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BLACKROCK PROXY STATEMENT CLASSIFIED BOARD

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BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

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June 13, 2014

Dear Shareholder:

A joint annual meeting of the BlackRock Closed-End Funds listed in Appendix A to the enclosed joint proxy statement (each, a “Fund”) will be held at the offices of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52^nd Street, 11^th Floor, New York, NY 10055, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), to consider and vote on the proposal discussed in the enclosed joint proxy statement.

The purpose of the meeting is to seek shareholder approval of the four nominees named in the enclosed joint proxy statement to the Boards of Directors or Trustees (each, a “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each Fund. Each Board has unanimously approved the four nominees named in the enclosed joint proxy statement on behalf of its Fund (the “Board Nominees”), subject to approval by each 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, are familiar with the Funds and their investment advisers and that their election is in your best interest.

The Board Members responsible for your Fund recommend that you vote “FOR” the Board Nominees for your Fund. In connection with your vote, we urge you to read the full text of the enclosed joint proxy statement.

Your vote is important. If you are a record holder of a Fund’s shares and plan to attend the meeting in person, in order to gain admission you must show valid photographic identification, such as your driver’s license or passport. If you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker or other nominee, and plan to attend the meeting in person, in order to gain admission you must show valid photographic identification, such as your driver’s license or passport, and satisfactory proof of ownership of shares in a Fund, such as your voting instruction form (or a copy thereof) or a letter from your bank, broker or other nominee or broker’s statement indicating ownership as of the record date, June 3, 2014. If you hold your shares of a Fund in a brokerage account or through a bank or other nominee, you will not be able to vote in person at the annual meeting unless you have previously requested and obtained a “legal proxy” from your broker, bank or other nominee and present it at the annual meeting. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please promptly follow the enclosed instructions to submit voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet. 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.

You have received this joint proxy statement because you were a shareholder of record of at least one of the Funds listed in Appendix A on June 3, 2014. Certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds not listed in Appendix A will also hold their annual meetings at the place and on the date stated above, but at a different time. If you were also a shareholder of record on June 3, 2014 of one or more of those other funds, you will receive a separate proxy statement and proxy card(s) relating to those funds. Please be certain to vote by telephone or via the Internet 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, please call Georgeson Inc., the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies, at 1-866-328-5445.

Sincerely,

Janey Ahn

Secretary of the Funds

40 East 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10022

(800) 882-0052

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

Why am I receiving the joint proxy statement?

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 on pages 5 and 6 of the joint proxy statement identifies the Board Nominees for each Fund.

How do the Boards of the Funds recommend that I vote?

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” each Board Nominee.

How do I vote my shares?

You can provide voting instructions 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 BlackRock Closed-End Funds (the “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials”), or by going to the Internet address provided on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card(s) and following the instructions. Alternatively, if you received your proxy card(s) by mail, you can vote your shares by signing and dating the proxy card(s) and mailing it (them) in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

You may also attend the meeting and vote by ballot in person; however, even if you intend to do so, we encourage you to provide voting instructions by one of the methods discussed above.

If you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker or other nominee, and plan to attend the meeting in person, in order to gain admission you must show valid photographic identification, such as your driver’s license or passport, and satisfactory proof of ownership of shares in a Fund, such as your voting instruction form (or a copy thereof) or a letter from your bank, broker or other nominee or broker’s statement indicating ownership as of the Record Date. If you hold your shares of a Fund in a brokerage account or through a bank or other nominee, you will not be able to vote in person at the annual meeting unless you have previously requested and obtained a “legal proxy” from your broker, bank or other nominee and present it at the annual meeting. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please promptly follow the enclosed instructions to submit voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet. 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.

Will my vote make a difference?

Your vote is very important and can make a difference in the governance and management of your Fund(s), no matter how many shares you own. Your vote can help ensure that the Board Nominees will be elected. We encourage all shareholders to participate in the governance of their Fund(s).

Are the Funds paying for the cost of the joint proxy statement?

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 costs, such as legal expenses and auditor fees, incurred in connection with the preparation of the joint 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 Funds.

The Funds and BlackRock, Inc. have retained Georgeson Inc. (“Georgeson”), 480 Washington Blvd, 26^th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07310, 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 $106,000 for such services (including reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses).

Whom do I call if I have questions?

If you need more information, or have any questions about voting, please call Georgeson, the Funds’ proxy solicitor, at 1-866-328-5445.

Please vote now. Your vote is important.

To avoid the wasteful and unnecessary expense of further solicitation(s), we urge you to indicate your voting instructions on the proxy card(s), and if voting 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 or via the Internet, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. If your shares 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 13, 2014

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 30, 2014

A joint annual meeting of the shareholders of the BlackRock Closed-End Funds identified below (each, a “Fund”) will be held at the offices of BlackRock Advisors, LLC, Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52^nd Street, 11^th Floor, New York, NY 10055, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), to consider and vote on the proposal, as more fully described in the accompanying joint proxy statement:

PROPOSAL 1.

To elect to the Board (defined below) of your Fund(s) the four nominees 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 shareholder approval of the four nominees named in the accompanying joint proxy statement to the Boards of Directors or Trustees (each, a “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each Fund. Each Board has unanimously approved the four nominees on behalf of its Fund (the “Board Nominees”), subject to approval by 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 are familiar with the Funds and their investment advisers and that their election is in your best interest.

Your Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” 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 June 3, 2014 are entitled to vote at the meeting and at any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof.

If you owned shares in more than one Fund as of June 3, 2014, you may receive more than one proxy card. Certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds will also hold their annual meetings at the place and on the date stated above, but not at the same time. If you were also a shareholder of record on June 3, 2014 of one or more of those other funds, you will receive a separate proxy statement and proxy card(s) relating to those funds. Please be certain to vote by telephone or via the Internet 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, please call Georgeson Inc., the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies, at 1-866-328-5445.

By Order of the Boards,

Janey Ahn

Secretary of the Funds

40 East 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10022

(800) 882-0052

BlackRock Closed-End Funds

Holding Annual Meetings of Shareholders on July 30, 2014


Name of Fund		Ticker
BlackRock Build America Bond Trust		BBN
BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust		BJZ
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust		BFZ
BlackRock Core Bond Trust		BHK
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust		BTZ
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust		BHL
BlackRock Dividend Income Trust		BQY
BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust		BQR
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust		BGR
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust		BDJ
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust		BGT
BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust		BFO
BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust		BOE
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust		BME
BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.		BNA
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.		BKT
BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust		BGY
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.		BKN
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust		BLW
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust		BTA
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust		BZM
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust		BIT
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.		MUA
BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust		BPK
BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust		BKK
BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust		BIE
BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust		BBK
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust		BAF
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust		BBF
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust		BYM
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust		BFK
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II		BLE
BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust		BTT
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust		BLJ
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust		BNJ
BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust		BLH
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust		BQH
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust		BSE
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust		BNY
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II		BFY
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust		BCF
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust		BCX
BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust		BUI
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust		BHV
The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust		BPS
The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust		BSD

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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JOINT PROXY STATEMENT		1

SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL AND FUNDS VOTING		5

PROPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES		7

VOTE REQUIRED AND MANNER OF VOTING PROXIES		18

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM		20

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION		22

Appendix A – Fund Information		A-1

Appendix B – Compensation of the Board Members		B-1

Appendix C – Equity Securities Owned by Board Members and Board Nominees		C-1

Appendix D – Meetings of the Boards		D-1

Appendix E – Standing Committees of the Boards		E-1

Appendix F – Executive Officers of the Funds		F-1

Appendix G – Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees to Independent Registered Public Accountants		G-1

Appendix H – 5% Beneficial Share Ownership		H-1

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

July 30, 2014

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,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of each BlackRock Closed-End Fund listed in Appendix A of this Proxy Statement (each, a “Fund”). The proxies will be voted at the joint annual meeting of shareholders of the Funds and at any and all adjournments, postponements or delays thereof. The meeting will be held at the offices of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52^nd Street, 11^th Floor, New York, NY 10055, on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time). The meeting will be held for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on July 30, 2014.

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 a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, will commence on or about June 13, 2014.

Each Fund listed in Appendix A to this Proxy Statement is organized as a Maryland corporation (each, a “Maryland Corporation”) or a Delaware statutory trust (each, a “Delaware Trust”). The Maryland Corporations and Delaware Trusts are closed-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). A list identifying each Fund as a Maryland Corporation or a Delaware Trust is set forth in Appendix A.

Shareholders of record of a Fund as of the close of business on June 3, 2014 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at that Fund’s joint meeting of shareholders. Shareholders of the Funds are entitled to one vote for each share held, with no shares having cumulative voting rights. Holders of the auction market preferred shares or auction preferred shares (collectively, “AMPS”) of each of the Funds identified in Appendix A as having AMPS outstanding (collectively, the “AMPS Funds”), holders of variable rate muni term preferred shares (collectively, the “VMTP Shares”) of each of the Funds identified in Appendix A as having VMTP Shares outstanding (collectively, the “VMTP Funds”), holders of remarketable variable rate muni term preferred shares (collectively, the “RVMTP Shares”) of each of the Funds identified in Appendix A as having RVMTP Shares outstanding (collectively, the “RVMTP Funds”), and holders of variable rate demand preferred shares (collectively, the “VRDP Shares” and collectively with the AMPS, VMTP Shares and RVMTP Shares, the “Preferred Shares”) of each of the Funds identified in Appendix A as having VRDP Shares outstanding (collectively, the “VRDP Funds” and collectively with the AMPS Funds, VMTP Funds and RVMTP Funds, the “Preferred Funds”) will have equal voting rights with the shares of common stock or common shares of beneficial interest (collectively, the “Common Shares”) of the Preferred Funds and will vote together with the holders of Common Shares as a single class on each nominee to the Board of the 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. The Board Members representing holders of Preferred Shares are Class I and Class II Board Members and only Class I 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.”

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 Appendix A. Except as set forth in Appendix H, to the knowledge of each Fund, as of April 30, 2014, no person was the beneficial owner of more than five percent of a class of a Fund’s outstanding shares.

The Fund(s) in which you owned shares on the Record Date is named on the proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you owned shares in more than one Fund on the Record Date, you may receive more than one proxy card. 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 or via the Internet, please vote on the proposal affecting EACH Fund you own. If you vote by telephone or via the Internet, 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 into the voting website and confirm that your voting instructions are properly recorded.

All properly executed proxies received prior to the meeting will be voted at the meeting. 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 “FOR” the proposal. Shareholders who execute proxies or provide voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet 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 meeting and voting in person by ballot, 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 or other intermediary, please consult your bank or intermediary regarding your ability to revoke voting instructions after such instructions have been provided.

Certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds not listed in Appendix A will also hold their annual meetings at the place and date stated above, but not at the same time. If you were also a shareholder of record on the Record Date of one or more of those other funds, you will receive a separate proxy statement and proxy card(s) relating to those funds.

If you are a record holder of a Fund’s shares and plan to attend the meeting in person, in order to gain admission you must show valid photographic identification, such as your driver’s license or passport. If you hold your shares of a Fund through a bank, broker or other nominee, and plan to attend the meeting in person, in order to gain admission you must show valid photographic identification, such as your driver’s license or passport, and satisfactory proof of ownership of shares in a Fund, such as your voting instruction form (or a copy thereof) or a letter from your bank, broker or other nominee or broker’s statement indicating ownership as of the Record Date. If you hold your shares of a Fund in a brokerage account or through a bank or other nominee, you will not be able to vote in person at the annual meeting unless you have previously requested and obtained a “legal proxy” from your broker, bank or other nominee and present it at the annual meeting. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please promptly follow the enclosed instructions to submit voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet. 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.

For directions to the meeting, please contact Georgeson Inc., the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies, at 1-866-328-5445.

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 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809, or by calling toll free at 1-800-882-0052. 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 www.sec.gov.

BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) updates performance data for the Funds, as well as certain other data for Funds that are municipal funds, on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com. Investors and others are advised to periodically check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

Please note that only one annual or semi-annual report or 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 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 Delaware address and phone number set forth 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 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 or via the Internet. 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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR

THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON JULY 30, 2014

The Proxy Statement is available at www.proxy-direct.com/blk-25670

BlackRock Closed-End Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

(800) 882-0052

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⁾

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

BBN

BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BJZ

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust

BFZ

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

BHK

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

BTZ

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

BHL

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

BQY

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

BQR

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

BGR

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

BDJ

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

BGT

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BFO

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

BOE

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

BME

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

BNA

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

BKT

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

BGY

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

BKN

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

BLW

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

BTA

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

BZM

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

BIT

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

MUA

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BPK

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BKK

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

BIE

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

BBK

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

BAF

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust

BBF

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

BYM

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

BFK

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

BLE

BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust

BTT

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

BLJ

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

BNJ

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BLH

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

BQH

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

BSE

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

BNY

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

BFY

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

BCF

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

BCX

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

BUI

Fund Name

Ticker

Class I⁽¹⁾

Class II

Class III

Preferred
Shares
Nominees
Standing for
Election⁽²⁾

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

BHV

The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

BPS

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

BSD

⁽¹⁾

The Class I Board Nominees are Paul L. Audet, Michael J. Castellano, R. Glenn Hubbard and W. Carl Kester. For AMPS Funds, Paul L. Audet, Michael J. Castellano and R. Glenn Hubbard are voted upon by the common and preferred shareholders voting together as a single class, and W. Carl Kester, as the Preferred Shares Nominee, is voted upon by owners of the Preferred Shares voting as a separate class. For Funds other than the Preferred Funds, each nominee is voted upon by the common shareholders voting as a single class. Please see the description herein under “PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES” for a more detailed discussion regarding the Preferred Shares Nominee.

⁽²⁾

With respect to the Preferred Funds, Frank J. Fabozzi and W. Carl Kester are currently the Board Members elected solely by the owners of Preferred Shares. Frank J. Fabozzi’s term as Board Member is scheduled to expire in 2015 and therefore he is not standing for election this year as a Preferred Shares Nominee. Please see the description below under “PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES” for a more detailed discussion regarding the Preferred Shares Nominee.

PROPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF BOARD NOMINEES

The purpose of Proposal 1 is to elect Board Members for each Fund.

Nominees for each Fund. The Board of each Fund consists of eleven Board Members, nine of whom are not “interested persons” of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Funds divide their Board Members into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III and generally only one class of Board Members stands for election each year. Only the Class I Board Members are standing for election this year. Each Class I Board Member elected at the meeting will serve until the later of the date of the 2017 annual meeting or 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. Frank J. Fabozzi and W. Carl Kester are currently the Board Members elected solely by the owners of Preferred Shares. Only W. Carl Kester is standing for election this year as a Preferred Shares Nominee. Frank J. Fabozzi’s term as Board Member is scheduled to expire in 2015 and therefore he is not standing for election this year as a Preferred Shares Nominee.

The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of Paul L. Audet, Michael J. Castellano, R. Glenn Hubbard and W. Carl Kester (the “Board Nominees”). To vote for the Board Nominees, please vote by telephone or via the Internet, 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.

Board Members’/Nominees’ Biographical Information. Please refer to the below table which identifies the Board Nominees, including any Preferred Shares Nominees, for election to the Board of each Fund and sets forth certain biographical information about the Board Members and/or Board Nominees, for all of the Funds. Please note that only the Class I Board Members and nominees for election as Class I Board Members are standing for election for the Funds. Each Board Nominee was nominated by the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of each respective Fund. Richard E. Cavanagh was selected to serve as the Chair and Karen P. Robards was selected to serve as the Vice Chair of each Board. All of the closed-end investment companies registered under the 1940 Act advised by the Advisor, including the Funds, are referred to collectively as the “Closed-End Complex.”


Name, Address 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**	Other Public Company or Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years***
Non-Interested Board Members

Richard E. Cavanagh 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1946	Chairman of the Boards	2016; 2007 to present	Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust from 1999 to 2009; Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Trustee, Educational Testing Service from 1997 to 2009 and Chairman thereof from 2005 to 2009; Senior Advisor, The Fremont Group since 2008 and Director thereof since 1996; Faculty Member/Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University since 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	Arch Chemical (chemical and allied products) from 1999 to 2011

Karen P. Robards 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1950	Vice Chairperson of the Boards and Chairperson of the Audit Committee	2015; 2007 to present	Partner of Robards & Company, LLC (financial advisory firm) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Director of Care Investment Trust, Inc. (health care real estate investment trust) from 2007 to 2010; Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices) since 2000; Greenhill & Co., Inc. since 2013

Michael J. Castellano⁽¹⁾ 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1946	Director/ Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee	2014; 2011 to present	Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group LLC from 2001 to 2011; Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd from 2004 to 2011; Director, Support Our Aging Religious (non-profit) since 2009; Director, National Advisory Board of Church Management at Villanova University since 2010; Trustee, Domestic Church Media Foundation since 2012.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	None


Name, Address 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**	Other Public Company or Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years***
Frank J. Fabozzi ⁽²⁾ 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1948	Director/ Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee	2015; 2007 to present	Editor of and Consultant for The Journal of Portfolio Management since 2006; Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School since 2011; Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University School of Management from 2006 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University from 1994 to 2006.	115 RICs consisting of 237 Portfolios	None

Kathleen F. Feldstein 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1941	Director/ Trustee	2016; 2007 to present	President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital from 2000 to 2008 and Trustee Emeritus thereof since 2008; Member of the Board of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. from 2005 to 2009; Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare since 1995; Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member of the Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; Director, Catholic Charities of Boston since 2009.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	The McClatchy Company (publishing) since 2006

James T. Flynn 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1939	Director/ Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee	2015; 2007 to present	Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	None

Jerrold B. Harris 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1942	Director/ Trustee	2016; 2007 to present	Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) since 2000; Director, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (conservation) since 2013; Director of Delta Waterfowl Foundation from 2010 to 2012.; President and Chief Executive Officer, VWR Scientific Products Corporation from 1990 to 1999.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (business development company) since 2004


Name, Address 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**	Other Public Company or Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years***
R. Glenn Hubbard⁽¹⁾ 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1958	Director/ Trustee	2014; 2007 to present	Dean, Columbia Business School since 2004; Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	ADP (data and information services) since 2004; KKR Financial Corporation (finance) from 2004 to 2014; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance) since 2007

W. Carl Kester⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1951	Director/ Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee	2014; 2007 to present	George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School since 2008. 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.	82 RICs consisting of 82 Portfolios	None

Interested Board Members ^†
Paul L. Audet⁽¹⁾ 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1953	Director/ Trustee	2014; 2011 to present	Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Head of U.S. Mutual Funds since 2011; Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005.	144 RICs consisting of 333 Portfolios	None

Name, Address
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**

Other Public
Company or
Investment
Company
Directorships
Held
During Past
Five Years***

Henry Gabbay⁽³⁾

55 East 52^nd Street

New York, NY

10055

1947

Director/
Trustee

2016;
2007 to
present

Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.

144 RICs
consisting
of 333
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 Board Members as joining the Funds’ Boards in 2007, each Board Member first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Richard E. Cavanagh, 1994; Frank J. Fabozzi, 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein, 2005; James T. Flynn, 1996; Jerrold B. Harris, 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; W. Carl Kester, 1995 and Karen P. Robards, 1998. 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 74. 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. In 2013, the Boards of the Funds unanimously approved extending the mandatory retirement age for James T. Flynn by one additional year, which the Boards believed would be in the best interest of shareholders. Mr. Flynn can serve until December 31 of the year in which he turns 75. Mr. Flynn turns 75 in 2014.

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 Closed-End Complex is comprised of 82 RICs. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also board members of two complexes of BlackRock registered open-end funds, the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex and the BlackRock Equity-Bond Complex. Dr. Fabozzi is also a board member of the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex.

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Directorships disclosed under this column do not include directorships disclosed under the column “Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years.” Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also board members of two complexes of BlackRock registered open-end funds, the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex and the BlackRock Equity-Bond Complex. Dr. Fabozzi is also a board member of the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex.

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Mr. Audet is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. securities. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Funds based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also board members of two complexes of BlackRock registered open-end funds, the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex and the BlackRock Equity-Bond Complex. Interested Board Members serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. 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.

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Class I Board Member and Board Nominee.

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Preferred Shares Nominees. Frank J. Fabozzi’s term as Board Member is scheduled to expire in 2015 and therefore he is not standing for election this year as a Preferred Shares Nominee.

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Mr. Gabbay has informed the Board that he intends to retire from the Board of each Fund on or about December 31, 2014.

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 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 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, 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 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.

The following table discusses some of the experiences, qualifications and skills of each of our Board Members and/or Board Nominees that support the conclusion that they should serve (or continue to serve) on the Boards.


Board Members/Nominees		Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Richard E. Cavanagh		Mr. Cavanagh brings to the Boards a wealth of practical business knowledge and leadership as an experienced director/trustee of various public and private companies. In particular, because Mr. Cavanagh served for over a decade as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board, Inc., a global business research organization, he is able to provide the Boards with expertise about business and economic trends and governance practices. Mr. Cavanagh created the “blue ribbon” Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise in 2002, which recommended corporate governance enhancements. Mr. Cavanagh’s service as a director of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and as a senior advisor and director of The Fremont Group provides added insight into investment trends and conditions. Mr. Cavanagh’s long-standing service on the boards of the Closed-End Complex also provides him with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Mr. Cavanagh’s independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances his service as Chair of the Boards, Chair of the Leverage Committee, Chair of the Executive Committee and as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee, Compliance Committee and Performance Oversight Committee.


Board Members/Nominees		Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Karen P. Robards		The Boards benefit from Ms. Robards’ many years of experience in investment banking and the financial advisory industry where she obtained extensive knowledge of the capital markets and advised clients on corporate finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and the issuance of debt and equity securities. Ms. Robards’ prior position as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley provides useful oversight of the Funds’ investment decisions and investment valuation processes. Additionally, Ms. Robards’ experience derived from serving as a director of Care Investment Trust, Inc., a health care real estate investment trust, provides the Boards with the benefit of her experience with the management practices of other financial companies. Ms. Robards’ long-standing service on the boards of the Closed-End Complex also provides her with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Ms. Robards’ knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies her to serve as Vice Chair of the Boards and as the Chair of each Fund’s Audit Committee. Ms. Robards’ independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances her service as a member of the Performance Oversight Committee, Executive Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee and Leverage Committee.

Michael J. Castellano *		The Boards benefit from Mr. Castellano’s career in accounting which spans over forty years. Mr. Castellano has served as Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd. and as a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Castellano held various senior management positions at Merrill Lynch & Co., including Senior Vice President — Chief Control Officer for Merrill Lynch’s capital markets businesses, Chairman of Merrill Lynch International Bank and Senior Vice President — Corporate Controller. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch & Co., Mr. Castellano was a partner with Deloitte & Touche where he served a number of investment banking clients over the course of his 24 years with the firm. Mr. Castellano’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as a member of each Fund’s Audit Committee. Mr. Castellano’s independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances his service as a member of the Audit Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee and Performance Oversight Committee.


Board Members/Nominees		Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Frank J. Fabozzi		Frank J. Fabozzi recently joined as a member of the boards of the funds in the Equity-Liquidity Complex. Dr. Fabozzi has served for over 25 years on the boards of registered investment companies. Dr. Fabozzi holds the designations of Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant. Dr. Fabozzi was inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society’s Hall of Fame and is the 2007 recipient of the C. Stewart Sheppard Award given by the CFA Institute. The Boards benefit from Dr. Fabozzi’s experiences as a professor and author in the field of finance. Dr. Fabozzi’s experience as a Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow at the Yale University School of Management and as editor of the Journal of Portfolio Management demonstrates his wealth of expertise in the investment management and structured finance areas. Dr. Fabozzi has authored and edited numerous books and research papers on topics in investment management and financial econometrics, and his writings have focused on fixed income securities and portfolio management, many of which are considered standard references in the investment management industry. Dr. Fabozzi’s long-standing service on the boards of the Closed-End Complex also provides him with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Moreover, Dr. Fabozzi’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as a member of each Fund’s Audit Committee. Dr. Fabozzi’s independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances his service as Chair of the Performance Oversight Committee and as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and Leverage Committee.

Kathleen F. Feldstein		Dr. Feldstein, who serves as President of Economics Studies, Inc., an economic consulting firm, benefits the Boards by providing business leadership and experience and knowledge of economics. The Boards benefit from Dr. Feldstein’s experience as a director/trustee of publicly traded and private companies, including financial services, technology and telecommunications companies. Dr. Feldstein’s long-standing service on the boards of the Closed-End Complex also provides her with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. In addition, Dr. Feldstein’s independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances her service as a member of the Compliance Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee and Performance Oversight Committee.

