Important Notice
This
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copy of the offer to purchase and other documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing such requests to the applicable Fund.
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updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRocks website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not
intended to, incorporate BlackRocks website in this release.
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This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
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BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are
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Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
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