BLACKROCK INCOME TRUST, INC.

Regulatory Filings • Nov 20, 2009

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BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

November 20, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), enclosed, on behalf of each BlackRock closed-end fund (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the “Funds”) listed on Annex A hereto, are the following documents:

· A copy of the Joint Fidelity Bond of the Funds;

· A copy of the Joint Insured Bond Agreement among the Funds;

· A copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors/Trustees (the "Board") of each Fund (except for BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities) approving the Joint Fidelity Bond, adopted by a majority of the members of the Board who are not "interested persons" as defined by section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act on September 11, 2008;

· A copy of the resolutions of the Board of BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities approving the Joint Fidelity Bond, adopted by a majority of the members of the Board who are not "interested persons" as defined by section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act on December 5, 2008; and

· A statement showing the amount of the single insured bond which each Fund would have provided and maintained had it not been named as an insured under the Joint Fidelity Bond.

The premiums for the Joint Fidelity Bond have been paid for the period from November 1, 2008 to November 1, 2009 for each Fund (except for BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities). The premiums for the Joint Fidelity Bond have been paid for the period from February 27, 2009 to November 1, 2009 for BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities.

Sincerely,

/s/ Howard B. Surloff__

Howard B. Surloff

Secretary of the Funds

Annex A

| 1 | BlackRock
Dividend Achievers Trust |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | BlackRock
EcoSolutions Investment Trust |
| 3 | BlackRock
Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. |
| 4 | BlackRock
Enhanced Dividend Achievers Trust |
| 5 | BlackRock
Energy and Resources Trust |
| 6 | BlackRock
Global Opportunities Equity Trust |
| 7 | BlackRock
Health Sciences Trust |
| 8 | BlackRock
International Growth and Income Trust |
| 9 | BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund,
Inc.) |
| 10 | BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust IV ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust) |
| 11 | BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred Income Strategies Fund,
Inc.) |
| 12 | BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust III ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust) |
| 13 | BlackRock
Real Asset Equity Trust |
| 14 | BlackRock
S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust |
| 15 | BlackRock
Strategic Dividend Achievers Trust |
| 16 | BlackRock
Apex Municipal Fund, Inc. |
| 17 | BlackRock
California Insured Municipal Income Trust |
| 18 | BlackRock
California Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. |
| 19 | BlackRock
California Municipal 2018 Term Trust |
| 20 | BlackRock
California Municipal Bond Trust |
| 21 | BlackRock
California Municipal Income Trust |
| 22 | BlackRock
California Municipal Income Trust II |
| 23 | BlackRock
Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust |
| 24 | BlackRock
Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust |
| 25 | BlackRock
Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust |
| 26 | BlackRock
Municipal Bond Investment Trust |
| 27 | BlackRock
Municipal Income Investment Trust |
| 28 | BlackRock
Insured Municipal Income Trust |
| 29 | BlackRock
Insured Municipal Term Trust, Inc. |
| 30 | BlackRock
Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. |
| 31 | BlackRock
Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust |
| 32 | BlackRock
Maryland Municipal Bond Trust |
| 33 | Massachusetts
Health & Education Tax Exempt Trust |
| 34 | BlackRock
Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
| 35 | BlackRock
Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
| 36 | BlackRock
MuniAssets Fund, Inc. |
| 37 | BlackRock
Municipal 2018 Term Trust |
| 38 | BlackRock
Municipal 2020 Term Trust |
| 39 | BlackRock
Municipal Bond Trust |
| 40 | BlackRock
Municipal Income Trust |
| 41 | BlackRock
Municipal Income Trust II |
| 42 | BlackRock
MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. |
| 43 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 44 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund |
| 45 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. |
| 46 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. |
| 47 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings Insured Fund II, Inc. |
| 48 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 49 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 50 | BlackRock
MuniHoldings New York Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 51 | BlackRock
MuniVest Fund II, Inc. |

| 52 | BlackRock
MuniVest Fund, Inc. |
| --- | --- |
| 53 | BlackRock
MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. |
| 54 | BlackRock
MuniYield California Fund, Inc. |
| 55 | BlackRock
MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 56 | BlackRock
MuniYield Investment Fund |
| 57 | BlackRock
MuniYield Insured Investment Fund |
| 58 | BlackRock
MuniYield Fund, Inc. |
| 59 | BlackRock
MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 60 | BlackRock
MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II, Inc. |
| 61 | BlackRock
MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 62 | BlackRock
MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. |
| 63 | BlackRock
MuniYield New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 64 | BlackRock
MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc. |
| 65 | BlackRock
MuniYield Pennsylvania Insured Fund |
| 66 | BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. |
| 67 | BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. |
| 68 | BlackRock
New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. |
| 69 | BlackRock
New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust |
| 70 | BlackRock
New Jersey Municipal Income Trust |
| 71 | BlackRock
New York Insured Municipal Income Trust |
| 72 | BlackRock
New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. |
| 73 | BlackRock
New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust |
| 74 | BlackRock
New York Municipal Bond Trust |
| 75 | BlackRock
New York Municipal Income Trust |
| 76 | BlackRock
New York Municipal Income Trust II |
| 77 | BlackRock
Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust |
| 78 | BlackRock
Strategic Municipal Trust |
| 79 | BlackRock
Virginia Municipal Bond Trust |
| 80 | BlackRock
Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| 81 | BlackRock
Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| 82 | BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| 83 | BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. |
| 84 | Master
Senior Floating Rate LLC |
| 85 | BlackRock
Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. |
| 86 | BlackRock
Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc. |
| 87 | BlackRock
Senior High Income Fund, Inc. |
| 88 | BlackRock
Core Bond Trust |
| 89 | BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Trust |
| 90 | BlackRock
High Income Shares |
| 91 | BlackRock
High Yield Trust |
| 92 | BlackRock
Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. |
| 93 | BlackRock
Income Trust, Inc. |
| 94 | BlackRock
Limited Duration Income Trust |
| 95 | BlackRock
Strategic Bond Trust |
| 96 | BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. |
| 97 | BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. |
| 98 | BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. |
| 99 | BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. |
| 100 | BlackRock
Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. |
| 101 | BlackRock
Defined Opportunity Credit Trust |
| 102 | BlackRock
Fixed Income Value
Opportunities |

JOINT FIDELITY BOND

| | | Chubb Group of
Insurance Companies | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
INVESTMENT | |
| | | 15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New
Jersey 07059 | | COMPANY ASSET PROTECTION
BOND | |
| NAME OF ASSURED (including its Subsidiaries ): | | | | Bond Number:
82126651 | |
| BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | | | | | |
| | | | | VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| 40 E 52ND
STREET | | | | Incorporated under the laws of New
York | |
| | | | | a stock insurance company herein
called the COMPANY | |
| NEW YORK, NY
10022 | | | | | |
| | | | | 55 Water Street, New York NY
10041-2899 | |
| ITEM
1. | BOND
PERIOD: | from | 12:01 a.m.
on | November 1,
2008 | |
| | | to | 12:01 a.m.
on | November 1,
2009 | |
| ITEM
2. | LIMITS OF LIABILITY--DEDUCTIBLE
AMOUNTS: | | | | |
| | If “Not Covered” is inserted
below opposite any specified INSURING CLAUSE, such INSURING
CLAUSE | | | | |
| | and any other reference shall be
deemed to be deleted. There
shall be no deductible applicable to any | | | | |
| | loss under
INSURING CLAUSE 1. sustained by any Investment
Company. | | | | |
| | | | | | DEDUCTIBLE |
| | INSURING
CLAUSE | | | LIMIT
OF LIABILITY | AMOUNT |
| | 1. | Employee | | $
85,000,000 | $ 0 |
| | 2. | On
Premises | | $
85,000,000 | $
25,000 |
| | 3. | In Transit | | $
85,000,000 | $
25,000 |
| | 4. | Forgery or
Alteration | | $
85,000,000 | $
25,000 |
| | 5. | Extended
Forgery | | $
85,000,000 | $
25,000 |
| | 6. | Counterfeit
Money | | $
85,000,000 | $
25,000 |
| | 7. | Threats to
Person | | $ Not
Covered | $ N/A |
| | 8. | Computer
System | | $
85,000,000 | $
25,000 |
| | 9. | Voice Initiated Funds Transfer
Instruction | | $
85,000,000 | $
25,000 |
| | 10. | Uncollectible Items of
Deposit | | $ 50,000 | $ 5,000 |
| | 11. | Audit
Expense | | $ 50,000 | $ 5,000 |
| | 12. | Telefacsimile Transfer
Fund | | $
85,000,000 | $ 25,000 |
| ITEM
3. | THE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY IS
ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING | | | | |
| | ENDORSEMENTS EXECUTED
SIMULTANEOUSLY HEREWITH: | | | | |
| | Endorsements 1 -
7 | | | | |
| IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, THE COMPANY has caused this Bond to be signed
by its authorized officers, but it shall not | | | | | |
| be valid unless also signed by an
authorized representative of the Company. | | | | | |

| ICAP Bond (5-98) -
Vigilant | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1422 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 1 of
1 |

| | The COMPANY, in consideration of
payment of the required premium, and in reliance | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | on the APPLICATION and all other
statements made and information furnished to the | | | |
| | COMPANY by the ASSURED, and
subject to the DECLARATIONS made a part of this | | | |
| | Bond and to all other terms and
conditions of this Bond, agrees to pay the
ASSURED | | | |
| | for: | | | |
| Insuring
Clauses | | | | |
| Employee | 1. | Loss resulting directly from Larceny or Embezzlement committed by
any | | |
| | | Employee , alone or in collusion with
others. | | |
| On
Premises | 2. | Loss of Property resulting directly
from robbery, burglary, false pretenses, | | |
| | | common law or statutory larceny,
misplacement, mysterious unexplainable | | |
| | | disappearance, damage,
destruction or removal, from the possession, custody
or | | |
| | | control of the ASSURED, while
such Property is lodged or
deposited at premises | | |
| | | located
anywhere. | | |
| In
Transit | 3. | Loss of Property resulting directly
from common law or statutory larceny, | | |
| | | misplacement, mysterious
unexplainable disappearance, damage or
destruction, | | |
| | | while the Property is in transit
anywhere: | | |
| | | a. | in an armored motor vehicle,
including loading and unloading thereof, | |
| | | b. | in the custody of a natural
person acting as a messenger of the ASSURED, | |
| | | | or | |
| | | c. | in the custody of a Transportation
Company and being
transported in a | |
| | | | conveyance other than an armored
motor vehicle provided, however, that | |
| | | | covered Property transported in such
manner is limited to the following: | |
| | | | (1) | written
records, |
| | | | (2) | securities issued in registered
form, which are not endorsed or are |
| | | | | restrictively endorsed,
or |
| | | | (3) | negotiable instruments not
payable to bearer, which are not endorsed |
| | | | | or are restrictively
endorsed. |
| | | Coverage under this INSURING
CLAUSE begins immediately on the receipt of | | |
| | | such Property by the natural
person or Transportation
Company and
ends | | |
| | | immediately on delivery to the
premises of the addressee or to any
representative | | |
| | | of the addressee located
anywhere. | | |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 1 of
19 |