James T. Flynn		Mr. Flynn brings to the Boards a broad and diverse knowledge of business and capital markets as a result of his many years of experience in the banking and financial industry. Mr. Flynn’s five years as the Chief Financial Officer of JP Morgan & Co. provide the Boards with experience on financial reporting obligations and oversight of investments. Mr. Flynn’s long-standing service on the boards of the Closed-End Complex also provides him with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Mr. Flynn’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as a member of each Fund’s Audit Committee. Mr. Flynn’s independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances his service as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and Performance Oversight Committee.


Board Members/Nominees		Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Jerrold B. Harris		Mr. Harris’s time as President and Chief Executive Officer of VWR Scientific Products Corporation brings to the Boards business leadership and experience and knowledge of the chemicals industry and national and international product distribution. Mr. Harris’s position as a director of BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation brings to the Boards the benefit of his experience as a director of a business development company governed by the 1940 Act and allows him to provide the Boards with added insight into the management practices of other financial companies. Mr. Harris’s long-standing service on the boards of the Closed-End Complex also provides him with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Mr. Harris’s independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances his service as Chair of the Compliance Committee and as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and Performance Oversight Committee.

R. Glenn Hubbard *		Dr. 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 serves as the Dean of Columbia Business School, has served 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 KKR Financial Corporation, 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 the Closed-End 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 Funds’ investment advisor enhances his service as the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee and a member of the Compliance Committee and Performance Oversight Committee.

W. Carl Kester *		The Boards benefit from Dr. 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 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 the Closed-End 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 knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve as a member of each Fund’s Audit Committee. Dr. Kester’s independence from the Funds and the Funds’ investment advisor enhances his service as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee, Performance Oversight Committee and the Leverage Committee.


Board Members/Nominees		Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Paul L. Audet *		Mr. Audet has a wealth of experience in the investment management industry, including more than 13 years with BlackRock and over 30 years in finance and asset management. He also has expertise in finance, as demonstrated by his positions as Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock and head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business. Mr. Audet currently is a member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Audet was the Senior Vice President of Finance at PNC Bank Corp. and Chief Financial Officer of the investment management and mutual fund processing businesses and head of PNC’s Mergers & Acquisitions Unit. Mr. Audet serves as a member of the Executive Committee.

Henry Gabbay		The Boards benefit from Mr. Gabbay’s many years of experience in administration, finance and financial services operations. Mr. Gabbay’s experience as a Managing Director of BlackRock, Chief Administrative Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and President of BlackRock Funds provides the Board with insight into investment company operational, financial and investment matters. Mr. Gabbay’s former positions as Chief Administrative Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and as Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the Closed-End Complex provide the Boards with direct knowledge of the operations of the Funds and their investment advisor. Mr. Gabbay’s long-standing service on the boards of the Closed-End Complex also provides him with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Mr. Gabbay serves as a member of the Leverage Committee. Mr. Gabbay has informed the Board that he intends to retire from the Board of each Fund on or about December 31, 2014.

Class I Board Member and Board Nominee.

Board Leadership Structure and Oversight

The Boards consist of eleven Board Members, nine of whom are Independent Board Members. The investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that are advised by the Advisor are composed of the BlackRock Closed-End Complex, two complexes of open-end funds and one complex of exchange-traded funds. The Funds are included in the BlackRock Closed-End Complex. The Board Members also oversee the operations of other closed-end investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that are included in the BlackRock Closed-End Complex as directors or trustees.

The Boards have overall responsibility for the oversight of the Funds. The Chair of the Boards and the Chief Executive Officer are two different people. Not only is the Chair of the Boards an Independent Board Member, but the Chair of each Board committee (each, a “Committee”) is also an Independent Board Member. The Boards have six standing Committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee, a Leverage Committee and an Executive Committee. 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 Committees 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. Each Committee meets regularly 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 Chair and Chief Executive Officer because they believe that an independent Chair:

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increases the independent oversight of the Funds and enhances the Boards’ objective evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer;

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allows the Chief Executive Officer to focus on the Funds’ operations instead of Board administration;

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provides greater opportunities for direct and independent communication between shareholders and the Boards; and

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provides an independent spokesman for the Funds.

The Boards have engaged the Advisor to manage the Funds on a day-to-day basis. Each Board is responsible for overseeing the Advisor, other service providers, the operations of each Fund and 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 risk management with respect to the Funds is the responsibility of the Advisor or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), subject to the supervision of the Advisor. The Funds are subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance, operational and valuation risks, among others. While there are a number of risk management functions performed by the Advisor or other service providers, as applicable, it is not possible to eliminate all of the risks applicable to the Funds. Risk oversight is part of the Boards’ general oversight of the Funds and is addressed as part of various Board and Committee activities. The Boards, directly or through Committees, also review reports from, among others, management, the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds, the Advisor, and internal auditors for the Advisor or its affiliates, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Funds and management’s or the service provider’s risk functions. The Committee system facilitates the timely and efficient consideration of matters by the Board Members and facilitates effective oversight of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and of the Funds’ activities and associated risks. The Boards have appointed a Chief Compliance Officer, who oversees the implementation and testing of the Funds’ compliance program and reports regularly to the Boards regarding compliance matters for the Funds and their service providers. The Independent Board Members have engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

Compensation. Information relating to compensation paid to the Board Members for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year is set forth in Appendix B.

Equity Securities Owned by Board Members and Board Nominees. Information relating to the amount of equity securities owned by Board Members/Nominees in the Funds that they are nominated to oversee, as well as certain other funds in the Closed-End Complex, as of April 30, 2014 is set forth in Appendix C.

Attendance of Board Members at Annual Shareholders’ Meetings. It is the policy of all the Funds to encourage Board Members to attend the annual shareholders’ meeting. All of the Board Members of each Fund, except for Mr. James T. Flynn, attended last year’s annual shareholders’ meeting.

Board Meetings. During the calendar year 2013, the Board of each Fund, except BIT, met 9 times. BIT commenced operations on February 27, 2013. During the calendar year 2013, the Board of BIT met 8 times. Information relating to the number of times that the Boards met during each Fund’s most recent fiscal year is set forth in Appendix D. No incumbent Board Member attended less than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of each Board and of each Committee on which the Board Member served during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

Standing Committees of the Boards. Information relating to the various standing committees of the Boards is set forth in Appendix E.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance. Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) requires the Funds’ Board Members, executive officers, persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of a Fund’s equity securities, the Advisor and certain officers of the Advisor (the “Section 16 insiders”), including in some cases former board members for a period of up to 6 months, to file reports on holdings of, and transactions in, Fund shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and to furnish the Funds with copies of all such reports. Based solely on a review of copies of such reports furnished to the relevant Funds and representations from these reporting persons, each Fund believes that its Section 16 insiders met all such applicable SEC filing requirements for the Funds’ most recently concluded fiscal year, except for any late filings disclosed in previous proxy statements and certain inadvertent late filings. For BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF) and BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR), portfolio managers Poppy Allonby and Robin Batchelor each had one inadvertent late filing during each Fund’s last fiscal year relating to their initial filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. For BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX), Portfolio Managers Richard Davis, Joshua Freedman and Thomas Holl each had one inadvertent late filing during BCX’s last fiscal year relating to their initial filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. For BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) there was one inadvertent late filing by Jerrold B. Harris, a Board Member, relating to one transaction for that Fund, during that Fund’s current fiscal year. Such late filings were due to administrative errors and no fault of these portfolio managers or Mr. Harris whatsoever.

Executive Officers of the Funds. Information about the executive officers of each Fund, including their year of birth and their principal occupations during the past five years, is set forth in 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 each meeting. For BKN, BKT, BNA, and MUA, the holders of 1/3 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. 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. 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.

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 held are by brokers or nominees, typically in “street name,” as to which proxies have been returned but (a) voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to 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. Preferred Shares of any Fund held in “street name” may be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum of shareholders of that Fund if no instructions are received one business day before the applicable meeting or, if adjourned, postponed, or delayed, one business day before the day to which the meeting is adjourned, postponed, or delayed.

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 “FOR” the Board Nominees in Proposal 1.

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 and NYSE MKT, 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 or other financial institution or intermediary (called a service agent), the service agent may be the record holder of your shares. At the shareholder 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 desires to do so and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Each Fund’s Audit Committee has discussed the matters required by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 114, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) in Rule 3200T.

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, and 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 of 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 Appendix G) for inclusion in the Fund’s Annual Report to Shareholders.

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, non-audit, tax and all other services provided directly to the Fund. The fee information in Appendix G is presented under the following captions:

(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 out-of-pocket expenses.

(b) Audit-Related Fees—fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably related to 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, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

(c) Tax Fees—fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, tax distribution and analysis reviews and miscellaneous tax advice.

(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.”

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 act upon (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 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 Appendix G 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.

The Audit Committee of each Fund complies with applicable laws and regulations with regard to the 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 basis (“general 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 in-person 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.

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 Provider 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:

Karen P. Robards (Chair);

Michael J. Castellano;

Frank J. Fabozzi;

James T. Flynn; and

W. Carl Kester.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

5% Beneficial Share Ownership

As of April 30, 2014, to the best of the Funds’ knowledge, the persons listed in Appendix H beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the class of the Fund(s) indicated.

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, Park Avenue Plaza, 40 East 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10055, 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 2015 annual meeting of the Fund’s shareholders and desires to have the proposal included in such Fund’s proxy statement and form 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 appropriate Fund by Friday, February 13, 2015. In the event a Fund moves the date of its 2015 annual shareholder meeting by more than 30 days from the anniversary of its 2014 annual shareholder meeting, under current rules, shareholder submissions of proposals for inclusion in such Fund’s proxy statement and proxy card for the 2015 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.

Shareholders who do not wish to submit a proposal for inclusion in a Fund’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the 2015 annual shareholder meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act may submit a proposal for consideration at the 2015 annual shareholder meeting in accordance with the By-laws of the Fund. The By-laws for all of the Funds 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 2015 annual shareholder meeting must be in writing, comply with the requirements of the Fund’s By-laws and be received by the Fund between Monday, March 2, 2015 and Wednesday, April 1, 2015.

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, April 1, 2015. In the event a Fund moves the date of its 2015 annual shareholder meeting by more than 25 days from the anniversary of its 2014 annual shareholder meeting, shareholders who wish to submit a proposal or nomination for consideration at the 2015 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 2015’s annual shareholder meeting may confer discretionary authority to the Board to vote on such proposals.

Copies of the By-laws of each Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund will also furnish, without charge, a copy of its 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. For further information, please see Appendix E — Standing Committees of the Boards — Governance and Nominating Committee.

For all Funds, written proposals (including nominations of Board Members) and notices should be sent to the Secretary of the Fund, 40 East 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10022.

Shareholder Communications

Shareholders who want to communicate with the Board or any individual Board Member should write their Fund to the attention of the Secretary of the Fund, 40 East 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10022. Shareholders may communicate with the Boards electronically by sending an e-mail to closedendfundsbod@blackrock.com. 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 and Nominating Committee and the outside counsel to the Independent Board Members for further distribution as deemed appropriate by such persons.

Additionally, shareholders with complaints or concerns regarding accounting matters may address letters to the CCO, 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809. 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 will be borne by the Funds. Additional out-of-pocket 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 be reasonably attributed to one or more specific Fund(s).

Solicitation may be made 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 Inc. (“Georgeson”), 480 Washington Blvd, 26^th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07310, 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 $106,000 for such services (including reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses). Georgeson may solicit proxies personally and by mail, telephone, fax, 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.

If You Plan to Attend the Annual Meeting

Attendance at the annual meeting will be limited to each Funds’ shareholders as of the Record Date. Each shareholder will be asked to present valid photographic identification, such as a valid driver’s license or passport. Shareholders holding shares in brokerage accounts or by a bank or other nominee will be required to show satisfactory proof of ownership of shares in a Fund, such as a voting instruction form (or a copy thereof) or a letter from the shareholder’s bank, broker or other nominee or a brokerage statement or account statement reflecting share ownership as of the Record Date. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the annual meeting.

If you are a registered shareholder, you may vote your shares in person by ballot at the annual meeting. If you hold your shares in a brokerage account or through a broker, bank or other nominee, you will not be able to vote in person at the annual meeting, unless you have previously requested and obtained a “legal proxy” from your broker, bank or other nominee and present it at the annual 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.

