EX-99.H(2)(III) 4 a2190707zex-99_h2iii.htm EXHIBIT 99.H(2)(III)

Exhibit 99.h(2)(iii)

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536

 

Amended and Restated
SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

You have invited us to become a selected dealer to distribute shares of the open-end investment companies listed on Part 1 of Schedule A hereto (“Open-end Funds”) and shares of the closed-end investment companies listed on Part 2 of Schedule A hereto (“Closed-end Funds”), as amended from time to time in accordance with paragraph 10 (d) hereunder (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Funds” or, individually, as the “Fund”), for which you are the principal underwriter and distributor on the following terms:

 

1.             Purchases of Fund Shares for Sale to Customers

 

(a)           We agree that all purchases by us from you shall be made only to cover orders received by us from our customers, or for our own bona fide investment. We shall not effect any transactions in any shares registered in the name of, or beneficially owned by, any customer unless such customer has granted us full right, power and authority to effect such transaction on his behalf.

 

(b)           We agree to sell shares of the Funds to our customers subject to minimum investment requirements applicable to each order and at the applicable public offering price described in the prospectus and statement of

 


 

additional information of such Fund in effect on the date of the sale (the prospectus and statement of additional information as of any such sale date or of any applicable redemption or repurchase date being sometimes referred to together herein as the “then current prospectus”), provided, however, that it is understood that we assume no responsibility or liability for the determination of such price.

 

(c)           We shall not withhold placing orders received from our customers so as to profit ourself as a result of such withholding (e.g., by a change in the net asset value from that used in determining the public offering price to our customers).

 

(d)           We understand that all orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by you or the Fund in the sole discretion of either. No conditional order will be accepted by the Fund on any basis other than a definite price. The handling of orders by the parties shall be subject to such procedures as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time.

 

(e)           With respect to the Closed-end Funds, in the event we transmit indications of interest to you for accumulation prior to the effective date of the Fund’s registration statement (the “Effective Date”), we will be responsible for confirming such indications of interest with our customers following the Effective Date. Indications of interest with respect to shares transmitted to you prior to the Effective Date will be conditioned upon the occurrence of the

 

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Effective Date and the registration or qualification of the shares in the respective state.

 

(f)            No Closed-end Fund will issue fractional shares.

 

(g)           You may, in your sole discretion, allocate shares of any Closed-end Fund among brokers and dealers participating in the Initial Offering Period or among brokers, dealers and banks in the Continuing Offering Period, as the case may be, on other than a pro rata basis, which may result in certain brokers, dealers and banks not being allocated the full amount of shares sold by them while certain other brokers, dealers and banks may receive their full allocation.

 

(h)           We agree that with respect to orders for shares of any Closed-end Fund, we will transmit such orders received during the Initial Offering Period to you within the time period as specified in the Prospectus of the Fund involved (or in the time period as extended by you in writing). We also agree to transmit any customer order received during the Continuous Offering Period to you prior to the time that the public offering price for such Fund is next determined after our receipt of such order as set forth in the Fund’s Prospectus. There is no assurance that a Fund will engage in a continuous offering of shares.

 

(i)            During the Initial Offering Period and any Continuous Offering Period for any Closed-end Fund, we agree to supply you, not less frequently than once a week by Friday, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, during such Fund’s Initial Offering Period, a list setting forth by state and in the aggregate all indications of interest and, during any Continuous Offering Period, orders for shares received

 

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by us for such Fund during such week (or lesser period of time), and a list setting forth by name and location each registered representative making said sales and indicating the amount of all sales or offers per Fund to date.

 

(j)            Payment for Fund shares purchased by us shall be made on the settlement date specified in your confirmation by New York Clearing House Funds or by Federal Funds wire or any same day funds. If such payment is not received by you, you reserve the right, without notice, either to cancel the sale, or, at your option, to sell the shares ordered back to such Fund, and in either case, you may hold us responsible for any direct loss suffered by you or by such Fund resulting from our failure to make payment as aforesaid.

 

2.             Selling Procedures/Sales Materials

 

(a)           “Sales Material,” as used herein, shall include, without limitation, promotional materials, sales literature, advertisements, press releases, announcements, circulars, research reports, market letters, performance reports or summaries, form letters, posters, signs and other similar materials, whether in print, hypertext, video, audio or other media, and any items derived from the foregoing, and including sales materials intended for wholesale use (i.e., broker/dealer use only) or retail use.

 

(b)           We shall not make any representation concerning the Funds or their securities except those contained in the then current prospectus or any Sales Materials furnished by you relating to the Funds. (We assume no responsibility or liability for representations contained in any of such documents.) You agree

 

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to notify us in writing at the address specified in paragraph (c) of any change to the prospectus or statement of additional information of each Fund, specifying such change, at least 10 days before making such change, provided that if such notice is not reasonably practicable, you may provide us with the required notice within such other period as is reasonable under the circumstances, but, in any event, not later than concurrently with such change.

 

(c)          You agree to supply to us at your expense additional copies of the prospectus, statement of additional information, shareholder materials, periodic reports and proxy statements for each of the Funds and any printed supplemental material in reasonable quantities upon request. We agree to deliver copies of the above materials to customers and potential customers in accordance with applicable law and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Further, you agree to provide to our Mutual Funds Marketing Department (the “Marketing Department”) copies of the most recent amended or supplemented prospectus and statement of additional information of each Fund, and such other SEC filing as we may request, in reasonable quantities upon our request. Such materials shall be mailed to us at Merrill Lynch Mutual Funds Marketing, Attention; Mutual Funds Administration, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536.

 

(d)           You agree not to distribute any Sales Materials (other than copies of the then current prospectus) to any of our employees or sales offices unless the distribution of such materials has been approved in writing by our Marketing

 

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Department in accordance with written procedures (as amended from time to time) distributed by the Marketing Department. In approving such materials for distribution within our offices or through our sales offices to our customers, we assume no responsibility or liability for the representations or any omissions contained in any Sales Materials nor for representations or any omissions contained in the prospectus or statement of additional information relating to the Fund.

 

(e)           With the exception of (i) listings of product offerings; (ii) materials in the public domain (e.g., magazine articles and trade publications); and (iii) materials used by us on an internal basis only, we agree not to furnish or cause to be furnished to any third parties or to display publicly or publish any Sales Materials, except such Sales Materials relating to the Fund as may be distributed to us by you or approved for distribution by you upon our request.

 

(f)            With respect to Funds offering multiple classes of shares subject to differing sales charges, we have established compliance procedures designed to ensure that our customers are aware of the available methods of mutual fund financing and to ensure proper supervision of mutual fund recommendations.

 

(g)           We agree that we shall not offer or sell shares of a Fund except in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of applicable regulatory agencies or authorities.

 

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3.             Redemption/Repurchase/Transfer of Fund Shares and Exchanges

 

(a)           If we purchase shares from our customers for redemption by the Fund or repurchase by you, we agree to pay such customers not less than the applicable redemption price (i.e., the currently quoted net asset value minus any applicable sales charges or redemption fees) determined as set forth in the then current prospectus of the Fund, provided, however, that it is understood that we assume no responsibility or liability for the determination of such price.

 

(b)           We shall not withhold placing redemption or repurchase orders received from our customers so as to profit ourself as a result of such withholding (e.g., by a change in the net asset value from that used in determining the public offering price to our customers).

 

(c)           Redemption and repurchase orders are subject to such procedures as are set forth in the current prospectus, provided that any order placed by us regarding the redemption or repurchase of Fund shares is subject to timely receipt by you or the Fund’s transfer agent of all required documents.

 

(d)           It is understood that shares of Closed-end Funds will not be repurchased by either the Fund involved or you, and that no secondary market for any shares exists currently, or is expected to develop. While a Closed-End Fund may from time to time conduct tender offers to repurchase shares as set forth in its Prospectus, such Fund may not repurchase all or any of the shares that a shareholder tenders. Accordingly investment in such Fund’s shares would be considered illiquid. ANY REPRESENTATION AS TO A TENDER OFFER BY

 

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SUCH FUND, OTHER THAN THAT WHICH IS SET FORTH IN THE FUND’S THEN CURRENT PROSPECTUS, IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.

