BME DEF 14A
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME)
DEF 14A
2026-06-02
For: 2026-07-22
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INFORMATION
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BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust
BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust
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June 2, 2026
Dear Shareholder:
A joint annual meeting of the shareholders of the BlackRock to the enclosed joint proxy statement (each, a “Fund”) will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), to consider and vote on the proposal discussed in the enclosed joint proxy statement. The meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Shareholders will not have to travel to attend the meeting but will be able to view the meeting live and cast their votes by accessing a web link.
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Funds listed in Appendix A
The purpose of the meeting is to seek election by shareholders of the nominees to the Boards of Directors or Trustees (each, a “Board” and collectively, the “Boards,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each Fund named in the enclosed joint proxy statement. Each Board has unanimously approved the nominees named in the enclosed joint proxy statement on behalf of its Fund (the “Board Nominees”), subject to the vote of the Fund’s shareholders. The Boards have reviewed the qualifications and backgrounds of the Board Nominees and believe that they possess the requisite experience in overseeing investment companies and that their election is in your best interest.
The Board Members responsible for your Fund recommend that you vote “
FOR
” the election of the Board Nominees for your Fund.You have received this joint proxy statement because you were a shareholder of record of at least one of the Funds listed in at the close of business on May 26, 2026 (the “Record Date”). Another BlackRock
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Fund not listed in Appendix A will also hold its annual meeting of shareholders on the date stated above, but at a different time. If you were also a shareholder of record on the Record Date of such other fund, you will receive a separate proxy statement and proxy card relating to such fund. Please contact your bank or broker/financial intermediary for the voting options available to you. Please be certain to vote by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app with respect to each Fund in which you are a shareholder of record or sign, date and return each proxy card you receive from us. These options, if available to you, will allow voting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard time, on July 21, 2026. If you choose to vote by telephone, you are responsible for any telephone charges you may incur. We would like to assure you of our commitment to ensuring that the joint annual meeting provides shareholders with a meaningful opportunity to participate, including the ability to ask questions of the Boards and management. To support these efforts, we will:
| • | Provide for shareholders to begin logging into the joint annual meeting at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, thirty minutes in advance of the joint annual meeting. |
| • | Permit shareholders attending the joint annual meeting to submit questions via live webcast during the joint annual meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website during the joint annual meeting. Questions relevant to joint annual meeting matters will be answered during the joint annual meeting, subject to time constraints. |
| • | Engage with and respond to shareholders who ask questions relevant to joint annual meeting matters that are not answered during the joint annual meeting due to time constraints. |
| • | Provide the ability for participating shareholders who hold Fund shares in their name to vote or revoke their prior vote at the joint annual meeting by following the instructions that will be available on the meeting website during the joint annual meeting. Participating shareholders who are beneficial shareholders (that is if they hold Fund shares through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) will not be able to vote at the joint annual meeting unless they have registered in advance to attend the joint annual meeting, as described below. |
Your vote is important.
Attendance at the annual meeting will be limited to each Fund’s shareholders as of the Record Date.
If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the meeting at meetnow.global/MDHQQK2 by entering the control number found in the shaded box on your proxy card on the date and time of the meeting. You may vote during the meeting by following the instructions that will be available on the meeting website during the meeting.
If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund (that is if you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) and want to attend the meeting you must register in advance of the meeting. To register, you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting your Fund holdings along with your name and email address to Georgeson LLC, the Funds’ tabulator. Obtaining a legal proxy may take several days. You may email an image of your legal proxy to [email protected]. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) three business days prior to the meeting date. You will receive a confirmation email from Georgeson LLC (through Computershare) of your registration and a control number and security code that will allow you to vote at the meeting.
Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please promptly follow the enclosed instructions to submit your voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app. Alternatively, you may submit voting instructions by signing and dating each proxy card you receive, and if received by mail, returning it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope.
We encourage you to carefully review the enclosed materials, which explain this proposal in more detail. As a shareholder, your vote is important, and we hope that you will respond today to ensure that your shares will be represented at the meeting. You may vote using one of the methods below by following the instructions on your proxy card or voting instruction form(s):
| • | By touch-tone telephone; |
| • | By Internet; |
| • | On your mobile device through the ProxyVote app; |
| • | By signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form(s) in the postage-paid envelope; or |
| • | By participating at the meeting as described above. |
If you do not vote using one of these methods, you may be called by Georgeson LLC, the Funds’ proxy solicitor, to vote your shares.
If you have any questions about the proposal to be voted on or the virtual meeting, please call Georgeson LLC, the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies, toll free at
1-866-328-5445.
Sincerely,
Janey Ahn
Secretary of the Funds
50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FOR FUND SHAREHOLDERS
While we encourage you to read the full text of the enclosed joint proxy statement, for your convenience we have provided a brief overview of the matters to be voted on.
Questions and Answers
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Why am I receiving the joint proxy statement? |
| A: | Each Fund is required to hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the election of Board Members. This joint proxy statement describes a proposal to approve the nominees to the Board of the Fund(s) in which you own shares and provides you with other information relating to the meeting. The enclosed proxy card(s) indicate the Fund(s) in which you own shares. The table starting on page 8 of the joint proxy statement identifies the Board Members, including the Board Nominees, for each Fund. |
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Will my vote make a difference? |
| A: | YES. |
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How do the Boards of the Funds recommend that I vote? |
| A: | The Boards have reviewed the qualifications and backgrounds of the Board Nominees and believe that the Board Nominees possess the requisite experience in overseeing investment companies and are familiar with the Funds and their investment advisers. The Boards have approved the Board Nominees named in the joint proxy statement, believe their election is in your best interest and unanimously recommend that you vote “ FOR ” |
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When and where will the meeting be held? |
| A: | The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Shareholders will not have to travel to attend the meeting but will be able to view the meeting live and cast their votes by accessing a web link. |
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How do I vote my shares? |
| A: | You can authorize a proxy to vote your shares by telephone, by calling the toll-free number on the proxy card(s) or on the Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026 (the “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials”), by going to the Internet address provided on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card(s) and following the instructions or through the ProxyVote app. If you authorize a proxy to vote your shares by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app, you will be asked to enter a unique code that has been assigned to you, which is printed on your proxy card(s) or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as applicable. This code is designed to confirm your identity, provide access to the voting website and confirm that your voting instructions are properly recorded. Alternatively, if you received your proxy card(s) by mail, you can authorize a proxy to vote your shares by signing and dating the proxy card(s) and mailing it (them) in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. |
| You may also vote at the meeting; however, even if you plan to attend the virtual meeting, we still encourage you to provide voting instructions by one of the methods discussed above. In addition, we ask that you please note the following: |
| If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the meeting at meetnow.global/MDHQQK2 by entering the control number found in the shaded box on your proxy card on the date and time of the meeting. You may vote during the meeting by following the instructions that will be available on the meeting website during the meeting. |
| Also, if you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund, you will not be able to vote at the virtual meeting unless you have registered in advance to attend the meeting. To register, you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting your Fund holdings along with your name and email address to Georgeson LLC (“Georgeson”), the Funds’ tabulator. Obtaining a legal proxy may take several days. You may email an image of your legal proxy to [email protected]. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) three business days prior to the meeting date. You will receive a confirmation email from Georgeson (through Computershare) of your registration and a control number and security code that will allow you to vote at the Meeting. |
| Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please promptly follow the enclosed instructions to submit your voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app. Alternatively, you may submit voting instructions by signing and dating each proxy card you receive, and if received by mail, returning it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope. |
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Are the Funds paying for the cost of the joint proxy statement? |
| A: | The costs associated with the joint proxy statement, including the printing, distribution and proxy solicitation costs, will be borne by the Funds. Additional out-of-pocket |
| The Funds and BlackRock, Inc. have retained Georgeson, 51 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10019, a proxy solicitation firm, to assist in the distribution of proxy materials and the solicitation and tabulation of proxies. It is anticipated that Georgeson will be paid approximately $273,000 for such services (including reimbursements of out-of-pocket |
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Whom do I call if I have questions? |
| A: | If you need more information, or have any questions about voting, please call Georgeson, the Funds’ proxy solicitor, toll free at 1-866-328-5445. |
Please vote
now
. Your vote is important. To avoid the wasteful and unnecessary expense of further solicitation and no matter how large or small your holdings may be, we urge you to indicate your voting instructions on the enclosed proxy card(s), and if received by mail, date and sign it (them) and return it (them) promptly in the postage-paid envelope provided, or record your voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app. If you submit a properly executed proxy card but do not indicate how you wish your shares to be voted, your shares will be voted “
FOR
” the election of the Board Nominees. If your shares of a Fund are held through a broker, you must provide voting instructions to your broker about how to vote your shares in order for your broker to vote your shares as you instruct at the meeting. June 2, 2026
NOTICE OF JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2026
To the Shareholders:
A joint annual meeting of the shareholders of the BlackRock
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Funds identified below (each, a “Fund”) will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), to consider and vote on the proposal, as more fully discussed in the accompanying joint proxy statement. The meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Shareholders will not have to travel to attend the meeting but will be able to view the meeting live and cast their votes by accessing a web link. | PROPOSAL 1. | To consider and vote upon the nominees to the Board (defined below) of your Fund(s) named in the accompanying joint proxy statement. |
To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. |
The purpose of the meeting is to seek election by shareholders of the nominees named in the accompanying joint proxy statement to the Boards of Directors or Trustees (each, a “Board,” and collectively, the “Boards,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each Fund. Each Board has unanimously approved the nominees on behalf of its Fund (the “Board Nominees”), subject to the vote of the Fund’s shareholders. The Boards have reviewed the qualifications and backgrounds of the Board Nominees and believe that the Board Nominees possess the requisite experience in overseeing investment companies and that their election is in your best interest.
Your Board unanimously recommends that you vote “
FOR
” the election of the Board Nominees with respect to which you are being asked to vote. Shareholders of record of each Fund as of the close of business on May 26, 2026 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and vote at the meeting and any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. For each Delaware Trust, a list of each such Fund’s shareholders as of the Record Date will be available electronically for inspection by any record shareholder of such Fund at the shareholder meeting. For each Delaware Trust, such list will be available for inspection beginning ten days prior to the date of the meeting. Fund shareholders interested in inspecting the list of shareholders for their respective Fund should contact Georgeson LLC at [email protected] for additional information.
If you owned shares of more than one Fund as of the Record Date, you may receive more than one proxy card or voting instruction form. Another BlackRock
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Fund will also hold its annual meeting of shareholders at the place and on the date stated above, but not at the same time. If you were also a shareholder of record on the Record Date of such other fund, you will receive a separate proxy statement and proxy card relating to such fund. Please be certain to vote by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app with respect to each Fund in which you are a shareholder of record or sign, date and return each proxy card you receive from us. If you have any questions about the proposal to be voted on or the virtual meeting, please call Georgeson LLC, the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies, toll free at
1-866-328-5445.
By Order of the Boards,
Janey Ahn
Secretary of the Funds
50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
BlackRock
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Funds Holding Annual Meetings of Shareholders on July 22, 2026
Name of Fund |
Ticker | |
BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust |
BMN | |
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust |
BCAT | |
BlackRock Core Bond Trust |
BHK | |
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. |
HYT | |
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust |
BTZ | |
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. |
DSU | |
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust |
BGR | |
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust |
BDJ | |
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust |
BOE | |
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust |
BGY | |
BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. |
CII | |
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
FRA | |
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust |
BGT | |
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust |
BME | |
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust |
BMEZ | |
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. |
BKT | |
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust |
BLW | |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust |
BIT | |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. |
MUA | |
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust |
BTT | |
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. |
MUC | |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. |
MHD | |
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. |
MUJ | |
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. |
MIY | |
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. |
MYN | |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. |
MYI | |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. |
MQY | |
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust |
BCX | |
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust |
BST | |
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust |
BSTZ | |
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust |
BBN | |
BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust |
BTX | |
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust |
BUI | |
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust |
BHV |
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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JULY 22, 2026
JOINT PROXY STATEMENT
This joint proxy statement (this “Proxy Statement”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Boards of Directors or Trustees (each, a “Board,” and collectively, the “Boards,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each BlackRock of this Proxy Statement (each, a “Fund”). The proxies will be exercised at the joint annual meeting (the “meeting”) of shareholders of the Funds and at any and all adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The meeting will be held for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026. The meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only.
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Fund listed in Appendix A
The Boards of the Funds have determined that the use of this Proxy Statement for the meeting is in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders in light of the similar matters being considered and voted on by the shareholders of each Fund. Distribution to shareholders of this Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials, or the Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026 (the “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials”), will commence on or about June 2, 2026.
Each Fund listed in to this Proxy Statement is organized as a Maryland corporation (each, a “Maryland Corporation”), a Maryland statutory trust (a “Maryland Trust”) or a Delaware statutory trust (each, a “Delaware Trust”). The Maryland Corporations, the Maryland Trusts and the Delaware Trusts are .
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management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). A list identifying each Fund as a Maryland Corporation, a Maryland Trust or a Delaware Trust is set forth in Appendix A
Shareholders of record of a Fund as of the close of business on May 26, 2026 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at that Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders and at any and all adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. Shareholders of the Funds are entitled to one vote for each share held, with no shares having cumulative voting rights. Holders of Preferred Shares (as defined below) will have equal voting rights with the holders of shares of common stock or common shares of beneficial interest (collectively, the “Common Shares”) of the Preferred Funds (as defined below). Holders of Preferred Shares will vote together with the holders of Common Shares as a single class on each nominee to the Board of each Preferred Fund in which they own Preferred Shares, except that holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to vote separately as a class to elect two Board Members for each Preferred Fund in which they own Preferred Shares. With respect to the Preferred Funds (as defined below), the Board Members representing holders of Preferred Shares are Class I Board Members, which Board Members are standing for election this year. The quorum and voting requirements for each Fund are described in the section herein entitled “Vote Required and Manner of Voting Proxies.”
As used herein, the “Preferred Shares” consist of the variable rate muni term preferred shares (the “VMTP Shares”) of the Fund identified in as having VMTP Shares outstanding (the “VMTP Fund”), and the variable rate demand preferred shares (collectively, the
Appendix A
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“VRDP Shares”) of each of the Funds identified in as having VRDP Shares outstanding (collectively, the “VRDP Funds”). The “Preferred Funds” are collectively defined as the VMTP Fund and the VRDP Funds.
Appendix A
The number of shares outstanding of each Fund as of the close of business on the Record Date and the managed assets of each Fund on the Record Date are shown in . Except as set forth in , to the knowledge of each Fund, as of April 30, 2026, no person was the beneficial owner of more than five percent of a class of a Fund’s outstanding shares.
