BDJ BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CII), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST), and BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF) (collectively, the “Funds”) paid the following distributions per share:

          Fund   Pay Date   Per Share BCX   May 31, 2018   $0.051600 BDJ   May 31, 2018   $0.046700 BGR   May 31, 2018   $0.077600 BGY   May 31, 2018   $0.038000 BME   May 31, 2018   $0.200000 BOE   May 31, 2018   $0.078000 BUI   May 31, 2018   $0.121000 CII   May 31, 2018   $0.082800 BST   May 31, 2018   $0.130000 EGF   May 31, 2018   $0.041000    

Each of the Funds has adopted a level distribution plan (the “Plan”) and employs 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 Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary 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, the Funds will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to their shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.

The Funds’ estimated sources of the distributions paid this month and for their current fiscal year are as follows:

  Estimated Allocations as of May 31, 2018     Fund   Distribution  

Net InvestmentIncome

 

Net Realized Short-Term Gains

 

Net RealizedLong-Term Gains

  Return of Capital BCX1   $0.051600   $0.036179 (70%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.015421 (30%) BDJ   $0.046700   $0.015861 (34%)   $0.011976 (26%)   $0.018863 (40%)   $0 (0%) BGR1   $0.077600   $0.038602 (50%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.038998 (50%) BGY   $0.038000   $0.038000 (100%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%) BME1   $0.200000   $0.003605 (2%)   $0.086372 (43%)   $0.110023 (55%)   $0 (0%) BOE   $0.078000   $0.052546 (67%)   $0.025454 (33%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%) BUI1   $0.121000   $0.062155 (51%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.058845 (49%) CII1   $0.082800   $0.015322 (19%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.067478 (81%) BST   $0.130000   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.130000 (100%)   $0 (0%) EGF1   $0.041000   $0.021312 (52%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.019688 (48%) Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal Year through May 31, 2018 Fund   Distribution  

Net InvestmentIncome

 

Net Realized Short-Term Gains

 

Net RealizedLong-Term Gains

  Return of Capital BCX1   $0.258000   $0.094736 (37%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.163264 (63%) BDJ   $0.233500   $0.063442 (27%)   $0.019096 (8%)   $0.150962 (65%)   $0 (0%) BGR1   $0.388000   $0.101377 (26%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.286623 (74%) BGY   $0.190000   $0.106904 (56%)   $0.083096 (44%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%) BME1   $1.000000   $0.045301 (5%)   $0.129963 (13%)   $0.748163 (74%)   $0.076573 (8%) BOE   $0.390000   $0.159156 (41%)   $0.203103 (52%)   $0.027741 (7%)   $0 (0%) BUI1   $0.605000   $0.173575 (29%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.431425 (71%) CII1   $0.414000   $0.063374 (15%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.350626 (85%) BST   $0.650000   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.650000 (100%)   $0 (0%) EGF1   $0.164000   $0.104729 (64%)   $0 (0%)   $0 (0%)   $0.059271 (36%)          

1The 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 Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the 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 Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The 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 Distribution Rate Information:         Fund  

Average annualtotal return (inrelation to NAV) forthe 5-year periodending on4/30/2018

 

Annualized currentdistribution rate expressedas a percentage of NAVas of 4/30/2018

 

Cumulative totalreturn (in relationto NAV) for thefiscal year through4/30/2018

 

Cumulative fiscalyear distributions asa percentage ofNAV as of4/30/2018

BCX   2.22%   5.81%   (1.51)%   1.94% BDJ   9.54%   5.72%   (0.87)%   1.91% BGR   (1.13)%   5.73%   2.13%   1.91% BGY   2.96%   6.96%   (4.50)%   2.32% BME   13.68%   6.65%   1.20%   2.22% BOE   5.32%   7.71%   (5.55)%   2.57% BUI   7.02%   7.14%   (0.43)%   2.38% CII   11.45%   5.83%   (0.93)%   1.94% BST*   20.28%   5.05%   7.81%   1.68% EGF   1.19%   3.61%   (1.15)%   1.20%

* Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects data from inception to 4/30/2018.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s current distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.

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