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 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.

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.

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 2014 annual shareholder meeting. However, if other matters are properly presented to the meeting for a vote, the proxies will be voted by the persons named in the enclosed proxy upon such matters in accordance with their judgment of what is in the best interests of the Fund.

A list of each Fund’s shareholders of record as of the Record Date will be available for inspection at the shareholder meeting. For each Delaware Trust, a list of shareholders of record as of the Record Date will be available at the offices of the Funds, 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809, for inspection by such Fund’s shareholders during regular business hours beginning ten days prior to the date of the meeting.

Failure of a quorum to be present at any meeting may necessitate adjournment. The persons named in the enclosed proxy may also move for an adjournment of any meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to a proposal if they determine that adjournment and further solicitation is reasonable and in the best interests of shareholders. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Fund present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the time of the meeting to be adjourned. Any adjourned meeting or meetings may be held without another notice. The persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote in favor of any such adjournment if they believe the adjournment and additional proxy solicitation is reasonable and in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, withheld votes and broker non-votes, if any, will be treated as shares that are present at the meeting.

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 or via the Internet.

By Order of the Boards,

Janey Ahn

Secretary of the Funds

June 13, 2014

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 June 3, 2014, the record date for voting at the meeting. All Funds have a policy to encourage Board Members to attend the annual meeting.

Ticker

Fund

Form of Organization

Total
Common
Shares
Outstanding

Total
AMPS
Shares

Total
VRDP
Shares

Total
VMTP
Shares

Total
RVMTP
Shares

Managed
Assets ($)
(‘000s)*

BAF

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

8,749,418

N/A

422

N/A

211,225,233

BBF

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

6,704,527

N/A

342

N/A

165,326,612

BBK

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

10,510,852

N/A

799

N/A

268,374,937

BBN

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

57,103,349

N/A

1,903,722,624

BCF

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

57,173,280

N/A

599,421,497

BCX

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

46,575,310

N/A

653,436,217

BDJ

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

179,482,756

N/A

1,665,066,707

BFK

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

44,742,403

N/A

2,708

N/A

1,047,199,439

BFO

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

5,562,128

N/A

88,318,694

BFY

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II †

Delaware Statutory Trust

4,998,911

N/A

444

N/A

126,327,213

BFZ

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

31,874,095

N/A

1,713

N/A

783,605,991

BGR

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

29,766,217

N/A

856,988,217

BGT

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

23,663,232

N/A

463,243,490

BGY

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

109,989,277

N/A

978,929,201

BHK

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

27,041,847

N/A

571,918,306

BHL

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

9,044,041

N/A

171,288,017

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Ticker

Fund

Form of Organization

Total
Common
Shares
Outstanding

Total
AMPS
Shares

Total
VRDP
Shares

Total
VMTP
Shares

Total
RVMTP
Shares

Managed
Assets ($)
(‘000s)*

BHV

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

1,590,137

N/A

116

N/A

39,614,722

BIE

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

3,338,684

N/A

178

N/A

87,600,742

BIT

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

38,421,624

N/A

1,346,136,071

BJZ

BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

6,433,028

N/A

102,037,918

BKK

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

20,236,628

2,388

N/A

402,105,170

BKN

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. †

Maryland Corporation

17,166,960

N/A

1,259

N/A

417,904,258

BKT

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

Maryland Corporation

63,942,535

N/A

659,464,953

BLE

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II †

Delaware Statutory Trust

23,453,016

N/A

1,513

N/A

576,850,887

BLH

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

3,633,028

582

N/A

71,937,661

BLJ

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

2,324,917

N/A

187

N/A

60,334,397

BLW

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

37,003,854

N/A

931,736,405

BME

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

7,788,926

N/A

280,429,081

BNA

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

Maryland Corporation

34,456,370

N/A

570,831,818

BNJ

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

7,656,577

N/A

591

N/A

195,926,453

BNY

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

12,914,274

N/A

945

N/A

312,325,069

BOE

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

69,483,161

N/A

1,140,245,582

BPK

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

15,908,028

2,220

N/A

311,969,536

BPS

The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

2,032,115

N/A

163

N/A

46,126,630

A-2

Ticker

Fund

Form of Organization

Total
Common
Shares
Outstanding

Total
AMPS
Shares

Total
VRDP
Shares

Total
VMTP
Shares

Total
RVMTP
Shares

Managed
Assets ($)
(‘000s)*

BQH

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

2,800,105

N/A

221

N/A

69,899,417

BQR

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

12,564,457

N/A

117,257,671

BQY

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

6,033,028

N/A

88,763,797

BSD

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

7,304,904

N/A

429

N/A

168,794,156

BSE

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

6,519,660

N/A

405

N/A

152,100,733

BTA

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

13,422,247

N/A

253,204,670

BTT

BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

70,505,571

N/A

150

2,484,409,758

BTZ

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

108,088,170

N/A

2,382,570,609

BUI

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

Delaware Statutory Trust

16,906,964

N/A

375,784,325

BYM

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

26,406,273

N/A

1,372

N/A

636,875,418

BZM

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust †

Delaware Statutory Trust

2,074,338

N/A

160

N/A

48,406,091

MUA

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

Maryland Corporation

35,783,679

N/A

564,843,129

†

Denotes a Preferred Fund.

“Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Fund minus its accrued liabilities (other than aggregate indebtedness constituting financial leverage).

BJZ has redeemed all of its outstanding Preferred Shares as of the date of filing of this Proxy Statement.

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Appendix B – Compensation of the Board Members

Each Board Member who is an Independent Board Member is paid an annual retainer of $250,000 per year for his or her services as a Board Member of all funds in the BlackRock Closed-End Complex that are overseen by the respective director/trustee, and each Board Member may also receive a $10,000 board meeting fee for special unscheduled meetings or meetings in excess of six Board meetings held in a calendar year, together with out-of-pocket expenses in accordance with a Board policy on travel and other business expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board are paid an additional annual retainer of $120,000 and $40,000, respectively. The Chairs of the Audit Committee, Compliance Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee, and Performance Oversight Committee are paid an additional annual retainer of $35,000, $20,000, $10,000 and $20,000, respectively. Each Audit Committee and Leverage Committee member is paid an additional annual retainer of $25,000 for his or her service on such committee. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Closed-End Complex reimbursed Independent Board Member expenses in an aggregate amount of approximately $57,957. Each Fund shall pay a pro rata portion quarterly (based on relative net assets) of the foregoing Board Member fees paid by the funds in the Closed-End Complex.

Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) and serves as an interested Board Member of three groups of BlackRock-advised funds — the Closed-End Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Equity-Bond Complex. Mr. Gabbay receives for his services as a Board Member of such BlackRock Fund Complexes (i) an annual retainer of $550,000, paid quarterly in arrears, allocated to the BlackRock-advised funds in these three BlackRock Fund Complexes, including the Funds, based on their relative net assets and (ii) with respect to each of the two open-end BlackRock Fund Complexes, a Board meeting fee of $3,750 (with respect to meetings of the Equity-Liquidity Complex) and $18,750 (with respect to meetings of the Equity-Bond Complex) to be paid for attendance at each Board meeting up to five Board meetings held in a calendar year by each such complex (compensation for meetings in excess of this number to be determined on a case-by-case basis). Mr. Gabbay is also reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in accordance with a Board policy on travel and other business expenses relating to attendance at meetings. Mr. Gabbay’s compensation for serving on the boards of the funds in these three BlackRock Fund Complexes (including the Funds) is equal to 75% of each Board Member retainer and, as applicable, of each Board meeting fee (without regard to additional fees paid to Board and Committee chairs) received by the Independent Board Members serving on such boards, as well as the full Leverage Committee member retainer. The boards of the Funds or of any other BlackRock-advised fund in a BlackRock Fund Complex may modify the board members’ compensation from time to time depending on market conditions and accordingly Mr. Gabbay’s compensation would be impacted by those modifications.

Dr. Fabozzi was appointed to serve as a member of the boards of the Equity-Liquidity Complex effective April 1, 2014. Dr. Fabozzi is paid a retainer of $206,250 for his services as a board member of all funds in the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex for the remainder of 2014 (and an annual retainer of $275,000 per year thereafter). Dr. Fabozzi may also receive a $5,000 board meeting fee to be paid for each in-person board meeting attended (a $2,500 board meeting fee for telephonic attendance at regular board meetings), for up to five board meetings held in a calendar year (compensation for meetings in excess of this number to be determined on a case-by-case basis), together with out of pocket expenses in accordance with a board policy on travel and other business expenses relating to attendance at meetings. Dr. Fabozzi is currently a member of the audit committee and performance oversight committee of the BlackRock-advised funds in the Equity-Liquidity Complex. Dr. Fabozzi receives $7,500 for each standing committee on which he serves for the remainder of 2014 (and $10,000 per year thereafter) for up to two standing Committee assignments but is not paid this amount for serving on a committee which he chairs.

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Dr. Fabozzi was paid a consulting fee of $50,000 for attending a board meeting of the Equity-Liquidity Complex in February 2014. The boards of the Funds or of any other BlackRock-advised fund in a BlackRock Fund Complex may modify the board members’ compensation from time to time depending on market conditions and accordingly Dr. Fabozzi’s compensation would be impacted by those modifications.

The Independent Board Members have agreed that a maximum of 50% of each Independent Board Member’s total compensation paid by funds in the Closed-End Complex may be deferred pursuant to the Closed-End 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 common shares of certain funds in the Closed-End 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 other funds in the Closed-End 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 and Mr. Gabbay by each Fund during its most recently completed fiscal year and by the Closed-End Complex for the most recently completed calendar year. Mr. Audet serves without compensation from the Funds because of his affiliation with BlackRock, Inc. and the Advisor.


Fund	Fund’s Fiscal Year End⁽¹⁾	Michael J. Castellano⁽²⁾		Richard E. Cavanagh⁽²⁾		Frank J. Fabozzi⁽²⁾		Kathleen F. Feldstein⁽²⁾		James T. Flynn⁽²⁾		Jerold B. Harris⁽²⁾		R. Glenn Hubbard⁽²⁾		W. Carl Kester⁽²⁾		Karen P. Robards⁽²⁾		Henry Gabbay⁽³⁾		Fund Total
BAF	31-Aug	$	1,176	$	1,690	$	1,369	$	1,070	$	1,176	$	1,155	$	1,112	$	1,283	$	1,604	$	885	$	12,521

BBF	31-Jul	$	878	$	1,261	$	1,021	$	798	$	878	$	862	$	830	$	958	$	1,197	$	660	$	9,343

BBK	31-Aug	$	1,438	$	2,066	$	1,673	$	1,307	$	1,438	$	1,412	$	1,360	$	1,569	$	1,961	$	1,084	$	15,308

BBN	31-Jul	$	11,105	$	15,956	$	12,923	$	10,096	$	11,105	$	10,904	$	10,500	$	12,115	$	15,144	$	8,354	$	118,202

BCF	31-Oct	$	4,922	$	7,070	$	5,727	$	4,474	$	4,922	$	4,832	$	4,653	$	5,369	$	6,712	$	3,751	$	52,432

BCX	31-Oct	$	5,414	$	7,786	$	6,300	$	4,922	$	5,414	$	5,316	$	5,119	$	5,906	$	7,383	$	4,086	$	57,646

BDJ	31-Oct	$	12,561	$	18,047	$	14,616	$	11,419	$	12,561	$	12,332	$	11,876	$	13,703	$	17,128	$	9,946	$	134,189

BFK	30-Apr	$	5,182	$	7,444	$	6,030	$	4,711	$	5,182	$	5,088	$	4,900	$	5,653	$	7,067	$	3,635	$	54,893

BFO	31-Jul	$	740	$	1,063	$	861	$	673	$	740	$	727	$	700	$	807	$	1,009	$	564	$	7,884

BFY	31-Aug	$	652	$	936	$	758	$	592	$	652	$	640	$	616	$	711	$	889	$	490	$	6,937

BFZ	31-Jul	$	4,288	$	6,161	$	4,990	$	3,899	$	4,288	$	4,211	$	4,055	$	4,678	$	5,848	$	3,241	$	45,659

BGR	31-Oct	$	6,717	$	9,652	$	7,816	$	6,106	$	6,717	$	6,595	$	6,351	$	7,328	$	9,160	$	5,371	$	71,813

