1 |
| Appendix K — Additional Section 16 Information | K-1 |
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
JOINT PROXY STATEMENT
This joint proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the board of directors or trustees (each a “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each BlackRock closed-end fund listed on page 3 of this Proxy Statement (each a “Fund”). The proxies will be voted at the joint annual meeting of shareholders of the Funds and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof. The meeting will be held at the offices of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10055 on Friday, September 12, 2008, at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern time). The meeting will be held for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice.
The Boards of the Funds have determined that the use of this Proxy Statement for the meeting is in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders in light of the similar matters being considered and voted on by the shareholders of each Fund. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials, or a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, are being mailed to shareholders on or about August 1, 2008.
Each Fund listed inAppendix Ato this Proxy Statement is organized as a Massachusetts business trust (each, a “Massachusetts Trust”), a Maryland corporation (each, a “Maryland Corporation”) or a Delaware statutory trust (each, a “Delaware Trust”). The Massachusetts Trusts, Maryland Corporations and Delaware Trusts are closed-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). A list of each Massachusetts Trust, Maryland Corporation and Delaware Trust is set forth inAppendix A.
Shareholders of record of a Fund as of the close of business on July 14, 2008 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to attend and to vote at that Fund’s meeting. Shareholders of the Funds are entitled to one vote for each share held, with no shares having cumulative voting rights. Holders of the auction market preferred stock, auction market preferred shares, auction preferred stock, auction preferred shares, auction rate preferred shares of beneficial interest, municipal auction rate cumulative preferred shares or auction rate municipal preferred shares (collectively, “AMPS”) of each of the Funds identified inAppendix A(collectively, the “AMPS Funds”) will have equal voting rights with the shares of common stock or common shares of beneficial interest (collectively, “common shares”) of the AMPS Funds and will vote together with the holders of common shares as a single class on each nominee to the Board of the AMPS Fund in which they own AMPS, except that they are entitled to vote separately as a class to elect two Board Members for each AMPS Fund in which they own AMPS. The quorum and voting requirements for each Fund are described in the section below entitled “Vote Required and Manner of Voting Proxies.”
The number of shares outstanding of each Fund as of the close of business on the Record Date and the net assets of each Fund on the Record Date are shown inAppendix A. Except as set forth inAppendix I, to the knowledge of each Fund, as of May 31, 2008, no person was the beneficial owner of five percent or more of a class of a Fund’s outstanding shares.
The Fund in which you owned shares on the Record Date is named on the proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you owned shares in more than one Fund on the Record Date, you may receive more than one proxy card. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please sign, date and return EACH proxy card you receive or if you provide voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet, please vote on the proposal affecting EACH Fund you own. If you vote by telephone or over the Internet, you will be asked to enter a unique code that has been assigned to you, which is printed on your proxy card(s) or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as applicable.
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This code is designed to confirm your identity, provide access into the voting site and confirm that your instructions are properly recorded.
All properly executed proxies received prior to the meeting will be voted at the meeting. On any matter coming before the meeting as to which a shareholder has specified a choice on that shareholder’s proxy, the shares will be voted accordingly. If a proxy is properly executed and returned and no choice is specified with respect to the proposal, the shares will be voted “FOR” the proposal. Shareholders who execute proxies or provide voting instructions by telephone or the Internet may revoke them with respect to the proposal at any time before a vote is taken on the proposal by filing with the applicable Fund a written notice of revocation (addressed to the Secretary of the Fund at the principal executive offices of the Fund at the address above), by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or by attending the meeting and voting in person, in all cases prior to the exercise of the authority granted in the proxy card. Merely attending the meeting, however, will not revoke any previously executed proxy. If you hold shares through a bank or other intermediary, please consult your bank or intermediary regarding your ability to revoke voting instructions after such instructions have been provided.
Certain other BlackRock closed-end funds not listed on page 3 will also hold their annual meeting at the place and date stated above. If you were also a shareholder of record on the Record Date of at least one of those other funds, you will receive a separate proxy statement relating to those funds.
Photographic identification will be required for admission to the meeting.
Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report and most recent semi-annual report succeeding the annual report, if any, to a shareholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the Fund at 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022-5911, or by calling toll free at 1-800-441-7762. Copies of annual and semi-annual reports of each Fund are also available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at www.sec.gov.
Please note that only one annual or semi-annual report or Proxy Statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials may be delivered to two or more shareholders of a Fund who share an address, unless the Fund has received instructions to the contrary. To request a separate copy of an annual report or semi-annual report or this Proxy Statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or for instructions as to how to request a separate copy of these documents or as to how to request a single copy if multiple copies of these documents are received, shareholders should contact the applicable Fund at the address and phone number set forth above.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT To avoid the unnecessary expense of further solicitation, we urge youto indicate voting instructions on the enclosed proxy card, and if received by mail, date and sign it and return it promptly in the envelope provided, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. If you submit a properly executed proxy but do not indicate how you wish your shares to be voted, your shares will be voted “FOR” the proposal. |
BlackRock Closed-End Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 (800) 441-7762
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SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL AND FUNDS VOTING
The following table shows the Funds for which the nominees are standing for election.
| Nominees Standing for Election | AMPS Nominee Standing for Election(2) | |||||
| Fund Name | Ticker | Class 1(1) | Class 2 | Class 3 | ||
| BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc. | APX | X | ||||
| BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal | ||||||
| Income Trust | BAF | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Florida Municipal Income Trust | BBF | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust | BBK | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust | BCF | X | ||||
| BlackRock California Insured Municipal | ||||||
| Income Trust | BCK | X | X | |||
| BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust II | BCL | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 | ||||||
| Term Trust Inc. | BCT | X | ||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Dividend | ||||||
| AchieversTM Trust | BDJ | X | ||||
| BlackRock Strategic Dividend | ||||||
| AchieversTM Trust | BDT | X | ||||
| BlackRock Dividend AchieversTM Trust | BDV | X | ||||
| BlackRock California Insured Municipal | ||||||
| 2008 Term Trust Inc. | BFC | X | ||||
| BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust | BFD | X | ||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | BFK | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 | ||||||
| Term Trust | BFO | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income | ||||||
| Trust II | BFY | X | X | |||
| BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust | BFZ | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Global Energy and Resources Trust | BGR | X | ||||
| BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust | BGT | X | X | |||
| BlackRock International Growth and | ||||||
| Income Trust | BGY | X | ||||
| BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust | BHD | X | ||||
| BlackRock Core Bond Trust | BHK | X | ||||
| BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust | BHL | X | ||||
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | BHV | X | X | |||
| BlackRock High Yield Trust | BHY | X | ||||
| BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Trust | BIE | X | X | |||
| BlackRock California Municipal 2018 | ||||||
| Term Trust | BJZ | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BKK | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal | ||||||
| Trust Inc. | BKN | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Income Trust Inc. | BKT | X | ||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II | BLE | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 | ||||||
| Term Trust | BLH | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust | BLJ | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New York Insured Municipal | ||||||
| 2008 Term Trust Inc. | BLN | X | ||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | BLW | X | ||||
| BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | BME | X | ||||
| BlackRock Insured Municipal Term Trust Inc. | BMT | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust Inc. | BNA | X | ||||
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust | BNJ | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | BNY | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust | BOE | X | ||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BPK | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust | BPP | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic | ||||||
| Municipal Trust | BPS | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust | BQH | X | X | |||
| BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust | BQR | X | X(3) | X(4) | ||
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| Nominees Standing for Election | AMPS Nominee Standing for Election(2) | |||||
| Fund Name | Ticker | Class 1(1) | Class 2 | Class 3 | ||
| BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global | ||||||
| Equity Managed Trust | BQY | X | ||||
| BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 | ||||||
| Term Trust | BRF | X | ||||
| BlackRock Insured Municipal 2008 | ||||||
| Term Trust Inc. | BRM | X | ||||
| BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust | BSD | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New York Insured Municipal | ||||||
| Income Trust | BSE | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal | ||||||
| Advantage Trust | BTA | X | ||||
| BlackRock Preferred and Equity | ||||||
| Advantage Trust | BTZ | X | X | |||
| BlackRock World Investment Trust | BWC | X | ||||
| BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust | BYM | X | X | |||
| BlackRock California Municipal Bond Trust | BZA | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | BZM | X | X | |||
| BlackRock High Income Shares | HIS | X | ||||
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | MUA | X | ||||
| BlackRock California Investment Quality | ||||||
| Municipal Trust Inc. | RAA | X | X | |||
| BlackRock Florida Investment Quality | ||||||
| Municipal Trust | RFA | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality | ||||||
| Municipal Trust Inc. | RNJ | X | X | |||
| BlackRock New York Investment Quality | ||||||
| Municipal Trust Inc. | RNY | X | X | |||
| (1) | The Class I Board Member nominees are: G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Kent Dixon, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and Robert S. Salomon, Jr. These nominees are voted upon by the common and preferred shareholders of each respective Fund voting together as a single class, except for those Funds for which Mr. Kester is an AMPS Nominee, in which case Mr. Kester is voted upon by owners of AMPS voting as a separate class. Please see the description below under “Proposal 1 — TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES” for a more detailed discussion regarding the AMPS Nominee. | |
| (2) | The AMPS Nominee standing for election is W. Carl Kester. This nominee is voted upon by the owners of AMPS voting as a separate class. Please see the description below under “Proposal 1 — TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES” for a more detailed discussion regarding the AMPS Nominee. | |
| (3) | The BQR Class II Board Member nominees are: James T. Flynn and Karen. Robards. Please see the description below under “Proposal 1 — TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES” for a detailed discussion regarding BQR’s Board Member nominees. | |
| (4) | The BQR Class III Board Member nominees are: Richard E. Cavanagh, Henry Gabbay and Jerrold B. Harris. Please see the description below under “Proposal 1 — TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES” for a detailed discussion regarding BQR’s Board Member nominees. | |
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PROPOSAL 1—TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES
The purpose of Proposal 1 is to elect Board Member nominees for each Fund.
Nominees for each Fund.The Board of each Fund currently has 13 Board Members, except that the Board of BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust (“BQR”) currently has six Board Members. The Funds divide their Board Members into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III and generally only one class of Board Members stands for election each year. Except as noted below for BQR, only the Class I Board Members are standing for election this year. Each Class I Board Member elected at the meeting will serve until the later of 2011 or until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, or upon his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal.
The Board of BQR currently is comprised of six members, not 13 members. In order to conform the membership of the BQR Board to the Boards of the other Funds, the Board of BQR has approved increasing its size to 13 members and reclassifying its existing Class I, Class II and Class III Board Members. As is the case with the other Funds, all BQR Class I Board Member nominees are up for election this year. However, several Class II and Class III Board Members are also up for election this year for BQR because: (a) these Board Member nominees are some of the seven new Board Members being added and therefore have not previously been elected by BQR’s shareholders; or (b) these Board Member nominees were previously in Class I but were moved to a different class as part of the reclassification approved by the Board and therefore need to be elected by BQR’s shareholders. The BQR nominees will serve in the following classes if elected: Class I — G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Kent Dixon, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and Robert S. Salomon, Jr.; Class II — Richard S. Davis, Frank J. Fabozzi, James T. Flynn and Karen P. Robards; and Class III —Richard E. Cavanagh, Kathleen F. Feldstein, Henry Gabbay and Jerrold B. Harris. The term of office of each Board Member elected to Class I, Class II and Class III will expire the later of 2011, 2009 and 2010, respectively, or when his or her successor is elected and qualifies, or upon his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal.
With respect to AMPS Funds, the owners of AMPS are entitled to vote as a separate class to elect two of the Board Members (the “AMPS Nominees”) for the AMPS Fund in which they own AMPS. This means that owners of common shares are not entitled to vote in connection with the election of the AMPS Nominees. However, the owners of common shares and the owners of AMPS, voting together as a single class, are entitled to elect the remainder of the Board Member nominees. Only W. Carl Kester is standing for election this year as an AMPS Nominee.
Please refer to the table below which identifies the nominees, including any AMPS Nominees, for election to the Board of each Fund.
Biographical Information.The table below sets forth certain biographical information about the nominees for all of the Funds in a single location. Please note that, except as described above for BQR, only the Class I nominees are standing for election for the Funds. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each Board Member is 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022. Each Board Member was nominated by the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of each respective Fund. Richard E. Cavanagh was selected to serve as the Chair and Karen P. Robards was selected to serve as the Vice Chair of each Board.
BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (“BCT”) holds substantially all of its assets through its wholly-owned subsidiary, BCT Subsidiary, Inc. (“BCTS”). The Board of BCTS is identical to the Board of BCT. Accordingly, Board Member nominees elected to the Board of BCT will be appointed by BCT to the Board of BCTS.
Richard S. Davis and Henry Gabbay are “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds by virtue of their current or former positions with BlackRock Advisors, LLC, BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. or BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (collectively, “BlackRock Advisors”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). All of the closed-end registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, including the Funds, are referred to collectively as the “Fund Complex.”
