Form N-23C-2 - Notice by closed-end investment companies of intent to purchase their own securities
September 11 2023 - 12:48PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
NOTIFICATION
OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
RULE 23c-2 UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Investment Company Act File No. 811-21178
BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME QUALITY TRUST
(Name of Registrant)
100 Bellevue
Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 441-7762
The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission) that it may redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
Act), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission at least 30 days prior to the date set for the redemption.
(1) |
Title of the class of securities of BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (the Fund) to be
redeemed: |
Series W-7 Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share,
liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (the Series W-7 VMTP Shares) (CUSIP #: 092479500).
(2) |
The date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed: |
The Fund may redeem the Series W-7 VMTP Shares on one or more occasions during the period from October 11, 2023 to
April 1, 2024.
(3) |
The applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be called or
redeemed: |
The Series W-7 VMTP Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 10(a) of
the Funds Statement of Preferences of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (the Statement), a form of which was most recently filed with the Commission on April 24, 2012, as an exhibit to the Funds Form NSAR-A. Pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Statement, dividends on the Series W-7 VMTP Shares will cease to accumulate from and after the date of redemption.
(4) |
The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the securities to be redeemed are to be
selected: |
The Fund may redeem up to 67% (919 shares) of its currently outstanding Series W-7
VMTP Shares. Such redemptions(s) will be made on a pro rata basis among the Holders of the Series W-7 VMTP Shares. Holders of the Series W-7 VMTP Shares will receive the
liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, together with accumulated and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption. All of the Series W-7 VMTP Shares are held in book-entry form through the Depository
Trust Company (DTC), and such shares being redeemed will be redeemed in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Payment by the Fund of the Redemption Price (as defined in the Statement) will be made to The Bank of New York Mellon, as
redemption and paying agent for the Series W-7 VMTP Shares.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the BlackRock Municipal Income
Quality Trust has duly caused this Notification of Redemption of Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and the State of New York, on the 11th day of September, 2023.
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BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME QUALITY TRUST |
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By: |
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/s/ Jonathan Diorio |
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Name: Jonathan Diorio |
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Title: Vice President |
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