Appendix A
Appendix H
The Fund(s) in which you owned shares on the Record Date is named on the proxy card(s) or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you owned shares of more than one Fund on the Record Date, you may receive more than one proxy card or voting instruction form. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please sign, date and return EACH proxy card you receive or, if you provide voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app, please vote on the proposal affecting EACH Fund you own. If you vote by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app, you will be asked to enter a unique code that has been assigned to you, which is printed on your proxy card(s) or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as applicable. This code is designed to confirm your identity, provide access to the voting website and confirm that your voting instructions are properly recorded.
All properly executed proxies received prior to the holding of the meeting (including any adjournments, or postponements or delays thereof), will be voted at the meeting when held. On any matter coming before the meeting as to which a shareholder has specified a choice on that shareholder’s proxy, the shares will be voted accordingly. If a proxy card is properly executed and returned and no choice is specified with respect to the proposal, the shares will be voted “” the proposal. Shareholders who execute proxies or provide voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app may revoke them with respect to the proposal at any time before a vote is taken on the proposal by filing with the applicable Fund a written notice of revocation (addressed to the Secretary of the Fund at the principal executive offices of the Fund at the New York address provided herein), by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the virtual meeting and voting at the meeting, in all cases prior to the exercise of the authority granted in the proxy card. Merely attending the meeting, however, will not revoke any previously executed proxy. If you hold shares through a bank, broker or other intermediary, please consult your bank, broker or intermediary regarding your ability to revoke voting instructions after such instructions have been provided.
FOR
Another BlackRock
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Fund not listed in Appendix A will also hold its annual meeting of shareholders on the date stated above, but at a different time. If you were also a shareholder of record on the Record Date of such other fund, you will receive a separate proxy statement and proxy card relating to such fund. Please be certain to vote by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app with respect to each fund in which you are a shareholder of record or sign, date and return each proxy card you receive from us. If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the meeting at meetnow.global/MDHQQK2 by entering the control number found in the shaded box on your proxy card on the date and time of the meeting. You may vote during the meeting by following the instructions that will be available on the meeting website during the meeting. If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund (that is if you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) you will not be able to vote at the virtual meeting unless you have registered in advance to attend the meeting. To register, you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting your Fund holdings along with your name and email address to Georgeson LLC (“Georgeson”), the Funds’ tabulator. Obtaining a
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legal proxy may take several days. You may email an image of your legal proxy to [email protected]. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) three business days prior to the meeting date. You will receive a confirmation email from Georgeson (through Computershare) of your registration and a control number and security code that will allow you to vote at the meeting. Even if you plan to participate in the virtual meeting, please promptly follow the enclosed instructions to submit voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app. Alternatively, you may submit voting instructions by signing and dating each proxy card and voting instruction form you receive, and returning it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope.
Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report and most recent semi-annual report succeeding the annual report, if any, to a shareholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the applicable Fund at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, or by calling toll free at Copies of annual and semi-annual reports of each Fund are also available on the EDGAR Database on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at .
1-800-882-0052.
www.sec.gov
BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the 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 Proxy Statement.
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Funds” section of http://www.blackrock.com
Please note that only one annual or semi-annual report or this Proxy Statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials may be delivered to two or more shareholders of a Fund who share an address, unless the Fund has received instructions to the contrary. To request a separate copy of an annual report or semi-annual report or this Proxy Statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or for instructions on how to request a separate copy of these documents or as to how to request a single copy if multiple copies of these documents are received, shareholders should contact the applicable Fund at the New York address and phone number provided above.
Please vote
now
. Your vote is important. To avoid the wasteful and unnecessary expense of further solicitation and no matter how large or small your holdings may be, we urge you to indicate your voting instructions on the enclosed proxy card(s), and if received by mail, date and sign it (them) and return it (them) promptly in the postage-paid envelope provided, or record your voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app. If you submit a properly executed proxy card but do not indicate how you wish your shares to be voted, your shares will be voted “
FOR
” the election of the Board Nominees. If your shares of a Fund are held through a broker, you must provide voting instructions to your broker about how to vote your shares in order for your broker to vote your shares as you instruct at the meeting. 3
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
PLEASE VOTE PROMPTLY BY SIGNING AND RETURNING THE
ENCLOSED PROXY CARD/VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM OR BY RECORDING YOUR
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE, VIA THE INTERNET OR THROUGH THE PROXYVOTE APP, NO MATTER HOW
MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2026.
THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THIS MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT:
https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-35156
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SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL AND FUNDS VOTING
The following table shows the Funds for which the Board Nominees are standing for election.
Fund Name |
Ticker |
Class I (1) |
Class II |
Class III |
Preferred Shares Nominees Standing for Election (2) |
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BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust |
BMN | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust |
BCAT | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Core Bond Trust |
BHK | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. |
HYT | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust |
BTZ | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. |
DSU | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust |
BGR | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust |
BDJ | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust |
BOE | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust |
BGY | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. |
CII | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
FRA | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust |
BGT | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust |
BME | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust |
BMEZ | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. |
BKT | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust |
BLW | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust |
BIT | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. |
MUA | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust |
BTT | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. |
MUC | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. |
MHD | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. |
MUJ | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. |
MIY | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. |
MYN | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. |
MYI | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. |
MQY | X | X | |||||||||||
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust |
BCX | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust |
BST | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust |
BSTZ | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust |
BBN | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust |
BTX | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust |
BUI | X | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust |
BHV | X | X | |||||||||||
(1) |
The Class I Board Nominees for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN are Cynthia L. Egan, Lorenzo A. Flores and Stayce D. Harris. For each other Fund, the Class I Board Nominees are Lorenzo A. Flores, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and John M. Perlowski. For the Preferred Funds, each of the Class I Board Nominees are voted upon by the holders of Common Shares and Preferred Shares of each respective Preferred Fund voting together as a single class, except for Mr. Kester and Ms. Egan, who are the Preferred Shares Nominees (as defined below) for each Preferred Fund. For the Preferred Funds, Mr. Kester and Ms. Egan are voted upon by the holders of Preferred Shares of each respective Preferred Fund voting as a separate class. For Funds other than the Preferred Funds, each of the Class I Board Nominees is voted upon by the holders of Common Shares of each respective Fund voting as a single class. Please see the description herein under “PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES.” |
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(2) |
With respect to the Preferred Funds, Cynthia L. Egan and W. Carl Kester are currently the Board Members elected solely by the owners of Preferred Shares. Each of Cynthia L. Egan and W. Carl Kester is standing for election this year as a Preferred Shares Nominee. Each of Ms. Egan and Mr. Kester is voted upon by the holders of Preferred Shares of each respective Preferred Fund voting as a separate class. Please see the description herein under “PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES” for a more detailed discussion regarding the Preferred Shares Nominees. |
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PROPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES
The purpose of Proposal 1 is to elect Board Members for each Fund.
Nominees for each Fund.
Under this classified board structure, generally only those Board Members in a single class may be replaced in any one year. The Board believes that it is in the best interest of the Funds, as
closed-end,
exchange traded investment companies subject to extensive regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), to have a classified board structure. The Board believes that a classified board structure provides a Fund and its shareholders with important benefits. The Board believes that a classified board structure promotes continuity of experiences and an orderly succession of Board Members by ensuring that at any given time there are experienced board members serving on the Board who are familiar with such Fund, its business, operations and investment and compliance policies, and its relationships with its services providers. Specifically, the Board believes that a classified board structure: (a) creates a more experienced Board that is better able to identify and accomplish long-term objectives in supervising the management of the Funds; (b) enhances the independence of the Independent Board Members from management and from special interest groups by providing them with a three-year term of office, so they are better positioned to make decisions that are in the best long-term interest of the Funds and their shareholders; (c) strengthens the Funds’ ability to attract and retain qualified individuals who are willing to make multi-year commitments to the Funds and to develop a deep understanding of the Funds; (d) allows new Board Members an opportunity to gain knowledge from experienced Board Members; (e) helps prevent complete changes in control and corresponding changes in fund philosophy or strategies in any one year; and (f) protects against abrupt changes in a Fund based on the short-term objectives of shareholders who may seek to implement an agenda that is contrary to the long-term interest of Fund shareholders. The Board further believes that the considerations with respect to classified boards in the
closed-end,
exchange traded investment company context are different than those for traditional operating companies, and in this regard notes that the classified board structure is expressly acknowledged by the 1940 Act, the principal regulatory regime governing the Funds and their operations. The role of a board of a closed-end,
exchange traded investment company is different in material respects to the role of a board of directors of a traditional operating company. For example, an investment company’s board has the primary responsibility for oversight of the fund’s service providers and management of conflicts of interest involving the fund, including oversight of the fund’s investment advisory arrangements. A traditional operating company does not have investment advisers and is not subject to the same types of conflicts of interests that an investment company’s board must oversee. Additionally, an investment company registered pursuant to the 1940 Act is subject to extensive regulation with respect to governance and operations that requires independence of its board members and makes them accountable to shareholders. The Board believes that a classified board structure is consistent with good corporate governance, which depends principally on active and independent board members who have extensive business experience and are knowledgeable about critical aspects of the Funds. The Class I Board Members of each Fund are standing for election this year. The Class I Board Nominees for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN are Cynthia L. Egan, Lorenzo A. Flores and Stayce D. Harris. For each other Fund, the Class I Board Nominees are
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Lorenzo A. Flores, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and John M. Perlowski. Each Class I Board Member elected at the meeting will serve until the later of the date of the Fund’s 2029 annual meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal.
With respect to the Preferred Funds, the owners of Preferred Shares are entitled to vote as a separate class to elect two of the Board Members (the “Preferred Shares Nominees”) for the Preferred Fund in which they own Preferred Shares. This means that owners of Common Shares are not entitled to vote in connection with the election of the Preferred Shares Nominees. However, the owners of Common Shares and the owners of Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class, are entitled to elect the remainder of the Board Nominees. Cynthia L. Egan and W. Carl Kester are currently the Board Members elected solely by the owners of Preferred Shares. Cynthia L. Egan and W. Carl Kester are standing for election this year as Preferred Shares Nominees.
With respect to HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN, the Board recommends a vote “” the election of Cynthia L. Egan, Lorenzo A. Flores and Stayce D. Harris. With respect to all of the other Funds, the Board recommends a vote “” the election Lorenzo A. Flores, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and John M. Perlowski. The aforementioned nominees to the Board of each Fund are collectively referred to herein as the “Board Nominees.” To vote for the Board Nominees, please authorize your proxy to vote your shares by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app, as described in the proxy card, or date and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Each of the Board Nominees has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as a Board Member if elected.
FOR
FOR
Board Members’/Nominees’ Biographical Information.
closed-end
investment companies registered under the 1940 Act advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), including the Funds, are referred to collectively as the “BlackRock Closed-End
Funds.” The BlackRock Closed-End
Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by the Advisor or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex. 8
Name, Address (1) and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served* |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen** |
Public Company and Other Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years*** | |||||||
Independent Board Members/Nominees † |
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R. Glenn Hubbard (4) 1958 |
Chair of the Boards and Director/ Trustee | 2027 for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN; 2026 for all other Funds; from 2007 to present | Dean, Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019; Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988. | |
50 RICs consisting of 83 Portfolios |
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ADP (data and information services) from 2004 to 2020; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance); TotalEnergies SE (multi-energy) | |||||
W. Carl Kester (4)(5)(6) 1951 |
Vice Chair of the Boards and Director/ Trustee | 2027 for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN; 2026 for all other Funds; from 2007 to present | Baker Foundation Professor and George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard Business School since 2022; George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School from 2008 to 2022; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Unit, from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981. | |
52 RICs consisting of 85 Portfolios |
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None | |||||
Cynthia L. Egan (3)(5)(6) 1955 |
Director/ Trustee | 2026 for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN; 2028 for all other Funds; from 2016 to present | Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2014 to 2015; President, Retirement Plan Services, for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; executive positions within Fidelity Investments from 1989 to 2007. | |
52 RICs consisting of 85 Portfolios |
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Unum (insurance); The Hanover Insurance Group (Board Chair); Huntsman Corporation (Lead Independent Director and non-Executive Vice Chair of the Board) (chemical products) | |||||
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Name, Address (1) and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served* |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen** |
Public Company and Other Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years*** | |||||
Lorenzo A. Flores (2) 1964 |
Director/ Trustee | 2026 for all Funds; from 2021 to present | Chief Financial Officer, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) since 2025; Chief Financial Officer, Intel Foundry from 2024 to 2025; Vice Chairman, Kioxia, Inc. from 2019 to 2024; Chief Financial Officer, Xilinx, Inc. from 2016 to 2019; Corporate Controller, Xilinx, Inc. from 2008 to 2016. | 50 RICs consisting of 83 Portfolios |
None | |||||
Stayce D. Harris (3) 1959 |
Director/ Trustee | 2026 for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN; 2028 for all other Funds; from 2021 to present |
Lieutenant General, Inspector General of the United States Air Force from 2017 to 2019; Lieutenant General, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, United States Air Force from 2016 to 2017; Major General, Commander, 22nd Air Force, AFRC, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia from 2014 to 2016; Pilot, United Airlines from 1990 to 2020. | 50 RICs consisting of 83 Portfolios |
KULR Technology Group, Inc. in 2021; The Boeing Company (airplane manufacturer) | |||||
J. Phillip Holloman 1955 |
Director/ Trustee | 2028 for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN; 2027 for all other Funds; from 2021 to present | Board Chairman of Vestis Corporation since 2023; Interim Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vestis Corporation from April 2025 to July 2025; President and Chief Operating Officer, Cintas Corporation from 2008 to 2018. | 50 RICs consisting of 83 Portfolios |
Vestis Corporation (uniforms and facilities services) | |||||
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Name, Address (1) and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served* |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen** |
Public Company and Other Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years*** | |||||
Arthur P. Steinmetz (6) 1958 |
Director/ Trustee | 2028 for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN; 2027 for all other Funds; from 2023 to present | Trustee of Denison University since 2020; Consultant, Posit PBC (enterprise data science) since 2020; Director, ScotiaBank (U.S.) from 2020 to 2023; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. from 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively to 2019); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of 104 OppenheimerFunds funds from 2014 to 2019; Portfolio manager of various OppenheimerFunds fixed income mutual funds from 1986 to 2014. | 52 RICs consisting of 85 Portfolios |
None | |||||
Interested Board Members/Nominees † † |
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Robert Fairbairn 1965 |
Director/ Trustee | 2028 for all Funds; from 2018 to present |
Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016. |
76 RICs consisting of 253 Portfolios |
None | |||||
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Name, Address (1) and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served* |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years |
Number of BlackRock- Advised Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen** |
Public Company and Other Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years*** | |||||
John M. Perlowski (4)(6) 1964 |
Director/ Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer | 2027 for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN; 2026 for all other Funds; Director/ Trustee from 2014 to present; President and Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to present | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive Committee since 2025. | 78 RICs consisting of 255 Portfolios |
None |
| * | Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Funds covered by this Proxy Statement. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Independent Board Members as joining the Funds’ Boards in 2007, those Board Members first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; and W. Carl Kester, 1995. |
| ** | For purposes of this chart, “RICs” refers to investment companies registered under the 1940 Act and “Portfolios” refers to the investment programs of the BlackRock-advised funds. The BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex is comprised of 52 RICs consisting of 85 Portfolios. |
| *** | Directorships disclosed under this column do not include directorships disclosed under the column “Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years.” |
| † | Each Independent Board Member will serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75, provided that the maximum age limitation may be waived as to any Board Member by action of a majority of the Board upon a finding of good cause therefor. |
| †† | Messrs. Fairbairn and Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Messrs. Fairbairn and Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex. Interested Board Members serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72, provided that the maximum age limitation may be waived as to any Board Member by action of a majority of the Board Members upon a finding of good cause therefor. |
(1) |
The address of each Board Member and Board Nominee is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. |
(2) |
Class I Board Member and Board Nominee for all Funds. |
(3) |
Class I Board Member and Board Nominee for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN. |
(4) |
Class I Board Member and Board Nominee for all Funds other than HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN. |
(5) |
Preferred Shares Nominee. |
(6) |
Ms. Egan, Dr. Kester, Mr. Steinmetz and Mr. Perlowski are also trustees of the BlackRock HPS Credit Strategies Fund and BlackRock Private Investments Fund. |
The Independent Board Members have adopted a statement of policy that describes the experiences, qualifications, skills and attributes that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Board Member candidates (the “Statement of Policy”). The Boards believe that each Independent Board Member satisfied, at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed as a Board Member, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy as well as the standards set forth in each Fund’s
By-laws.
