BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced the declaration of a
special distribution for BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust
(NYSE:BLJ), BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:BNJ)
and BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MYJ)
(collectively, the “Funds”) in connection with the reorganizations
of BLJ and BNJ into MYJ, with MYJ 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 BLJ and BNJ
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, BLJ and
BNJ 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.
BLJ and BNJ are declaring a special distribution that will be
payable on July 2, 2018. The ex-dividend date for the distribution
is June 6, 2018, and the record date is June 7, 2018. Accordingly,
persons who are holders of record of BLJ or BNJ common shares on
June 7, 2018 should expect to receive the distribution. The
distribution payable to shareholders of BLJ or BNJ will be paid in
cash. Common shares of BLJ or BNJ acquired after June 5, 2018
will not be entitled to the distribution.
MYJ is declaring a special distribution that will be payable on
July 2, 2018. The ex-dividend date for the distribution is June 6,
2018, and the record date is June 7, 2018. Accordingly, persons who
are holders of record of MYJ common shares on June 7, 2018 should
expect to receive the distribution. Common shares of MYJ
acquired after June 5, 2018 will not be entitled to the
distribution.
Common shares of BLJ, BNJ, or MYJ acquired after June 5, 2018
will not be entitled to the 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 July 2, 2018 the Combined Fund will declare its
first monthly distribution payable on August 1, 2018.
It is currently expected that the Reorganizations will be
completed by the open of business on the New York Stock Exchange on
June 11, 2018, subject to all regulatory requirements and customary
closing conditions being satisfied. The Reorganizations, if
completed, would occur based on the relative net asset values of
the common shares of BLJ, BNJ and MYJ. In addition, BLJ and BNJ
preferred shareholders will receive on a one-for-one basis MYJ
Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”) in an amount
equal to the aggregate VRDP Share liquidation preference (including
any accumulated and unpaid dividends) held by BLJ and BNJ preferred
shareholders immediately prior to the Reorganizations. Prior to the
Reorganizations, all of the Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred
Shares of BNJ were refinanced into VRDP Shares of BNJ with terms
substantially identical to those of the MYJ VRDP Shares.
Distribution details are as follows:
Declaration- 5/25/2018 Ex-Date- 6/6/2018
Record- 6/7/2018 Payable-
7/2/2018 Fund
Ticker Per-Share Distribution BlackRock New
Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ* $0.15000 BlackRock New Jersey
Municipal Income Trust BNJ* $0.06350 BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Fund, Inc. MYJ $0.11000
*$143,622 of BLJ’s distribution and $317,144 of BNJ’s
distribution is return of capital.
This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute
an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the BlackRock funds,
including MYJ, the surviving Fund in the Reorganizations.
About BlackRock
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fiduciary to our clients, we provide the investment and technology
solutions they need when planning for their most important goals.
As of March 31, 2018, the firm managed approximately $6.317
trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide. For additional
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Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the
Funds 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
Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a
Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to a 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.
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 a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute
investment performance of a 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, including the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating
to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities,
international hostilities 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“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 website is not a part of this press
release.
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