Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds (Amended and Restated Press Release)

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1 Contact: Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds (Amended and Restated Press Release) New York, March 1, Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the Funds ) announced distributions today as detailed below. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE:DSU) and BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE:BCX) announced increases in their monthly distribution rates and several municipal Funds announced decreases in their monthly distribution rates. Generally, these distribution changes were made in order to better align the applicable Funds distribution rates with their current and projected level of earnings. This amended and restated press release is to correct the distribution rate for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSU) announced in the press release dated March 1, Municipal Funds: Declaration- 3/1/2017 Ex-Date- 3/13/2017 Record- 3/15/2017 Payable- 4/3/2017 National Funds Ticker BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust BYM $ BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust BAF $ BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust BTA $ BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MUI $ BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust BBF $ BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA $ BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust BBK $ ( ) BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK $ ( ) BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE $ BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. BKN $ ( ) BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust BTT $ The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD $ BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. MEN $ BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund MFL $ BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund MFT $ ( ) BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. MHD $ BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. MQT $ BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY $ BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. MUE $ BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. MUH $ BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. MUS $ ( ) BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. MVT $ ( ) BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. MYD $ BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund MYF $ BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI $

2 BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. MVF $ ( ) BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust BPK $ ( ) State-Specific Funds Ticker BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ $ ( ) BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust BJZ $ ( ) BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. MUC $ BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. MYC $ ( ) BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. MCA $ BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust BFO $ BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM $ BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. MIY $ BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MNE $ BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. MHN $ BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN $ BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust BSE $ BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust BQH $ BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust BNY $ BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II BFY $ ( ) BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust BLH $ ( ) BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. MYJ $ BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MUJ $ BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust BNJ $ BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund MPA $ BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ $ ( ) BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. MZA $ BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV $ BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust MHE $ Taxable Municipal Fund: Declaration- 3/1/2017 Ex-Date- 3/13/2017 Record- 3/15/2017 Payable- 3/31/2017 Fund Ticker BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust BBN $ Taxable Funds: Declaration- 3/1/2017 Ex-Date- 3/13/2017 Record- 3/15/2017 Payable- 3/31/2017 2

3 Fund Ticker BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust BGT $ BlackRock Core Bond Trust BHK $ BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust BHL $ BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust BIT $ BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. BKT $ BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust BLW $ BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust BTZ $ BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. DSU $ BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.* EGF $ BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. FRA $ BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. HYT $ Equity Funds: Declaration- 3/1/2017 Ex-Date- 3/13/2017 Record- 3/15/2017 Payable- 3/31/2017 Fund Ticker BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust* BCX $ BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust* BDJ $ BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust* BGR $ BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust* BGY $ BlackRock Health Sciences Trust* BME $ BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.* CII $ BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust* BOE $ BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust* BUI $ BlackRock Science and Technology Trust* BST $ * In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to its shareholders of record as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous distribution payment. The Section 19 notice was provided for informational purposes only and not for tax reporting purposes. This information can be found in the Closed-End Funds section of As applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2017 will be made after the end of the year. BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE:BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE:BGR), BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (NYSE:BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME), BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust (NYSE:BOE), BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (NYSE:BUI), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CII), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE:BST) and BlackRock Enhanced Government 3

4 Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EGF) (collectively, the Plan Funds ) have adopted a level distribution plan (a Plan ) and employ a managed distribution and/or an option over-write policy to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Plan Fund s Board of Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each Plan Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, each Plan Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. The Plan Funds estimated sources of the distributions paid as of February 28, 2017 and for their current fiscal year are as follows: Estimated Allocations as of February 28, 2017 Net Investment Net Realized Net Realized Fund Income Short-Term Gains Long-Term Gains Return of Capital BCX 1 $ $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (100%) BDJ $ $ (16%) $ (84%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) BGR 1 $ $ (22%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (78%) BGY 1 $ $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (100%) BME 1 $ $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (100%) BOE $ $0 (0%) $ (21%) $ (79%) $0 (0%) BUI $ $ (52%) $0 (0%) $ (48%) $0 (0%) CII 1 $ $ (1%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (99%) BST 1 $ $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (100%) EGF 1 $ $ (98%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (2%) Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal Year through February 28, 2017 Net Realized Fund Net Investment Income Short-Term Gains Net Realized Long-Term Gains Return of Capital BCX 1 $ $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (100%) BDJ $ $ (11%) $ (56%) $ (33%) $0 (0%) BGR 1 $ $ (11%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (89%) BGY 1 $ $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (100%) BME 1 $ $ (2%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (98%) BOE $ $0 (0%) $ (20%) $ (80%) $0 (0%) BUI $ $ (26%) $0 (0%) $ (74%) $0 (0%) CII 1 $ $ (3%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (97%) BST 1 $ $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (100%) 4

5 EGF 1 $ $ (98%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $ (2%) 1 The Plan Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net-realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Plan Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with yield or income. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Plan Fund s net asset value per share. The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Plan Fund s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Plan Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Fund Performance and Rate Information: Average annual total Annualized current Cumulative fiscal Cumulative total return return (in relation to distribution rate year distributions (in relation to NAV) for NAV) for the 5-year expressed as a as a percentage the fiscal year through period ending on percentage of NAV as of NAV as of 1/31/2017 Fund 1/31/2017 of 1/31/2017 1/31/2017 BCX (0.85)% 5.19% 5.09% 0.43% BDJ 10.18% 6.09% 0.35% 0.51% BGR (0.73)% 5.83% (1.62)% 0.49% BGY 3.54% 7.08% 3.22% 0.59% BME 15.88% 7.47% 3.23% 0.62% BOE 6.84% 6.82% 3.27% 0.57% BUI 8.24% 7.36% 2.23% 0.61% CII 10.81% 6.49% 2.19% 0.54% BST* 12.14% 5.63% 6.62% 0.47% EGF 1.65% 3.53% 0.50% 0.29% *Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects data from inception to 1/31/2017. Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Plan Fund s investment performance from the amount of the Plan Fund s current distributions or from the terms of a Plan Fund s Plan. About BlackRock BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients. At December 31, 2016, BlackRock s AUM was $5.1 trillion. BlackRock helps clients around the world meet their goals and overcome challenges with a range 5

6 of products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, ishares (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions. As of December 31, 2016, the firm had approximately 13,000 employees in more than 30 countries and a major presence in global markets, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and Africa. For additional information, please visit the Company s website at Blog: LinkedIn: Availability of Fund Updates BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the Closed-end Funds section of 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 Funds. This reference to BlackRock s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock s website in this release. Forward-Looking Statements This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to a Fund s or BlackRock s 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 forwardlooking 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 Funds, 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 Funds or in a Fund s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of a 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, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital 6

7 markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock s 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. Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) are accessible on the SEC's website at and on BlackRock s website at and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information contained on BlackRock s website is not a part of this press release. ## 7