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| Number of BlackRock- Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen | ||||||||||
| Position(s) Held with Funds | ||||||||||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Length of Time Served* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Public Directorships | |||||||
| Non-Interested Directors | ||||||||||
| Richard E. | Director/ | 2007 to | Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust since | 113 Funds | Arch | |||||
| Cavanagh (4) | Trustee | present | 1999; Director, The Guardian Life | 110 | Chemical | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | and | Insurance Company of America | Portfolios | (chemical and | ||||||
| Street | Chairman of | since 1998; Chairman and Trustee, | allied | |||||||
| New York, NY | the Boards | Educational Testing Service since | products) | |||||||
| 10022 | 1997; Director, The Fremont Group | |||||||||
| since 1996; Formerly President and | ||||||||||
| 1946 | Chief Executive Officer of The | |||||||||
| Conference Board, Inc. (global | ||||||||||
| business research organization) | ||||||||||
| from 1995 to 2007. | ||||||||||
| Karen. | Director/ | 2007 to | Partner of Robards & Company, LLC | 112 Funds | AtriCure, Inc. | |||||
| Robards (3) | Trustee and Vice | present | (financial advisory firm) since | 109 | (medical | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | Chair of the | 1987; Co-founder and Director of | Portfolios | devices); | ||||||
| Street | Boards | the Cooke Center for Learning and | Care | |||||||
| New York, NY | Development (a not-for-profit | Investment | ||||||||
| 10022 | organization) since 1987; Formerly | Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| Director of Enable Medical Corp. | (health care | |||||||||
| 1950 | from 1996 to 2005; Formerly an | REIT) | ||||||||
| investment banker at Morgan | ||||||||||
| Stanley from 1976 to 1987. | ||||||||||
| G. Nicholas | Director/ | 2007 to | Chairman and Chief Executive | 112 Funds | None | |||||
| Beckwith, III (1) | Trustee | present | Officer, Arch Street Management, | 109 | ||||||
| 40 East 52nd | LLC (Beckwith Family Foundation) | Portfolios | ||||||||
| Street | and various Beckwith property | |||||||||
| New York, NY | companies since 2005; Chairman | |||||||||
| 10022 | of the Board of Directors, University | |||||||||
| of Pittsburgh Medical Center since | ||||||||||
| 1945 | 2002; Board of Directors, Shady | |||||||||
| Side Hospital Foundation since | ||||||||||
| 1977; Board of Directors, Beckwith | ||||||||||
| Institute for Innovation In Patient | ||||||||||
| Care since 1991; Member, Advisory | ||||||||||
| Council on Biology and Medicine, | ||||||||||
| Brown University since 2002; | ||||||||||
| Trustee, Claude Worthington | ||||||||||
| Benedum Foundation (charitable | ||||||||||
| foundation) since 1989; Board of | ||||||||||
| Trustees, Chatham College since | ||||||||||
| 1981; Board of Trustees, University | ||||||||||
| of Pittsburgh since 2002; Emeritus | ||||||||||
| Trustee, Shady Side Academy since | ||||||||||
| 1977; Formerly Chairman and | ||||||||||
| Manager, Penn West Industrial | ||||||||||
| Trucks LLC (sales, rental and | ||||||||||
| servicing of material handling | ||||||||||
| equipment) from 2005 to 2007; | ||||||||||
| Formerly Chairman, President and | ||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer, Beckwith | ||||||||||
| Machinery Company (sales, rental | ||||||||||
| and servicing of construction and | ||||||||||
| equipment) from 1985 to 2005; | ||||||||||
| Formerly Board of Directors, | ||||||||||
| National Retail Properties (REIT) | ||||||||||
| from 2006 to 2007. | ||||||||||
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| Number of BlackRock- Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen | ||||||||||
| Position(s) Held with Funds | ||||||||||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Length of Time Served* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Public Directorships | |||||||
| Kent Dixon (1) | Director/ | 2007 to | Consultant/Investor since 1988. | 113 Funds | None | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | Trustee | present | 110 | |||||||
| Street | Portfolios | |||||||||
| New York, NY | ||||||||||
| 10022 | ||||||||||
| 1937 | ||||||||||
| Frank J. Fabozzi (2) | Director/ | 2007 to | Consultant/Editor of The Journal of | 113 Funds | None | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | Trustee | present | Portfolio Management since 2006; | 110 | ||||||
| Street | Professor in the Practice of Finance | Portfolios | ||||||||
| New York, NY | and Becton Fellow, Yale University, | |||||||||
| 10022 | School of Management, since | |||||||||
| 2006; Formerly Adjunct Professor | ||||||||||
| 1948 | of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale | |||||||||
| University from 1994 to 2006. | ||||||||||
| Kathleen F. | Director/ | 2007 to | President of Economics Studies, | 113 Funds | The | |||||
| Feldstein | Trustee | present | Inc. (private economic consulting | 110 | McClatchy | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of | Portfolios | Company | |||||||
| Street | Trustees, McLean Hospital since | (publishing) | ||||||||
| New York, NY | 2000; Member of the Corporation | |||||||||
| 10022 | of Partners Community Healthcare, | |||||||||
| Inc. since 2005; Member of the | ||||||||||
| 1941 | Corporation of Partners HealthCare | |||||||||
| since 1995; Member of the | ||||||||||
| Corporation of Sherrill House | ||||||||||
| (health care) since 1990; Trustee, | ||||||||||
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since | ||||||||||
| 1992; Member of the Visiting | ||||||||||
| Committee to the Harvard | ||||||||||
| University Art Museum since 2003; | ||||||||||
| Trustee, The Committee for | ||||||||||
| Economic Development (research | ||||||||||
| organization) since 1990; Member | ||||||||||
| of the Advisory Board to the | ||||||||||
| International School of Business, | ||||||||||
| Brandeis University since 2002; | ||||||||||
| Formerly Director of Bell South | ||||||||||
| (communications) from 1998 to | ||||||||||
| 2006; Formerly Director of Ionics | ||||||||||
| (water purification) from 1992 to | ||||||||||
| 2005; Formerly Director of John | ||||||||||
| Hancock Financial Services from | ||||||||||
| 1994 to 2003; Formerly Director of | ||||||||||
| Knight Ridder (media) from 1998 to | ||||||||||
| 2006. | ||||||||||
| James T. Flynn (3) | Director/ | 2007 to | Formerly Chief Financial Officer of | 112 Funds | None | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | Trustee | present | JP Morgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to | 109 | ||||||
| Street | 1995. | Portfolios | ||||||||
| New York, NY | ||||||||||
| 10022 | ||||||||||
| 1939 | ||||||||||
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| Number of BlackRock- Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen | ||||||||||
| Position(s) Held with Funds | ||||||||||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Length of Time Served* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Public Directorships | |||||||
| Jerrold B. Harris (4) | Director/ | 2007 to | Trustee, Ursinus College since | 112 Funds | BlackRock- | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | Trustee | present | 2000; Director, Troemner LLC | 109 | Kelso Capital | |||||
| Street | (scientific equipment) since 2000. | Portfolios | Corp. | |||||||
| New York, NY | ||||||||||
| 10022 | ||||||||||
| 1942 | ||||||||||
| R. Glenn | Director/ | 2007 to | Dean of Columbia Business School | 113 Funds | ADP (data | |||||
| Hubbard (1) | Trustee | present | since 2004; Columbia faculty | 110 | and | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | member since 1988; Formerly Co- | Portfolios | information | |||||||
| Street | Director of Columbia Business | services), | ||||||||
| New York, NY | School’s Entrepreneurship Program | KKR Financial | ||||||||
| 10022 | from 1997 to 2004; Visiting | Corporation | ||||||||
| Professor at the John F. Kennedy | (finance), | |||||||||
| 1958 | School of Government at Harvard | Duke Realty | ||||||||
| University and the Harvard | (real estate), | |||||||||
| Business School since 1985 and | Metropolitan | |||||||||
| at the University of Chicago since | Life Insurance | |||||||||
| 1994; Formerly Chairman of the | Company | |||||||||
| U.S. Council of Economic Advisers | (insurance), | |||||||||
| under the President of the United | Information | |||||||||
| States from 2001 to 2003. | Services | |||||||||
| Group | ||||||||||
| (media/ | ||||||||||
| technology) | ||||||||||
| W. Carl | Director/ | 2007 to | Mizuho Financial Group Professor | 112 Funds | None | |||||
| Kester (1) (2) | Trustee | present | of Finance, Harvard Business | 109 | ||||||
| 40 East 52nd | School; Deputy Dean for Academic | Portfolios | ||||||||
| Street | Affairs since 2006; Unit Head, | |||||||||
| New York, NY | Finance, Harvard Business School | |||||||||
| 10022 | from 2005 to 2006; Senior | |||||||||
| Associate Dean and Chairman of | ||||||||||
| 1951 | the MBA Program of Harvard | |||||||||
| Business School from 1999 to | ||||||||||
| 2005; Member of the faculty of | ||||||||||
| Harvard Business School since | ||||||||||
| 1981; Independent Consultant | ||||||||||
| since 1978. | ||||||||||
| Robert S. | Director/ | 2007 to | Formerly Principal of STI | 112 Funds | None | |||||
| Salomon, Jr. (1) | Trustee | present | Management LLC (investment | 109 | ||||||
| 40 East 52nd | adviser) from 1994 to 2005. | Portfolios | ||||||||
| Street | ||||||||||
| New York, NY | ||||||||||
| 10022 | ||||||||||
| 1936 | ||||||||||
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| Number of BlackRock- Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen | ||||||||||
| Position(s) Held with Funds | ||||||||||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Length of Time Served* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Public Directorships | |||||||
| Interested Directors† | ||||||||||
| Richard S. Davis | Director/ | 2007 to | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. | 185 Funds | None | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | Trustee | present | since 2005; Formerly Chief | 295 | ||||||
| Street | Executive Officer, State Street | Portfolios | ||||||||
| New York, NY | Research & Management Company | |||||||||
| 10022 | from 2000 to 2005; Formerly | |||||||||
| Chairman of the Board of Trustees, | ||||||||||
| 1945 | State Street Research Mutual | |||||||||
| Funds from 2000 to 2005; | ||||||||||
| Formerly Chairman, SSR Realty | ||||||||||
| from 2000 to 2004. | ||||||||||
| Henry Gabbay (4) | Director/ | 2007 to | Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. since | 184 Funds | None | |||||
| 40 East 52nd | Trustee | present | 2007; Formerly Managing Director, | 294 | ||||||
| Street | BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to | Portfolios | ||||||||
| New York, NY | 2007; Formerly Chief | |||||||||
| 10022 | Administrative Officer, BlackRock | |||||||||
| Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; | ||||||||||
| 1947 | Formerly President of BlackRock | |||||||||
| Funds and BlackRock Bond | ||||||||||
| Allocation Target Shares from 2005 | ||||||||||
| to 2007; Formerly Treasurer of | ||||||||||
| certain closed-end funds in the | ||||||||||
| BlackRock fund complex from 1989 | ||||||||||
| to 2006. | ||||||||||
| * | Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. ("MLIM") and BlackRock in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Board Members as joining the Boards in 2007, each Board Member first became a member of the board of directors/trustees of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: G. Nicholas Beckwith, III since 1999; Richard E. Cavanagh since 1994; Kent Dixon since 1988; Frank J. Fabozzi since 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein since 2005; James T. Flynn since 1996; Jerrold B. Harris since 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard since 2004; W. Carl Kester since 1998; Karen P. Robards since 1998 and Robert S. Salomon, Jr. since 1996. Board Members serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. | |
| † | Messrs. Davis and Gabbay are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds based on their positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. | |
| (1) | Class I Board Member nominee. | |
| (2) | AMPS Nominee. | |
| (3) | BQR Class II Board Member nominee. | |
| (4) | BQR Class III Board Member nominee. | |
Compensation.Information relating to compensation paid to Board Members who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, (the “Independent Board Members”) for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year is set forth inAppendix B.
Equity Securities Owned by the Board Members.Information relating to the amount of equity securities owned by the Board Members in the Funds that they are nominated to oversee, as well as certain other funds in the Fund Complex, as of May 31, 2008 is set forth inAppendix C.
Attendance of Board Members at Annual Shareholders’ Meetings.It is the policy of all the Funds to encourage Board Members to attend the annual shareholders’ meeting. All of the Board Members of each Fund attended last year’s annual shareholder’s meeting.
Board Meetings.Information relating to the number of times that the Boards met during each Fund’s most recent fiscal year is set forth inAppendix D.
Standing Committees of the Boards.Information relating to the various standing committees of the Boards is set forth inAppendix E.
In addition to the standing committees identified in Appendix E, the Boards of the AMPS Funds established an Ad Hoc Committee on AMPS (the “AMPS Committee”) in March 2008. The current members of the AMPS Committee are: Richard E. Cavanagh, Frank J. Fabozzi, Henry Gabbay, W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards. Since February 2008, most auction rate preferred shares, including the AMPS, have been unable to hold successful auctions and AMPS holders have suffered reduced liquidity. The AMPS Committee was formed for the purpose of monitoring issues arising from this
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recent market turmoil and overseeing efforts to provide liquidity to the AMPS holders. The AMPS Committee has met eight times since its formation. To date, the BlackRock closed-end funds, including the AMPS Funds, that have issued auction market preferred shares have redeemed more than $2.4 billion of these shares, which represents approximately 25% of all auction market preferred shares outstanding for the BlackRock closed-end funds. In addition to these redemptions, the AMPS Funds are currently exploring alternative forms of leverage in order to provide liquidity to holders of AMPS, including the development of a put feature for the AMPS or issuing a new form of preferred stock that includes a put feature, which would make each eligible for purchase by money market funds.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Funds’ directors/trustees, executive officers, persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of a Fund’s equity securities, BlackRock Advisors and certain officers of BlackRock Advisors, to file reports on holdings of, and transactions in, Fund shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and to furnish the Funds with copies of all such reports. Based solely on a review of copies of such reports furnished to the relevant Fund and representations from these reporting persons, each Fund believes that its directors/trustees, executive officers, ten percent holders, BlackRock Advisors and certain officers of BlackRock Advisors met all applicable SEC filing requirements except for late Forms 3 and 4 relating to the Fund’s most recently concluded fiscal year, as listed inAppendix Jfor Funds with a fiscal year end of June 30 or earlier, or relating to the period between the close of the Fund’s most recently concluded fiscal year and the date of this Proxy Statement, as listed inAppendix Kfor Funds with a fiscal year end after June 30.
Additionally, based on a review of copies of such reports furnished to the relevant Fund and representations from these reporting persons, each municipal fixed income Fund believes that Peter Hayes, an officer of BlackRock Advisors required to file reports under Section 16(a), met all applicable SEC filing requirements except for the late Forms 3 relating to the Fund’s most recently concluded fiscal year, or relating to the period between the close of the Fund’s most recently concluded fiscal year and the date of this Proxy Statement, as applicable.
These late filings were primarily due to an administrative oversight following BlackRock’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L. P. and the subsequent integration of back-office systems.
Officers of the Funds.Information about the officers of each Fund, including their year of birth and their principal occupations during the past five years, is set forth inAppendix G.
Indemnification of Board Members and Officers.The governing documents of each Fund generally provide that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund will indemnify its Board Members and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Fund unless, as to liability to the Fund or its investors, it is finally adjudicated that they engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in their offices. In addition, the Fund will not indemnify Board Members with respect to any matter as to which Board Members did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the Fund or, in the case of any criminal proceeding, as to which Board Members did not have reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. Indemnification provisions contained in a Fund’s governing documents are subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law.
The funds in the Fund Complex have also entered into a separate indemnification agreement with the Board Members of each Board (the “Indemnification Agreement”). The Indemnification Agreement (i) extends the indemnification provisions contained in a fund’s governing documents to Board Members who leave that fund’s Board and serve on an advisory board of a different fund in the Fund Complex; (ii) sets in place the terms of the indemnification provisions of a fund’s governing documents once a Board Member retires from a Board and (iii) in the case of Board Members who left the Board of a fund in connection with or prior to the Board consolidation that occurred last year as a result of the merger of BlackRock and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.’s investment management business, clarifies that that fund continues to indemnify the Board Member for claims arising out of his or her past service to that fund.
Your Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of each nominee to the Board of your Fund(s).
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VOTE REQUIRED AND MANNER OF VOTING PROXIES
A quorum of shareholders is required to take action at each meeting. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter at a meeting present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business on such matter. The affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present for each Fund at the meeting at which a quorum is present and entitled to vote on a nominee is necessary to approve the respective nominee under Proposal 1 for each respective Fund.
Votes cast by proxy or in person at each meeting will be tabulated by the inspectors of election appointed for that meeting. The inspectors of election, who may be employees of a Fund, will determine whether or not a quorum is present at the meeting. The inspectors of election will treat abstentions and “broker non-votes” as present for purposes of determining a quorum. Broker non-votes occur when shares held by brokers or nominees, typically in “street name,” as to which proxies have been returned but (a) voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and (b) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power or elects not to exercise discretion on a particular matter. Shares of AMPS of any Fund held in “street name” may be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum of that Fund if no instructions are received one business day before the applicable meeting or, if adjourned, one business day before the day to which the meeting is adjourned.
If you hold your shares directly (not through a broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution) and if you return a properly executed proxy card that does not specify how you wish to vote on a proposal, your shares will be voted “FOR” the Board Member nominees in Proposal 1.
Broker-dealer firms holding shares of a Fund in “street name” for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions of such customers and clients on how to vote their shares on Proposal 1 before the meetings. The Funds understand that, under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), such broker-dealer firms may, without instructions from their customers and clients, grant authority to the proxies designated to vote on the election of Board Member nominees in Proposal 1 if no instructions have been received prior to the date specified in the broker-dealer firm’s request for voting instructions. A properly executed proxy card or other authorization by a beneficial owner of Fund shares that does not specify how the beneficial owner’s shares should be voted on Proposal 1 may be deemed an instruction to vote such shares in favor of the proposal. Beneficial owners who do not provide proxy instructions or who do not return a proxy card may have their shares voted by broker-dealer firms in favor of Proposal 1.
If you hold shares of a Fund through a bank or other financial institution or intermediary (called a service agent) that has entered into a service agreement with the Fund or a distributor of the Fund, the service agent may be the record holder of your shares. At the meetings, a service agent will vote shares for which it receives instructions from its customers in accordance with those instructions. A properly executed proxy card or other authorization by a shareholder that does not specify how the shareholder’s shares should be voted on a proposal may be deemed to authorize a service provider to vote such shares in favor of the proposal. Depending on its policies, applicable law or contractual or other restrictions, a service agent may be permitted to vote shares with respect to which it has not received specific voting instructions from its customers. In those cases, the service agent may, but is not be required to, vote such shares in the same proportion as those shares for which the service agent has received voting instructions. This practice is commonly referred to as “echo voting.”
If you beneficially own shares that are held in “street name” through a broker-dealer or that are held of record by a service agent, and if you do not give specific voting instructions for your shares, they may not be voted at all or, as described above, they may be voted in a manner that you may not intend. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to give your broker-dealer or service agent specific instructions as to how you want your shares to be voted.
Approval of Proposal 1 by shareholders of a Fund will occur only if a sufficient number of votes are cast “FOR” the proposal at the Fund’s meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast. Because each Fund requires a plurality of votes to pass Proposal 1, abstentions and broker non-votes will not have an effect on the vote for Proposal 1.
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board Members, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, of each Fund have selected Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds. D&T, in accordance with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (ISB No. 1), has confirmed to each applicable Audit Committee that it is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to each Fund.
No representatives of D&T will be present at the meeting.
Each Audit Committee has discussed with D&T its independence with respect to the Fund and certain matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standard No. 61, as currently modified or supplemented. Each Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm is compatible with maintaining the independence of that registered public accounting firm. Each Audit Committee also reviews and discusses the audit of the Fund’s financial statements with Fund management and the independent registered public accounting firm. If any material concerns arise during the course of the audit and the preparation of the audited financial statements mailed to shareholders and included in the Fund’s Annual Report to Shareholders, the Audit Committee would be notified by Fund management or the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committees received no such notifications for any Fund. Following each Audit Committee’s review and discussion of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, each Audit Committee recommended to its respective Board that the Fund’s audited financial statements for the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year (each Fund’s fiscal year end is set forth inAppendix H) for which audited financial statements are available be included in each Fund’s Annual Report to Shareholders.
Appendix Hsets forth for each Fund the fees billed by that Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the two most recent fiscal years for all audit and non-audit services provided directly to the Fund. The fee information inAppendix His presented under the following captions:
(a) Audit Fees—fees related to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including out-of-pocket expenses.
(b) Audit-Related Fees—fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements, but not reported under “Audit Fees,” including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.
(c) Tax Fees—fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, tax distribution and analysis reviews and miscellaneous tax advice.
(d) All Other Fees—fees for products and services provided to the Fund other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees.”
Each Audit Committee is required to approve all audit engagement fees and terms for the Fund. Each Audit Committee also is required to consider and act upon (i) the provision by any independent accountant of any non-audit services for any Fund, and (ii) the provision by any independent accountant of non-audit services to Fund service providers and their affiliates (“Affiliated Service Providers”) to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. The Audit Committee has implemented policies and procedures by which such services may be approved other than by the full Audit Committee. SeeAppendix Hto this Proxy Statement for information about the fees paid by the Funds, their investment advisers, and Affiliated Service Providers to each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.