Furthermore, in determining that a particular Board Member was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Board Member, the 12
Boards have considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Boards believe that, collectively, the Board Members/Nominees have balanced and diverse experiences, skills, attributes and qualifications, which allow the Boards to operate effectively in governing the Funds and protecting the interests of shareholders. Among the attributes common to all Board Members/Nominees is their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the Funds’ investment adviser, entities or other organizations; ongoing commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and other committees throughout the years; or other relevant life experiences.
sub-advisers,
other service providers, counsel and independent auditors, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Board Members. Each Board Member’s/Nominee’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively is evidenced by his or her educational background or professional training; business, consulting, public service or academic positions; experience from service as a board member of the Funds or the other funds in the BlackRock fund complexes (and any predecessor funds), other investment funds, public companies, or not-for-profit
The table below discusses some of the experiences, qualifications and skills of the Board Members, including the Board Nominees, that support the conclusion that they should serve (or continue to serve) on the Boards.
Board Members/Nominees |
Experience, Qualifications and Skills | |
R. Glenn Hubbard (ii) |
R. Glenn Hubbard has served in numerous roles in the field of economics, including as the Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers of the President of the United States. Dr. Hubbard has served as the Dean of Columbia Business School, as a member of the Columbia Faculty and as a Visiting Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago. Dr. Hubbard’s experience as an adviser to the President of the United States adds a dimension of balance to the Funds’ governance and provides perspective on economic issues. Dr. Hubbard’s service on the boards of ADP and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company provides the Boards with the benefit of his experience with the management practices of other financial companies. Dr. Hubbard’s long-standing service on the boards of directors/trustees of the closed-end funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex also provides him with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Dr. Hubbard’s independence from the Funds and the Advisor enhances his service as Chair of the Boards, Chair of the Executive Committee and a member of the Governance Committee, the Compliance Committee and the Performance Oversight Committee. |
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Board Members/Nominees |
Experience, Qualifications and Skills | |
W. Carl Kester (ii) |
The Boards benefit from W. Carl Kester’s experiences as a professor and author in finance, and his experience as the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and as Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs at Harvard Business School from 2006 through 2010 adds to the Board a wealth of expertise in corporate finance and corporate governance. Dr. Kester has authored and edited numerous books and research papers on both subject matters, including co-editing a leading volume of finance case studies used worldwide. Dr. Kester’s long-standing service on the boards of directors/trustees of the closed-end funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex also provides him with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Dr. Kester’s independence from the Funds and the Advisor enhances his service as a Vice Chair of the Boards, Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Executive Committee, the Discount Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Performance Oversight Committee and the Securities Lending Committee. | |
Cynthia L. Egan (iii) |
Cynthia L. Egan brings to the Boards a broad and diverse knowledge of investment companies and the retirement industry as a result of her many years of experience as President, Retirement Plan Services, for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and her various senior operating officer positions at Fidelity Investments, including her service as Executive Vice President of FMR Co., President of Fidelity Institutional Services Company and President of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund. Ms. Egan has also served as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Treasury as an expert in domestic retirement security. Ms. Egan began her professional career at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Ms. Egan is also a director of UNUM Corporation, a publicly traded insurance company providing personal risk reinsurance, and a director and Chair of the Board of The Hanover Group, a public property casualty insurance company. Ms. Egan is also the lead independent director and non-executive Vice Chair of the Board of Huntsman Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer and marketer of chemical products. Ms. Egan’s independence from the Funds and the Advisor enhances her service as Chair of the Compliance Committee, Chair of the Discount Committee and a member of the Securities Lending Committee, the Governance Committee and the Performance Oversight Committee. | |
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Board Members/Nominees |
Experience, Qualifications and Skills | |
Lorenzo A. Flores (i) |
The Boards benefit from Lorenzo A. Flores’s many years of business, leadership and financial experience in his roles at various public and private companies. In particular, Mr. Flores’s service as Chief Financial Officer of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets programmable logic products and related software, Chief Financial Officer of Intel Foundry, a semiconductor manufacturing unit of Intel Corporation, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller of Xilinx, Inc., a technology and semiconductor company that supplies programmable logic devices, and Vice Chairman of Kioxia, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of flash memory and solid state drives, and his long experience in the technology industry allow him to provide insight to into financial, business and technology trends. Mr. Flores’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Flores’s independence from the Funds and the Advisor enhances his service as a member of the Performance Oversight Committee. | |
Stayce D. Harris (iii) |
The Boards benefit from Stayce D. Harris’s leadership and governance experience gained during her extensive military career, including as a three-star Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force. In her most recent role, Ms. Harris reported to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force on matters concerning Air Force effectiveness, efficiency and the military discipline of active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard forces. Ms. Harris’s experience on governance matters includes oversight of inspection policy and the inspection and evaluation system for all Air Force nuclear and conventional forces; oversight of Air Force counterintelligence operations and service on the Air Force Intelligence Oversight Panel; investigation of fraud, waste and abuse; and oversight of criminal investigations and complaints resolution programs. Ms. Harris is also a director of The Boeing Company. Ms. Harris’s independence from the Funds and the Advisor enhances her service as a member of the Compliance Committee and the Performance Oversight Committee. | |
J. Phillip Holloman |
The Boards benefit from J. Phillip Holloman’s many years of business and leadership experience as an executive, director and advisory board member of various public and private companies. In particular, Mr. Holloman’s service as Board Chairman, Vestis Corporation since 2023; Interim Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vestis Corporation from April 2025 to July 2025; President and Chief Operating Officer of Cintas Corporation allows him to provide insight into business trends and conditions. Mr. Holloman’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Holloman’s independence from the Funds and the Advisor enhances his service as a member of the Governance Committee and the Performance Oversight Committee. | |
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Board Members/Nominees |
Experience, Qualifications and Skills | |
Arthur P. Steinmetz |
The Boards benefit from Arthur P. Steinmetz’s many years of business and leadership experience as an executive, chairman and director of various companies in the financial industry. Mr. Steinmetz’s service as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and as Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of certain OppenheimerFunds funds provides insight into the asset management industry. He has also served as a Director of ScotiaBank (U.S.). Mr. Steinmetz’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Steinmetz’s independence from the Funds and the Advisor enhances his service as Chair of the Performance Oversight Committee, Chair of the Securities Lending Committee and member of the Discount Committee. | |
Robert Fairbairn |
Robert Fairbairn has more than 25 years of experience with BlackRock, Inc. and over 30 years of experience in finance and asset management. In particular, Mr. Fairbairn’s positions as Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc., Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees and Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee provide the Boards with a wealth of practical business knowledge and leadership. In addition, Mr. Fairbairn has global investment management and oversight experience through his former positions as Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses, Head of BlackRock’s Global Client Group, Chairman of BlackRock’s international businesses and his previous oversight over BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group. Mr. Fairbairn also serves as a board member for the funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex. | |
John M. Perlowski (ii) |
John M. Perlowski’s experience as Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009, as the Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Funds provides him with a strong understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Mr. Perlowski’s prior position as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and his former service as Treasurer and Senior Vice President of the Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds and as Director of the Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds provides the Boards with the benefit of his experience with the management practices of other financial companies. Mr. Perlowski also serves as a board member for the funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex. Mr. Perlowski’s experience with BlackRock enhances his service as a member of the Executive Committee. | |
(i) |
Class I Board Member and Board Nominee for all Funds. |
(ii) |
Class I Board Member and Board Nominee for all Funds other than HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN. |
(iii) |
Class I Board Member and Board Nominee for HYT, DSU, CII, FRA, BSTZ, BMEZ, BCAT, BTX and BMN. |
Board Leadership Structure and Oversight
The Boards consist of nine Board Members, seven of whom are Independent Board Members. The registered investment companies advised by the Advisor or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex, and the iShares Complex (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). The Funds are
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included in the BlackRock Fund Complex referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex. The Board Members also oversee as board members the operations of the other
open-end
and closed-end
registered investment companies included in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex. The Boards have overall responsibility for the oversight of the Funds. The Chair of the Boards and the Chief Executive Officer are different people. Not only is the Chair an Independent Board Member, but also the Chair of each Board committee (each, a “Committee”) is an Independent Board Member. The Boards have seven standing Committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee, a Securities Lending Committee, a Discount Committee and an Executive Committee.
The Boards currently oversee the Funds’ usage of leverage, including the Funds’ incurrence, refinancing and maintenance of leverage and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, authorize or approve the execution of documentation in respect thereto. The Executive Committee of each Fund has authority to make any such authorizations or approvals that are required between regular meetings of the Boards.
The Funds do not have a compensation committee because their executive officers, other than the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), do not receive any direct compensation from the Funds and the CCO’s compensation is comprehensively reviewed by the Boards. The role of the Chair of the Boards is to preside over all meetings of the Boards and to act as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys, and other Board Members between meetings. The Chair of each Committee performs a similar role with respect to such Committee. The Chair of the Boards or Chair of a Committee may also perform such other functions as may be delegated by the Boards or the Committees from time to time. The Independent Board Members meet regularly outside the presence of the Funds’ management, in executive sessions or with other service providers to the Funds. The Boards have regular meetings five times a year, including a meeting to consider the approval of the Funds’ investment management agreements and, if necessary, may hold special meetings before their next regular meeting. The Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Compliance Committee, the Performance Oversight Committee and the Securities Lending Committee each meets regularly and the Executive Committee and the Discount Committee each meets on an ad hoc basis to conduct the oversight functions delegated to that Committee by the Boards and reports its findings to the Boards. The Boards and each standing Committee conduct annual assessments of their oversight function and structure. The Boards have determined that the Boards’ leadership structure is appropriate because it allows the Boards to exercise independent judgment over management and to allocate areas of responsibility among Committees and the Boards to enhance oversight.
The Boards decided to separate the roles of Chief Executive Officer from the Chair because they believe that having an independent Chair:
| • | increases the independent oversight of the Funds and enhances the Boards’ objective evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer; |
| • | allows the Chief Executive Officer to focus on the Funds’ operations instead of Board administration; |
| • | provides greater opportunities for direct and independent communication between shareholders and the Boards; and |
| • | provides independent spokespersons for the Funds. |
The Boards have engaged the Advisor to manage the Funds on a basis. Each Board is responsible for overseeing the Advisor, other service providers, the operations of each Fund and
day-to-day
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associated risks in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, state law, other applicable laws, each Fund’s charter, and each Fund’s investment objective(s) and strategies. The Boards review, on an ongoing basis, the Funds’ performance, operations, and investment strategies and techniques. The Boards also conduct reviews of the Advisor and its role in running the operations of the Funds.
Day-to-day
Compensation.
Appendix B
Equity Securities Owned by Board Members and Board Nominees.
Appendix C
Attendance of Board Members at Annual Shareholders’ Meetings.
Board Meetings.
Appendix D
Committees of the Boards.
Appendix E
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports.
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and representations from these Section 16 insiders, or former Section 16 insiders, as applicable, with respect to the relevant Funds’ most recent fiscal year, each Fund believes that its Section 16 insiders met all such applicable SEC filing requirements for the Fund’s most recently concluded fiscal year, except for any late filings disclosed in previous proxy statements and certain inadvertent late filings. For BDJ, there was one inadvertent late Form 3 filed in January 2026 for Cem Inal, a portfolio manager for the Fund. For BOE, there was one inadvertent late Form 3 filed in June 2025 for Stephen Andrews, a portfolio manager for the Fund. For BGY, there was one inadvertent late Form 3 filed in June 2025 for Stephen Andrews, a portfolio manager of the Fund.
Executive Officers of the Funds.
Appendix F
Your Board recommends that you vote “
FOR
” the election of each Board Nominee to the Board of your Fund(s). VOTE REQUIRED AND MANNER OF VOTING PROXIES
A quorum of shareholders is required to take action at the meeting. For BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT), BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. (CII), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (MYI), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY), the holders of
one-third
of the shares entitled to vote on any matter at a shareholder meeting, either present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business on such matter; provided that for those Funds where the holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to vote separately as a class to elect two Board Members, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of Preferred Shares entitled to cast one-third
of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Preferred Shares shall constitute a quorum. For the remainder of the Funds, the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter at a shareholder meeting present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business on such matter; provided that for those Funds where the holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to vote separately as a class to elect two Board Members, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of Preferred Shares entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Preferred Shares shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast with respect to a Board Nominee at a meeting at which a quorum is present is necessary to elect each of the respective Board Nominees under Proposal 1 for each respective Fund. Because each Fund requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of votes to elect each of the Board Nominees, withheld votes and broker non-votes,
if any, will not have an effect on the outcome of Proposal 1. A “plurality” vote means that the Board Nominees who receive the largest number of votes cast (even if they receive less than a majority) will be elected as Board Members. Votes cast by proxy or in person at each meeting will be tabulated by the inspectors of election appointed for that meeting. The inspectors of election will determine whether or not a quorum is present at the meeting. The inspectors of election will treat withheld votes and “broker
non-votes,”
if any, as present for purposes of determining a quorum. Broker non-votes
occur when shares are held by brokers or nominees, typically in “street name,” for which proxies have been returned but (a) voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to 19
vote, (b) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power or elects not to exercise discretion on a particular matter and (c) the shares are present at the meeting.
