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The BlackRock Closed-End Funds listed below (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that each of their 2011 annual meetings of shareholders will be held on July 28, 2011. Additional information regarding deadlines for shareholder proposals made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and for shareholder proposals and director nominations made pursuant to the Funds' Bylaws, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Funds on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Trust       Ticker BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc. APX BlackRock Build America Bond Trust BBN BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust BJZ BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ BlackRock Core Bond Trust BHK BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III BPP BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV BTZ BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust BHL BlackRock Dividend Achievers™ Trust BDV BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust BQR BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust BGR BlackRock Enhanced Dividend Achievers™ Trust BDJ BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust BGT BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust BFO BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust BOE BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BME BlackRock High Income Shares HIS BlackRock High Yield Trust BHY BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. BNA BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. BKT BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust BAF BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust BYM BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust BGY BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust RFA BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. BKN BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust BLW BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust BTA BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust BPK BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust BKK BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust BIE BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust BBK BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust BBF BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. RNJ BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust BNJ BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust BSE BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. RNY BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust BLH BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust BQH BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II BFY BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust BNY BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust BCF BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust BQY BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust BHD BlackRock Strategic Dividend Achievers™ Trust BDT BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust BPS BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. CYE BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. HYV BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. HYT BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. COY BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. PSW BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. PSY BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. DSU BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. DVF BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. CII BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. EGF BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. FRB BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. FRA BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MUI BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MNE BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. MEN BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. MUC BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. MUH BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. MHD BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. MUE BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. MUS BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund MFL BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MUJ BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. MHN BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. MVT BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. MVF BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. MZA BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. MYC BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. MCA BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. MYD BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund MFT BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund MYF BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc. MYM BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. MIY BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. MYJ BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MJI BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund MPA BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. MQT BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. ARK The Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt Trust MHE The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD

BlackRock provides periodic updates on the Funds which can be found on a dedicated web page located in the “Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com.

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The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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 Funds. The information contained on our website is not a part of this press release.