| Insuring
Clauses | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (continued) | | | | |
| Forgery Or
Alteration | 4. | Loss resulting directly
from: | | |
| | | a. | Forgery on, or fraudulent
material alteration of, any bills of exchange, | |
| | | | checks, drafts, acceptances,
certificates of deposits, promissory notes, due | |
| | | | bills, money orders, orders upon
public treasuries, letters of credit, other | |
| | | | written promises, orders or
directions to pay sums certain in money, or | |
| | | | receipts for the withdrawal of Property , or | |
| | | b. | transferring, paying or
delivering any funds or other Property , or
establishing | |
| | | | any credit or giving any value in
reliance on any written instructions, advices | |
| | | | or applications directed to the
ASSURED authorizing or acknowledging the | |
| | | | transfer, payment, delivery or
receipt of funds or other Property , which | |
| | | | instructions, advices or
applications fraudulently purport to bear the | |
| | | | handwritten signature of any
customer of the ASSURED, or shareholder or | |
| | | | subscriber to shares of an Investment
Company , or of any
financial | |
| | | | institution or Employee but which
instructions, advices or applications either | |
| | | | bear a Forgery or have been
fraudulently materially altered without the | |
| | | | knowledge and consent of such
customer, shareholder, subscriber, financial | |
| | | | institution or Employee ; | |
| | | excluding, however, under this
INSURING CLAUSE any loss covered under | | |
| | | INSURING CLAUSE 5. of this Bond,
whether or not coverage for INSURING | | |
| | | CLAUSE 5. is provided for in the
DECLARATIONS of this Bond. | | |
| | | For the purpose of this INSURING
CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile | | |
| | | signature is treated the same as
a handwritten signature. | | |
| Extended
Forgery | 5. | Loss resulting directly from the
ASSURED having, in good faith, and in the | | |
| | | ordinary course of business, for
its own account or the account of others in any | | |
| | | capacity: | | |
| | | a. | acquired, accepted or received,
accepted or received, sold or delivered, or | |
| | | | given value, extended credit or
assumed liability, in reliance on any original | |
| | | | Securities,
documents or other written instruments which
prove to: | |
| | | | (1) | bear a Forgery or a fraudulently
material alteration, |
| | | | (2) | have been lost or stolen,
or |
| | | | (3) | be Counterfeit ,
or |
| | | b. | guaranteed in writing or
witnessed any signatures on any transfer, | |
| | | | assignment, bill of sale, power
of attorney, guarantee, endorsement or other | |
| | | | obligation upon or in connection
with any Securities,
documents or other | |
| | | | written
instruments . | |
| | | Actual physical possession, and
continued actual physical possession if taken as | | |
| | | collateral,
of such Securities,
documents or other written instruments by
an | | |
| | | Employee,
Custodian , or a
Federal or State chartered deposit institution of
the | | |
| | | ASSURED is a condition precedent
to the ASSURED having relied on such items. | | |
| | | Release or return of such
collateral is an acknowledgment by the ASSURED that
it | | |
| | | no longer relies on such
collateral. | | |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 2 of
19 |

| Insuring
Clauses — Extended
Forgery | | For the purpose of this INSURING
CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (continued) | | signature is treated the same as
a handwritten signature. | | |
| Counterfeit
Money | 6. | Loss resulting directly from the
receipt by the ASSURED in good faith of any | | |
| | | Counterfeit money. | | |
| Threats To
Person | 7. | Loss resulting directly from
surrender of Property away from an office
of the | | |
| | | ASSURED as a result of a threat
communicated to the ASSURED to do bodily | | |
| | | harm to an Employee as defined in
Section 1.e. (1), (2) and (5), a Relative or | | |
| | | invitee of such Employee , or a resident of the household
of such Employee , who | | |
| | | is, or allegedly is, being held
captive provided, however, that prior to the
surrender | | |
| | | of such Property : | | |
| | | a. | the Employee who receives the
threat has made a reasonable effort to | |
| | | | notify an officer of the ASSURED
who is not involved in such threat, and | |
| | | b. | the ASSURED has made a reasonable
effort to notify the Federal Bureau of | |
| | | | Investigation and local law
enforcement authorities concerning such threat. | |
| | | It is agreed that for purposes of
this INSURING CLAUSE, any Employee of
the | | |
| | | ASSURED, as set forth in the
preceding paragraph, shall be deemed to be an | | |
| | | ASSURED hereunder, but only with
respect to the surrender of money, securities | | |
| | | and other tangible personal
property in which such Employee has a legal
or | | |
| | | equitable
interest. | | |
| Computer
System | 8. | Loss resulting directly from
fraudulent: | | |
| | | a. | entries of data into,
or | |
| | | b. | changes of data elements or
programs within, | |
| | | a Computer
System , provided the
fraudulent entry or change causes: | | |
| | | | (1) | funds or other property to be
transferred, paid or delivered, |
| | | | (2) | an account of the ASSURED or of
its customer to be added, deleted, |
| | | | | debited or credited,
or |
| | | | (3) | an unauthorized account or a
fictitious account to be debited or |
| | | | | credited. |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 3 of
19 |

| Insuring
Clauses | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (continued) | | | |
| Voice
Initiated Funds | 9. | Loss
resulting directly from Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction directed | |
| Transfer
Instruction | | to the ASSURED authorizing the
transfer of dividends or redemption proceeds of | |
| | | Investment
Company shares from
a Customer's account, provided
such Voice | |
| | | Initiated
Funds Transfer Instruction was: | |
| | | a. | received at the ASSURED'S offices
by those Employees of the
ASSURED |
| | | | specifically authorized to
receive the Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer |
| | | | Instruction , |
| | | b. | made by a person purporting to be
a Customer , and |
| | | c. | made by said person for the
purpose of causing the ASSURED or Customer |
| | | | to sustain a loss or making an
improper personal financial gain for such |
| | | | person or any other
person. |
| | | In order for coverage to apply
under this INSURING CLAUSE, all Voice
Initiated | |
| | | Funds
Transfer Instructions must be received and processed in
accordance with | |
| | | the Designated Procedures
outlined in the APPLICATION furnished to the | |
| | | COMPANY. | |
| Uncollectible
Items of | 10. | Loss resulting directly from the
ASSURED having credited an account of a | |
| Deposit | | customer, shareholder or
subscriber on the faith of any Items
of Deposit which | |
| | | prove to be uncollectible,
provided that the crediting of such account
causes: | |
| | | a. | redemptions or withdrawals to be
permitted, |
| | | b. | shares to be issued,
or |
| | | c. | dividends to be
paid, |
| | | from an account of an Investment
Company . | |
| | | In order for coverage to apply
under this INSURING CLAUSE, the ASSURED | |
| | | must hold Items
of Deposit for the
minimum number of days stated in the | |
| | | APPLICATION before permitting any
redemptions or withdrawals, issuing any | |
| | | shares or paying any dividends
with respect to such Items
of Deposit . | |
| | | Items
of Deposit shall not
be deemed uncollectible until the ASSURED'S | |
| | | standard collection procedures
have failed. | |
| Audit
Expense | 11. | Expense incurred by the ASSURED
for that part of the cost of audits or | |
| | | examinations required by any
governmental regulatory authority or
self-regulatory | |
| | | organization to be conducted by
such authority, organization or their appointee
by | |
| | | reason of the discovery of loss
sustained by the ASSURED and covered by this | |
| | | Bond. | |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 4 of
19 |

| General
Agreements — Additional
Companies | A. | If more than one corporation, or Investment
Company , or any
combination of | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Included As
Assured | | them is included as the ASSURED
herein: | |
| | | (1) | The total liability of the
COMPANY under this Bond for loss or losses |
| | | | sustained by any one or more or
all of them shall not exceed the limit for |
| | | | which the COMPANY would be liable
under this Bond if all such loss were |
| | | | sustained by any one of
them. |
| | | (2) | Only the first named ASSURED
shall be deemed to be the sole agent of the |
| | | | others for all purposes under
this Bond, including but not limited to the
giving |
| | | | or receiving of any notice or
proof required to be given and for the purpose
of |
| | | | effecting or accepting any
amendments to or termination of this Bond. The |
| | | | COMPANY shall furnish each Investment
Company with a copy
of the |
| | | | Bond and with any amendment
thereto, together with a copy of each formal |
| | | | filing of claim by any other
named ASSURED and notification of the terms of |
| | | | the settlement of each such claim
prior to the execution of such settlement. |
| | | (3) | The COMPANY shall not be
responsible for the proper application of any |
| | | | payment made hereunder to the
first named ASSURED. |
| | | (4) | Knowledge possessed or discovery
made by any partner, director, trustee, |
| | | | officer or supervisory employee
of any ASSURED shall constitute knowledge |
| | | | or discovery by all the ASSUREDS
for the purposes of this Bond. |
| | | (5) | If the first named ASSURED ceases
for any reason to be covered under this |
| | | | Bond, then the ASSURED next named
on the APPLICATION shall thereafter |
| | | | be considered as the first named
ASSURED for the purposes of this Bond. |
| Representation
Made By | B. | The ASSURED represents that all
information it has furnished in the | |
| Assured | | APPLICATION for this Bond or
otherwise is complete, true and correct. Such | |
| | | APPLICATION and other information
constitute part of this Bond. | |
| | | The ASSURED must promptly notify
the COMPANY of any change in any fact or | |
| | | circumstance which materially
affects the risk assumed by the COMPANY under | |
| | | this
Bond. | |
| | | Any intentional
misrepresentation, omission, concealment or incorrect statement
of | |
| | | a material fact, in the
APPLICATION or otherwise, shall be grounds for recision
of | |
| | | this
Bond. | |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 5 of
19 |

| General
Agreements | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (continued) | | | |
| Additional
Offices Or | C. | If the ASSURED, other than an Investment
Company , while this
Bond is in force, | |
| Employees -
Consolidation, | | merges or consolidates with, or
purchases or acquires assets or liabilities of | |
| Merger Or
Purchase Or | | another institution, the ASSURED
shall not have the coverage afforded under this | |
| Acquisition
Of Assets Or | | Bond for loss which
has: | |
| Liabilities -
Notice To | | (1) | occurred or will occur on
premises, or |
| Company | | | |
| | | (2) | been caused or will be caused by
an employee, or |
| | | (3) | arisen or will arise out of the
assets or liabilities, |
| | | of such institution, unless the
ASSURED: | |
| | | a. | gives the COMPANY written notice
of the proposed consolidation, merger or |
| | | | purchase or acquisition of assets
or liabilities prior to the proposed effective |
| | | | date of such action,
and |
| | | b. | obtains the written consent of
the COMPANY to extend some or all of the |
| | | | coverage provided by this Bond to
such additional exposure, and |
| | | c. | on obtaining such consent, pays
to the COMPANY an additional premium. |
| Change Of
Control - | D. | When the ASSURED learns of a
change in control (other than in an Investment | |
| Notice To
Company | | Company ), as set forth in Section 2(a)
(9) of the Investment Company Act of | |
| | | 1940, | the ASSURED shall within sixty
(60) days give written notice to the |
| | | COMPANY setting
forth: | |
| | | (1) | the names of the transferors and
transferees (or the names of the beneficial |
| | | | owners if the voting securities
are registered in another name), |
| | | (2) | the total number of voting
securities owned by the transferors and the |
| | | | transferees (or the beneficial
owners), both immediately before and after the |
| | | | transfer,
and |
| | | (3) | the total number of outstanding
voting securities. |
| | | Failure to give the required
notice shall result in termination of coverage for
any | |
| | | loss involving a transferee, to
be effective on the date of such change in
control. | |
| Court Costs
And | E. | The COMPANY will indemnify the
ASSURED for court costs and reasonable | |
| Attorneys’
Fees | | attorneys' fees incurred and paid
by the ASSURED in defense, whether or not | |
| | | successful, whether or not fully
litigated on the merits and whether or not
settled, | |
| | | of any claim, suit or legal
proceeding with respect to which the ASSURED
would | |
| | | be entitled to recovery under
this Bond. However, with respect to INSURING | |
| | | CLAUSE 1., this Section shall
only apply in the event that: | |
| | | (1) | an Employee admits
to being guilty of Larceny or
Embezzlement , |
| | | (2) | an Employee is adjudicated to be
guilty of Larceny
or Embezzlement ,
or |

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| General
Agreements — Court Costs
And | (3) | in the absence of 1 or 2 above,
an arbitration panel agrees, after a review of |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Attorneys’
Fees | | an agreed statement of facts
between the COMPANY and the ASSURED, |
| (continued) | | that an Employee would be found
guilty of Larceny
or Embezzlement if |
| | | such Employee were
prosecuted. |
| | The ASSURED shall promptly give
notice to the COMPANY of any such suit or | |
| | legal proceeding and at the
request of the COMPANY shall furnish copies of
all | |
| | pleadings and pertinent papers to
the COMPANY. The COMPANY may, at its | |
| | sole option, elect to conduct the
defense of all or part of such legal proceeding. | |
| | The defense by the COMPANY shall
be in the name of the ASSURED through | |
| | attorneys selected by the
COMPANY. The ASSURED shall provide all
reasonable | |
| | information and assistance as
required by the COMPANY for such defense. | |
| | If the COMPANY declines to defend
the ASSURED, no settlement without the | |
| | prior written consent of the
COMPANY nor judgment against the ASSURED shall | |
| | determine the existence, extent
or amount of coverage under this Bond. | |
| | If the amount demanded in any
such suit or legal proceeding is within the | |
| | DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, if any, the
COMPANY shall have no liability for court | |
| | costs and attorney's fees
incurred in defending all or part of such suit or
legal | |
| | proceeding. | |
| | If the amount demanded in any
such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of
the | |
| | LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM
2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable | |
| | INSURING CLAUSE, the COMPANY'S
liability for court costs and attorney's fees | |
| | incurred in defending all or part
of such suit or legal proceedings is limited to
the | |
| | proportion of such court costs
and attorney's fees incurred that the LIMIT OF | |
| | LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of
the DECLARATIONS for the applicable INSURING | |
| | CLAUSE bears to the total of the
amount demanded in such suit or legal | |
| | proceeding. | |
| | If the amount demanded is any
such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of
the | |
| | DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, if any, but
within the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM | |
| | 2. | of the DECLARATIONS for the
applicable INSURING CLAUSE, the |
| | COMPANY'S liability for court
costs and attorney's fees incurred in defending all
or | |
| | part of such suit or legal
proceedings shall be limited to the proportion of
such | |
| | court costs or attorney's fees
that the amount demanded that would be payable | |
| | under this Bond after application
of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, bears to the total | |
| | amount
demanded. | |
| | Amounts paid by the COMPANY for
court costs and attorneys' fees shall be in | |
| | addition to the LIMIT OF
LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the
DECLARATIONS. | |