If you hold your shares directly (not through a broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution) and if you return a signed and dated proxy card that does not specify how you wish to vote on a proposal, your shares will be voted “” the Board Nominees in Proposal 1.
FOR
Broker-dealer firms holding shares of a Fund in “street name” for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions of such customers and clients on how to vote their shares on Proposal 1 before the meeting. The Funds understand that, under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, such broker-dealer firms may for certain “routine” matters, without instructions from their customers and clients, grant discretionary authority to the proxies designated by the Board to vote if no instructions have been received prior to the date specified in the broker-dealer firm’s request for voting instructions. Proposal 1 is a “routine” matter and beneficial owners who do not provide proxy instructions or who do not return a proxy card may have their shares voted by broker-dealer firms in favor of Proposal 1. A properly executed proxy card or other authorization by a beneficial owner of Fund shares that does not specify how the beneficial owner’s shares should be voted on Proposal 1 may be deemed an instruction to vote such shares in favor of Proposal 1.
If you hold shares of a Fund through a bank, broker, other financial institution or intermediary (called a service agent), the service agent may be the record holder of your shares. At the meeting, a service agent will vote shares for which it receives instructions from its customers in accordance with those instructions. A properly executed proxy card or other authorization by a shareholder that does not specify how the shareholder’s shares should be voted on a proposal may be deemed to authorize a service provider to vote such shares in favor of the proposal. Depending on its policies, applicable law or contractual or other restrictions, a service agent may be permitted to vote shares with respect to which it has not received specific voting instructions from its customers. In those cases, the service agent may, but is not required to, vote such shares in the same proportion as those shares for which the service agent has received voting instructions. This practice is commonly referred to as “echo voting.”
If you beneficially own shares that are held in “street name” through a broker-dealer or that are held of record by a service agent, and if you do not give specific voting instructions for your shares, they may not be voted at all or, as described above, they may be voted in a manner that you may not intend. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to give your broker-dealer or service agent specific instructions as to how you want your shares to be voted.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board Members, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, of each Fund have selected Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds.
A representative of D&T is expected to be present at the meeting. The representative of D&T will have the opportunity to make a statement at the meeting if he or she desires to do so and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Each Fund’s Audit Committee has discussed with D&T the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC.
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Each Fund’s Audit Committee has received from D&T the written disclosures and the letter required by PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, has discussed D&T’s independence with D&T, and has considered the compatibility of
non-audit
services with the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. Each Fund’s Audit Committee also reviews and discusses the Fund’s financial statements with Fund management and the independent registered public accounting firm. If any material concerns arise during the course of the audit and the preparation of the audited financial statements mailed to shareholders and included in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders, the Audit Committee would be notified by Fund management or the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committees received no such notifications for any Fund during its most recently completed fiscal year. Following each Fund’s Audit Committee’s review and discussion with the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, pursuant to authority delegated by its respective Board, each Fund’s Audit Committee approved the respective Fund’s audited financial statements for the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year (each Fund’s fiscal year end is set forth in ) for inclusion in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders.
Appendix G
Appendix G
sets forth for each Fund the fees billed by that Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the two most recent fiscal years for all audit, is presented under the following captions:
non-audit,
tax and all other services provided directly to the Fund. The fee information in Appendix G
(a) Audit Fees—fees related to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including expenses.
out-of-pocket
(b) Audit-Related Fees—fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably associated with the performance of the audit or review of financial statements, but not reported under “Audit Fees,” including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters and internal control reviews not required by regulators.
(c) Tax Fees—fees associated with tax compliance and/or tax preparation, as applicable. Tax compliance and preparation include services such as the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, and services relating to regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations. All of the fees included under “Tax Fees” in relate solely to services provided for tax compliance and/or tax preparation, and none of such fees relate to tax advice, tax planning or tax consulting.
Appendix G
(d) All Other Fees—fees for products and services provided to the Fund other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees.”
(e) Aggregate
Non-Audit
Fees for Services Provided to Each Fund and its Affiliated Service Providers Pre-Approved
by the Audit Committee—the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees,” and “All Other Fees,” and fees paid by each Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers to the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. Each Fund’s Audit Committee is required to approve all audit engagement fees and terms for the Fund. Each Fund’s Audit Committee also is required to consider and approve (i) the provision by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm of any
non-audit
services to the Fund, and (ii) the provision by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm of non-audit
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services to BlackRock and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with BlackRock that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”) to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. See to this Proxy Statement for information about the fees paid by the Funds, their investment advisers, and Affiliated Service Providers to each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Appendix G
The Audit Committee of each Fund complies with applicable laws and regulations with regard to the basis (“general
pre-approval
of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to a Fund on an annual basis require specific pre-approval
by the Fund’s Audit Committee. As noted above, each Fund’s Audit Committee must also approve other non-audit
services provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund and to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Each Fund’s Audit Committee has implemented policies and procedures by which such services may be approved other than by the full Audit Committee. Subject to such policies and procedures, including applicable dollar limitations, each Fund’s Audit Committee may pre-approve,
without consideration on a specific case-by-case
pre-approval”),
certain permissible non-audit
services that the Audit Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. Each service approved subject to general pre-approval
is presented to each Fund’s Audit Committee for ratification at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. For each Fund’s two most recently completed fiscal years, there were no services rendered by D&T to the Funds for which the general
pre-approval
requirement was waived. Fees for
non-audit
services provided to each Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers for which pre-approval
by such Fund’s Audit Committee was required for the calendar years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $2,149,000 and $2,149,000, respectively. These fees were paid in their entirety by BlackRock in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of each Fund and of other BlackRock open-end
and closed-end
funds primarily for a service organization controls review and secondarily, a subscription to the Deloitte Accounting Research Tool. These amounts represent the aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not specifically allocated on a per fund basis. Each Fund’s Audit Committee has considered the provision of
non-audit
services that were rendered by D&T to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved
(and did not require pre-approval)
in connection with determining such auditor’s independence. All services provided by D&T to each Fund and each Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that required pre-approval
were pre-approved
during the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. The Audit Committee of each Fund consists of the following Board Members:
Lorenzo A. Flores (Chair);
Arthur P. Steinmetz; and
J. Phillip Holloman.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
5% Beneficial Share Ownership
As of April 30, 2026, to the best of the Funds’ knowledge, the persons listed in beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the class of the Fund(s) indicated.
Appendix H
Investment Advisor and Administrator
The Advisor provides investment advisory and administrative services to the Funds. The Advisor is responsible for the management of the Funds’ portfolios and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operation of the Funds. The Advisor, located at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock.
Sub-Advisors
BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Advisor, acts as the
sub-advisor
for BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (BGY), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW), BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) and BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX). BIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL”), an affiliate of the Advisor, acts as the
sub-advisor
for BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) and BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT). BSL is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock. Distributor
BlackRock Investments, LLC serves as the placement agent for the common shares of BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW), BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT), BlackRock Floating Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA) and BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) through various specified transactions, including offerings pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, subject to various conditions. BlackRock Investments, LLC is located at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
at-the-market
Submission of Shareholder Proposals
A shareholder proposal intended to be presented at a future meeting of shareholders of a Fund must be received at the offices of the Fund, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, in accordance with the timing requirements set forth below. Timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee that such proposal will be included in a proxy statement.
If a Fund shareholder intends to present a proposal at the 2027 annual meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and desires to have the proposal included in such Fund’s proxy statement and form
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of proxy for that meeting pursuant to Rule
14a-8
under the Exchange Act, the shareholder must deliver the proposal to the offices of the Fund by Tuesday, February 2, 2027. In the event a Fund moves the date of its 2027 annual shareholder meeting by more than 30 days from the anniversary of its 2026 annual shareholder meeting, shareholder submissions of proposals for inclusion in such Fund’s proxy statement and proxy card for the 2027 annual shareholder meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8
under the Exchange Act must be delivered to the Fund at a reasonable time before the Fund begins to print and send its proxy materials in connection with the 2027 annual shareholder meeting. Shareholders who do not wish to submit a proposal for inclusion in a Fund’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the 2027 annual shareholder meeting in accordance with Rule
14a-8
under the Exchange Act may submit a proposal for consideration at the 2027 annual shareholder meeting in accordance with the By-laws
of the Fund. The By-laws
for each Fund require that advance notice be given to the Fund in the event a shareholder desires to transact any business, including business from the floor, at an annual meeting of shareholders, including the nomination of Board Members. Notice of any such business or nomination for consideration at the 2027 annual shareholder meeting must be in writing, comply with the requirements of the Fund’s By-laws
and, assuming that the 2027 annual shareholder meeting is held within 25 days of July 22, 2027, must be received by the Fund between Monday, February 22, 2027 and Wednesday, March 24, 2027. In order for a shareholder proposal made outside of Rule
14a-8
under the Exchange Act to be considered “timely” within the meaning of Rule 14a-4(c)
under the Exchange Act, such proposal must be received at the Fund’s principal executive offices by Wednesday, March 24, 2027. In the event a Fund moves the date of its 2027 annual shareholder meeting by more than 25 days from the anniversary of its 2026 annual shareholder meeting, shareholders who wish to submit a proposal or nomination for consideration at the 2027 annual shareholder meeting in accordance with the advance notice provisions of the By-laws
of a Fund must deliver such proposal or nomination not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which the notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the meeting date was made, whichever comes first. If such proposals are not “timely” within the meaning of Rule 14a-4(c),
then proxies solicited by the Board for the 2027 annual shareholder meeting may confer discretionary authority to the Board to vote on such proposals. Copies of the . Each Fund will also furnish, without charge, a copy of its For further information, please see —Committees of the Boards—Governance Committee.
By-laws
of each Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov
By-laws
to a shareholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the appropriate Fund at 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809, or by calling toll free at 1-800-882-0052.
Appendix E
For all Funds, written proposals (including nominations of Board Members) and notices should be sent to the Secretary of the Fund, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
Shareholder Communications
Shareholders who want to communicate with the Boards or any individual Board Member should write to the attention of the Secretary of their Fund, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. Shareholders may communicate with the Boards electronically by sending an
e-mail
to . The communication should indicate that you are a Fund shareholder. If the communication is intended for a specific Board Member and so indicates, it will be sent only to that Board Member. If a communication does not indicate a specific Board Member, it will be sent to the Chair of the Governance Committee and the outside counsel to the Independent Board Members for further distribution as deemed appropriate by such persons. 24
Additionally, shareholders with complaints or concerns regarding accounting matters may address letters to the CCO, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. Shareholders who are uncomfortable submitting complaints to the CCO may address letters directly to the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board that oversees the Fund. Such letters may be submitted on an anonymous basis.
Expense of Proxy Solicitation
The cost of preparing, printing and mailing the enclosed proxy, accompanying notice and this Proxy Statement, and costs in connection with the solicitation of proxies and hosting the virtual meeting will be borne by the Funds. Additional costs, such as legal expenses and auditor fees, incurred in connection with the preparation of this Proxy Statement, also will be borne by the Funds. Costs that are borne by the Funds collectively will be allocated among the Funds on the basis of a combination of their respective net assets and number of shareholder accounts, except when direct costs can reasonably be attributed to one or more specific Fund(s).
out-of-pocket
Solicitation may be made by mail, telephone, fax, expenses). Georgeson may solicit proxies personally and by mail, telephone, fax,
e-mail
or the Internet by officers or employees of the Advisor, or by dealers and their representatives. Brokerage houses, banks and other fiduciaries may be requested to forward proxy solicitation material to their principals to obtain authorization for the execution of proxies. The Funds will reimburse brokerage firms, custodians, banks and fiduciaries for their expenses in forwarding this Proxy Statement and proxy materials to the beneficial owners of each Fund’s shares. The Funds and BlackRock have retained Georgeson, 51 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10019, a proxy solicitation firm, to assist in the distribution of proxy materials, the solicitation and tabulation of proxies and the hosting of the virtual meeting. It is anticipated that Georgeson will be paid approximately $273,000 for such services (including reimbursements of out-of-pocket
e-mail
or the Internet. Each Fund’s portion of the foregoing expenses is not subject to any cap or voluntary agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses that may otherwise apply to that Fund. Standstill Agreements
Karpus Standstill Agreements
On May 3, 2024, each of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR), BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. (CII), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME), BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (BSTZ), BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST), BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust (BTX) and BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) (each, a “DMP Fund”) and the Advisor separately entered into a standstill agreement (each, a “DMP Fund Agreement”) with Karpus Management, Inc. (“Karpus”), pursuant to which each DMP Fund agreed to adopt a discount management program (the “Program”). Under the terms of the Program, each DMP Fund agreed to commence tender offers to repurchase 2.5% of its outstanding Common Shares, at a price per share equal to 98% of such Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share, if such DMP Fund’s Common Shares traded at an average daily discount to NAV greater than 7.50% during a measurement period (each, a “Conditional Tender Offer”). Each measurement period had a three calendar month term, which commenced April 1, 2024 and continued for a period of 12 months for each DMP Fund. In January 2025, the Boards of BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) and BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust (BTX), respectively, approved the termination of the
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Program with respect to each such Fund in connection with each such Fund’s entry into a standstill agreement with Saba (as described below). The final measurement period for each DMP Fund other than BMEZ and BTX ended on March 31, 2025. During the effective period of each DMP Fund Agreement, Karpus, each DMP Fund and the Advisor agreed to be bound by the terms of the applicable DMP Fund Agreement, which include an agreement by Karpus to (1) abide by certain standstill covenants, and (2) vote its Common Shares in accordance with the recommendation of the applicable DMP Fund’s Board on all proposals submitted to shareholders. The DMP Fund Agreement of each DMP Fund will remain in effect until the earlier of (A) May 3, 2027 and (B) 10 days prior to the record date for the applicable DMP Fund’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, unless the DMP Fund Agreement is terminated earlier by the parties.
On May 3, 2024, each Fund other than the DMP Funds and the Advisor separately entered into a standstill agreement with Karpus. During the effective period of each such standstill agreement, Karpus, each such Fund and the Advisor agreed to be bound by the terms of such agreement, which include an agreement by Karpus to (1) abide by certain standstill covenants, and (2) vote its Common Shares in accordance with the recommendation of such Fund’s Board on all proposals submitted to shareholders. Each such standstill agreement will remain in effect until the earlier of (A) May 3, 2027 and (B) 10 days prior to the record date for the applicable Fund’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by the parties.
