Dividend Dates and Distribution Amounts Announced for BlackRock Closed-End Funds.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The Boards of Directors/Trustees of the BlackRock Closed-End Funds Closed-end fund An investment company that issues shares like any other corporation and usually does not redeem its shares. A publicly traded fund sold on stock exchanges or over the counter that may trade above or below its net asset value. Related: Open-end fund. listed below announced today dividend dates and monthly distribution rates for their relevant closed-end funds. Details are as follows: Taxable Closed-End Funds: Dates: Declaration - 12/01/04 Ex-Date Ex-Date The date on or after which a security is traded without a previously declared dividend or distribution. After the ex-date, a stock is said to trade ex-dividend. Notes: - 12/13/04 Record Date - 12/15/04 Payable Date - 12/31/04 Rates:
Change
Trust Ticker Dividend From
Prior
Month
The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. BKT $0.051042 -
BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust BNA $0.070000 -
The BlackRock High Yield Trust* BHY $0.068333 -
BlackRock Core Bond Trust BHK $0.087500 -
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust* BHD $0.130000 -
The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust,
Inc. BQT $0.000000 -
The BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term
Trust, Inc. BCT $0.075000 -
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust* BPP $0.166667 -
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust BLW $0.125000 -
BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust BGT $0.093300 -
*In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. , the funds noted had sent out to their registered shareholders a Section 19 Notice along with the payment of dividends declared for the month of November 2004. This notice was not for tax reporting purposes and was provided only for informational purposes. Municipal Closed-End Funds: Dates: Declaration - 12/01/04 Ex-Date - 12/13/04 Record Date - 12/15/04 Payable Date - 12/31/04 Rates:
Change
Trust Ticker Dividend From
Prior
Month
The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal
Trust, Inc. BKN $0.076189 -
The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD $0.079585 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK $0.081125 -
BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust BBK $0.086375 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE $0.083750 -
BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust BYM $0.078125 -
BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust BKK $0.078125 -
BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust BPK $0.065000 -
The BlackRock California Investment Quality
Municipal Trust, Inc. RAA $0.070600 -
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ $0.076074 -
BlackRock California Municipal Bond Trust BZA $0.079656 -
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust II BCL $0.081250 -
BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income
Trust BCK $0.075000 -
BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust BJZ $0.061250 -
The BlackRock Florida Investment Quality
Municipal Trust RFA $0.070781 -
BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust BFO $0.075000 -
BlackRock Florida Municipal Income Trust BBF $0.075375 -
BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Trust BIE $0.077808 -
BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal Income
Trust BAF $0.075000 -
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM $0.071350 -
The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality
Municipal Income Trust RNJ $0.067148 -
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust BNJ $0.075108 -
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ $0.078582 -
The BlackRock New York Investment Quality
Municipal Trust, Inc. RNY $0.073125 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust BNY $0.075339 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust BQH $0.077099 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II BFY $0.078750 -
BlackRock New York Insured Municipal Income
Trust BSE $0.075000 -
BlackRock New York 2018 Municipal Term Trust BLH $0.061250 -
The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal
Trust BPS $0.073965 -
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV $0.072428 -
Equity Closed-End Funds- Quarterly Distribution: Dates: Declaration - 12/01/04 Ex-Date - 12/13/04 Record Date - 12/15/04 Payable Date - 12/31/04 Rates:
Change
Trust Ticker Dividend From
Prior
Quarter
BlackRock Strategic Dividend Achievers(TM)
Trust* BDT $0.225000 -
BlackRock Dividend Achievers(TM )Trust* BDV $0.225000 -
*In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the funds noted had sent out to their registered shareholders a Section 19 Notice along with the payment of dividends declared for the month of August 2004. This notice was not for tax reporting purposes and was provided only for informational purposes. About BlackRock. BlackRock is one of the largest publicly traded investment management firms in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with approximately $323.5 billion of assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. at September 30, 2004. BlackRock manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative investment products. In addition, BlackRock provides risk management, investment system outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. and financial advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal to a growing number of institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. . Clients are served from the Company's headquarters in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , as well as offices in Boston, Edinburgh, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Wilmington. BlackRock is majority owned by The PNC Financial Services PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets of $92.0 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in eight states and the District of Columbia, specialized financial businesses serving Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PNC PNC Purdue University North Central (Westville, Indiana) PnC Point 'n Click PNC Police National Computer PNC People's National Congress (Guyana) PNC People's National Congress ) and by BlackRock employees. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.blackrock.com. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . This press release, and other statements that BlackRock may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and , with respect to 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," "potential," "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. In addition to factors previously disclosed in BlackRock's Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") reports and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; (2) changes in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for products or services or in the value of assets under management; (3) the relative and absolute investment performance of BlackRock's advised or sponsored investment products and separately managed accounts; (4) the impact of increased competition; (5) the impact of capital improvement projects; (6) the impact of future acquisitions and divestitures; (7) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. ; (8) the extent and timing of any share repurchases Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. ; (9) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes and the adequacy of intellectual property protection; (10) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc BlackRock or PNC; (11) terrorist activities and international hostilities, which may adversely affect the general economy, financial and capital markets, specific industries, and BlackRock; (12) the ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (13) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect the value of advisory fees earned by BlackRock; (14) the impact of changes to tax legislation and, generally, the tax position of the Company; (15) changes in circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or affecting the expense recognition of BlackRock's 2002 Long Term Retention and Incentive Plan; and (16) the closing of the Company's acquisition of SSRM SSRM Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy SSRM State-Specific and Regional Migration (Australia) SSRM Strap-On Solid Rocket Motor (additional solid rocket motors to increase mass liftoff capacity) Holdings, Inc. BlackRock's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2003 and BlackRock's subsequent reports filed with the SEC, accessible on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and on BlackRock's website at http://www.blackrock.com, discuss these factors in more detail and identify additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements. |
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