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The Audit Committee of each Fund complies with applicable laws and regulations with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to a Fund on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Fund’s Audit Committee. As noted above, the Audit Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to a Fund and those non-audit services provided to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Certain of these non-audit services that the Audit Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm may be approved by the Audit Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The Audit Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting.
For each Fund’s two most recent fiscal years, there were no services rendered by D&T to the Funds for which the pre-approval requirement was waived.
Each Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered by D&T to BlackRock Advisors and Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining such auditor’s independence. All services provided by D&T to each Fund, BlackRock Advisors or Affiliated Service Providers that required pre-approval were pre-approved as required.
The Audit Committee of each Fund, except BQR, consists of the following Board Members: Karen P. Robards (Chair), Kent Dixon, Frank J. Fabozzi, James T. Flynn, W. Carl Kester and Robert S. Salomon, Jr. The Audit Committee of BQR consists of the following Board Members: Richard E. Cavanagh (Chair), Frank J. Fabozzi and Kent Dixon.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
5% Share Ownership
As of May 31, 2008, to the best of the Funds’ knowledge, the persons listed inAppendix Iowned beneficially or of record the amounts of the Funds indicated.
Submission of Shareholder Proposals
A shareholder proposal intended to be presented at a future meeting of shareholders of a Fund must be received at the offices of the Fund, 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022-5911, a reasonable time before the Fund begins to print and mail its proxy materials. Timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee that such proposal will be included in a proxy statement.
The Funds anticipate holding their next annual meeting of shareholders in August 2009. If a shareholder intends to present a proposal at the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders of these Funds and desires to have the proposal included in the Fund’s proxy statement and form of proxy for that meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, the shareholder must deliver the proposal to the offices of the appropriate Fund by April 3, 2009.
Shareholders who do not wish to submit a proposal for inclusion in the Fund’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the 2009 annual meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 may submit a proposal for consideration at the 2009 annual meeting in accordance with the By-laws of the Funds. The By-laws for all of the Funds generally require that advance notice be given to the Fund in the event a shareholder desires to transact any business from the floor at an annual meeting of shareholders. Notice of any such business must be in writing and received at the Fund’s principal executive office between Friday, May 15, 2009 and Saturday, June 14, 2009.
For all Funds, written proposals and notices should be sent to the Secretary of the Fund, 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022.
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Shareholder Communications
Shareholders who want to communicate with the Board or any individual Board Member should write their Fund to the attention of the Secretary, 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022-5911. Shareholders may communicate with the Boards electronically by sending an email to closedendfundsbod@blackrock.com. The communication should indicate that you are a Fund shareholder. If the communication is intended for a specific Board Member and so indicates, it will be sent only to that Board Member. If a communication does not indicate a specific Board Member, it will be sent to the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the outside counsel to the Independent Board Members for further distribution as deemed appropriate by such persons.
Additionally, shareholders with complaints or concerns regarding accounting matters may address letters to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022-5911. Shareholders who are uncomfortable submitting complaints to the CCO may address letters directly to the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board that oversees the Fund. Such letters may be submitted on an anonymous basis.
Expense of Proxy Solicitation
The cost of preparing, printing and mailing the enclosed proxy, accompanying notice and this Proxy Statement and costs in connection with the solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Funds. Additional out-of-pocket costs, such as legal expenses and auditor fees, incurred in connection with the preparation of this Proxy Statement, also will be borne by the Funds. Costs that are borne by the Funds collectively will be allocated among the Funds on the basis of a combination of their respective net assets and number of shareholder accounts, except when direct costs can be reasonably attributed to one or more specific Funds.
Solicitation may be made by letter or telephone by officers or employees of BlackRock Advisors, or by dealers and their representatives. Brokerage houses, banks and other fiduciaries may be requested to forward proxy solicitation material to their principals to obtain authorization for the execution of proxies. The Funds and BlackRock will reimburse brokerage firms, custodians, banks and fiduciaries for their expenses in forwarding this Proxy Statement and proxy materials to the beneficial owners of each Fund’s shares. The Funds and BlackRock have retained The Altman Group, Inc. (“Altman”), 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 405, New York, New York 10165, a proxy solicitation firm, to assist in the printing and distribution of proxy materials and the solicitation and tabulation of proxies. In addition, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, will assist the Funds in the distribution of proxy materials. It is anticipated that Altman and Broadridge will be paid approximately $33,432 and $915,447, respectively, for such services (including reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses). Altman may solicit proxies personally and by telephone. Each Fund’s portion of the foregoing expenses is not subject to any cap or voluntary agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses that may otherwise apply to that Fund.
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year end of certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, all information in this Proxy Statement, unless otherwise noted, relates to the pre-amended fiscal year end. The pre-amended and post-amended fiscal year end of each Fund is as set forth inAppendix H.
Privacy Principles of the Funds
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If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
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BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our web sites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory inquiries or service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
General
Management does not intend to present and does not have reason to believe that any other items of business will be presented at the meeting. However, if other matters are properly presented to the meeting for a vote, the proxies will be voted by the persons acting under the proxies upon such matters in accordance with their judgment of the best interests of the Fund.
A list of shareholders entitled to be present and to vote at the meeting will be available at the offices of the Funds, 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022-5911, for inspection by any shareholder during regular business hours beginning ten days prior to the date of the meeting.
Failure of a quorum to be present at any meeting will necessitate adjournment. The persons named in the enclosed proxy may also move for an adjournment of any meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposal if they determine that adjournment and further solicitation are reasonable and in the best interests of shareholders. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Fund present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the time of the meeting to be adjourned. Any adjourned meeting or meetings may be held without the necessity of another notice. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of any such adjournment if they believe the adjournment and additional proxy solicitation are reasonable and in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, abstentions and broker non-votes will be treated as shares that are present at the meeting.
Please vote promptly by signing and dating each enclosed proxy card, and if received by mail, returning it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope OR by following the enclosed instructions to provide voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet.
By Order of the Boards,
Howard B. Surloff
Secretary of the Funds
August 1, 2008
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Appendix A
Fund Information
The following table lists, with respect to each Fund, the total number of shares outstanding and the net assets of the Fund on July 14, 2008, the record date for voting at the meeting. All Funds have a policy to encourage Board Members to attend the annual meeting.
| Ticker | Fund | Form of Organization | Total Common Shares Outstanding | Total AMPS Outstanding | Net Assets ($)* | |
| APX | BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 19,887,919 | N/A | 181,742,005 | |
| BAF | BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 8,734,047 | 1,775 | 170,445,992 | |
| BBF | BlackRock Florida Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 6,688,169 | 1,982 | 145,845,992 | |
| BBK | BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 10,326,123 | 3,220 | 226,960,260 | |
| BCF | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 56,708,028 | N/A | 1,141,227,452 | |
| BCK | BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 5,278,087 | 1,502 | 113,017,219 | |
| BCL | BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust II† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 7,999,789 | 2,390 | 172,816,818 | |
| BCT | BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 2,957,093 | N/A | 39,671,984 | |
| BDJ | BlackRock Enhanced Dividend AchieversTM Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 69,778,138 | N/A | 708,376,348 | |
| BDT | BlackRock Strategic Dividend AchieversTM Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 26,908,028 | N/A | 300,451,392 | |
| BDV | BlackRock Dividend AchieversTM Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 54,518,315 | N/A | 600,003,203 | |
| BFC | BlackRock California Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 10,407,093 | N/A | 157,839,575 | |
| BFD | BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 44,995,192 | N/A | 665,045,957 | |
| BFK | BlackRock Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 44,193,305 | 11,725 | 873,608,808 | |
| BFO | BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 5,562,128 | 1,716 | 122,975,553 | |
| BFY | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 4,940,705 | 1,786 | 115,705,242 | |
| BFZ | BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 15,139,369 | 4,036 | 317,220,824 | |
| BGR | BlackRock Global Energy and Resources Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 29,766,217 | N/A | 1,239,750,497 | |
| BGT | BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 23,545,239 | 2,352 | 441,404,923 | |
| BGY | BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 106,306,178 | N/A | 1,759,456,179 | |
| BHD | BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 7,058,401 | N/A | 90,714,462 | |
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| Ticker | Fund | Form of Organization | Total Common Shares Outstanding | Total AMPS Outstanding | Net Assets ($)* | |
| BHK | BlackRock Core Bond Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 27,018,774 | N/A | 350,494,683 | |
| BHL | BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 8,923,781 | N/A | 127,706,607 | |
| BHV | BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust† | Delaware Statutory | 1,552,453 | 487 | 35,792,652 | |
| BHY | BlackRock High Yield Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 6,418,859 | N/A | 44,407,766 | |
| BIE | BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Trust† | Delaware Statutory | 3,333,337 | 1,047 | 76,286,237 | |
| BJZ | BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 6,433,028 | 2,221 | 148,297,621 | |
| BKK | BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 20,236,628 | 6,954 | 458,087,703 | |
| BKN | BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.† | Maryland Corporation | 16,917,047 | 5,078 | 357,039,720 | |
| BKT | BlackRock Income Trust Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 63,942,535 | N/A | 427,732,024 | |
| BLE | BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 23,146,588 | 6,642 | 487,250,890 | |
| BLH | BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 3,633,028 | 1,256 | 88,089,362 | |
| BLJ | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 2,300,925 | 768 | 52,158,066 | |
| BLN | BlackRock New York Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 11,257,093 | N/A | 170,448,750 | |
| BLW | BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 36,889,650 | N/A | 621,010,202 | |
| BME | BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 7,591,500 | N/A | 208,658,893 | |
| BMT | BlackRock Insured Municipal Term Trust Inc.† | Maryland Corporation | 25,885,639 | 2,000 | 318,409,540 | |
| BNA | BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 34,449,693 | N/A | 360,557,409 | |
| BNJ | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 7,532,203 | 2,419 | 169,661,933 | |
| BNY | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 12,679,232 | 3,834 | 276,518,914 | |
| BOE | BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 12,634,026 | N/A | 326,134,603 | |
| BPK | BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 15,908,028 | 5,354 | 361,181,304 | |
| BPP | BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 18,391,631 | 4,416 | 416,069,750 | |
| BPS | BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 2,023,459 | 673 | 44,267,041 | |
| BQH | BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 2,760,056 | 896 | 63,405,755 | |
| BQR | BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 11,756,964 | N/A | 220,045,463 | |
| BQY | BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 6,033,028 | N/A | 97,318,622 | |
| BRF | BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust | Massachusetts Business Trust | 8,707,093 | N/A | 130,566,606 | |
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| Total | ||||||
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| Ticker | Fund | Form of Organization | Outstanding | Outstanding | Assets ($)* | |
| BRM | BlackRock Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 27,207,093 | N/A | 411,730,038 | |
| BSD | BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 7,288,024 | 1,910 | 144,996,464 | |
| BSE | BlackRock New York Insured Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 6,474,946 | 1,667 | 133,288,131 | |
| BTA | BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 13,345,151 | N/A | 165,272,490 | |
| BTZ | BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 51,828,156 | 9,240 | 1,081,288,065 | |
| BWC | BlackRock World Investment Trust | Delaware Statutory Trust | 52,162,868 | N/A | 805,825,402 | |
| BYM | BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 26,214,222 | 5,997 | 524,631,837 | |
| BZA | BlackRock California Municipal Bond Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 3,409,668 | 1,119 | 79,090,602 | |
| BZM | BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust† | Delaware Statutory Trust | 2,040,340 | 640 | 45,871,970 | |
| HIS | BlackRock High Income Shares | Massachusetts Business Trust | 54,620,872 | N/A | 123,381,165 | |
| MUA | BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | Maryland Corporation | 20,892,378 | N/A | 262,707,171 | |
| RAA | BlackRock California Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.† | Maryland Corporation | 1,007,166 | 273 | 20,124,204 | |
| RFA | BlackRock Florida Investment Quality Municipal Trust† | Massachusetts Business Trust | 1,127,093 | 285 | 21,347,429 | |
| RNJ | BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.† | Maryland Corporation | 1,012,105 | 283 | 19,703,918 | |
| RNY | BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.† | Maryland Corporation | 1,311,673 | 392 | 27,632,634 | |
| † | Denotes an AMPS Fund. | |
| * | Includes amounts borrowed for investment purposes. | |
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Appendix B
Compensation of the Board Members
The Board Members who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, (the “Independent Board Members”) receive retainer fees which includes meeting fees (up to six meetings per year) for Board and committee meetings and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. The Funds do not provide compensation to any Board Member who is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act. Information regarding compensation, including amounts deferred, paid to the Independent Board Members for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year is set forth below.
Each Fund shall pay a pro rata portion quarterly (based on the relative net assets) of the following Board Member fees paid by the Funds in the Fund Complex for which they serve: (i) $250,000 per annum for each Independent Board Member as a retainer and (ii) $10,000 per day for each Independent Board Member for each special meeting of each Board in the Fund Complex for which they serve (i.e., any meeting, whether telephonic or in person, other than one of the six regularly scheduled meetings of each board per year) attended. Each Independent Board Member shall also be entitled to reimbursement for all of his or her out-of-pocket expenses in attending each meeting of each Board and any committee thereof. Mr. Cavanagh will receive an additional $120,000 per annum from the funds in the Fund Complex for acting as the Chair for each Board. Ms. Robards will receive an additional $40,000 per annum from the funds in the Fund Complex for acting as the Vice Chair for each Board. Mr. Fabozzi will receive an additional $20,000 per annum from the funds in the Fund Complex for acting as Chair of each Performance Oversight Committee. Ms. Feldstein will receive an additional $20,000 per annum from the funds in the Fund Complex for acting as Chair of each Compliance Committee. Mr. Hubbard will receive an additional $10,000 per annum from the funds in the Fund Complex for acting as Chair of each Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fabozzi, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Kester, Ms. Robards and Mr. Salomon will each receive an additional $25,000 per annum from the funds in the Fund Complex for their service on each Audit Committee. Ms. Robards will receive an additional $35,000 per annum from the funds in the Fund Complex for acting as the Chair of each Audit Committee. The additional compensation payable to Mr. Cavanagh, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fabozzi, Ms. Feldstein, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Kester, Ms. Robards and Mr. Salomon will be allocated among the funds in the Fund Complex for which they serve based on their relative net assets.
The Independent Board Members have agreed that a maximum of 50% of each Independent Board Member’s total compensation paid by funds in the Fund Complex may be deferred pursuant to the Fund Complex’s deferred compensation plan. Under the deferred compensation plan, deferred amounts earn a return for the Independent Board Members as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the Fund Complex selected by the Independent Board Members. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Board Members as if they had invested the deferred amounts in such other funds in the Fund Complex for which they serve. The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of a fund. A fund may, however, elect to invest in common shares of those funds in the Fund Complex selected by the Independent Board Members in order to match its deferred compensation obligation. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Funds supervised by the Boards reimbursed Independent Board Member expenses in an aggregate amount of $37,296.
The table below sets forth the aggregate compensation paid to each Independent Board Member by each Fund during its most recently completed fiscal year (based on each Fund’s pre-amended fiscal year end).
