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BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC.
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Board of BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (MUI) Approves Conversion to Unlisted Closed-End Interval Fund
Structure
New York, June 7, 2024 BlackRock Advisors, LLC (BlackRock) announced today that the Board of Directors
(the Board) of BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MUI, the Fund) has approved the conversion of the Fund from an exchange-listed, closed-end fund to an unlisted closed-end fund that conducts periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Conversion). As previously announced, the Fund will, subject to
receiving shareholder approval for the Conversion and other conditions, conduct a tender offer to repurchase 50% of the Funds outstanding common shares at a price per share equal to 98% of the Funds net asset value per common share
determined following the expiration of the tender offer (the Tender Offer).
The Tender Offer and the Conversion are currently expected
to occur in the second half of 2024, subject to, among other things: obtaining the requisite approvals from the Funds shareholders and the redemption of the Funds preferred shares.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This press release is for informational purposes only and
shall not constitute an offer or a solicitation to buy any common shares. Any offer to purchase Fund common shares will be made pursuant to an offer on Schedule TO. IF THE TENDER OFFER IS CONDUCTED, COMMON SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER
OFFER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND ANY SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE TENDER OFFER, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN THEY ARE FILED AND BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES. Common shareholders may obtain a free copy of any of these statements and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the Fund.
Additional Information about the Conversion
and Where to Find It
This press release is not intended to, and does not solicit a proxy from any shareholder of the Fund. The solicitation of
proxies to effect the Conversion will only be made by a definitive Proxy Statement.
This press release references a Proxy Statement, to be filed by
the Fund. The Proxy Statement has yet to be filed with the SEC. After the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC, it may be amended or withdrawn.
The Fund and its directors, officers and employees, and BlackRock, and its shareholders, officers and employees and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Conversion. Investors and shareholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of the Funds directors, officers and employees, and
BlackRock and its shareholders, officers and employees and other persons by reading the Proxy Statement when it is filed with the SEC.
INVESTORS
AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE FUND ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CONVERSION. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, RISKS, CHARGES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND CAREFULLY. THE PROXY STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, RISKS, CHARGES AND EXPENSES OF THE
FUND.
The Proxy Statement will not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities, in any state where such offer or sale is not permitted.
Security holders may obtain free copies (when they become available) of the Proxy Statement and other documents filed with the SEC at the SECs web
site at www.sec.gov. In addition, free copies (when they become available) of the Proxy Statement and other documents filed with the SEC may also be obtained by directing a request to BlackRock at (800)
882-0052.
About BlackRock
BlackRocks purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we
help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit
www.blackrock.com/corporate
Availability of Fund Updates
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BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for
the Fund on a monthly basis on its website in the Closed-end Funds section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information
about the Fund. This reference to BlackRocks website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRocks website in this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other
statements that BlackRock or the Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Funds or BlackRocks future financial or business performance,
strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as trend, potential, opportunity, pipeline, believe, comfortable,
expect, anticipate, current, intention, estimate, position, assume, outlook, continue, remain, maintain,
sustain, seek, achieve, and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as will, would, should, could, may or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results
could differ materially from historical performance.
With respect to the Fund, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially
from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in
changes in demand for the Fund or in the Funds net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any
legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, and regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which may adversely affect
the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRocks ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide
support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.
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Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of
the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are accessible on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and on BlackRocks website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the
Fund. The information contained on BlackRocks website is not a part of this press release.
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