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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-319332
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497AD
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001222401
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497AD
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-292118
		FILM NUMBER:		251572237

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-441-7762

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND VI, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120920

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND VI INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061018

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND VI INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030917
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>Contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-882-0052</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>BlackRock Corporate High
Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT) Announces Terms of Rights Offering </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>New York, December&nbsp;15, 2025 &#8211;</B> BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE: HYT)
(the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) today announced the terms of transferable rights (&#8220;Rights&#8221;) to be issued to the holders of the Fund&#8217;s common stock (par value $0.10 per share) (&#8220;Shares&#8221;) as of January&nbsp;2, 2026 (the
&#8220;Record Date&#8221;). Holders of Rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional Shares (the &#8220;Offer&#8221;) at a discount to the market price of the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">After considering a number of factors, including potential benefits and costs, the Fund&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8221;Board&#8221;) and the Fund&#8217;s
investment adviser, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the &#8220;Adviser&#8221;), have determined that it is in the best interests of both the Fund and its shareholders to conduct the Offer and increase the assets of the Fund available to take advantage of
existing and future investment opportunities that are consistent with the Fund&#8217;s primary investment objective to provide shareholders with current income and the Fund&#8217;s secondary investment objective to provide shareholders with capital
appreciation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>All expenses of the Offer will be borne by the Adviser, and not by the Fund or any of the Fund&#8217;s shareholders. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">The Adviser believes this is an attractive time to raise additional assets for the Fund based on several factors, including the following potential benefits: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Opportunity set: </B>Attractive yields and evolving market dynamics have the potential to create a compelling investment
opportunity for high yield investors seeking income. Additionally, lower financing costs, driven by Fed rate cuts, have boosted the Fund&#8217;s earnings and supported its monthly distribution rate. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Favorable market evolution: </B>The growth of private credit has shifted smaller issuers out of the high yield market,
increasing the concentration of large, stable companies in this segment. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BB-rated</FONT> issues (i.e., highest rated part of the high yield market) now represent 51% of the high yield market&#8212;up from 36% in
2007. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Rewards shareholders: </B>This is an opportunity to buy new shares below market price or potentially realize value from
the sale of Rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>No offering fees: </B>BlackRock, not the Fund, will pay the expenses of the Offer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Scale benefits: </B>The Offer is anticipated to allow fixed operating costs to be spread across a larger asset base.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Enhanced liquidity: </B>The Offer<B> </B>creates the potential for increased trading volume and liquidity of Shares.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>The Fund expects to maintain its current distribution level following the Offer.</B> Shares issued pursuant to the
Offer will be entitled to receive the monthly distribution expected to be payable in February 2026, but will <U>not</U> be eligible for the distribution payable in January 2026. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">Certain key terms of the Offer include: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Rights ratio:</B> Holders of Shares on the Record Date (&#8220;Record Date Shareholders&#8221;) will receive one Right
for each outstanding Share owned on the Record Date. Rights entitle the holder to purchase one new Share for every 5 Rights held <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1-for-5);</FONT></FONT> however, any Record Date
Shareholder who owns fewer than five Shares as of the Record Date will be entitled to subscribe for one Share. Fractional Shares will not be issued upon the exercise of Rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Pricing formula:</B> The subscription price per Share (the &#8220;Subscription Price&#8221;) will be determined on the
expiration date of the Offer, which is currently expected to be January&nbsp;26, 2026, unless extended by the Fund (the &#8220;Expiration Date&#8221;), and will be equal to 95% of the average of the last reported sales price per Share on the New
York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;) on the Expiration Date and each of the four&nbsp;(4) immediately preceding trading days provided that, if such price is equal to or above net asset value (&#8220;NAV&#8221;) at the Expiration date, it
shall be reduced to $0.01 below NAV on the Expiration Date (the &#8220;Formula Price&#8221;). If, however, the Formula Price is less than 90% of the Fund&#8217;s NAV per Share at the close of trading on the NYSE on the Expiration Date, the
Subscription Price will be 90% of the Fund&#8217;s NAV per Share at the close of trading on the NYSE on the Expiration Date. The Subscription Price will be determined by the Fund on the Expiration Date. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Over-subscription privilege:</B> Record Date Shareholders who fully exercise all Rights issued to them can subscribe,
subject to certain limitations and allotment, for any additional Shares which were not subscribed for by other holders of Rights at the Subscription Price, provided that the Board may eliminate this over-subscription privilege. Investors who are not