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| Conditions
And | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | | |
| Definitions | 1. | As used in this
Bond: | | |
| | | a. | Computer
System means a
computer and all input, output, processing, | |
| | | | storage, off-line media
libraries, and communication facilities which
are | |
| | | | connected to the computer and
which are under the control and supervision | |
| | | | of the operating system(s) or
application(s) software used by the ASSURED. | |
| | | b. | Counterfeit means an imitation
of an actual valid original which is intended | |
| | | | to deceive and be taken as the
original. | |
| | | c. | Custodian means the
institution designated by an Investment
Company to | |
| | | | maintain possession and control
of its assets. | |
| | | d. | Customer means an individual,
corporate, partnership, trust customer, | |
| | | | shareholder or subscriber of an Investment
Company which has a
written | |
| | | | agreement with the ASSURED for Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer | |
| | | | Instruction . | |
| | | e. | Employee means: | |
| | | | (1) | an officer of the
ASSURED, |
| | | | (2) | a natural person while in the
regular service of the ASSURED at any of |
| | | | | the ASSURED'S premises and
compensated directly by the ASSURED |
| | | | | through its payroll system and
subject to the United States Internal |
| | | | | Revenue Service Form W-2 or
equivalent income reporting plans of |
| | | | | other countries, and whom the
ASSURED has the right to control and |
| | | | | direct both as to the result to
be accomplished and details and means |
| | | | | by which such result is
accomplished in the performance of such |
| | | | | service, |
| | | | (3) | a guest student pursuing studies
or performing duties in any of the |
| | | | | ASSURED'S
premises, |
| | | | (4) | an attorney retained by the
ASSURED and an employee of such |
| | | | | attorney while either is
performing legal services for the ASSURED, |
| | | | (5) | a natural person provided by an
employment contractor to perform |
| | | | | employee duties for the ASSURED
under the ASSURED'S supervision |
| | | | | at any of the ASSURED'S
premises, |
| | | | (6) | an employee of an institution
merged or consolidated with the |
| | | | | ASSURED prior to the effective
date of this Bond, |
| | | | (7) | a director or trustee of the
ASSURED, but only while performing acts |
| | | | | within the scope of the customary
and usual duties of any officer or |
| | | | | other employee of the ASSURED or
while acting as a member of any |
| | | | | committee duly elected or
appointed to examine or audit or have |
| | | | | custody of or access to Property of the ASSURED,
or |

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| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| Definitions | (8) | each natural person, partnership
or corporation authorized by written | |
| (continued) | | agreement with the ASSURED to
perform services as electronic data | |
| | | processor of checks or other
accounting records related to such checks but | |
| | | only while such person,
partnership or corporation is actually
performing | |
| | | such services and
not: | |
| | | a. | creating, preparing, modifying or
maintaining the ASSURED'S |
| | | | computer software or programs,
or |
| | | b. | acting as transfer agent or in
any other agency capacity in issuing |
| | | | checks, drafts or securities for
the ASSURED, |
| | (9) | any partner, officer or employee
of an investment advisor, an underwriter | |
| | | (distributor), a transfer agent
or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or an | |
| | | administrator, for an Investment
Company while
performing acts coming | |
| | | within the scope of the customary
and usual duties of an officer or employee | |
| | | of an Investment
Company or acting as
a member of any committee duly | |
| | | elected or appointed to examine,
audit or have custody of or access to | |
| | | Property of an Investment
Company . | |
| | | The term Employee shall not include
any partner, officer or employee of a | |
| | | transfer agent, shareholder
accounting recordkeeper or administrator: | |
| | | a. | which is not an "affiliated
person" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the |
| | | | Investment Company Act of 1940)
of an Investment
Company or
of |
| | | | the investment advisor or
underwriter (distributor) of such Investment |
| | | | Company ,
or |
| | | b. | which is a "bank" (as defined in
Section 2(a) of the Investment |
| | | | Company Act of
1940). |
| | | | This Bond does not afford
coverage in favor of the employers of |
| | | | persons as set forth in e. (4),
(5) and (8) above, and upon payment to |
| | | | the ASSURED by the COMPANY
resulting directly from Larceny
or |
| | | | Embezzlement committed by any of
the partners, officers or |
| | | | employees of such employers,
whether acting alone or in collusion with |
| | | | others, an assignment of such of
the ASSURED'S rights and causes of |
| | | | action as it may have against
such employers by reason of such acts |
| | | | so committed shall, to the extent
of such payment, be given by the |
| | | | ASSURED to the COMPANY, and the
ASSURED shall execute all |
| | | | papers necessary to secure to the
COMPANY the rights provided for |
| | | | herein. |
| | | Each employer of persons as set
forth in e.(4), (5) and (8) above and the | |
| | | partners, officers and other
employees of such employers shall collectively | |
| | | be deemed to be one person for
all the purposes of this Bond; excepting, | |
| | | however, the fifth paragraph of
Section 13. | |
| | | Independent contractors not
specified in e.(4), (5) or (8) above, | |
| | | intermediaries, agents, brokers
or other representatives of the same general | |
| | | character shall not be considered Employees . | |

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| Conditions
And | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | |
| Definitions | f. | Forgery means the signing of
the name of another natural person with the |
| (continued) | | intent to deceive but does not
mean a signature which consists in whole or in |
| | | part of one's own name, with or
without authority, in any capacity for any |
| | | purpose. |
| | g. | Investment
Company means any
investment company registered under the |
| | | Investment Company Act of 1940
and listed under the NAME OF ASSURED |
| | | on the
DECLARATIONS. |
| | h. | Items
of Deposit means one
or more checks or drafts drawn upon a |
| | | financial institution in the
United States of America. |
| | i. | Larceny
or Embezzlement means larceny or embezzlement as
defined in |
| | | Section 37 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940. |
| | j. | Property means money, revenue
and other stamps; securities; including any |
| | | note, stock, treasury stock,
bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, |
| | | certificate of deposit,
certificate of interest or participation in any
profit- |
| | | sharing agreement, collateral
trust certificate, preorganization certificate
or |
| | | subscription, transferable share,
investment contract, voting trust certificate, |
| | | certificate of deposit for a
security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas,
or |
| | | other mineral rights, any
interest or instruments commonly known as a |
| | | security under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, any other certificate of |
| | | interest or participation in,
temporary or interim certificate for, receipt
for, |
| | | guarantee of, or warrant or right
to subscribe to or purchase any of the |
| | | foregoing; bills of exchange;
acceptances; checks; withdrawal orders; money |
| | | orders; travelers' letters of
credit; bills of lading; abstracts of title;
insurance |
| | | policies, deeds, mortgages on
real estate and/or upon chattels and interests |
| | | therein; assignments of such
policies, deeds or mortgages; other valuable |
| | | papers, including books of
accounts and other records used by the |
| | | ASSURED in the conduct of its
business (but excluding all electronic data |
| | | processing records); and, all
other instruments similar to or in the nature of |
| | | the foregoing in which the
ASSURED acquired an interest at the time of the |
| | | ASSURED'S consolidation or merger
with, or purchase of the principal |
| | | assets of, a predecessor or which
are held by the ASSURED for any |
| | | purpose or in any capacity and
whether so held gratuitously or not and |
| | | whether or not the ASSURED is
liable therefor. |
| | k. | Relative means the spouse of
an Employee or partner of the
ASSURED |
| | | and any unmarried child supported
wholly by, or living in the home of, such |
| | | Employee or partner and being
related to them by blood, marriage or legal |
| | | guardianship. |
| | l. | Securities,
documents or other written instruments means
original |
| | | (including original counterparts)
negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, or |
| | | assignments thereof, which in and
of themselves represent an equitable |
| | | interest, ownership, or debt and
which are in the ordinary course of business |
| | | transferable by delivery of such
instruments with any necessary |
| | | endorsements or
assignments. |

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| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| Definitions | | m. | Subsidiary means any
organization that, at the inception date of this
Bond, |
| (continued) | | | is named in the APPLICATION or is
created during the BOND PERIOD and |
| | | | of which more than fifty percent
(50%) of the outstanding securities or voting |
| | | | rights representing the present
right to vote for election of directors is owned |
| | | | or controlled by the ASSURED
either directly or through one or more of its |
| | | | subsidiaries. |
| | | n. | Transportation
Company means any
organization which provides its own |
| | | | or its leased vehicles for
transportation or which provides freight
forwarding |
| | | | or air express
services. |
| | | o. | Voice
Initiated Election means any election concerning
dividend options |
| | | | available to Investment
Company shareholders
or subscribers which is |
| | | | requested by voice over the
telephone. |
| | | p. | Voice
Initiated Redemption means any redemption of shares
issued by an |
| | | | Investment
Company which is
requested by voice over the telephone. |
| | | q. | Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction means
any Voice
Initiated |
| | | | Redemption or Voice
Initiated Election . |
| | | For the purposes of these
definitions, the singular includes the plural and
the | |
| | | plural includes the singular,
unless otherwise indicated. | |
| General
Exclusions - | 2. | This bond does
not directly or indirectly cover: | |
| Applicable to
All Insuring | | a. | loss not reported to the COMPANY
in writing within sixty (60) days after |
| Clauses | | | termination of this Bond as an
entirety; |
| | | b. | loss due to riot or civil
commotion outside the United States of America
and |
| | | | Canada, or any loss due to
military, naval or usurped power, war or |
| | | | insurrection. This Section 2.b.,
however, shall not apply to loss which occurs |
| | | | in transit in the circumstances
recited in INSURING CLAUSE 3., provided |
| | | | that when such transit was
initiated there was no knowledge on the part of |
| | | | any person acting for the ASSURED
of such riot, civil commotion, military, |
| | | | naval or usurped power, war or
insurrection; |
| | | c. | loss resulting from the effects
of nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity; |
| | | d. | loss of potential income
including, but not limited to, interest and
dividends |
| | | | not realized by the ASSURED or by
any customer of the ASSURED; |
| | | e. | damages of any type for which the
ASSURED is legally liable, except |
| | | | compensatory damages, but not
multiples thereof, arising from a loss |
| | | | covered under this
Bond; |
| | | f. | costs, fees and expenses incurred
by the ASSURED in establishing the |
| | | | existence of or amount of loss
under this Bond, except to the extent covered |
| | | | under INSURING CLAUSE
11.; |
| | | g. | loss resulting from indirect or
consequential loss of any
nature; |

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| Conditions
And | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | | | |
| General
Exclusions - | | h. | loss resulting from dishonest
acts by any member of the Board of Directors | | |
| Applicable to
All Insuring | | | or Board of Trustees of the
ASSURED who is not an Employee ,
acting | | |
| Clauses | | | alone or in collusion with
others; | | |
| (continued) | | i. | loss, or that part of any loss,
resulting solely from any violation by the | | |
| | | | ASSURED or by any Employee : | | |
| | | | (1) | of any law
regulating: | |
| | | | | a. | the issuance, purchase or sale of
securities, |
| | | | | b. | securities transactions on
security or commodity exchanges or |
| | | | | | the over the counter
market, |
| | | | | c. | investment
companies, |
| | | | | d. | investment advisors,
or |
| | | | (2) | of any rule or regulation made
pursuant to any such law; or | |
| | | j. | loss of confidential information,
material or data; | | |
| | | k. | loss resulting from voice
requests or instructions received over the | | |
| | | | telephone, provided however, this
Section 2.k. shall not apply to INSURING | | |
| | | | CLAUSE 7. or
9. | | |
| Specific
Exclusions - | 3. | This Bond does
not directly or indirectly cover: | | | |
| Applicable To
All Insuring | | a. | loss caused by an Employee , provided, however, this Section
3.a. shall not | | |
| Clauses
Except Insuring | | | apply to loss covered under
INSURING CLAUSE 2. or 3. which results | | |
| Clause
1. | | | directly from misplacement,
mysterious unexplainable disappearance, or | | |
| | | | damage or destruction of Property ; | | |
| | | b. | loss through the surrender of
property away from premises of the ASSURED | | |
| | | | as a result of a
threat: | | |
| | | | (1) | to do bodily harm to any natural
person, except loss of Property in | |
| | | | | transit in the custody of any
person acting as messenger of the | |
| | | | | ASSURED, provided that when such
transit was initiated there was no | |
| | | | | knowledge by the ASSURED of any
such threat, and provided further | |
| | | | | that this Section 3.b. shall not
apply to INSURING CLAUSE 7., or | |
| | | | (2) | to do damage to the premises or Property of the
ASSURED; | |
| | | c. | loss resulting from payments made
or withdrawals from any account | | |
| | | | involving erroneous credits to
such account; | | |
| | | d. | loss involving Items
of Deposit which are
not finally paid for any reason | | |
| | | | provided however, that this
Section 3.d. shall not apply to INSURING | | |
| | | | CLAUSE
10.; | | |
| | | e. | loss of property while in the
mail; | | |

