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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-046704
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	POS EX
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210217
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20210218

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001493683
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		POS EX
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-252961
		FILM NUMBER:		21646504

	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 Build America Bond Trust
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100608
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;17, 2021 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Securities Act File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-252961</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Investment Company Act File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;811-22426</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration Statement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>under </I></B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Pre-Effective Amendment No.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No. 1</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><I>the Investment Company Act of 1940 </I></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Amendment No. 5</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified In Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 Bellevue
Parkway </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilmington, Delaware 19809 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">882-0052</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John M. Perlowski, President </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>55 East 52nd Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10055 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies of information to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Margery K. Neale, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Elliot J. Gluck, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>787 Seventh Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10019 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approximate Date of Commencement of Proposed Public Offering:</B> From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any securities being registered on this Form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933
(&#147;Securities Act&#148;), other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This post-effective amendment will become effective immediately pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;N-2&nbsp;(File</FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Nos.&nbsp;333-252961&nbsp;and&nbsp;811-22426)&nbsp;of</FONT></FONT> BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;462(d)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), solely for the purpose of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 consists only of a
facing page, this explanatory note and Part&nbsp;C of the Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;N-2&nbsp;setting</FONT> forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. This Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1
does not modify any other part of the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(d)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The contents of the Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Other Information </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Financial Statements And Exhibits </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The agreements included or incorporated by reference as exhibits to this Registration Statement contain representations and warranties by each of the parties
to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and (i)&nbsp;were not intended to be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way
of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; (ii)&nbsp;may have been qualified in such agreement by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable
agreement; (iii)&nbsp;may apply contract standards of &#147;materiality&#148; that are different from &#147;materiality&#148; under the applicable securities laws; and (iv)&nbsp;were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other
date or dates as may be specified in the agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary
statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this Registration Statement not misleading. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Financial Statements</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312520262118/d847616dncsr.htm">Part A: The annual report to the Trust&#146;s shareholders
for the fiscal year ended July&nbsp;31, 2020 (the &#147;2020 Annual Report&#148;) is incorporated by reference.&nbsp;</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312520262118/d847616dncsr.htm">Part B: Audited financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended July&nbsp;
31, 2020 and related Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are incorporated herein by reference to the 2020 Annual Report. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000095012310068709/y85697exv99wa.htm">Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
 of Trust, dated of July<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2010, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;(a)<U></U>&nbsp;to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Effective</FONT> Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-1A</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-167434)</FONT> filed on July<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2010.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000128769516000637/bbn77q1a.txt">Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
 of Trust, effective as of August<U></U>&nbsp;25, 2015 and dated September<U></U>&nbsp;17, 2015, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 77Q(1)(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Semi-Annual Report for Registered Investment Companies on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-SAR</FONT> filed on March<U></U>&nbsp;29, 2016. </A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312516751725/d281457dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of October
<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2016, are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2016.</A></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="d137361dex99b2.htm">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of November&nbsp;
19, 2020, is filed herewith. </A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000095012310068709/y85697exv99wa.htm">Article VI (Shares of Beneficial Interest) and Article X (Shareholders) of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated
of July<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2010, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)<U></U>&nbsp;to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Effective</FONT> Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-1A</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-167434)</FONT> filed on July<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2010.</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312516751725/d281457dex31.htm">Article I (Shareholder Meetings) of the Amended
 and Restated Bylaws is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Report on Form<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;8-K,</FONT><U></U>&nbsp;as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2016.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">(e)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000095012310081007/y85697aexv99we.htm">Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan is incorporated
 by reference to Exhibit (e)<U></U>&nbsp;of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Effective</FONT> Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;3 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-167434)</FONT> filed on August<U></U>&nbsp;26, 2010.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">(f)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inapplicable</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(g)(1)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000095012310081007/y85697aexv99wgw1.htm">Investment Management Agreement between the
 Registrant and BlackRock Advisors, LLC is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Effective</FONT> Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;3 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File&nbsp;No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-167434)</FONT> filed on August<U></U>&nbsp;26, 2010.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(g)(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99g2.htm">Amended and Restated Master Advisory Fee Waiver
 Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on
February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(g)(3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99g3.htm">Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;
1 to Amended and Restated Master Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;(g)(3) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(g)(4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99g4.htm">Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;
2 to Amended and Restated Master Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;(g)(4) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(g)(5)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99g5.htm">Form of Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;
3 to Amended and Restated Master Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(5) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(h)(1)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="d137361dex99h1.htm">Distribution Agreement is filed herewith. </A></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(h)(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="d137361dex99h2.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sub-Placement</FONT> Agent Agreement is filed herewith. </A></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">(i)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99i.htm">Form of BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex Third Amended
 and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (i)<U></U>&nbsp;of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File
No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;10,&nbsp;2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> (j)<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99j.htm">Form of Master Custodian Agreement is incorporated
 by reference to Exhibit (j)<U></U>&nbsp;of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;10,
2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(k)(1)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99k1.htm">Form of Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and
Service Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(1) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on
February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(k)(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99k2.htm">Form of Administration and Accounting Services
 Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(2) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on
February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(k)(3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99k3.htm">Form of Seventh Amended and Restated Securities
 Lending Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(3) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on
February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(l)(1)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99l1.htm">Opinion and Consent of Counsel is incorporated
 by reference to Exhibit (l)(1) of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;10,
2021.</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">- 4 - </P>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(l)(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="d137361dex99i2.htm">Opinion and Consent of Counsel is filed herewith. </A></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(m)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inapplicable</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(n)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99n.htm">Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consent
is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n)<U></U>&nbsp;of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on
February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021. </A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(o)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inapplicable</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(p)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inapplicable</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(q)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inapplicable</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>

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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(r)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="d137361dex99r.htm">Code of Ethics of the Registrant and the Advisor filed herewith. </A></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>(s)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1493683/000119312521036469/d20906dex99s.htm">Power of Attorney is incorporated by reference to
 Exhibit (s)<U></U>&nbsp;of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File&nbsp;No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-252961)</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2021.
</A></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;26.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Marketing Arrangements </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information contained under the section entitled &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; in the Prospectus is incorporated by reference, and any information
concerning any underwriters will be contained in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement, if any. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;27.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Other Expenses Of Issuance And Distribution </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth the estimated expenses to be incurred in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"></TD>

<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="7%"></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registration fee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58,150.30</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NYSE listing fee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">70,000.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accounting fees and expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,000.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Legal fees and expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">172,500.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FINRA fee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80,450.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">393,100.30</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">(1)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Estimate is based on the aggregate estimated expenses to be incurred during a three year shelf
offering&nbsp;period. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;28.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Persons Controlled By Or Under Common Control With The Registrant </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;29.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Number Of Holders Of Shares </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of January&nbsp;31, 2021:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Title&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Class</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Record&nbsp;Holders</B></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Shares of Beneficial Interest</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">9</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;30.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article V of the Registrant&#146;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No Personal Liability of Shareholders, Trustees, etc</U>. No Shareholder of the Trust shall be subject in such capacity to any
personal liability whatsoever to any Person in connection with Trust Property or the acts, obligations or affairs of the Trust. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders shall have
the same limitation of personal liability as is extended to stockholders of a private corporation for profit incorporated under the Delaware General Corporation Law. No Trustee or officer of the Trust shall be subject in such capacity to any
personal liability whatsoever to any Person, save only liability to the Trust or its Shareholders arising from bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard for his duty to such Person; and, subject to the foregoing
exception, all such Persons shall look solely to the Trust Property for satisfaction of claims of any nature arising in connection with the affairs of the Trust. If any Shareholder, Trustee or officer, as such, of the Trust, is made a party to any
suit or proceeding to enforce any such liability, subject to the foregoing exception, he shall not, on account thereof, be held to any personal liability. Any repeal or modification of this Section&nbsp;5.1 shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of a Trustee or officer of the Trust existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Mandatory Indemnification</U>. (a)&nbsp;The Trust hereby agrees to indemnify each person who at any time serves as a Trustee or
officer of the Trust (each such person being an &#147;indemnitee&#148;) against any liabilities and expenses, including amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and reasonable counsel fees reasonably
incurred by such indemnitee in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any court or administrative or investigative body in which he may be or may have been involved as a
party or otherwise or with which he may be or may have been threatened, while acting in any capacity set forth in this Article V by reason of his having acted in any such capacity, except with respect to any matter as to which he shall not have
acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Trust or, in the case of any criminal proceeding, as to which he shall have had reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful, provided,
however, that no indemnitee shall be indemnified hereunder against any liability to any person or any expense of such indemnitee arising by reason of (i)&nbsp;willful misfeasance, (ii)&nbsp;bad faith, (iii)&nbsp;gross negligence, or
(iv)&nbsp;reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his position (the conduct referred to in such clauses (i)&nbsp;through (iv) being sometimes referred to herein as &#147;disabling conduct&#148;). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
with respect to any action, suit or other proceeding voluntarily prosecuted by any indemnitee as plaintiff, indemnification shall be mandatory only if the prosecution of such action, suit or other proceeding by such indemnitee (1)&nbsp;was
authorized by a majority of the Trustees or (2)&nbsp;was instituted by the indemnitee to enforce his or her rights to indemnification hereunder in a case in which the indemnitee is found to be entitled to such indemnification. The rights to
indemnification set forth in this Declaration shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Trustee or officer of the Trust and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives. No amendment or
restatement of this Declaration or repeal of any of its provisions shall limit or eliminate any of the benefits provided to any person who at any time is or was a Trustee or officer of the Trust or otherwise entitled to indemnification hereunder in
