BlackRock Announces Completion of Certain Municipal CEF Reorganizations and Adoption of Discount Management Program

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$BFK–BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today each of the closed-end funds named below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) have completed their reorganizations or mergers, as applicable (each, a “Reorganization” and collectively, the “Reorganizations”). Additionally, each of the Survivor Funds, as identified below, adopted a Discount Management Program that seeks to enhance long-term shareholder value via periodic liquidity events if certain conditions are met (see below for details).

• Reorganization of BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ) with and into BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)
• Reorganizations of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY) and BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN) with and into BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)
• Reorganizations of BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK), BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) with and into BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

Seven Muni CEFs have been reorganized into three acquiring funds:

The Reorganizations were based on the relative net asset values of each Fund’s common shares at the time of the applicable Reorganization.

In the Reorganizations, common shareholders of each Acquired Fund received an amount of its respective Survivor Fund’s common shares equal to the aggregate NAV of their holdings of the Acquired Fund’s common shares as determined at the close of business on February 6, 2026. Fractional shares of each Survivor Fund’s common shares were not issued in the Reorganizations and consequently cash will be distributed for any such fractional shares.

In addition, each Acquired Fund’s preferred shareholders received on a one-for-one basis Survivor Fund preferred shares in an amount equal to the aggregate preferred share liquidation preference held by the Acquired Fund’s preferred shareholders immediately prior to the Reorganizations.

The Reorganizations are expected to be non-taxable events.

Discount Management Program (DMP)

Each of the Survivor Funds will participate in a DMP for 2026. Under the terms of each Fund’s DMP, each Fund intends to offer to repurchase a portion of its outstanding common shares via tender offer if certain conditions are met during the specified time period, as detailed below.

If a Fund’s common shares trade at an average daily discount to net asset value (“NAV”) of greater than 10.00% during the 9-month measurement period (the “Measurement Period”), the Fund intends to offer to repurchase, as soon as practicable following the Measurement Period end date, a minimum of 5% of its outstanding common shares at a price equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV, as determined on the trading day after the tender offer expires.

Each DMP will be comprised of one Measurement Period, as detailed below, unless continued by a Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees (each a “Board”). The Measurement Period start and end dates are currently expected to be as indicated below.

Each DMP is intended to enhance long-term shareholder value. However, even if a tender offer is triggered under a DMP, there is no guarantee that shareholders will be able to sell all of the shares that they desire to sell in any particular tender offer and there can be no assurances as to the effect that a DMP will have on the market for a Fund’s shares or the discount at which a Fund’s shares may trade relative to its NAV.

This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the Funds, including each Survivor Fund. Investors should consider a Survivor Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully and consider in its entirety the applicable Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to a Reorganization, which contains important information regarding the investment objectives and policies, risks, charges, expenses and other important information about the applicable Survivor Fund.

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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 a Fund’s 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, 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.

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