Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

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NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the "Funds") announced distributions today
as detailed below.

Municipal Funds:

Declaration- 1/2/2013 Ex-Date- 1/11/2013 Record- 1/15/2013 Payable- 2/1/2013

National Funds Ticker Distribution Change From

Prior

Distribution
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust BYM $0.078000 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust BAF $0.068500 -
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust BTA $0.062000 -
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MUI $0.071500 -
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA $0.062500 -
BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust BPK $0.075800 -
BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust BKK $0.062250 -
BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust BBK $0.083500 -
BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust BIE $0.078000 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK $0.080100 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE $0.085000 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust BBF $0.072375 -
BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust* BTT $0.099000 -
BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. MEN $0.058000 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. MUH $0.083000 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. MHD $0.091500 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. MUE $0.070500 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. MUS $0.074000 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund MFL $0.076500 -
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. MVT $0.091000 -
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. MVF $0.059000 -
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. MYD $0.083500 -
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI $0.072000 -
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund MFT $0.071000 -
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund MYF $0.079000 -
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. MQT $0.069500 -
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY $0.080000 -
The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. BKN $0.080000 -
The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD $0.074000 -

State-Specific Funds Ticker Distribution Change From

Prior

Distribution
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ $0.077700 -
BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust BJZ $0.057500 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. MUC $0.079000 -
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. MYC $0.079000 -
BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. MCA $0.076000 -
BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust BFO $0.056000 -
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM $0.062500 -
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MNE $0.062500 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. MHN $0.076500 -
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN $0.071000 -
BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust BLH $0.060000 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust BSE $0.071500 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust BQH $0.071000 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust BNY $0.075000 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II BFY $0.077000 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MUJ $0.074000 -
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. MYJ $0.074000 -
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MJI $0.072000 -
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ $0.073000 -
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust BNJ $0.081100 -
BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. MZA $0.069500 -
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc. MYM $0.069000 -
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. MIY $0.076500 -
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund MPA $0.074000 -
The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust BPS $0.071000 -
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV $0.078000 -
Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt Trust MHE $0.062500 -

* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC
bulletin board and sent to their shareholders of record as of the applicable
record date a Section 19 notice with the previous dividend payment. The Section
19 notice was provided for informational purposes only and not for tax reporting
purposes. This information can be found in the "Closed-End Funds" section of
www.blackrock.com. As applicable, the final determination of the source and tax
characteristics of all distributions in 2013 will be made after the end of the
year.

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