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| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| Specific
Exclusions - | | f. | loss resulting from the failure
for any reason of a financial or depository |
| Applicable To
All Insuring | | | institution, its receiver or
other liquidator to pay or deliver funds or
other |
| Clauses
Except Insuring | | | Property to the ASSURED
provided further that this Section 3.f. shall
not |
| Clause
1. | | | apply to loss of Property resulting directly
from robbery, burglary, |
| (continued) | | | misplacement, mysterious
unexplainable disappearance, damage, |
| | | | destruction or removal from the
possession, custody or control of the |
| | | | ASSURED. |
| | | g. | loss of Property while in the custody
of a Transportation
Company , |
| | | | provided however, that this
Section 3.g. shall not apply to INSURING |
| | | | CLAUSE
3.; |
| | | h. | loss resulting from entries or
changes made by a natural person with |
| | | | authorized access to a Computer
System who acts in
good faith on |
| | | | instructions, unless such
instructions are given to that person by a
software |
| | | | contractor or its partner,
officer, or employee authorized by the ASSURED
to |
| | | | design, develop, prepare, supply,
service, write or implement programs for |
| | | | the ASSURED's Computer
System ;
or |
| | | i. | loss resulting directly or
indirectly from the input of data into a Computer |
| | | | System terminal, either on
the premises of the customer of the ASSURED |
| | | | or under the control of such a
customer, by a customer or other person who |
| | | | had authorized access to the
customer's authentication mechanism. |
| Specific
Exclusions - | 4. | This bond does
not directly or indirectly cover: | |
| Applicable To
All Insuring | | a. | loss resulting from the complete
or partial non-payment of or default on any |
| Clauses
Except Insuring | | | loan whether such loan was
procured in good faith or through trick,
artifice, |
| Clauses 1.,
4., And 5. | | | fraud or false pretenses;
provided, however, this Section 4.a. shall not
apply |
| | | | to INSURING CLAUSE
8.; |
| | | b. | loss resulting from forgery or
any alteration; |
| | | c. | loss involving a counterfeit
provided, however, this Section 4.c. shall not |
| | | | apply to INSURING CLAUSE 5. or
6. |
| Limit Of
Liability/Non- | 5. | At all times prior to termination
of this Bond, this Bond shall continue in force
for | |
| Reduction And
Non- | | the limit stated in the
applicable sections of ITEM 2. of the
DECLARATIONS, | |
| Accumulation
Of Liability | | notwithstanding any previous loss
for which the COMPANY may have paid or be | |
| | | liable to pay under this Bond
provided, however, that the liability of the
COMPANY | |
| | | under this Bond with respect to
all loss resulting from: | |
| | | a. | any one act of burglary, robbery
or hold-up, or attempt thereat, in which no |
| | | | Employee is concerned or
implicated, or |
| | | b. | any one unintentional or
negligent act on the part of any one person |
| | | | resulting in damage to or
destruction or misplacement of Property , or |
| | | c. | all acts, other than those
specified in a. above, of any one person,
or |

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| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| Limit Of
Liability/Non- | | d. | any one casualty or event other
than those specified in a., b., or c. above, |
| Reduction And
Non- | | shall be deemed to be one loss
and shall be limited to the applicable LIMIT OF | |
| Accumulation
Of Liability | | LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of
the DECLARATIONS of this Bond irrespective of | |
| (continued) | | the total amount of such loss or
losses and shall not be cumulative in amounts | |
| | | from year to year or from period
to period. | |
| | | All acts, as specified in c.
above, of any one person which | |
| | | i. | directly or indirectly aid in any
way wrongful acts of any other person or |
| | | | persons,
or |
| | | ii. | permit the continuation of
wrongful acts of any other person or persons |
| | | whether such acts are committed
with or without the knowledge of the wrongful | |
| | | acts of the person so aided, and
whether such acts are committed with or without | |
| | | the intent to aid such other
person, shall be deemed to be one loss with the | |
| | | wrongful acts of all persons so
aided. | |
| Discovery | 6. | This Bond applies only to loss
first discovered by an officer of the ASSURED | |
| | | during the BOND PERIOD. Discovery
occurs at the earlier of an officer of the | |
| | | ASSURED being aware
of: | |
| | | a. | facts which may subsequently
result in a loss of a type covered by this Bond, |
| | | | or |
| | | b. | an actual or potential claim in
which it is alleged that the ASSURED is liable |
| | | | to a third
party, |
| | | regardless of when the act or
acts causing or contributing to such loss
occurred, | |
| | | even though the amount of loss
does not exceed the applicable DEDUCTIBLE | |
| | | AMOUNT, or the exact amount or
details of loss may not then be known. | |
| Notice To
Company - | 7. | a. | The ASSURED shall give the
COMPANY notice thereof at the earliest |
| Proof - Legal
Proceedings | | | practicable moment, not to exceed
sixty (60) days after discovery of loss, in |
| Against
Company | | | an amount that is in excess of
50% of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE |
| | | | AMOUNT, as stated in ITEM 2. of
the DECLARATIONS. |
| | | b. | The ASSURED shall furnish to the
COMPANY proof of loss, duly sworn to, |
| | | | with full particulars within six
(6) months after such discovery. |
| | | c. | Securities listed in a proof of
loss shall be identified by certificate or bond |
| | | | numbers, if issued with
them. |
| | | d. | Legal proceedings for the
recovery of any loss under this Bond shall not
be |
| | | | brought prior to the expiration
of sixty (60) days after the proof of loss is
filed |
| | | | with the COMPANY or after the
expiration of twenty-four (24) months from |
| | | | the discovery of such
loss. |
| | | e. | This Bond affords coverage only
in favor of the ASSURED. No claim, suit, |
| | | | action or legal proceedings shall
be brought under this Bond by anyone |
| | | | other than the
ASSURED. |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
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5-98) | Page 14 of
19 |

| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| Notice To
Company - | | f. | Proof
of loss involving Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction shall |
| Proof - Legal
Proceedings | | | include electronic recordings of
such instructions. |
| Against
Company | | | |
| (continued) | | | |
| Deductible
Amount | 8. | The COMPANY shall not be liable
under any INSURING CLAUSES of this Bond | |
| | | on account of loss unless the
amount of such loss, after deducting the net
amount | |
| | | of all reimbursement and/or
recovery obtained or made by the ASSURED, other | |
| | | than from any Bond or policy of
insurance issued by an insurance company and | |
| | | covering such loss, or by the
COMPANY on account thereof prior to payment by | |
| | | the COMPANY of such loss, shall
exceed the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT set forth in | |
| | | ITEM 3. of the DECLARATIONS, and
then for such excess only, but in no event | |
| | | for more than the applicable
LIMITS OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the | |
| | | DECLARATIONS. | |
| | | There shall be no deductible
applicable to any loss under INSURING CLAUSE 1. | |
| | | sustained by any Investment
Company . | |
| Valuation | 9. | BOOKS OF
ACCOUNT OR OTHER RECORDS | |
| | | The value of any loss of Property consisting of books
of account or other records | |
| | | used by the ASSURED in the
conduct of its business shall be the amount paid
by | |
| | | the ASSURED for blank books,
blank pages, or other materials which replace
the | |
| | | lost books of account or other
records, plus the cost of labor paid by the | |
| | | ASSURED for the actual
transcription or copying of data to reproduce such
books | |
| | | of account or other
records. | |
| | | The value of any loss of Property other than books of
account or other records | |
| | | used by the ASSURED in the
conduct of its business, for which a claim is
made | |
| | | shall be determined by the
average market value of such Property on
the | |
| | | business day immediately
preceding discovery of such loss provided,
however, | |
| | | that the value of any Property replaced by the
ASSURED with the consent of the | |
| | | COMPANY and prior to the
settlement of any claim for such Property shall be
the | |
| | | actual market value at the time
of replacement. | |
| | | In the case of a loss of interim
certificates, warrants, rights or other securities,
the | |
| | | production of which is necessary
to the exercise of subscription, conversion, | |
| | | redemption or deposit privileges,
the value of them shall be the market value of | |
| | | such privileges immediately
preceding their expiration if said loss is not
discovered | |
| | | until after their expiration. If
no market price is quoted for such Property or
for | |
| | | such privileges, the value shall
be fixed by agreement between the parties. | |
| | | OTHER
PROPERTY | |
| | | The value of any loss of Property , other than as stated above,
shall be the actual | |
| | | cash value or the cost of
repairing or replacing such Property with Property of | |
| | | like quality and value, whichever
is less. | |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
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5-98) | Page 15 of
19 |

| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| (continued) | | | |
| Securities
Settlement | 10. | In the event of a loss of
securities covered under this Bond, the COMPANY
may, | |
| | | at its sole discretion, purchase
replacement securities, tender the value of the | |
| | | securities in money, or issue its
indemnity to effect replacement securities. | |
| | | The indemnity required from the
ASSURED under the terms of this Section | |
| | | against all loss, cost or expense
arising from the replacement of securities by
the | |
| | | COMPANY'S indemnity shall
be: | |
| | | a. | for securities having a value
less than or equal to the applicable |
| | | | DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT - one hundred
(100%) percent; |
| | | b. | for securities having a value in
excess of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT but |
| | | | within the applicable LIMIT OF
LIABILITY - the percentage that the |
| | | | DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT bears to the
value of the securities; |
| | | c. | for securities having a value
greater than the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY |
| | | | - the percentage that the
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT and portion in excess of |
| | | | the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY
bears to the value of the securities. |
| | | The value referred to in Section
10.a., b., and c. is the value in accordance
with | |
| | | Section 9, VALUATION, regardless
of the value of such securities at the time the | |
| | | loss under the COMPANY'S
indemnity is sustained. | |
| | | The COMPANY is not required to
issue its indemnity for any portion of a loss of | |
| | | securities which is not covered
by this Bond; however, the COMPANY may do so | |
| | | as a courtesy to the ASSURED and
at its sole discretion. | |
| | | The ASSURED shall pay the
proportion of the Company's premium charge for
the | |
| | | Company's indemnity as set forth
in Section 10.a., b., and c. No portion of the | |
| | | LIMIT OF LIABILITY shall be used
as payment of premium for any indemnity | |
| | | purchased by the ASSURED to
obtain replacement securities. | |
| Subrogation -
Assignment - 11. | | In the event of a payment under
this Bond, the COMPANY shall be subrogated to | |
| Recovery | | all of the ASSURED'S rights of
recovery against any person or entity to the
extent | |
| | | of such payment. On request, the
ASSURED shall deliver to the COMPANY an | |
| | | assignment of the ASSURED'S
rights, title and interest and causes of action | |
| | | against any person or entity to
the extent of such payment. | |
| | | Recoveries, whether effected by
the COMPANY or by the ASSURED, shall be | |
| | | applied net of the expense of
such recovery in the following order: | |
| | | a. | first, to the satisfaction of the
ASSURED'S loss which would otherwise have |
| | | | been paid but for the fact that
it is in excess of the applicable LIMIT OF |
| | | | LIABILITY, |
| | | b. | second, to the COMPANY in
satisfaction of amounts paid in settlement of |
| | | | the ASSURED'S
claim, |
| | | c. | third, to the ASSURED in
satisfaction of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE |
| | | | AMOUNT,
and |