respect of any act or omission that occurred prior to such amendment, restatement or repeal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no indemnification shall be made hereunder unless there has been a determination (i)&nbsp;by a final decision on the merits by a court or other body of competent jurisdiction before whom the issue of entitlement to indemnification hereunder was
brought that such indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder or, (ii)&nbsp;in the absence of such a decision, by (1)&nbsp;a majority vote of a quorum of those Trustees who are neither &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Trust (as defined
in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) nor parties to the proceeding (&#147;Disinterested <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Party</FONT> Trustees&#148;), that the indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, or (2)&nbsp;if such quorum
is not obtainable or even if obtainable, if such majority so directs, independent legal counsel in a written opinion concludes that the indemnitee should be entitled to indemnification hereunder. All determinations to make advance payments in
connection with the expense of defending any proceeding shall be authorized and made in accordance with the immediately succeeding paragraph (c)&nbsp;below. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">- 6 - </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust shall make advance payments in connection with the expenses of defending
any action with respect to which indemnification might be sought hereunder if the Trust receives a written affirmation by the indemnitee of the indemnitee&#146;s good faith belief that the standards of conduct necessary for indemnification have been
met and a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust unless it is subsequently determined that the indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification and if a majority of the Trustees determine that the applicable standards of conduct necessary for
indemnification appear to have been met. In addition, at least one of the following conditions must be met: (i)&nbsp;the indemnitee shall provide adequate security for his undertaking, (ii)&nbsp;the Trust shall be insured against losses arising by
reason of any lawful advances, or (iii)&nbsp;a majority of a quorum of the Disinterested <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Party</FONT> Trustees, or if a majority vote of such quorum so direct, independent legal counsel in a written opinion,
shall conclude, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that there is substantial reason to believe that the indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The rights accruing to any indemnitee under these provisions shall not exclude any other right which any person may have or
hereafter acquire under this Declaration, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> of the Trust, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or Trustees who are &#147;disinterested persons&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of
the 1940 Act) or any other right to which he or she may be lawfully entitled. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to any limitations provided by the 1940
Act and this Declaration, the Trust shall have the power and authority to indemnify and provide for the advance payment of expenses to employees, agents and other Persons providing services to the Trust or serving in any capacity at the request of
the Trust to the full extent corporations organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law may indemnify or provide for the advance payment of expenses for such Persons, provided that such indemnification has been approved by a majority of the
Trustees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No Bond Required of Trustees</U>. No Trustee shall, as such, be obligated to give any bond or other security for
the performance of any of his duties hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No Duty of Investigation; No Notice in Trust Instruments, etc</U>. No
purchaser, lender, transfer agent or other person dealing with the Trustees or with any officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall be bound to make any inquiry concerning the validity of any transaction purporting to be made by the Trustees or by
said officer, employee or agent or be liable for the application of money or property paid, loaned, or delivered to or on the order of the Trustees or of said officer, employee or agent. Every obligation, contract, undertaking, instrument,
certificate, Share, other security of the Trust, and every other act or thing whatsoever executed in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively taken to have been executed or done by the executors thereof only in their capacity as Trustees
under this Declaration or in their capacity as officers, employees or agents of the Trust. The Trustees may maintain insurance for the protection of the Trust Property, the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees and agents in such amount as the
Trustees shall deem adequate to cover possible tort liability, and such other insurance as the Trustees in their sole judgment shall deem advisable or is required by the 1940 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Reliance on Experts, etc</U>. Each Trustee and officer or employee of the Trust shall, in the performance of its duties, be
fully and completely justified and protected with regard to any act or any failure to act resulting from reliance in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Trust, upon an opinion of counsel, or upon reports made to the Trust by
any of the Trust&#146;s officers or employees or by any advisor, administrator, manager, distributor, selected dealer, accountant, appraiser or other expert or consultant selected with reasonable care by the Trustees, officers or employees of the
Trust, regardless of whether such counsel or expert may also be a Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registrant has also entered into an agreement with Trustees and officers of
the Registrant entitled to indemnification under the Agreement and Declaration of Trust pursuant to which the Registrant has agreed to advance expenses and costs incurred by the indemnitee in connection with any matter in respect of which
indemnification might be sought pursuant to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust to the maximum extent permitted by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is also made to:
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Sections 10 and 11 of the Registrant&#146;s Investment Management Agreement, a form of which is filed as Exhibit
(g)(1) of this Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, the Registrant and the other funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex jointly
maintain, at their own expense, E&amp;O/D&amp;O insurance policies for the benefit of its Trustees, officers and certain affiliated persons. The Registrant pays a pro rata portion of the premium on such insurance policies. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">- 7 - </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted
to Trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Trust, pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Trust has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a Trustee, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such Trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;31.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Business And Other Connections Of Investment Advisor </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BlackRock Advisors, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (the &#147;Advisor&#148;), acts as investment adviser to the
Registrant. The Registrant is fulfilling the requirement of this Item 31 to provide a list of the officers and directors of the Advisor, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature
engaged in by the Advisor or those officers and directors during the past two years, by incorporating by reference the information contained in the Form ADV of the Advisor filed with the commission pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(Commission File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;801-47710).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;32.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Location Of Accounts And Records </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s accounts, books and other documents are currently located at the offices of the Registrant, c/o BlackRock Advisors, LLC, 100 Bellevue
Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809 and at the offices of State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Registrant&#146;s Custodian and Administrator, at One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, The Bank of New York Mellon, the Registrant&#146;s
former custodian and transfer agent, at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Registrant&#146;s Transfer Agent, at 150 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021, and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US)
Inc., the Registrant&#146;s former administrator, at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;33.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Management Services </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;34.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Undertakings </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Not applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Not applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The securities being registered will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933. Accordingly, the Registrant undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to file, during and period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933; </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">- 8 - </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) if the Registrant is relying on Rule&nbsp;430B: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date
the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (x), or (xi)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing the information required by
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. <I>Provided, however</I>, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any
such document immediately prior to such effective date; or </P>
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under the Securities Act of 1933 as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A shall be deemed to be part of and included in the
registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in
the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser in the initial distribution of securities: The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to the purchaser: (1)&nbsp;any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933; (2) free writing prospectus relating to
the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; (3)&nbsp;the portion of any other free writing prospectus or advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the Securities Act of
1933 relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and (4)&nbsp;any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by
the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If applicable: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from
the form of prospectus filed as part of a registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the Registrant under Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of the
Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment
that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference into the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(7)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant undertakes to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery
within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, any prospectus or Statement of Additional Information constituting Part B of this Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and the State of New York, on the 17<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of February, 2021. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BLACKROCK TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John M. Perlowski</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">John M. Perlowski</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities indicated and on the 17<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of February, 2021. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ John M. Perlowski</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">John M. Perlowski</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Trent Walker</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Trent Walker</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Richard E. Cavanagh</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Karen P. Robards</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Michael J. Castellano</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Cynthia L. Egan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Frank J. Fabozzi</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">R. Glenn Hubbard</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">W. Carl Kester</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Catherine A. Lynch</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Robert W. Fairbairn</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">*By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John M. Perlowski</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">John M. Perlowski</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I>as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></FONT></I></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLACKROCK TAXABLE
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of BlackRock Taxable
Municipal Bond Trust effective as of October&nbsp;28, 2016 (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;) is made as of November&nbsp;19, 2020 in accordance with Article VII, Section&nbsp;1 of the Bylaws. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise herein defined are
used as defined in the Bylaws. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">I, Section&nbsp;4 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4. <U>Place of Meetings</U>. Any shareholder meeting, including a special meeting, shall be held within or without the state in
which the Fund was formed at such place (which shall include a meeting held solely by means of remote communications), date and time as the Directors shall designate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article I, Section&nbsp;16 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;16. <U>Records at Shareholder Meetings</U>. The officer of the Fund who has charge of the share ledger of the Fund shall prepare
and make, at least ten (10)&nbsp;days before every meeting of the shareholders, a complete list of the shareholders of record entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each shareholder and the number
of shares registered in the name of each shareholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any shareholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10)&nbsp;days prior to the
meeting (i)&nbsp;on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii)&nbsp;during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of
business of the Fund. In the event that the Fund determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Fund may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to shareholders of the Fund. If the meeting is to
be held at a place, then a list of shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any shareholder who is present. If the meeting is to
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meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">I is hereby amended to add Section&nbsp;18 as follows: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;18. <U>Meetings by Remote Communications</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Directors may, in their sole discretion, determine that a meeting of shareholders may be held partly or solely by means of remote
communications and to the extent so authorized, shareholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of shareholders may, by means of remote communications: (a)&nbsp;participate in a meeting of shareholders; and (b)&nbsp;be deemed
present in person and vote at a meeting of shareholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communications. In connection with any such meeting, the Fund shall implement such measures as the
Directors deem to be reasonable to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communications is a shareholder or proxyholder and to provide such shareholders and proxyholders a reasonable
opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders. If any shareholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communications, a record of such vote or other action
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;) is made as of February&nbsp;17, 2021 by and between BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the &#147;<U>Trust</U>&#148;), and BlackRock Investments, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the &#147;<U>Distributor</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>WITNESSETH</U>: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively
called the &#147;<U>Investment Company Act</U>&#148;), as a diversified, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end,</FONT> management investment company; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Trust has filed, or may from time to time file, one or more registration statements on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> pursuant to the Investment Company Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively called the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), to register
additional common shares of beneficial interest (&#147;<U>common shares</U>&#148;) of the Trust, which may be issued and sold from time to time through various specified transactions, including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">at-the-market</FONT></FONT> (&#147;<U>ATM</U>&#148;) offerings pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;<U>Exchange
Act</U>&#148;) and is a member in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (&#147;<U>FINRA</U>&#148;); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Trust and the Distributor wish to enter into an agreement with each other with respect to ATM offerings, from time to time, of
the Trust&#146;s common shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1. <U>Appointment of the Distributor; ATM Offerings</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Trust hereby appoints the Distributor as its principal underwriter and placement
agent for the common shares of the Trust to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement (as defined below) through ATM offerings from time to time (the &#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;) and the Trust agrees that it will issue such Shares as the
Distributor may sell. The Distributor agrees to use reasonable efforts to identify opportunities for the sale of Shares, but the Distributor is not obligated to sell any specific number of the Shares (though the Distributor will only be authorized
to sell on any Offering Date (as defined below) the maximum number of Shares agreed to with the Trust pursuant to Section&nbsp;1(d) hereof) or purchase any Shares for its own account. The Shares will only be sold on such days as shall be agreed to
by the Distributor and the Trust (each, an &#147;<U>Offering Date</U>&#148;). The Distributor hereby accepts such appointment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The
Distributor acknowledges that Shares will be offered and sold only as set forth from time to time in a Registration Statement including, without limitation, pricing of Shares, handling of investor funds and payment of sales commissions. </P>

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the Distributor of the terms of such suspension or termination, the Distributor shall suspend the ATM offering of Shares in accordance with such terms until the Trust notifies the Distributor that such ATM offering may be resumed; <U>provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties&#146; respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The price per Share shall be determined by the Trust together with the Distributor by reference to trades on the Trust&#146;s primary