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| Fund | Pre Amended FYE (1) (9) (10) (11) | Post Amended FYE | Richard E. Cavanagh (2) | Kent Dixon (3) | Frank J. Fabozzi (4) | Kathleen F. Feldstein (5) | R. Glenn Hubbard (6) | G. Nicholas Beckwith III (7) | James T. Flynn (7) | Jerrold B. Harris(7) | W. Carl Kester (7) | Karen P. Robards (7) | Robert S. Salomon Jr. (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| APX | 30-Jun | 30-Apr | $ | 1,367 | $ | 1,016 | $ | 1,090 | $ | 997 | $ | 960 | $ | 923 | $ | 1,016 | $ | 923 | $ | 1,016 | $ | 1,293 | $ | 1,686 | |||||||||||
| BAF | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 3,609 | $ | 3,262 | $ | 3,262 | $ | 2,892 | $ | 2,892 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BBF | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 3,147 | $ | 2,713 | $ | 2,713 | $ | 2,388 | $ | 2,388 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BBK | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 5,747 | $ | 5,305 | $ | 5,305 | $ | 4,833 | $ | 4,833 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BCF | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 13,470 | $ | 9,094 | $ | 9,094 | $ | 6,252 | $ | 6,252 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BCK | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 2,192 | $ | 1,981 | $ | 1,981 | $ | 1,754 | $ | 1,754 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BCL | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 3,430 | $ | 3,098 | $ | 3,098 | $ | 2,744 | $ | 2,744 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BCT | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 1,797 | $ | 1,626 | $ | 1,626 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BDJ | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 13,662 | $ | 9,316 | $ | 9,316 | $ | 6,250 | $ | 6,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BDT | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 9,383 | $ | 7,554 | $ | 7,554 | $ | 6,250 | $ | 6,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BDV | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 12,566 | $ | 8,865 | $ | 8,865 | $ | 6,250 | $ | 6,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BFC | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 4,298 | $ | 3,550 | $ | 3,565 | $ | 3,071 | $ | 3,063 | $ | 185 | $ | 203 | $ | 185 | $ | 203 | $ | 259 | $ | 203 | |||||||||||
| BFD | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 6,529 | $ | 4,069 | $ | 4,069 | $ | 3,250 | $ | 3,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BFK | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | $ | 12,632 | $ | 9,844 | $ | 9,844 | $ | 7,750 | $ | 7,750 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BFO | 31-Dec | 31-Jul | $ | 2,368 | $ | 1,977 | $ | 1,985 | $ | 1,727 | $ | 1,723 | $ | 96 | $ | 106 | $ | 96 | $ | 106 | $ | 135 | $ | 106 | |||||||||||
| BFY | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 2,085 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 1,669 | $ | 1,669 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BFZ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 6,781 | $ | 5,805 | $ | 5,805 | $ | 5,072 | $ | 5,072 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BGR | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 13,263 | $ | 9,026 | $ | 9,026 | $ | 6,250 | $ | 6,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BGT | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | $ | 10,223 | $ | 8,137 | $ | 8,177 | $ | 6,795 | $ | 6,774 | $ | 504 | $ | 555 | $ | 504 | $ | 555 | $ | 706 | $ | 555 | |||||||||||
| BGY | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 11,976 | $ | 6,369 | $ | 6,369 | $ | 4,500 | $ | 4,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BHD | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | $ | 3,005 | $ | 2,588 | $ | 2,588 | $ | 2,279 | $ | 2,279 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BHK | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | $ | 10,161 | $ | 8,604 | $ | 8,604 | $ | 7,445 | $ | 7,445 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BHL | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BHV | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 1,636 | $ | 1,570 | $ | 1,570 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BHY | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | $ | 1,881 | $ | 1,661 | $ | 1,661 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BIE | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 1,923 | $ | 1,784 | $ | 1,784 | $ | 1,635 | $ | 1,635 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BJZ | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 2,707 | $ | 2,255 | $ | 2,263 | $ | 1,962 | $ | 1,958 | $ | 111 | $ | 123 | $ | 111 | $ | 123 | $ | 156 | $ | 123 | |||||||||||
| BKK | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | $ | 8,197 | $ | 6,736 | $ | 6,765 | $ | 5,789 | $ | 5,775 | $ | 355 | $ | 390 | $ | 355 | $ | 390 | $ | 497 | $ | 390 | |||||||||||
| BKN | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | $ | 7,504 | $ | 6,424 | $ | 6,424 | $ | 5,609 | $ | 5,609 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BKT | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | $ | 10,811 | $ | 9,048 | $ | 9,048 | $ | 7,750 | $ | 7,750 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BLE | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 9,328 | $ | 8,367 | $ | 8,367 | $ | 7,344 | $ | 7,344 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BLH | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 1,809 | $ | 1,533 | $ | 1,539 | $ | 1,356 | $ | 1,353 | $ | 68 | $ | 74 | $ | 68 | $ | 74 | $ | 95 | $ | 74 | |||||||||||
| BLJ | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 1,714 | $ | 1,616 | $ | 1,616 | $ | 1,511 | $ | 1,511 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BLN | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 4,635 | $ | 3,825 | $ | 3,841 | $ | 3,306 | $ | 3,298 | $ | 200 | $ | 220 | $ | 200 | $ | 220 | $ | 280 | $ | 220 | |||||||||||
| BLW | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | $ | 12,906 | $ | 9,945 | $ | 9,945 | $ | 7,750 | $ | 7,750 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BME | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 5,234 | $ | 4,321 | $ | 4,321 | $ | 3,702 | $ | 3,702 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BMT | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 6,980 | $ | 5,734 | $ | 5,759 | $ | 4,937 | $ | 4,925 | $ | 309 | $ | 340 | $ | 309 | $ | 340 | $ | 433 | $ | 340 | |||||||||||
| BNA | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | $ | 10,424 | $ | 8,823 | $ | 8,823 | $ | 7,631 | $ | 7,631 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 3,621 | $ | 3,117 | $ | 3,117 | $ | 2,737 | $ | 2,737 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 5,779 | $ | 4,951 | $ | 4,951 | $ | 4,330 | $ | 4,330 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BOE | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 8,690 | $ | 7,151 | $ | 7,151 | $ | 6,107 | $ | 6,107 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BPK | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 6,566 | $ | 5,406 | $ | 5,429 | $ | 4,654 | $ | 4,643 | $ | 283 | $ | 311 | $ | 283 | $ | 311 | $ | 396 | $ | 311 | |||||||||||
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| Fund | Pre Amended FYE (1) (9) (10) (11) | Post Amended FYE | Richard E. Cavanagh (2) | Kent Dixon (3) | Frank J. Fabozzi (4) | Kathleen F. Feldstein (5) | R. Glenn Hubbard (6) | G. Nicholas Beckwith III (7) | James T. Flynn (7) | Jerrold B. Harris(7) | W. Carl Kester (7) | Karen P. Robards (7) | Robert S. Salomon Jr. (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BPP | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | $ | 10,070 | $ | 8,069 | $ | 8,106 | $ | 6,749 | $ | 6,730 | $ | 462 | $ | 508 | $ | 462 | $ | 508 | $ | 647 | $ | 508 | |||||||||||
| BPS | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | $ | 1,515 | $ | 1,376 | $ | 1,379 | $ | 1,287 | $ | 1,285 | $ | 34 | $ | 37 | $ | 34 | $ | 37 | $ | 47 | $ | 37 | |||||||||||
| BQH | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 1,794 | $ | 1,679 | $ | 1,679 | $ | 1,556 | $ | 1,556 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BQR | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BQY | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 3,082 | $ | 2,567 | $ | 2,567 | $ | 2,214 | $ | 2,214 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BRF | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 3,528 | $ | 2,922 | $ | 2,934 | $ | 2,535 | $ | 2,529 | $ | 151 | $ | 166 | $ | 151 | $ | 166 | $ | 211 | $ | 166 | |||||||||||
| BRM | 31-Dec | N/A | $ | 9,976 | $ | 8,024 | $ | 8,063 | $ | 6,770 | $ | 6,750 | $ | 481 | $ | 529 | $ | 481 | $ | 529 | $ | 674 | $ | 529 | |||||||||||
| BSD | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | $ | 3,058 | $ | 2,543 | $ | 2,553 | $ | 2,208 | $ | 2,203 | $ | 124 | $ | 136 | $ | 124 | $ | 136 | $ | 174 | $ | 136 | |||||||||||
| BSE | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 2,071 | $ | 1,812 | $ | 1,812 | $ | 1,535 | $ | 1,535 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BTA | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | $ | 5,673 | $ | 4,866 | $ | 4,866 | $ | 4,255 | $ | 4,255 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BTZ | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 11,417 | $ | 6,420 | $ | 6,420 | $ | 4,753 | $ | 4,753 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BWC | 31-Oct | N/A | $ | 12,741 | $ | 8,877 | $ | 8,877 | $ | 6,250 | $ | 6,250 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BYM | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 9,706 | $ | 8,640 | $ | 8,640 | $ | 7,500 | $ | 7,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BZA | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 1,944 | $ | 1,801 | $ | 1,801 | $ | 1,648 | $ | 1,648 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| BZM | 31-Aug | N/A | $ | 1,674 | $ | 1,590 | $ | 1,590 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| HIS | 31-Dec | 31-Aug | $ | 3,965 | $ | 3,280 | $ | 3,294 | $ | 2,840 | $ | 2,833 | $ | 166 | $ | 182 | $ | 166 | $ | 182 | $ | 232 | $ | 182 | |||||||||||
| MUA | 31-May | 30-Apr | $ | 1,983 | $ | 1,474 | $ | 1,581 | $ | 1,447 | $ | 1,393 | $ | 1,340 | $ | 1,474 | $ | 1,340 | $ | 1,474 | $ | 1,875 | $ | 2,248 | |||||||||||
| RAA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 1,608 | $ | 1,547 | $ | 1,547 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| RFA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 1,616 | $ | 1,550 | $ | 1,550 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| RNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 1,607 | $ | 1,546 | $ | 1,546 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| RNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | $ | 1,644 | $ | 1,562 | $ | 1,562 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 1,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
| Total Compensation from | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fund Complex(8) | $ | 390,280 | $ | 299,365 | $ | 302,699 | $ | 251,005 | $ | 249,338 | $ | 119,817 | $ | 175,894 | $ | 123,567 | $ | 175,894 | $ | 221,763 | $ | 245,969 | |||||||||||||
| Number of Funds in Fund Complex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overseen by Board Member | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Information is for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year. |
| (2) | Total amount of deferred compensation, including interest, payable to Board Member or accrued is $294,563 as of 12/31/07. |
| (3) | Total amount of deferred compensation, including interest, payable to Board Member or accrued is $230,925 as of 12/31/07. |
| (4) | Total amount of deferred compensation, including interest, payable to Board Member or accrued is $208,975 as of 12/31/07. |
| (5) | Total amount of deferred compensation, including interest, payable to Board Member or accrued is $84,532 as of 12/31/07. |
| (6) | Total amount of deferred compensation, including interest, payable to Board Member or accrued is $508,856 as of 12/31/07. |
| (7) | As of December 31, 2007 the Board Member did not participate in the deferred compensation plan. |
| (8) | Represents the aggregate compensation earned by such persons during the calendar year ended December 31, 2007. Of this amount, Mr. Cavanagh, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fabozzi, Ms. Feldstein and Mr. Hubbard deferred $50,000, $50,000, $50,000, $30,000 and $193,502, respectively, pursuant to the Fund Complex’s deferred compensation plan. |
| (9) | BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL), BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD), BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY) and BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust (BQR) commenced operations on January 31, 2008, March 30, 2007, May 30, 2007 and September 28, 2007, respectively, and have not completed a full fiscal year. |
| (10) | The fiscal year end (FYE) for certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, the information reflected in this chart is for the pre-amended FYE. |
| (11) | Due to the board consolidation that occurred last year as a result of the merger of BlackRock and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.’s investment management business and payment methodology change, reflected compensation may cover a service period in excess of twelve months. |
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Appendix C
Equity Securities Owned by Board Members
The following table shows the amount of equity securities owned by the Board Members in the funds that they are nominated to oversee as of May 31, 2008, except as otherwise indicated.
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Interested Board Members: | ||||||||
| Richard S. Davis | BlackRock Debt | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | Over | — | — | Over |
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| BlackRock Diversified | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Floating Rate Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 3,600 | None | $50,001 | — | — | |||
| International Growth | -$100,000 | |||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Duration Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2018 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| The Massachusetts | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Health & Education | ||||||||
| Tax-Exempt Trust | ||||||||
| Henry Gabbay | BlackRock Dividend | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | Over | — | — | Over |
| AchieversTMTrust | -$50,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||||
| BlackRock Global | 500 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Energy and | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 550 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock | 900 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| International Growth | -$50,000 | |||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term | 1,600 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Advantage | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Muni | 1,400 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| New York | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Intermediate | ||||||||
| Duration Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 1,400 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | -$50,000 | |||||||
| New York Insured | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Interested Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Henry Gabbay | BlackRock MuniYield | 1,500 | None | $10,001 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | New York Insured | -$50,000 | ||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 1,300 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 950 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 840 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| G. Nicholas Beckwith, III | BlackRock Apex | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | $50,001 | — | — | Over |
| Municipal Fund, Inc. | -$100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| BlackRock Broad | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Grade | ||||||||
| 2009 Term Trust Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 104 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 104 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund III, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 104 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund V, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 104 | None | $1-$10,000 | 715 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Debt | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Diversified | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| EcoSolutions | ||||||||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Capital and Income | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | 719 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| G. Nicholas Beckwith, III | BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Equity Yield & | |||||||
| Premium Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Yield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Government Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | 249 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Energy and | ||||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | 529 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Floating Rate | ||||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Shares | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Yield Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Insured | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | 450 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| International Growth | ||||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | 517 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Duration Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Number of Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| G. Nicholas Beckwith, III | BlackRock Long-Term | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Municipal Advantage | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Muni | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Intermediate | ||||||||
| Duration Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2018 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2020 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniEnhanced | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Insured Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniVest Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniYield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Pennsylvania Insured | ||||||||
| Fund | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| G. Nicholas Beckwith, III | BlackRock Preferred | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | and Corporate | |||||||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | 474 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| and Equity | ||||||||
| Advantage Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | 501 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | ||||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Senior | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Income | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| Richard E. Cavanagh | BlackRock Apex | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | Over | — | — | Over |
| Municipal Fund, Inc. | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| BlackRock Broad | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Grade | ||||||||
| 2009 Term Trust Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund III, Inc. | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Number of Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Richard E. Cavanagh | BlackRock Corporate | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | High Yield Fund V, Inc. | |||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 3,774 | $10,001- | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | $50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Debt | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Diversified | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| EcoSolutions | ||||||||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Capital and Income | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 3,611 | $10,001 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Yield & | ||||||||
| Premium Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Yield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Government Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 1,315 | $10,001 | |||
| Energy and | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 200 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,830 | $10,001 | |||
| Floating Rate | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Shares | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Richard E. Cavanagh | BlackRock High | 200 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Yield Trust | |||||||
| BlackRock Income | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Insured | 200 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,637 | $10,001 | |||
| International Growth | -$50,000 | |||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,701 | $10,001 | |||
| Duration Income Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term | 200 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Muni | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Intermediate Duration | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2018 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2020 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniEnhanced | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Fund Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
C-7
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Richard E. Cavanagh | BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | MuniHoldings | |||||||
| Insured Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 200 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Quality | ||||||||
| Municipal Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | ||||
| Municipal 2018 | ||||||||
| Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| and Corporate | ||||||||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 200 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,520 | $10,001 | |||
| and Equity | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Advantage Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,630 | $10,001 | |||
| Income Strategies | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 200 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | ||||||||
C-8
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Richard E. Cavanagh | BlackRock S&P | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Quality Rankings | |||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Senior | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Income Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| 2008 Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| New York Insured | ||||||||
| Municipal 2008 | ||||||||
| Term Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| The Massachusetts | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Health & Education | ||||||||
| Tax-Exempt Trust | ||||||||
| Kent Dixon | BlackRock Broad | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | Over | — | — | Over |
| Investment Grade | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| 2009 Term Trust Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | — | None | — | 2,725 | $10,001 | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 3,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| EcoSolutions | ||||||||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 3,000 | None | $10,001 | 2,622 | $10,001 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | -$50,000 | -$50,000 | ||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Florida | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
C-9
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Kent Dixon | BlackRock Florida | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Investment Quality | |||||||
| Municipal Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Florida | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal 2020 | ||||||||
| Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Florida | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Florida | 2,100 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 1,500 | None | $50,001 | 951 | $10,001 | |||
| Energy and | -$100,000 | -$50,000 | ||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Global | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,038 | $10,001 | |||
| Floating Rate | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 3,000 | None | $50,001 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | -$100,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 1,100 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock High | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Shares | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 5,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Yield Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Income | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Insured | 5,100 | None | $50,001 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | -$100,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 2,000 | None | $10,001 | 1,920 | $10,001 | |||
| International Growth | -$50,000 | -$50,000 | ||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | 1,929 | $10,001 | |||
| Duration Income | -$50,000 | -$50,000 | ||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
C-10
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Kent Dixon | BlackRock Municipal | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | 2018 Term Trust | |||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2020 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 5,000 | None | $50,001 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | -$100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 5,100 | None | $50,001 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust | -$100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 2,000 | None | $10,001 | 1,820 | $10,001 | |||
| and Equity | -$50,000 | -$50,000 | ||||||
| Advantage Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 1,898 | $10,001 | |||
| Income Strategies | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | ||||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Florida Insured | ||||||||
| Municipal 2008 | ||||||||
| Term Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| 2008 Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| Frank J. Fabozzi | BlackRock Apex | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | $50,001 | — | — | Over |
| Municipal Fund, Inc. | -$100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
C-11
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Frank J. Fabozzi | BlackRock Broad | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Investment Grade | |||||||
| 2009 Term Trust Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 20 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund III | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund V, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | — | None | — | 2,960 | $10,001- | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | $50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Debt | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Defined | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Credit Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Diversified | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| EcoSolutions | ||||||||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,845 | $10,001 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Government Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies II Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 1,020 | $10,001 | |||
| Energy and | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,200 | $10,001 | |||
| Floating Rate | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
C-12
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Frank J. Fabozzi | BlackRock Health | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Sciences Trust | |||||||
| BlackRock High | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Shares | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Yield Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 2,010 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Trust, Inc. | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Insured | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 300 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,047 | $10,001 | |||
| International Growth | -$50,000 | |||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,096 | $10,001 | |||
| Duration Income Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Muni | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Intermediate Duration | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 20 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2018 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2020 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 20 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 20 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniEnhanced Fund, | ||||||||
| Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings Fund, | ||||||||
| Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
C-13
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Frank J. Fabozzi | BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | MuniHoldings | |||||||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Insured Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Pennsylvania Insured | ||||||||
| Fund | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | ||||||||
| Quality Fund II, Inc. | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| BlackRock Preferred | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| and Corporate | ||||||||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 1,974 | $10,001 | |||
| and Equity Advantage | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 2,064 | $10,001 | |||
| Income Strategies | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | ||||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Senior | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Income Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
C-14
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Frank J. Fabozzi | The BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Insured Municipal | |||||||
| 2008 Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 10 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| Kathleen F. Feldstein | BlackRock Broad | 64 | None | $1-$10,000 | $10,001 | — | — | Over |
| Investment Grade | -$50,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| 2009 Term Trust Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 65 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | — | None | — | 1,451 | $10,001 | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 62 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 104 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| EcoSolutions | ||||||||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 124 | None | $1-$10,000 | 1,420 | $10,001 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 50 | None | $1-$10,000 | 512 | $10,001 | |||
| Energy and | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 65 | None | $1-$10,000 | 1,066 | $10,001 | |||
| Floating Rate | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 126 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 131 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Shares | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 66 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Yield Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 64 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
C-15
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Kathleen F. Feldstein | BlackRock Income | 62 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Trust, Inc. | |||||||
| BlackRock Insured | 60 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 105 | None | $1-$10,000 | 987 | $10,001 | |||
| International Growth | -$50,000 | |||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment | 61 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | 66 | None | $1-$10,000 | 1,029 | $10,001 | |||
| Duration Income Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term | 107 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 60 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2018 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 60 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2020 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 62 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 61 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 61 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 113 | None | $1-$10,000 | 967 | $10,001 | |||
| and Equity Advantage | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 1,012 | $10,001 | |||
| Income Strategies | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 66 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 111 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 60 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | ||||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 65 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 62 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 130 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
C-16
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Kathleen F. Feldstein | The BlackRock | 59 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Insured Municipal | |||||||
