Exhibit 17(f)
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Please detach at perforation before mailing.
PROXY BLACKROCK ULTRASHORT MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO PROXY
A PORTFOLIO OF BLACKROCK FUNDS(SM)
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS - August 22, 2006
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of Board of Trustees
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert Connolly, Brian Kindelan and Anne
Ackerley, and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the undersigned, with full
power of substitution and revocation, to vote the undersigned's shares at the
Special Meeting of Shareholders of the BlackRock UltraShort Municipal Portfolio
(the "BlackRock Fund"), a portfolio of BlackRock Funds, to be held at the Omni
Berkshire Place, 21 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022, on Tuesday,
August 22, 2006 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time, and at any adjournments thereof,
upon the matters set forth in the Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement
dated June 15, 2006 and upon all other matters properly coming before said
Special Meeting.
VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: https://vote.proxy-direct.com
VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-866-241-6192
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Note: Please sign exactly as your name appears at
left. Joint owners each should sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such. If a
corporation, please sign in full corporate name by
President or authorized officer. If a partnership,
please sign in partnership name by authorized
person.
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Signature
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Signature of joint owner, if any
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Date
YES NO
I PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING. |_| |_|
CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND/OR COMMENTS
MARK HERE AND INDICATE ON REVERSE: |_|
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
UNLESS VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET,
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD
PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example: |X|
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of |_| |_| |_|
Reorganization (the "Reorganization
Agreement") pursuant to which the BlackRock
Fund would transfer substantially all of its
assets and certain stated liabilities to
Short-Term Portfolio (the "ML Fund"), a
series of Merrill Lynch Municipal Bond Fund,
Inc., in exchange solely for Investor A,
Institutional, Service and BlackRock Shares
of the ML Fund, which will be distributed by
the BlackRock Fund to the holders of its
shares in complete liquidation.
2. To transact such other business as may
properly be presented at the Special Meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
Address Change/Comments:
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PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.