exchange. In no event shall the price per Share be less than the current net asset value per Share plus the per Share amount of the commission to be paid to the Distributor (the &#147;<U>Minimum Price</U>&#148;). The Trust may establish a minimum
sales price per Share on any Offering Date in excess of the Minimum Price (the &#147;<U>Minimum Sales Price</U>&#148;), and the Trust shall communicate such Minimum Sales Price to the Distributor. The Trust shall have sole discretion to establish a
Minimum Sales Price for any Offering Date and may consider, among other factors, the degree to which the Trust&#146;s market price per Share exceeds its net asset value per Share, and the amount of assets the Trust desires to raise through ATM
offerings. The Distributor shall suspend the sale of Shares if the per share price of the Shares is less than the Minimum Price or the Minimum Sales Price. The Distributor shall, together with the Trust, determine the maximum number of Shares to be
sold by the Distributor for any Offering Date, and the Distributor shall not be authorized to sell Shares on any Offering Date in excess of such maximum. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Distributor will confirm to the Trust, following the close of trading on the Trust&#146;s primary exchange on each Offering Date for
the Shares, the number of Shares sold, the time of sale, the gross sales price per Share and the compensation payable to the Distributor, or to which the Distributor is entitled with respect to such sales. The Trust reserves the right to reject any
order in whole or in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Settlement for sales of the Shares pursuant to this Section&nbsp;1 will occur on the second business day
following the date on which such sales are made (each such day, a &#147;<U>Settlement Date</U>&#148;). On each Settlement Date, the Shares sold through the Distributor for settlement on such date shall be delivered by the Trust to the Distributor
against payment of the gross sales proceeds for the sale of such Shares, less the Distributor&#146;s sales commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) In selling
Shares, the Distributor shall act solely as an agent of the Trust and not as principal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2. <U>Representations and Warranties
by the Trust</U>. The Trust represents, warrants to and agrees with the Distributor, as of the date hereof and as of each Offering Date and Settlement Date, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) An &#147;automatic shelf registration statement&#148; as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-252961</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">811-22426)</FONT> (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;) (i) has been prepared by the Trust in
conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act in all material respects; and (ii)&nbsp;has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) under the Securities
Act and the Investment Company Act; the Registration Statement sets forth the terms of the offering, sale and plan of distribution of the Shares and contains additional information concerning the Trust and its business; no notice of objection of the
Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Trust; the Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto, became
effective upon filing; no stop order of the Commission preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus (as defined below), or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, has been issued, and no proceedings for such purpose have been
instituted or, to the Trust&#146;s knowledge, have been threatened by the Commission. Except where the context otherwise </P>
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requires, &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>,&#148; as used herein, means, collectively, the various parts of the Registration Statement pertaining to the offering and sale of Shares, as
amended, at the time of effectiveness for purposes of Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act (the &#147;<U>Effective Time</U>&#148;), as such section applies to the Distributor, including (1)&nbsp;all documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, (2)&nbsp;any information contained or incorporated by reference in a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) and/or Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act, to the extent
such information is deemed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B or Rule 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the Registration Statement at the Effective Time, and (3)&nbsp;any registration statement filed to register the offer and sale of Shares
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act. Except where the context otherwise requires, &#147;<U>Prospectus</U>,&#148; as used herein, means a final prospectus, including the related statement of additional information, relating to the
Shares, filed by the Trust with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) and/or Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act, in the form furnished by the Trust to the Distributor in connection with the offering of the Shares, together with, if
applicable, (1)&nbsp;any final prospectus supplement relating to the Shares attached to or used with such final prospectus, filed by the Trust with the Commission pursuant to 424(b)(2) and/or Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act, in the form
furnished by the Trust to the Distributor in connection with the offering of the Shares, and (2)&nbsp;any then issued Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference, or deemed to be incorporated by reference, therein. &#147;<U>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus</U>&#148; means any &#147;issuer
free writing prospectus,&#148; as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to the Shares, including without limitation any &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that (1)&nbsp;is required
to be filed with the Commission by the Trust, (2)&nbsp;is a &#147;road show&#148; that is a &#147;written communication&#148; within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) under the Securities Act whether or not required to be filed with the Commission,
or (3)&nbsp;is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) under the Securities Act because it contains a description of the Shares or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed
with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Trust&#146;s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Trust is duly registered under the Investment Company Act as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management
investment company. A notification of registration of the Trust as an investment company under the Investment Company Act on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-8A</FONT> (the &#147;<U>Investment Company Act Notification</U>&#148;) has been
prepared by the Trust in conformity with the Investment Company Act and has been filed with the Commission and, at the time of filing thereof and at the time of filing any amendment or supplement thereto, conformed in all material respects with all
applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. The Trust has not received any notice in writing from the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;8(e) of the Investment Company Act with respect to the Investment Company Act Notification or the
Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement to either of them). No person is serving or acting as an officer, trustee or investment adviser of the Trust except in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Registration Statement, the Investment Company Act Notification, Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as from time to
time amended or supplemented each complied when it became effective or was filed (as the case may be), complies as of the date hereof and, as amended or supplemented, will comply, at each time of purchase of Shares in connection with the ATM
offerings, and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with any sale of Shares, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act; the
Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Time, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the </P>
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statements therein not misleading; at no time during the period that begins on the earlier of the date of the Prospectus and the date the Prospectus was filed with the Commission and ends at the
later of the time of purchase of Shares in connection with the ATM offerings, and the end of the period during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with any sale of Shares did or will the Prospectus, as
from time to time amended or supplemented, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date, as of each time of purchase of Shares in connection with each Offering and during the period that begins on the earlier of the date of the Prospectus and the date the Prospectus
was filed with the Commission and ends at the later of the time of purchase of Shares in connection with the ATM offerings, and the end of the period during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with any
sale of Shares, did not and will not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any incorporated document deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded
or modified; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Trust does not make any representation or warranty with respect to any statement contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon
and in conformity with information furnished in writing by the Distributor or any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents (as defined below), or on the Distributor&#146;s or any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent&#146;s behalf, to the Trust expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (the &#147;<U>Agent Provided Information</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, together with the related notes and
schedules, present fairly the financial position of the Trust as of the dates indicated and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders&#146; equity of the Trust for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the Exchange Act, and in conformity in all material respects with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved; the other financial and statistical data contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus are accurately and fairly presented, in all material respects, and prepared on a basis consistent
with the financial statements and books and records of the Trust in all material respects; there are no financial statements that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus by the
Securities Act, the Investment Company Act or the Exchange Act that are not included or incorporated by reference as required; and the Trust does not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-balance</FONT> sheet obligations), not described in the Registration Statement (excluding the exhibits thereto). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) As of the date of this Agreement, the Trust has an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus and, with respect to any issuance and sale under this Agreement, the Trust shall have as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, an authorized and outstanding
capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, including the Shares, of the Trust have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> (except as described below and in the Registration Statement), have been issued in material compliance with all applicable securities laws and were not issued in violation of any preemptive right,
resale right, right of first refusal or similar right; the Shares will be duly listed, and admitted and authorized for trading, subject to official notice of issuance, on the exchange on which the Trust&#146;s Shares are listed and primarily trade
(the &#147;<U>Stock Exchange</U>&#148;). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Trust has been duly formed, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of
Delaware, with full power and authority to own, lease and operate and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to issue, sell and deliver the Shares as contemplated herein. The Trust is duly qualified to
do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Trust. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Shares
have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> (except as described below and
in the Registration Statement) and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; the Shares, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, will be free of any
restriction upon the voting or transfer thereof pursuant to the Trust&#146;s agreement and declaration of trust or bylaws or any agreement or other instrument to which the Trust is a party. The capital stock of the Trust, including the Shares,
conforms in all material respects to each description thereof, if any, contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus; and the certificates for the Shares, if any, are in due and proper form. The Trust is in
material compliance with the rules of the Stock Exchange, including, without limitation, the requirements for continued listing of the Shares on the Stock Exchange and the Trust has not received any written notice from the Stock Exchange regarding
the delisting of the Shares from the Stock Exchange. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) No approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal,
state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency, or of or with any self-regulatory organization or other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-governmental</FONT> regulatory authority (including,
without limitation, the Stock Exchange), or approval of the shareholders of the Trust that has not already been obtained, is required in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares or the consummation by the Trust of the transactions
contemplated hereby, other than (i)&nbsp;the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act, which has been effected, (ii)&nbsp;the listing of the Shares with the Stock Exchange, upon official notice of issuance, (iii)&nbsp;any necessary
qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Shares are being offered by the Trust or (iv)&nbsp;any necessary qualification pursuant to the rules of FINRA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Trust has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold any Shares by means of any
&#147;prospectus&#148; or &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (in each case within the meaning of the Securities Act) or used any &#147;prospectus&#148; or &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (in each case within the meaning of the Securities Act)
in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares, and from and after the execution of this Agreement, the Trust will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Shares by means of any &#147;prospectus&#148; or &#147;free writing
prospectus&#148; (in each case within the meaning of the Securities Act) or use any &#147;prospectus&#148; or &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (in each case within the meaning of the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Shares, other than the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Distributor and the applicable
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent(s) have consented; and the Trust is not an &#147;ineligible issuer&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act) as of the eligibility determination date for purposes of
Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act with respect to the offering of the Shares contemplated by the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3. <U>Duties of the Trust</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Trust shall take, from time to time, but subject always to any necessary approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (each a
&#147;<U>Trustee</U>,&#148; and together the &#147;<U>Board</U>&#148;) or of its shareholders, </P>
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all necessary action to fix the number of authorized Shares, to the end that the Trust will have a number of authorized but unissued Shares at least equal to the number of Shares registered for
sale under the Securities Act and available for sale pursuant to the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) For purposes of the ATM offerings of
Shares, the Trust will furnish to the Distributor copies of its most recent amendment to its Registration Statement for a particular ATM offering, its most recent Prospectus and all amendments and supplements thereto, and other documentation the
Distributor may reasonably request for use in the ATM offerings of Shares. The Distributor is authorized to furnish to prospective investors only such information concerning the Trust and the ATM offerings of Shares as may be contained in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Trust&#146;s publicly available formation documents, or any other documents (including sales material), if expressly approved by the Trust for such purpose. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Trust shall furnish to the Distributor copies of all financial statements of the Trust which the Distributor may reasonably request
for use in connection with its duties hereunder, and this shall include, upon request by the Distributor, one certified copy of all financial statements prepared for the Trust by independent public accountants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Trust shall use its best efforts to qualify and maintain, to the extent required by applicable law, the qualification of Shares for
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Distributor and the Trust may approve. Any such qualification may be withheld, terminated or withdrawn by the Trust at any time in its discretion. The expense of qualification and
maintenance of qualification shall be borne by the Trust. The Distributor shall furnish such information and other material relating to its affairs and activities as may be required by the Trust in connection with such qualification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Trust will furnish, in reasonable quantities upon request by the Distributor, copies of its annual and interim reports. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Trust will furnish the Distributor with such other documents as it may reasonably require, from time to time, for the purpose of
enabling it to perform its duties as contemplated by this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4. <U>Duties of the Distributor</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Distributor shall devote reasonable time and effort to its duties hereunder. The services of the Distributor to the Trust hereunder are
not to be deemed exclusive and nothing herein contained shall prevent the Distributor from entering into like arrangements with other investment companies so long as the performance of its obligations with respect to the Trust hereunder is not
impaired thereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In performing its duties hereunder, the Distributor shall comply with the requirements of all applicable laws
relating to the sale of securities in all material respects. Neither the Distributor nor any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent having an agreement to offer and sell Shares pursuant to Section&nbsp;5 hereof nor any other
person is authorized by the Trust to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in its Registration Statement, Prospectus and any sales literature specifically approved for such use by the Trust. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Distributor shall adopt and follow procedures, as approved by the officers of the Trust, for the confirmation of sales to selected