Saba Standstill Agreements
On January 20, 2025, each Fund, other than BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) and BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust (BTX), and the Advisor separately entered into a standstill agreement with Saba Capital Management, L.P. (“Saba”). During the effective period of each such standstill agreement, Saba, each such Fund and the Advisor agreed to be bound by the terms of such agreement, which include an agreement by Saba to (1) abide by certain customary standstill covenants, (2) with respect to each of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN) and BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (BSTZ), withdraw the shareholder proposal previously submitted for consideration at such Fund’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, and (3) vote its Common Shares, if any, in accordance with the recommendation of such Fund’s Board on all matters submitted to shareholders. Each such standstill agreement will remain in effect until the day following completion of the applicable Fund’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or August 31, 2027, whichever is earlier, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by the parties.
On January 20, 2025, BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) and the Advisor entered into a standstill agreement with Saba, pursuant to which the Fund agreed to commence a tender offer to repurchase 40% of the Fund’s outstanding Common Shares, at a price per share equal to 99.5% of the net asset value determined following the expiration of the tender offer. During the effective period of the standstill agreement, Saba, the Fund and the Advisor agreed to be bound by the terms of such agreement, which include an agreement by Saba to (1) abide by certain customary standstill covenants, (2) withdraw the shareholder proposal previously submitted for consideration at the Fund’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, and (3) vote its Common Shares, if any, in accordance with the recommendation of the Fund’s Board on all matters submitted to shareholders. Such standstill agreement will remain in effect until the earlier of the day following completion of the Fund’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or August 31, 2027, whichever is later, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by the parties.
On January 20, 2025, BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust (BTX) and the Advisor entered into a standstill agreement with Saba, pursuant to which the Fund agreed to commence a tender offer to repurchase 50% of the Fund’s outstanding Common Shares, at a price per share
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equal to 99.5% of the net asset value determined following the expiration of the tender offer. During the effective period of each such standstill agreement, Saba, the Fund and the Advisor agreed to be bound by the terms of such agreement, which include an agreement by Saba to (1) abide by certain customary standstill covenants, (2) withdraw the shareholder proposal previously submitted for consideration at the Fund’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, and (3) vote its Common Shares, if any, in accordance with the recommendation of the Fund’s Board on all matters submitted to shareholders. Such standstill agreement will remain in effect until the earlier of the day following completion of the Fund’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or August 31, 2027, whichever is later, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by the parties.
If You Plan to Attend the Annual Meeting
Attendance at the annual meeting will be limited to each Fund’s shareholders as of the Record Date. If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the meeting at meetnow.global/MDHQQK2 by entering the control number found in the shaded box on your proxy card on the date and time of the meeting. You may vote during the meeting by following the instructions that will be available on the meeting website during the meeting. If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund, you will not be able to vote at the virtual meeting unless you have registered in advance to attend the meeting. To register, you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting your Fund holdings along with your name and email address to Georgeson, the Funds’ tabulator. You may email an image of your legal proxy to [email protected]. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) three business days prior to the meeting date. You will receive a confirmation email from Georgeson (through Computershare) of your registration and a control number and security code that will allow you to vote at the meeting.
Privacy Principles of the Funds
The Funds are committed to maintaining the privacy of their current and former shareholders and to safeguarding their
non-public
personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Funds collect, how the Funds protect that information and why, in certain cases, the Funds may share such information with select parties. If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require a Fund to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth above, then the Fund will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
The Funds obtain or verify personal
non-public
information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information the Funds receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with the Funds, their affiliates or others; (iii) information the Funds receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) information the Funds receive from visits to the Funds’ or their affiliates’ websites. The Funds do not sell or disclose to
non-affiliated
third parties any non-public
personal information about their current and former shareholders, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service shareholder accounts. These non-affiliated
third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose. The Funds may share information with their affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In
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addition, the Funds restrict access to
non-public
personal information about their current and former shareholders to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. The Funds maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public
personal information of their current and former shareholders, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information. General
Management does not intend to present and does not have reason to believe that any other items of business will be presented at the 2026 annual shareholder meeting. However, if other matters are properly presented to the meeting for a vote, the proxies named in the enclosed proxy card will vote upon such matters in accordance with their discretion.
For each Delaware Trust, a list of each such Fund’s shareholders as of the Record Date will be available electronically for inspection by any record shareholder of such Fund at the shareholder meeting and ten days prior to the date of the meeting. Fund shareholders interested in inspecting the list of shareholders for their respective Fund should contact Georgeson LLC at [email protected] for additional information.
Failure of a quorum to be present at any meeting may necessitate adjournment. The Board of each Fund, prior to any shareholder meeting being convened, may postpone such meeting from time to time to a date not more than
one-hundred
and twenty (120) days after the original record date. The chair of any shareholder meeting may also adjourn such meeting from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice of any such adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place by which shareholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. The chair of any shareholder meeting may adjourn such meeting under various circumstances, including to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to a proposal if the chair determines that adjournment is reasonable and in the best interests of shareholders. At the adjourned shareholder meeting, the Fund may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Any adjourned shareholder meeting may be held as adjourned one or more times without further notice not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the original record date. Please vote promptly by signing and dating each enclosed proxy card, and if received by mail, returning it (them) in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope OR by following the enclosed instructions to provide voting instructions by telephone, via the Internet or through the ProxyVote app.
By Order of the Boards,
Janey Ahn
Secretary of the Funds
June 2, 2026
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Appendix A – Fund Information
The following table lists, with respect to each Fund, the total number of shares outstanding and the managed assets of the Fund on May 26, 2026, the record date for voting at the annual meeting.
Ticker |
Fund |
Form of Organization |
Total Common Shares Outstanding |
Total VRDP Shares |
Total VMTP Shares |
Managed Assets ($)* | ||||||
BBN |
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | N/A | N/A | 1,591,107,136.05 | |||||||
BCAT |
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust |
Maryland Statutory Trust | 105,413,758 | N/A | N/A | 1,572,630,777.86 | ||||||
BCX |
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 76,238,090 | N/A | N/A | 1,001,485,129.75 | ||||||
BDJ |
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 176,944,689 | N/A | N/A | 1,772,607,903.13 | ||||||
BGR |
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 25,456,171 | N/A | N/A | 453,112,537.58 | ||||||
BGT |
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | N/A | N/A | 406,375,294.29 | |||||||
BGY |
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 90,614,455 | N/A | N/A | 588,641,176.93 | ||||||
BHK |
BlackRock Core Bond Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | N/A | N/A | 1,283,613,345.80 | |||||||
BHV |
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust † |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 1,588,241 | 116 | N/A | 29,619,621.06 | ||||||
BIT |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | N/A | N/A | 1,201,780,910.39 | |||||||
BKT |
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. |
Maryland Corporation | N/A | N/A | 563,323,985.50 | |||||||
BLW |
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | N/A | N/A | 853,623,351.55 | |||||||
BME |
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 12,924,103 | N/A | N/A | 530,987,509.34 | ||||||
BMEZ |
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust |
Maryland Statutory Trust | 62,501,404 | N/A | N/A | 990,597,108.96 | ||||||
BMN |
BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust |
Maryland Statutory Trust | 6,147,653 | 500 | N/A | 258,811,189.63 | ||||||
BOE |
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 55,600,125 | N/A | N/A | 738,327,402.94 | ||||||
BST |
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | N/A | N/A | 1,800,541,760.29 | |||||||
BSTZ |
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 68,744,150 | N/A | N/A | 2,244,277,874.09 | ||||||
BTT |
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust † |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 7,500 | N/A | 2,395,351,020.50 | |||||||
BTX |
BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust |
Maryland Statutory Trust | 116,710,298 | N/A | N/A | 1,209,352,462.86 | ||||||
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Ticker |
Fund |
Form of Organization |
Total Common Shares Outstanding |
Total VRDP Shares |
Total VMTP Shares |
Managed Assets ($)* | ||||||
BTZ |
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | 93,324,457 | N/A | N/A | 1,547,555,133.18 | ||||||
BUI |
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust |
Delaware Statutory Trust | N/A | N/A | 744,935,019.00 | |||||||
CII |
BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. |
Maryland Corporation | 43,676,032 | N/A | N/A | 1,084,542,245.28 | ||||||
DSU |
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. |
Maryland Corporation | N/A | N/A | 727,694,417.10 | |||||||
FRA |
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
Maryland Corporation | N/A | N/A | 501,266,647.57 | |||||||
HYT |
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. |
Maryland Corporation | N/A | N/A | 2,459,538,139.59 | |||||||
MHD |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 174,699,711 | N/A | 7,178 | 3,776,464,653.53 | ||||||
MIY |
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 28,980,707 | 2,319 | N/A | 587,172,176.90 | ||||||
MQY |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 150,432,111 | 8,481 | N/A | 3,162,821,683.68 | ||||||
MUA |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 50,354,821 | 2,510 | N/A | 836,188,722.09 | ||||||
MUC |
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 125,008,185 | 6,977 | N/A | 2,425,890,473.13 | ||||||
MUJ |
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 53,185,098 | 4,171 | N/A | 1,091,276,544.89 | ||||||
MYI |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 122,293,607 | 5,877 | N/A | 2,441,770,315.46 | ||||||
MYN |
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. † |
Maryland Corporation | 94,123,547 | 5,050 | N/A | 1,723,548,635.55 | ||||||
| † | Denotes a Preferred Fund. |
| * | “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Fund minus its accrued liabilities (other than aggregate indebtedness constituting financial leverage). |
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Appendix B – Compensation of the Board Members
Each Independent Board Member is paid an annual retainer of $370,000 per year for his or her services as a Board Member of the BlackRock-advised funds, including the Funds, together with expenses in accordance with a Board policy on travel and other business expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chair of the Boards and the Vice Chair of the Boards are paid an additional annual retainer of $140,000 and $84,000, respectively. The Chairs of the Audit Committee, Performance Oversight Committee, Compliance Committee, Governance Committee, Discount Committee and Securities Lending Committee are each paid an additional annual retainer of $55,000, $42,500, $50,000, $42,500, $5,000 and $5,000, respectively, in addition to the retainers that they each receive as a member of such committee. Each member (including the Chair) of the Audit Committee, Compliance Committee, Governance Committee, Discount Committee and Securities Lending Committee is paid an additional annual retainer of $30,000, $25,000, $25,000, $20,000 and $15,000, respectively, for his or her service on such committee. An Independent Board Member may receive additional compensation for his or her service as a member or Chair, as applicable, of one or more ad hoc committees of the Board. The Funds will pay a portion quarterly (based on relative net assets) of the foregoing Board Member fees paid by the funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.
out-of-pocket
pro rata
The Independent Board Members have agreed that a maximum of 50% of each Independent Board Member’s total compensation paid by funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex may be deferred pursuant to the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex’s deferred compensation plan. Under the deferred compensation plan, deferred amounts earn a return for the Independent Board Members as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Board Members. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Board Members as if they had invested the deferred amounts in such funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex. The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of a fund and are recorded as a liability for accounting purposes.
The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation, including deferred compensation amounts, paid to each Independent Board Member by each Fund during its most recently completed fiscal year and by all BlackRock-advised funds for the most recently completed calendar year. For the number of BlackRock-advised Funds from which each Independent Board Member receives compensation, see the Biographical Information Chart in the discussion of Proposal 1. Messrs. Perlowski and Fairbairn serve without compensation from the Funds because of their affiliation with BlackRock, Inc. and the Advisor.
