RFA Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. Several of the Funds announced dividend increases. These dividend increases take into account each Fund’s earnings potential in light of the current market environment and the Fund’s leverage and asset levels. In addition, BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EGF) announced a dividend reduction. Generally, this dividend reduction was made in order to better align EGF’s distribution with its current and projected earnings rate, in light of the current market environment for government securities.

Municipal Funds:

Declaration- 10/3/2011         Ex-Date- 10/12/2011         Record- 10/14/2011         Payable- 11/1/2011                         National Funds Ticker Dividend

Change FromPriorDividend

 

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust BYM $0.077000 - BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust BAF $0.074500 - BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust RFA $0.070000 - BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust BTA $0.064500 $0.002000 BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MUI $0.071500 - BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA $0.062500 - BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust BKK $0.062250 - BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust BBK $0.088500 - BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust BIE $0.081000 - BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK $0.080100 - BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE $0.083500 - BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust BBF $0.075375 - BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust BPK $0.078000 - BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. MEN $0.057000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. MUH $0.081500 - BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. MHD $0.090500 - BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. MUE $0.073500 - BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. MUS $0.074000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund MFL $0.076500 - BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. MVT $0.088500 - BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. MVF $0.059000 - BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. MYD $0.082500 - BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI $0.072000 - BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund MFT $0.071000 - BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund MYF $0.077500 - BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. MQT $0.068000 - BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY $0.077000 - The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. BKN $0.084000 - The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD $0.074000 -

State-Specific Funds

Ticker Dividend

Change FromPriorDividend

 

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ $0.075700 - BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust BJZ $0.072000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. MUC $0.076500 - BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. MYC $0.079000 - BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. MCA $0.073500 - BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust, Inc. BFO $0.056000 - BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM $0.079000 - BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MNE $0.061000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. MHN $0.079500 - BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN $0.071000 - BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust, Inc. BLH $0.082000 - BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust BSE $0.071500 - BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust BQH $0.082000 - BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust BNY $0.082500 - BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II BFY $0.083500 - The BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. RNY $0.073000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MUJ $0.074000 - BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. MYJ $0.072500 - BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MJI $0.072000 - BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ $0.078000 - BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust BNJ $0.079100 - The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust RNJ $0.065500 - BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. MZA $0.069500 - BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc. MYM $0.071500 - BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. MIY $0.076500 - BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund MPA $0.076500 - The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust BPS $0.076000 - BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV $0.083000 - Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt Trust MHE $0.070000 -

Taxable Municipal Fund:

Declaration- 10/3/2011         Ex-Date- 10/12/2011         Record- 10/14/2011         Payable- 10/31/2011 Fund         Ticker         Dividend        

Change FromPriorDividend

 

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust BBN $0.129800 $0.011500

Taxable Funds:

Declaration- 10/3/2011         Ex-Date- 10/12/2011         Record- 10/14/2011         Payable- 10/31/2011 Fund         Ticker         Dividend        

Change FromPriorDividend

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. ARK $0.025000 - BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust BGT $0.077500 - BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust BHD $0.084500 - BlackRock Core Bond Trust BHK $0.067000 - BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust BHL $0.066000 - The BlackRock High Yield Trust* BHY $0.043500 - The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. BKT $0.036500 - BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust BLW $0.102500 - BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. BNA $0.053000 $0.002000 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III BPP $0.061500 $0.007500 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV BTZ $0.076500 $0.007500 BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. COY $0.051000 - BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. CYE $0.051000 $0.001000 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. DSU $0.027000 - BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. DVF $0.058500 - BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.* EGF $0.070000 -$0.010000 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. FRA $0.077000 - BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. FRB $0.073000 - BlackRock High Income Shares HIS $0.014200 - BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. HYT $0.083500 $0.001000 BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. HYV $0.086000 $0.001000 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. PSW $0.059500 $0.010000 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. PSY $0.061000 $0.007500

* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to their shareholders as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous dividend payment. The Section 19 notice was provided not for tax reporting purposes but for informational purposes only. This information can be found in the “Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com. If applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2011 will be made after the end of the year.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EGF) (“EGF”) has adopted a level distribution plan (the “Plan”) and employs either a managed distribution or an option over-write policy to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of EGF’s Board. Under its Plan, EGF will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If sufficient investment income is not available on a quarterly/monthly basis, EGF will distribute long-term capital gains and or return capital to its shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.

EGF’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of September 30, 2011 are as follows:

Estimated Allocations as of September 30, 2011                 Fund       Distribution       Net Investment Income       Net Realized Short-Term Gains       Net Realized Long-Term Gains       Return of Capital EGF1       $0.080000       $0.069243 (87%)       $0 (0%)       $0 (0%)       $0.010757 (13%)                              

Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through September 30, 2011

        Fund       Distribution       Net Investment Income       Net Realized Short-Term Gains       Net Realized Long-Term Gains       Return of Capital EGF1       $0.640000       $0.503894 (79%)       $0 (0%)       $0 (0%)       $0.136106 (21%)

1 The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect a Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon EGF’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. EGF will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:         Trust       Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 08/31/2011       Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 08/31/2011       Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 08/31/2011       Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 08/31/2011 EGF       4.76%       5.90%       2.77%       3.44%

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about EGF’s investment performance from the amount of EGF’s current distributions or from the terms of EGF’s Plan.

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With respect to each Fund, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Fund or in the Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, including the recently approved Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) BlackRock’s success in maintaining secondary market support for the Fund; (11) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; (12) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions; and (13) the ability of BlackRock to integrate the operations of Barclays Global Investors.

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