BGT	31-Oct	$	2,859	$	4,107	$	3,327	$	2,599	$	2,859	$	2,807	$	2,703	$	3,119	$	3,899	$	2,242	$	30,520

BGY	31-Oct	$	7,651	$	10,986	$	8,904	$	6,956	$	7,651	$	7,512	$	7,234	$	8,347	$	10,434	$	6,079	$	81,755

BHK	31-Aug	$	3,371	$	4,843	$	3,923	$	3,065	$	3,371	$	3,310	$	3,187	$	3,678	$	4,597	$	2,571	$	35,915

BHL	31-Aug	$	1,070	$	1,538	$	1,246	$	973	$	1,070	$	1,051	$	1,012	$	1,168	$	1,460	$	834	$	11,422

BHV	31-Aug	$	215	$	309	$	250	$	196	$	215	$	211	$	203	$	235	$	293	$	162	$	2,289

BIE	31-Aug	$	460	$	660	$	535	$	418	$	460	$	451	$	434	$	501	$	627	$	346	$	4,891

BIT ⁽⁴⁾	31-Oct	$	3,371	$	4,842	$	3,923	$	3,065	$	3,371	$	3,310	$	3,187	$	3,678	$	4,597	$	3,790	$	37,135

BJZ	31-Dec	$	837	$	1,202	$	974	$	761	$	837	$	822	$	791	$	913	$	1,141	$	649	$	8,926

BKK	30-Apr	$	2,763	$	3,969	$	3,215	$	2,512	$	2,763	$	2,713	$	2,612	$	3,014	$	3,768	$	1,954	$	29,284

BKN	30-Apr	$	2,121	$	3,047	$	2,468	$	1,928	$	2,121	$	2,083	$	2,005	$	2,314	$	2,892	$	1,492	$	22,472

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Fund	Fund’s Fiscal Year End⁽¹⁾	Michael J. Castellano⁽²⁾		Richard E. Cavanagh⁽²⁾		Frank J. Fabozzi⁽²⁾		Kathleen F. Feldstein⁽²⁾		James T. Flynn⁽²⁾		Jerold B. Harris⁽²⁾		R. Glenn Hubbard⁽²⁾		W. Carl Kester⁽²⁾		Karen P. Robards⁽²⁾		Henry Gabbay⁽³⁾		Fund Total

BKT	31-Aug	$	4,076	$	5,858	$	4,743	$	3,705	$	4,076	$	4,002	$	3,854	$	4,446	$	5,558	$	3,102	$	43,420

BLE	31-Aug	$	3,062	$	4,399	$	3,563	$	2,784	$	3,062	$	3,007	$	2,895	$	3,341	$	4,176	$	2,301	$	32,591

BLH	31-Dec	$	467	$	671	$	543	$	425	$	467	$	459	$	441	$	509	$	637	$	361	$	4,981

BLJ	31-Aug	$	315	$	452	$	366	$	286	$	315	$	309	$	298	$	343	$	429	$	237	$	3,351

BLW	31-Aug	$	5,392	$	7,745	$	6,274	$	4,902	$	5,392	$	5,294	$	5,098	$	5,882	$	7,352	$	4,194	$	57,525

BME	31-Oct	$	1,938	$	2,786	$	2,255	$	1,762	$	1,938	$	1,903	$	1,833	$	2,114	$	2,643	$	1,589	$	20,761

BNA	31-Aug	$	3,351	$	4,814	$	3,900	$	3,047	$	3,351	$	3,290	$	3,168	$	3,656	$	4,570	$	2,557	$	35,704

BNJ	31-Jul	$	1,015	$	1,458	$	1,181	$	922	$	1,015	$	996	$	959	$	1,107	$	1,384	$	765	$	10,802

BNY	31-Jul	$	1,641	$	2,358	$	1,910	$	1,492	$	1,641	$	1,611	$	1,552	$	1,790	$	2,238	$	1,233	$	17,465

BOE	31-Oct	$	8,848	$	12,708	$	10,296	$	8,043	$	8,848	$	8,687	$	8,365	$	9,652	$	12,065	$	7,066	$	94,578

BPK	31-Dec	$	2,110	$	3,032	$	2,455	$	1,918	$	2,110	$	2,072	$	1,995	$	2,302	$	2,877	$	1,636	$	22,508

BPS	30-Apr	$	236	$	339	$	275	$	215	$	236	$	232	$	223	$	258	$	322	$	166	$	2,502

BQH	31-Aug	$	373	$	536	$	434	$	339	$	373	$	366	$	353	$	407	$	508	$	279	$	3,967

BQR	31-Oct	$	956	$	1,373	$	1,112	$	869	$	956	$	939	$	904	$	1,043	$	1,304	$	744	$	10,199

BQY	31-Oct	$	683	$	982	$	795	$	621	$	683	$	671	$	646	$	745	$	932	$	540	$	7,299

BSD	30-Apr	$	837	$	1,202	$	974	$	761	$	837	$	821	$	791	$	913	$	1,141	$	587	$	8,862

BSE	31-Aug	$	817	$	1,174	$	951	$	743	$	817	$	802	$	773	$	891	$	1,114	$	614	$	8,697

BTA	30-Apr	$	1,318	$	1,893	$	1,534	$	1,198	$	1,318	$	1,294	$	1,246	$	1,438	$	1,797	$	926	$	13,964

BTT	31-Jul	$	11,055	$	15,869	$	12,864	$	10,050	$	11,055	$	10,854	$	10,452	$	12,060	$	15,075	$	9,951	$	119,286

BTZ	31-Oct	$	13,491	$	19,217	$	15,698	$	12,264	$	13,491	$	13,246	$	12,755	$	14,717	$	18,397	$	10,450	$	143,726

BUI	31-Oct	$	2,808	$	4,034	$	3,268	$	2,553	$	2,808	$	2,757	$	2,655	$	3,063	$	3,829	$	2,201	$	29,976

BYM	31-Aug	$	3,449	$	4,956	$	4,014	$	3,136	$	3,449	$	3,387	$	3,261	$	3,763	$	4,704	$	2,596	$	36,715

BZM	31-Aug	$	264	$	379	$	307	$	240	$	264	$	259	$	249	$	288	$	360	$	199	$	2,807

MUA	30-Apr	$	4,009	$	5,758	$	4,665	$	3,645	$	4,009	$	3,936	$	3,790	$	4,374	$	5,467	$	2,822	$	42,476

Total Compensation from Closed-End Complex ⁽⁵⁾		$	275,000	$	395,000	$	320,000	$	250,000	$	275,000	$	270,000	$	260,000	$	300,000	$	375,000	$	212,500

Number of Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) in Closed-End Complex Overseen by Board Member			82		82		82		82		82		82		82		82		82		82

⁽¹⁾	Information is for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

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Total amount of deferred compensation payable by the Closed-End Complex to Mr. Castellano, Mr. Cavanagh, Dr. Fabozzi, Dr. Feldstein, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Harris, Dr. Hubbard, Dr. Kester and Ms. Robards is $235,579, $688,375, $606,433, $767,918, $1,157,009, $1,086,495, $1,146,290, $631,096, $560,854, respectively, as of December 31, 2013.

⁽³⁾	As of December 31, 2013, Mr. Gabbay did not participate in the deferred compensation plan. Mr. Gabbay’s total compensation from the Closed-End Complex and the other BlackRock Fund Complexes for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013 was $661,563.

⁽⁴⁾	Information provided for the period February 27, 2013 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2013.

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Represents the aggregate compensation earned by such persons from the Closed-End Complex during the calendar year ended December 31, 2013. Of this amount, Mr. Castellano, Mr. Cavanagh, Dr. Fabozzi, Dr. Feldstein, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Harris, Dr. Hubbard, Dr. Kester and Ms. Robards deferred $82,500, $37,000, $14,750, $75,000, $137,500, $135,000, $130,000, $75,000 and $35,000, respectively, pursuant to the Closed-End Complex’s deferred compensation plan.

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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 April 30, 2014, 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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

Interested Board Members and/or Nominees:

Paul L. Audet

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

6,500

$50,001 -

$100,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

Henry Gabbay

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

1,200

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

3,663

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

1,300

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

625

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

900

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

1,000

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

650

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

750

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

1,226

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

700

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

1,245

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

1,090

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

900

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

1,600

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

1,239

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

974

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

Independent Board Members and/or Nominees:

Richard E.

Cavanagh

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

300

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust

300

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

500

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

200

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

200

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

368

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

11,406

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

300

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

4,128

Over $100,000

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

200

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

7,915

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

10,736

$50,001 -
$100,000

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

6,802

Over $100,000

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

C-4

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

300

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

214

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

300

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

200

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

200

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

439

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

7,652

Over $100,000

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

200

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

C-5

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

172

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

Michael J. Castellano

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

2,100

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

1,278

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

5,018

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

800

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

600

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

400

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

1,690

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

2,806

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

1,000

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

5,147

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

700

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

700

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

800

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

1,300

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

C-6

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

400

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

600

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

2,308

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

400

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

1,000

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

1,100

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

600

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

1,300

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

700

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

800

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust

800

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

819

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

2,857

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

1,500

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

Frank J. Fabozzi

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

$1 - $10,000

$50,001 -
$100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

$50,001 -
$100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

C-7


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 Closed-End Complex	Number of Share Equivalents⁽¹⁾	Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Closed-End Complex
	BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust	624	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	9,716	$50,001 - $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal Income Trust	20	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	3,522	$50,001 - $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	6,776	$50,001 - $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust	300	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	9,062	$50,001 - $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Core Bond Trust	20	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust	10	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.	10	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.	2,010	$10,001 - $50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II	10	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	5,846	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Health Sciences Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	28	$1 - $10,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.	10	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust	324	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust	20	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

C-8


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 Closed-End Complex	Number of Share Equivalents⁽¹⁾	Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Closed-End Complex
	BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust	300	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Dividend Income Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust	100	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust	192	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	6,590	$50,001 - $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust	10	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.	17	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

Kathleen F. Feldstein	BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust	94	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust	194	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust	493	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	13,301	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal Income Trust	92	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust	77	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	4,800	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust	109	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	8,465	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust	232	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	12,591	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Core Bond Trust	97	$1 - $10,000	$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

C-9


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 Closed-End Complex		Number of Share Equivalents⁽¹⁾	Aggregate Dollar Range of Share Equivalents in Each Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Common Shares and Share Equivalents in Closed-End Complex
	BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust	510	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust	81	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.	91	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.	86	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II	92	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust	103	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	7,178	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Health Sciences Trust	208	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	71	$1 - $10,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.	96	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust	346	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust	84	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust	202	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Dividend Income Trust	96	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust	91	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust	160	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust	295	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	8,714	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust	86	$1 - $10,000		$50,001 - $100,000	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000

James T. Flynn	BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust	14,113	Over $100,000		Over $100,000	20,767	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

	BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust	N/A	N/A		Over $100,000	7,388	Over $100,000		Over $100,000

C-10

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

12,741

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

9,000

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

19,613

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

10,724

Over $100,000

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

130

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

5,000

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

13,358

Over $100,000

Jerrold B. Harris

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

154

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

7,268

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

170

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

266

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

19,595

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

6,154

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

339

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

6,955

Over $100,000

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

166

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

11,984

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

217

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

18,556

Over $100,000

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

146

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

124

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

C-11

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

138

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

135

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

13,131

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

154

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

10,084

Over $100,000

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

155

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

128

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

146

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

433

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

142

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

189

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

155

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

152

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

366

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

12,562

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

2,900

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

C-12

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

172

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

R. Glenn Hubbard

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

187

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

194

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

754

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

18,952

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

185

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

174

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

391

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

6,825

Over $100,000

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

218

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

13,225

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

230

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

18,376

Over $100,000

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

194

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

643

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

163

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

182

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

173

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

183

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

160

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

207

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

11,441

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

208

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

123

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

191

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

176

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

555

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

168

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

177

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

193

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

182

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

169

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

160

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

392

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

12,639

Over $100,000

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

173

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

W. Carl Kester

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

500

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

268

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

11,368

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

4,044

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

6,975

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

10,740

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

1,000

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

3,000

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

5,870

Over $100,000

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

751

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

100

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

239

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

7,311

Over $100,000

Karen P. Robards

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

600

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

700

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

600

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

9,749

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

400

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

3,438

$50,001 -
$100,000

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
Closed-End
Complex

Number of
Share
Equivalents⁽¹⁾

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Share
Equivalents
in Each
Fund

Aggregate
Dollar
Range of
Common
Shares and
Share
Equivalents
in Closed-End
Complex

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

6,073

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

9,034

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

750

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

N/A

Over $100,000

5,167

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

500

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

$1 - $10,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

1,000

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

1,055

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

6,269

$50,001 -
$100,000

Over $100,000

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

1,000

$10,001 -
$50,000

Over $100,000

N/A

Over $100,000

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Represents, as of April 30, 2014, the approximate number of share equivalents owned under the deferred compensation plan in the funds in the Closed-End Complex by certain Independent Board Members who have participated in the deferred compensation plan. Under the deferred compensation plan, BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (BGY), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) are eligible investments.

