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BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide high current income exempt from regular federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital. The company was founded on February 26, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests primarily in municipal bonds. The trust's portfolio comprises investments in industrial and pollution control, education, hospital, transportation, power, tobacco, housing, and water and sewer sectors. The company was founded on May 28, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. It provides finance and investment services and also invests in long term securities. BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust was founded on May 28, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. operated as a close-end investment trust. Its investment objective was to provide current income and capital appreciation. The trust's investments included a broad range of bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust was founded on December 27, 1991 and was headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock High Income Shares was a closed-end Investment Fund/Investment Trust. It provided investment objective of the highest current income attainable consistent with reasonable risk as determined by the Fund's investment adviser, through investment in a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of high-yield, high-risk fixed income securities. The company was founded on August 10, 1988 and was headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust operates as a closed-end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income exempt from both regular federal income taxes and Massachusetts personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of shareholders' capital. The company was founded on July 23, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock High Yield Trust is a close-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investing objective is to provide generate high current income and to a lesser extent, and if it is consistent with its primary objective, the Fund will also seek capital appreciation, by investing in a diversified portfolios. The fund was founded on December 31, 1998 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust operates as a Closed-End Investment Fund and Investment Trust. Its objectives is to provide current income that is exempt from regular federal income tax and to invest in municipal bonds that over time will perform better than the broader municipal bond market. The company was founded on August 24, 1999 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust is a closed-end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide current income which is exempt from regular federal and Pennsylvania income taxes and to invest in municipal bonds that over time will perform better than the broader Pennsylvania municipal bond market. BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust was founded on June 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from Federal and California income taxes. The company seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes and California income taxes. BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust was founded on July 27, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust is a closed-end investment trust. The fund's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. It invests primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes. The company was founded on July 31, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey gross income tax. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes and New Jersey gross income taxes. The company was founded on March 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The company was founded on March 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust is a closed end investment fund trust. Its investment objective is to provide current income that is exempt from regular Federal income taxes and California income taxes. The company was founded on October 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective to provide current income that is exempt from regular federal income taxes and California income taxes. The Trust will invest primarily in municipal bonds that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income tax. BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust was founded on September 07, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust is a closed-end investment fund/investment Trust which seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The company was founded on October 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Core Bond Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund. The firm intends to provide current income and capital appreciation. Its investments include a broad range of bonds, including corporate bonds, US government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The company was founded on November 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on February 26, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from regular U.S. federal income taxes. The company was founded on February 15, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust is a perpetual closed-end municipal bond fund. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and New York state and New York city personal income taxes. The company was founded on April 25, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust is a closed-end investment trust. The company's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and Maryland personal income taxes. It seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes and Maryland personal income taxes. The company was founded on March 14, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust is a mutual fund closed-end investment trust. It provides current income exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey gross income tax. The company was founded on April 25, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust operates as closed-end investment fund. The company's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and Virginia personal income taxes. It seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes and Virginia personal income taxes. The company was founded on March 14, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes. The company was founded on June 21, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II is a close-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investing objective is to provide current income exempt from regular Federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The company was founded on July 26, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. The fund seeks to provide high current income exempt from regular federal income taxes. The Trust will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal obligations that are insured as to the timely payment of both principal and interest. The company was founded on August 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock New York Insured Municipal Income Trust operates as closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Ltd. Duration Income Trust is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on July 13, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax. The company was founded on August 20, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax and Florida intangible property tax and return. The company was founded on September 25, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Dividend Achievers Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. It's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on September 29, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Strategic Dividend Achievers Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on January 22, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock Dividend Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation investing primarily in equity securities of issuers that pay above average dividends and have the potential for capital appreciation. The fund was founded on May 25, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust operates as a closed-end management investment trust. The firm's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets in equity securities of energy and natural resources companies and equity derivatives with exposure to the energy and natural resources industry. The company was founded on December 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on March 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund. The firm intends to provide current income and current gains and long term capital appreciation. It invests in equity securities issued by companies located in countries throughout the world and utilizing an option writing strategy to enhance current gains. The company was founded on May 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Enhanced Dividend Achievers Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on July 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on March 13, 2007 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Enhanced Capital & Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment trust. The company's investment objective is to provide investors with a combination of current income and capital appreciation. It primarily invests in a portfolio of equity and debt securities of US and foreign issuers. The company was founded on April 30, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It seeks to provide high current income and long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on January 31, 2008 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Core Alternatives TEI Portfolio LLC is a closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of hospital health programs and services. It operates through the following business units: Provider Services, Insurance Services, UPMC International, and UPMC Enterprises. It also develops programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopedics, and sports medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The company's investment objective is to provide high level of current income and secondary objective to seek the preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The company was founded in August 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Beckwith Machinery Co. supplies construction machinery. It distributes earthmoving and material handling equipment for western Pennsylvania and the northern West Virginia. It also provides sales, service and parts for construction, equipment, industrial and truck engines. The company was founded in 1907 by James S. Beckwith and is headquartered in Murrysville, PA.