 

(e)           Where shares of a Fund are held in the name of our customer directly at the Fund’s transfer agent with us listed as the broker-dealer of record, and the customer requests that such shares be transferred to the name of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) as nominee, you undertake to provide to us as soon as is practicable the account history in connection with processing a transfer request. Following a period of five days after we request such information pursuant to this subparagraph, you agree to pay a fee of $5 per order for each information request that is outstanding for the next 30 days or less. For information requests outstanding after the expiration of 30 days following the initial five day period, you agree to pay an additional monthly fee of $20 per order for every additional 30 days that such information request remains outstanding. Such fee will be payable to us upon your receipt of our bill related thereto.

 

(f)            Exchanges of shares between Funds will be effected in the manner and subject to the restrictions and charges described in the then current prospectuses of the relevant Funds. The handling of exchanges will be further subject to such other procedures as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time.

 

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4.             Pricing Errors

 

You agree to notify us promptly whenever an error is made in the pricing of shares of a Fund and to indemnify us and hold us harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, but not limited to, any losses suffered by our clients and any additional costs and expenses related to the price correction, such as research costs, expenses related to developing computer software specifically for the price correction, processing overtime and notices to customers) to which we may become subject insofar as any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any error or alleged error made in the pricing of shares of a Fund. Payment shall be made by you promptly upon receipt of a bill from us stating the costs of the price correction and the expenses related thereto.

 

5.             Compensation

 

(a)           We understand that you will compensate us only in the case of purchases made for our customers, and then only where (i) an order for the purchase of securities is obtained by a registered representative in the employ of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML & Co.”) or a direct or indirect subsidiary or other affiliate thereof and remitted to you promptly by us; (ii) a subsequent investment is made to an account established by registered representative of ML & Co. or other affiliate thereof; (iii) a subsequent investment is made to an account established by a broker-dealer other than us and is accompanied by a signed request from the account shareholder that a registered representative in the

 

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employ of ML & Co. or a direct or indirect subsidiary or other affiliate thereof receive the commission for that investment and/or for subsequent investment made in such account; or (iv) shares of a Fund are held by a customer directly at the Fund’s transfer agent where we are listed as the broker-dealer of record.

 

(b)           We understand and agree that the applicable sales charge (whether assessed on a front-end or deferred basis) and the dealer concession payable to us for the sale of each class of shares of each Fund will be in an amount as set forth in the then current prospectus of the Fund or, in the alternative, as set forth in Schedule B hereto, as amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties. The parties agree that the applicable sales charge and dealer concession for any Fund added by amendment to this Agreement shall be the sales charge and dealer concession as set forth in the then current prospectus of such Fund or, in the alternative, as set forth in an amendment to Schedule B.

 

(c)           We understand and agree that in accordance with paragraph (b), shares may be purchased by our customers pursuant to a right of accumulation, a letter of intention, or other circumstance permitting a reduction or waiver of any applicable sales charge or dealer concession; however, if our customer fails to fulfill a letter of intention, you will pay us the amount required to reflect the appropriate concession based on actual purchases made by the customer. We agree to advise you of any letter of intention executed by our customers or any available right of accumulation in accordance with applicable procedures.

 

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(d)                                 In the case of any sale of shares of a Fund for which a front-end sales charge is waived because of the size of the purchase, you agree to pay to us a “finder’s fee” in such amount as set forth in the then current prospectus of the Fund or as agreed upon by us in Schedule B. Such fee will be payable on the date of settlement of any such sale of shares of each Fund, provided, however, that in an event the amount of the fee is subject to incremental changes based upon the dollar amount of the aggregate sales, you shall use you best efforts to pay such finder’s fee as soon as possible but in no event later than five weeks after the date of settlement of such sale.

 

(e)                                  Certain of the Funds have adopted or may, in the future, adopt a plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) or that provide for the servicing of shareholder accounts. To the extent we provide services under the terms of the Plan in connection with the sale of a Fund’s shares or servicing of the accounts of our customers, you shall pay us a fee upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Plan and in the then current prospectus of such Fund or, in the alternative, as set forth in Schedule C hereto. We expressly acknowledge and understand that there is no Rule 12b-1 Plan for any Closed-end Fund.

 

(f)                                    In addition to the fees discussed above and notwithstanding any termination of a Plan as described in paragraph (e), you shall pay us a fee as set forth in Schedule D hereto in exchange for which we will provide the services listed in Schedule D. Paragraphs (a) through (f) shall survive the termination of

 

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this Agreement for sales that occur before such termination and for sales with respect to which 12b-1 fees continue to apply and payment due under Schedule D.

 

6.                                      NASD Membership

 

(a)                                  You and we are registered and/or licensed as a broker and/or dealer under the federal and applicable state laws. You and we represent and warrant to each other that you and we are each members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”).

 

(b)                                 Each of us agrees to notify the other immediately if we cease to be registered or licensed as a broker or dealer or fail to be a member in good standing of the NASD.

 

(c)                                  You and we agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the NASD, including, without limitation, Rule 2830 of the NASD Conduct Rules.

 

7.                                      Compliance with Regulatory Requirements

 

You represent and warrant to us the following:

 

(a)                                  Each Fund has filed a registration statement (a “Registration Statement”) with the SEC relating to its shares under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) on either Form N-1A or Form N-2, including a prospectus and a statement of additional information. The Registration Statement (including the prospectus and the statement of additional information) conforms in all respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.

 

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(b)                                 To the extent required by law, each Fund is registered and its shares are qualified for sale in all states and other jurisdictions in the United States unless we are notified in writing to the contrary. We may rely solely on such representation in selling the shares, but you assume no responsibility or obligation as to our right as a broker-dealer to sell shares of the Funds in any state or jurisdiction.

 

(c)                                  The then current prospectus for each of the Funds contains such disclosure with respect to fees paid and charges imposed in connection with the sale of the Fund shares as is necessary to comply with the rules and regulations of the NASD, including, without limitation, disclosure of all compensation of the type described in paragraph 5 hereof as required by Rule 2830 of the NASD Conduct Rules. Such fees and charges will be in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NASD, including, without limitation, Rule 2830 of the NASD Conduct Rules.

 

(d)                                 Each investment adviser of each Fund is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and in any state where registration is required.

 

(e)                                  The Registration Statement (including the prospectus and statement of additional information) and any Sales Materials relating to the Fund provided by you to us do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the

 

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statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

(f)                                    All Sales Materials will comply in all material respects with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the NASD and any states having such rules and regulations and will be filed with the NASD or SEC and the relevant states as required by the rules and regulations of the NASD, the SEC and such states, respectively.

 

(g)                                 The foregoing representations and warranties will be true and correct at all times during the term of this Agreement (with references to the Registration Statement being deemed to refer to the Registration Statement in effect at the time such reference is made and to the then current prospectus of the Fund).

 

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8.                                      Indemnification

 

(a)                                  You agree to indemnify us (for the purposes of this Section 8, “us” and “we” shall mean Merrill Lynch, the officers, directors and employees of Merrill Lynch, and any person who is or may be deemed to be a controlling person of Merrill Lynch) and hold us harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including the reasonable costs of investigation and attorney’s fees and expenses as such expenses are incurred by us in any action or proceeding between the parties hereto or between us and any third party) to which we may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, or otherwise, insofar as any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or is based on any untrue statement of a material fact or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement of any Fund (including any prospectus or statement of additional information which is part of any such Registration Statement) or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Sales Material relating to a Fund provided to us by you (whether or not we have approved the use of such Sales Materials), or arises out of or is based on the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which you may otherwise have. No indemnity by you hereunder shall apply in respect of any prospectus, statement of additional information or Sales Materials used at a time not authorized under the 1933 Act or the

 

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regulations adopted thereunder, provided that you have informed us in, writing that there is no such authorization.