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Fund |
Fund’s Fiscal Year End (1) |
Cynthia L. Egan (2)(5) |
Lorenzo A. Flores (2)(6) |
Stayce D. Harris (2) |
J. Phillip Holloman (2) |
R. Glenn Hubbard (2) |
W. Carl Kester (2) |
Catherine A. Lynch (2)(4) |
Arthur P. Steinmetz (2)(7) |
Fund Total |
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BBN |
31-Dec |
$ | 8,230 | $ | 6,433 | $ | 6,363 | $ | 6,855 | $ | 9,057 | $ | 9,485 | $ | 8,577 | $ | 7,545 | $ | 62,546 | |||||||||||||||||||
BCAT |
31-Dec |
$ | 12,784 | $ | 9,976 | $ | 9,851 | $ | 10,621 | $ | 14,081 | $ | 14,748 | $ | 13,327 | $ | 11,698 | $ | 97,086 | |||||||||||||||||||
BCX |
31-Dec |
$ | 6,144 | $ | 4,809 | $ | 4,768 | $ | 5,133 | $ | 6,755 | $ | 7,075 | $ | 6,402 | $ | 5,647 | $ | 46,732 | |||||||||||||||||||
BDJ |
31-Dec |
$ | 12,650 | $ | 9,859 | $ | 9,766 | $ | 10,529 | $ | 13,928 | $ | 14,596 | $ | 13,189 | $ | 11,603 | $ | 96,119 | |||||||||||||||||||
BGR |
31-Dec |
$ | 2,891 | $ | 2,286 | $ | 2,265 | $ | 2,430 | $ | 3,169 | $ | 3,313 | $ | 3,008 | $ | 2,663 | $ | 22,023 | |||||||||||||||||||
BGT |
31-Dec |
$ | 2,663 | $ | 2,107 | $ | 2,093 | $ | 2,245 | $ | 2,916 | $ | 3,050 | $ | 2,771 | $ | 2,460 | $ | 20,305 | |||||||||||||||||||
BGY |
31-Dec |
$ | 4,461 | $ | 3,495 | $ | 3,455 | $ | 3,716 | $ | 4,883 | $ | 5,109 | $ | 4,628 | $ | 4,081 | $ | 33,828 | |||||||||||||||||||
BHK |
31-Dec |
$ | 4,703 | $ | 3,679 | $ | 3,678 | $ | 3,956 | $ | 5,161 | $ | 5,412 | $ | 4,901 | $ | 4,355 | $ | 35,845 | |||||||||||||||||||
BHV |
31-Jul |
$ | 187 | $ | 188 | $ | 188 | $ | 188 | $ | 188 | $ | 188 | $ | 188 | $ | 188 | $ | 1,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
BIT |
31-Dec |
$ | 4,667 | $ | 3,663 | $ | 3,632 | $ | 3,907 | $ | 5,127 | $ | 5,367 | $ | 4,861 | $ | 4,293 | $ | 35,518 | |||||||||||||||||||
BKT |
31-Dec |
$ | 2,229 | $ | 1,771 | $ | 1,759 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 2,438 | $ | 2,548 | $ | 2,318 | $ | 2,061 | $ | 17,008 | |||||||||||||||||||
BLW |
31-Dec |
$ | 4,159 | $ | 3,269 | $ | 3,241 | $ | 3,484 | $ | 4,566 | $ | 4,779 | $ | 4,330 | $ | 3,827 | $ | 31,654 | |||||||||||||||||||
BME |
31-Dec |
$ | 4,218 | $ | 3,320 | $ | 3,280 | $ | 3,526 | $ | 4,633 | $ | 4,847 | $ | 4,392 | $ | 3,871 | $ | 32,086 | |||||||||||||||||||
BMEZ |
31-Dec |
$ | 10,197 | $ | 8,001 | $ | 7,811 | $ | 8,419 | $ | 11,240 | $ | 11,745 | $ | 10,619 | $ | 9,248 | $ | 77,280 | |||||||||||||||||||
BMN |
31-Dec |
$ | 1,361 | $ | 1,099 | $ | 1,089 | $ | 1,160 | $ | 1,482 | $ | 1,545 | $ | 1,412 | $ | 1,261 | $ | 10,409 | |||||||||||||||||||
BOE |
31-Dec |
$ | 5,443 | $ | 4,268 | $ | 4,223 | $ | 4,544 | $ | 5,983 | $ | 6,263 | $ | 5,670 | $ | 4,996 | $ | 41,389 | |||||||||||||||||||
BST |
31-Dec |
$ | 10,383 | $ | 8,093 | $ | 8,035 | $ | 8,660 | $ | 11,427 | $ | 11,977 | $ | 10,826 | $ | 9,544 | $ | 78,945 | |||||||||||||||||||
BSTZ |
31-Dec |
$ | 11,867 | $ | 9,249 | $ | 9,168 | $ | 9,884 | $ | 13,064 | $ | 13,691 | $ | 12,373 | $ | 10,892 | $ | 90,188 | |||||||||||||||||||
BTT |
31-Jul |
$ | 11,816 | $ | 9,406 | $ | 8,832 | $ | 9,520 | $ | 13,080 | $ | 13,573 | $ | 12,276 | $ | 10,382 | $ | 88,884 | |||||||||||||||||||
BTX |
31-Dec |
$ | 11,326 | $ | 8,908 | $ | 8,633 | $ | 9,306 | $ | 12,496 | $ | 13,042 | $ | 11,791 | $ | 10,210 | $ | 85,711 | |||||||||||||||||||
BTZ |
31-Dec |
$ | 8,130 | $ | 6,353 | $ | 6,289 | $ | 6,775 | $ | 8,945 | $ | 9,369 | $ | 8,473 | $ | 7,458 | $ | 61,793 | |||||||||||||||||||
BUI |
31-Dec |
$ | 4,282 | $ | 3,363 | $ | 3,337 | $ | 3,588 | $ | 4,701 | $ | 4,922 | $ | 4,459 | $ | 3,943 | $ | 32,596 | |||||||||||||||||||
CII |
31-Dec |
$ | 6,976 | $ | 5,452 | $ | 5,411 | $ | 5,827 | $ | 7,671 | $ | 8,037 | $ | 7,270 | $ | 6,414 | $ | 53,059 | |||||||||||||||||||
DSU |
31-Dec |
$ | 4,456 | $ | 3,497 | $ | 3,473 | $ | 3,735 | $ | 4,893 | $ | 5,123 | $ | 4,641 | $ | 4,105 | $ | 33,923 | |||||||||||||||||||
FRA |
31-Dec |
$ | 3,531 | $ | 2,785 | $ | 2,755 | $ | 2,959 | $ | 3,875 | $ | 4,053 | $ | 3,676 | $ | 3,246 | $ | 26,880 | |||||||||||||||||||
HYT |
31-Dec |
$ | 11,637 | $ | 9,070 | $ | 8,994 | $ | 9,695 | $ | 12,811 | $ | 13,426 | $ | 12,133 | $ | 10,685 | $ | 88,451 | |||||||||||||||||||
MHD |
31-Jul |
$ | 5,362 | $ | 4,289 | $ | 4,034 | $ | 4,340 | $ | 5,924 | $ | 6,144 | $ | 5,566 | $ | 4,723 | $ | 40,382 | |||||||||||||||||||
MIY |
31-Jul |
$ | 2,955 | $ | 2,381 | $ | 2,244 | $ | 2,408 | $ | 3,255 | $ | 3,373 | $ | 3,064 | $ | 2,613 | $ | 22,293 | |||||||||||||||||||
MQY |
31-Jul |
$ | 7,098 | $ | 5,665 | $ | 5,324 | $ | 5,734 | $ | 7,848 | $ | 8,142 | $ | 7,371 | $ | 6,245 | $ | 53,427 | |||||||||||||||||||
MUA |
31-Jul |
$ | 3,529 | $ | 2,836 | $ | 2,671 | $ | 2,869 | $ | 3,892 | $ | 4,033 | $ | 3,661 | $ | 3,116 | $ | 26,606 | |||||||||||||||||||
MUC |
31-Jul |
$ | 8,824 | $ | 7,034 | $ | 6,608 | $ | 7,119 | $ | 9,763 | $ | 10,129 | $ | 9,166 | $ | 7,759 | $ | 66,402 | |||||||||||||||||||
MUJ |
31-Jul |
$ | 5,277 | $ | 4,222 | $ | 3,971 | $ | 4,272 | $ | 5,830 | $ | 6,046 | $ | 5,478 | $ | 4,649 | $ | 39,747 | |||||||||||||||||||
MYI |
31-Jul |
$ | 6,258 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 4,700 | $ | 5,060 | $ | 6,918 | $ | 7,175 | $ | 6,498 | $ | 5,509 | $ | 47,119 | |||||||||||||||||||
MYN |
31-Jul |
$ | 3,448 | $ | 2,772 | $ | 2,611 | $ | 2,804 | $ | 3,802 | $ | 3,941 | $ | 3,577 | $ | 3,046 | $ | 26,003 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Compensation from All BlackRock advised Funds (3) |
$ | 580,000 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 395,000 | $ | 425,000 | $ | 560,000 | $ | 671,500 | $ | 610,000 | $ | 537,500 | $ | 4,179,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1 ) |
Information is for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year. |
(2) |
Total amount of deferred compensation payable by the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex to Mr. Flores, Ms. Harris, Mr. Holloman, Dr. Hubbard, Dr. Kester, Ms. Lynch and Mr. Steinmetz is $1,055,218, $1,032,387, $1,101,752, $5,907,215, $2,544,830, $720,927 and $603,379, respectively, as of December 31, 2025. Ms. Egan did not participate in the deferred compensation plan as of December 31, 2025. |
(3) |
Represents the aggregate compensation earned from the funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex during the calendar year ended December 31, 2025. Of this amount, Mr. Flores, Ms. Harris, Mr. Holloman, Dr. Hubbard, Dr. Kester, Ms. Lynch and Mr. Steinmetz deferred |
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$200,000, $197,500, $212,500, $280,000, $546,859, $603,900 and $268,750, respectively, pursuant to the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex’s deferred compensation plan. |
(4) |
Ms. Lynch resigned as a Board Member of the Funds; Chair of the Audit Committee, Discount Committee, and Securities Lending Committee; and Member of the Governance Committee and Performance Oversight Committee effective as of March 9, 2026. |
(5) |
Ms. Egan became Chair of the Discount Committee, effective May 20, 2026. |
(6) |
Mr. Flores became Chair of the Audit Committee, effective March 9, 2026. |
(7) |
Mr. Steinmetz became Chair of the Securities Lending Committee, effective May 20, 2026. |
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Appendix C – Equity Securities Owned by Board Members and Board Nominees
The following table shows the amount of equity securities owned by the Board Members and Board Nominees in the Funds that they are nominated to oversee as of March 31, 2026, except as otherwise indicated. No Board Member or Board Nominee owns Preferred Shares.
Name of Board Member and Board Nominee |
Fund Name |
Number of Common Shares |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member/ Nominee in Family of Investment Companies |
Number of Share Equivalents (1) |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Family of Investment Companies |
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Interested Board Members, including the Board Nominee: |
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Robert Fairbairn |
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust | 9,204.0268 | Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. | 49,025.0000 | Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
John M. Perlowski |
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | 7,064.0259 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | Over $100,000 | |||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | 2,923.6248 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust | 7,100.0000 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
Independent Board Members, including the Board Nominees: |
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Cynthia L. Egan |
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | 10,870.00 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | Over $100,000 | |||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust | 8,968.00 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust | 10,000.00 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | 3,737.00 | Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust | 1,987.00 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | 8,750.00 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | 13,550.00 | Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
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Name of Board Member and Board Nominee |
Fund Name |
Number of Common Shares |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member/ Nominee in Family of Investment Companies |
Number of Share Equivalents (1) |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Family of Investment Companies | |||||||
Lorenzo A. Flores |
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12,897.60 | Over $100,000 | Over $100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 14,301.52 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 17,706.37 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | N/A | N/A | 5,844.06 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
Stayce D. Harris |
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | N/A | N/A | $10,001 - $50,000 |
12,620.10 | Over $100,000 | Over $100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 14,005.46 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 17,322.95 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | N/A | N/A | 5,719.10 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust | 81.9089 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Core Bond Trust | 11.3465 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| Blackrock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | 11.4995 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | 11.7382 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | 11.8107 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | 11.8401 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. | 11.3968 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust | 11.6341 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
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Name of Board Member and Board Nominee |
Fund Name |
Number of Common Shares |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member/ Nominee in Family of Investment Companies |
Number of Share Equivalents (1) |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Family of Investment Companies | |||||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust | 10.3441 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund | 19.8518 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. | 21.8324 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | 47.8479 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. | 20.8466 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 38.8364 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Science and Technology Trust | 34.5045 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust | 11.0338 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust | 42.4374 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust | 45.5592 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
J. Phillip Holloman |
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13,467.43 | Over $100,000 | Over $100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 14,952.31 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 18,511.27 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | N/A | N/A | 6,102.52 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
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Name of Board Member and Board Nominee |
Fund Name |
Number of Common Shares |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member/ Nominee in Family of Investment Companies |
Number of Share Equivalents (1) |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Family of Investment Companies | |||||||
R. Glenn Hubbard |
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust | 332.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | Over $100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | 2,576.00 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
97,062.61 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust | 898.00 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
27,073.83 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | 489.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
45,720.57 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust | 550.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
73,612.10 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Core Bond Trust | 729.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. | 122.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | 502.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
70,616.87 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust | 5000.00 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
||||||||||||
| BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | 488.00 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
4,723.05 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. | 908.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
||||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust | 1,450.00 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | 260.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
||||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | 913.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
78,264.90 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | N/A | N/A | 13,244.11 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
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Name of Board Member and Board Nominee |
Fund Name |
Number of Common Shares |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member/ Nominee in Family of Investment Companies |
Number of Share Equivalents (1) |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Family of Investment Companies | |||||||
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | 558.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | 454.00 | $1 - $10,000 |
67,289.03 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | 1485.00 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
W. Carl Kester |
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust | 100 | $1 - $10,000 |
Over $100,000 | N/A | N/A | Over $100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust | 648 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | 425 | $1 - $10,000 |
46,909.68 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust | N/A | N/A | 14,753.63 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 23,786.70 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust | N/A | N/A | 40,196.83 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Core Bond Trust | 1,078 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. | 1,840 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 28,482.08 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | 100 | $1 - $10,000 |
2,155.86 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
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| BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust | 751 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Science and Technology Trust | 133 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
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Name of Board Member and Board Nominee |
Fund Name |
Number of Common Shares |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares in All Funds Overseen or To Be Overseen by the Board Member/ Nominee in Family of Investment Companies |
Number of Share Equivalents (1) |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Family of Investment Companies | |||||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust | 100 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | 239 | $1 - $10,000 |
33,004.72 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. | 1,898 | $10,001 - $50,000 |
3,288.63 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
||||||||||
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | 832 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | 263 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | 440 | $1 - $10,000 |
34,557.79 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | 255 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 831 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | 188 | $1 - $10,000 |
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
Arthur P. Steinmetz |
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7,804.08 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
Over $100,000 | |||||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 8,493.71 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | N/A | N/A | 10,919.00 | Over $100,000 | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | N/A | N/A | 3,355.71 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
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Represents, as of March 31, 2026, the approximate number of share equivalents owned under the deferred compensation plan in the funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex by certain Independent Board Members who have participated in the deferred compensation plan. Under the deferred compensation plan, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR), BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. (CII), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (BGY), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) and BlackRock Limited Duration |
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Income Trust (BLW), along with certain open-end investment companies in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex, are eligible investments. As of March 31, 2026, Ms. Egan did not participate in the deferred compensation plan. |
As of March 31, 2026, all Board Members, Board Nominees and executive officers as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund which they oversee (or are nominated to oversee), and the Chief Financial Officer of each Fund did not own any shares in the Fund.
As of March 31, 2026, none of the Independent Board Members nor their immediate family members had any interest in BlackRock or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock.
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Appendix D – Meetings of the Board
During the most recent full fiscal year for each Fund listed in the table below, the Board met the following number of times:
Fund Name |
Ticker |
Fiscal Year End (1) |
Number of Board Meetings | |||||||
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust |
BBN | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust |
BCAT | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Trust |
BCX | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust |
BDJ | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust |
BGR | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust |
BGT | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust |
BGY | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Core Bond Trust |
BHK | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust |
BHV | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust |
BIT | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. |
BKT | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust |
BLW | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust |
BME | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust |
BMEZ | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust |
BMN | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust |
BOE | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust |
BST | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust |
BSTZ | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust |
BTT | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust |
BTX | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust |
BTZ | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust |
BUI | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. |
CII | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. |
DSU | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
FRA | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. |
HYT | 31-Dec |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. |
MHD | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. |
MIY | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. |
MQY | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. |
MUA | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. |
MUC | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. |
MUJ | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. |
MYI | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. |
MYN | 31-Jul |
8 | |||||||
(1) |
Information is for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year. |
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Appendix E – Committees of the Board
The business and affairs of each Fund are managed by or under the direction of its Board.
Standing Committees
.Audit Committee.
A copy of the Audit Committee Charter for each Fund can be found in the “Corporate Governance” section of the BlackRock .
Closed-End
Fund website at www.blackrock.com
Governance Committee.
The principal responsibilities of the Governance Committee are: (i) identifying individuals qualified to serve as Independent Board Members and recommending Board Nominees that are not “interested persons” of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) for election by shareholders or appointment by the Board; (ii) advising the Board with respect to Board composition, procedures and Committees of the Board (other than the Audit Committee); (iii) overseeing periodic self-assessments of the Board and Committees of the Board (other than the Audit Committee); (iv) reviewing and making recommendations with respect to Independent Board Member compensation; (v) monitoring corporate governance matters and making recommendations in respect thereof to the Board; (vi) acting as the administrative committee with respect to Board policies and procedures, committee policies and procedures (other than the Audit Committee) and codes of ethics as they relate to the Independent Board Members; and (vii) reviewing and making recommendations to the Board in respect of Fund share ownership by the Independent Board Members.
