BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust DEFA14A, filed Mar 28, 2025
BlackRock Technology & Private Equity Term Trust (BTX)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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BLACKROCK TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVATE EQUITY TERM TRUST
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Your Vote Matters |
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| BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (NYSE: BTX)
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| Why am I receiving this letter?
You are a shareholder of BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (BTX) (the “Fund”) entitled to vote at the upcoming shareholder meeting on April 17, 2025.
Vote now to stop receiving solicitation notices and reduce costs for your Fund.
What am I voting on?
BTX recently updated its investment strategy to focus on the Technology sector and private equity investments.
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Vote online
By scanning the QR code or using the website provided on your enclosed proxy card and following the simple instructions
Vote by phone
By calling the toll-free number on YOUR enclosed proxy card and following the simple instructions
Vote by mail
By completing and returning YOUR enclosed proxy card in the postage paid envelope provided
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Proposal 1 is to permit the Fund to concentrate its investments in one or more industries within the Technology sector.
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Proposal 2 is to provide the Fund greater flexibility to pursue its revised principal investment strategies by changing the Fund’s diversification status from diversified to non-diversified (as those terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940). | |||||
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How does the Board recommend that I vote?
The Board of the Fund unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” each Proposal.
If you have any questions on how to vote or about the proposals to be voted on, please contact Georgeson LLC at 1-866-529-6605
The proxy materials previously sent to you contain important information; please read them carefully. Copies of the Proxy Statement are available for free on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or by visiting WWW.PROXY-DIRECT.COM/BLK-34377 or by calling Georgeson LLC, BTX’s proxy solicitor, toll free at 1-866-529-6605.
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