dealers, the collection of amounts payable by selected dealers on such sales, and the cancellation of unsettled transactions, as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of FINRA applicable to sales of Shares, as such requirements may from
time to time exist. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Distributor shall prepare or review, and file with federal and state agencies or other
organizations as required by federal, state, or other applicable laws and regulations, all sales literature (advertisements, brochures and shareholder communications) prepared in connection with the ATM offerings for the Trust. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Distributor agrees to supply the following additional services, together with such other services as set forth throughout this
Agreement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">handling inquiries from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents regarding the Trust;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">assisting in the enhancement of communications between <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT>
agents and the Trust; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">communicating the Minimum Price or Minimum Sales Price to any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents and instructing any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents not to sell Shares if such sales cannot be effected at or above the Minimum Price or the Minimum Sales
Price; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">communicating the maximum amount of Shares to be sold on any Offering Date to any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">notifying any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents of any suspension or termination of
the ATM offerings of Shares, together with any corresponding resumption of the ATM offerings of Shares; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">6.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">coordinating delivery of any Shares sold through <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents
to such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents on the Settlement Date against payment of the gross sales proceeds for the sale of such Shares, less any applicable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent
selling commission; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">7.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">delivering the Trust&#146;s Prospectus to any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">8.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">identifying potential <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">9.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">monitoring the performance of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">10.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">providing any necessary reconciliation, accounting and recordkeeping services in respect of the ATM offerings
of Shares, including with respect to the underwriting compensation paid by the Trust to the Distributor in respect thereof; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">11.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">providing such other information, assistance and services as may be reasonably requested by the Trust.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Distributor shall report to the Board at least quarterly, or more frequently as requested by the Board,
regarding: (i)&nbsp;the nature of the services provided by the Distributor hereunder; (ii)&nbsp;the amount of compensation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents, if any, are entitled to retain or be paid by the Distributor;
and (iii)&nbsp;the aggregate amount of underwriting compensation paid by the Trust to the Distributor in respect of the ATM offerings of Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Distributor represents and warrants to the Trust that it has all necessary licenses to perform the services contemplated hereunder and
will perform such services in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The Distributor shall make such initial and
ongoing inquiry with respect to any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents as shall be necessary to obtain appropriate assurances from any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents with respect to the
respective <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents&#146; licensing, performance of services in respect </P>
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of the Trust, compliance programs and such other matters as may be customary, necessary or desirable in respect of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents&#146;
participation in the ATM offerings of Shares, or as may be requested by the Trust. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5. <U>Agreements with <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sub-Placement</FONT> Agents</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Distributor may enter into selected dealer agreements, on such terms
and conditions as the Distributor determines are not inconsistent with this Agreement, with broker-dealers to act as the Distributor&#146;s agents to effect the sale of the Shares in the ATM offerings. Such selected broker-dealers (&#147;<U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents</U>&#148;) shall sell Shares only at market prices subject to the Minimum Price and the Minimum Sales Price. This Agreement shall not be construed as authorizing any dealer or other person to
accept orders for sale on the Trust&#146;s behalf or to otherwise act as the Trust&#146;s agent for any purpose. The Distributor shall not be responsible for the acts of other dealers or agents except as and to the extent that they shall be acting
for the Distributor or under the Distributor&#146;s direction or authority. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Distributor shall offer and sell Shares only to such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents who are acting as brokers or dealers who are members in good standing of FINRA and who agree to abide by the rules of FINRA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Distributor shall obtain appropriate assurance from any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents which it engages
of the compliance by such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents with applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules of FINRA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6. <U>Sales Commission</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Trust shall pay the Distributor, or the Distributor shall be entitled to retain, an amount equal to 1.00% of the gross sales price per
Share of the Shares sold. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Distributor may pay to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent commissions as the Distributor shall deem advisable, or may authorize such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents to retain such
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent commissions from the gross sales proceeds from the sale of such Shares, which shall be payable or retained, as the case may be, from the commissions payable or retained, as the case may be,
to or by the Distributor under Section&nbsp;6(a) above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Distributor that (i)&nbsp;the
terms of this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;the fees and expenses associated with this Agreement, and (iii)&nbsp;any benefits accruing to the Distributor or to the Trust&#146;s investment adviser or sponsor or another affiliate of the Trust in connection
with this Agreement, including but not limited to any fee waivers, conversion cost reimbursements, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">up-front</FONT> payments, signing payments or periodic payments relating to this Agreement have been fully disclosed
to the Board and that, if required by applicable law, the Board has approved or will approve the terms of this Agreement, any such fees and expenses, and any such benefits. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7. <U>Payment of Expenses</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Trust shall bear all of its own costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of its counsel and auditors, in connection with
the preparation of its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, if any, the preparation and filing of any required registration statements under the Securities Act and/or the Investment Company Act, and all amendments and supplements
thereto, and in connection with any fees and expenses incurred with respect to any filing requirements of FINRA and preparing and mailing annual and interim reports and proxy materials to shareholders (including but not limited to the expense of
setting in type any such Registration Statement, Prospectus, interim reports or proxy materials). </P>
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to this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Distributor shall bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with its duties and activities under this
Agreement, including the compensation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agents for sales of the Trust&#146;s Shares and fees and expenses of Distributor&#146;s counsel (except for any FINRA filing fees or &#147;blue sky&#148;
fees paid on behalf of the Trust or the Distributor by such counsel). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8. <U>Limitation of Liability; Indemnification</U>.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Distributor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection
with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Distributor&#146;s cumulative liability to the Trust and any person or entity claiming through the Trust for all losses, claims, suits, controversies, breaches and damages of
any nature whatsoever arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and regardless of the form of action or legal theory, shall not exceed an amount equal to the greatest amount of fees received by the Distributor for services provided under this
Agreement during a particular six (6)&nbsp;consecutive month period. The Distributor shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any action or omission to act by any prior service provider of the Trust or for any failure to discover any such
error or omission (provided that this sentence shall not apply where the Distributor was the prior service provider). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Distributor shall not be liable for any consequential, incidental,
exemplary, punitive, special or indirect damages, whether or not the likelihood of such damages was known by the Distributor. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Distributor shall not be liable for damages occurring
directly or indirectly by reason of circumstances beyond its reasonable control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Trust agrees that it will indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the Distributor, its several officers, and directors, and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which the Distributor, its several officers, and directors, and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act, may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof)&nbsp;(i) arise out of, or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any application or other document executed by or on behalf of the Trust or are based upon information furnished by or on behalf of the Trust filed in any state in order to qualify the Shares under
the securities or blue sky laws thereof (&#147;<U>Blue Sky application</U>&#148;) or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; or (ii)&nbsp;arise out of, or are based upon, any breach of the representations, warranties or covenants of the Trust contained in this Agreement, and the Trust will reimburse the Distributor, its several officers, and
directors, and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Distributor, its several officers, and directors, and any person who
controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act, in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim described above in this Section&nbsp;8(b); <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>,
that the Trust shall not be liable in any case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement, </P>
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alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Blue Sky application with respect to the
Trust in reliance upon and in conformity with any Agent Provided Information, or arising out of the failure of the Distributor or any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent to deliver a current Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Trust shall not indemnify any person pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8 unless the court or other body before which the proceeding was
brought has rendered a final decision on the merits that such person was not liable by reason of his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties, or his or her reckless disregard of any
obligations and duties, under this Agreement (&#147;<U>disabling conduct</U>&#148;) or, in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable determination (based upon a review of the facts) that such person was not liable by reason of disabling conduct
has been made by the vote of a majority of a quorum of the trustees of the Trust who are neither &#147;<U>interested parties</U>&#148; (as defined in the Investment Company Act) nor parties to the proceeding, or by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Distributor will indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and its several officers and trustees, and any person who
controls the Trust within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus,
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Blue Sky application, or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, which statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Trust or any of its several officers and trustees by or on behalf of the Distributor specifically for inclusion therein,
and will reimburse the Trust and its several officers, trustees and such controlling persons for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) This Section&nbsp;8 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9. <U>Duration and Termination of this Agreement</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above written and shall remain in force for two years thereafter and thereafter
continue from year to year, but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i)&nbsp;by the Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, and (ii)&nbsp;by the vote of a
majority of those Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Trustees or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Trust, or by the Distributor, on sixty days&#146; written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The terms &#147;<U>vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities</U>,&#148; &#147;<U>assignment</U>,&#148; &#147;<U>affiliated
person</U>&#148; and &#147;<U>interested person</U>,&#148; when used in this Agreement, shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act. </P>
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parties only if such amendment is specifically approved (i)&nbsp;by the Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust and (ii)&nbsp;by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not
parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11. <U>Governing Law</U>. This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of
or in any way relating to this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. To the extent that the applicable law of the State of New York, or any of the
provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter shall control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;12.
<U>Customer Identification Program Notice</U>. To help the U.S. government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, U.S. federal law requires each financial institution to obtain, verify, and record certain information that
identifies each person who initially opens an account with that financial institution on or after October&nbsp;1, 2003. Consistent with this requirement, the Distributor will request (or already has requested) the Trust&#146;s name, address and
taxpayer identification number or other government-issued identification number. The Distributor may also ask (and may have already asked) for additional identifying information, and the Distributor may take steps (and may have already taken steps)
to verify the authenticity and accuracy of these data elements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;13. <U>Miscellaneous</U>. The captions in this Agreement are
included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute,
rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;14. <U>Proprietary and Confidential Information</U>. The Distributor agrees on behalf of itself and its employees to treat
confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust all records and other information relative to the Trust and prior, present or potential shareholders, and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than performance of
its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall not be required where the Distributor may be exposed to civil or criminal
contempt proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Trust. The provisions of this Section&nbsp;14 shall survive termination of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each party hereto agrees that: (i)&nbsp;any Nonpublic Personal Information, as
defined under Section&nbsp;248.3(t) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-P</FONT> (&#147;<U>Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-P</FONT></U>&#148;), promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the &#147;<U>Act</U>&#148;),
disclosed by a party hereunder is for the specific purpose of permitting the other party to perform the services set forth in this Agreement, and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to such information, each party will comply with Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-P</FONT> and the Act and will not disclose any Nonpublic Personal Information received in connection with this Agreement to any other party, except to the extent as necessary to carry out the services set forth in this
Agreement or as otherwise permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-P</FONT> or the Act. </P>
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above written. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SUB-PLACEMENT</FONT> AGENT AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">BlackRock Investments, LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">55
East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">February&nbsp;17, 2021 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UBS Securities LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1285 Avenue of the Americas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10019 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">At-the-Market</FONT></FONT> Offerings by
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From time to time BlackRock Investments, LLC (the &#147;<I>Distributor</I>,&#148; &#147;<I>we</I>&#148; or &#147;<I>us</I>&#148;) will act as
manager of registered <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">at-the-market</FONT></FONT> offerings by BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the &#147;<I>Trust</I>&#148;), of up to 20,000,000
common shares (the &#147;<I>Shares</I>&#148;) of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, of the Trust (the &#147;<I>Common Shares</I>&#148;). In the case of such offerings, the Trust has agreed with the Distributor to issue and sell through
or to the Distributor, as sales agent and/or principal, the Shares (the &#147;<I>Distribution Agreement</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby agree to
retain UBS Securities LLC (the &#147;<I>Agent</I>&#148; or &#147;<I>you</I>&#148;) as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent with respect to the offerings of the Shares to be issued and sold by the Trust (the