 

(b)                                 If we seek indemnity under this Section we shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against us, give written notice of the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding to you, but the omission so to notify you shall not relieve you from any such obligation of indemnification you may otherwise have hereunder except to the extent of any damages resulting from such failure. In case such notice of any such action shall be so given, you shall be entitled to participate at your own expense in the defense, or, if you so elect, to assume the defense of such action, in which event such defense shall be conducted by counsel (reasonably satisfactory to us) chosen by you; provided, however, that you shall not have the right to assume the defense of any action in which the named parties (including any implied parties) include both you and us and in which counsel to either of us has advised that there may be legal defenses available to us which are different from or in addition to those available to you. If you do not elect to assume the defense of such action and in cases where separate counsel is retained because of the availability of different defenses, you will reimburse us for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by us. Payment (other than the reimbursement of our legal and other related fees and expenses, which will be payable to us upon your receipt of our bill related thereto) shall be made upon any final determination of liability resulting from such claim or misstatement or

 

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omission by a court, panel of arbitrators, administrative agency or self-regulatory organization, or upon any settlement of any dispute, the subject of which involves such a claim. No action for which indemnification is sought by us under this Section shall be settled without your prior written consent nor shall any settlement be agreed to by you unless such settlement contains a complete release of us with respect to such claims. In any action in which you have elected to assume the defense, we shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel we retain, unless either of us has retained separate counsel because there are legal defenses available to one of us which are different from or in addition to those available to the other of us, in which case you shall bear the fees and expenses of our counsel as well.

 

(c)                                  This Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

9.                                      Termination

 

Either party hereto may cancel this Agreement upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the other. This Agreement may be amended upon the mutual written agreement of the parties hereto. This Agreement shall be in substitution of any prior agreement between us regarding the distribution of these shares.

 

10.                               Miscellaneous

 

(a)                                  We understand and agree that we are acting as principal under this Agreement, and that we are in no way responsible for the manner of your performance or for any of your acts or omissions in connection therewith. In no transaction involving shares of a Fund shall we have any authority to act as an

 

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agent for the Fund or for you. Nothing shall constitute us as a syndicate, association, joint venture, partnership, unincorporated business, or other separate entity or otherwise partners with you.

 

(b)                                 Each Fund reserves the right in its discretion and you reserve the right, in your discretion and without notice to us, subject to applicable law, to suspend sales or redemptions or to withdraw the offering of shares of the Fund.

 

(c)                                  All communication shall be sent to us at our offices at Merrill Lynch Mutual Funds Marketing, Attention: Mutual Funds Administration, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 and to you at the address you have provided at the end of this Agreement. Notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date it was either delivered personally to the other party or any officer or member thereof or was either received by express delivery or telecopy (with receipt) by the other party at his or her address specified in this Agreement. A copy of all notices to you under this Agreement shall also be sent simultaneously to BlackRock Advisors, Inc. at 345 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10154; Attn: Anne Ackerley by one or more of the means described above. Either party may change the address to which communications to it shall be sent by giving notice thereof in accordance with this provision.

 

(d)                                 We may amend this Agreement unilaterally, at any time and from time to time, to add additional Fund(s) to Schedule A hereof by delivery to you of a new or amended Schedule A containing the names of the additional Fund(s). Each of us hereby agrees that any such amendment will not be required to be

 

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signed by you but only by us. However, such amendment shall only become effective and part of this Agreement and be deemed binding upon the first sale by us of any shares of such additional Fund.

 

(e)                                  This Agreement shall become effective as of the date when it is executed and dated by you below. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

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(f)                                    If a dispute arises between us and you with respect to this Agreement which the parties are unable to resolve themselves, it shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the then existing NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure (the “NASD Code”). The parties agree, that to the extent permitted by the NASD Code, the arbitrator(s) shall be selected from the securities industry.

 

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

 

 

Incorporated

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 William J. Rittling

 

 

Vice President

 

 

Director, Non-Proprietary Funds

 

Accepted:

 

BlackRock Distributors Inc. (formerly Compass Distributors, Inc.)

 

By:

Philip H Rinnander

 

 

Philip H Rinnander

 

 

Name

 

 

President

 

 

Title

 

 

Address:

3200 Horizon Drive

 

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

 

 

Originally Executed: May 28, 1996

Amended and Restated: December 1, 2000

 

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AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SELECTED DEALER AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) by and between Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) and BlackRock Distributors, Inc. (“BDI”) is made to that certain Amended and Restated Selected Dealer Agreement dated December 1, 2000 by and between Merrill Lynch and BDI (the “Agreement”), and effective as of the close of business on September 29, 2006

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML & Co.”), BlackRock, Inc. (“Old BlackRock”), New BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and a “BlackRock Merger Sub” entered into a Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 15, 2006, pursuant to which Old BlackRock would become a wholly owned Subsidiary of BlackRock and Merrill Lynch would sell to BlackRock certain asset management businesses currently operated as Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (“MLIM”) in exchange for shares of common stock and preferred stock of BlackRock (collectively, the “Transaction”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, BlackRock and ML&Co. (the “GDA Parties”) intend to enter in a Global Distribution Agreement that provides for economic terms between GDA Parties to remain the same as those in effect on the date of the Transaction Agreement with respect to each Covered Product (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) and that the economic terms between the GDA Parties with respect to each other Covered Product in effect on the date of the GDA shall remain the same as those in effect on the date of the GDA;

 

WHEREAS, the GDA provides that the GDA Parties will cause their respective controlled affiliates to entered into as of the date of the closing of the Transaction appropriate agreements to implement the terms of the GDA, and accordingly, Merrill Lynch and BlackRock Advisors, LLC intend to enter into a Platform Infrastructure, Marketing Services and Support Agreement to evidence arrangements with respect to certain services provided by Merrill Lynch that are in part covered by Schedule D of the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement so as to avoid any confusion as the fees applicable for the services provided by Merrill Lynch;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the forgoing premises and mutual covenants, agreements and promises contained in this Amendment, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Amendment to the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended to remove Schedule D thereto.

 

2.                                       Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of law provisions.

 

3.                                       Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective authorized persons.

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

 

SMITH INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

By:

Erin F. Donnelly

 

 

Erin F. Donnelly

 

 

Director, Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Print name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective authorized persons.

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

 

SMITH INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Erin F. Donnelly

 

 

Director, Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

Bruno Di Stefano

 

 

 

Print name:

Bruno Di Stefano

 

 

 

Title:

VP

 


 

Amendment to Agreement (s)

 

You (“Service Organization”) have entered into one or more agreements (“Agreement” or “Agreement(s)”) with BlackRock Distributors, Inc. (“BDI”) and/or BlackRock Advisors, LLC relating to sales of the BlackRock open-end mutual funds pursuant to which you may provide one or more of the following types of services under the terms of your Agreement(s): general shareholder liaison, distribution and sales support, distribution and marketing support, operational and/or recordkeeping services, networking services and/or sub-accounting services in return for certain payments. The parties to the Agreement(s) hereby agree that effective as of October 1, 2008, each such Agreement is hereby amended to indicate that BlackRock Investments, Inc. (“BII”) shall replace BDI as a contracting party, and each reference to BDI in the Agreement shall be replaced with a reference to BII. Service Organization hereby consents to BII succeeding to all of BDI’s rights, obligations, interests and liabilities under the Agreements and to the substitution in all respects of BII for BDI as a party to the Agreements.

 

The parties to the Agreement(s) agree that, under the terms of the Prospectuses and 12b-1 Plans for the Funds underwritten by BII and consistent with Bll’s course of dealing with your firm and pursuant to such Agreement(s), any Rule 12b-1 fees that BII may pay to your firm in connection with distribution and/or shareholder services and pursuant to the terms of your firm’s Agreement(s), if applicable, will only derive from Rule 12b-1 fees actually received by BII from the applicable Fund, and consistent with guidelines from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission, any Rule 12b-1 and/or service fees are not payable by BII to your firm unless and until received by the applicable Fund.

