BLACKROCK
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
BlackRock
Funds
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Money Market Portfolio
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U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio
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Municipal Money Market Portfolio
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New Jersey Municipal Money Market Portfolio
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North Carolina Municipal Money Market Portfolio
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Ohio Municipal Money Market Portfolio
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Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio
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Virginia Municipal Money Market Portfolio
BlackRock
Liquidity Funds
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TempFund
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TempCash
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FedFund
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T-Fund
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Federal Trust Fund
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Treasury Trust Fund
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MuniFund
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MuniCash
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California Money Fund
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New York Money Fund
BlackRock
Financial Institutions Series Trust
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BlackRock
Summit Cash Reserves Fund
BlackRock Series Fund, Inc.
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BlackRock Money Market
Portfolio
BlackRock Variable Series
Funds, Inc.
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BlackRock Money Market V.I.
Fund
Merrill
Lynch U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Merrill
Lynch U.S.A. Government Reserves
Merrill
Lynch Ready Assets Trust
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CMA
Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
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CMA
Arizona Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
California Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
Connecticut Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
Florida Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
Michigan Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
New Jersey Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
New York Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
North Carolina Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
Ohio Municipal Money Fund
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CMA
Pennsylvania Municipal Money Fund
Merrill
Lynch Retirement Series Trust
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Merrill Lynch
Retirement Reserves Money Fund
Merrill
Lynch Funds for Institutions Series
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Merrill
Lynch Premier Institutional Fund
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Merrill
Lynch Institutional Fund
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Merrill
Lynch Select Institutional Fund
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Merrill
Lynch Treasury Fund
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Merrill
Lynch Government Fund
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Merrill
Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund
WCMA
Tax-Exempt Fund
WCMA
Money Fund
WCMA
Treasury Fund
WCMA
Government Securities Fund
CMA
Money Fund
CMA
Treasury Fund
CMA
Government Securities Fund
CMA
Tax-Exempt Fund
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Supplement Dated October
9, 2008 to the
Prospectuses of the
Funds Listed Above
(each, a Fund and collectively, the Funds)
The U.S. Treasury
Department has established a Temporary Guarantee Program (Program) for money
market funds. Under the Program, the U.S. Treasury will guarantee to investors
in participating money market funds that they will receive $1.00 for each money
market fund share held as of the close of business on September 19, 2008.
The guarantee will be triggered if the participating money market funds net
asset value per share falls below $0.995, commonly referred to as breaking the
buck. The Board of Directors/Trustees of each Fund has determined that it
would be in the best interests of the Fund to participate in the Program.
Each Fund pays its own
fees required to participate in the Program. For the initial three months of
the Program (ending December 18, 2008), each Fund has paid a participation fee
of 0.01% of the Funds net asset value as of September 19, 2008.
The Program provides
coverage to shareholders of each Fund for amounts that they held in the Fund as
of the close of business on September 19, 2008. Any increase in the number
of shares of a Fund held in an account after the close of business on
September 19, 2008 will not be guaranteed. Any purchase of shares of a
Fund for a new account after the close of business on September 19, 2008
will not be guaranteed. In the event that shares
held as of close of business
on September 19, 2008 are sold prior to the date the guarantee is
triggered, then the shares covered by the guarantee will be the lesser of
(i) the amounts held in the Fund as of close of business on
September 19, 2008 or (ii) the amounts held in the Fund on the date
the guarantee is triggered.
The Program is designed to
address temporary dislocations in credit markets. The Program will exist for an
initial three month term beginning September 19, 2008, after which the
Secretary of the Treasury will review the need and terms for extending the
Program. If the Program is extended, each Funds Board of Directors/Trustees
would have to renew the Funds participation at the extension point to maintain
coverage and pay additional fees required in connection with any renewal beyond
the Programs initial three month term. If the Secretary chooses not to renew
the Program at the end of the initial three month period, the Program will
terminate. Guarantee payments under the Program will not exceed the amount
available within the U.S. Treasury Departments Exchange Stabilization Fund
(ESF) on the date of payment. Currently, ESF assets are approximately $50
billion.
Neither this prospectus
supplement, the above-referenced prospectuses nor any Fund itself are in any
manner approved, endorsed, sponsored or authorized by the U.S. Treasury
Department. As of the date of this supplement, additional information about
the Program, including the consequences of a Funds triggering the guarantee,
is available at http://www.ustreas.gov./. More specific information or
additional information can be obtained by going to www.blackrock.com or the
corresponding Fund website.
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