&#147;<I>Offerings</I>&#148;) as the Trust and the Distributor may indicate from time to time, and you agree to act in such capacity, all upon, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 1.&nbsp;<U>Description of Offerings</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;The Shares are to be sold on a daily basis or otherwise as shall be agreed to by the Trust and the Distributor on any day (each, an
&#147;<I>Offering Date</I>&#148;) that is a trading day for the exchange on which the Trust&#146;s Shares are listed and primarily trade (the &#147;<I>Stock Exchange</I>&#148;) (other than a day on which the Stock Exchange is scheduled to close
prior to its regular weekday closing time).&nbsp;Promptly after the Trust and the Distributor have determined the maximum amount of the Shares to be sold by the Distributor for any Offering Date, which shall not in any event exceed the amount
available for issuance under the currently effective Registration Statement (as defined below) (the &#147;<I>Maximum Daily Amount</I>&#148;), and the minimum price per Share below which the Shares may not be sold by the Agent on any Offering Date
(the &#147;<I>Minimum Daily Price</I>&#148;), the Distributor shall advise the Agent of the Maximum Daily Amount and the Minimum Daily Price.&nbsp;Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Agent shall use its reasonable best efforts to sell
all of the Shares designated in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in the Prospectus; provided, however, that in no event shall the Agent sell Shares in excess of the Maximum Daily Amount or for a price per Share below the Minimum
Daily Price.&nbsp;The gross sales price of the Shares sold under this Section&nbsp;1(a) shall be the market price at which the Agent sells such Shares. </P>

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telephone (confirmed promptly by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> or telecopy) of a revised Minimum Daily Price and/or a revised Maximum Daily Amount and the Agent shall not sell Shares for a price per Share below such revised Minimum
Daily Price, or in a quantity in excess of such revised Maximum Daily Amount, after the giving of such notice.&nbsp;In addition, the Distributor or the Trust may, upon notice to the Agent by telephone (confirmed promptly by <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> or telecopy), suspend the offering of the Shares at any time; provided, however, that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties&#146; respective obligations with respect to the
Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;The Agent agrees not to make any sales of the Shares pursuant to this
Section&nbsp;1, other than through transactions for which compliance with Rule 153 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively with the rules and regulations thereunder, the &#147;<I>Securities Act</I>&#148;), will satisfy the
prospectus delivery requirements of Section&nbsp;5(b)(2) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;The compensation to the Agent, as a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent for each sale of the Shares pursuant to this Section&nbsp;1, shall be the Applicable Selling Agent Commission with respect to the Shares sold, multiplied by the Gross Sales Proceeds (the
&#147;<I>Agent Compensation</I>&#148;), as further described in the Addendum to this <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sub-Placement</FONT> Agent Agreement (the &#147;<I>Agreement</I>&#148;).&nbsp;The Agent shall not be responsible for any fees
imposed by any governmental or self-regulatory organization on the Trust or the Distributor in respect of such sales.&nbsp;The Distributor may pay the Agent Compensation to the Agent, or may authorize the Agent to retain the Agent Compensation from
the Gross Sales Proceeds.&nbsp;The Agent Compensation shall be payable solely out of the compensation the Distributor receives from the Trust pursuant to the Distribution Agreement (the &#147;<I>Related Compensation</I>&#148;).&nbsp;Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in any other provision of this Agreement (or, for the avoidance of doubt, in the Addendum hereto), the Distributor shall have no obligation to pay any portion of the Agent Compensation to the Agent, or authorize the
retention by the Agent of any portion of the Agent Compensation from the Gross Sales Proceeds, until the Distributor receives at least an equivalent amount of Related Compensation, and the Distributor&#146;s obligation to the Agent for the Agent
Compensation is limited solely to amounts payable out of the Related Compensation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;The Agent shall provide written confirmation
to the Distributor following the close of trading on the Stock Exchange on each Offering Date setting forth for each sale the number of Shares sold, the time of sale, the Gross Sales Price (as defined in the Addendum to this Agreement) per Share,
and the compensation that the Agent is owed with respect to such sales. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;Settlement for sales of the Shares pursuant to this
Section&nbsp;1 will occur on the second business day following the date on which such sales are made (each such day, a &#147;<I>Settlement Date</I>&#148;), unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.&nbsp;On each Settlement Date,
the Shares sold through the Agent for settlement on such date shall be delivered by the Distributor to the Agent against payment of the Gross Sales Proceeds for the sale of such Shares.&nbsp;Settlement for all such Shares shall be effected by free
delivery of the Shares to the Agent&#146;s account at The Depository Trust Company in return for payments in same day funds delivered to the account(s) designated by the Distributor.&nbsp;If the Distributor shall default on its obligation to deliver
the Shares on any Settlement Date, subject to the terms of Section&nbsp;5 herein, the Distributor shall (A)&nbsp;hold the Agent harmless against any reasonable loss, claim or damage arising from or as a result of such
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default by the Distributor and (B)&nbsp;pay the Agent any commission to which it would otherwise be entitled absent such default.&nbsp;If the Agent breaches this Agreement by failing to deliver
proceeds on any Settlement Date for the Shares delivered by the Distributor, subject to the terms of Section&nbsp;5 herein, the Agent shall (A)&nbsp;hold the Distributor harmless against any reasonable loss, claim or damage arising from or as a
result of such default by the Agent, (B)&nbsp;deliver such proceeds to the Distributor as soon as practicable and (C)&nbsp;pay the Distributor interest based on the effective overnight Federal Funds rate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;In connection with this Agreement and the Offerings, the Distributor shall, no more than once per calendar quarter in which the Trust
and the Distributor have requested, or anticipate requesting, that the Agent sell Shares pursuant to an Offering, provide to the Agent such certificates and other documents, in any case, as the Agent may reasonably request upon reasonable notice
(but in no event upon notice of less than five business days) relating to authorization, capacity, enforceability and compliance matters.&nbsp;Any such certifications shall be made as of the end of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the
calendar quarter in which such request by the Agent is made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;In connection with this Agreement and the Offerings, the Agent will
promptly notify the Distributor of any material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-confidential</FONT> claim or complaint, any material enforcement action or other material proceeding by a regulatory authority with respect to the Trust, the Shares
or the Offerings against or directed at or to the Agent or its principals, affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents, or any person who controls the Agent, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;In connection with this Agreement and the Offerings, the Agent will promptly notify the Distributor of any examination by any
regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization that has resulted in a material compliance deficiency in connection with the Offerings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 2.&nbsp;<U>Representations and Warranties by the Distributor</U>.&nbsp;The Distributor represents, warrants to and agrees with the
Agent, as of the date hereof and as of each Offering Date and Settlement Date, that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;Based upon the representations made by the
Trust to the Distributor in the Distribution Agreement, an &#147;automatic shelf registration statement&#148; as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-252961</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">811-22426)</FONT> (the &#147;<I>Registration Statement</I>&#148;) (i) has been prepared by the Trust in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively called the &#147;<I>1940 Act</I>&#148;) in all material respects; and (ii)&nbsp;has been filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;<I>Commission</I>&#148;) under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act; the Registration Statement sets forth the terms of the offering, sale and plan of distribution of the Shares and contains additional information
concerning the Trust and its business; no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Trust; the
Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto, became effective upon filing; no stop order of the Commission preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus (as defined below), or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, has
been issued, and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to the Trust&#146;s knowledge, have been </P>
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threatened by the Commission.&nbsp;Except where the context otherwise requires, &#147;<I>Registration Statement</I>,&#148; as used herein, means, collectively, the various parts of the
Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness for purposes of Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act (the &#147;<I>Effective Time</I>&#148;), as such section applies to the Distributor, including (1)&nbsp;all documents filed as a part thereof
or incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, (2)&nbsp;any information contained or incorporated by reference in a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 425(b)(2) and/or Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act,
to the extent such information is deemed pursuant to Rule 430B or Rule 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the Registration Statement at the Effective Time, and (3)&nbsp;any registration statement filed to register the offer and sale of
Shares pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act. &#147;<I>Prospectus</I>,&#148; as used herein, means the final prospectus, including the related statement of additional information, relating to the Shares, filed by the Trust with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) and/or Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act, in the form furnished by the Trust to the Distributor in connection with the offering of the Shares, together with, if applicable, (1)&nbsp;any final prospectus
supplement relating to the Shares attached to or used with such final prospectus, filed by the Trust with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) and/or Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act, in the form furnished by the Trust to the Distributor
in connection with the offering of the Shares (the &#147;<I>Prospectus Supplement</I>&#148;), and (2)&nbsp;any then issued Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference, or deemed to be incorporated by reference, therein. &#147;<I>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus</I>&#148; means any &#147;issuer
free writing prospectus,&#148; as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to the Shares, including without limitation any &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that (1)&nbsp;is required
to be filed with the Commission by the Trust, (2)&nbsp;is a &#147;road show&#148; that is a &#147;written communication&#148; within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) under the Securities Act whether or not required to be filed with the Commission,
or (3)&nbsp;is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) under the Securities Act because it contains a description of the Shares or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed
with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Trust&#146;s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;Based upon the representations made by the Trust to the Distributor in the Distribution Agreement, (i)&nbsp;the Trust is duly
registered under the 1940 Act as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management investment company; (ii)&nbsp;a notification of registration of the Trust as an investment company under the 1940 Act on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-8A</FONT> (the &#147;<I>1940 Act Notification</I>&#148;) has been prepared by the Trust in conformity with the 1940 Act and has been filed with the Commission and, at the time of filing thereof and at the time of filing
any amendment or supplement thereto, conformed in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act; (iii)&nbsp;the Trust has not received any notice in writing from the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;8(e) of the 1940 Act
with respect to the 1940 Act Notification or the Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement to either of them); and (iv)&nbsp;no person is serving or acting as an officer, trustee or investment adviser of the Trust except in accordance
with the provisions of the 1940 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;Based upon the representations made by the Trust to the Distributor in the Distribution
Agreement, the Registration Statement, the 1940 Act Notification, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as from time to time amended or supplemented each complied when it became effective or was filed (as the case may be), complies
as of the date hereof and, as </P>
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amended or supplemented, will comply, at each time of purchase of Shares in connection with each Offering, and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be
delivered in connection with any sale of Shares, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act; the Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Time, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; at no time during the period that begins on the earlier of the date of the Prospectus and the date such Prospectus was filed with
the Commission and ends at the later of each time of purchase of Shares in connection with each Offering, and the end of the period during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with any sale of Shares,
did or will the Prospectus, as from time to time amended or supplemented, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date, as of each time of purchase of Shares in connection with each Offering and during the period that begins on the earlier of the date of the Prospectus
and the date such Prospectus was filed with the Commission and ends at the later of each time of purchase of Shares in connection with each Offering, and the end of the period during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be
delivered in connection with any sale of Shares, did not and will not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any incorporated document deemed to be a part
thereof that has not been superseded or modified; provided, however, that the Distributor does not make any representation or warranty with respect to any statement contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing by the Agent or on the Agent&#146;s behalf to the Distributor or the Trust expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus (the &#147;<I>Agent Provided Information</I>&#148;).&nbsp;The Agent confirms that (i)&nbsp;the Agent&#146;s name on the front cover of the Prospectus Supplement and (ii)&nbsp;the seventh paragraph under the heading &#147;Plan of
Distribution&#148; in the Prospectus Supplement was the only information furnished in writing to the Distributor or the Trust by or on behalf of the Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;Based upon the representations made by the Trust to the Distributor in the Distribution Agreement, the financial statements
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly the financial position of the Trust as of the dates indicated and the results of operations, cash flows and
changes in shareholders&#146; equity of the Trust for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the 1940 Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148;), and in conformity in all material respects with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved; the other financial and statistical data contained or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus are accurately and fairly presented, in all material respects, and prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements and books and records of the Trust in all
material respects; there are no financial statements that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus by the Securities Act, the 1940 Act or the Exchange Act that are not included or
incorporated by reference as required; and the Trust does not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-balance</FONT> sheet obligations), not described in the Registration
Statement (excluding the exhibits thereto). </P>
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Agreement, as of the date of this Agreement, the Trust has an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and, with respect to any issuance and sale under this Agreement, the Trust shall
have as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock, including the Common Shares, of the Trust have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> (except as described below and in the Registration
Statement), have been issued in material compliance with all applicable securities laws and were not issued in violation of any preemptive right, resale right, right of first refusal or similar right; the Shares will be duly listed, and admitted and
authorized for trading, subject to official notice of issuance, on the Stock Exchange. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;Based upon the representations made by
the Trust to the Distributor in the Distribution Agreement, (i)&nbsp;the Trust has been duly formed, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of Delaware, with full power and authority to own, lease and operate and conduct its
business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to issue, sell and deliver the Shares as contemplated herein; and (ii)&nbsp;the Trust is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties,
financial condition or results of operations of the Trust. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;Based upon the representations made by the Trust to the Distributor
in the Distribution Agreement, (i)&nbsp;the Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> (except as described below and in the Registration Statement) and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (ii)&nbsp;the
Shares, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, will be free of any restriction upon the voting or transfer thereof pursuant to the Trust&#146;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended or supplemented, Bylaws,
as amended or supplemented, or any agreement or other instrument to which the Trust is a party; (iii)&nbsp;the capital stock of the Trust, including the Shares, conforms in all material respects to each description thereof, if any, contained or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus; (iv)&nbsp;the certificates for the Shares, if any, are in due and proper form; and (v)&nbsp;the Trust is in material compliance with the rules of the Stock Exchange,
including, without limitation, the requirements for continued listing of the Common Shares on the Stock Exchange and the Trust has not received any written notice from the Stock Exchange regarding the delisting of the Common Shares from the Stock