As of April 30, 2014, 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).

As of April 30, 2014, none of the Independent Board Members nor their 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 Boards

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

Number of
Board Meetings

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

BAF

31-Aug

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust

BBF

31-Jul

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

BBK

31-Aug

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

BBN

31-Jul

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

BCF

31-Oct

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Trust

BCX

31-Oct

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

BDJ

31-Oct

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

BFK

30-Apr

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BFO

31-Jul

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

BFY

31-Aug

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust

BFZ

31-Jul

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

BGR

31-Oct

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

BGT

31-Oct

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

BGY

31-Oct

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

BHK

31-Aug

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

BHL

31-Aug

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

BHV

31-Aug

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

BIE

31-Aug

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

BIT

31-Oct

BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BJZ

31-Dec

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BKK

30-Apr

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

BKN

30-Apr

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

BKT

31-Aug

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

BLE

31-Aug

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BLH

31-Dec

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

BLJ

31-Aug

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

BLW

31-Aug

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

BME

31-Oct

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

BNA

31-Aug

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

BNJ

31-Jul

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

BNY

31-Jul

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

BOE

31-Oct

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BPK

31-Dec

The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

BPS

30-Apr

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

BQH

31-Aug

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

BQR

31-Oct

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust

BQY

31-Oct

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

BSD

30-Apr

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

BSE

31-Aug

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

BTA

30-Apr

BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust

BTT

31-Jul

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

BTZ

31-Oct

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

BUI

31-Oct

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

BYM

31-Aug

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

BZM

31-Aug

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

MUA

30-Apr

Information provided for the period February 27, 2013 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2013.

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Appendix E – Standing Committees of the Boards

The business and affairs of each Fund are managed by or under the direction of its Board.

Standing Committees. The Board of each Fund has established the following standing committees:

Audit Committee. Each Board has a standing Audit Committee composed of Karen P. Robards (Chair), Michael J. Castellano, Frank J. Fabozzi, James T. Flynn and W. Carl Kester, all of whom are Independent Board Members. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to the accounting and financial reporting policies and practices of the Fund. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include, without limitation: (i) approving and recommending to the full Board for approval the selection, retention, termination and compensation of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm (the “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”) and evaluating the independence and objectivity of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm; (ii) approving all audit engagement terms and fees for the Fund; (iii) reviewing the conduct and results of each audit; (iv) reviewing any issues raised by the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm or management regarding the accounting or financial reporting policies and practices of the Fund, its internal controls, and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers and management’s response to any such issues; (v) reviewing and discussing the Fund’s audited and unaudited financial statements and disclosure in the Fund’s shareholder reports relating to the Fund’s performance; (vi) assisting the Board’s responsibilities with respect to the internal controls of the Fund and its service providers with respect to accounting and financial matters; and (vii) resolving any disagreements between the Fund’s management and the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm regarding financial reporting.

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 and Nominating Committee. Each Board has a standing Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Governance Committee”) composed of R. Glenn Hubbard (Chair), Richard E. Cavanagh, Michael J. Castellano, Frank J. Fabozzi, Kathleen F. Feldstein, James T. Flynn, Jerrold B. Harris, W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards, all of whom are Independent Board Members.

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 in 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) review and make 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 Funds at their 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 2015 annual shareholder meeting of a Fund is held within 25 days of July 30, 2015, the Fund must receive notice pertaining to the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders no earlier than Monday, March 2, 2015 and no later than Wednesday, April 1, 2015. However, if a Fund holds its 2015 annual shareholder meeting on a date that is not within 25 days before or after July 30, 2015, 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 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 and Nominating 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. Each Fund has a Compliance Committee composed of Jerrold B. Harris (Chair), Richard E. Cavanagh, Kathleen F. Feldstein and R. Glenn Hubbard, all of whom are Independent Board Members. The Compliance Committee’s purpose is to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibility with respect to the oversight of regulatory and fiduciary compliance matters involving the Fund, the fund-related activities of BlackRock, and any subadvisor and the

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Fund’s other third party service providers. The Compliance Committee’s responsibilities include, without limitation: (i) overseeing 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. Each Fund has a Performance Oversight Committee composed of Frank J. Fabozzi (Chair), Michael J. Castellano, Richard E. Cavanagh, Kathleen F. Feldstein, James T. Flynn, Jerrold B. Harris, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards, all of whom are Independent Board Members. The Performance Oversight Committee’s purpose is to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee the Fund’s investment performance relative to the Fund’s investment objective(s), policies and practices. The Performance Oversight Committee’s responsibilities include, without limitation: (i) reviewing the Fund’s investment objective(s), policies and practices; (ii) recommending to the Board any required action in respect of changes in fundamental and 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.

Executive Committee. Each Fund has an Executive Committee composed of Richard E. Cavanagh (Chair) and Karen P. Robards, both of whom are Independent Board Members, and Paul L. Audet, who serves as an interested Board Member. The principal responsibilities of the Executive Committee include, without limitation: (i) acting on routine matters between meetings of the Board; (ii) acting on such matters as may require urgent action between meetings of the Board; and (iii) exercising such other authority as may from time to time be delegated to the Executive Committee by the Board. Each Board has adopted a written charter for the Board’s Executive Committee.

Leverage Committee. Each Board has a Leverage Committee composed of Richard E. Cavanagh (Chair), Karen P. Robards, Frank J. Fabozzi, Henry Gabbay and W. Carl Kester, all of whom are Independent Board Members, except for Henry Gabbay. The Leverage Committee was originally formed in March 2008 as an ad hoc committee for the purpose of monitoring issues arising from credit market turmoil and overseeing efforts to address the effects of reduced AMPS liquidity on each fund in the Closed-End Complex using AMPS for leverage at the time, to evaluate the liquidity considerations of the AMPS holders and to oversee other financial leverage-related issues as delegated by the Board, each in a manner consistent with the Fund’s and its shareholders’ best interests and the Fund’s investment strategies. This committee was converted to a standing committee in 2011, and was renamed the “Leverage Committee” and expanded to include all funds in the Closed-End Complex in April 2012. The Leverage Committee’s responsibilities include, without limitation: (i) to support the Independent Directors in pursuing the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders; (ii) to oversee each Fund’s usage of leverage, including the Fund’s incurrence, refinancing and maintenance of leverage and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, authorize or approve the execution of documentation in respect thereto,

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(iii) to oversee and authorize actions in respect of refinancing and redeeming forms of leverage; and (iv) to receive reports with respect to the foregoing matters. Each Board has adopted a written Charter for the Board’s Leverage Committee.

As of April 30, 2014, the Leverage Committee has met 7 times in the last calendar year and 74 times since its formation. As of April 30, 2014, the total amount of announced redemptions of auction market preferred shares across the Closed-End Complex equaled $9.68 billion, which represents approximately 98.5% of all auction market preferred shares outstanding for the Closed-End Complex as of February 2008. Thus far, 48 BlackRock Closed-End Funds have issued VRDP Shares and/or VMTP Shares and redeemed their AMPS.

Each Fund with AMPS outstanding, BPK, BLH, BKK and BFO (each, a “Term Trust”), currently intends to provide liquidity to AMPS holders from time-to-time over the remaining term of the Term Trust consistent with the best interest of the Term Trust and its shareholders. The amount and timing of any such liquidity will likely differ for each Term Trust and are expected to be influenced by, among other factors, the amount and timing of securities held by the Term Trust that mature at par or are called by their issuers prior to their maturity dates. Each Term Trust continues to actively evaluate options to provide liquidity to AMPS holders and may in the future continue to determine to provide liquidity in advance of the Term Trust’s scheduled maturity date, although there is no guarantee that liquidity will be provided for all or a portion of the Term Trust’s AMPS before such time. If liquidity for AMPS is not provided sooner, each Term Trust will provide liquidity for all AMPS then outstanding at its respective maturity date.

Each Audit Committee, Governance Committee, Compliance Committee, Performance Oversight Committee, Executive Committee and Leverage Committee met the following number of times for each Fund’s most recent fiscal year:


Ticker	Fiscal Year End		Number of Audit Committee Meetings		Number of Governance and Nominating Committee Meetings		Number of Compliance Committee Meetings		Number of Performance Oversight Committee Meetings		Number of Executive Committee Meetings		Number of Leverage Committee Meetings
BAF		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BBF		31-Jul		14		4		4		4		2		10
BBK		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BBN		31-Jul		14		4		4		4		2		10
BCF		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BCX		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BDJ		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BFK		30-Apr		14		4		4		4		3		4
BFO		31-Jul		14		4		4		4		2		10
BFY		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BFZ		31-Jul		14		4		4		4		2		10
BGR		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BGT		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BGY		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BHK		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BHL		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BHV		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BIE		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BIT *		31-Oct		9		2		2		2		2		3
BJZ		31-Dec		14		4		4		4		3		7
BKK		30-Apr		14		4		4		4		3		4

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Ticker	Fiscal Year End		Number of Audit Committee Meetings		Number of Governance and Nominating Committee Meetings		Number of Compliance Committee Meetings		Number of Performance Oversight Committee Meetings		Number of Executive Committee Meetings		Number of Leverage Committee Meetings
BKN		30-Apr		14		4		4		4		3		4
BKT		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BLE		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BLH		31-Dec		14		4		4		4		3		7
BLJ		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BLW		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BME		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BNA		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BNJ		31-Jul		14		4		4		4		2		10
BNY		31-Jul		14		4		4		4		2		10
BOE		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BPK		31-Dec		14		4		4		4		3		7
BPS		30-Apr		14		4		4		4		3		4
BQH		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BQR		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BQY		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BSD		30-Apr		14		4		4		4		3		4
BSE		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BTA		30-Apr		14		4		4		4		3		4
BTT		31-Jul		13		4		4		4		2		10
BTZ		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BUI		31-Oct		14		4		4		4		2		9
BYM		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
BZM		31-Aug		14		4		4		4		2		10
MUA		30-Apr		14		4		4		4		3		4

Information provided for the period February 27, 2013 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2013.

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Appendix F – 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.

Information Pertaining to the Executive Officers


Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years
John Perlowski 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1964	President and Chief Executive Officer	Annual; Since 2011	Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.

Robert W. Crothers 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1981	Vice President	Annual; Since 2012	Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2011; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2010.

Brendan Kyne 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1977	Vice President	Annual; Since 2009	Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Head of Americas Product Development for BlackRock since 2013, Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group 2009 to 2013 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008.

Neal J. Andrews 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1966	Chief Financial Officer	Annual; Since 2007	Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (US) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.

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Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years
Jay M. Fife 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1970	Treasurer	Annual; Since 2007	Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Director of BlackRock, Inc. in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.

Charles Park 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1967	Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Anti- Money Laundering Officer	Annual; Since 2014	CCO of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex since 2014; Principal of and CCO for iShares^® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; CCO for the BFA-advised iShares exchange traded funds since 2006; CCO for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Janey Ahn 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055 1975	Secretary	Annual; Since 2012	Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Assistant Secretary of the Funds from 2008 to 2012.

