EX-99.(A)(21) 3 d861642dex99a21.htm ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT Articles of Amendment

Exhibit (a)(21)

BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL CREDIT ALPHA PORTFOLIO, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL CREDIT ALPHA PORTFOLIO, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland that:

FIRST:   Pursuant to Section 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) is hereby amended by designating all of the shares of the Corporation’s common stock as Institutional Common Stock.

SECOND:  The amendment to the Charter that is effected by these Articles of Amendment has been approved by a majority of the entire board of directors of the Corporation and is limited to a change expressly authorized by Section 2-605(a)(2) of the MGCL to be made without action by the stockholders of the Corporation.

THIRD:    These Articles of Amendment shall be effective as of 12:03 a.m. ET on the 24th day of March 2025.

FOURTH:  As amended hereby, the Charter shall remain in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL CREDIT ALPHA PORTFOLIO, INC. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by the person named below who acknowledges that these Articles of Amendment are the act of the Corporation and that, as to all matters and facts required to be verified under oath and to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief under the penalties of perjury, the matters and facts set forth herein are true in all material respects, as of this 20th day of March 2025.

 

WITNESS:

       BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL CREDIT ALPHA PORTFOLIO, INC.

/s/ Janey Ahn

   

By: 

   

/s/ John M. Perlowski

Janey Ahn

      

John M. Perlowski

Secretary

      

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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