Exchange. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;The Distributor has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.&nbsp;This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Distributor.&nbsp;Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Agent, this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Distributor and is enforceable against the Distributor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting creditors&#146;
rights generally and moratorium laws in effect from time to time and by equitable principles restricting the availability of equitable remedies. </P>
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Agreement, no approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency, or of or with any self-regulatory organization or other <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-governmental</FONT> regulatory authority (including, without limitation, the Stock Exchange), or approval of the shareholders of the Trust that has not already been obtained, is required in connection with the issuance
and sale of the Shares or the consummation by the Trust of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than (i)&nbsp;the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act, which has been effected, (ii)&nbsp;the listing of the Shares with the Stock
Exchange, upon official notice of issuance, (iii)&nbsp;any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Shares are being offered by the Distributor or (iv)&nbsp;any necessary qualification
pursuant to the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (&#147;<I>FINRA</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&nbsp;Based upon the
representations made by the Trust to the Distributor in the Distribution Agreement, prior to the execution of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold any Shares by means of any &#147;prospectus&#148; or
&#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (in each case within the meaning of the Securities Act) or used any &#147;prospectus&#148; or &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (in each case within the meaning of the Securities Act) in connection with the
offer or sale of the Shares, and from and after the execution of this Agreement, the Trust will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Shares by means of any &#147;prospectus&#148; or &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (in each case within
the meaning of the Securities Act) or use any &#147;prospectus&#148; or &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (in each case within the meaning of the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares, other than the Prospectus, as
amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Distributor and the Agent have consented; and the Trust is not an &#147;ineligible issuer&#148; (as
defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act) as of the eligibility determination date for purposes of Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act with respect to the offering of the Shares contemplated by the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 3.&nbsp;<U>Representations and Warranties by the Agent</U>.&nbsp;The Agent represents, warrants to and agrees with the Distributor, as
of the date hereof and as of each Offering Date and Settlement Date, that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;The Agent has full corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.&nbsp;This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Agent.&nbsp;Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Distributor, this Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Agent and is enforceable against the Agent in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar
laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally and moratorium laws in effect from time to time and by equitable principles restricting the availability of equitable remedies. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;The Agent Provided Information is or will be complete and accurate in all material respects and does not or will not, as from time to
time amended or supplemented, include </P>
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an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;The Agent has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed
to prevent violation of federal and state securities laws, including policies and procedures that provide oversight of compliance by each registered representative of the Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 4.&nbsp;<U>Additional Covenants</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;The Agent hereby confirms that it is actually engaged in the investment banking and securities business and is a member in good
standing with FINRA and hereby agrees that it will undertake to comply with all applicable FINRA rules (as amended from time to time, including without limitation, any successor provision) in connection with acting as
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent for the sale of the Shares.&nbsp;The Agent further agrees that in acting as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent for the sale of the Shares, it will comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and the applicable rules and regulations of any state or any
securities exchange or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over the relevant Offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;The Agent hereby agrees that
in acting as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent for the sale of the Shares, it will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of any &#147;written communication&#148; (as defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) concerning any Offering, other than the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Distributor and the Agent have consented.&nbsp;The Agent further agrees that in acting as
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent for the sale of the Shares, it is not authorized by the Distributor or the Trust or any other seller of the Shares offered pursuant to the Prospectus to give any information or to make any
representation not contained in the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Distributor and the Agent have consented in connection with the sale of such Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;The Distributor shall not be under any obligation to the Agent except for obligations assumed hereunder or in writing by the
Distributor in connection with any Offering.&nbsp;Nothing contained herein or in any communication in writing from us shall constitute the Distributor and the Agent an association or partners with one another.&nbsp;If such parties should be deemed
to constitute a partnership for Federal income tax purposes, then the Agent elects to be excluded from the application of Subchapter K, Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and agrees not to take any position
inconsistent with that election.&nbsp;The Agent authorizes the Distributor, in its discretion, to execute and file on its behalf such evidence of that election as may be required by the Internal Revenue Service.&nbsp;In connection with any Offering,
each party shall be liable for its proportionate amount of any tax, claim, demand or liability that may be asserted against it alone, based upon the claim that either of them constitutes an association, an unincorporated business or other entity,
including, in each case, its proportionate amount of any expense incurred in defending against any such tax, claim, demand or liability. </P>
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Agreement shall be adjusted to take into account any stock split effected with respect to the Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;The Agent shall at all
times comply with the offering requirements as set forth herein and under the heading &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; in the Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 5.&nbsp;<U>Indemnification and Contribution</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;The Distributor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Agent, its partners, directors and officers, and any person who
controls the Agent within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors and assigns of all of the foregoing persons, from and against any reasonable loss, damage, expense, liability
or claim (including the reasonable cost of investigation) which the Agent or any such person may incur under the Securities Act, the 1940 Act, the Exchange Act, the common law or otherwise, insofar as such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim
(or any actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (i)&nbsp;any material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Distributor contained in this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;any material violation by
the Distributor of any law, rule or regulation (including any rule of any self-regulatory organization) applicable to the Offerings, or (iii)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact appearing in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading, except to the extent such statements were included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with the Agent Provided Information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;The Agent agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Distributor, the Trust, their partners, trustees, directors and officers,
and any person who controls the Distributor or the Trust within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors and assigns of all of the foregoing persons, from and against any loss,
damage, expense, liability or claim (including the reasonable cost of investigation) which the Distributor, the Trust or any such other person may incur under the Securities Act, the 1940 Act, the Exchange Act, the common law or otherwise, insofar
as such loss, damage, expense, liability or claim (or any actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (i)&nbsp;any material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Agent contained in this
Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;any material violation by the Agent of any law, rule or regulation (including any rule of any self-regulatory organization), or (iii)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made
in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with the Agent Provided Information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;An indemnified person under Section&nbsp;5 of this Agreement (the &#147;<I>Indemnified Party</I>&#148;) shall give written notice to
the other party (the &#147;<I>Indemnifying Party</I>&#148;) of any loss, damage, expense, liability or claim in respect of which the Indemnifying Party has a duty to indemnify such Indemnified Party under Section&nbsp;5(a) or (b)&nbsp;of this
Agreement (a &#147;<I>Claim</I>&#148;), specifying in reasonable detail the nature of the loss, damage, expense, liability or claim for which </P>
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indemnification is sought, except that any delay or failure so to notify such Indemnifying Party shall only relieve such Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder to the extent, if at all,
that such Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;If a Claim results from any action, suit
or proceeding brought or asserted against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses.
The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in such action, suit or proceeding and participate in such defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party
unless (i)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (ii)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Party has failed within a reasonable time to assume the defense and employ counsel or (iii)&nbsp;the named parties to any such
action, suit or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by its counsel that representation of such Indemnified Party and Indemnifying
Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct (whether or not such representation by the same counsel has been proposed) due to actual or potential differing interests between the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action, suit or proceeding on behalf of such Indemnified Party). It is understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party
shall, in connection with any one action, suit or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions, suits or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances be liable for the
reasonable fees and expenses of only one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties not having actual or potential differing interests with the Indemnifying Party or among themselves,
which firm shall be designated in writing by an authorized representative of such parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed promptly as they are incurred. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any
such action, suit or proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such written consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, suit or proceeding, the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless any Indemnified Party from and against any loss, liability, damage or expense by reason by such settlement or judgment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;With respect to any Claim not within Paragraph (d)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;5 hereof, the Indemnifying Party shall have 20 days from
receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of such Claim within which to respond thereto. If the Indemnifying Party does not respond within such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">twenty-day</FONT> period, it shall be deemed to have accepted
responsibility to make payment and shall have no further right to contest the validity of such Claim. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">twenty-day</FONT> period that it rejects such
Claim in whole or in part, the Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to the Indemnified Party under applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;If the indemnification provided for in this Section&nbsp;5 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an
Indemnified Party harmless in respect of any losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims referred to therein, then each applicable Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such
losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) </P>
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the relative benefits received by the Indemnified Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnifying Party, on the other hand, from the offering of the Shares; or (ii)&nbsp;if, but only if, the
allocation provided for in clause (i)&nbsp;is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;but also the relative fault of the Indemnified Party, on the
one hand, and of the Indemnifying Party, on the other, in connection with any statements or omissions or other matters which resulted in such losses, damages, expenses, liabilities or claims, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Distributor, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total compensation received by the Distributor from sales of the Shares bears to the
total compensation received by the Agent from sales of the Shares. The relative fault of the parties hereto shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission relates to information supplied by such party, on one hand, or by the other party, on the other hand, and the parties&#146; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party hereto as a result of the losses, damages, expenses, liabilities and claims referred to in this subsection shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably
incurred by such party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;5 were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection (f). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection (f), the Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the commissions received by it under this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section&nbsp;5 and the covenants, warranties and representations of the parties contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent, its partners, directors or officers
or any person (including each partner, officer or director of such person) who controls the Agent within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, or by or on behalf of the Distributor, its
directors or officers or any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the issuance and delivery of
the Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;IN NO EVENT WILL ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 6.&nbsp;<U>Termination</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated by either party by five days&#146; written notice to the other
party; provided, that if this Agreement has become effective with respect to any Offering pursuant to this Agreement, this Agreement may not be terminated by either party with respect to such Offering. </P>
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Section&nbsp;6(a) above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; provided that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Section&nbsp;5 shall remain in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;Any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; provided that in any event
such termination shall not be effective until any earlier than the close of business on the fifth day after receipt of such notice by the Distributor or the Agent, as the case may be.&nbsp;If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date
for any sale of the Shares, such sale shall settle in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;1 of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION
7.&nbsp;<U>Notices</U>.&nbsp;Except as otherwise herein provided, all statements, requests, notices and agreements under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by hand, overnight courier, mail or facsimile and, if to the Distributor, it
shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BlackRock Investments, LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">55 West 52<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">nd</SUP> StreetNew York, NY 10055Attn: Jonathan Diorio </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and if to the Agent, it shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UBS Securities LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1285 Avenue
of the Americas </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: Saawan Pathange </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each party to this
Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 8.&nbsp;<U>Parties in Interest</U>.&nbsp;The Agreement herein set forth has been and is made solely for the benefit of the
Distributor, the Trust and the Agent and, to the extent provided in Section&nbsp;5 of this Agreement, the partners, trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20
of the Exchange Act) referred to in such section, and their respective successors and assigns.&nbsp;No other person, partnership, association or corporation (including a purchaser, as such purchaser, from the Distributor) shall acquire or have any
right under or by virtue of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 9.&nbsp;<U>No Fiduciary Relationship</U>.&nbsp;The Distributor hereby acknowledges
that the Agent is acting solely as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent in connection with the sale of the Shares and that the Agent is acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered
into on an arm&#146;s length basis, and in no event do the parties intend that the Agent act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Distributor or the Trust, their respective management, shareholders or creditors, or any other person in connection
with any activity that the Agent may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the sale of the Shares, either before or after the date hereof. </P>