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(5-98) | |
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5-98) | Page 16 of
19 |

| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| Subrogation -
Assignment - | | d. | fourth, to the ASSURED in
satisfaction of any loss suffered by the |
| Recovery | | | ASSURED which was not covered
under this Bond. |
| (continued) | | Recovery from reinsurance or
indemnity of the COMPANY shall not be deemed a | |
| | | recovery under this
section. | |
| Cooperation
Of Assured | 12. | At the COMPANY'S request and at
reasonable times and places designated by | |
| | | the COMPANY, the ASSURED
shall: | |
| | | a. | submit to examination by the
COMPANY and subscribe to the same under |
| | | | oath, |
| | | b. | produce for the COMPANY'S
examination all pertinent records, and |
| | | c. | cooperate with the COMPANY in all
matters pertaining to the loss. |
| | | The ASSURED shall execute all
papers and render assistance to secure to the | |
| | | COMPANY the rights and causes of
action provided for under this Bond. The | |
| | | ASSURED shall do nothing after
loss to prejudice such rights or causes of
action. | |
| Termination | 13. | If the Bond is for a sole
ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless written
notice | |
| | | shall have been given by the
acting party to the affected party and to the | |
| | | Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., not less than sixty
(60) | |
| | | days prior to the effective date
of such termination. | |
| | | If the Bond is for a joint
ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless written
notice | |
| | | shall have been given by the
acting party to the affected party, and by the | |
| | | COMPANY to all ASSURED Investment
Companies and to the
Securities and | |
| | | Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., not less than sixty (60) days prior to | |
| | | the effective date of such
termination. | |
| | | This Bond will terminate as to
any one ASSURED, other than an Investment | |
| | | Company : | |
| | | a. | immediately on the taking over of
such ASSURED by a receiver or other |
| | | | liquidator or by State or Federal
officials, or |
| | | b. | immediately on the filing of a
petition under any State or Federal statute |
| | | | relative to bankruptcy or
reorganization of the ASSURED, or assignment for |
| | | | the benefit of creditors of the
ASSURED, or |
| | | c. | immediately upon such ASSURED
ceasing to exist, whether through merger |
| | | | into another entity, disposition
of all of its assets or otherwise. |
| | | The COMPANY shall refund the
unearned premium computed at short rates in | |
| | | accordance with the standard
short rate cancellation tables if terminated by
the | |
| | | ASSURED or pro rata if terminated
for any other reason. | |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
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| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 17 of
19 |

| Conditions
And | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limitations | | | |
| Termination | | If any partner, director,
trustee, or officer or supervisory employee of
an | |
| (continued) | | ASSURED not acting in collusion
with an Employee learns of any
dishonest act | |
| | | committed by such Employee at any time, whether
in the employment of the | |
| | | ASSURED or otherwise, whether or
not such act is of the type covered under this | |
| | | Bond, and whether against the
ASSURED or any other person or entity, the | |
| | | ASSURED: | |
| | | a. | shall immediately remove such Employee from a position that
would enable |
| | | | such Employee to cause the ASSURED
to suffer a loss covered by this |
| | | | Bond;
and |
| | | b. | within forty-eight (48) hours of
learning that an Employee has
committed |
| | | | any dishonest act, shall notify
the COMPANY, of such action and provide full |
| | | | particulars of such dishonest
act. |
| | | The COMPANY may terminate
coverage as respects any Employee sixty
(60) | |
| | | days after written notice is
received by each ASSURED Investment
Company | |
| | | and the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. of its desire to | |
| | | terminate this Bond as to such Employee . | |
| Other
Insurance | 14. | Coverage under this Bond shall
apply only as excess over any valid and
collectible | |
| | | insurance, indemnity or
suretyship obtained by or on behalf of: | |
| | | a. | the
ASSURED, |
| | | b. | a Transportation
Company ,
or |
| | | c. | another entity on whose premises
the loss occurred or which employed the |
| | | | person causing the loss or
engaged the messenger conveying the Property |
| | | | involved. |
| Conformity | 15. | If any limitation within this
Bond is prohibited by any law controlling this
Bond's | |
| | | construction, such limitation
shall be deemed to be amended so as to equal the | |
| | | minimum period of limitation
provided by such law. | |
| Change or
Modification | 16. | This Bond or any instrument
amending or affecting this Bond may not be
changed | |
| | | or modified orally. No change in
or modification of this Bond shall be effective | |
| | | except when made by written
endorsement to this Bond signed by an authorized | |
| | | representative of the
COMPANY. | |
| | | If this Bond is for a sole
ASSURED, no change or modification which would | |
| | | adversely affect the rights of
the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty
(60) | |
| | | days after written notice has
been furnished to the Securities and Exchange | |
| | | Commission, Washington, D.C., by
the acting party. | |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 18 of
19 |

| Conditions
And | |
| --- | --- |
| Limitations | |
| Change or
Modification | If this Bond is for a joint
ASSURED, no charge or modification which would |
| (continued) | adversely affect the rights of
the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty
(60) |
| | days after written notice has
been furnished to all insured Investment
Companies |
| | and to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the |
| | COMPANY. |

| ICAP Bond
(5-98) | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-1421 (Ed.
5-98) | Page 19 of
19 |

| VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| --- | --- |
| Endorsement
No: | 1 |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |
| NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | |
| AMEND NAME OF
ASSURED ENDORSEMENT | |
| It is agreed that NAME OF ASSURED
of the DECLARATIONS for this Bond is amended to include
the | |
| following: | |
| BlackRock Income
Trust | |
| BCT Subsidiary,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Broad Investment Grade
2009 Term Trust Inc. | |
| BlackRock California Insured
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock California Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
2018 Term Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Bond Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Income Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Income Trust II | |
| BlackRock Core Bond
Trust | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund III, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund V, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund VI, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Diversified Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Dividend Achievers ™
Trust | |
| BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment
Trust | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Capital and
Income Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Dividend
Achievers ™ Trust | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield
& Premium Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Government
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida Insured
Municipal Income Trust) | |
| BlackRock Investment Quality
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock Florida Investment
Quality Municipal Trust | |
| BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020
Term Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Bond
Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida
Municipal Bond Trust) | |
| BlackRock Municipal Income
Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida
Municipal Income Trust) | |
| BlackRock Global Energy and
Resources Trust | |
| BlackRock Global Equity Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Global Floating Rate
Income Trust | |
| ICAP Bond | |
| Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04) | Page
1 |

| BlackRock Global Opportunities
Equity Trust | |
| --- | --- |
| BlackRock Health Sciences
Trust | |
| BlackRock High Income
Shares | |
| BlackRock High Yield
Trust | |
| BlackRock Income Opportunity
Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Income Trust,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Trust | |
| BlackRock International Growth
and Income Trust | |
| BlackRock Investment Quality
Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal
Advantage Trust | |
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond
Trust | |
| BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge
Advantage | |
| BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge
Opportunities, LLC | |
| BlackRock Muni Intermediate
Duration Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Bond
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
II | |
| BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings California
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
InvestmentTrust | |
| (f//k/a BlackRock MuniHoldings
Florida Insured Fund) | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Fund II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New York
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund II,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield California
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield California
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment
Fund | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock MuniYield
Florida Fund) | |
| BlackRockMuniYield Insured
Investment Fund | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock MuniYield
Florida Insured Fund) | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan
Insured Fund II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield New York
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania
Insured Fund | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock New Jersey Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal
Bond Trust | |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal
Income Trust | |
| BlackRock New York Insured
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock New York Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| ICAP Bond | |
| Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04) | Page
2 |

| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018
Term Trust |
| --- |
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust |
| BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust II |
| BlackRock Preferred and Corporate
Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Preferred and Equity
Advantage Trust |
| BlackRock Preferred Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Preferred Opportunity
Trust |
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity
Trust |
| BlackRock S&P Quality
Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust |
| Master Senior Floating Rate
LLC |
| BlackRock Senior Floating Rate
Fund II, Inc. |
| BlackRock Senior Floating Rate
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Senior High Income
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Strategic Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock Strategic Dividend
Achievers ™ Trust |
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock World Investment
Trust |
| The BlackRock California Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Florida Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Insured Municipal
2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Insured Municipal
Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock New York Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Pennsylvania
Strategic Municipal Trust |
| The BlackRock Strategic Municipal
Trust |
| The Massachusetts Health &
Education Tax-Exempt Trust |
| BlackRock Defined Opportunity
Credit Trust |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2008. |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. |

Date: December 5, 2008

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04)	Page
3

| VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| --- | --- |
| Endorsement No.:
2 | |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |

| NAME OF
ASSURED: | | | BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | TELEFACSIMILE
INSTRUCTION FRAUD ENDORSEMENT |
| It is agreed that this Bond is
amended as follows: | | | |
| 1. | By adding the following INSURING
CLAUSE: | | |
| | 12. | Telefacsimile
Instruction | |
| | | Loss resulting directly from the
ASSURED having transferred, paid or delivered
any | |
| | | funds or other Property or established any
credit, debited any account or given any | |
| | | value on the faith of any
fraudulent instructions sent by a Customer , financial
institution | |
| | | or another office of the ASSURED
by Telefacsimile directly to the
ASSURED authorizing | |
| | | or acknowledging the transfer,
payment or delivery of funds or Property or
the | |
| | | establishment of a credit or the
debiting of an account or the giving of value by
the | |
| | | ASSURED where such Telefacsimile instructions: | |
| | | a. | bear a valid test key exchanged
between the ASSURED and a Customer or |
| | | | another financial institution
with authority to use such test key for Telefacsimile |
| | | | instructions in the ordinary
course of business, but which test key has been |
| | | | wrongfully obtained by a person
who was not authorized to initiate, make, |
| | | | validate or authenticate a test
key arrangement, and |
| | | b. | fraudulently purport to have been
sent by such Customer or financial
institution |
| | | | when such Telefacsimile instructions were
transmitted without the knowledge |
| | | | or consent of such Customer or financial
institution by a person other than such |
| | | | Customer or financial
institution and which bear a Forgery of a
signature, |
| | | | provided that the Telefacsimile instruction was
verified by a direct call back to |
| | | | an employee of the financial
institution, or a person thought by the ASSURED
to |
| | | | be the Customer , or an employee of another
financial institution. |
| 2. | By deleting from Section 1.,
Definitions, the definition of Customer in its entirety, and
substituting | | |
| | the
following: | | |
| | d. | Customer means an individual,
corporate, partnership, trust customer, shareholder
or | |
| | | subscriber of an Investment
Company which has a written agreement with the
ASSURED | |
| | | for Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction or Telefacsimile Instruction. | |

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-2367 (Rev.
10-03)	Page
1

| 3. | By adding to Section 1.,
Definitions, the following: | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | r. | Telefacsimile means a system of
transmitting written documents by electronic
signals |
| | | over telephone lines to equipment
maintained by the ASSURED for the purpose of |
| | | reproducing a copy of said
document. Telefacsimile does not mean
electronic |
| | | communication sent by Telex or
similar means of communication, or through an |
| | | electronic communication system
or through an automated clearing house. |
| 4. | By adding to Section 3., Specific
Exclusions Applicable to All Insuring Clauses Except
Insuring | |
| | Clause 1. the
following: | |
| | j. | loss resulting directly or
indirectly from Telefacsimile instructions
provided, however, this |
| | | exclusion shall not apply to this
INSURING CLAUSE. |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2008. | | |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. | | |