The Governance Committee of each Board seeks to identify individuals to serve on the Board who have a diverse range of viewpoints, qualifications, experiences, backgrounds and skill sets so that the Board will be better suited to fulfill its responsibility of overseeing the Fund’s activities. In so doing, the Governance Committee reviews the size of the Board, the ages of the current Board
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Members and their tenure on the Board, and the skills, background and experiences of the Board Members in light of the issues facing the Fund in determining whether one or more new Board Members should be added to the Board. The Board as a group strives to achieve diversity in terms of gender, race and geographic location. The Governance Committee believes that the Board Members as a group possess the array of skills, experiences and backgrounds necessary to guide the Fund. The Board Members’ biographies included in the Proxy Statement highlight the diversity and breadth of skills, qualifications and expertise that the Board Members bring to the Fund.
Each Governance Committee may consider nominations for Board Members made by the Fund’s shareholders as it deems appropriate. Under each Fund’s
By-laws,
shareholders must follow certain procedures to nominate a person for election as a Board Member at an annual or special meeting, or to introduce an item of business at an annual meeting. Under these advance notice procedures, shareholders must submit the proposed nominee or item of business by delivering a notice to the Secretary of the Fund at its principal executive offices. Each Fund must receive notice of a shareholder’s intention to introduce a nomination or proposed item of business for an annual shareholder meeting not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days before the anniversary of the prior year’s annual shareholder meeting. Assuming that the 2027 annual shareholder meeting of a Fund is held within 25 days of July 22, 2027, the Fund must receive notice pertaining to the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders no earlier than Monday, February 22, 2027 and no later than Wednesday, March 24, 2027. However, if a Fund holds its 2027 annual shareholder meeting on a date that is not within 25 days before or after July 22, 2027, such Fund must receive the notice of a shareholder’s intention to introduce a nomination or proposed item of business not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which the notice of the date of the shareholder meeting was mailed or the public disclosure of the date of the shareholder meeting was made, whichever comes first. Each Fund’s
By-laws
provide that notice of a proposed nomination must include certain information about the shareholder and the nominee, as well as a written consent of the proposed nominee to serve if elected. A notice of a proposed item of business must include a description of and the reasons for bringing the proposed business to the meeting, any material interest of the shareholder in the business, and certain other information about the shareholder. Further, each Fund has adopted Board Member qualification requirements which can be found in each Fund’s
By-laws
and are applicable to all Board Members that may be nominated, elected, appointed, qualified or seated to serve as Board Members. The qualification requirements may include: (i) age limits; (ii) limits on service on other boards; (iii) restrictions on relationships with investment advisers other than BlackRock; and (iv) character and fitness requirements. In addition to not being an “interested person” of the Fund as defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, each Independent Board Member may not be or have certain relationships with a shareholder owning five percent or more of the Fund’s voting securities or owning other percentage ownership interests in investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. Reference is made to each Fund’s By-laws
for more details. A copy of the Governance Committee Charter for each Fund can be found in the “Corporate Governance” section of the BlackRock .
Closed-End
Fund website at www.blackrock.com
Compliance Committee.
sub-advisers
and the Fund’s other third party service providers. The Compliance Committee’s responsibilities include, without limitation: (i) overseeing E-2
the compliance policies and procedures of the Fund and its service providers and recommending changes or additions to such policies and procedures; (ii) reviewing information on and, where appropriate, recommending policies concerning the Fund’s compliance with applicable law; (iii) reviewing information on any significant correspondence with or other actions by regulators or governmental agencies with respect to the Fund and any employee complaints or published reports that raise concerns regarding compliance matters; and (iv) reviewing reports from, overseeing the annual performance review of, and making certain recommendations in respect of the CCO, including, without limitation, determining the amount and structure of the CCO’s compensation. Each Board has adopted a written charter for the Board’s Compliance Committee.
Performance Oversight Committee.
non-fundamental
investment restrictions; (iii) reviewing information on appropriate benchmarks and competitive universes; (iv) reviewing the Fund’s investment performance relative to such benchmarks; (v) reviewing information on unusual or exceptional investment matters; (vi) reviewing whether the Fund has complied with its investment policies and restrictions; and (vii) overseeing policies, procedures and controls regarding valuation of the Fund’s investments. Each Board has adopted a written charter for the Board’s Performance Oversight Committee. Discount Committee.
Securities Lending Committee.
Executive Committee.
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Executive Committee by the Board. Each Board has adopted a written charter for the Board’s Executive Committee.
The Boards currently oversee the Funds’ usage of leverage, including the Funds’ incurrence, refinancing and maintenance of leverage and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, authorize or approve the execution of documentation in respect thereto. The Executive Committee has authority to make any such authorizations or approvals that are required between regular meetings of the Boards.
Each Audit Committee, Governance Committee, Compliance Committee, Performance Oversight Committee, Discount Committee, Securities Lending Committee and Executive Committee met the following number of times for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year:
Ticker |
Fiscal Year End (1) |
Number of Audit Committee Meetings |
Number of Governance Committee Meetings |
Number of Compliance Committee Meetings |
Number of Performance Oversight Committee Meetings |
Number of Discount Committee Meetings |
Number of Securities Lending Committee Meetings |
Number of Executive Committee Meetings |
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BBN |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BCAT |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BCX |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDJ |
31-Dec |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BGR |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BGT |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BGY |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BHK |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BHV |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BIT |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BKT |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BLW |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BME |
31-Dec |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BMEZ |
31-Dec |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BMN |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BOE |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BST |
31-Dec |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BSTZ |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BTT |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BTX |
31-Dec |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BTZ |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BUI |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
CII |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DSU |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
FRA |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HYT |
31-Dec |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MHD |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MIY |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MQY |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MUA |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MUC |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MUJ |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MYI |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MYN |
31-Jul |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) |
Information is for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year. |
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Appendix F – Information Pertaining to the Executive Officers of the Funds
The executive officers of each Fund, their address, their year of birth and their principal occupations during the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period) are shown in the table below. Each executive officer is an “interested person” of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) by virtue of that individual’s position with BlackRock or its affiliates described in the table below.
Name, Address and Year of Birth (1) |
Position(s) Held with Fund |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years | |||
John M. Perlowski 1964 |
Director/Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Annual (President and Chief Executive Officer); Director/Trustee since 2014; President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011 |
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009. | |||
Stephen Minar 1984 |
Vice President |
Annual; Since May 2025 |
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2023; Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018. | |||
Trent Walker 1974 |
Chief Financial Officer |
Annual; Since 2021 |
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019. | |||
Jay M. Fife 1970 |
Treasurer |
Annual; Since 2007 |
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007. | |||
Aaron Wasserman 1974 |
Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) |
Annual ;Since 2023 |
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the iShares Complex since 2023; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock-advised funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the iShares Complex from 2014 to 2023. | |||
Janey Ahn 1975 |
Secretary |
Annual; Since 2012 |
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018. | |||
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The address of each executive officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. |
With the exception of the CCO, executive officers receive no compensation from the Funds. The Funds compensate the CCO for his services as their CCO.
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Appendix G – Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees
to Independent Registered Public Accountants
Audit Fees and Audit-Related Fees
Audit Fees |
Audit-Related Fees | |||||||||
Fund |
Fiscal Year End |
Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) |
Prior Fiscal Year to Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) |
Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) |
Prior Fiscal Year to Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | |||||
BBN |
31-Dec |
36,593 | 36,414 | 2,300 | 2,000 | |||||
BCAT |
31-Dec |
78,310 | 77,928 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BCX |
31-Dec |
43,358 | 43,146 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BDJ |
31-Dec |
38,130 | 37,944 | 2,300 | 2,000 | |||||
BGR |
31-Dec |
38,130 | 37,944 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BGT |
31-Dec |
73,083 | 72,726 | 2,300 | 2,000 | |||||
BGY |
31-Dec |
51,763 | 51,510 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BHK |
31-Dec |
78,413 | 78,030 | 6,900 | 2,000 | |||||
BHV |
31-Jul |
17,118 | 17,034 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BIT |
31-Dec |
60,475 | 60,180 | 20,050 | 4,000 | |||||
BKT |
31-Dec |
41,820 | 41,616 | 33,050 | 2,000 | |||||
BLW |
31-Dec |
78,310 | 77,928 | 6,900 | 2,000 | |||||
BME |
31-Dec |
54,018 | 53,754 | 2,300 | 2,000 | |||||
BMEZ |
31-Dec |
54,018 | 53,754 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BMN |
31-Dec |
33,108 | 32,946 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BOE |
31-Dec |
51,763 | 51,510 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BST |
31-Dec |
64,678 | 64,362 | 2,300 | 2,000 | |||||
BSTZ |
31-Dec |
64,780 | 64,464 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BTT |
31-Jul |
28,900 | 28,764 | 6,500 | 0 | |||||
BTX |
31-Dec |
54,018 | 53,754 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BTZ |
31-Dec |
45,203 | 44,982 | 0 | 0 | |||||
BUI |
31-Dec |
38,130 | 37,944 | 6,900 | 2,000 | |||||
CII |
31-Dec |
38,130 | 37,944 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DSU |
31-Dec |
78,310 | 77,928 | 2,300 | 2,000 | |||||
FRA |
31-Dec |
73,083 | 72,726 | 6,900 | 0 | |||||
HYT |
31-Dec |
83,538 | 83,130 | 2,300 | 2,000 | |||||
MHD |
31-Jul |
32,698 | 32,538 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MIY |
31-Jul |
32,698 | 32,538 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MQY |
31-Jul |
32,698 | 32,538 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MUA |
31-Jul |
27,675 | 27,540 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
MUC |
31-Jul |
32,698 | 32,538 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MUJ |
31-Jul |
32,698 | 32,538 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MYI |
31-Jul |
32,698 | 32,538 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MYN |
31-Jul |
32,698 | 32,538 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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Tax Fees and All Other Fees
Tax Fees (1) |
All Other Fees (2) | |||||||||
Fund |
Fiscal Year End |
Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) |
Prior Fiscal Year to Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) |
Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) |
Prior Fiscal Year to Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | |||||
BBN |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,600 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BCAT |
31-Dec |
37,000 | 26,464 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BCX |
31-Dec |
18,700 | 18,688 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BDJ |
31-Dec |
28,100 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BGR |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BGT |
31-Dec |
16,700 | 16,700 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BGY |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BHK |
31-Dec |
18,100 | 18,100 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BHV |
31-Jul |
9,600 | 9,568 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BIT |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,600 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BKT |
31-Dec |
8,800 | 8,800 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BLW |
31-Dec |
19,100 | 19,100 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BME |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BMEZ |
31-Dec |
23,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BMN |
31-Dec |
17,160 | 15,100 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BOE |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BST |
31-Dec |
54,600 | 54,648 (3) |
388 | 0 | |||||
BSTZ |
31-Dec |
54,600 | 54,648 (3) |
388 | 0 | |||||
BTT |
31-Jul |
15,600 | 15,600 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BTX |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BTZ |
31-Dec |
24,200 | 24,200 | 388 | 0 | |||||
BUI |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
CII |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,648 | 388 | 0 | |||||
DSU |
31-Dec |
17,600 | 17,600 | 388 | 0 | |||||
FRA |
31-Dec |
15,300 | 15,300 | 388 | 0 | |||||
HYT |
31-Dec |
42,600 | 17,600 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MHD |
31-Jul |
15,600 | 15,600 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MIY |
31-Jul |
15,600 | 15,600 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MQY |
31-Jul |
19,700 | 19,656 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MUA |
31-Jul |
14,600 | 14,560 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MUC |
31-Jul |
21,700 | 21,736 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MUJ |
31-Jul |
16,600 | 16,640 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MYI |
31-Jul |
30,000 | 29,952 | 388 | 0 | |||||
MYN |
31-Jul |
21,700 | 21,736 | 388 | 0 | |||||
(1) |
All Tax Fees consist solely of fees relating to services provided for tax compliance and/or tax preparation. |
(2) |
The Other Fees represent each Fund’s allocable share of the fees paid for issuance of Compliance Attestation Reports pursuant to Rule 38a-1. While the amount paid by the Funds is allocated evenly across all Funds in existence during the period when the applicable services were performed, such amount is not reflected for those Funds whose fiscal year ended prior to the invoice for the services being received. |
(3) |
Includes fees for the Fund and the Fund’s subsidiary or subsidiaries. |
(4) |
Includes fees for tax services required for completion of additional Canadian tax forms and correspondence with Canadian Revenue Authority related to a tender offer opportunity for positions held in the Luxembourg subsidiary. |
G-2
Aggregate
Non-Audit
Fees for Services Provided to Each Fund and its Affiliated Service Providers Pre-Approved
by the Audit Committee: Aggregate Non-Audit Feesfor Pre-Approved Services to Each Fund and its Affiliated Service Provider* | ||||||
Fund |
Fiscal Year End |
Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) |
Prior Fiscal Year to Most Recent Fiscal Year ($) | |||
BBN |
31-Dec |
20,288 | 19,600 | |||
BCAT |
31-Dec |
37,388 | 26,464 | |||
BCX |
31-Dec |
19,088 | 18,688 | |||
BDJ |
31-Dec |
30,788 | 19,648 | |||
BGR |
31-Dec |
17,988 | 17,648 | |||
BGT |
31-Dec |
19,388 | 18,700 | |||
BGY |
31-Dec |
17,988 | 17,648 | |||
BHK |
31-Dec |
25,388 | 20,100 | |||
BHV |
31-Jul |
9,988 | 9,568 | |||
BIT (1) |
31-Dec |
38,038 | 21,600 | |||
BKT |
31-Dec |
42,238 | 10,800 | |||
BLW |
31-Dec |
26,388 | 21,100 | |||
BME |
31-Dec |
20,288 | 19,648 | |||
BMEZ |
31-Dec |
23,988 | 17,648 | |||
BMN |
31-Dec |
17,548 | 15,100 | |||
BOE |
31-Dec |
17,988 | 17,648 | |||
BST |
31-Dec |
57,288 | 56,648 (2) | |||
BSTZ |
31-Dec |
54,988 | 54,648 (2) | |||
BTT |
31-Jul |
22,488 | 15,600 | |||
BTX |
31-Dec |
17,988 | 17,648 | |||
BTZ |
31-Dec |
24,588 | 24,200 | |||
BUI |
31-Dec |
24,888 | 19,648 | |||
CII |
31-Dec |
17,988 | 17,648 | |||
DSU |
31-Dec |
20,288 | 19,600 | |||
FRA |
31-Dec |
22,588 | 15,300 | |||
HYT |
31-Dec |
45,288 | 19,600 | |||
MHD |
31-Jul |
15,988 | 15,600 | |||
MIY |
31-Jul |
20,088 | 15,600 | |||
MQY |
31-Jul |
16,988 | 19,656 | |||
MUA |
31-Jul |
22,488 | 16,560 | |||
MUC |
31-Jul |
15,988 | 21,736 | |||
MUJ |
31-Jul |
22,088 | 16,640 | |||
MYI |
31-Jul |
16,988 | 29,952 | |||
MYN |
31-Jul |
30,388 | 21,736 | |||
| * | Reflects the sum of the fees shown above under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees,” and “All Other Fees” with respect to each Fund. Non-audit fees of $2,149,000 and $2,149,000 for the calendar years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, were paid in their entirety by BlackRock, in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of each Fund and of other BlackRock open-end and closed-end funds primarily for a service organization controls review and, secondarily, a subscription to the Deloitte Accounting Research Tool. These amounts represent the aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not specifically allocated on a per fund basis. |
(1) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31 effective December 31, 2023. Accordingly, the Fund’s fiscal year prior to most recent fiscal year consists of the two months ended December 31, 2023 |
(2) |
Includes fees for the Fund and the Fund’s subsidiary or subsidiaries. |
(3) |
Includes fees for tax services required for completion of additional Canadian tax forms and correspondence with Canadian Revenue Authority related to a tender offer opportunity for positions held in the Luxembourg subsidiary. |
G-3
Appendix H – 5% Beneficial Share Ownership
To the best knowledge of each Fund, based on filings made on or before April 30, 2026 (unless otherwise indicated), the following persons beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the class of the Funds indicated as of April 30, 2026 (unless otherwise indicated):
Fund |
Investor |
Address |
Common Shares Held |
Common Shares % Held |
Preferred Shares Held |
Preferred Shares % Held | ||||||
BBN |
Morgan Stanley (1) |
1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 |
4,895,082 | 7.90% | — | — | ||||||
Sit Investment (2) Associates, Inc. |
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
6,322,435 | 10.20% | — | — | |||||||
BCX |
Wells Fargo & Company | 333 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
4,101,251 | 5.40% | — | — | ||||||
BGT |
First Trust Portfolio L.P. (3) |
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 |
1,302,946 | 5.12% | — | — | ||||||