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 ($)		Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BAF	31-Aug		30,763	30,500	0	5,500
BBF	31-Jul		30,163	29,900	0	5,800
BBK	31-Aug		30,763	30,500	0	5,500
BBN	31-Jul		34,863	34,600	0	0
BCF	31-Oct		41,713	39,700	0	0
BCX	31-Oct		50,513	48,500	0	0
BDJ	31-Oct		45,213	39,700	0	0
BFK	30-Apr		36,263	35,563	0	0
BFO	31-Jul		30,163	29,900	3,500	3,500
BFY	31-Aug		28,763	28,500	0	0
BFZ	31-Jul		30,563	30,300	0	6,000
BGR	31-Oct		37,113	35,100	0	0
BGT	31-Oct		64,238	63,100	0	0
BGY	31-Oct		50,213	48,200	0	0
BHK	31-Aug		66,063	65,800	0	0
BHL	31-Aug		61,138	60,000	0	0
BHV	31-Aug		18,863	18,600	0	6,000
BIE	31-Aug		29,563	29,300	0	0
BIT *	31-Oct		64,000	0	0	0
BJZ	31-Dec		29,363	29,100	3,500	3,500
BKK	30-Apr		30,063	30,063	3,500	3,500
BKN	30-Apr		32,263	31,563	0	0
BKT	31-Aug		61,863	61,600	0	0
BLE	31-Aug		32,063	31,800	0	5,500
BLH	31-Dec		28,763	28,500	3,500	3,500
BLJ	31-Aug		29,463	29,200	0	6,000
BLW	31-Aug		65,038	63,900	0	0
BME	31-Oct		41,713	39,700	0	0
BNA	31-Aug		61,763	61,500	0	0
BNJ	31-Jul		30,063	29,800	0	6,000
BNY	31-Jul		30,063	29,800	0	6,000
BOE	31-Oct		50,213	48,200	0	0
BPK	31-Dec		30,063	29,800	3,500	3,500
BPS	30-Apr		21,363	21,363	0	0
BQH	31-Aug		29,463	29,200	0	0
BQR	31-Oct		46,613	44,600	0	0
BQY	31-Oct		38,913	36,900	0	0
BSD	30-Apr		32,163	31,463	0	0
BSE	31-Aug		30,563	30,300	0	0
BTA	30-Apr		32,263	31,563	0	0
BTT **	31-Jul		31,000	0	8,000	0
BTZ	31-Oct		41,013	35,500	0	4,100
BUI	31-Oct		50,013	48,000	0	8,000

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		Audit Fees			Audit-Related Fees
Fund	Fiscal Year End	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)		Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BYM	31-Aug		32,063	31,800	0	5,500
BZM	31-Aug		29,463	29,200	0	6,000
MUA	30-Apr		30,463	29,763	0	0

Information provided for the period February 27, 2013 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2013.

Information provided for the period August 30, 2012 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of July 31, 2013.

Tax Fees and All Other Fees


		Tax Fees		All Other Fees
Fund	Fiscal Year End	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BAF	31-Aug	10,300	10,300	0	0
BBF	31-Jul	9,300	9,300	0	0
BBK	31-Aug	10,900	10,900	0	0
BBN	31-Jul	15,100	14,600	0	0
BCF	31-Oct	6,100	6,100	0	0
BCX	31-Oct	14,850	14,350	0	0
BDJ	31-Oct	6,100	6,100	0	0
BFK	30-Apr	20,600	20,600	0	0
BFO	31-Jul	8,800	8,800	0	0
BFY	31-Aug	8,800	8,800	0	0
BFZ	31-Jul	14,600	14,600	0	0
BGR	31-Oct	6,100	6,100	0	0
BGT	31-Oct	14,200	14,200	0	0
BGY	31-Oct	6,100	6,100	0	0
BHK	31-Aug	14,600	14,600	0	0
BHL	31-Aug	9,300	9,300	0	0
BHV	31-Aug	7,300	7,300	0	0
BIE	31-Aug	7,900	7,900	0	0
BIT *	31-Oct	15,100	0	0	0
BJZ	31-Dec	9,300	9,300	0	0
BKK	30-Apr	12,600	12,600	0	0
BKN	30-Apr	6,600	6,600	0	0
BKT	31-Aug	6,600	6,600	0	0
BLE	31-Aug	13,600	13,600	0	0
BLH	31-Dec	8,100	8,100	0	0
BLJ	31-Aug	7,300	7,300	0	0
BLW	31-Aug	16,600	24,850	0	0
BME	31-Oct	6,100	6,100	0	0
BNA	31-Aug	6,600	6,600	0	0
BNJ	31-Jul	9,300	9,300	0	0
BNY	31-Jul	11,900	11,900	0	0
BOE	31-Oct	6,600	6,600	0	0
BPK	31-Dec	12,600	12,600	0	0

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		Tax Fees		All Other Fees
Fund	Fiscal Year End	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BPS	30-Apr	7,300	7,300	0	6,000
BQH	31-Aug	7,800	7,800	0	0
BQR	31-Oct	6,100	6,100	0	0
BQY	31-Oct	6,100	6,100	0	0
BSD	30-Apr	9,300	9,300	0	0
BSE	31-Aug	9,300	9,300	0	0
BTA	30-Apr	10,800	10,800	0	0
BTT **	31-Jul	13,100	0	0	0
BTZ	31-Oct	21,600	21,600	0	0
BUI	31-Oct	14,850	14,350	0	0
BYM	31-Aug	15,100	15,100	0	0
BZM	31-Aug	7,300	7,300	0	0
MUA	30-Apr	12,200	12,200	0	0

Information provided for the period February 27, 2013 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2013.

Information provided for the period August 30, 2012 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of July 31, 2013.

Fees for non-audit services provided to each Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers for which pre-approval by the Audit Committee was required:


		Audit-Related Fees		Tax Fees		All Other Fees
Fund	Fiscal Year End	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BAF	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BBF	31-Jul	0	0	0	0	0	0
BBK	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BBN	31-Jul	0	0	0	0	0	0
BCF	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BCX	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BDJ	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BFK	30-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0
BFO	31-Jul	0	0	0	0	0	0
BFY	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BFZ	31-Jul	0	0	0	0	0	0
BGR	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BGT	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BGY	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BHK	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BHL	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BHV	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BIE	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BIT *	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BJZ	31-Dec	0	0	0	0	0	0
BKK	30-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0
BKN	30-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0

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		Audit-Related Fees		Tax Fees		All Other Fees
Fund	Fiscal Year End	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BKT	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BLE	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BLH	31-Dec	0	0	0	0	0	0
BLJ	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BLW	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BME	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BNA	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BNJ	31-Jul	0	0	0	0	0	0
BNY	31-Jul	0	0	0	0	0	0
BOE	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BPK	31-Dec	0	0	0	0	0	0
BPS	30-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0
BQH	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BQR	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BQY	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BSD	30-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0
BSE	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BTA	30-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0
BTT **	31-Jul	0	0	0	0	0	0
BTZ	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BUI	31-Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0
BYM	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
BZM	31-Aug	0	0	0	0	0	0
MUA	30-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0

Information provided for the period February 27, 2013 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2013.

Information provided for the period August 30, 2012 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of July 31, 2013.

Aggregate non-audit fees for services provided to each Fund and its Affiliated Service Providers, regardless of whether pre-approval was required:


		Aggregate Non-Audit Fees
Fund	Fiscal Year End	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BAF	31-Aug	10,300	15,800
BBF	31-Jul	9,300	15,100
BBK	31-Aug	10,900	16,400
BBN	31-Jul	15,100	14,600
BCF	31-Oct	6,100	6,100
BCX	31-Oct	14,850	14,350
BDJ	31-Oct	6,100	6,100
BFK	30-Apr	20,600	20,600
BFO	31-Jul	12,300	12,300
BFY	31-Aug	8,800	8,800
BFZ	31-Jul	14,600	20,600

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		Aggregate Non-Audit Fees
Fund	Fiscal Year End	Most Recent Fiscal Year ($)	Fiscal Year Prior to Most Recent Fiscal Year End ($)
BGR	31-Oct	6,100	6,100
BGT	31-Oct	14,700	14,200
BGY	31-Oct	6,100	6,100
BHK	31-Aug	14,600	14,600
BHL	31-Aug	9,300	9,300
BHV	31-Aug	7,300	13,300
BIE	31-Aug	7,900	7,900
BIT *	31-Oct	35,100	0
BJZ	31-Dec	12,800	12,800
BKK	30-Apr	16,100	12,600
BKN	30-Apr	6,600	6,600
BKT	31-Aug	6,600	6,600
BLE	31-Aug	13,600	19,100
BLH	31-Dec	11,600	11,600
BLJ	31-Aug	7,300	13,300
BLW	31-Aug	16,600	24,850
BME	31-Oct	6,100	6,100
BNA	31-Aug	6,600	6,600
BNJ	31-Jul	9,300	15,300
BNY	31-Jul	11,900	17,900
BOE	31-Oct	6,600	6,600
BPK	31-Dec	16,100	16,100
BPS	30-Apr	7,300	7,300
BQH	31-Aug	7,800	7,800
BQR	31-Oct	6,100	6,100
BQY	31-Oct	6,100	6,100
BSD	30-Apr	9,300	9,300
BSE	31-Aug	9,300	9,300
BTA	30-Apr	10,800	10,800
BTT **	31-Jul	21,100	0
BTZ	31-Oct	21,600	25,700
BUI	31-Oct	14,850	22,350
BYM	31-Aug	15,100	20,600
BZM	31-Aug	7,300	13,300
MUA	30-Apr	12,200	12,200

Information provided for the period February 27, 2013 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2013.

Information provided for the period August 30, 2012 (fund commencement) through the fund’s fiscal year end of July 31, 2013.

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Appendix H – 5% Beneficial Share Ownership

As of April 30, 2014, to the best knowledge of each Fund, the following persons beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the class of the Funds indicated:


Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†	Common Shares % Held†	Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
BAF	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	524,816	6.00%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	JPMorgan Chase Bank	270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017	—	—	VMTP: 422	VMTP: 100.00%

BBF	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	731,792	10.92%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BBK	JPMorgan Chase Bank	270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017	—	—	VMTP: 799	VMTP: 100.00%

BCF	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	5,592,611	9.86%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BCX	1607 Capital Partners, LLC	4991 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 125 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060	2,666,974	5.73%	—	—

BFK	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	2,525,141	5.75%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	JPMorgan Chase Bank	270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017	—	—	VMTP: 2,708	VMTP: 100.00%

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Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†	Common Shares % Held†	Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
BFO	UBS AG⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	AMPS: 102	AMPS: 53.68%

	UBS Securities LLC⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	—	—

	UBS Financial Services Inc.⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	—	—

	Bank of America Corporation⁽³⁾	100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 30	AMPS: 15.79%

	Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C.⁽³⁾	214 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	—	—

BFY	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	269,819	5.51%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BFZ	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	1,683,093	5.28%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	Wells Fargo & Company⁽⁴⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104	—	—	VMTP: 1,713	VMTP: 100.00%

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association⁽⁴⁾	101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104	—	—	—	—

BGT	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	4,560,634	19.28%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BGY	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	5,661,024	5.15%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

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Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†		Common Shares % Held†			Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		—		—		—	—

	Wells Fargo & Company⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104		5,936,856		5.40	%	—	—

	Wells Capital Management Incorporated⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104		—		—		—	—

	Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104		—		—		—	—

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association⁽⁵⁾	101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104		—		—		—	—

	Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104		—		—		—	—

BHK	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		4,175,489		15.45	%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		—		—		—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		—		—		—	—

	Wells Fargo & Company⁽⁶⁾	420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104		1,350,894		5.00	%	—	—

	Wells Capital Management Incorporated⁽⁶⁾	420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104		—		—		—	—

	Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC⁽⁶⁾	420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104		—		—		—	—

	Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC⁽⁶⁾	420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104		—		—		—	—

BHL	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		1,519,373		16.83	%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		—		—		—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		—		—		—	—

	Morgan Stanley⁽⁷⁾	1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036		512,713		5.70	%	—	—

	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC⁽⁷⁾	1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036		—		—		—	—

BHV	Citibank, N.A.⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022		—		—		VRDP: 116	VRDP: 100.00%

	Citicorp⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022		—		—		—	—

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Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†		Common Shares % Held†			Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
	Citigroup, Inc.⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022		—		—		—	—

BIE	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		192,346		5.76	%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		—		—		—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187		—		—		—	—

BIT	Saba Capital Management, L.P.⁽⁹⁾	405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor New York, New York 10174		2,075,247		5.40	%	—	—

	Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd.⁽⁹⁾	Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands		1,076,400		2.80	%	—	—

	Saba Capital Master Fund II, Ltd.⁽⁹⁾	Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands		551,805		1.44	%	—	—

	Saba Capital Leveraged Master Fund, Ltd.⁽⁹⁾	Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands		353,412		0.92	%	—	—

	Saba Capital Partners (Cayman), L.P.⁽⁹⁾	Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands		93,630		0.24	%	—	—