| 2008 Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 57 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 61 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| James T. Flynn | BlackRock Corporate | — | None | — | $50,001 | 787 | $1-$10,000 | Over |
| High Yield Fund | -$100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| VI, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | — | None | — | 791 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | — | None | — | 274 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Energy and Resources | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | — | None | — | 582 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Floating Rate Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | — | None | — | 495 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| International Growth | ||||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | — | None | — | 569 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Duration Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 521 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| and Equity Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 551 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Senior | 6,783 | None | $50,001 | — | — | |||
| Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | -$100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Senior | 255 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Floating Rate | ||||||||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| Jerrold B. Harris | BlackRock Apex | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | $50,001 | — | — | Over |
| Municipal Fund, Inc. | -$100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| BlackRock Broad | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Grade | ||||||||
| 2009 Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund III, Inc. | ||||||||
C-17
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Jerrold B. Harris | BlackRock Corporate | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | High Yield Fund V, Inc. | |||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | 715 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Debt | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Diversified | 102 | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| EcoSolutions | ||||||||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Capital and Income | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | 719 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Yield & | ||||||||
| Premium Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Yield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Government Fund, | ||||||||
| Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 233 | None | $1-$10,000 | 249 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Energy and | ||||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | 529 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Floating Rate Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | ||||||||
C-18
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Jerrold B. Harris | BlackRock High | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Income Shares | |||||||
| BlackRock High | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Yield Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Insured | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | 450 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| International Growth | ||||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | 517 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Duration Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Maryland | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Muni | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Intermediate Duration | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2018 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2020 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniEnhanced | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
C-19
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Jerrold B. Harris | BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | MuniHoldings | |||||||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| MuniHoldings | ||||||||
| Insured Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| and Corporate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | 474 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| and Equity Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | 501 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | ||||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Senior | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Income Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 101 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
C-20
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Jerrold B. Harris | BlackRock Insured | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Municipal Term | |||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 102 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Trust | ||||||||
| R. Glenn Hubbard | BlackRock Broad | 128 | None | $1-$10,000 | $50,001 | — | — | Over |
| Investment Grade | -$100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 126 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | — | None | — | 6,766 | $50,001 | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | -$100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 124 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 124 | None | $1-$10,000 | 6,443 | $50,001 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | -$100,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 236 | None | $1-$10,000 | 2,319 | $50,001 | |||
| Energy and Resources | -$100,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 103 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 130 | None | $1-$10,000 | 5,033 | $50,001 | |||
| Floating Rate Income | -$100,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 132 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 126 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 132 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Shares | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 132 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Yield Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 128 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 124 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Insured | 119 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock | 104 | None | $1-$10,000 | 4,710 | $50,001 | |||
| International Growth | -$100,000 | |||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment | 121 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
C-21
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| R. Glenn Hubbard | BlackRock Limited | 132 | None | $1-$10,000 | 4,849 | $50,001 | ||
| (continued) | Duration Income Trust | -$100,000 | ||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term | 107 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 120 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2018 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 119 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| 2020 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 123 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 122 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal | 122 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 119 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 119 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Quality | ||||||||
| Municipal Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 117 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal 2018 | ||||||||
| Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 120 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 120 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 119 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Municipal Income | ||||||||
| Trust II | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 113 | None | $1-$10,000 | 4,516 | $50,001 | |||
| and Equity Advantage | -$100,000 | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 4,716 | $50,001 | |||
| Income Strategies | -$100,000 | |||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 133 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 111 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 120 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | ||||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 131 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
C-22
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| R. Glenn Hubbard | BlackRock Strategic | 123 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Dividend AchieversTM | |||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 130 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 116 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| 2008 Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 115 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | ||||||||
| Term Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 116 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| New York Insured | ||||||||
| Municipal 2008 | ||||||||
| Term Trust | ||||||||
| The BlackRock | 122 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategic Municipal | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| W. Carl Kester | BlackRock Broad | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | Over | — | — | Over |
| Investment Grade | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| 2009 Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Core | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund III, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Yield Fund V, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate | — | None | — | 429 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Debt | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Diversified | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Dividend | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| AchieversTMTrust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Capital and Income | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | — | None | — | 432 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Yield & | ||||||||
| Premium Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
C-23
| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| W. Carl Kester | BlackRock Enhanced | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Equity Yield Fund, Inc. | |||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Government Fund, Inc. | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Floating | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Rate Income | ||||||||
| Strategies Fund II, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | — | None | — | 149 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Energy and | ||||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Equity Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | — | None | — | 317 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Floating Rate Income | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunities Equity | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 500 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Income Shares | ||||||||
| BlackRock High | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Yield Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Income | 3,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Trust, Inc. | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock | — | None | — | 270 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| International Growth | ||||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | — | None | — | 310 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Duration Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| and Corporate | ||||||||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 284 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| and Equity Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | 301 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Income Strategies | ||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Opportunity Trust | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| W. Carl Kester | BlackRock Real | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | ||
| (continued) | Asset Equity Trust | |||||||
| BlackRock S&P | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Quality Rankings | ||||||||
| Global Equity | ||||||||
| Managed Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Senior | 1,000 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| High Income Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Bond Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic | 100 | None | $1-$10,000 | — | — | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock World | 1,000 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Investment Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Karen P. Robards | BlackRock Corporate | — | None | — | Over | 661 | $1-$10,000 | Over |
| High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 1026 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Capital and Income | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | — | None | — | 665 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Dividend AchieversTM | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced | 912 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Equity Yield Fund, Inc. | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Global | 400 | None | $10,001 | 230 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Energy and | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Resources Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Global | — | None | — | 489 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Floating Rate | ||||||||
| Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Health | 500 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Sciences Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock | — | None | — | 415 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| International Growth | ||||||||
| and Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Limited | — | None | — | 478 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| Duration Income Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock New York | 750 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Municipal 2018 | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Term Trust | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | 675 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| and Corporate Income | -$50,000 | |||||||
| Strategies Fund | ||||||||
| BlackRock Preferred | — | None | — | 438 | $1-$10,000 | |||
| and Equity Advantage | ||||||||
| Trust | ||||||||
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| Name of Board Member | Fund Name | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Shares of AMPS | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member in Fund Complex | Numberof Share Equivalents (1) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund | Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Stock and Share Equivalents in all Funds |
| Independent Board Members: | ||||||||
| (continued) | ||||||||
| Karen P. Robards | BlackRock Preferred | 690 | None | $10,001 | 463 | $1-$10,000 | ||
| (continued) | Income Strategies | -$50,000 | ||||||
| Fund, Inc. | ||||||||
| BlackRock Real | 700 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Asset Equity Trust | -$50,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock New York | 750 | None | $10,001 | — | — | |||
| Insured Municipal | -$50,000 | |||||||
| 2008 Term Trust | ||||||||
| Robert S. Salomon, Jr. | None | None | None | |||||
| (1) | Represents, as of May 31, 2008, the approximate number of share equivalents owned under the deferred compensation plan in each Fund by certain Independent Board Members who have participated in the deferred compensation plan. Under the deferred compensation plan BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust, BlackRock Enhanced Dividend Achievers™ Trust, BlackRock Global Energy and Resources Trust, BlackRock Global Floating Rating Income Trust, BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. and BlackRock Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc. are eligible investments. |
As of July 14, 2008, all Board Members and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund for which they are nominated to oversee.
None of the Independent Board Members or their family members had any interest in BlackRock or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock as of May 31, 2008.
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Appendix D
Meetings of the Boards
During the most recent full fiscal year for each Fund listed in the table below, the Board met the following number of times:
| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Number of Board Meetings |
| APX | 30-Jun | 30-Apr | 6 |
| BAF | 31-Aug | N/A | 5 |
| BBF | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| BBK | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BCF | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BCK | 31-Aug | N/A | 5 |
| BCL | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BCT | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BDJ | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BDT | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BDV | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BFC | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
| BFD* | 31-Oct | N/A | 3 |
| BFK | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 5 |
| BFO | 31-Dec | 31-Jul | 6 |
| BFY | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BFZ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| BGR | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BGT | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 6 |
| BGY* | 31-Oct | N/A | 3 |
| BHD | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 5 |
| BHK | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 5 |
| BHL* | 31-Aug | N/A | 3 |
| BHV | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BHY | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 5 |
| BIE | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BJZ | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
| BKK | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 6 |
| BKN | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 5 |
| BKT | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 5 |
| BLE | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BLH | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
| BLJ | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BLN | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
| BLW | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 5 |
| BME | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BMT | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
| BNA | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 5 |
| BNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| BNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| BOE | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BPK | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
| BPP | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 6 |
| BPS | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 6 |
| BQH | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BQR* | 31-Oct | N/A | 3 |
| BQY | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BRF | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
| BRM | 31-Dec | N/A | 6 |
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| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Number of |
| BSD | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 6 |
| BSE | 31-Aug | N/A | 5 |
| BTA | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 5 |
| BTZ | 31-Oct | N/A | 6 |
| BWC | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 |
| BYM | 31-Aug | N/A | 5 |
| BZA | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| BZM | 31-Aug | N/A | 6 |
| HIS | 31-Dec | 31-Aug | 6 |
| MUA | 31-May | 30-Apr | 6 |
| RAA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| RFA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| RNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| RNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 5 |
| * | BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL), BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD), BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY) and BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust (BQR) commenced operations on January 31, 2008, March 30, 2007, May 30, 2007, and September 28, 2007 respectively. Number of meetings reflected are since the commencement of operations. |
| † | The fiscal year end (FYE) for certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, the information reflected in this chart is for the pre-amended FYE. |
No incumbent Board Member attended less than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of each Board and of each committee of each Board on which the Board Member served.
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Appendix E
Standing Committees of the Boards
The business and affairs of each Fund are managed by or under the direction of its Board. The Board of each Fund has formed the following standing committees.
Audit Committee.Each Board, except the Board of BQR, has a standing Audit Committee comprised of Karen P. Robards, Kent Dixon, Frank J. Fabozzi, James T. Flynn, W. Carl Kester and Robert S. Salomon, Jr., each of whom is an Independent Board Member. The standing Audit Committee of BQR consists of the following Board Members: Richard E. Cavanagh, Frank J. Fabozzi and Kent Dixon, each of whom is an Independent Board Member. The primary purposes of each Board’s Audit Committee are to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of the integrity of the accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices of the Funds, the qualifications and independence of the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, and the Funds’ compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committees review the scope of the Funds’ audit, accounting and financial reporting policies and practices and internal controls. The Audit Committees approve, and recommend to the Independent Board Members for their ratification, the selection, appointment, retention or termination of the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firms. The Audit Committees also approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firms to its manager or adviser and any affiliated service providers if the engagement relates directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting of the Fund. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter for each Fund is included inAppendix F.
Governance and Nominating Committee.Each Board has a standing Governance and Nominating Committee. Each Governance and Nominating Committee, except BQR’s, is comprised of R. Glenn Hubbard, G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Richard E. Cavanagh, Jerrold B. Harris and Kathleen F. Feldstein, each of whom is not an “interested persons” within the meaning of the 1940 Act. BQR’s Governance and Nominating Committee is comprised of Richard E. Cavanagh, Kent Dixon, Frank J. Fabozzi, Kathleen F. Feldstein and R. Glenn Hubbard, each of whom is not an “interested persons” within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
Each Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for, among other things, recommending candidates to fill vacancies on the Board, scheduling and organization of Board meetings, evaluating the structure and composition of the board and determining compensation of the Fund’s non-interested Board Members. Each Governance and Nominating Committee may consider nominees recommended by a shareholder. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send recommendations to the Fund’s Secretary that include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Board Members. To have a candidate considered by the Governance and Nominating Committee, a shareholder must submit the recommendation in writing and must include:
the name and record address of the shareholder, the class or series and number of shares of the Fund which are owned beneficially or of record by the shareholder, a description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and each proposed candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with which the nomination(s) made by the shareholder, a representation that the shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its recommendation and any other information relating to the shareholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors/trustees pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
the name, age, business address and residence address of the candidate(s), the principal occupation or employment of the candidate(s), the class or series and number of shares of the Fund which are owned beneficially or of record by the candidate(s), if any, and any other information relating to the candidate(s) that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors/trustees pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act.
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Such recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed candidate to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director/trustee if elected. The Governance and Nominating Committee may also take into consideration the number of shares held by the recommending shareholder and the length of time that such shares have been held. A copy of the Governance and Nominating Committee Charter for each Fund is included inAppendix F.
Compliance Committee.Each Fund, except BQR, has a Compliance Committee composed of Kathleen F. Feldstein, G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Richard E. Cavanagh, Jerrold B. Harris and R. Glenn Hubbard, each of whom is not an “interested persons” within the meaning of the 1940 Act. BQR’s Compliance Committee is composed of Richard E. Cavanagh, Kent Dixon, Frank J. Fabozzi, Kathleen F. Feldstein and R. Glenn Hubbard, each of whom is not an “interested persons” within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Compliance Committee performs those functions enumerated in the Compliance Committee charter, including, but not limited to, supporting the Board Members in acting independently of BlackRock Advisors in pursuing the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders, receiving information on and, where appropriate, recommending policies concerning the Funds’ compliance with applicable law, and receiving reports from and making certain recommendations in respect of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.
Performance Oversight Committee.Each Fund, except BQR, has a Performance Oversight Committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members. BQR’s Performance Oversight Committee is comprised of Richard E. Cavanagh, Kent Dixon, Frank J. Fabozzi, Kathleen F. Feldstein R. Glenn Hubbard and Richard S. Davis. The Performance Oversight Committee acts in accordance with the Performance Oversight Committee charter. The Performance Oversight Committee performs those functions enumerated in the Performance Oversight Committee charter, including, but not limited to, supporting the Board Members who are not “interested persons,” within the meaning of the 1940 Act, of the Funds in acting independently of BlackRock in pursuing the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders, developing an understanding of and reviewing the investment objective, policies and practices of the Funds, and reviewing with respect to the Funds: (a) whether the Funds have complied with their investment policies and restrictions as reflected in its prospectus and statement of additional information, (b) appropriate benchmarks and competitive universes, (c) investment performance, (d) unusual or exceptional investment matters, and (e) other matters bearing on the Funds’ investment results.
Executive Committee.Each Fund has an Executive Committee composed of Messrs. Cavanagh and Davis, which acts on behalf of the full Board on certain matters in the interval between meetings of the Board.
Each Governance and Nominating Committee, each Audit Committee, each Compliance Committee and each Performance Oversight Committee met the following number of times for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year:
| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Number of Audit Committee Meetings | Number of Governance and Nominating Committee Meetings | Number of Compliance Committee Meetings | Number of Performance Oversight Committee Meeting |
| APX | 30-Jun | 30-Apr | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| BAF | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BBF | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BBK | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BCF | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BCK | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BCL | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BCT | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BDJ | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BDT | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BDV | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BFC | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BFD* | 31-Oct | N/A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| BFK | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BFO | 31-Dec | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Number of Audit Committee Meetings | Number of Governance and Nominating Committee Meetings | Number of Compliance Committee Meetings | Number of Performance Oversight Committee Meeting |
| BFY | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BFZ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BGR | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BGT | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BGY* | 31-Oct | N/A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BHD | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BHK | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BHL* | 31-Aug | N/A | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| BHV | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BHY | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BIE | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BJZ | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BKK | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BKN | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BKT | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BLE | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BLH | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BLJ | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BLN | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BLW | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BME | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BMT | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BNA | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BOE | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BPK | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BPP | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BPS | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BQH | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BQR* | 31-Oct | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BQY | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BRF | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BRM | 31-Dec | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BSD | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BSE | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BTA | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BTZ | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BWC | 31-Oct | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BYM | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BZA | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BZM | 31-Aug | N/A | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| HIS | 31-Dec | 31-Aug | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| MUA | 31-May | 30-Apr | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| RAA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| RFA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| RNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| RNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| * | BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL), BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD), BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY) and BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust (BQR) commenced operations on January 31, 2008, March 30, 2007, May 30, 2007, and September 28, 2007 respectively. Number of meetings reflected are since the commencement of operations. |
| † | The fiscal year end (FYE) for certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, the information reflected in this chart is for the pre-amended FYE. |
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Appendix F
Joint Audit Committee Charter
of
The BlackRock Closed-End Funds
A. Background
Each of the closed-end funds managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “BlackRock”) is referred to as the “Fund”; the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund is referred to as the “Board of Directors” and its members are referred to as the “Directors”; and the Directors who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Fund are referred to as the “Independent Directors”. The Board of Directors, including at least a majority of the Independent Directors, has adopted this Charter. The Audit Committee is referred to as the “Committee”.