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and supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 11.&nbsp;<U>Counterparts; Heading</U>.&nbsp;This Agreement may be signed by the parties in one or more counterparts which together
shall constitute one and the same agreement among the parties.&nbsp;The Section headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 12.&nbsp;<U>Law; Construction</U>.&nbsp;This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising
out of or in any way relating to this Agreement (&#147;<I>Dispute</I>&#148;), directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 13.&nbsp;<U>Submission to Jurisdiction</U>.&nbsp;Except as set forth below, no Dispute may be commenced, prosecuted or continued in
any court other than the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication of such
matters, and each party hereto consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and personal service with respect thereto. Each party hereto hereby consents to personal jurisdiction, service and venue in any court in which any Dispute arising out of or
in any way relating to this Agreement is brought by any third party against any Indemnified Party. Each party hereto (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) waives all right to
trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, proceeding or
counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party and may be enforced in any other courts to the jurisdiction of which such party is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 14.&nbsp;<U>Successors and Assigns</U>.&nbsp;This Agreement shall be binding upon the Distributor and the Agent and their successors
and permitted assigns and any successor or permitted assign of any substantial portion of the Distributor&#146;s or the Agent&#146;s respective businesses and/or assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement may not be transferred or assigned without the consent of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-transferring</FONT> or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assigning</FONT> party; provided, however, that no such consent shall be required to transfer or assign this Agreement to an entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with, the transferring or assigning
party. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 15.&nbsp;<U>Severability</U>.&nbsp;Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner
as to be effective and valid under applicable law. If, however, any provision of this Agreement is held, under applicable law, to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such
invalidity, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired in any way and shall be interpreted to give effect to the intent of the parties manifested thereby. </P>
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to cooperate fully in any securities regulatory investigation or proceeding or any judicial proceeding with respect to each party&#146;s activities under this Agreement and promptly to notify the other party of any such investigation or proceeding.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 17.&nbsp;<U>Modification, Waiver and Amendment</U>.&nbsp;No modification, alteration or amendment of this Agreement will be valid
or binding unless in writing and signed by all parties.&nbsp;No waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement will be construed as a waiver of any other term or condition; nor will any waiver of any default or breach under this Agreement be
construed as a waiver of any other default or breach.&nbsp;No waiver will be binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the term, condition, default or breach.&nbsp;Any failure or delay by any party to enforce any of its rights under
this Agreement will not be deemed a continuing waiver or modification hereof and such party, within the time provided by law, may commence appropriate legal proceedings to enforce any or all of such right. </P>
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please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this Agreement and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between the Distributor and the Agent.&nbsp;Alternatively, the execution of this Agreement by the
Distributor and the acceptance by or on behalf of the Agent may be evidenced by an exchange of telegraphic or other written communications. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SUB-PLACEMENT</FONT> AGENT AGREEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BETWEEN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, LLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AND </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UBS SECURITIES LLC
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Compensation payable to the Agent for acting as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-placement</FONT> agent with respect to a
specified sale of Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined by multiplying the Gross Sales Proceeds by the Applicable Selling Agent Commission as set forth below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Applicable Selling </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Agent
Commission</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">0.80% </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Gross Sales Proceeds&#148; with respect to each sale of Shares shall be the Gross Sales Price multiplied by the number of Shares
sold; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Gross Sales Price&#148; with respect to each sale of Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be the gross sales price
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[Letterhead of Morris, Nichols, Arsht&nbsp;&amp; Tunnell LLP] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">February&nbsp;17, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BlackRock Taxable
Municipal Bond Trust </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 Bellevue Parkway </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wilmington,
Delaware 19809 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as special
Delaware counsel to BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;), in connection with certain matters of Delaware law relating to the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares (the &#147;Offered Shares&#148;)
of the Trust&#146;s common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise herein defined are used as defined in the Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of July&nbsp;16, 2010 (the &#147;Governing Instrument&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
rendering this opinion, we have examined and relied on copies of the following documents in the forms provided to us: the Trust&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (Registration Nos. <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-252961</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">811-22426)</FONT> as filed on February&nbsp;10, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;Investment Company Act&#148;) (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;), including the Prospectus of the Trust included in the Registration
Statement (the &#147;Prospectus&#148;); the Prospectus Supplement of the Trust (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;), relating to the offering of the Offered Shares, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) of the
Securities Act Rules and Regulations on or about the date hereof;<B> </B>the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sub-Placement</FONT> Agent Agreement (the &#147;Agent Agreement&#148;) dated on or about the date hereof between BlackRock Investments, LLC
and UBS Securities LLC; the Distribution Agreement (the &#147;Distribution Agreement&#148; and together with the Agent Agreement, the &#147;Agreements&#148; and each, individually, an &#147;Agreement&#148;) dated on or about the date hereof between
the Trust and BlackRock Investments, LLC; the Certificate of Trust of the Trust as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the &#147;State Office&#148;) on June&nbsp;7, 2010, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment
thereto as filed in the State Office on August&nbsp;10, 2015, changing the name of the Trust from BlackRock Build America Bond Trust to BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (as so amended, the &#147;Trust Certificate&#148;); resolutions of the
Board of Trustees of the Trust prepared for adoption at a meeting held on September&nbsp;10, 2020 (the &#147;Resolutions&#148;); the Governing Instrument; the Agreement and </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">February 17, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of June, 7, 2010 (the &#147;Initial Governing Instrument&#148;); the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Trust effective as of October&nbsp;28, 2016, as
amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto dated as of November&nbsp;19, 2020 (as so amended, the &#147;Bylaws&#148; and, together with the Governing Instrument, the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus), the Prospectus Supplement, the
Agent Agreement, the Distribution Agreement, the Trust Certificate and the Resolutions, the &#147;Governing Documents&#148;); and a certification of good standing of the Trust obtained as of a recent date from the State Office. In such examinations,
we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as drafts or copies or forms of documents to be executed and the legal capacity of natural persons to complete the execution of
documents. We have further assumed for purposes of this opinion: (i)&nbsp;except to the extent set forth in our opinion in paragraph 1 below, the due formation or organization, valid existence and good standing of each entity that is a party to any
of the documents reviewed by us under the laws of the jurisdiction of its respective formation or organization; (ii)&nbsp;the due authorization, adoption, execution and delivery by, or on behalf of, each of the parties thereto of the
above-referenced documents (including the due adoption by the Board of Trustees of the Resolutions); (iii) that the Trust has and will comply with all Fundamental Policies in connection with conducting its business as described in the Governing
Documents; (iv)&nbsp;that the appropriate notation of the names and addresses of, the number of Shares held by, and the consideration paid by, Shareholders will be maintained in the appropriate registers and other books and records of the Trust in
connection with the issuance or transfer of Shares; (v)&nbsp;the taking of all appropriate action by the Trustees to designate the series and classes of the Shares and the rights and preferences attributable thereto as contemplated by the Governing
Instrument; (vi)&nbsp;that the required consideration for the Shares (including the Offered Shares) has been or will be paid, and the Shares (including the Offered Shares) have been or will be issued, in accordance with the terms, conditions,
requirements and procedures of the Initial Governing Instrument and the Governing Documents, as applicable; (vii)&nbsp;that the activities of the Trust have been and will be conducted in accordance with the terms of the Governing Instrument and the
Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 <U>Del.</U> <U>C.</U> &#167;&nbsp;3801 <U>et</U> <U>seq.</U> (the &#147;Delaware Act&#148;); (viii) that no event has occurred that would cause a termination or dissolution of the Trust under the Delaware Act;
(ix)&nbsp;that the Placement Agent Agreement referenced in the Resolutions is a reference to the Distribution Agreement; and (x)&nbsp;that each of the documents examined by us is in full force and effect, expresses the entire understanding of the
parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and has not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, except as herein referenced. We have not reviewed any documents other than those identified above in connection with this
opinion, and we have assumed that there are no documents, facts or circumstances that are contrary to or inconsistent with the opinions expressed herein. No opinion is expressed with respect to the requirements of, or compliance with, federal or
state securities or blue sky laws. In addition, we express no opinion with respect </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">February 17, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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to the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus), or any other offering materials relating to any Shares. As to any fact material to our opinions, other than those assumed, we have relied
without independent investigation on the above-referenced documents and on the accuracy, as of the date hereof, of the matters therein contained. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on and subject to the foregoing, and limited in all respects to matters of Delaware law, it is our opinion that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust is a duly formed Delaware statutory trust, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware with requisite statutory trust power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Offered Shares have been duly authorized by the Trust for issuance and, when duly entered into the stock record
books of the Trust and issued and delivered by the Trust in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements and procedures set forth in the Governing Documents against payment therefor of the consideration set forth in the Agreements, will be
validly issued, fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> Shares (except to the extent that under Section&nbsp;3.8 of the Governing Instrument, the Trustees have the power to cause each Shareholder or each Shareholder of
any particular series to pay directly, in advance or arrears, for certain charges of the Trust&#146;s custodian or transfer, Shareholder servicing or similar agent, a pro rata amount as defined from time to time by the Trustees, by setting off such
charges due from such Shareholder from declared but unpaid dividends or distributions owed such Shareholder and/or by reducing the number of Shares in the account of such Shareholder by that number of full and/or fractional Shares which represents
the outstanding amount of such charges due from such Shareholder). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Governing Instrument and the
Delaware Act, the issuance of the Offered Shares is not subject to any preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the Shareholders to subscribe to any additional Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this
consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. This opinion speaks only as of the date
hereof and is based on our understandings and assumptions as to present facts, and on the application of Delaware law as the same exist on the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or supplement this opinion after the date hereof for
the benefit of any person or entity (including any Shareholder or any person or entity granted reliance in the following </P>

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sentence) with respect to any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in facts or law that may hereafter occur or take effect. This opinion is intended
solely for the benefit of the Trust and the Shareholders in connection with the matters contemplated hereby and may not be relied upon by any other person or entity, or for any other purpose, without our prior written consent; provided, that in the
event that Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP delivers its opinion to the Trust on or about the date hereof, which opinion addresses any matters of Delaware law addressed herein, it may rely on this opinion in connection therewith. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective Date: May&nbsp;1, 2020</P> <P STYLE="font-size:1pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9746; Open-End Mutual Funds (excluding money market funds)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9746; Money Market Funds</P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9746; Other (Business Development Companies)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of this Code of Ethics (the &#147;Code&#148;) is to prevent Access Persons (as defined below) of BlackRock open- and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds and exchange traded funds, BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, and BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (each a &#147;Fund&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Funds&#148;) from engaging in any act,
practice or course of business prohibited by paragraph (b)&nbsp;of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">17j-1</FONT> (the &#147;Rule&#148;) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;). This Code is required by
paragraph (c)&nbsp;of the Rule. A copy of the Rule is attached to this Code as Appendix A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Access Persons (as defined below) of the Funds, in conducting
their personal securities transactions, owe a fiduciary duty to the Funds. The fundamental standard to be followed in personal securities transactions is that Access Persons may not take inappropriate advantage of their positions. All personal
securities transactions by Access Persons must be conducted in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest between the Access Person&#146;s interest and the interests of the Funds, or any abuse of an Access Person&#146;s
position of trust and responsibility. Potential conflicts arising from personal investment activities could include buying or selling securities based on knowledge of a Fund&#146;s trading position or plans (sometimes referred to as front-running),
and acceptance of personal favors that could influence trading judgments on behalf of the Fund. While this Code is designed to address identified conflicts and potential conflicts, it cannot possibly be written broadly enough to cover all potential
situations and, in this regard, Access Persons are expected to adhere not only to the letter, but also the spirit, of the policies contained herein. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to understand how this Code applies to particular persons and transactions, familiarity with the key terms and concepts used in this Code is
necessary. Those key terms and concepts are: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Access Person&#148; with respect to a Fund means any Advisory Person of the Fund, BlackRock or a
Subadviser. Those persons who may be considered Access Persons of the Funds include those listed on attached Appendix B to this Code and will be updated from time to time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Advisory Person&#148; means: (a)&nbsp;any director or advisory board<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> member, officer, general partner or employee of a Fund, BlackRock or a Subadviser or of any company in a control relationship to the Fund, BlackRock or a Subadviser, who, in connection with his or
her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of a Covered Security by the Fund, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales;
and (b)&nbsp;any natural person in a control relationship to the Fund, BlackRock or a Subadviser who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Fund with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Fund.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Automatic Investment Plan&#148; means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are
made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Beneficial ownership&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16a-1(a)(2)</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), a copy of which is included as Appendix C. The determination of direct or indirect beneficial ownership shall
apply to all securities which an Access Person has or acquires. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;BRIL&#148; means BlackRock Investments, LLC, each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT>
Fund&#146;s principal underwriter and the principal underwriter of certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> Funds. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;BlackRock&#148; means persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with BlackRock, Inc.