Date: December 5, 2008

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-2367 (Rev.
10-03)	Page
2

| VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| --- | --- |
| Endorsement No.:
3 | |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |

| NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | | NEW YORK
AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT |
| It is agreed that this Bond is
amended as follows: | | |
| 1. | By adding to Section 13,
Termination, the following: | |
| | Bonds In Effect Sixty (60) Days
Or Less | |
| | If this Bond has been in effect
for less than sixty (60) days and if it is not a renewal Bond,
the | |
| | COMPANY may terminate it for any
reason by mailing or delivering to the ASSURED and to
the | |
| | authorized agent or broker, if
any, written notice of termination at least sixty (60) days before
the | |
| | effective date of
termination. | |
| | Bonds In Effect More Than Sixty
(60) Days | |
| | If this Bond has been in effect
for sixty (60) days or more, or if it is a renewal of a Bond issued by
the | |
| | COMPANY, it may be terminated by
the COMPANY by mailing or delivering to the ASSURED and
to | |
| | the authorized agent or broker,
if any, written notice of termination at least sixty (60) days before
the | |
| | effective date of termination.
Furthermore, when the Bond is a renewal or has been in effect for
sixty | |
| | (60) days or more, the COMPANY
may terminate only for one or more of the reasons stated in
1-7 | |
| | below. | |
| | 1. | Nonpayment of
premium; |
| | 2. | Conviction of a crime arising out
of acts increasing the hazard insured against ; |
| | 3. | Discovery of fraud or material
misrepresentation in the obtaining of this Bond or in
the |
| | | presentation of a claim
thereunder; |
| | 4. | Violation of any provision of
this Bond that substantially and materially increases the
hazard |
| | | insured against, and which
occurred subsequent to inception of the current BOND
PERIOD; |
| | 5. | If applicable, material physical
change in the property insured, occurring after issuance or
last |
| | | annual renewal anniversary date
of this Bond, which results in the property becoming
uninsurable |
| | | in accordance with the COMPANY's
objective, uniformly applied underwriting standards in
effect |
| | | at the time this Bond was issued
or last renewed; or material change in the nature or extent of
this |
| | | Bond occurring after issuance or
last annual renewal anniversary date of this Bond, which
causes |
| | | the risk of loss to be
substantially and materially increased beyond that contemplated at the
time |
| | | this Bond was issued or last
renewed; |

| ICAP Bond - New
York | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-2863 (Rev.
7-03) | Page
1 |

| | 6. | A determination by the
Superintendent of Insurance that continuation of the present
premium | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | volume of the COMPANY would
jeopardize the COMPANY's policyholders, creditors or the
public, | |
| | | or continuing the Bond itself
would place the COMPANY in violation of any provision of the
New | |
| | | York Insurance Code;
or | |
| | 7. | Where the COMPANY has reason to
believe, in good faith and with sufficient cause, that there
is | |
| | | a probable risk or danger that
the Property will be destroyed by
the ASSURED for the purpose of | |
| | | collecting the insurance
proceeds. | |
| | Notice Of
Termination | | |
| | Notice of termination under this
SECTION shall be mailed to the ASSURED and to the authorized
agent | | |
| | or broker, if any, at the address
shown on the DECLARATIONS of this Bond. The
COMPANY, | | |
| | however, may deliver any notice
instead of mailing it. | | |
| | Return Premium
Calculations | | |
| | The COMPANY shall refund the
unearned premium computed pro rata if this Bond is terminated by
the | | |
| | COMPANY." | | |
| 2. | By adding a new Section reading
as follows: | | |
| | "Section 17. Election To
Conditionally Renew / Nonrenew This Bond | | |
| | Conditional
Renewal | | |
| | If the COMPANY conditionally
renews this Bond subject to: | | |
| | 1. | Change of limits of liability
; | |
| | 2. | Change in type of
coverage; | |
| | 3. | Reduction of
coverage; | |
| | 4. | Increased
deductible; | |
| | 5. | Addition of exclusion;
or | |
| | 6. | Increased premiums in excess of
10%, exclusive of any premium increase due to
and | |
| | | commensurate with insured value
added; or as a result of experience rating, retrospective
rating | |
| | | or audit; the COMPANY shall send
notice as provided in Notices Of Nonrenewal And
Conditional | |
| | | Renewal immediately
below. | |
| | Notices Of Nonrenewal And
Conditional Renewal | | |
| | 1. | If the COMPANY elects not to
renew this Bond, or to conditionally renew this Bond as
provided | |
| | | herein, the COMPANY shall mail or
deliver written notice to the ASSURED at least sixty (60)
but | |
| | | not more than one hundred twenty
(120) days before: | |
| | | a. | The expiration date;
or |
| | | b. | The anniversary date if this Bond
has been written for a term of more than one
year. |

| ICAP Bond - New
York | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-2863 (Rev.
7-03) | Page
2 |

| | 2. | Notice shall be mailed or
delivered to the ASSURED at the address shown on
the |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | | DECLARATIONS of this Bond and the
authorized agent or broker, if any. If notice is mailed,
proof |
| | | of mailing shall be sufficient
proof of notice. |
| | 3. | Paragraphs 1. and 2. immediately
above shall not apply when the ASSURED, authorized agent
or |
| | | broker, or another insurer has
mailed or delivered written notice to the COMPANY that the
Bond |
| | | has been replaced or is no longer
desired. |
| 3. | By adding to General Agreement
B., Representations Made By Assured, the
following: | |
| | No misrepresentation shall be
deemed material unless knowledge by the COMPANY would have
lead | |
| | to the COMPANY'S refusal to write
this Bond. | |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2008. | | |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. | | |

Date: December 5, 2008

| ICAP Bond - New
York | |
| --- | --- |
| Form 17-02-2863 (Rev.
7-03) | Page
3 |

		ENDORSEMENT/RIDER
Effective date
of
this endorsement/rider: November
1, 2008	VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY
	Endorsement/Rider
No.	4
	To be attached to
and
	form a part of Bond
No.	82126651

| Issued to: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | |
| --- | --- |
| | DELETING VALUATION-OTHER PROPERTY
AND AMENDING CHANGE OR MODIFICATION |
| | ENDORSEMENT |
| In consideration of the premium
charged, it is agreed that this Bond is amended as
follows: | |
| 1. | The paragraph titled Other
Property in Section 9, Valuation, is deleted in its
entirety. |
| 2. | The third paragraph in Section
16, Change or Modification, is deleted in its entirety and
replaced |
| | with the
following: |
| | If this Bond is for a joint
ASSURED, no change or modification which would adversely affect
the |
| | rights of the ASSURED shall be
effective prior to sixty (60) days after written notice has
been |
| | furnished to all insured Investment
Companies and the
Securities and Exchange Commission, |
| | Washington, D.C., by the
COMPANY. |
| The title and any headings in
this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of
the | |
| terms and conditions of
coverage. | |
| All other terms, conditions and
limitations of this Bond shall remain unchanged. | |

17-02-2437 (12/2006) rev.

Page 1

		ENDORSEMENT/RIDER
Effective date
of
this endorsement/rider: November
1, 2008	VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY
	Endorsement/Rider
No.	5
	To be attached to
and
	form a part of Bond
No.	82126651
Issued to: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST
AMEND SECTION 16 - CHANGE OR
MODIFICATION ENDORSEMENT
In consideration of the premium
charged, it is agreed that Section 16, Change or Modification, the first
and
second full paragraphs are
deleted and replaced with the following:
This Bond or any instrument
amending or affecting this Bond may not be changed or modified orally.
No
change in or modification of this
Bond shall be effective except when made by written endorsement to
this
Bond signed by an authorized
representative of the COMPANY.
If this Bond is for a sole
ASSURED, no change or modification which would adversely affect the rights
of the
ASSURED shall be effective prior
to sixty (60) days after written notice has been furnished to the
affected
party and the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the acting
party.
The title and any headings in
this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of the
terms
and conditions of
coverage.
All other terms, conditions and
limitations of this Bond shall remain
unchanged.

Q06-246 (02/2008) rev.

Page 1

| Effective date
of — this endorsement: November 1,
2008 | VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Endorsement No.:
6 | |
| | To be attached to and form a part
of Bond | |
| | Number: | 82126651 |
| Issued to: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | | |
| COMPLIANCE
WITH APPLICABLE TRADE SANCTION LAWS RIDER | | |
| It is agreed that this insurance
does not apply to the extent that trade or economic sanctions or other
laws | | |
| or regulations prohibit the
coverage provided by this insurance. | | |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. | | |

Date: December 5, 2008

Form 14-02-9228 (Ed. 4/2004)

| VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| --- | --- |
| Endorsement
No.: | 7 |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |

| NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | | CO-SURETY
ENDORSEMENT |
| It is agreed that this Bond is
amended as follows: | | |
| 1. | By adding to Section 1.,
Definitions, the following: | |
| | “s. | Controlling
Company means VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY . |
| | t. | Company means, unless
otherwise specified, each insurance company, including
the |
| | | Controlling
Company , executing
this Endorsement. |
| | u. | Companies means, unless
otherwise specified, all of the insurance companies, including
the |
| | | Controlling
Company , executing
this Endorsement.” |
| 2. | By adding to Section 5., Limit of
Liability/Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability, the
following: | |
| | “Each COMPANY shall be liable
only for such proportion of any Single
Loss as the LIMIT
OF | |
| | LIABILITY underwritten by such Company , as specified in this
Endorsement, bears to the LIMIT OF | |
| | LIABILITY as stated in ITEM 2. of
the DECLARATIONS, but in no event shall any Company be
liable | |
| | for an amount greater than that
underwritten by it.” | |
| 3. | By adding to Section 7., Notice
To Company-Proof-Legal Proceedings Against Company, the
following: | |
| | “g. | In the absence of a request from
any Company to pay premiums
directly to it, premiums for this |
| | | Bond may be paid to the Controlling
Company for the
account of all Companies . |
| | h. | In the absence of a request from
any Company that notice of claim
and proof of loss be given to |
| | | or filed directly with it, the
ASSURED giving such notice to and the filing of such proof with
the |
| | | Controlling
Company shall be
deemed to be in compliance with the conditions of this Bond
for |
| | | the giving of notice of loss and
the filing of proof of loss, if given and filed in accordance with
said |
| | | conditions.” |
| 4. | By adding to Section 13.,
Termination, the following: | |
| | “The Controlling
Company may give
notice in accordance with the terms of this Bond terminating
the | |
| | Bond as an entirety or as to any Employee or ASSURED, and any
notice so given shall terminate the | |
| | liability of all Companies as an entirety or as
to such Employee or ASSURED, as the
case may be. | |
| | Any Company other than the Controlling
Company may give
notice in accordance with the terms of | |
| | this Bond, terminating the entire
liability of such other Company under this Bond or
as to any person or | |
| | entity. | |
| | In the absence of a request from
any Company that notice of
termination by the ASSURED of this Bond | |
| | in its entirety may be given to
or filed directly with it, the giving of such notice in accordance with
the | |
| | terms of this Bond to the Controlling
Company shall
terminate the liability of all Companies as
an | |
| | entirety. The ASSURED may
terminate the entire liability of any Company , under this Bond by
giving | |
| | notice of such termination to
that Company and by sending a
copy of such notice to the Controlling | |
| | Company . | |

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-2836 (Ed.
5-02)	Page
1

| | In the event of the termination
of this Bond as an entirety, no Company shall be liable to
the ASSURED | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | for a greater proportion of any
return premium due the ASSURED than the LIMIT OF
LIABILITY | |
| | underwritten by that Company bears to the LIMIT
OF LIABILITY as stated in ITEM 2. of the | |
| | DECLARATIONS. | |
| | In the event of the termination
of this Bond as to any Company , such Company alone shall be
liable to | |
| | the ASSURED for any return
premium due the ASSURED on account of such termination.
The | |
| | termination of the attached Bond
as to any Company other than the Controlling
Company shall
not | |
| | terminate or otherwise affect the
liability of the other Companies under this
Bond.” | |
| 5. | By adding the following
Section: | |
| | “Section
18. | Controlling
Company |
| | The execution by the Controlling
Company of the
DECLARATIONS, Endorsements 1 - 6, shall | |
| | constitute execution by all the Companies signing this
Endorsement. | |
| | In the event this Bond is
modified during the BOND PERIOD, the Controlling
Company shall notify
the | |
| | Companies or their respective
representatives, in writing, of such change. Each Company shall
be | |
| | deemed to agree to such
modification, unless such Company notifies the Controlling
Company or
the | |
| | Controlling
Company’s representative in writing, that
they do not agree to such modification. If a | |
| | Company fails to object to a
modification within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice from
the | |
| | Controlling
Company , such Company shall be deemed to
agree to such modification.” | |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2008. | | |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. | | |

| Underwritten for a SINGLE
LOSS | National Union Fire Insurance
Company of |
| --- | --- |
| LIMIT OF LIABILITY of
$25,000,000 | Pittsburgh,
PA |
| | By |
| | Attorney-in-Fact |
| Underwritten for a SINGLE
LOSS | St. Paul Mercury Insurance
Company |
| LIMIT OF LIABILITY of
$15,000,000 | |
| | By |
| | Attorney-in-Fact |
| Underwritten for a SINGLE
LOSS | Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company |
| LIMIT OF LIABILITY of
$10,000,000 | |
| | By |
| | Attorney-in-Fact |

| Underwritten for a SINGLE
LOSS |
| --- |
| LIMIT OF LIABILITY of
$10,000,000 |
| By |
| Attorney-in-Fact |

