BlackRock Announces Shareholder Approval of the Merger of a Municipal Closed-End Fund into a Municipal Open-End Fund
August 21 2020 - 4:30PM
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that at a special
meeting of shareholders of BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust
(NYSE:BQH), the requisite shareholders of BQH approved the merger
of BQH into BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund
(“MENKX” and together with BQH, the “Funds”), an open-end mutual
fund and a series of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust,
with MENKX being the surviving Fund (the “Merger”). Common
shareholders of BAH who become shareholders of MENKX will be
permitted to redeem, purchase or exchange shares of MENKX received
in the Merger at the then-current net asset value.
It is currently expected that the Merger will be effective with
the open for business of the New York Stock Exchange on October 26,
2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions
and the prior redemption of all of BQH’s outstanding variable rate
demand preferred shares. Common shareholders of BQH who become
shareholders of MENKX will receive newly issued Investor A Shares
of MENKX in the Merger. The aggregate net asset value of MENKX
Investor A Shares received by BQH common shareholders will be equal
to the aggregate net asset value of the common shares of BQH held
by its common shareholders, in each case as of the close of
business on the business day immediately prior to the closing date
of the Merger.
This press release is not intended to, and does not, constitute
an offer to purchase or sell shares of the Funds.
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Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the
BlackRock closed-end funds 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 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 the
Funds may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to the Funds’ 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 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 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 the Funds’ net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute
investment performance of the Funds 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 the Funds 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) 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 SEC are accessible on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov and on BlackRock’s website at
www.blackrock.com, 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.
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