FRB Blackrock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) today announced revised ex-dividend dates for the Funds’ November 2011 distributions, as previously announced on November 1, 2011. Each Fund’s previously announced ex-dividend date has been modified due to settlement requirements coinciding with the Veteran’s Day holiday. The revised ex-dividend date for each Fund is specified below. There have been no changes to any of the previously announced record or payable dates for the Funds’ November 2011 distributions.

Fund Name

           

Ticker

     

Revised Ex-Date

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust BYM 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust BAF 11/10/11 BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust RFA 11/10/11 BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust BTA 11/10/11 BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MUI 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust BKK 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust BBK 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust BIE 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust BBF 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. MEN 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. MUH 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. MHD 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. MUE 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. MUS 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund MFL 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. MVT 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. MVF 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. MYD 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund MFT 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund MYF 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. MQT 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY 11/10/11 The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. BKN 11/10/11 The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD 11/10/11 BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. MUC 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. MYC 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. MCA 11/10/11 BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust, Inc. BFO 11/10/11 BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM 11/10/11 BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MNE 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. MHN 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN 11/10/11 BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust BSE 11/10/11 BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust BQH 11/10/11 BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust BNY 11/10/11 BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II BFY 11/10/11 The BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. RNY 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MUJ 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. MYJ 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. MJI 11/10/11 BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ 11/10/11 BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust BNJ 11/10/11 The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust RNJ 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. MZA 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc. MYM 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. MIY 11/10/11 BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund MPA 11/10/11 The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust BPS 11/10/11 BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV 11/10/11 Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt Trust MHE 11/10/11 BlackRock Build America Bond Trust BBN 11/10/11 BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. ARK 11/10/11 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust BGT 11/10/11 BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust BHD 11/10/11 BlackRock Core Bond Trust BHK 11/10/11 BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust BHL 11/10/11 The BlackRock High Yield Trust BHY 11/10/11 The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. BKT 11/10/11 BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust BLW 11/10/11 BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. BNA 11/10/11 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III BPP 11/10/11 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV BTZ 11/10/11 BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. COY 11/10/11 BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. CYE 11/10/11 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. DSU 11/10/11 BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. DVF 11/10/11 BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. EGF 11/10/11 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. FRA 11/10/11 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. FRB 11/10/11 BlackRock High Income Shares HIS 11/10/11 BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. HYT 11/10/11 BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. HYV 11/10/11 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. PSW 11/10/11 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. PSY 11/10/11 BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust BOE 11/10/11 BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust BQY 11/10/11 BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust BPK 11/10/11 BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust BJZ 11/10/11 BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust BLH 11/10/11

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