B. Purposes of the Committee
The purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to the accounting and financial reporting policies and practices of the Fund, including:
(1) the integrity of the Fund’s financial statements;
(2) the Fund’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
(3) the qualifications and independence of the Fund’s independent auditors;
(4) the performance of the Fund’s internal audit function provided by its investment advisor, administrator, pricing agent or other service providers; and
(5) preparing for each Fund the report required to be included in its annual proxy statement, if any, by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
C. The Members of the Committee
The Committee shall be composed of at least three members of the Board, each of whom is an Independent Director. No member of the Committee shall directly or indirectly receive any compensation from the Fund, except compensation for services as a member or officer of the Fund’s Board or a committee of the Board. Members shall have no relationships with the Fund, BlackRock or the Fund’s administrator or custodian that may interfere with the exercise of their independence from management of the Fund. The members and the Committee chair will be elected by the full Board. The Chairman of the Board may designate an acting Chair in the absence of the Chair.
Each member shall be “financially literate” as the Board interprets such qualification in its business judgment. At least one member shall have accounting or related financial management expertise, as the Board interprets such qualification in its business judgment. The Board shall determine annually whether any member of the Committee is an “audit committee financial expert” (“ACFE”) as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. The Board may presume that an ACFE has the requisite accounting or related financial management expertise. The designation of a person as an ACFE shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on that person than the responsibility or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Committee.
If a member simultaneously serves on the audit committees of more than three public companies, the Board shall determine whether such simultaneous service would impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the Fund’s audit committee. The Board has determined that simultaneous service on the Committee of each Fund shall be deemed to be equivalent to service on the audit committee of a single public company for purposes of this requirement and that such service does not impair the ability of a member to effectively serve on the Committee of any single Fund.
| 1 | For this purpose, compensation includes any compensation paid by a Fund or a subsidiary for services to a law firm, accounting firm, consulting firm, investment bank or financial advisory firm in which the Committee member is a partner, member, executive officer or holds a similar position. |
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D. Chair; Functions of the Chair
The Chair will have the following responsibilities:
(1) The Chair will preside at all meetings of the Committee. Any designated alternate will preside in the Chair’s absence.
(2) The Chair will be responsible for reviewing and providing direction on meeting agendas.
(3) The Chair will coordinate with the chairs of other committees as appropriate.
(4) The Chair will assist in identifying and bringing to the attention of the Chairman of the Board issues that should be considered by the Board of Directors, the Independent Directors or any other committee.
(5) At meetings of the Board of Directors the Chair will report on the Committee’s recommendations on applicable resolutions and on any important actions by or discussions at the Committee.
E. Meetings and Procedures of the Committee
(1) The Committee will generally meet on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The Chair or a majority of the members of the Committee may call a special meeting of the Committee.
(2) The Committee may determine its own rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the charter document of the Fund, the Bylaws of the Fund and this Charter.
(3) A majority of the members of the Committee, present in person or by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other, shall constitute a quorum. The Committee may take action by written consent if at least the number of Directors required for approval at a meeting consent to the action in writing and the written consents are filed with the records of meetings of the Committee, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
(4) The Committee may request that any Director, officer or employee of a Fund, or other persons whose advice and counsel are sought by the Committee, attend any meeting of the Committee to provide such information as the Committee requests.
(5) The Committee shall cause to be kept written minutes of its meetings, which minutes shall be maintained with the books and records of the Fund.
(6) Meetings of the Committee will be open to all Independent Directors.
F. Duties and Responsibilities
The Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
1.Engagement of Auditors.The Committee will approve the selection, retention, termination and compensation of the independent registered public accounting firm (the “independent accountants”) for the Fund.
2.Auditor Reporting.The Committee will:
| (a) | Be the representative of the Fund to which each independent accountant reports. | |
| (b) | Have sole authority to hire and fire any independent accountant of the Fund. | |
| (c) | Approve all audit engagement fees and terms for the Fund. | |
| (d) | Consider and act upon (i) the provision by any independent accountant of any non- audit services for any Fund, and (ii) the provision by any independent accountant of non-audit services to Fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such | |
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| approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations (the “Auditor Independence Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Committee may from time to time adopt and provide oversight in respect of policies and procedures for non-audit engagements by independent accountant of the Fund. | ||
| 3.Independence of Auditors. | ||
| (a) | Evaluate the independence and objectivity of the independent accountant and actively engage in a dialogue with them regarding matters that might reasonably be expected to affect their independence; in this connection, the Committee shall ensure receipt from the independent accountants at least annually of a formal written statement delineating all the relationships between them and the Fund, consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1. | |
| (b) | Provide oversight of BlackRock’s hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent accountants and receive reports in respect thereof. | |
| 4.Oversight. | ||
| (a) | Meet with the Fund’s independent accountants, at least twice a year and more often if in its discretion, to review the conduct and results of each audit and discuss the Fund’s audited and unaudited financial statements; and in this connection discuss the matters stated in SAS 61 “Communications with Audit Committees,” as amended, and any other communications required to be discussed with the Committee pursuant to applicable laws, regulations, listing agreements and rules of any applicable SRO. | |
| (b) | Discuss with BlackRock its policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. | |
| (c) | Meet periodically with the Fund’s independent accountants, the Fund’s principal executive officer and the Fund’ principal financial officer, and internal auditors in separate executive sessions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable. | |
| (d) | Review any issues raised by the independent accountants or management regarding the accounting or financial reporting policies and practices of the Fund, its internal controls, and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers and management’s response; evaluate the independent auditor’s qualifications and performance (including the performance of the lead partner); resolve disagreements between management and the independent accountants regarding financial reporting. | |
| (e) | Provide oversight of procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Fund relating to accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Fund and its affiliates and service providers of concerns about accounting or auditing matters pertaining to the Fund. | |
| (f) | Provide oversight in respect of reports from attorneys or auditors of possible violations of federal or state law or fiduciary duty. | |
| (g) | Provide oversight in respect of any legal matters brought to the Committee’s attention that may have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements and any material reports or inquiries received from regulators or governmental agencies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Compliance Committee. | |
| (h) | Receive reports from each independent accountant engaged by the Fund describing (i) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, peer review or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues, and (ii) any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigations by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm since the most recent report and any steps taken to deal with such issues. | |
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| (i) | Discuss generally the Fund’s earnings press releases, as applicable, and financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and ratings agencies. | |
| (j) | Authorize and oversee investigations into any matters within the Committee’s scope of responsibilities or as specifically delegated to the Committee by the Board. | |
| 5.Reports. | ||
| (a) | Prepare and approve the audit committee report required by Item 306 of Regulation S-K for proxy statements relating to the election of directors/trustees. | |
| (b) | Report to the Board on a regular basis. | |
| 6.Other.Take such other actions as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to fulfill its purpose as described above. | ||
G. Resources
The Committee may retain independent legal counsel or other advisers as it determines to be necessary or advisable to perform its duties. The Fund shall provide appropriate funding (as determined by the Committee) for the Committee to carry out its duties and its responsibilities, including:
(1) for payment of compensation to the Fund’s independent accountants or any other public accounting firm providing audit, review or attest services for the Fund;
(2) for payment of compensation to any special counsel and other advisors employed by the Committee;
(3) for the ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee; and
(4) for continuing education programs to enable Committee members to keep abreast of industry and regulatory development and to gain continuing insights to best practices of audit committees.
In performing its duties the Committee may consult, as it deems appropriate, with the members of the Board, officers and employees of the Fund, the investment adviser, the Fund’s counsel and the Fund’s other service providers.
H. Self-Assessment; Amendment of Charter
The Committee shall, on an annual basis, assess its performance. The Committee shall evaluate whether this Charter appropriately addresses the matters that are or should be within its scope. The independence of Committee members and satisfaction of the requirements to serve on the Committee shall be affirmed annually.
The Committee shall report to the Board on an annual basis on the results of its evaluation, including any recommended amendments to this Charter, and any recommended changes to the Fund’s or the Board’s policies or procedures.
The Committee may from time to time recommend to the Board such amendments to this Charter as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate.
Note: Solely for the sake of clarity and simplicity, this Joint Audit Committee Charter has been drafted as if there is a single Fund, a single Performance Oversight Committee, a single Audit Committee, a single Governance and Nominating Committee, a single Compliance Committee and a single Board. The terms “Performance Oversight Committee,” “Audit Committee,” “Governance and Nominating Committee,” “Compliance Committee” and “Board” mean each “Performance Oversight Committee,” “Audit Committee,” “Governance and Nominating Committee,” “Compliance Committee” and “Board” as it relates to its respective Fund, unless the context otherwise requires. Each Performance Oversight Committee, Audit Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee, Compliance Committee and Board of each Fund shall act separately and in the best interests of its respective Fund.
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Joint Governance and Nominating Committee Charter
of the BlackRock Closed-End Funds
I. Background
Each of the closed-end trusts managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “BlackRock”) is referred to as the “Fund”; the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund is referred to as the “Board of Directors” and its members are referred to as the “Directors”; and the Directors who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Fund are referred to as the “Independent Directors”. The Board of Directors, including at least a majority of the Independent Directors, has adopted this Charter. The Governance and Nominating Committee is referred to as the “Committee.”
J. Purpose of the Committee
The purposes of the Committee are to:
(1) support the Independent Directors in pursuing the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders,
(2) identify individuals qualified to serve as Independent Directors,
(3) advise the Board of Directors with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees (other than the Audit Committee),
(4) oversee periodic self-assessments of the Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors (other than the Audit Committee),
(5) monitor corporate governance matters and make recommendations in respect thereof to the Board of Directors,
(6) act as the administrative committee with respect to Board of Directors policies and procedures, committee policies and procedures (other than the Audit Committee) and codes of ethics as they relate to Independent Directors, and
(7) Review and make recommendations in respect of Independent Director Compensation.
K. Composition of the Committee
The Committee will have at least three members, all of whom will be Independent Directors. The members and the Chair of the Committee will be determined annually by vote of the Independent Directors. The Chairman of the Board may designate an acting chair in the absence of the Chair.
L. Chair; Functions of the Chair
(1) The Chair will have the following responsibilities:
(2) The Chair will preside at all meetings of the Committee. Any designated alternate will preside in the Chair’s absence.
(3) The Chair will be responsible for reviewing and providing direction on meeting agendas.
(4) The Chair will coordinate with the chairs of other committees as appropriate.
(5) The Chair, reflecting the views of Committee members, will engage BlackRock in a dialogue on the scope and contents of materials furnished to the Committee.
(6) The Chair will assist in identifying and bringing to the attention of the Chairman of the Board issues that should be considered by the Board of Directors, the Independent Directors or any other committee.
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(7) At meetings of the Board of Directors the Chair will report on the Committee’s recommendations on applicable resolutions and on any important actions by or discussions at the Committee.
(8) The Chair will coordinate with counsel for the Funds on matters requiring legal advice, and will coordinate with counsel to the Independent Directors on matters involving conflicts of interest with BlackRock.
M. Meetings and Procedures of the Committee
(1) The Committee will generally meet on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The Chair or a majority of the members of the Committee may call a special meeting of the Committee.
(2) The Committee may determine its own rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the charter document of the Fund, the Bylaws of the Fund and this Charter.
(3) A majority of the members of the Committee, present in person or by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other, shall constitute a quorum. The Committee may take action by written consent if at least the number of Directors required for approval at a meeting consent to the action in writing and the written consents are filed with the records of meetings of the Committee, unless otherwise required by the Fund’s charter, bylaws or applicable law.
(4) The Committee may request that any Director, officer or employee of a Fund, or other persons whose advice and counsel are sought by the Committee, attend any meeting of the Committee to provide such information as the Committee requests.
(5) The Committee shall cause to be kept written minutes of its meetings, which minutes shall be maintained with the books and records of the Fund.
(6) Meetings of the Committee will be open to all Independent Directors.
N. Particular Actions of the Committee
(1)Board Candidates and Nominees.The Committee shall have the following goals and responsibilities with respect to Board candidates and nominees:
| 1. | Make recommendations as to the Independent Directors’ criteria for evaluating potential nominees. (The present criteria are attached as Annex A.) | |
| 2. | Recommend Independent Director nominees for election by the shareholders or appointment by the Board. In assessing candidates for the office of Independent Director the Committee shall give appropriate weight to the criteria referred to in clause (a). | |
| 3. | Review the suitability for continued service as a director of each Independent Director when his or her term expires and at such other times as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate, and to recommend whether or not the Independent Director should be re-nominated. | |
(2)Board Composition and Procedures.The Committee shall have the following goals and responsibilities with respect to the composition and procedures of the Board as a whole:
| 1. | Review periodically with the Board the size and composition of the Board as a whole and recommend, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Directors required by law. | |
| 2. | Make recommendations on the frequency and structure of Board meetings. | |
| 3. | Make recommendations concerning any other aspect of the procedures of the Board that the Committee considers warranted. | |
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| 4. | Make recommendations on the requirements for, and means of, Board orientation and training. | |
| 5. | Act as the administrative committee under the Trustee’s Fee Deferral Plan. | |
| 6. | Make recommendations as to the Independent Directors’ compensation. | |
(3)Corporate Governance.The following shall be the goals and responsibilities of the Committee with respect to governance matters:
| 1. | Consider any corporate governance issues that arise from time to time, and to develop appropriate recommendations for the Board giving appropriate weight to relevant factors including industry “best practices”. | |
| 2. | Monitor compliance with, and act as the administrative committee with respect to, the provisions of the Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1(c) under the 1940 Act as they apply to the Independent Directors. | |
| 3. | Provide oversight of Fund counsel. | |
(4)Board Committees.The following shall be the goals and responsibilities of the Committee with respect to the committee structure of the Board. The following provisions shall not apply to the Audit Committee, which will be supervised by the Board:
| 1. | Make recommendations to the Board regarding the size and composition of each committee of the Board, including the identification of individuals to serve as members of a committee, and recommend individual Directors to fill any vacancy that might occur on a committee. | |
| 2. | Monitor the functioning of the committees of the Board and to make recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of committees, the orientation of committee members, the annual review performed, if any, by each committee. | |
| 3. | Recommend that the Board establish such special committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time. | |
(5)Self-Assessment of the Board.The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing the annual self- assessment of the Board. The Committee shall address all matters that the Committee considers relevant to the Board’s performance.
The Committee shall report to the Board on the results of its evaluation, including any recommended amendments to the principles of corporate governance, and any recommended changes to the Fund’s or the Board’s policies or procedures.
O. Self-Assessment of the Committee
The Committee shall, on an annual basis, assess its performance. The Committee shall address matters that the Committee considers relevant to its performance.
The Committee shall report to the Board on an annual basis on the results of its evaluation, including any recommended amendments to this Charter, and any recommended changes to the Fund’s or the Board’s policies or procedures. This report may be written or oral.
The Committee may from time to time recommend to the Board such amendments to this Charter as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate.
P. Consultants; Investigations and Studies; Outside Advisers
The Committee will have authority, upon consultation with the Chairman of the Board, to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. The Committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the Committee’s scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the Fund’s expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The Committee may call upon the Fund’s independent accountants (with the concurrence of the Audit Committee) or other third parties for such fact-finding and analysis as may be appropriate in light of the objectives of this Charter.
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Note: Solely for the sake of clarity and simplicity, this Joint Governance and Nominating Committee Charter has been drafted as if there is a single Fund, a single Performance Oversight Committee, a single Audit Committee, a single Governance and Nominating Committee, a single Compliance Committee and a single Board. The terms “Performance Oversight Committee,” “Audit Committee,” “Governance and Nominating Committee,” and “Compliance Committee” and “Board” mean each “Performance Oversight Committee,” “Audit Committee,” “Governance and Nominating Committee” and “Compliance Committee” and “Board” as it relates to its respective Fund, unless the context otherwise requires. Each Performance Oversight Committee, Audit Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee and Compliance Committee and Board of each Fund shall act separately and in the best interests of its respective Fund.
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Appendix G
Officers of the Funds
The officers of each Fund, their year of birth and their principal occupations during the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period) are shown in the tables below. The address of each officer is BlackRock, Inc., 40 E. 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022.
Officers receive no compensation from the Funds, although they may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses for attending meetings of the Boards.
Each officer is an “interested person” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act, by virtue of that individual’s position with BlackRock or its affiliates described in the table below.