BGY |
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 1415 Vantage Park Drive, Charlotte, NC 28203 | 6,731,853 | 7.40% | — | — | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley (1) |
1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 |
8,911,522 | 9.80% | — | — | |||||||
BHV |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
— | — | VRDP: 116 |
VRDP: 100% | ||||||
BHK |
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (2) |
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
10,052,357 | 13.90% | — | — | ||||||
BIT |
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (2) |
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
5,050,265 | 8.90% | — | — | ||||||
BKT |
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (4) |
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
3,438,076 | 14.20% | — | — | ||||||
| First Trust Portfolio L.P. (3) |
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 |
1,251,540 | 5.15% | — | — | |||||||
| Karpus Investment Management | 183 Sully’s Trail Pittsford, New York 14534 |
1,861,660 | 5.75% | — | — | |||||||
BLW |
Morgan Stanley (1) |
1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 |
4,413,619 | 12.40% | — | — | ||||||
BME |
Nova R Wealth, Inc. | 6711 West 121st Street, Suite 105, Overland Park, KS 66209 |
582,784 | 5.37% | — | — | ||||||
BMEZ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. (5) |
405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor New York, New York 10174 |
20,750,913 | 19.98% | — | — | ||||||
BMN |
Morgan Stanley (1) |
1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 |
799,456 | 13.00% | — | — | ||||||
| Bank of America, N.A. | One Bryant Park, 1111 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10036 |
— | — | VRDP: 500 |
VRDP: 100% | |||||||
H-1
Fund |
Investor |
Address |
Common Shares Held |
Common Shares % Held |
Preferred Shares Held |
Preferred Shares % Held | ||||||
BOE |
Morgan Stanley (1) |
1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 |
4,928,584 | 8.20% | — | — | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley / Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (6) |
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98104 | 2,891,173 | 5.10% | — | — | |||||||
| First Trust Portfolio L.P. (3) |
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 |
2,827,629 | 5.09% | — | — | |||||||
BSTZ |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. (5) |
405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor New York, New York 10174 |
5,458,908 | 7.94% | — | — | ||||||
BTT |
Barclays Capital Inc. |
745 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019 |
— | — | VRDP: 7,500 |
VRDP: 100.00% | ||||||
| Karpus Investment Management | 183 Sully’s Trail Pittsford, New York 14534 | 4,407,881 | 6.91% | — | — | |||||||
BTZ |
Bank of America Corporation | 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 |
4,904,167 | 5.30% | — | — | ||||||
| Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (2) |
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
6,057,432 | 6.49% | — | — | |||||||
DSU |
Morgan Stanley (1) |
1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 |
3,722,815 | 7.60% | — | — | ||||||
| First Trust Portfolio L.P. (3) |
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 |
3,720,682 | 5.16% | — | — | |||||||
FRA |
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC | 1033 Skokie Blvd. Suite 470 Northbrook, IL 60062 | 2,151,101 | 5.78% | — | — | ||||||
| First Trust Portfolio L.P. (3) |
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 |
1,899,169 | 5.37% | — | — | |||||||
HYT |
First Trust Portfolio L.P. (3) |
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187 |
8,075,422 | 5.05% | — | — | ||||||
MHD |
Karpus Investment Management | 183 Sully’s Trail Pittsford, New York 14534 |
19,267,035 | 11.03% | — | — | ||||||
| RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC | 360 S. Rosemary Avenue, Ste. 1420 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 |
4,084,819 | 7.66% | — | — | |||||||
| DNT Asset Trust | 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus Ohio 43240 | — | — | VMTP: 7,178 |
VMTP: 100% | |||||||
MIY |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
— | — | VRDP: 2,319 |
VRDP: 100% | ||||||
MQY |
Morgan Stanley (1) |
1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 |
3,636,410 | 5.10% | — | — | ||||||
Bank of America, N.A. |
One Bryant Park, 1111 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10036 |
— | — | VRDP: 3,978 |
VRDP: 46.90% | |||||||
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
— | — | VRDP: 2,251 |
VRDP: 26.54% | |||||||
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281-8098 |
— | — | VRDP: 2,252 |
VRDP: 26.55% | |||||||
H-2
Fund |
Investor |
Address |
Common Shares Held |
Common Shares % Held |
Preferred Shares Held |
Preferred Shares % Held | ||||||
MUA |
Bank of America, N.A. | One Bryant Park, 1111 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10036 |
— | — | VRDP: 2,510 |
VRDP: 100% | ||||||
MUC |
Karpus Investment Management* | 183 Sully’s Trail Pittsford, New York 14534 |
5,499,675 | 4.40% | — | — | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
745 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019 |
— | — | VRDP: 6,977 |
VRDP: 100% | |||||||
MUJ |
Bank of America, N.A. | One Bryant Park, 1111 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10036 |
— | — | VRDP: 4,171 |
VRDP: 100% | ||||||
MYN |
Karpus Investment Management | 183 Sully’s Trail Pittsford, New York 14534 |
2,548,110 | 6.65% | — | — | ||||||
| Bank of America, N.A. | One Bryant Park, 1111 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10036 |
— | — | VRDP: 3,040 |
VRDP: 60.20% | |||||||
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
— | — | VRDP: 2,010 |
VRDP: 39.80% | |||||||
MYI |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
— | — | VRDP: 5,877 |
VRDP: 100% | ||||||
| * | This filing is now below 5% and will be removed from the next report. |
(1) |
Morgan Stanley filed a Schedule 13G/A jointly with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. |
(2) |
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G or 13G/A jointly with Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC. |
(3) |
First Trust Portfolios L.P. filed a Schedule 13G jointly with First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation. |
(4) |
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G and 13D/A jointly with Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC. |
(5) |
Saba Capital Management, L.P. filed a Schedule 13D/A jointly with Saba Capital Management GP, LLC and Boaz R. Weinstein. |
(6) |
Morgan Stanley filed a Schedule 13G jointly with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. |
H-3
CECL_0726
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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT! BlackRock Closed-End Funds Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026. e Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at: https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-35156 FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. BlackRock Floating Rate Inc Strategies Fund, Inc. BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust Please detach at perforation before mailing. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” EACH BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X Proposal 1. To Elect Board Member Nominees: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s) mark the “For All Except” and write the nominee number on the line provided. 01. Lorenzo A. Flores 02. Stayce D. Harris 03. Cynthia L. Egan FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL ALL ALL EXCEPT ALL ALL EXCEPT 01 BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 02 BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 03 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 04 BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 05 BlackRock Floating Rate Inc Strategies Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 06 BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 07 BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 08 BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box Scanner bar code xxxxxxxxxxxxxx BCB3 35156 xxxxxxxx
BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS PO Box 43131 Providence, RI 02940-3131 EASY VOTING OPTION: Please detach at perforation before mailing. PROXY BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2026 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES PREFERRED SHARES The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife, Jonathan Diorio and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the shares of the Funds that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each of the Funds listed on the reverse side to be held on July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), or at any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. The validity of this proxy is governed by Delaware or Maryland law, as applicable. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders. THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF THIS PROXY IS EXECUTED BUT NO INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED AT THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx code
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT! BlackRock Closed-End Funds Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026. The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at: https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-35156 FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust BlackRock MuniHoldings CA Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniHoldings NJ Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield MI Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield NY Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock VA Municipal Bond Trust Please detach at perforation before mailing. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” EACH BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X Proposal 1. To Elect Board Member Nominees: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s) mark the “For All Except” and write the nominee number on the line provided. 01. Lorenzo A. Flores 02. R. Glenn Hubbard 03. John M. Perlowski04. W. Carl Kester FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL ALL ALL EXCEPT ALL ALL EXCEPT 01 BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 02 BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 03 BlackRock MuniHoldings CA Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 04 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 05 BlackRock MuniHoldings NJ Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 06 BlackRock MuniYield MI Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 07 BlackRock MuniYield NY Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 08 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 09 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 10 BlackRock VA Municipal Bond Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box Scanner bar code xxxxxxxxxxxxxx BCB2 35156 xxxxxxxx
BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS PO Box 43131 Providence, RI 02940-3131 EASY VOTING OPTIONS: Please detach at perforation before mailing. PROXYBLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2026 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES COMMON SHARES The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife, Jonathan Diorio and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the shares of the Funds that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each of the Funds listed on the reverse side to be held on July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), or at any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in a virtual meeting format only, at the following Website: meetnow.global/MDHQQK2. To attend and participate in the virtual Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The validity of this proxy is governed by Delaware or Maryland law, as applicable. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders. THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF THIS PROXY IS EXECUTED BUT NO INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED AT THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF. VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503 BCB_35156_C4_042126 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxcode
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT! BlackRock Closed-End Funds Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026. The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at: https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-35156 FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust BlackRock Science and Technology Trust BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opp Trust Please detach at perforation before mailing. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” EACH BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X Proposal 1. To Elect Board Member Nominees: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s) mark the “For All Except” and write the nominee number on the line provided. 01. Lorenzo A. Flores 02. R. Glenn Hubbard 03. John M. Perlowski04. W. Carl Kester FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL ALL ALL EXCEPT ALL ALL EXCEPT 01 BlackRock Core Bond Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 02 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 03 BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 04 BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 05 BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 06 BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 07 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 08 BlackRock Health Sciences Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 09 BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 10 BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 11 BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 12 BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 13 BlackRock Science and Technology Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 14 BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 15 BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opp Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box Scanner bar code xxxxxxxxxxxxxx BCB4 35156 xxxxxxxx
BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS PO Box 43131 Providence, RI 02940-3131 EASY VOTING OPTIONS: Please detach at perforation before mailing. PROXY BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2026 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES COMMON SHARES The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife, Jonathan Diorio and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the shares of the Funds that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each of the Funds listed on the reverse side to be held on July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), or at any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in a virtual meeting format only, at the following Website: meetnow.global/MDHQQK2. To attend and participate in the virtual Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The validity of this proxy is governed by Delaware or Maryland law, as applicable. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders. THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF THIS PROXY IS EXECUTED BUT NO INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED AT THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF. VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503 BCB_35156_C-C3_050426 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx code
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT! BlackRock Closed-End Funds Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026. The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at: https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-35156 FUNDS FUNDS FUNDS BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust BlackRock MuniHoldings CA Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniHoldings NJ Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield MI Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield NY Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. BlackRock VA Municipal Bond Trust Please detach at perforation before mailing. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” EACH BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X Proposal 1. To Elect Board Member Nominees: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s) mark the “For All Except” and write the nominee number on the line provided. 01. Lorenzo A. Flores 02. R. Glenn Hubbard 03. John M. Perlowski FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL ALL ALL EXCEPT ALL ALL EXCEPT 01 BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 02 BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ 03 BlackRock MuniHoldings CA Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 04 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 05 BlackRock MuniHoldings NJ Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 06 BlackRock MuniYield MI Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 07 BlackRock MuniYield NY Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 08 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 09 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. ☐ ☐ ☐ 10 BlackRock VA Municipal Bond Trust ☐ ☐ ☐ Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box Scanner bar codexxxxxxxxxxxxxx BCB1 35156 xxxxxxxx
BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS PO Box 43131 Providence, RI 02940-3131 EASY VOTING OPTIONS: Please detach at perforation before mailing. PROXY BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2026 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
COMMON SHARES The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife, Jonathan Diorio and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the shares of BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust listed on the reverse side to be held on July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), or at any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in a virtual meeting format only, at the following Website: meetnow.global/MDHQQK2. To attend and participate in the virtual Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The validity of this proxy is governed by Maryland law. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders. THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF THIS PROXY IS EXECUTED BUT NO INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED AT THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF. VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503 BMN_35156_NonSM_050526 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx code
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT! BlackRock Closed-End Funds Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026. The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at: https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-35156 FUND BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust Please detach at perforation before mailing. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” EACH BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X Proposal 1. To Elect Board Member Nominees: 01. Lorenzo A. Flores 02. Stayce D. Harris INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark the box “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and write the nominee’s number on the line provided. Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box Scanner bar code xxxxxxxxxxxxxx BMN1 35156 xxxxxxxx
BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS PO Box 43131 Providence, RI 02940-3131 EASY VOTING OPTION: Please detach at perforation before mailing. PROXY BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2026 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PREFERRED SHARES The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife, Jonathan Diorio and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the shares of BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust listed on the reverse side to be held on July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), or at any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. The validity of this proxy is governed by Maryland law. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders. THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF THIS PROXY IS EXECUTED BUT NO INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED AT THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF. BMN_35156_NonSM_Pref_050526 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx code
EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT! BlackRock Closed-End Funds Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 22, 2026. The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at: https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-35156 FUND BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust Please detach at perforation before mailing. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” EACH BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X Proposal 1. To Elect Board Member Nominees: 01. Lorenzo A. Flores 02. Stayce D. Harris 03. Cynthia L. Egan INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark the box “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and write the nominee’s number on the line provided. Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box Scanner bar code xxxxxxxxxx BMN2 35156 xxxxxxxx