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EX-99.17(E) 17 d578801dex9917e.htm AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TRANSFER AGENCY & SERVICE AGREEMENT <![CDATA[AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TRANSFER AGENCY & SERVICE AGREEMENT]]>

Exhibit 17(e)

Third Amendment to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement

This Third Amendment (“Amendment”), effective as of August 31, 2010 (“Effective Date”), is to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated December 1, 2006, by and among Computershare Inc., formerly known as Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc., and its fully owned subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (collectively, “Transfer Agent”) and each of the BlackRock Closed-End Investment Companies listed on Exhibit C attached to the Agreement (each, a “Customer”).

WHEREAS, each Customer and the Transfer Agent are parties to the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, each Customer and the Transfer Agent desire to amend the Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. BlackRock Build America Bond Trust is hereby added as a party to the Agreement.

2. In order that it may become a party to the Agreement, including, without limitation, any and all schedules and exhibits thereto, BlackRock Build America Bond Trust agrees and binds itself to the terms and conditions thereof and acknowledges that by its execution and delivery of this Amendment it shall assume all of the obligations and shall be entitled to all of the rights, duties and obligations of a Customer (as such term is defined in the Agreement), as if it were an original party thereto.

3. Exhibit C is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the new Exhibit C attached hereto as Schedule 1, which reflects the addition of BlackRock Build America Bond Trust as a party to the Agreement.

4. Limited Effect. Except as expressly modified herein, the Agreement shall continue to be and shall remain, in full force and effect and the valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms.

5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers, hereunto duly agreed and authorized, as of the Effective Date.

BLACKROCK BUILD AMERICA BOND TRUST


By:		/s/ Neal Andrews
Name:		Neal Andrews
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Date:

BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC

On behalf of each of the BlackRock Closed-End Investment

Companies listed on Exhibit C attached to the Agreement


By:		/s/ Jay Fife
Name:		Jay Fife
Title:		Managing Director

Date:		8/19/10

COMPUTERSHARE INC. and

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

On behalf of both entities


By:		[Illegible]
Name:
Title :

Date:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers, hereunto duly agreed and authorized, as of the Effective Date.