	Boaz R. Weinstein⁽⁹⁾	405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor New York, New York 10174		—		—		—	—

BJZ *	Bank of America Corporation⁽¹⁰⁾	100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255		—		—		AMPS: 881	AMPS: 39.70%

	Bank of America, N.A.⁽¹⁰⁾	101 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255		—		—		AMPS: 212	AMPS: 9.50%

	Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C.⁽¹⁰⁾	214 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255		—		—		AMPS: 669	AMPS: 30.10%

	Karpus Management, Inc. ⁽¹¹⁾	183 Sully’s Trail Rd Pittsford, New York 14534		—		—		AMPS: 115	AMPS: 10.71%

	UBS AG⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland		—		—		AMPS: 68	AMPS: 6.33%

	UBS Securities LLC⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland		—		—		—	—

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Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†	Common Shares % Held†	Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
	UBS Financial Services Inc.⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	—	—

BKK	Bank of America Corporation⁽¹²⁾	100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 641	AMPS: 16.45%

	Bank of America, N.A.⁽¹²⁾	101 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 205	AMPS: 5.26%

	Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C.⁽¹²⁾	214 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 436	AMPS: 11.18%

	UBS AG⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH–8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	AMPS: 1,958	AMPS: 50.24%

	UBS Securities LLC⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	—	—

	UBS Financial Services Inc.⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	—	—

BKN	JPMorgan Chase Bank	270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017	—	—	VMTP: 1,259	VMTP: 100.00%

	Sakharam D. Mahurkar – Trustee	2768 Palm Springs Lane Aurora, IL 60502	2,000,000	11.65%**	—	—

BKT	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	9,108,530	14.24%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	Sit Investments Associates	3300 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402	3,364,819	5.26%	—	—

BLE	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	2,241,487	9.58%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	JPMorgan Chase Bank	270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017	—	—	VMTP: 1,513	VMTP: 100.00%

BLH	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	188,207	5.23%	—	—

H-5


Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†	Common Shares % Held†	Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	Karpus Management, Inc. ⁽¹³⁾	183 Sully’s Trail Rd Pittsford, New York 14534	—	—	AMPS: 620	AMPS: 49.36%

	Bank of America Corporation⁽¹⁴⁾	100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 476	AMPS: 37.90%

	Bank of America, N.A.⁽¹⁴⁾	101 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 4	AMPS: 0.30%

	Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C.⁽¹⁴⁾	214 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 472	AMPS: 37.60%

BLJ	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	281,264	12.11%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	Citibank, N.A.⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022	—	—	VRDP: 187	VRDP: 100.00%

	Citicorp⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022	—	—	—	—

	Citigroup, Inc.⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022	—	—	—	—

BLW	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	6,384,116	17.28%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	Morgan Stanley⁽⁷⁾	1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036	1,991,297	5.40%	—	—

	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC⁽⁷⁾	1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036	—	—	—	—

BME	Bank of America Corporation⁽¹⁵⁾	100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	940,028	12.15%	—	—

	Bank of America N.A.⁽¹⁵⁾	101 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	—	—

	Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.⁽¹⁵⁾	One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036	—	—	—	—

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Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†	Common Shares % Held†	Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	467,690	6.07%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BNA	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	5,711,505	16.35%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BNJ	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	560,484	7.34%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	Wells Fargo & Company⁽⁴⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104	—	—	VMTP: 591	VMTP: 100.00%

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association⁽⁴⁾	101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104	—	—	—	—

BNY	Wells Fargo & Company⁽⁴⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104	—	—	VMTP: 945	VMTP: 100.00%

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association⁽⁴⁾	101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104	—	—	—	—

BOE	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	3,613,456	5.20%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BPK	Bank of America Corporation⁽¹⁶⁾	100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 1,055	AMPS: 39.59%

	Bank of America, N.A.⁽¹⁶⁾	101 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 167	AMPS: 6.27%

H-7


Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†	Common Shares % Held†	Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated⁽¹⁶⁾	One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036	—	—	AMPS: 2	AMPS: 0.08%

	Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C.⁽¹⁶⁾	214 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255	—	—	AMPS: 886	AMPS: 33.25%

	Karpus Management, Inc. ⁽¹¹⁾	183 Sully’s Trail Rd Pittsford, New York 14534	—	—	AMPS: 382	AMPS: 14.48%

	UBS AG⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	AMPS: 248	AMPS: 11.17%***

	UBS Securities LLC⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	—	—

	UBS Financial Services Inc.⁽²⁾	Bahnhofstrasse 45 PO Box CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland	—	—	—	—

BPS	Citibank, N.A.⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022	—	—	VRDP: 163	VRDP: 100.00%

	Citicorp⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022	—	—	—	—

	Citigroup, Inc.⁽⁸⁾	399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022	—	—	—	—

BQH	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	157,201	5.63%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BQR	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	2,397,060	19.08%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BQY	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	626,435	10.38%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BSD	JPMorgan Chase Bank	270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017	—	—	VMTP: 429	VMTP: 100.00%

H-8


Fund	Investor	Address	Common Shares Held†	Common Shares % Held†	Preferred Shares Held†	Preferred Shares % Held†
	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	612,570	8.39%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BSE	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	698,110	10.73%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

BTA	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	2,046,434	15.39%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

	Sit Investments Associates	3300 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402	734,441	5.47%	—	—

BTT	Wells Fargo & Company⁽⁴⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104	—	—	RVMTP: 150	RVMTP: 100.00%

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association⁽⁴⁾	101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104	—	—	—	—

BTZ	Wells Fargo & Company⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104	5,539,039	5.12%	—	—

	Wells Capital Management Incorporated⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104	—	—	—	—

	Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104	—	—	—	—

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association⁽⁵⁾	101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104	—	—	—	—

	Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC⁽⁵⁾	420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104	—	—	—	—

BYM	First Trust Portfolios L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	2,521,829	9.56%	—	—

	First Trust Advisors L.P.⁽¹⁾	120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, Illinois 60187	—	—	—	—

H-9

Fund

Investor

Address

Common
Shares
Held†

Common
Shares
% Held†

Preferred
Shares
Held†

Preferred
Shares
% Held†

The Charger Corporation⁽¹⁾

120 East Liberty Drive,

Suite 400

Wheaton, Illinois 60187

—

JPMorgan Chase Bank

270 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

—

VMTP:

1,372

VMTP:

100.00%

BZM

Citibank, N.A.⁽⁸⁾

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

—

VRDP:

160

VRDP:

100.00%

Citicorp⁽⁸⁾

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

—

Citigroup, Inc.⁽⁸⁾

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

—

^†

The information contained in this table is based on Schedule 13D/13G filings made on or before April 30, 2014, except as indicated below.

*	BJZ has redeemed all of its outstanding Preferred Shares as of the date of filing of this Proxy Statement.

Based on Common Shares outstanding as of April 30, 2014.

***	Based on Preferred Shares outstanding as of April 30, 2014.

⁽¹⁾	First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation filed their Schedule 13G jointly and did not differentiate holdings as to each entity.

⁽²⁾

AMPS Holdings are as of December 31, 2013 as reported on the Schedule 13G filed by UBS AG on February 13, 2014 and does not reflect any subsequent redemptions of AMPS by the Fund. UBS AG filed the Schedule 13G on behalf of the following subsidiaries: UBS Securities LLC and UBS Financial Services Inc. and did not differentiate the holdings as to each entity.

⁽³⁾

AMPS Holdings are as of December 31, 2013 as reported on the Scheduled 13G filed jointly by Bank of America Corporation and Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. (“Blue Ridge”) on February 14, 2014 and does not reflect any subsequent redemptions of AMPS by the Fund. The Schedule 13G did not differentiate holdings as to each entity.

⁽⁴⁾	Wells Fargo & Company filed a Schedule 13G on behalf of itself and the following subsidiary: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and did not differentiate holdings as to each entity.

⁽⁵⁾	Wells Fargo & Company filed a Schedule 13G on behalf of the following subsidiaries: Wells Capital Management Incorporated, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and did not differentiate the holdings as to each entity.

⁽⁶⁾	Wells Fargo & Company filed a Schedule 13G on behalf of the following subsidiaries: Wells Capital Management Incorporated, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC and did not differentiate the holdings as to each entity.

⁽⁷⁾	Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC filed their Schedule 13G jointly and did not differentiate holdings as to each entity.

⁽⁸⁾	Citibank, N.A., Citicorp and Citigroup, Inc. filed their Schedule 13G jointly and did not differentiate holdings as to each entity.

⁽⁹⁾

Saba Capital Management, L.P., Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., Saba Capital Master Fund II, Ltd., Saba Capital Leveraged Master Fund, Ltd., Saba Capital Partners (Cayman), L.P. and Boaz R. Weinstein filed their Schedule 13G jointly. The holdings reported by Saba Capital Management, L.P. consist of the holdings of Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., Saba Capital Master Fund II, Ltd., Saba Capital Leveraged Master Fund, Ltd. and Saba Capital Partners (Cayman), L.P. On its Schedule 13G filing Saba Capital Management, L.P. reported that its interest in the Fund is 5.40%, 2.80% held by Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., 1.44% held by Saba Capital Master Fund II, Ltd., 0.92% held by Saba Capital Leveraged Master Fund, Ltd., and 0.24% held by Saba Capital Partners (Cayman), L.P.

⁽¹⁰⁾

AMPS Holdings are as of January 1, 2011 as reported on the Schedule 13D filed jointly by Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A. and Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. on January 11, 2011 and does not reflect any subsequent redemptions of AMPS by the Fund. The holdings reported by Bank of America Corporation consist of the holdings of Bank of America, N.A. and Blue Ridge. On its Schedule 13D filing Bank of America Corporation reports that its interest in the Fund’s AMPS is 39.70%, 9.50% held by Bank of America, N.A. and 30.10% held by Blue Ridge.

⁽¹¹⁾	AMPS Holdings are as of December 31, 2013 as reported on the Schedule 13G filed by Karpus Management, Inc. on January 30, 2014 and does not reflect any subsequent redemptions of AMPS by the Fund.

H-10

⁽¹²⁾

AMPS Holdings are as of December 31, 2013 as reported on the Scheduled 13G filed jointly by Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A. and Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. on February 14, 2014 and does not reflect any subsequent redemptions of AMPS by the Fund. The holdings reported by Bank of America Corporation consist of the holdings of Bank of America, N.A. and Blue Ridge. On its Schedule 13G filing Bank of America Corporation reports that its interest in the Fund is 16.45%, 5.26% held by Bank of America, N.A. and 11.18% held by Blue Ridge.

⁽¹³⁾	AMPS Holdings are as of December 31, 2012 as reported on the Schedule 13G filed by Karpus Management, Inc. on January 4, 2013 and does not reflect any subsequent redemptions of AMPS by the Fund.

⁽¹⁴⁾

AMPS Holdings are as of January 1, 2011 as reported on the Schedule 13D filed jointly by Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A. and Blue Ridge on January 11, 2011 and does not reflect any subsequent redemption of AMPS by the Funds. The holdings reported by Bank of America Corporation consist of the holdings of Bank of America, N.A. and Blue Ridge. On its Schedule 13D filing Bank of America Corporation reports that its interest in the Fund is 37.90%, 0.30% held by Bank of America, N.A. and 37.60% held by Blue Ridge.

⁽¹⁵⁾	Bank of America Corporation has filed a Schedule 13G on behalf of itself and the following subsidiaries: Bank of America N.A. and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. and did not differentiate the holdings as to each entity.

⁽¹⁶⁾

AMPS Holdings are as of January 2, 2014 as reported on the Schedule 13D filed jointly by Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Blue Ridge on January 7, 2014 and does not reflect any subsequent redemption of AMPS by the Funds. The holdings reported by Bank of America Corporation consist of the holdings of Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Blue Ridge. On its Schedule 13D filing Bank of America Corporation reports that its interest in the Fund is 39.59%, 6.27% held by Bank of America, N.A., 0.08% held by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and 33.25% held by Blue Ridge.

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POSTPONEMENT OR DELAY THEREOF.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 30, 2014
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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. Example: _n

1.	To Elect Board Member Nominees:

FOR
ALL

WITHHOLD
ALL

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EXCEPT

01.

Paul L.

Audet

02.

Michael J.

Castellano

03.

R. Glenn

Hubbard

04.

W.Carl

Kester

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 below.

THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE, IN THEIR DISCRETION, UPON ANY OTHER

MATTER THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT,

POSTPONEMENT OR DELAY THEREOF.