Information Pertaining to the Officers
| Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |||||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with Funds | |||||
| Donald C. Burke | President and Chief Executive | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| 40 East 52nd Street | Officer of the Funds | since 2006; Formerly Managing | ||||
| New York, NY 10022 | Director of Merrill Lynch Investment | |||||
| Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund | ||||||
| 1960 | Asset Management, L.P. (“FAM”) in | |||||
| 2006; First Vice President thereof | ||||||
| from 1997 to 2005; Treasurer thereof | ||||||
| from 1999 to 2006 and Vice | ||||||
| President thereof from 1990 to 1997. | ||||||
| Anne F. Ackerley | Vice President of the Funds | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| 40 East 52nd Street | since 2000 and First Vice President | |||||
| New York, NY 10022 | and Chief Operating Officer of | |||||
| Mergers and Acquisitions Group from | ||||||
| 1962 | 1997 to 2000; First Vice President | |||||
| and Chief Operating Officer of Public | ||||||
| Finance Group thereof from 1995 to | ||||||
| 1997; First Vice President of | ||||||
| Emerging Markets Fixed Income | ||||||
| Research of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | ||||||
| from 1994 to 1995. | ||||||
| Neal J. Andrews | Chief Financial Officer of the | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| 40 East 52nd Street | Funds | since 2006; Formerly Senior Vice | ||||
| New York, NY 10022 | President and Line of Business Head | |||||
| of Fund Accounting and | ||||||
| 1966 | Administration at PFPC Inc. from | |||||
| 1992 to 2006. | ||||||
| Jay M. Fife | Treasurer of the Funds | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| 40 East 52nd Street | since 2007 and Director in 2006; | |||||
| New York, NY 10022 | Formerly Assistant Treasurer of the | |||||
| MLIM/FAM-advised Funds from 2005 | ||||||
| 1970 | to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund | |||||
| Services Group from 2001 to 2006. | ||||||
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| Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |||||
| Name, Address and Year of Birth | Position(s) Held with Funds | |||||
| Brian P. Kindelan | Chief Compliance Officer of the | Since 2007 | Chief Compliance Officer of the | |||
| 40 East 52nd Street | Funds | BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; | ||||
| New York, NY 10022 | Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the | |||||
| Funds since 2007; Managing Director | ||||||
| 1959 | and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. | |||||
| since 2005; Director and Senior | ||||||
| Counsel of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. | ||||||
| from 2001 to 2004 and Vice President | ||||||
| and Senior Counsel thereof from 1998 | ||||||
| to 2000; Senior Counsel of The PNC | ||||||
| Bank Corp. from 1995 to 1998. | ||||||
| Howard Surloff | Secretary of the Funds | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| 40 East 52nd Street | and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at | |||||
| New York, NY 10022 | BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly | |||||
| General Counsel (U.S.) of Goldman | ||||||
| 1965 | Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from | |||||
| 1993 to 2006. | ||||||
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Appendix H
Audit Fees, Audit Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees
to Independent Registered Public Accountants
Audit Fees and Audit Related Fees
| Audit Fees | Audit Related Fees | |||||||||
| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | ||||
APX | 30-Jun | 30-Apr | 28,000 | 28,000 | — | — | ||||
BAF | 31-Aug | N/A | 29,700 | 29,700 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BBF | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 27,600 | 29,600 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BBK | 31-Aug | N/A | 30,500 | 30,500 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BCF | 31-Oct | N/A | 38,800 | 41,500 | * | — | — | |||
BCK | 31-Aug | N/A | 28,400 | 28,400 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BCL | 31-Aug | N/A | 29,500 | 29,500 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BCT | 31-Oct | N/A | 32,900 | 32,900 | — | — | ||||
BDJ | 31-Oct | N/A | 41,300 | 46,600 | — | — | ||||
BDT | 31-Oct | N/A | 34,500 | 36,700 | — | — | ||||
BDV | 31-Oct | N/A | 34,700 | 39,000 | — | — | ||||
BFC | 31-Dec | N/A | 29,100 | 30,900 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BFD | 31-Oct | N/A | 43,700 | N/A | ± | — | N/A | ± | ||
BFK | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 33,300 | 34,500 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BFO | 31-Dec | 31-Jul | 27,900 | 29,700 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BFY | 31-Aug | N/A | 28,300 | 28,300 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BFZ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 28,900 | 30,800 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BGR | 31-Oct | N/A | 38,600 | 42,100 | — | — | ||||
BGT | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 44,000 | 45,700 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BGY | 31-Oct | N/A | 48,200 | N/A | ± | — | N/A | ± | ||
BHD | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 33,000 | 32,800 | — | — | ||||
BHK | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 67,900 | 67,200 | — | — | ||||
| BHL | 31-Aug | N/A | N/A | ‡ | N/A | ‡ | N/A | ‡ | N/A | ‡ |
BHV | 31-Aug | N/A | 15,600 | 15,600 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BHY | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 33,500 | 33,400 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
BIE | 31-Aug | N/A | 27,800 | 27,800 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BJZ | 31-Dec | N/A | 28,100 | 30,000 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BKK | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 31,500 | 29,700 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BKN | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 29,100 | 31,000 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BKT | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 68,400 | 67,600 | — | — | ||||
BLE | 31-Aug | N/A | 35,200 | 35,200 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BLH | 31-Dec | N/A | 27,500 | 32,300 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BLJ | 31-Aug | N/A | 27,400 | 27,400 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BLN | 31-Dec | N/A | 29,300 | 31,100 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BLW | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 44,200 | 43,000 | — | — | ||||
BME | 31-Oct | N/A | 35,300 | 36,300 | — | — | ||||
BMT | 31-Dec | N/A | 31,000 | 32,500 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BNA | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 68,000 | 67,300 | — | — | ||||
BNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 27,700 | 29,800 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 28,500 | 30,500 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BOE | 31-Oct | N/A | 42,000 | 43,300 | — | — | ||||
BPK | 31-Dec | N/A | 30,500 | 32,300 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BPP | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 38,900 | 41,700 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BPS | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 18,000 | 19,900 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BQH | 31-Aug | N/A | 27,500 | 27,500 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BQR | 31-Oct | N/A | 35,400 | N/A | ± | — | N/A | ± | ||
BQY | 31-Oct | N/A | 33,500 | 34,000 | — | — | ||||
BRF | 31-Dec | N/A | 28,600 | 30,400 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
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| Audit Fees | Audit Related Fees | |||||||||
| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | ||||
BRM | 31-Dec | N/A | 33,300 | 34,800 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BSD | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 28,200 | 30,200 | 1,975 | 1,975 | ||||
BSE | 31-Aug | N/A | 28,900 | 28,900 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BTA | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 28,400 | 28,200 | * | — | 5,000 | * | ||
BTZ | 31-Oct | N/A | 46,200 | N/A | ± | — | N/A | ± | ||
BWC | 31-Oct | N/A | 44,000 | 47,800 | — | — | ||||
BYM | 31-Aug | N/A | 36,200 | 29,700 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BZA | 31-Aug | N/A | 27,800 | 27,800 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
BZM | 31-Aug | N/A | 27,300 | 27,300 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
HIS | 31-Dec | 31-Aug | 35,300 | 35,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
MUA | 31-May | 30-Apr | 26,400 | 28,000 | — | — | ||||
RAA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 15,100 | 17,400 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
RFA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 15,200 | 17,400 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
RNJ. | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 15,100 | 17,400 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
RNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 15,200 | 17,400 | 1,975 | 2,000 | ||||
| † | The fiscal year end (FYE) for certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, all information provided in this appendix, unless otherwise noted, is for the pre-amended FYE. |
| * | BTA and BCF had not completed a full fiscal year. However, BTA and BCF had nonetheless paid to D&T fees for professional services rendered for the audit of their annual financial statements. |
| ‡ | BHL has not completed a full fiscal year. |
| ± | BFD, BGY, BQR and BTZ had not yet been formed in the fiscal year preceding the most recent one. |
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Tax Fees and All Other Fees
| Tax Fees | All Other Fees | |||||||||
| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | ||||
| APX | 30-Jun | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 6,000 | — | — | ||||
| BAF | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 900 | ||||
| BBF | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 700 | ||||
| BBK | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,100 | ||||
| BCF | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | * | 1,042 | — | |||
| BCK | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 500 | ||||
| BCL | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 800 | ||||
| BCT | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 300 | ||||
| BDJ | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,400 | ||||
| BDT | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,600 | ||||
| BDV | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 5,300 | ||||
| BFC | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,300 | ||||
| BFD | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | — | ± | 1,042 | — | ± | ||
| BFK | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 4,300 | ||||
| BFO | 31-Dec | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 600 | ||||
| BFY | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 500 | ||||
| BFZ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,500 | ||||
| BGR | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 5,000 | ||||
| BGT | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 3,400 | ||||
| BGY | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | — | ± | — | — | ± | ||
| BHD | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 700 | ||||
| BHK | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,600 | ||||
| BHL | 31-Aug | N/A | N/A | ‡ | N/A | ‡ | N/A | ‡ | N/A‡ | |
| BHV | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 200 | ||||
| BHY | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 300 | ||||
| BIE | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 400 | ||||
| BJZ | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 700 | ||||
| BKK | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,300 | ||||
| BKN | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,800 | ||||
| BKT | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,900 | ||||
| BLE | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,400 | ||||
| BLH | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 400 | ||||
| BLJ | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 300 | ||||
| BLN | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,400 | ||||
| BLW | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 4,700 | ||||
| BME | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,200 | ||||
| BMT | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,100 | ||||
| BNA | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,700 | ||||
| BNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 800 | ||||
| BNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,300 | ||||
| BOE | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 400 | ||||
| BPK | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,900 | ||||
| BPP | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 3,500 | ||||
| BPS | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 200 | ||||
| BQH | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 300 | ||||
| BQR | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | — | ± | 1,042 | — | ± | ||
| BQY | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 600 | ||||
| BRF | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,000 | ||||
| BRM | 31-Dec | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 3,300 | ||||
| BSD | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 900 | ||||
| BSE | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 700 | ||||
| BTA | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 8,000* | 1,042 | — | ||||
| BTZ | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | — | ± | 1,042 | — | ± | ||
| BWC | 31-Oct | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,000 | ||||
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| Tax Fees | All Other Fees | ||||||
| Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | ||||||
| Pre-Amended | Post-Amended | ||||||
| Fiscal Year End† | Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | ||||
| Fund | |||||||
| BYM | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 2,700 | |
| BZA | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 400 | |
| BZM | 31-Aug | N/A | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 200 | |
| HIS | 31-Dec | 31-Aug | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 1,100 | |
| MUA | 31-May | 30-Apr | 6,100 | 6,000 | 1,049 | — | |
| RAA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 100 | |
| RFA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 100 | |
| RNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 100 | |
| RNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 6,100 | 8,000 | 1,042 | 100 | |
| † | The fiscal year end (FYE) for certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, all information provided in this appendix, unless otherwise noted, is for the pre-amended FYE. |
| * | BTA and BCF had not completed a full fiscal year. However, BTA and BCF had nonetheless paid to D&T fees for professional services rendered for the audit of their annual financial statements. |
| ‡ | BHL has not completed a full fiscal year. |
| ± | BFD, BGY, BQR and BTZ had not yet been formed in the fiscal year preceding the most recent one. |
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Fees for non-audit services provided to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers for which pre-approval by the Audit Committee was required:
| Audit-Related Fees ($) | Tax Fees | All Other Fees ($) | ||||||||
| Fund | Pre- Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post- Amended Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | ||
| APX | 30-Jun | 30-Apr | 1,735,000 | 1,227,000 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BAF | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BBF | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BBK | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BCF | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BCK | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BCL | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BCT | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BDJ | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BDT | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BDV | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BFC | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BFD | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | N/A | ± | — | — | — | — | |
| BFK | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BFO | 31-Dec | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BFY | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BFZ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BGR | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BGT | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BGY | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | N/A | ± | — | — | — | — | |
| BHD | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BHK | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BHL | 31-Aug | N/A | N/A | ‡ | N/A | ‡ | N/A‡ | N/A‡ | N/A‡ | N/A‡ |
| BHV | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BHY | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BIE | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BJZ | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BKK | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BKN | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BKT | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BLE | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BLH | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BLJ | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BLN | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BLW | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BME | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BMT | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BNA | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BOE | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BPK | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BPP | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BPS | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BQH | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BQR | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | N/A | ± | |||||
| BQY | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BRF | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| BRM | 31-Dec | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Audit-Related Fees ($) | Tax Fees($) | All Other Fees ($) | |||||||
| Fund | Pre- Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post- Amended Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | |
| BSD | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| BSE | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| BTA | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| BTZ | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | N/A | ± | — | — | — | — |
| BWC | 31-Oct | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| BYM | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| BZA | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| BZM | 31-Aug | N/A | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| HIS | 31-Dec | 31-Aug | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| MUA | 31-May | 30-Apr | 284,500 | 1,739,500 | — | — | — | — | |
| RAA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| RFA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| RNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| RNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 284,500 | 286,200 | — | — | — | — | |
| † | The fiscal year end (FYE) for certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, all information provided in this appendix, unless otherwise noted, is for the pre-amended FYE. |
| * | BTA and BCF had not completed a full fiscal year. However, BTA and BCF had nonetheless paid to D&T fees for professional services rendered for the audit of their annual financial statements. |
| ‡ | BHL has not completed a full fiscal year. |
| ± | BFD, BGY, BQR and BTZ had not yet been formed in the fiscal year preceding the most recent one. |
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Aggregate non-audit fees for services provided to the Fund, its investment adviser, and its Affiliated Service Providers, regardless of whether pre-approval was required:
| Aggregate non-audit fees($) | ||||||
| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | ||
| APX | 30-Jun | 30-Apr | 2,647,750 | 2,815,800 | ||
| BAF | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 297,300 | ||
| BBF | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 296,875 | ||
| BBK | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,700 | ||
| BCF | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 294,500 | ||
| BCK | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,700 | ||
| BCL | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 297,000 | ||
| BCT | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 294,500 | ||
| BDJ | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 295,600 | ||
| BDT | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 295,800 | ||
| BDV | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 299,500 | ||
| BFC | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 297,475 | ||
| BFD | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | N/A | ± | |
| BFK | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 293,617 | 300,500 | ||
| BFO | 31-Dec | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 296,775 | ||
| BFY | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,700 | ||
| BFZ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 297,700 | ||
| BGR | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 299,200 | ||
| BGT | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 293,617 | 299,575 | ||
| BGY | 31-Oct | N/A | 290,600 | N/A | ± | |
| BHD | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 291,642 | 294,900 | ||
| BHK | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 291,642 | 296,800 | ||
| BHL | 31-Aug | N/A | N/A | ‡ | N/A | ‡ |
| BHV | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,400 | ||
| BHY | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 296,642 | 299,500 | ||
| BIE | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,600 | ||
| BJZ | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 296,875 | ||
| BKK | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 293,617 | 298,475 | ||
| BKN | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 293,617 | 298,000 | ||
| BKT | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 291,642 | 297,100 | ||
| BLE | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 298,600 | ||
| BLH | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 296,575 | ||
| BLJ | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,500 | ||
| BLN | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 297,575 | ||
| BLW | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 291,642 | 298,900 | ||
| BME | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 295,400 | ||
| BMT | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 298,275 | ||
| BNA | 31-Oct | 31-Aug | 291,642 | 296,900 | ||
| BNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 297,000 | ||
| BNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 297,500 | ||
| BOE | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 294,600 | ||
| BPK | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 298,075 | ||
| BPP | 31-Dec | 31-Oct | 293,617 | 299,675 | ||
| BPS | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 293,617 | 296,375 | ||
| BQH | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,500 | ||
| BQR | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | N/A | ± | |
| BQY | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 294,800 | ||
| BRF | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 297,175 | ||
| BRM | 31-Dec | N/A | 293,617 | 299,475 | ||
| BSD | 31-Dec | 30-Apr | 293,617 | 297,075 | ||