Record Date Shareholders but who otherwise acquire Rights in the secondary market are not entitled to participate in the over-subscription privilege. If sufficient Shares are available, all Record Date Shareholders&#8217; over-subscription requests
will be honored in full. If these requests exceed available Shares, they will be allocated pro rata among those fully exercising Record Date Shareholders who over-subscribe based on the number of Rights originally issued to them by the Fund.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:arial; font-size:11pt"><B>Transferable rights:</B> Rights are transferable and are expected to be admitted for trading on the NYSE under the
symbol &#8220;HYT RT&#8221; during the course of the Offer and will cease trading January&nbsp;23, 2026, one trading day before the Expiration Date. During this time, Record Date Shareholders may choose to sell their Rights if they do not intend to
subscribe for additional Shares. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">The Offer will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. The Fund expects to mail
subscription certificates evidencing the Rights and a copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus for the Offer to Record Date Shareholders within the United States shortly following the Record Date. To exercise their Rights,
shareholders who hold their Shares through a broker, custodian or trust company should contact such entity to forward their instructions to either exercise or sell their Rights on their behalf. Shareholders who do not hold Shares through a broker,
custodian, or trust company should forward their instructions to either exercise or sell their Rights by completing the subscription certificate and delivering it to the subscription agent for the Offer, together with their payment, at one of the
locations indicated on the subscription certificate or in the prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>The information in this press release is not complete and is subject to
change. This document is not an offer to sell any securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. This document is not an offering, which can only be made by a prospectus.
Investors should consider the Fund&#8217;s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund&#8217;s prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will contain this and additional information about the Fund
and additional information about the Offer, and should be read carefully before investing. For further information regarding the Offer, or to obtain a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, when available, please contact the
Fund&#8217;s information agent: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">Georgeson LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">51 West 52nd Street, 6th
Floor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">New York, NY 10019 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">(866) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">486-4101</FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">The Fund&#8217;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">at-the-market</FONT></FONT> offering of Shares will be terminated prior to the
commencement of the Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>About BlackRock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">BlackRock&#8217;s purpose
is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier
and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit <FONT STYLE="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt" COLOR="#ff0000"><U>www.blackrock.com/corporate</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:arial">. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>Availability of Fund Updates </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">BlackRock will update performance and certain
other data for the Fund on a monthly basis on its website in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;Closed-end</FONT> Funds&#8221; section of <FONT STYLE="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt" COLOR="#0000ff"><U>www.blackrock.com</U></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:arial"> as well as certain </FONT></P>
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other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information
about the Fund. This reference to BlackRock&#8217;s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock&#8217;s website in this release. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">This press release, and other statements that
BlackRock or the Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Fund&#8217;s or BlackRock&#8217;s future financial or business performance, strategies or
expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as &#8220;trend,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;opportunity,&#8221; &#8220;pipeline,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;comfortable,&#8221;
&#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;current,&#8221; &#8220;intention,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;position,&#8221; &#8220;assume,&#8221; &#8220;outlook,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;remain,&#8221;
&#8220;maintain,&#8221; &#8220;sustain,&#8221; &#8220;seek,&#8221; &#8220;achieve,&#8221; and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221;
&#8220;may&#8221; or similar expressions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which
change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:arial">With respect to the Fund, the following factors, among others,
could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1)&nbsp;changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or
financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Fund or in the Fund&#8217;s net asset value; (2)&nbsp;the relative and absolute investment performance of the Fund and its investments; (3)&nbsp;the impact of increased
competition; (4)&nbsp;the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5)&nbsp;the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6)&nbsp;the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7)&nbsp;the impact of legislative
and regulatory actions and reforms, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8)&nbsp;terrorist activities, international hostilities, health epidemics and/or
pandemics and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9)&nbsp;BlackRock&#8217;s ability to attract and retain highly talented
professionals; (10)&nbsp;the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11)&nbsp;the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other
financial institutions. </P>
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(&#8220;SEC&#8221;) are accessible on the SEC&#8217;s website at <B>www.sec.gov</B> and on BlackRock&#8217;s website at <B>www.blackrock.com</B>, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Fund. The information contained on
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