SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO

 

 

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT

Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)

 

 

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

(Names of Filing Person(s) (Issuer))

Shares of Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

09253X102

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

John M. Perlowski

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

50 Hudson Yards

New York, New York 10001

(800) 882-0052

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person(s))

 

 

Copies to:

 

Margery K. Neale, Esq.   Janey Ahn, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP   BlackRock Advisors, LLC
787 Seventh Avenue   50 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10019   New York, New York 10001

 

 

October 15, 2024

(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

 

 

 

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which this statement relates:

 

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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1

  ☒ 

issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4

  ☐ 

going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3

  ☐ 

amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. ☒

 

 

 


Introductory Statement

This Amendment No. 4 (this “Final Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any subsequent amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), on October 15, 2024, relating to the Fund’s offer to purchase 50% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Shares”), in exchange for cash at a price equal to 98% of the net asset value (“NAV”) per Share determined as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange, the principal market on which the Shares are traded, on the next day the NAV is calculated after the offer expires, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated October 15, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Offer”).

This is the Final Amendment to the Schedule TO and is being filed to report the results of the Offer and to update Item 12 of the Schedule TO to include a press release announcing the final results of the Offer. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(viii). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase or the Schedule TO.

The following information is furnished to satisfy the requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Exchange Act:

 

  1.

The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on November 15, 2024.

 

  2.

The Offer was oversubscribed. Therefore, in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the Fund will repurchase Shares from all tendering shareholders on a pro rata basis, after disregarding fractions, based on the number of Shares properly tendered. 44,715,010 Shares of the Fund were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer, and 35,996,072 of those Shares were accepted for repurchase by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the Offer.

 

  3.

The Shares will be repurchased at a price of $12.7890, which is equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV per Share as of November 18, 2024.

Only those items amended are reported in this Final Amendment. Except as specifically provided herein, the information set forth in the Schedule TO, including all schedules and annexes thereto that were previously filed therewith, remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided for herein and to the extent amended and supplemented by the exhibits filed herewith.

You should read this Final Amendment together with the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.

 

Item 12(a).

Exhibits

 Item 12(a) of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:

 (a)(5)(viii) Press release issued on November 18, 2024 is filed herewith.

 

Item 12(c).

Filing Fees

Filing Fee Exhibit is filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski

  Name: John M. Perlowski
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 

 

Dated: November 18, 2024

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

(a)(5)(viii)   Press release issued on November 18, 2024
  Filing Fee Exhibit

 

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Exhibit (a)(5)(viii)

 

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Contact:

1-800-882-0052

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (MUI) Announces Final Results of Tender Offer

New York, November 18, 2024 – BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today the final results of BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MUI, the “Fund”) tender offer (a “Tender Offer”) for up to 50% of its outstanding common shares (the “Shares”).

The Tender Offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 15, 2024, was oversubscribed.

Therefore, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, the Fund will purchase Shares from all tendering shareholders on a pro rata basis, after disregarding fractions, based on the number of Shares properly tendered (“Pro-Ration Factor”). The final results of the Tender Offer are provided in the table below.

 

Fund Name

   Ticker      CUSIP      Number of
Shares
Tendered
     Number of
Tendered
Shares

to be
Purchased
     Pro-Ration
Factor
     Purchase
Price*
 

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

     MUI        09253X102        44,715,010        35,996,072        0.80505121      $ 12.7890  

 

*

Equal to 98% of the Fund’s net asset value per Share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on November 18, 2024 (the business day immediately following the expiration date of the Tender Offer).

Payments for Shares tendered and accepted are expected to be made within approximately five business days after the expiration date.

Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to Georgeson LLC, the Information Agent for the Tender Offer, toll free at the numbers disclosed in the Fund’s Offer to Purchase.

Conversion to an Unlisted Interval Fund

As previously announced, the Fund will be converting from an exchange-listed, closed-end fund to an unlisted, continuously-offered closed-end fund that conducts periodic repurchases of its shares, also known as an interval fund (the “Conversion”). The Fund’s Shares will continue to trade on the NYSE until the effective date of the Fund’s delisting from the NYSE, which will be announced at a later date. It is currently expected that the Conversion will occur in the first quarter of 2025, on such date as will be announced by the Fund. Shareholders who continue to hold Shares following the completion of the Tender Offer, but who do not wish to hold Shares of an unlisted interval fund, may sell their Shares in the normal course on the NYSE prior to the effective date of the Fund’s delisting from the


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NYSE. Please note that, following the Conversion, the Fund’s Shares will no longer trade on a stock exchange and shareholders will therefore have limited options to sell their shares outside of the Fund’s quarterly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of the Fund’s Shares.

Important Notice

This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any common shares of the Fund. The offer to purchase the Fund’s common shares was made only pursuant to an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as exhibits to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the offer to purchase and other documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the Fund.

About BlackRock

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate

Availability of Fund Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Fund on a monthly basis on its website in the “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 information about the Fund. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or the Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Fund’s or BlackRock’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.

 

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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 Fund, 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 Fund or in the Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund. The information contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press release.

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Exhibit 107

EX-FILING FEES

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

SC TO-I/A

(Form Type)

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Transaction Valuation

 

       
      Transaction 
Valuation
 

Fee

 rate 

 

 Amount of 

Filing Fee

       

Fees to Be Paid

  —    —    — 
       

Fees Previously Paid

  $467,229,014.56(1)   0.00015310%   $71,532.76(2)
       

Total Transaction Valuation

  $467,229,014.56      
       

Total Fees Due for Filing

      $71,532.76
       

Total Fees Previously Paid

      $71,532.76
       

Total Fee Offsets

      — 
       

Net Fee Due

          $0.00

 

(1)

The transaction value is calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price for Shares that could be purchased, based upon the shares outstanding and net asset value of BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) as of October 8, 2024. The fee of $71,532.76 was paid in connection with the filing of the Schedule TO-I by the Fund (File No. 005-84460) on October 15, 2024 (the “Schedule TO”). This is the final amendment to the Schedule TO and is being filed to report the results of the Offer.

 

(2)

Calculated at $153.10 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Value.


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