 

This amendment confirms that once BII receives such service and/or 12b-1 fees from the applicable Fund, commissions or other payments will be paid to your firm in the same manner and time frame to which your firm is accustomed to receiving such fees (so long as such fees are included under the terms of your Agreement(s)).

 

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To the extent that provisions of the Agreement(s) and this Amendment are in conflict, the terms of this Amendment shall control. Except to the extent amended by this Amendment, the Agreement(s) shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as amended hereby.

 

 


 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

 

 

 

Firm Name:

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

 

BlackRock Investments, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Signature:

Philip L. De Camara, III

 

Signature:

Don Burke

 

 

 

 

Name:

Philip L. De Camara, III

 

Name:

Don Burke

 

 

 

 

Title:

Director

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

Dated:

September 18, 2008

 

Dated:

09/26/2008

 

 

 

BlackRock Distributors, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Signature:

Bruno Di Stefano

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Bruno Di Stefano

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

09/24/2008

 

 

 

 


 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SELECTED DEALER
AGREEMENT

 

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) by and between Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) and BlackRock Investments, Inc. (“BII”) is made to that certain Amended and Restated Selected Dealer Agreement dated December 1, 2000 by and between Merrill Lynch and BlackRock Distributors, Inc. (“BDI”), as amended on September 29, 2006 and referred to as “Amendment to Amended and Restated Selected Dealer Agreement” (the “First Amendment”), and as separately amended on October 1, 2008 and entitled “Amendment to Agreement(s)” (the “Second Amendment”) (collectively, the “Agreement”), and shall be effective as of October 1, 2008.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated September 11, 2008, Merrill Lynch and BDI entered into the Second Amendment to replace BDI with BII as the counterparty to the Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with FAM Distributors, Inc.’s termination of its distribution and placement agreements with certain open-end investment companies managed by investment advisory affiliates of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), and Merrill Lynch’s termination of its distribution agreement with respect to the CMA and WCMA branded money market funds managed by BlackRock, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement to reflect Merrill Lynch’s exclusive dealer arrangement with regard to certain Merrill Lynch branded money market funds and to amend Schedule A of the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the launch of the BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities Fund (“FIVO”), a closed-end investment company that will not be continuously offered, but which shall be subject to the Agreement, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to provide for payment of the related dealer compensation, including sales charges, distribution fees and shareholder services fees to Merrill Lynch, as well as to amend Schedule A to include FIVO;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the forgoing premises and mutual covenants, agreements and promises contained in this Amendment, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Amendment to the Agreement.

 

(a)                                  Section 5(e) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

(e)                                  Certain of the Funds have made or may in the future make arrangements to make payments (i) in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, and/or (ii) for the provision of shareholder services or other services to Fund

 


 

shareholders, including the adoption of a plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In connection with the sale of a Fund’s shares or servicing of the accounts of our customers where Merrill Lynch is the record owner or listed as the broker-dealer of record, you shall pay us a fee upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the then current prospectus of such Fund (or in the case of a Closed-End Fund that is not continuously offered, the initial offering prospectus) or, in the alternative, as set forth in Schedule C hereto. We expressly acknowledge and understand that there is no Rule 12b-1Plan for any Closed-end Fund, but that certain Closed-end Funds may make payments in connection with the distribution of Fund shares and/or for the provision of shareholder services to which we are entitled pursuant to the foregoing.

 

(b)                                 Section 5(f) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

(f)                                    Paragraphs (a) through (f) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for sales that occur before such termination for sales with respect to which 12b-1 fees continue to apply.

 

(c)                                  Section 10 of the Agreement is amended to add the following provisions:

 

(f)                               Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, you agree that Merrill Lynch shall be the sole and exclusive retail dealer (or broker, as the case may be) of those certain CMA/WCMA Money Funds, Other Retail Money Funds, and Institutional Money Funds set forth on Schedule E attached hereto for so long as such funds use as part of their name any Merrill Lynch Licensed Marks (as such term is defined in Section 9 of that certain Global Distribution Agreement, dated September 29, 2006, by and between ML&Co. and BlackRock, Inc.), except as otherwise agreed by Merrill Lynch.

 

(g)                            With respect to the CMA/WCMA Money Funds we may make shares of those funds available to participants in the CMA program and WCMA program provided by Merrill Lynch to it clients, and to other clients of Merrill Lynch. You acknowledge and understand that the CMA/WCMA Money Funds may be used in connection with automatic purchases and redemptions of shares of the CMA/WCMA Money Funds with respect to free credit balances in such clients’ Merrill Lynch securities accounts and/or Visa accounts through the CMA program or WCMA

 


 

program (“sweeps”). CMA or WCMA participants may be liable for the unauthorized use of their Visa card in an amount up to $50. The owner of the Visa card will not be liable for any unauthorized use that occurs after the Visa processing agent has been notified orally or in writing of loss, theft or possible unauthorized use. If shares of the CMA/WCMA Money Funds are redeemed due to the unauthorized use of the Visa card, you agree to cause the applicable fund to reinstate such shares as if never sold and Merrill Lynch agrees to indemnify you and the applicable fund against any losses caused thereby and all costs associated therewith.

 

(d)                                 Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A attached hereto.

 

2.                                       Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of law provisions.

 

3.                                       Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective authorized persons.

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &

 

SMITH INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Erin F. Donnelly

 

 

Managing Director, Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Print name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

CLASS

 

FUND NAME

 

CUSIP

 

TICKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

BlackRock Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H799

 

BAAPX

C

 

BlackRock Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H781

 

BCAPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H690

 

BIAPX

R

 

BlackRock Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H716

 

BRAPX

A

 

BlackRock All-Cap Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937334

 

BACAX

B

 

BlackRock All-Cap Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937326

 

BACBX

C

 

BlackRock All-Cap Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937318

 

BACCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock All-Cap Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937284

 

BACIX

Service

 

BlackRock All-Cap Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937292

 

BACSX

A

 

BlackRock AMT- Free Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928143

 

CCTAX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929257

 

BRTIX

C

 

BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928127

 

BTICX

Institutional

 

BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928168

 

CTFIX

Service

 

BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928150

 

CMITX

B

 

BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928135

 

BTIBX

A

 

BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

091927822

 

PCBAX

B

 

BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

091927814

 

CBIBX

C

 

BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

091927798

 

BRBCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

091927848

 

PBAIX

Service

 

BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

091927830

 

PCBSX

A

 

BlackRock Aurora Portfolio

 

091937441

 

SSRAX

B

 

BlackRock Aurora Portfolio

 

091937433

 

SSRPX

C

 

BlackRock Aurora Portfolio

 

091937425

 

SSRDX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Aurora Portfolio

 

091937417

 

SSRCX

R

 

BlackRock Aurora Portfolio

 

09256H872

 

SSRRX

A

 

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.

 

09251C100

 

MDCPX

B

 

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.

 

09251C209

 

MBCPX

C

 

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.

 

09251C308

 

MCCPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.

 

09251C506

 

MACPX

R

 

BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.

 

09251C407

 

MRBPX

A

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc.

 

09251G101

 

MDBAX

B

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc.

 

09251G200

 

MBBAX

C

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc.

 

09251G309

 

MCBAX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc.

 

09251G507

 

MABAX

R

 

BlackRock Basic Value Fund, Inc.