| BSE | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,900 | ||
| BTA | 31-Oct | 30-Apr | 291,642 | 299,200 | ||
| BTZ | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | N/A | ± | |
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| Aggregate non-audit fees($) | |||||
| Fund | Pre-Amended Fiscal Year End† | Post-Amended Fiscal Year End | Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($) | |
| BWC | 31-Oct | N/A | 291,642 | 295,200 | |
| BYM | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 298,900 | |
| BZA | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,600 | |
| BZM | 31-Aug | N/A | 293,617 | 296,400 | |
| HIS | 31-Dec | 31-Aug | 296,642 | 300,300 | |
| MUA | 31-May | 30-Apr | 288,549 | 2,985,417 | |
| RAA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 296,300 | |
| RFA | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 294,300 | |
| RNJ | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 296,300 | |
| RNY | 31-Oct | 31-Jul | 293,617 | 296,300 | |
| † | The fiscal year end (FYE) for certain Funds was amended at a meeting of the Boards in May 2008. However, all information provided in this appendix, unless otherwise noted, is for the pre-amended FYE. |
| * | BTA and BCF had not completed a full fiscal year. However, BTA and BCF had nonetheless paid to D&T fees for professional services rendered for the audit of their annual financial statements. |
| ‡ | BHL has not completed a full fiscal year. |
| ± | BFD, BGY, BQR and BTZ had not yet been formed in the fiscal year preceding the most recent one. |
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Appendix I
5% Share Ownership
As of May 31, 2008, to the best knowledge of each Fund, the following persons beneficially owned or owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the class of the Funds indicated:
| Fund | Investor | Address | Shares Held | % Held | ||||
| BCK | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 412,984 | 7.82% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BCL | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 627,649 | 7.85% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BCT | Karpus Management, Inc.* | 183 Sully’s Trail | 149,225 | 5.05% | ||||
| Pittsford, New York 14534 | ||||||||
| BDT | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 2,767,754 | 10.29% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BDV | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 3,001,190 | 5.50% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BFZ | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 910,783 | 6.02% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BHK | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 2,889,284 | 10.69% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BKN | Sakharam D. Mahurkar Trust | 2768 Palm Springs Lane | 1,491,731 | 8.82% | ||||
| Aurora, Illinois 60502 | ||||||||
| BLN | Karpus Management, Inc.* | 183 Sully’s Trail | 1,411,559 | 12.54% | ||||
| Pittsford, New York 14534 | ||||||||
| BMT | Karpus Management, Inc.* | 183 Sully’s Trail | 2,775,129 | 10.72% | ||||
| Pittsford, New York 14534 | ||||||||
| BNA | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 2,819,473 | 8.18% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BQY | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 347,800 | 5.76% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| BRF | Karpus Management, Inc.* | 183 Sully’s Trail | 1,218,315 | 13.99% | ||||
| Pittsford, New York 14534 | ||||||||
| BRM | Karpus Management, Inc.* | 183 Sully’s Trail | 1,541,728 | 5.67% | ||||
| Pittsford, New York 14534 | ||||||||
| BZA | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 204,484 | 6.00% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| HIS | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* | 1001 Warrenville Road | 4,701,066 | 8.61% | ||||
| Lisle, Illinois 60532 | ||||||||
| RAA | M.H. Whittier Corp. | 1600 Huntington Drive | 266,100 | 26.42% | ||||
| James E. Greene, Arlo G. Sorensen, | South Pasadena, California 91030 | |||||||
| Michael J. Casey and Whittier Trust Co. | ||||||||
| (Jointly Held) | ||||||||
| RFA | Karpus Management, Inc.* | 183 Sully’s Trail | 58,987 | 5.23% | ||||
| Pittsford, New York 14534 |
| * | Indicates record holders that do not beneficially hold the shares. |
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Appendix J
| Section 16 Filings | |||
| Late Forms Relating to the Fund’s Most Recently Concluded Fiscal Year* |
| Fund | Filing Person | Number of Late Reports and Number of Related Transactions |
| APX | Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 |
| Frank J. Fabozzi | One Form 4, relating to one transaction | |
| BCK | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| RAA | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BJZ | F. Howard Downs | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BZA | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BFZ | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BCL | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BHK | James Keenan | One Form 3 |
| Kevin Booth | One Form 3 | |
| BDV | David Byrket | One Form 3 |
| Fred Herrmann | One Form 3 | |
| BQR | Poppy Allonby | One Form 3 |
| Richard S. Davis | One Form 3 | |
| Robin Batchelor | One Form 3 | |
| BAF | Robert Sneeden | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| RFA | Robert Sneeden | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BFO | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BIE | Robert Sneeden | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BBF | Robert Sneeden | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BGT | James Keenan | One Form 3 |
| Jeff Gary | One Form 3 | |
| Kevin Booth | One Form 3 | |
| HIS | James Keenan | One Form 3 |
| Kevin Booth | One Form 3 | |
| BHY | James Keenan | One Form 3 |
| Jeff Gary | One Form 3 | |
| Kevin Booth | One Form 3 | |
| Scott Amero | One Form 3 | |
| BNA | James Keenan | One Form 3 |
| Kevin Booth | One Form 3 |
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| Fund | Filing Person | Number of Late Reports and Number of Related Transactions |
| BYM | Michael Kalinoski | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BKN | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BLW | James Keenan | One Form 3 |
| Jeff Gary | One Form 3 | |
| Kevin Booth | One Form 3 | |
| Mark J. Williams | One Form 3 | |
| Scott Amero | One Form 4, relating to five transactions, | |
| and one Form 3 | ||
| BTA | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BZM | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| MUA | Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 |
| Peter Hayes | One Form 4, relating to seven transactions | |
| Frank J. Fabozzi | One Form 4, relating to one transaction | |
| BPK | F. Howard Downs | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BKK | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BBK | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BFJ | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BLE | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| RNJ | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BLJ | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BNJ | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BSE | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Timothy T. Browse | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| RNY | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Timothy T. Browse | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BLH | F. Howard Downs | One Form 3 |
| Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BQH | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Timothy T. Browse | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BNY | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Timothy T. Browse | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 |
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| Fund | Filing Person | Number of Late Reports and Number of Related Transactions |
| BFY | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Timothy T. Browse | One Form 3 | |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BTZ | Daniel I. Chen | One Form 4, relating to two transactions |
| BPP | John D. Burger | One Form 3 |
| Scott Amero | One Form 4, relating to one transaction, | |
| and one Form 3 | ||
| BHD | James Keenan | One Form 3 |
| Kevin Booth | One Form 3 | |
| Mark J. Williams | One Form 3 | |
| BHV | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BWC | Jean M. Rosenbaum | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| Michael D. Carey | One Form 4, relating to one transaction | |
| BFC | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BRF | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BRM | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BMT | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BLN | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| BPS | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 | |
| William R. Bock | One Form 3 | |
| BSD | Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. | One Form 3 |
| Walter O’Connor | One Form 3 |
| * | Funds with a fiscal year end of June 30 or earlier. |
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Appendix K
Additional Section 16 Information
Late Forms Relating to the Period Between the Close of the Fund’s
Most Recently Concluded Fiscal Year and the Date of this Proxy Statement*
| Fund | Filing Person | Number of Late Reports and Number of Related Transactions |
| BCTS | Daniel I. Chen | One Form 3 |
| Stuart Spodek | One Form 3 | |
| BHL | Frank J. Fabozzi | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BQR | Kyle McClements | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BDJ | W. Carl Kester | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BGR | W. Carl Kester | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BGT | W. Carl Kester | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BHY | Scott Amero | One Form 4, relating to ten transactions |
| BGY | W. Carl Kester | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BKN | Timothy T. Browse | One Form 3 |
| BLW | W. Carl Kester | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BQM | Phillip Soccio | One Form 3 |
| BBK | Timothy T. Browse | One Form 3 |
| RNJ | Fred Stuebe | One Form 3 |
| BLJ | Fred Stuebe | One Form 3 |
| BNJ | Fred Stuebe | One Form 3 |
| BTZ | W. Carl Kester | One Form 4, relating to one transaction |
| BCF | Richard Davis | One Form 3 |
| BHV | Phillip Soccio | One Form 3 |
| * | Funds with a fiscal year end after June 30. |
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| Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on September 12, 2008 |
BlackRock Closed-End Funds
Registration Here (For formatting: top of this box should be at lateral marker 2) |
The control number below will allow you to access proxy information for all investments connected with this Meeting. |
YOUR PROXY CONTROL NUMBER |
123456789XXX |
| Dear Shareholder, | August 1, 2008 |
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet and by other means described below. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy materials available to you include a proxy statement and a proxy card.
A proxy statement is available at www.proxyonline.com.
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before September 4th to facilitate timely delivery.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders on September 12, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time will be held at the offices of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52ndStreet, 11thFloor, New York, New York 10055. That Meeting will be held for the following purposes:
1. To elect Nominees to each Fund’s Board of Trustees / Directors; and
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
The Board of Trustees / Directors recommends a voteFORall Nominees.
You may attend the Meeting and vote your shares at that time. If you cannot attend or do not wish to attend the Meeting, please obtain proxy materials via one of the methods listed below and cast your vote promptly so that your shares may be represented.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Sincerely,
Howard Surloff
Secretary of the Funds
Please address any correspondence regarding this matter to: |
All proxy materials including the proxy statement can be obtained using one of the methods listed below.
 INTERNET
Log-on to the secure voting site www.proxyonline.com using the control number listed above. There you may review the proxy materials, request a hard copy of the materials and/or enter your voting instructions. There you may also indicate your instructions to receive all future proxy materials from this issuer via mail or e-mail. |
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E-MAIL
PHONESHAREHOLDER PRIVACY:Please note that no personal information other than the control number listed above is required to request proxy materials and/or issue your proxy voting instructions.
If you have any questions about obtaining proxy materials, please contact us at the number above.
BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS
** IMPORTANT NOTICE **
Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in one of the BlackRock closed-end funds, and the materials you should review before you cast your vote are now available.
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
Shareholder Meeting to be held on 9/12/08
Proxy Materials Available
• Proxy Statement & Proxy Card
| PROXY MATERIALS - VIEW OR RECEIVE You can choose to view the materials online or receive a paper or e-mail copy. There is NO charge for requesting a copy. Requests, instructions and other inquiries will NOT be forwarded to your investment advisor. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below on or before 9/2/08. |
| HOW TO VIEW MATERIALS VIA THE INTERNET Have the 12 Digit Control Number(s) available and visit: www.proxyvote.com |
| HOW TO REQUEST A COPY OF MATERIALS 1) BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com 2) BY TELEPHONE - 1-800-579-1639 3) BY E-MAIL* - sendmaterial@proxyvote.com *If requesting materials by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the 12 Digit Control Number (located on the following page) in the subject line. |
See the Reverse Side for Meeting Information and Instructions on How to Vote
Meeting Information
Meeting Location:
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
11th Floor
Park Avenue Plaza
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
| Meeting Type: | Annual |
| Meeting Date: | 9/12/08 |
| Meeting Time: | 12:30 p.m. |
| For holders as of: | 7/14/08 |
Meeting Location:
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
11th Floor
Park Avenue Plaza
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
How To Vote
 | Vote In Person Many shareholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. |
 | Vote By Internet To vote now by Internet, go to WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM. Please refer to the proposals and follow the instructions. |
Voting items |
The Board Members responsible for your fund recommend that you vote "For" the proposal. 1. TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES 01) G. Nicholas Beckwith, III 02) Kent Dixon 03) R. Glenn Hubbard 04) Robert S. Salomon, Jr. |
Voting items |
The Board Members responsible for your fund recommend that you vote "For" the proposal. 1. TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES 01) G. Nicholas Beckwith, III 02) Kent Dixon 03) R. Glenn Hubbard 04) W. Carl Kester 05) Robert S. Salomon, Jr. |
Voting items |
The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote "For" the proposal. 1. TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES 01) G. Nicholas Beckwith, III 02) Kent Dixon 03) R. Glenn Hubbard 04) W. Carl Kester 05) Robert S. Salomon, Jr. 06) James T. Flynn 07) Karen P. Robards 08) Richard E. Cavanagh 09) Henry Gabbay 10) Jerrold B. Harris |
Voting items |
The Board Members responsible for your fund recommend that you vote "For" the proposal. 1. TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES 01) G. Nicholas Beckwith, III 02) Kent Dixon 03) R. Glenn Hubbard 04) W. Carl Kester 05) Robert S. Salomon, Jr. |
Voting items |
The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote "For" the proposal. 1. TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES 01) G. Nicholas Beckwith, III 02) Kent Dixon 03) R. Glenn Hubbard 04) Robert S. Salomon, Jr. |
Voting Instructions |
| (FUND NAME HERE) |
| (appropriate share class name listed here) | |
| Proxy Ballot for Annual Meeting of Shareholders – September 12, 2008 |
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Anne Ackerley, Donald Burke and Jay Fife, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the shares of the above named fund held of record by the undersigned on July 14, 2008 at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held on September 12, 2008 or at any adjournments or postponements thereof.
| THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED | |
| IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED | |
| SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY | |
| WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL. | |
| IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO | |
| VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY | |
| BE PRESENTED TO THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS | |
| OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF. |
PLEASE FOLD HERE AND RETURN ENTIRE BALLOT – DO NOT DETACH
(FUND NAME HERE)
Proxy Ballot for Annual Meeting of Shareholders – September 12, 2008
| Vote by Phone, by Mail or via the Internet! | Please be sure to sign and date this proxy. Please sign exactly as | |
| your name appears on this proxy. When shares are held by joint | ||
| CALL: | To vote your proxy by phone, call | tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, |
| 1-866-437-4675 and enter the 12-digit | administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give full title as such. If | |
| control number found on the reverse | a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or | |
| side of this Proxy Ballot. This touch- | other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in | |
| tone voting line is available 24 hours a | partnership name by authorized person. | |
| day, seven days a week. | ||
| Please mark your vote on the reverse of this ProxyBallot. | ||
| LOG-ON: | To vote on the Internet go to | |
| www.proxyonline.com and enter the | ||
| 12-digit control number found on the | ||
| reverse side of this Proxy Ballot. | Shareholder sign here | |
| MAIL: | To vote your proxy by mail, check the | |
| appropriate voting box on the reverse | ||
| side of this Proxy Ballot, sign and | Joint owner sign here | |
| date the ballot and return it in the | ||
| enclosed postage-paid envelope or | ||
| mail to: The Altman Group, P.O. Box | ||
| 238, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. | Date: | |
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE VOTED PROMPTLY. EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
(FUND NAME HERE)
| CONTROL NUMBER | |
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WE NEED YOUR PROXY VOTE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO
THIS MATTER WILL HELP TO AVOID THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION.
THE PROXY BALLOT MUST BESIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDEFOR YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO BE COUNTED AND WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER INDICATED, OR IF NO INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN INDICATED BELOW, A VOTE WILL BE CAST “FOR” EACH NOMINEE. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS PROXY BALLOT PROMPTLY.
PLEASE MARK THE BOXES BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACKINK.
| To vote the proxy forall nominees in the same manner, please use the boxes below. | ||
| FOR ALL | ABSTAIN ALL | |
| |_| | |_| | |
| To vote for each nomineeindividually, please use these boxes. | ||
| 1. TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES | FOR | ABSTAIN |
| (Nominee name here) | |_| | |_| |
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| (Nominee name here) | |_| | |_| |
| (BARCODE HERE) | (TAGID HERE) | (CUSIP HERE) |
| | (FUND NAME HERE) |
| (appropriate share class name listed here) | |
| Proxy Ballot for Annual Meeting of Shareholders – September 12, 2008 |
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The undersigned hereby appoints Anne Ackerley, Donald Burke and Jay Fife, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the shares of the above named fund held of record by the undersigned on July 14, 2008 at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held on September 12, 2008 or at any adjournments or postponements thereof.
| THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED | |
| IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED | |
| SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY | |
| WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL. | |
| IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO | |
| VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY | |
| BE PRESENTED TO THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS | |
| OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF. |
PLEASE FOLD HERE AND RETURN ENTIRE BALLOT – DO NOT DETACH
(FUND NAME HERE)
Proxy Ballot for Annual Meeting of Shareholders – September 12, 2008
| Vote by Phone, by Mail or via the Internet! | Please be sure to sign and date this proxy. Please sign exactly as | |
| your name appears on this proxy. When shares are held by joint | ||
| CALL: | To vote your proxy by phone, call | tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, |
| 1-866-437-4675 and enter the 12-digit | administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give full title as such. If | |
| control number found on the reverse | a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or | |
| side of this Proxy Ballot. This touch- | other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in | |
| tone voting line is available 24 hours a | partnership name by authorized person. | |
| day, seven days a week. | ||
| Please mark your vote on the reverse of this ProxyBallot. | ||
| LOG-ON: | To vote on the Internet go to | |
| www.proxyonline.com and enter the | ||
| 12-digit control number found on the | ||
| reverse side of this Proxy Ballot. | Shareholder sign here | |
| MAIL: | To vote your proxy by mail, check the | |
| appropriate voting box on the reverse | ||
| side of this Proxy Ballot, sign and | Joint owner sign here | |
| date the ballot and return it in the | ||
| enclosed postage-paid envelope or | ||
| mail to: The Altman Group, P.O. Box | ||
| 238, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. | Date: | |
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE VOTED PROMPTLY. EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
(FUND NAME HERE)
| CONTROL NUMBER | |
|
WE NEED YOUR PROXY VOTE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO
THIS MATTER WILL HELP TO AVOID THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION.
THE PROXY BALLOT MUST BESIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDEFOR YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO BE COUNTED AND WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER INDICATED, OR IF NO INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN INDICATED BELOW, A VOTE WILL BE CAST “FOR” EACH NOMINEE. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS PROXY BALLOT PROMPTLY.
PLEASE MARK THE BOXES BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACKINK.
| To vote the proxy forall nominees in the same manner, please use the boxes below. | ||
| FOR ALL | ABSTAIN ALL | |
| |_| | |_| | |
| To vote for each nomineeindividually, please use these boxes. | ||
| 1. TO ELECT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES | FOR | ABSTAIN |
| (Nominee name here) | |_| | |_| |
| (Nominee name here) | |_| | |_| |
| (Nominee name here) | |_| | |_| |
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| (Nominee name here) | |_| | |_| |
| (BARCODE HERE) | (TAGID HERE) | (CUSIP HERE) |