BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced the declaration of a
special distribution for BlackRock Municipal Income Investment
Quality Trust (NYSE: BAF), BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE:
BBK), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (NYSE: MUH), BlackRock
MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MUS), and BlackRock
MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MHD) (collectively, the “Funds”) in
connection with the reorganizations of BAF, BBK, MUH, and MUS into
MHD, with MHD continuing (the “Combined Fund”) as the surviving
Fund (the “Reorganizations”).
With respect to each of the Funds, the special distribution
declared today represents undistributed net investment income
earned through the effective date of the Reorganizations. In order
to maintain status as a regulated investment company and to avoid
the imposition of a corporate level income tax, each of BAF, BBK,
MUH, and MUS are required to declare a distribution of all net
investment income prior to the consummation of the Reorganizations
as described below. Other than the special distribution announced
today, BAF, BBK, MUH, and MUS will declare no further distributions
prior to or following the Reorganizations. As this special
distribution includes all net investment income earned by each Fund
in earlier periods and not previously distributed, it is not
indicative of the amount of the Combined Fund’s future monthly
distributions.
BAF, BBK, MUH, and MUS are declaring a special distribution that
will be payable on April 1, 2021. The ex-dividend date for the
distribution is March 2, 2021 and the record date is March 3, 2021.
Accordingly, persons who are holders of record of BAF, BBK, MUH, or
MUS common shares on March 3, 2021 should expect to receive the
distribution. The distribution payable to shareholders of BAF, BBK,
MUH, and MUS will be paid in cash. Common shares of BAF, BBK,
MUH, or MUS acquired after March 1st, 2021 will not be entitled to
the distribution.
MHD is declaring a special distribution that will be payable on
April 1, 2021. The ex-dividend date for the distribution is March
2, 2021, and the record date is March 3, 2021. Accordingly, persons
who are holders of record of MHD common shares on March 3, 2021
should expect to receive the distribution. Common shares of MHD
acquired after March 1st, 2021 will not be entitled to the
distribution.
Common shares of BAF, BBK, MUH, MUS, or MHD acquired after
March 1st, 2021 will not be entitled to their respective special
distributions and will not be eligible to receive a distribution
until an initial distribution is declared on the Combined Fund
after the closing of the Reorganizations. We expect that on April
1, 2021 the Combined Fund will declare its first monthly
distribution payable on May 3, 2021.
It is currently expected that the Reorganizations will be
completed by the open of business on the New York Stock Exchange on
March 8, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions. To facilitate the Merger, all shares of BAF, BBK,
MUH, and MUS will cease trading on the NYSE as of market close on
Friday, March 5, 2021. Each Reorganization, if completed, would
occur based on the relative net asset values of the common shares
of the applicable Funds. In addition, holders of Variable Rate Muni
Term Preferred Shares (“VMTP Shares”) of each of BAF, BBK, MUH and
MUS would receive on a one-for-one basis VMTP Shares of MHD in an
amount equal to the aggregate VMTP Share liquidation preference
(including any accumulated and unpaid dividends) held by holders of
BAF, BBK, MUH and MUS VMTP Shares immediately prior to the
Reorganizations.
Distribution details are as follows:
Declaration- 2/19/2021 Ex-Date- 3/2/2021 Record- 3/3/2021
Payable- 4/1/2021
Fund
Ticker
Per-Share Distribution
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment
Quality Trust
BAF
$0.0983920
BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust
BBK
$0.1626810
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.
MUH
$0.1121720
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund,
Inc.
MUS
$0.1038750
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc
MHD
$0.0605000
This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute
an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the BlackRock funds,
including MHD, the surviving Fund in the Reorganizations.
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“Closed-end Funds” section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain
other material information as necessary from time to time.
Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated
performance information and the release of other material
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is intended to allow investors public access to information
regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to,
incorporate BlackRock’s website in this release.
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Funds may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to the Funds’ or BlackRock’s future financial or business
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BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over
time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and
future results could differ materially from historical
performance.
With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others,
could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking
statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in
political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate
environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital
markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or
in the Funds’ net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute
investment performance of the Funds and its investments; (3) the
impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of
any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any
distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and
timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and
regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating
to the Funds or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities,
international hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and
natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy,
domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific
industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and
retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock
electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and
(11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the
failure or negative performance of products at other financial
institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of
the Funds with the SEC are accessible on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov and on BlackRock’s website at
www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors
that affect the Funds. The information contained on BlackRock’s
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