 

09251G408

 

MRBVX

A

 

BlackRock Basic Value Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E106

 

MDPVX

B

 

BlackRock Basic Value Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E205

 

MBPVX

C

 

BlackRock Basic Value Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E304

 

MCPVX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Basic Value Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E403

 

MAPVX

A

 

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 

09252Y101

 

MECMX

A1

 

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 

09252Y200

 

MDCMX

C

 

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 

09252Y408

 

MFCMX

C1

 

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 

09252Y507

 

MCCMX

Institutional

 

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 

09252Y606

 

MACMX

 


 

B

 

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Bond Fund

 

09252Y309

 

MBCMX

A

 

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

091937615

 

SRLAX

B

 

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

091937599

 

SRLPX

C

 

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

091937581

 

SRLCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

091937623

 

SRLSX

A

 

BlackRock Conservative Prepared Portfolio

 

091937177

 

BACPX

C

 

BlackRock Conservative Prepared Portfolio

 

091937169

 

BCCPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Conservative Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H765

 

BICPX

R

 

BlackRock Conservative Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H773

 

BRCPX

A

 

BlackRock Core Principal Protected Fund

 

09251H109

 

MDPWX

B

 

BlackRock Core Principal Protected Fund

 

09251H208

 

MBPWX

C

 

BlackRock Core Principal Protected Fund

 

09251H307

 

MCPWX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Core Principal Protected Fund

 

09251H406

 

MAPWX

A

 

BlackRock Delaware Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929869

 

BDIAX

C

 

BlackRock Delaware Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929844

 

BDICX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Delaware Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929828

 

BDTIX

B

 

BlackRock Delaware Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929851

 

BDIBX

A

 

BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio

 

09256H278

 

BAEDX

C

 

BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio

 

09256H369

 

BCEDX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio

 

09256H260

 

BEDIX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio

 

09256H252

 

BREDX

A

 

BlackRock Enhanced Income Portfolio

 

091937706

 

BRIVX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Enhanced Income Portfolio

 

091937102

 

BEIPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Enhanced Income Portfolio

 

091937508

 

BRIIX

Service

 

BlackRock Enhanced Income Portfolio

 

091937300

 

BRISX

A

 

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

 

09251M108

 

MDDVX

B

 

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

 

09251M207

 

MBDVX

C

 

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

 

09251M306

 

MCDVX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

 

09251M504

 

MADVX

R

 

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

 

09251M405

 

MRDVX

Service

 

BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund

 

09251M603

 

MSDVX

A

 

BlackRock EuroFund

 

09251N106

 

MDEFX

B

 

BlackRock EuroFund

 

09251N205

 

MBEFX

C

 

BlackRock EuroFund

 

09251N304

 

MCEFX

R

 

BlackRock EuroFund

 

09251N403

 

MREFX

Institutional

 

BlackRock EuroFund

 

09251N502

 

MAEFX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Exchange Portfolio

 

091937391

 

STSEX

A

 

BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A102

 

MEFMX

A1

 

BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A201

 

MDFMX

C

 

BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A409

 

MFFMX

C1

 

BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A508

 

MCFMX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A607

 

MAFMX

B

 

BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A300

 

MBFMX

A

 

BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251P101

 

MDFOX

B

 

BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251P200

 

MBFOX

C

 

BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251P309

 

MCFOX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Focus Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251P408

 

MAFOX

A

 

BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

 

09252E105

 

MDPNX

 


 

B

 

BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

 

09252E204

 

MBPNX

C

 

BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

 

09252E303

 

MCPNX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

 

09252E501

 

MAPNX

R

 

BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc.

 

09252E402

 

MRPNX

A

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251R107

 

MDFGX

B

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251R206

 

MBFGX

C

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251R305

 

MCFGX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251R503

 

MAFGX

R

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251R404

 

MRFGX

A

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E502

 

MDPUX

B

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E601

 

MBPUX

C

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E700

 

MCPUX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Principal Protected Fund

 

09251E809

 

MAPUX

A

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

09251T103

 

MDLOX

B

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

09251T202

 

MBLOX

C

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

09251T301

 

MCLOX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

09251T509

 

MALOX

R

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

09251T400

 

MRLOX

A

 

BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund

 

09251W106

 

MDEGX

B

 

BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund

 

09251W205

 

MBEGX

C

 

BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund

 

09251W304

 

MCEGX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund

 

09251W403

 

MAEGX

R

 

BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund

 

09251W502

 

MREGX

A

 

BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

09251J105

 

MDDCX

B

 

BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

09251J204

 

MBDCX

C

 

BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

09251J303

 

MCDCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

09251J402

 

MADCX

A

 

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc.

 

09251X104

 

MDFNX

B

 

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc.

 

09251X203

 

MBFNX

C

 

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc.

 

09251X302

 

MCFNX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc.

 

09251X500

 

MAFNX

R

 

BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund, Inc.

 

09251X401

 

MRFNX

A

 

BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251Y102

 

MDGGX

B

 

BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251Y201

 

MBGGX

C

 

BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251Y300

 

MCGGX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251Y508

 

MAGGX

R

 

BlackRock Global Growth Fund, Inc.

 

09251Y409

 

MRGWX

A

 

BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937243

 

BROAX

B

 

BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937235

 

BROBX

C

 

BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937227

 

BROCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937268

 

BROIX

A

 

BlackRock Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937524

 

SSGRX

B

 

BlackRock Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937516

 

SSGPX

C

 

BlackRock Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937490

 

SSGDX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global Resources Portfolio

 

091937532

 

SGLSX

A

 

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

09252A103

 

MDGCX

B

 

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

09252A202

 

MBGCX

C

 

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

09252A301

 

MCGCX

 


 

Institutional

 

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

09252A509

 

MAGCX

R

 

BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund, Inc.

 

09252A400

 

MRGSX

A

 

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

 

091929745

 

BGPAX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

 

091929240

 

BBGPX

C

 

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

 

091929729

 

BGPCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

 

091929695

 

BGNIX

Service

 

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

 

091929711

 

BGPSX

B

 

BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

 

091929737

 

BGPBX

A

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

091928374

 

CCGAX

B1

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

09256H609

 

BGIDX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

091929232

 

BGIBX

C

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

091928358

 

BGICX

C1

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

09256H708

 

BGIEX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

091928390

 

BFICX

R

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

09256H807

 

BGIRX

Service

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

091928382

 

BGSVX

B

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

091928366

 

PNGBX

A

 

BlackRock Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

091937136

 

BAGPX

C

 

BlackRock Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

091937128

 

BCGPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H724

 

BIGPX

R

 

BlackRock Growth Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H732

 

BRGPX

A

 

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937573

 

SHSAX

B

 

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937565

 

SHSPX

C

 

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937557

 

SHSCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937540

 

SHSSX

Service

 

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio

 

091937359

 

SHISX

A

 

BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

 

09252G100

 

MDHCX

B

 

BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

 

09252G209

 

MBHCX

C

 

BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

 

09252G308

 

MCHCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

 

09252G506

 

MAHCX

R

 

BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

 

09252G407

 

MRHCX

A

 

BlackRock High Income Fund

 

09252M875

 

MDHIX

C1

 

BlackRock High Income Fund

 

09252M842

 

MCHIX

Institutional

 

BlackRock High Income Fund

 

09252M834

 

MAHIX

B

 

BlackRock High Income Fund

 

09252M867

 

MBHIX

C

 

BlackRock High Income Fund

 

09252M859

 

MFHIX

A

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

091929679

 

BHYAX

B1

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

09256H302

 

BHYDX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

091929687

 

BRHYX

C

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

091929653

 

BHYCX

C1

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

09256H401

 

BHYEX

Institutional

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

091929638

 

BHYIX

R

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

09256H500

 

BHYRX

Service

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

091929646

 

BHYSX

B

 

BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

091929661

 

BHYBX

A

 

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

09253C785

 

MDYHX

C

 

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

09253C777

 

MCYHX

Institutional

 

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

09253C769

 

MAYHX

 


 

A

 

BlackRock Income Builder Portfolio

 

09256H385

 

BABDX

C

 

BlackRock Income Builder Portfolio

 

09256H377

 

BCBDX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Income Builder Portfolio

 

09256H328

 

BIBDX

A

 

BlackRock Income Portfolio

 

09256H351

 

BAICX

C

 

BlackRock Income Portfolio

 

09256H344

 

BCICX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Income Portfolio

 

09256H336

 

BIICX

A

 

BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio

 

091927657

 

