{"id":400512,"date":"2020-12-15T17:33:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T22:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=400512"},"modified":"2020-12-15T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T22:33:16","slug":"blackrock-announces-results-of-joint-special-shareholder-meetingrelating-to-the-reorganizations-of-four-municipal-closed-end-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-announces-results-of-joint-special-shareholder-meetingrelating-to-the-reorganizations-of-four-municipal-closed-end-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Announces Results of Joint Special Shareholder MeetingRelating to the Reorganizations of Four Municipal Closed-End Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>BlackRock Announces Results of Joint Special Shareholder Meeting<\/b><b>Relating to the Reorganizations of Four Municipal Closed-End Funds<\/b><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nBlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a joint special meeting of shareholders (the \u201cMeeting\u201d) of The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust (NYSE: BSD), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE: MFT), BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust (NYSE: BBF) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSE: BLE and collectively with BSD, MFT and BBF, the \u201cFunds,\u201d and each, a \u201cFund\u201d), the requisite vote of shareholders of BBF have approved the reorganization of BBF with and into BLE, with BLE continuing as the surviving Fund, and the transactions contemplated thereby (the \u201cBBF Reorganization\u201d). BSD, MFT and BLE did not obtain the requisite votes of common shareholders to constitute a quorum and\/or approve the applicable proposals. Accordingly, the Meeting with respect to the proposals to be voted on by common shareholders of each of BSD, MFT and BLE has been adjourned to January 21, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern time) in order to continue to solicit proxies from common shareholders of such Funds. The BBF Reorganization will not be completed unless BLE obtains the requisite vote of common shareholders to constitute a quorum and approve the applicable proposals.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis press release is not intended to, and does not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of the Funds.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About BlackRock <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock\u2019s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. As of September 30, 2020, the firm managed approximately $7.81 trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&amp;esheet=52349309&amp;newsitemid=20201215006139&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&amp;index=1&amp;md5=31f3faf10e50f92d7def50b3588c0643\">www.blackrock.com\/corporate<\/a> | Twitter: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fblackrock&amp;esheet=52349309&amp;newsitemid=20201215006139&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=%40blackrock&amp;index=2&amp;md5=491d8cbfe920c2093521d3502e48f72c\">@blackrock<\/a> | Blog: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrockblog.com%2F&amp;esheet=52349309&amp;newsitemid=20201215006139&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrockblog.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=809550aff7e7efc1a83e5a2a4ed3a1df\">www.blackrockblog.com<\/a> | LinkedIn: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fblackrock&amp;esheet=52349309&amp;newsitemid=20201215006139&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fblackrock&amp;index=4&amp;md5=456771d461f07cbcce6f6ed1536cf9cb\">www.linkedin.com\/company\/blackrock<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Availability of Fund Updates<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the BlackRock closed-end funds on a monthly basis on its website in the \u201cClosed-end Funds\u201d section of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&amp;esheet=52349309&amp;newsitemid=20201215006139&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com&amp;index=5&amp;md5=d973699ef88a3ffa80ad96c123739f4f\">www.blackrock.com<\/a> 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\u2019s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock\u2019s website in this release.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis 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\u2019 or BlackRock\u2019s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as \u201ctrend,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201copportunity,\u201d \u201cpipeline,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201ccomfortable,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201ccurrent,\u201d \u201cintention,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cposition,\u201d \u201cassume,\u201d \u201coutlook,\u201d \u201ccontinue,\u201d \u201cremain,\u201d \u201cmaintain,\u201d \u201csustain,\u201d \u201cseek,\u201d \u201cachieve,\u201d and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cmay\u201d or similar expressions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock 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.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWith 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\u2019 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\u2019s 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.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnnual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the SEC are accessible on the SEC&#8217;s website at <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&amp;esheet=52349309&amp;newsitemid=20201215006139&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.sec.gov&amp;index=6&amp;md5=7d4fc33df3c1a936da7f78c37321b4a2\">www.sec.gov<\/a><\/b>and on BlackRock\u2019s website at <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&amp;esheet=52349309&amp;newsitemid=20201215006139&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com&amp;index=7&amp;md5=f1f011a379c5ddcc13cac16004631c4f\">www.blackrock.com<\/a><\/b>, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information contained on BlackRock\u2019s website is not a part of this press release.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20201215006139r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201215006139\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201215006139\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BlackRock Closed-End Funds<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>1-800-882-0052<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> New York United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Banking Professional Services Finance<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlackRock Announces Results of Joint Special Shareholder MeetingRelating to the Reorganizations of Four Municipal Closed-End Funds NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a joint special meeting of shareholders (the \u201cMeeting\u201d) of The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust (NYSE: BSD), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE: MFT), BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust (NYSE: BBF) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSE: BLE and collectively with BSD, MFT and BBF, the \u201cFunds,\u201d and each, a \u201cFund\u201d), the requisite vote of shareholders of BBF have approved the reorganization of BBF with and into BLE, with BLE continuing as the surviving Fund, and the transactions contemplated thereby (the \u201cBBF Reorganization\u201d). BSD, MFT and BLE did not obtain the requisite votes of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-announces-results-of-joint-special-shareholder-meetingrelating-to-the-reorganizations-of-four-municipal-closed-end-funds\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BlackRock Announces Results of Joint Special Shareholder MeetingRelating to the Reorganizations of Four Municipal Closed-End Funds&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-400512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BlackRock Announces Results of Joint Special Shareholder MeetingRelating to the Reorganizations of Four Municipal Closed-End Funds - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-announces-results-of-joint-special-shareholder-meetingrelating-to-the-reorganizations-of-four-municipal-closed-end-funds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BlackRock Announces Results of Joint Special Shareholder MeetingRelating to the Reorganizations of Four Municipal Closed-End Funds - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BlackRock Announces Results of Joint Special Shareholder MeetingRelating to the Reorganizations of Four Municipal Closed-End Funds NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a joint special meeting of shareholders (the \u201cMeeting\u201d) of The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust (NYSE: BSD), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE: MFT), BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust (NYSE: BBF) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSE: BLE and collectively with BSD, MFT and BBF, the \u201cFunds,\u201d and each, a \u201cFund\u201d), the requisite vote of shareholders of BBF have approved the reorganization of BBF with and into BLE, with BLE continuing as the surviving Fund, and the transactions contemplated thereby (the \u201cBBF Reorganization\u201d). 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