NYSE. Please note that, following the Conversion, the Funds Shares will no longer trade on a stock exchange and
shareholders will therefore have limited options to sell their shares outside of the Funds quarterly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of the Funds Shares.
Important Notice
This press release is for informational
purposes only and shall not constitute a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any common shares of the Fund. The offer to purchase the Funds common shares was made only pursuant to an offer to purchase, a
related letter of transmittal and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as exhibits to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the offer to purchase and other
documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the Fund.
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
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.
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