BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) Announces Expiration and Preliminary Results of Tender Offer
April 17 2025 - 9:31PM
Business Wire
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (the “Fund”) announced
today the expiration and preliminary results of the Fund’s tender
offer (the “Tender Offer”) for up to 40% of its outstanding common
shares (the “Shares”).
The Tender Offer commenced on March 21, 2025 and expired at 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on April 17, 2025.
Based on preliminary information, the number of Shares properly
tendered and not withdrawn is noted in the table below.
Fund Name
Ticker
CUSIP
Shares Offered for
Repurchase
Shares Tendered (Preliminary
Results)
BlackRock Health Sciences Term
Trust
BMEZ
09260E105
40,502,046
38,753,713
Based on the preliminary results shown above, because the Tender
Offer was undersubscribed, the number of Shares that will be
purchased from each tendering shareholder is expected to equal the
number of Shares properly tendered for the Fund. The purchase price
of properly tendered and accepted Shares will be 99.5% of the
Fund's net asset value (“NAV”) as of the close of regular trading
on the New York Stock Exchange on April 21, 2025, the business day
immediately following the expiration date of the Tender Offer. The
above-indicated results are based on preliminary information, are
subject to adjustment and should not be regarded as final. The Fund
expects to announce the final results of its Tender Offer on or
about April 21, 2025.
Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to
Georgeson LLC, the Information Agent for the Tender Offer, toll
free at the numbers disclosed in the Fund’s Offer to Purchase.
Important Notice
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall
not constitute a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a
solicitation of an offer to sell any common shares of the Fund. The
offer to purchase the Fund’s common shares was made only pursuant
to an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other
documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) as exhibits to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO.
Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the offer to purchase and
other documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the
SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the Fund.
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financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading
provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build
savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing
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BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate
Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the
Fund on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds”
section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material
information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others
are advised to check the website for updated performance
information and the release of other material information about the
Fund. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow
investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does
not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in
this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or the
Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to the Fund’s or BlackRock’s future financial or business
performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements
are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,”
“potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,”
“position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,”
“sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may”
or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over
time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and
future results could differ materially from historical
performance.
With respect to the 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, and regulatory, supervisory or
enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund or
BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international
hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics 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) the impact of BlackRock electing to
provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the
impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure
or negative performance of products at other financial
institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of
the Fund with the SEC are accessible on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov and on BlackRock’s website at
www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors
that affect the Fund. The information contained on BlackRock’s
website is not a part of this press release.
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