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-2836 (Ed.
5-02)	Page
3

POLICYHOLDER
DISCLOSURE
NOTICE OF
TERRORISM
INSURANCE COVERAGE
(for policies with no terrorism
exclusion or sublimit)

| You
are hereby notified that, under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (the
“Act”), effective |
| --- |
| December
26, 2007, this policy makes available to you insurance for losses arising
out of |
| certain
acts of terrorism. Terrorism is defined as any act certified by the
Secretary of the |
| Treasury,
in concurrence with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General of
the |
| United
States, to be an act of terrorism; to be a violent act or an act that is
dangerous to |
| human
life, property or infrastructure; to have resulted in damage within the
United |
| States,
or outside the United States in the case of an air carrier or vessel or
the premises |
| of a
United States Mission; and to have been committed by an individual or
individuals as |
| part
of an effort to coerce the civilian population of the United States or to
influence the |
| policy
or affect the conduct of the United States Government by
coercion. |
| You
should know that the insurance provided by your policy for losses caused
by acts of |
| terrorism
is partially reimbursed by the United States under the formula set forth
in the |
| Act.
Under this formula, the United States pays 85% of covered terrorism losses
that |
| exceed
the statutorily established deductible to be paid by the insurance
company |
| providing
the coverage. |
| However,
if aggregate insured losses attributable to terrorist acts certified under
the Act |
| exceed
$100 billion in a Program Year (January 1 through December 31), the
Treasury |
| shall
not make any payment for any portion of the amount of such losses that
exceeds |
| $100
billion. |

10-02-1281 (Ed. 1/2003)

| If
aggregate insured losses attributable to terrorist acts certified under
the Act exceed |
| --- |
| $100
billion in a Program Year (January 1 through December 31) and we have met
our |
| insurer
deductible under the Act, we shall not be liable for the payment of any
portion of |
| the
amount of such losses that exceeds $100 billion, and in such case insured
losses up |
| to
that amount are subject to pro rata allocation in accordance with
procedures |
| established
by the Secretary of the Treasury. |
| The
portion of your policy’s annual premium that is attributable to insurance
for such acts |
| of
terrorism is: $ -0-. |
| If
you have any questions about this notice, please contact your agent or
broker. |

10-02-1281 (Ed. 1/2003)

| IMPORTANT
NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDERS |
| --- |
| All of the members of the Chubb
Group of Insurance companies doing business in the
United |
| States (hereinafter “Chubb”)
distribute their products through licensed insurance brokers and
agents |
| (“producers”). Detailed
information regarding the types of compensation paid by Chubb to producers
on |
| US insurance transactions is
available under the Producer Compensation link located at the bottom of
the |
| page at www.chubb.com, or by
calling 1-866-588-9478. Additional information may be available
from |
| your
producer. |
| Thank you for choosing
Chubb. |

10-02-1295 (ed. 6/2007)

| Important Notice: |
| --- |
| The SEC
Requires Proof of Your Fidelity Insurance Policy |
| Your company is now required to
file an electronic copy of your fidelity insurance
coverage |
| (Chubb’s ICAP Bond policy) to the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according
to |
| rules adopted by the SEC on June
12, 2006. |
| Chubb is in the process of
providing your agent/broker with an electronic copy of your
insurance |
| policy as well as instructions on
how to submit this proof of fidelity insurance coverage to
the |
| SEC. You can expect to receive
this information from your agent/broker shortly. |
| The electronic copy of your
policy is provided by Chubb solely as a convenience and does
not |
| affect the terms and conditions
of coverage as set forth in the paper policy you receive by
mail. |
| The terms and conditions of the
policy mailed to you, which are the same as those set forth
in |
| the electronic copy, constitute
the entire agreement between your company and
Chubb. |
| If you have any questions, please
contact your agent or
broker. |

Form 14-02-12160 (ed. 7/2006)

| Endorsement
No.: | 8 |
| --- | --- |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |
| NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | |
| DELETE AN
ENDORSEMENT | |
| It is agreed that this Bond is
amended by deleting Endorsement Number(s) 1 in its
entirety. | |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on February 27, 2009. | |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. | |

Date: March 6, 2009

ICAP Bond

Form 17-02-5647 (Ed. 11-03)

| Endorsement
No: | 9 |
| --- | --- |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |
| NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | |
| AMEND NAME OF
ASSURED ENDORSEMENT | |
| It is agreed that NAME OF ASSURED
of the DECLARATIONS for this Bond is amended to include the following: | |
| BlackRock Income
Trust | |
| BCT Subsidiary,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Broad Investment Grade
2009 Term Trust Inc. | |
| BlackRock California Insured
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock California Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
2018 Term Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Bond Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Income Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Income Trust II | |
| BlackRock Core Bond
Trust | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund III, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund V, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund VI, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Diversified Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Dividend Achievers ™
Trust | |
| BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment
Trust | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Capital and
Income Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Dividend
Achievers ™ Trust | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield
& Premium Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Government
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida Insured
Municipal Income Trust) | |
| BlackRock Investment Quality
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock Florida Investment
Quality Municipal Trust | |
| BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020
Term Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Bond
Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida
Municipal Bond Trust) | |
| BlackRock Municipal Income
Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida
Municipal Income Trust) | |
| BlackRock Global Energy and
Resources Trust | |
| BlackRock Global Equity Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Global Floating Rate
Income Trust | |

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04)	Page 1

| BlackRock Global Opportunities
Equity Trust |
| --- |
| BlackRock Health Sciences
Trust |
| BlackRock High Income
Shares |
| BlackRock High Yield
Trust |
| BlackRock Income Opportunity
Trust, Inc. |
| BlackRock Income Trust,
Inc. |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Trust |
| BlackRock International Growth
and Income Trust |
| BlackRock Investment Quality
Municipal Trust, Inc. |
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income
Trust |
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal
Advantage Trust |
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge
Advantage |
| BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge
Opportunities, LLC |
| BlackRock Muni Intermediate
Duration Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term
Trust |
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term
Trust |
| BlackRock Municipal Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock Municipal Income
Trust |
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
II |
| BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings California
Insured Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
InvestmentTrust |
| (f//k/a BlackRock MuniHoldings
Florida Insured Fund) |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Fund II, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey
Insured Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New York
Insured Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund II,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield California
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield California
Insured Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment
Fund |
| (f/k/a BlackRock MuniYield
Florida Fund) |
| BlackRockMuniYield Insured
Investment Fund |
| (f/k/a BlackRock MuniYield
Florida Insured Fund) |
| BlackRock MuniYield Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan
Insured Fund II, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan
Insured Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Insured Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield New York
Insured Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania
Insured Fund |
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
II, Inc. |
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund,
Inc. |
| BlackRock New Jersey Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal
Bond Trust |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal
Income Trust |
| BlackRock New York Insured
Municipal Income Trust |
| BlackRock New York Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. |

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04)	Page 2

| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018
Term Trust |
| --- |
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust |
| BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust II |
| BlackRock Preferred and Corporate
Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Preferred and Equity
Advantage Trust |
| BlackRock Preferred Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Preferred Opportunity
Trust |
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity
Trust |
| BlackRock S&P Quality
Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust |
| Master Senior Floating Rate
LLC |
| BlackRock Senior Floating Rate
Fund II, Inc. |
| BlackRock Senior Floating Rate
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Senior High Income
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Strategic Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock Strategic Dividend
Achievers ™ Trust |
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock World Investment
Trust |
| The BlackRock California Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Florida Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Insured Municipal
2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Insured Municipal
Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock New York Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Pennsylvania
Strategic Municipal Trust |
| The BlackRock Strategic Municipal
Trust |
| The Massachusetts Health &
Education Tax-Exempt Trust |
| BlackRock Defined Opportunity
Credit Trust |
| BlackRock Fixed Income Value
Opportunities |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on February 27, 2009. |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. |

Date: March 6, 2009

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04)	Page 3

| VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| --- | --- |
| Endorsement
No.: | 10 |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |
| NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | |

| DELETE AN
ENDORSEMENT |
| --- |
| It is agreed that this Bond is
amended by deleting Endorsement Number(s) 9 in its
entirety. |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2008. |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. |

Date: November 4, 2009

ICAP Bond

Form 17-02-5647 (Ed. 11-03)

| VIGILANT
INSURANCE COMPANY | |
| --- | --- |
| Endorsement
No: | 11 |
| Bond
Number: | 82126651 |
| NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK INCOME
TRUST | |

| AMEND NAME OF
ASSURED ENDORSEMENT | |
| --- | --- |
| It is agreed that NAME OF ASSURED
of the DECLARATIONS for this Bond is amended to include
the | |
| following: | |
| BlackRock Income
Trust | |
| BCT Subsidiary,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Broad Investment Grade
2009 Term Trust Inc. | |
| BlackRock California Insured
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock California Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
2018 Term Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Bond Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Income Trust | |
| BlackRock California Municipal
Income Trust II | |
| BlackRock Core Bond
Trust | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund III, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund V, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund VI, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Diversified Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Dividend Achievers ™
Trust | |
| BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment
Trust | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Capital and
Income Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Dividend
Achievers ™ Trust | |
| BlackRock Enhanced Government
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida Insured
Municipal Income Trust) | |
| BlackRock Investment Quality
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock Investment Quality
Municipal Trust | |
| BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020
Term Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Bond
Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida
Municipal Bond Trust) | |
| BlackRock Municipal Income
Investment Trust | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock Florida
Municipal Income Trust) | |
| BlackRock Energy and Resources
Trust | |
| BlackRock Global Equity Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Global Opportunities
Equity Trust | |
| BlackRock Health Sciences
Trust | |
| ICAP Bond | |
| Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04) | Page
1 |

| BlackRock High Income
Shares | |
| --- | --- |
| BlackRock High Yield
Trust | |
| BlackRock Income Opportunity
Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Income Trust,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Trust | |
| BlackRock International Growth
and Income Trust | |
| BlackRock Investment Quality
Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal
Advantage Trust | |
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond
Trust | |
| BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge
Advantage | |
| BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge
Opportunities, LLC | |
| BlackRock Muni Intermediate
Duration Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Bond
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Income
Trust | |
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
II | |
| BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings California
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Investment Fund | |
| (f//k/a BlackRock MuniHoldings
Florida Insured Fund) | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Fund II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New York
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund II,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield California
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield California
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment
Fund | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock MuniYield
Florida Fund) | |
| BlackRockMuniYield Insured
Investment Fund | |
| (f/k/a BlackRock MuniYield
Florida Insured Fund) | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan
Insured Fund II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield New York
Insured Fund, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania
Insured Fund | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
II, Inc. | |
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund,
Inc. | |
| BlackRock New Jersey Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal
Bond Trust | |
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal
Income Trust | |
| BlackRock New York Insured
Municipal Income Trust | |
| BlackRock New York Investment
Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | |
| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018
Term Trust | |
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond
Trust | |
| ICAP Bond | |
| Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04) | Page
2 |

| BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust |
| --- |
| BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust II |
| BlackRock Preferred and Corporate
Income Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Preferred and Equity
Advantage Trust |
| BlackRock Preferred Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Preferred Opportunity
Trust |
| BlackRock Real Asset Equity
Trust |
| BlackRock S&P Quality
Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust |
| Master Senior Floating Rate
LLC |
| BlackRock Senior Floating Rate
Fund II, Inc. |
| BlackRock Senior Floating Rate
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Senior High Income
Fund, Inc. |
| BlackRock Strategic Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock Strategic Dividend
Achievers â„¢ Trust |
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond
Trust |
| BlackRock World Investment
Trust |
| The BlackRock California Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Florida Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Insured Municipal
2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Insured Municipal
Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock New York Insured
Municipal 2008 Term Trust, Inc. |
| The BlackRock Pennsylvania
Strategic Municipal Trust |
| The BlackRock Strategic Municipal
Trust |
| The Massachusetts Health &
Education Tax-Exempt Trust |
| BlackRock Defined Opportunity
Credit Trust |
| BlackRock Fixed Income Value
Opportunities |
| This Endorsement applies to loss
discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2008. |
| ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED. |

Date: November 4, 2009

ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-6272 (Ed.
8-04)	Page
3

JOINT FIDELITY BOND AGREEMENT

JOINT FIDELITY BOND AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG

THE BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

JOINT FIDELITY BOND AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2007, by and among the BlackRock Closed-End Funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time, all of which are named insureds on a certain fidelity bond underwritten by Vigilant Insurance Company (“Vigilant”), a member of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, covering certain acts relating to the Funds (the “Bond”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, each of the Funds is a closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);

WHEREAS, by the terms of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act, the Funds are required to provide and to maintain in effect a bond against larceny and embezzlement by their officers and employees. By the terms of the rule, the Funds are authorized to secure the Bond that names all of the Funds as insureds;

WHEREAS, Rule 17g-1(f) under the 1940 Act requires that a registered management investment company named as an insured on a joint fidelity bond enter into a certain agreement with the other named insureds;

WHEREAS, a majority of the Board of Directors/Trustees (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Directors”) of each Fund who are not “interested persons” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act have given due consideration to all factors relevant to the form, amount and ratable allocation of premiums of such Bond, and the majority of such Directors have approved the amount, type, form and coverage of the Bond and the portion of the premium payable with respect to each Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the allocation of the proceeds payable under the Bond as set forth herein (which takes into account the extent to which the share of the premium allocated to each Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond) is equitable with respect to each Fund and that each Fund will benefit from its respective participation in the Joint Fidelity Bond in compliance with this Rule.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed by and between the Funds hereto as follows:

1. Joint Insured Bond . The Funds have procured from Vigilant, a reputable fidelity insurance company, the Bond insuring each Fund against larceny and embezzlement of its securities and funds by such of its officers and employees who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to such securities or funds, directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or

to direct generally the disposition of such securities. The Bond names each Fund as an insured, and complies with the requirements established by Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act.