CIEAX

B

 

BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio

 

091927640

 

CIEBX

C

 

BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio

 

091927632

 

CIECX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio

 

091927673

 

PNIEX

Service

 

BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio

 

091927665

 

PNESX

A

 

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

 

091937722

 

BPRAX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

 

091937755

 

BPLBX

C

 

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

 

091937698

 

BPRCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

 

091937748

 

BPRIX

Service

 

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

 

091937730

 

BPRSX

B

 

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

 

091937714

 

BPIBX

A

 

BlackRock Intermediate Bond II Portfolio

 

091928325

 

CCIAX

B

 

BlackRock Intermediate Bond II Portfolio

 

091928317

 

BRIBX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Intermediate Bond II Portfolio

 

091929752

 

BIBRX

C

 

BlackRock Intermediate Bond II Portfolio

 

091928291

 

BRCIX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Intermediate Bond II Portfolio

 

091928341

 

PNBIX

Service

 

BlackRock Intermediate Bond II Portfolio

 

091928333

 

PIBSX

A

 

BlackRock Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

 

091928549

 

CIGAX

C

 

BlackRock Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

 

091928523

 

BIGCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

 

091928564

 

PNIGX

Service

 

BlackRock Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

 

091928556

 

PIGSX

B

 

BlackRock Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

 

091928531

 

BIGBX

A

 

BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

09253E104

 

MEMTX

A1

 

BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

09253E203

 

MDMTX

C

 

BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

09253E401

 

MFMTX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

09253E609

 

MAMTX

B

 

BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund

 

09253E302

 

MBMTX

A

 

BlackRock International Bond Portfolio

 

091928432

 

BIIAX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock International Bond Portfolio

 

091937839

 

BIBBX

C

 

BlackRock International Bond Portfolio

 

091928416

 

BIBCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock International Bond Portfolio

 

091928457

 

CINSX

Service

 

BlackRock International Bond Portfolio

 

091928440

 

CIFIX

B

 

BlackRock International Bond Portfolio

 

091928424

 

BIIBX

A

 

BlackRock International Diversification Fund

 

091936203

 

BAIDX

C

 

BlackRock International Diversification Fund

 

091936302

 

BCIDX

Institutional

 

BlackRock International Diversification Fund

 

091936500

 

BIIDX

R

 

BlackRock International Diversification Fund

 

091936401

 

BRIDX

A

 

BlackRock International Fund

 

09248G107

 

MDILX

B

 

BlackRock International Fund

 

09248G206

 

MBILX

C

 

BlackRock International Fund

 

09248G305

 

MCILX

Institutional

 

BlackRock International Fund

 

09248G404

 

MAILX

A

 

BlackRock International Index Fund

 

09253F309

 

MDIIX

 


 

Institutional

 

BlackRock International Index Fund

 

09253F408

 

MAIIX

A

 

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929307

 

BREAX

B

 

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929406

 

BREBX

C

 

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929505

 

BRECX

Institutional

 

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929109

 

BISIX

Service

 

BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929208

 

BRESX

A

 

BlackRock International Value Fund

 

09253H107

 

MDIVX

B

 

BlackRock International Value Fund

 

09253H206

 

MBIVX

C

 

BlackRock International Value Fund

 

09253H305

 

MCIVX

Institutional

 

BlackRock International Value Fund

 

09253H503

 

MAIVX

R

 

BlackRock International Value Fund

 

09253H404

 

MRIVX

A

 

BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929604

 

BKIAX

C

 

BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929802

 

BKICX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929877

 

BKTIX

Service

 

BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929885

 

BKISX

B

 

BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091929703

 

BKIBX

A

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund

 

09250J106

 

MDLRX

B

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund

 

09250J205

 

MBLRX

C

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund

 

09250J304

 

MCLRX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund

 

09250J502

 

MALRX

R

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund

 

09250J403

 

MRLRX

Service

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund

 

09250J726

 

MSLRX

A

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund

 

09250J759

 

BALPX

C

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund

 

09250J742

 

BCLPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund

 

09250J734

 

BILPX

K

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Retirement Portfolio

 

09250J767

 

MKLRX

A

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund

 

09250J601

 

MDLHX

B

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund

 

09250J700

 

MBLHX

C

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund

 

09250J809

 

MCLHX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund

 

09250J874

 

MALHX

R

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund

 

09250J882

 

MRLHX

Service

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund

 

09250J866

 

MSLHX

K

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth Retirement Portfolio

 

09250J783

 

MKLHX

A

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund

 

09250J858

 

MDLVX

B

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund

 

09250J841

 

MBLVX

C

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund

 

09250J833

 

MCLVX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund

 

09250J817

 

MALVX

R

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund

 

09250J825

 

MRLVX

Service

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund

 

09250J791

 

MSLVX

K

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value Retirement Portfolio

 

09250J775

 

MKLVX

A

 

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

 

09250X105

 

MDLTX

B

 

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

 

09250X204

 

MBLTX

C

 

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

 

09250X303

 

MCLTX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

 

09250X402

 

MALTX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2010

 

09256H674

 

BAPAX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2010

 

09256H682

 

BIPAX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2010

 

09256H666

 

BRPAX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2015

 

09256H641

 

BAPBX

 


 

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2015

 

09256H658

 

BIPBX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2015

 

09256H633

 

BRPBX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2020

 

09256H617

 

BAPCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2020

 

09256H625

 

BIPCX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2020

 

09256H591

 

BRPCX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2025

 

09256H575

 

BAPDX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2025

 

09256H583

 

BIPDX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2025

 

09256H567

 

BRPDX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2030

 

09256H542

 

BAPEX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2030

 

09256H559

 

BIPEX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2030

 

09256H534

 

BRPEX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2035

 

09256H518

 

BAPGX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2035

 

09256H526

 

BIPGX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2035

 

09256H492

 

BRPGX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2040

 

09256H476

 

BAPHX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2040

 

09256H484

 

BIPHX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2040

 

09256H468

 

BRPHX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2045

 

09256H443

 

BAPJX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2045

 

09256H450

 

BIPJX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2045

 

09256H435

 

BRPJX

A

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2050

 

09256H419

 

BAPKX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2050

 

09256H427

 

BIPKX

R

 

BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolio 2050

 

09256H393

 

BRPKX

A

 

BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091937219

 

BLADX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091937193

 

BLDRX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091937185

 

BLDIX

A

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091928267

 

BLDAX

A1

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

09256H856

 

CMGAX

B1

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

09256H849

 

BLDDX

B2

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

09256H831

 

CLDDX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091928234

 

CLDBX

C

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091928242

 

BLDCX

C1

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

09256H823

 

BLDEX

C2

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

09256H815

 

CLDCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091928283

 

BFMSX

Service

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091928275

 

CMGBX

B

 

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

 

091928259

 

BLDBX

A

 

BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio

 

091928804

 

CMIAX

C

 

BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio

 

091928879

 

BMICX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio

 

091928606

 

PNMIX

Service

 

BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio

 

091928705

 

PMISX

B

 

BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio

 

091928887

 

BMIBX

A

 

BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund

 

09255V104

 

MDRFX

B

 

BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund

 

09255V203

 

MBRFX

C

 

BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund

 

09255V302

 

MCRFX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund

 

09255V500

 

MARFX

R

 

BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund

 

09255V401

 

MRRFX

A

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928846

 

BMGAX

 


 

B

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928838

 

BMGBX

C

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928820

 

BMGCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928861

 

CMGIX

R

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

09256H864

 

BMRRX

Service

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928853

 

CMGSX

A

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091928788

 

BMCAX

B

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091928770

 

BMCVX

C

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091928762

 

BMCCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091928812

 

CMVIX

Service

 

BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091928796

 

CMVSX

A

 

BlackRock Moderate Prepared Portfolio

 

091937151

 

BAMPX

C

 

BlackRock Moderate Prepared Portfolio

 

091937144

 

BCMPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Moderate Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H740

 