BlackRock Long Term Municipal Advantage Trust is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust company. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax by investing its assets in municipal bonds, municipal securities and derivative instruments with exposure to such bonds and securities. The company was founded on February 28, 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide high current income exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of medium to lower-grade or unrated municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The fund is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities. Its secondary objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. It invests in high yield debt instruments, including high yield bonds and corporate loans. BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund was founded on June 25, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in fixed-income securities, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services or are unrated securities of comparable quality and also to provide capital appreciation. The company was founded on January 30, 1998 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities that are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services or in unrated securities considered by the trust's investment adviser to be of comparable quality. The Trust also seeks to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The company was founded on November 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income. The firm secondary investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The company was founded on May 30, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of US companies' debt instruments, including corporate loans. The fund’s secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in floating rate debt securities and instruments, including floating rate loans, bonds, certain preferred securities, notes or other debt securities or instruments which pay a floating or variable rate of interest until maturity. The company was founded on January 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to invest in a portfolio of United States government and government agency securities including the U.S. Government mortgage-backed securities. The company was founded on October 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund. It intends to provide shareholders with high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting of floating rate debt securities and instruments. The company was founded on August 14, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It seeks to provide the shareholders with a high current income and such preservation of capital by investing its assets in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and instruments. The fund was founded on July 30, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc. is a closed-end Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Insured Fund, Inc. operates as a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The fund seeks to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment grade municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. It is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. is a closed-end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income taxes by investing under normal market conditions in long-term municipal bonds. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc. is a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. It provides shareholders with current income exempt from federal income taxes by investing in a portfolio of long-term and investment grade municipal obligations. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of medium to low grade and unrated municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The company was founded on June 15, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. is a close-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide common shareholders with high current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The company was founded on July 29, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund and investment trust company. Its investment objective is to provide high current income exempt from federal income taxes. The company was founded on August 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund. The firm intends to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income taxes. It invests in long-term municipal bonds rated investment grade quality at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with maturities over the time of investment. The company was founded on March 2, 1989 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Fund II, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment grade municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in investment activities. Its objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The company was founded on February 28, 1997 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. operates as closed-end management investment fund. The company objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal and California income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. It invests primarily in long-term municipal obligations that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. BlackRock MuniYield California Fund was founded on February 28, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. is a closed-end management investment fund. It engages in the business of providing shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from the United States federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company was founded on November 29, 1991 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. operates as closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of current income exempt from federal and Arizona income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company was founded on October 29, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust was closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The company invested primarily in equity securities of energy, natural resources and basic materials companies in associated businesses and equity derivatives. BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust was headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Blackrock Ecosolutions Investment Trust operates as a non-diversified and closed-end management investment company, which invests substantially all of its assets in equity securities issued by companies that are engaged in one or more of the new energy, water resources and agriculture business segments. Blackrock Ecosolutions Investment Trust was founded on September 28, 2007 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Shady Side Academy provides educational services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund. It intends to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income taxes. The company was founded on July 21, 1992 is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust operates as a closed end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from regular federal income tax and Florida intangible personal property tax. The company was founded on April 30, 2002 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. operates as mutual fund closed-end investment trust. The company investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. It invests under normal market conditions in municipal bonds rated investment grade and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. The company was founded on March 29, 1993 headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide common shareholders with high current income. The company was founded on March 28, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust will invest at least 80% of its total assets in a portfolio of loan and debt instruments and loan-related and debt-related instruments. Its primary investment objective is it seeks to provide high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Trust invests a significant portion. The fund was founded on February 27, 2009 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income tax. The Trust also seeks to offer shareholders the opportunity to own shares, the value of which is exempt from Florida intangible personal property tax. The Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds either insured under an insurance policy purchased by the Trust or insured under an insurance policy obtained by the issuer of the municipal bond or any other party. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end investment fund and investment trust company. It seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company was founded on September 21, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It seeks to provide shareholders with a high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment grade municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes. The trust is headquartered in Plainsboro, NJ.

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income, current gains and capital appreciation through investing in credit-related securities, including, but not limited to, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds or derivatives with economic characteristics similar to these credit-related securities. The company was founded on December 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The trust is headquartered in Willmington, DE.

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end Investment Fund. The funds investment objective is to provide high current income by investing principally in senior debt obligations of companies, including corporate loans made by banks and other financial institutions and both privately placed and publicly offered corporate bonds and notes. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. BlackRock Senior High Income Fund was founded on May 21, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company was founded on May 18, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III is a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company. The company was founded on February 25, 2003 is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The fund primary investment objective is to provide holders of common shares with high current income. The secondary investment objective of the fund is to provide common shareholders with capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in credit-related securities, including, but not limited to, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds or derivatives with economic characteristics similar to these credit-related securities. The company was founded on July 29, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular U. S. federal income and California income taxes. The company was founded on July 25, 2001 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. It's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund operates as a closed-end investment company. It intends to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company was founded on October 30, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund operates as a closed end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company was founded on February 28, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II, Inc. operates as a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. It . seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and Michigan income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term municipal obligations the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income tax and Michigan income taxes. The fund was founded on February 28, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Insured Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a level of current income exempt from federal and Pennsylvania income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management by investing in a portfolio of long-term municipal obligations the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuers, is exempt from federal and Pennsylvania income taxes. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. Its primary investment objective is to seek current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on August 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust is a non-diversified and closed-end management investment company. The fund's primary investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing in common stocks that pay dividends and have the potential for capital appreciation. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in common stocks of issuers that do not pay dividends. As part of its investment strategy, the trust intends to employ a strategy of writing covered call and put options on individual common stocks, indices of securities, sectors of securities and baskets of securities. The company was founded on December 23, 2003 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust is a non-diversified and closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks of issuers that pay dividends. From time to time, the Trust may invest up to 20% of its total assets in common stocks of issuers that do not pay dividends. As part of its investment strategy, the Trust intends to employ a strategy of writing covered call and put options on individual common stocks, indices of securities, sectors of securities and baskets of securities. The company was founded on March 25, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund. It engages in investing to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and California personal income taxes. The company was founded on February 27, 1998 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund. The company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of current income exempt from federal taxes and New York state and New York city personal income taxes. The company was founded on February 28, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified and closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal and California income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company was founded on October 30,1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust is a closed-end investment trust. Its objective is to provide shareholders current income exempt from federal and Pennsylvania income taxes. The company was founded on October 30, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc. is a closed-end management investment fund. The company investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal and Michigan income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II was founded on February 28, 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. operates as closed end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets in municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes. BlackRock MuniVest Fund was founded on September 29, 1988 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.