1. Amount. The Bond is in the amount based upon the total assets of each Fund, which are equal to or in excess of the minimum coverages required for each Fund under Rule 17g-1.

2. Ratable Allocation of Premium. Each Fund will pay the percentage of the premium due under the Joint Fidelity Bond which is proportionate to the coverage as described in Paragraph 2.

3. Ratable Allocation of Proceeds.

(a) In the event any recovery under the Bond is received as a result of a loss sustained by any of the Funds, then each Fund sustaining such loss shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, said proportion to be established by the ratio that the claim bears to the total amount claimed by all participants, but at least equal to the amount which each such Fund would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1) under the 1940 Act.

(b) If the recovery is inadequate fully to indemnify each such Fund sustaining a loss, the recovery shall be allocated among such Funds as follows:

(i) Each Fund sustaining a loss shall be allocated an amount equal to the lesser of its actual loss or the amount of coverage maintained by such Fund as set forth under Paragraph 2.

(ii) The remaining portion of the proceeds shall be allocated to each Fund sustaining a loss not fully covered by the allocation under subparagraph (i) in the proportion that each such Fund’s gross assets as of the end of its fiscal quarter preceding the loss bears to the sum of the gross assets of all such Funds. If such allocation would result in any Fund sustaining a loss receiving a portion of the recovery in excess of the loss actually sustained by such Fund, the aggregate of such excess portions shall be allocated among the other Funds whose losses would not be fully indemnified in the same proportion as each such Fund’s gross assets bear to the sum of the gross assets of all Funds entitled to receive a share of the excess (both determined as of the fiscal quarter of each Fund preceding the loss). Any allocation in excess of a loss actually sustained by any such Fund shall be reallocated in the same manner.

1. Claims and Settlements. Each Fund shall, within ten days after the making of any claim under the Bond, provide the other Funds with written notice of the amount and nature of such claim. Each Fund shall, within ten days after the receipt thereof, provide the other Funds with written notice of the terms of settlement of any claim made under the Bond by such Fund.

2. Modification and Amendments.

3. 2 -

(a) If a Fund shall determine that the coverage required by Rule 17g-1 for such Fund has changed, or that the amount of the total coverage allocated to such Fund should otherwise be modified, it shall so notify the other Funds setting forth the modification which it believes to be appropriate, and the proposed treatment of any increased or return premium.

(b) Within 60 days after such notice, the Funds shall seek the approval required by Rule 17g-1, and if approvals are obtained, shall effect an amendment to this Agreement and the Bond. Any Fund may terminate this Agreement (except with respect to losses occurring prior to such withdrawal) by giving at least 60 days’ written notice to the other Funds. The Fund(s) terminating the Agreement shall thereafter be removed as a named insured in accordance with Rule 17g-1 and the Fund(s) shall be entitled to receive the pro rata portion of any return of premium paid to the insurance company.

(c) This Agreement is intended to cover all entities insured under the Joint Fidelity Bond. Any insured under the Bond that is not currently listed on Schedule A hereto may be added to this Agreement by a written amendment. The Funds hereby consent to additional registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and its affiliates being named as an insured under the Bond and the Agreement.

1. Limitation of Liability for Massachusetts business trusts. The Declaration of Trust for each Fund listed on Schedule A hereto that is organized as a Massachusetts business trust (each, a “Massachusetts Trust”) is on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement is executed on behalf of such Massachusetts Trusts by the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer and not individually and the obligations imposed upon each Massachusetts Trust by this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Massachusetts Trust’s respective Board members, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of such Massachusetts Trust.

2. No Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable.

3. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which together shall constitute a single instrument.

4. Governing Law. The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

5. Notices. All Notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the appropriate Fund at P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ 08543-9011.

6. 3 -

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Fund has caused the foregoing instrument to be executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and the year first above written.

| | /s/
Neal Andrews |
| --- | --- |
| Name: | Neal
Andrews |
| Title: | Assistant
Treasurer of each Fund listed |
| | on
Schedule A |

• 4 -

Schedule A (as of November 20, 2009)

BlackRock Dividend Achievers Trust

BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Enhanced Dividend Achievers Trust

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. ( f/k/a BlackRock Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.)

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV ( f/k/a BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust)

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. ( f/k/a BlackRock Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc.)

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III ( f/k/a BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust)

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust

BlackRock Strategic Dividend Achievers Trust

BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc.

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock California Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BlackRock California Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust II

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock Insured Municipal Term Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

Massachusetts Health & Education Tax Exempt Trust

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Fund II, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund

BlackRock MuniYield Insured Investment Fund

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Insured Fund

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.

BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock New York Insured Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.

BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc.

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

BlackRock High Income Shares

BlackRock High Yield Trust

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities

RESOLUTIONS FOR THE FUNDS

(except BlackRock Fixed Income Value Opportunities)

RESOLVED, that the Boards have determined that participation by the Funds in the joint fidelity bond which provides for equitable sharing of recoveries, including payment of any reserve premiums, is in the best interests of the Funds; and further

RESOLVED, that the proposed premiums for the joint fidelity bond to be allocated to each of the Funds are fair and reasonable to each of the Funds; and further

RESOLVED, that the Boards, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, hereby approve the joint fidelity bond; and further

RESOLVED, that the proper officers of each Fund be, and they hereby are, authorized to take such additional actions as they deem necessary or advisable to carry out the intent of the foregoing resolutions; and further

RESOLVED, that all actions heretofore taken in connection with any matter referred to in the foregoing resolutions be hereby approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects.

RESOLUTIONS

FOR

BLACKROCK FIXED INCOME VALUE OPPORTUNITIES

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees has determined that the participation by the Trust and other funds, series or accounts managed by the Advisors in the joint fidelity bond which provides for equitable sharing of recoveries, including payment of any reserve premiums, is in the best interests of the Trust; and further

RESOLVED, that the agreement between the Trust and other funds, series or accounts managed by the Advisors to enter into the joint fidelity bond (the "Joint Insured Bond Agreement"), be, and it hereby is, adopted and approved substantially in the form previously approved and adopted by the Board of Trustees on behalf of the BlackRock Closed-End Funds, together with such changes and modifications as the officers of the Trust deem advisable; and further

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, shall review such Joint Insured Bond Agreement at least annually in order to ascertain whether or not such policy continues to be in the best interests of the Trust, and whether or not the premiums to be paid by the Trust are fair and reasonable; and further

RESOLVED, that in accordance with Rule 17g-1(h) under the Investment Company Act, the Secretary of the Trust is hereby designated as the officer of the Trust who is authorized and directed to make the filings with the SEC and give the notices required by Rule 17g-1(g); and further

RESOLVED, that the officers of the Trust be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed at all times to take all actions necessary to assure compliance with these resolutions and Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act.

SINGLED INSURED BOND STATEMENT

| Fund | Gross
Assets as
of September
30, 2008 (in
dollars) | Amount
of Bond (in
dollars) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BlackRock
Dividend Achievers Trust | 653,941,450 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
EcoSolutions Investment Trust | 167,894,874 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. | 214,595,393 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Enhanced Dividend Achievers Trust | 775,872,446 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
Energy and Resources Trust | 827,954,523 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
Global Opportunities Equity Trust | 284,551,098 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Health Sciences Trust | 209,373,018 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
International Growth and Income Trust | 1,433,805,618 | 1,250,000 |
| BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund,
Inc.) | 259,635,912 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust IV ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust) | 1,161,839,243 | 1,250,000 |
| BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc.) | 1,006,607,365 | 1,250,000 |
| BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust III ( f/k/a
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust) | 404,685,521 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Real Asset Equity Trust | 777,537,578 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust | 90,919,776 | 450,000 |
| BlackRock
Strategic Dividend Achievers Trust | 343,471,447 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Apex Municipal Fund, Inc. | 172,019,553 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
California Insured Municipal Income Trust | 104,256,179 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
California Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | 18,891,558 | 225,000 |
| BlackRock
California Municipal 2018 Term Trust | 142,345,375 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
California Municipal Bond Trust | 73,942,178 | 400,000 |
| BlackRock
California Municipal Income Trust | 295,491,927 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
California Municipal Income Trust II | 160,986,308 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust | 157,463,011 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust | 20,255,094 | 250,000 |
| BlackRock
Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust | 116,477,204 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
Municipal Bond Investment Trust | 72,658,120 | 400,000 |
| BlackRock
Municipal Income Investment Trust | 136,567,551 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
Insured Municipal Income Trust | 484,644,910 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Insured Municipal Term Trust, Inc. | 320,266,773 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | 345,181,739 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | 284,214,559 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | 42,830,277 | 350,000 |
| Massachusetts
Health & Education Tax Exempt Trust | 45,407,886 | 350,000 |
| BlackRock
Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | 792,507,764 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | 82,548,627 | 450,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | 249,008,311 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Municipal 2018 Term Trust | 348,055,704 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Municipal 2020 Term Trust | 433,031,446 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Municipal Bond Trust | 218,783,664 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Municipal Income Trust | 814,349,600 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
Municipal Income Trust II | 453,365,237 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. | 436,476,046 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc. | 847,598,393 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund | 766,810,836 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. | 211,782,134 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | 293,647,740 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniHoldings Insured Fund II, Inc. | 411,693,621 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniHoldings Insured Fund, Inc. | 247,347,122 | 600,000 |

| BlackRock
MuniHoldings New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc. | 465,727,801 | 750,000 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BlackRock
MuniHoldings New York Insured Fund, Inc. | 642,786,374 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniVest Fund II, Inc. | 403,402,896 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniVest Fund, Inc. | 784,201,084 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. | 95,168,039 | 450,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | 408,257,801 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc. | 650,736,525 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Investment Fund | 261,737,335 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Insured Investment Fund | 169,466,549 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Fund, Inc. | 826,453,634 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc. | 1,140,759,700 | 1,250,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II, Inc. | 236,192,301 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund, Inc. | 385,574,048 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. | 293,625,875 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc. | 183,269,274 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc. | 735,390,691 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Pennsylvania Insured Fund | 227,180,177 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | 372,227,707 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 580,159,683 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | 18,571,258 | 225,000 |
| BlackRock
New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust | 48,898,747 | 350,000 |
| BlackRock
New Jersey Municipal Income Trust | 159,129,874 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
New York Insured Municipal Income Trust | 121,270,415 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | 26,032,440 | 300,000 |
| BlackRock
New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust | 84,319,547 | 450,000 |
| BlackRock
New York Municipal Bond Trust | 59,663,622 | 400,000 |
| BlackRock
New York Municipal Income Trust | 256,779,797 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
New York Municipal Income Trust II | 109,040,657 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust | 43,120,436 | 350,000 |
| BlackRock
Strategic Municipal Trust | 133,669,742 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | 33,883,628 | 300,000 |
| BlackRock
Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | 695,292,235 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
Defined Opportunity Credit Trust | 180,058,871 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | 209,421,638 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | 369,243,851 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. | 210,072,039 | 600,000 |
| Master
Senior Floating Rate LLC. | 559,581,965 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. | 357,044,894 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc. | 163,945,101 | 600,000 |
| BlackRock
Senior High Income Fund, Inc. | 342,060,440 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Core Bond Trust | 587,379,591 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Trust | 564,912,453 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
High Income Shares | 149,647,828 | 525,000 |
| BlackRock
High Yield Trust | 57,251,173 | 400,000 |
| BlackRock
Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. | 655,111,599 | 900,000 |
| BlackRock
Income Trust, Inc. | 788,616,887 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
Limited Duration Income Trust | 804,744,402 | 1,000,000 |
| BlackRock
Strategic Bond Trust | 87,734,308 | 450,000 |
| BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | 292,755,829 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. | 313,902,479 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. | 451,804,979 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | 483,887,074 | 750,000 |
| BlackRock
Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. | 330,742,134 | 750,000 |

| Fund | Gross
Assets as
of February
27, 2009 (in
dollars) | Amount
of Bond (in
dollars) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BlackRock
Fixed Income Value Opportunities | 306,147,213.65 | 750,000 |