BIMPX

R

 

BlackRock Moderate Prepared Portfolio

 

09256H757

 

BRMPX

A

 

BlackRock Money Market Portfolio

 

091927301

 

PINXX

B

 

BlackRock Money Market Portfolio

 

091927400

 

CIBXX

C

 

BlackRock Money Market Portfolio

 

091927509

 

BMCXX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Money Market Portfolio

 

091927103

 

PNIXX

Service

 

BlackRock Money Market Portfolio

 

091927202

 

PNPXX

A

 

BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund

 

09253C108

 

MDMIX

C

 

BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund

 

09253C306

 

MFMIX

C1

 

BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund

 

09253C405

 

MCMIX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund

 

09253C504

 

MAMIX

B

 

BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund

 

09253C207

 

MBMIX

A

 

BlackRock Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927152

 

CPAXX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927178

 

PNMXX

Service

 

BlackRock Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927160

 

PNTXX

A

 

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

09253C603

 

MDNLX

C

 

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

09253C801

 

MFNLX

C1

 

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

09253C884

 

MCNLX

Institutional

 

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

09253C876

 

MANLX

B

 

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

09253C702

 

MBNLX

A

 

BlackRock Natural Resources Trust

 

09252H108

 

MDGRX

B

 

BlackRock Natural Resources Trust

 

09252H207

 

MBGRX

C

 

BlackRock Natural Resources Trust

 

09252H306

 

MCGRX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Natural Resources Trust

 

09252H405

 

MAGRX

A

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A706

 

MENJX

A1

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A805

 

MDNJX

B1

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A870

 

MBNJX

C

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A862

 

MFNJX

C1

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A854

 

MCNJX

Institutional

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A847

 

MANJX

Service

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A839

 

MSNJX

B

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A888

 

MGNJX

A

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927483

 

CNJXX

Institutional

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927517

 

BNJXX

Service

 

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927491

 

CMFXX

A

 

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A821

 

MENKX

 

 

A1

 

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A813

 

MDNKX

C

 

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A789

 

MFNKX

C1

 

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A771

 

MCNKX

Institutional

 

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A763

 

MANKX

B

 

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A797

 

MBNKX

A

 

BlackRock North Carolina Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927327

 

CNAXX

Institutional

 

BlackRock North Carolina Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927343

 

PNCXX

Service

 

BlackRock North Carolina Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927335

 

CNCXX

A

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928192

 

CCOAX

C

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928176

 

BOHCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928226

 

CCOIX

Service

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928218

 

COHSX

B

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio

 

091928184

 

CCOHX

A

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927210

 

COHXX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927236

 

COIXX

Service

 

BlackRock Ohio Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927228

 

POSXX

A

 

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

09252J104

 

MDPCX

B

 

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

09252J203

 

MBPCX

C

 

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

09252J302

 

MCPCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

09252J500

 

MAPCX

R

 

BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

09252J401

 

MRPCX

A

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A755

 

MEPYX

A1

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A748

 

MDPYX

B1

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A722

 

MBPYX

C

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A714

 

MFPYX

C1

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A698

 

MCPYX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A680

 

MAPYX

Service

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A672

 

MSPYX

B

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

 

09253A730

 

MGPYX

A

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927269

 

PENXX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927285

 

PPIXX

Service

 

BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927277

 

PNSXX

A

 

BlackRock S & P 500 Index Fund

 

09253F507

 

MDSRX

Institutional

 

BlackRock S & P 500 Index Fund

 

09253F606

 

MASRX

A

 

BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929570

 

BGSAX

B

 

BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929588

 

BGSBX

C

 

BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929596

 

BGSCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929612

 

BGSIX

R

 

BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929224

 

BGSRX

Service

 

BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929620

 

BSTSX

A

 

BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund

 

09253K100

 

MDDUX

C

 

BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund

 

09253K308

 

MFDUX

C1

 

BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund

 

09253K407

 

MCDUX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund

 

09253K605

 

MADUX

R

 

BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund

 

09253K506

 

MRDUX

B

 

BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund

 

09253K209

 

MBDUX

A

 

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

09253C868

 

MELMX

A1

 

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

09253C850

 

MDLMX

 


 

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

09253C793

 

MPLMX

C

 

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

09253C835

 

MFLMX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

09253C819

 

MALMX

B

 

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

09253C843

 

MBLMX

A

 

BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

 

091929281

 

BSQAX

B

 

BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

 

091929273

 

BSQBX

C

 

BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

 

091929265

 

BSQCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

 

091929315

 

BSQIX

Service

 

BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

 

091929299

 

BSQSX

A

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928309

 

CSGEX

B

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928408

 

CSGBX

C

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928507

 

CGICX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928101

 

PSGIX

Service

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

 

091928200

 

PCGEX

A

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

 

09253J103

 

MDSWX

B

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

 

09253J202

 

MBSWX

C

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

 

09253J301

 

MCSWX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

 

09253J509

 

MASWX

R

 

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

 

09253J400

 

MRUSX

A

 

BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund

 

09253F705

 

MDSKX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund

 

09253F804

 

MASKX

A

 

BlackRock Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091927715

 

PSEIX

B

 

BlackRock Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091927699

 

CCVBX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091937847

 

BSEBX

C

 

BlackRock Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091927681

 

BSCCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091927731

 

PNSEX

Service

 

BlackRock Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio

 

091927723

 

PSESX

A

 

BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

091937482

 

SCGAX

B

 

BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

091937474

 

SRCBX

C

 

BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

091937466

 

SGCDX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

091937458

 

SSEGX

R

 

BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

09256H880

 

SSPRX

A

 

BlackRock Strategic Income Portfolio

 

09256H310

 

BASIX

C

 

BlackRock Strategic Income Portfolio

 

09256H294

 

BSICX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Strategic Income Portfolio

 

09256H286

 

BSIIX

 

 

BlackRock Strategic Portfolio I

 

091927707

 

 

A

 

BlackRock Summit Cash Reserves Fund

 

09253V106

 

MSAXX

B

 

BlackRock Summit Cash Reserves Fund

 

09253V205

 

MSBXX

C

 

BlackRock Summit Cash Reserves Fund

 

998909SC0

 

SUMLC

Institutional

 

BlackRock Summit Cash Reserves Fund

 

998909SR7

 

SUMLA

A

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M107

 

MDHQX

A1

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M206

 

MEHQX

B1

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M404

 

MGHQX

B2

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M750

 

MJHQX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M743

 

MPHQX

C

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M503

 

MFHQX

C1

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M602

 

MCHQX

C2

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M701

 

MHHQX

 


 

Institutional

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M883

 

MAHQX

R

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M800

 

MRCBX

Service

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M768

 

MSHQX

B

 

BlackRock Total Return Fund

 

09252M305

 

MBHQX

BlackRock

 

BlackRock Total Return II Portfolio

 

091928689

 

CCBBX

C

 

BlackRock Total Return II Portfolio

 

091928697

 

BCBCX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Total Return II Portfolio

 

091928747

 

BFMCX

R

 

BlackRock Total Return II Portfolio

 

09256H203

 

BCBRX

Service

 

BlackRock Total Return II Portfolio

 

091928739

 

CMCBX

A

 

BlackRock Total Return II Portfolio

 

091928721

 

BCBAX

B

 

BlackRock Total Return II Portfolio

 

091928713

 

BCIBX

A

 

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929810

 

BMEAX

B

 

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929794

 

BRMBX

C

 

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929786

 

BMECX

Institutional

 

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929760

 

BMCIX

Service

 

BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

 

091929778

 

BMCSX

A

 

BlackRock U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

 

091927376

 

CUAXX

Institutional

 

BlackRock U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

 

091927392

 

PGIXX

Service

 

BlackRock U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

 

091927384

 

PNGXX

A

 

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

 

09252V107

 

MDGUX

B

 

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

 

09252V602

 

MGGUX

B1

 

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

 

09252V206

 

MBGUX

C

 

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

 

09252V305

 

MFGUX

C1

 

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

 

09252V404

 

MCGUX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

 

09252V503

 

MAGUX

A

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

09252L109

 

MDSPX

B

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

09252L208

 

MBSPX

C

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

09252L307

 

MCSPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

09252L505

 

MASPX

R

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

09252L406

 

MRSPX

Institutional

 

BlackRock Virginal Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927459

 

PVIXX

Service

 

BlackRock Virginal Municipal Money Market Portfolio

 

091927442

 

VASXX

A

 

BlackRock World Income Fund, Inc.

