497 1 e71530_497.htm SUPPLEMENT

BLACKROCK MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
(the “Fund”)
Investor A1 and Investor C1 Shares

Supplement dated October 14, 2016
to the Prospectus dated September 28, 2016

Effective as of October 14, 2016, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) has agreed to adjust the caps on total expenses to reduce the net expenses paid by shareholders of the Fund. To achieve these expense caps, BlackRock has agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses if the Fund’s annual fund operating expenses, excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus, exceed a certain limit for the Fund’s Investor A1 and Investor C1 Shares. Accordingly, the Fund’s Prospectus is amended as follows:

The section of the Fund’s Prospectus entitled “Fund Overview — Key Facts About BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund — Fees and Expenses of the Fund” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
   
 Investor A1
Shares
    
 Investor C1
Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as percentage of offering price)
               
None1
     
None     
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
               
None2
     
None3
 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)
   
 Investor A1
Shares
    
 Investor C1
Shares
Management Fee4
               
   0.55%
     
   0.55%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
               
0.10%
     
0.60%
Other Expenses
               
0.22%
     
0.21%
Interest Expense
               
0.08%   
     
0.08%   
Miscellaneous Other Expenses
               
0.14%   
     
0.13%   
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
               
0.87%
     
1.36%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements4,5
               
(0.14)%
     
(0.13)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements4,5
               
0.73%
     
1.23%
 
1    Investor A1 Shares are subject to a maximum sales charge on purchases of 4.00%. The sales charge does not apply to dividend and capital gain reinvestments by existing shareholders and new purchases by certain employer sponsored retirement plans, which are currently the only investors who may invest in Investor A1 Shares.
2    A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor A1 Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase. The CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.
3    A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C1 Shares made within one year after purchase. The CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.
4    As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus beginning on page 48, BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive the management fee with respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets estimated to be attributable to investments in other equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock or its affiliates through September 30, 2017. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
5    As described in the “Management of the Funds” section of the Fund’s prospectus, BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense


 
 


   Reimbursements (excluding Interest Expense, Dividend Expense, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain other Fund expenses) as a percentage of average daily net assets to 0.65% for Investor A1 Shares and 1.15% for Investor C1 Shares through September 30, 2018. This contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
   
 1 Year
    
 3 Years
    
 5 Years
    
 10 Years
Investor A1 Shares
                    $ 75                $ 264                $ 468                $ 1,060     
Investor C1 Shares
                    $ 125                $ 418                $ 732                $ 1,624     
 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

The section of the table immediately following the ninth paragraph in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Management of the Funds — BlackRock” as it relates solely to the Fund, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
   
 Contractual Caps on Total Annual
Fund Operating Expenses* (excluding
Interest Expense, Dividend Expense,
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and
certain other Fund expenses)1
Pennsylvania Fund
               
 
Investor A1 Shares
               
0.65%
Investor C1 Shares
               
1.15%
 
*
   As a percentage of average daily net assets.
1    The contractual caps are in effect through September 30, 2018. The contractual agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.

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