 

09252X103

 

MDWIX

C

 

BlackRock World Income Fund, Inc.

 

09252X301

 

MHWIX

C1

 

BlackRock World Income Fund, Inc.

 

09252X400

 

MCWIX

Institutional

 

BlackRock World Income Fund, Inc.

 

09252X509

 

MAWIX

B

 

BlackRock World Income Fund, Inc.

 

09252X202

 

MBWIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS

 

FUND NAME

 

CUSIP

 

TICKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

 

BlackRock Balanced Capital V.I. Fund

 

09253L108

 

AMBLI

I

 

BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund

 

09253L405

 

BAVLI

II

 

BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund

 

09253L504

 

BAVII

III

 

BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund

 

09253L603

 

BVIII

I

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth V.I. Fund

 

09253L843

 

FDGRI

I

 

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund

 

09253L777

 

GLALI

II

 

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund

 

09253L769

 

GLAII

III

 

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund

 

09253L751

 

GAIII

 


 

I

 

BlackRock Global Growth V.I. Fund

 

09253L819

 

GLGRI

III

 

BlackRock Global Growth V.I. Fund

 

09253L785

 

GGIII

I

 

BlackRock Government Income V.I. Fund

 

09253L744

 

GVBDI

I

 

BlackRock High Income V.I. Fund

 

09253L710

 

HICUI

I

 

BlackRock International Value V.I. Fund

 

09253L645

 

IVVVI

I

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core V.I. Fund

 

09253L611

 

LGCCI

II

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core V.I. Fund

 

09253L595

 

LGCII

III

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core V.I. Fund

 

09253L587

 

LCIII

I

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth V.I. Fund

 

09253L579

 

LGGGI

III

 

BlackRock Large Cap Growth V.I. Fund

 

09253L553

 

LGIII

I

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value V.I. Fund

 

09253L546

 

LCVAX

II

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value V.I. Fund

 

09253L538

 

LCVBX

III

 

BlackRock Large Cap Value V.I. Fund

 

09253L520

 

LVIII

I

 

BlackRock Money Market V.I. Fund

 

09253L876

 

DMMKI

I

 

BlackRock S&P 500 Index V.I. Fund

 

09253L678

 

IDXVI

II

 

BlackRock S&P 500 Index V.I. Fund

 

09253L660

 

IXVII

I

 

BlackRock Total Return V.I. Fund

 

09253L702

 

CRBDI

I

 

BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications V.I. Fund

 

09253L512

 

UTTLI

I

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities V.I. Fund

 

09253L470

 

SMCPI

II

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities V.I. Fund

 

09253L462

 

SMCII

III

 

BlackRock Value Opportunities V.I. Fund

 

09253L454

 

SCIII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERIES FUNDS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS

 

FUND NAME

 

CUSIP

 

TICKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

BlackRock Balanced Capital Portfolio

 

09253M601

 

BLCPS

NA

 

BlackRock Fundamental Growth Portfolio

 

09253M502

 

FDGRS

NA

 

BlackRock Global Allocation Portfolio

 

09253M700

 

GLALS

NA

 

BlackRock Government Income Portfolio

 

09253M205

 

ITMGV

NA

 

BlackRock High Income Portfolio

 

09253M809

 

HIYLD

NA

 

BlackRock Large Cap Core Portfolio

 

09253M403

 

LGCCS

NA

 

BlackRock Money Market Portfolio

 

09253M106

 

MNRSV

NA

 

BlackRock Total Return Portfolio

 

09253M304

 

CRBDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FDP SUBADVISED FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS

 

FUND NAME

 

CUSIP

 

TICKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

 

30246Y106

 

MDDDX

B

 

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

 

30246Y205

 

MBDDX

C

 

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

 

30246Y304

 

MCDDX

Institutional

 

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

 

30246Y403

 

MADDX

A

 

MFS Research International FDP Fund

 

30246Y841

 

MDIQX

B

 

MFS Research international FDP Fund

 

30246Y833

 

MBIQX

C

 

MFS Research international FDP Fund

 

30246Y825

 

MCIQX

Institutional

 

MFS Research international FDP Fund

 

30246Y817

 

MAIQX

A

 

Van Kampen Value FDP Fund

 

30246Y502

 

MDVVX

B

 

Van Kampen Value FDP Fund

 

30246Y601

 

MBVVX

C

 

Van Kampen Value FDP Fund

 

30246Y700

 

MCVVX

Institutional

 

Van Kampen Value FDP Fund

 

30246Y809

 

MAVVX

A

 

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

30246Y882

 

MDFFX

 


 

B

 

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

30246Y874

 

MBFFX

C

 

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

30246Y866

 

MCFFX

Institutional

 

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

30246Y858

 

MAFFX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOND ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES (BATS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS

 

FUND NAME

 

CUSIP

 

TICKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares

 

092480102

 

BRACX

M

 

BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares

 

092480201

 

BRAMX

S

 

BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares

 

092480300

 

BRASX

N

 

BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares

 

092480409

 

BRANX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANAGED ACCOUNT SERIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS

 

FUND NAME

 

CUSIP

 

TICKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NA

 

Managed Account Series US Mortgage Portfolio

 

561656109

 

MSUMX

NA

 

Managed Account Series High Income Portfolio

 

561656208

 

MHINX

NA

 

Managed Account Series Global Small Cap Portfolio

 

561656307

 

MGCSX

NA

 

Managed Account Series Mid Cap Value Opportunities Portfolio

 

561656406

 

MMCVX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSED END FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS

 

FUND NAME

 

CUSIP

 

TICKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II

 

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc.

 

09252W105

 

XMPCX

I

 

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.

 

09252T102

 

XMPFX

 

 

BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities

 

09256W101

 

 

 


 

SCHEDULE C

 

Consistent with the terms of the Prospectus/SAI, the following fees will be paid:

 

Name of Fund

 

Fee Description

 

Fee Amount

BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities (“FIVO”)

 

General Shareholder Services

 

0.25% of the net asset value of the common shares owned by customers of Merrill Lynch, but not to exceed [   ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Services and Sales Support Services

 

0.25% of the net asset value of the common shares owned by customers of Merrill Lynch, but not to exceed [   ]%

 


 

SCHEDULE E

 

CMA/WCMA MONEY FUNDS

 

CMA Tax-Exempt Fund

CMA Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

CMA Arizona Municipal Money Fund

CMA California Municipal Money Fund

CMA Connecticut Municipal Money Fund

CMA Florida Municipal Money Fund

CMA Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund

CMA Michigan Municipal Money Fund

CMA New Jersey Municipal Money Fund

CMA New York Municipal Money Fund

CMA North Carolina Municipal Money Fund

CMA Ohio Municipal Money Fund

CMA Pennsylvania Municipal Money Fund

CMA Money Fund

CMA Treasury Fund

CMA Government Securities Fund

 

WCMA Government Securities Fund

WCMA Money Fund

WCMA Tax-Exempt Fund

WCMA Treasury Fund

 

OTHER RETAIL MONEY FUNDS

 

Merrill Lynch Ready Asset Trust

Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund

Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Money Fund

Merrill Lynch U.S.A. Government Reserves

 

INSTITUTIONAL MONEY FUNDS

 

Merrill Lynch Government Fund

Merrill Lynch Treasury Fund

Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund

Merrill Lynch Institutional Fund

Merrill Lynch Capital Reserve Fund

Merrill Lynch Selects Institutional Fund