that act as investment adviser and subadviser to the Funds. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Board&#148; means, collectively, the boards of directors or trustees of the Funds. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;PTP&#148; means the Personal Trading Policy adopted by BlackRock and BRIL and approved by the Board.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;control&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Covered Security&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act, except that it
shall not include: direct obligations of the U.S. Government; bankers&#146; acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and high-quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and shares issued by registered <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> investment companies. A high-quality short-term debt instrument is one with a maturity at issuance of less than 366 days and that is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Independent Director&#148; means a director or trustee of a Fund who is not an &#147;interested
person&#148; of the Fund within the meaning of Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. All provisions of this Code applicable to Independent Directors will also be applicable to advisory board members. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Investment Personnel&#148; of a Fund, BlackRock or a Subadviser means: (a)&nbsp;any employee of the Fund,
BlackRock, or a Subadviser (or of any company in a control relationship to the Fund, BlackRock, or a Subadviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase
or sale of securities by the Fund and (b)&nbsp;any natural person who controls the Fund, BlackRock, or a Subadviser and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Fund.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;IPO&#148; means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;1933
Act&#148;) the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Limited Offering&#148; means an offering exempt from registration under the 1933 Act pursuant to
Section&nbsp;4(a)(2) or 4(a)(5) or Rule 504, 505, or 506 under the 1933 Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Purchase or sale of a Covered Security&#148; includes, among other things, the writing of an option to
purchase or sell a Covered Security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Subadviser&#148; means any investment adviser to a Fund that does not control, is not controlled by, and
is not under common control with, BlackRock and to whom BlackRock delegates certain investment management responsibilities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Restrictions Applicable to Directors, Officers and Employees of BlackRock and BRIL
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All Access Persons of BlackRock&#146;s investment advisory companies and BRIL shall be subject to the
restrictions, limitations and reporting responsibilities set forth in the PTP, as if fully set forth herein. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Persons subject to this Section&nbsp;3 shall not be subject to the restrictions, limitations and reporting
responsibilities set forth in Sections 4 and 5 below. In particular, an Access Person of BlackRock&#146;s investment advisory companies need not make a separate report under this Code to the extent the information would duplicate information
required to be recorded under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">204-2(a)(13)</FONT> under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any Access Person of a Subadviser shall not be subject to this Code, so long as such Access Person is subject
to a code of ethics duly adopted by the Subadviser relating to personal securities transactions by such Access Person, provided that such code of ethics complies with the requirements of the Rule and has been approved by the Board.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Approval</FONT> of Investments in Initial Public Offerings or Limited
Offerings </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to purchases of securities (including, but not limited to, any Covered Security) issued in an IPO or a
Limited Offering, all Access Persons of BlackRock&#146;s investment advisory companies are subject to the restrictions, limitations, and reporting responsibilities set forth in the PTP and in addition, with respect to Limited Offerings, the Global
Employee Private Investment Policy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Investment Personnel shall purchase any security (including, but not limited to, any Covered Security) issued in
an IPO or a Limited Offering unless permitted by Legal&nbsp;&amp; Compliance in advance. The Chief Compliance Officer (&#147;CCO&#148;) of the Funds shall maintain a written record of any decisions to permit these transactions, along with the
reasons supporting the decision. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Reporting </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Initial Holdings Reports </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No later than ten days after a person becomes an Access Person, he or she must report to Legal&nbsp;&amp; Compliance the following information
(which information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any
direct or indirect beneficial ownership when the person became an Access Person; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May 1, 2020 </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which any
securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person as of the date the person became an Access Person; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the date that the report is submitted by the Access Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Quarterly Reporting </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Every Access Person shall either report to Legal&nbsp;&amp; Compliance the information described in paragraphs
5.2.2 and 5.2.3 below with respect to transactions in any Covered Security in which the Access Person has, or by reason of the transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership or, in the alternative, make the representation in
Section&nbsp;5.2.4 below. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Every report shall be made not later than 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the
transaction to which the report relates was effected and shall contain the following information: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the date of the transaction, the title, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), the number of
units, and the principal amount of each Covered Security involved; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the price at which the transaction was effected; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the name of the broker, dealer, or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the date that the report is submitted by the Access Person; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a description of any factors potentially relevant to an analysis of whether the Access Person may have a
conflict of interest with respect to the transaction, including the existence of any substantial economic relationship between the transaction and securities held or to be acquired by a Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Upon establishing any account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access
Person, an Access Person shall provide a report to Legal&nbsp;&amp; Compliance containing the following information: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person established the account;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the date the account was established; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the date that the report is submitted by the Access Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If no transactions were conducted by an Access Person during a calendar quarter that are subject to the
reporting requirements described above, such Access Person shall, not later than 30 days after the end of that calendar quarter, provide a written representation to that effect to the Funds. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Every Access Person shall report to each Fund the information described in Section&nbsp;5.3.2 below with
respect to transactions in any Covered Security in which the Access Person has, or by reason of the transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Annually, an Access Person shall provide a report to each Fund containing the following information (which
information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted): </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any
direct or indirect beneficial ownership; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintains an account in which any securities
are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the date that the report is submitted by the Access Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Access Person is not required to make a report otherwise required under Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 above with
respect to any transaction effected for any account over which the Access Person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control; provided, however, that if the Access Person is relying upon the provisions of this Section&nbsp;5.4.1 to
avoid making such a report, the Access Person shall, not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, identify any such account in writing and certify in writing that he or she had no direct or indirect influence over any such account.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Access Person is not required to make a report otherwise required under Section&nbsp;5.2 above with respect
to transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Independent Director of a Fund (which for purposes of this Section shall include an advisory board member)
who would be required to make a report pursuant to Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 above, solely by reason of being a board member of the Fund, is not required to make an initial holdings report under Section&nbsp;5.1 above and an annual report under
Section&nbsp;5.3 above, and is only required to make a quarterly report under Section&nbsp;5.2 above, with respect to a transaction in a Covered Security, if the Independent Director knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling the Independent
Director&#146;s official duties as a board member of the Fund, should have known that: (a)&nbsp;the Fund has engaged in a transaction in the same security within the last 15 days of such Independent Director&#146;s transaction in such Covered
Security or is engaging or going to engage in a transaction in the same security within the next 15 days of such Independent Director&#146;s transaction in such Covered Security; or (b)&nbsp;the Fund or BlackRock has within the last 15 days of such
Independent Director&#146;s transaction in such Covered Security considered a transaction in the same security or is considering a transaction in the same security or within the next 15 days of such Independent Director&#146;s transaction in such
Covered Security is going to consider a transaction in the same security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Annual Certification </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All Access Persons are required to certify that they have read and understand this Code and recognize that they
are subject to the provisions hereof and will comply with the policy and procedures stated herein. Further, all Access Persons are required to certify annually that they have complied with the requirements of this Code and that they have reported
all personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of such policies. A copy of the certification form to be used in complying with this Section&nbsp;5.5.1 is attached to this Code as Appendix D.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Each Fund, BlackRock and BRIL shall prepare an annual report to the Board to be presented to the Board each
year and which shall: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">summarize existing procedures concerning personal investing, including preclearance policies and the monitoring
of personal investment activity after preclearance has been granted, and any changes in the procedures during the past year; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">describe any issues arising under this Code or procedures since the last report to the Board including, but not
limited to, information about any material violations of this Code or procedures and the sanctions imposed during the past year; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">identify any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based upon experience under this Code,
evolving industry practice or developments in applicable laws and regulations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May 1, 2020 </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">contain such other information, observations and recommendations as deemed relevant by such Fund, BlackRock or
BRIL; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">certify that such Fund, BlackRock and BRIL have adopted this Code with procedures reasonably necessary to
prevent Access Persons from violating the provisions of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">17j-1(b)</FONT> or this Code. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Notification of Reporting Obligation and Review of Reports </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Access Person shall receive a copy of this Code and be notified of his or her reporting obligations. All reports shall be promptly submitted upon
completion to the Funds&#146; CCO who shall review such reports. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Miscellaneous </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any report under this Code may contain a statement that the report shall not be construed as an admission by the person making the report that the person has
any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities to which the report relates. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Recordkeeping Requirements </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Fund shall maintain, at its principal place of business, records in the manner and to the extent set out below, which records shall be available for
examination by representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">As long as this Code is in effect, a copy of it (and any version thereof that was in effect within the past
five years) shall be preserved in an easily accessible place. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The following records must be maintained in an easily accessible place for five years after the end of the
fiscal year in which the event took place: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a record of any violation of this Code, and of any action taken as a result of the violation;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a record of all persons, currently or within the past five years, who are or were required to make reports
under Section&nbsp;5, or who are or were responsible for reviewing these reports; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition by I nvestment
Personnel of securities under Section&nbsp;4. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The following records must be maintained for five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the event
took place, the first two years in an easily accessible place: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a copy of each report made by an Access Person pursuant to this Code, including any information required by
Section&nbsp;5.4.1 in lieu of such reports; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a copy of each annual report submitted by each Fund, BlackRock and BRIL to the Board. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Confidentiality </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Access Person shall reveal to any other person (except in the normal course of his or her duties on behalf of a Fund) any information regarding securities
transactions by a Fund or consideration by a Fund or BlackRock of any such securities transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All information obtained from any Access Person
hereunder shall be kept in strict confidence, except that reports of securities transactions hereunder will be made available to the SEC or any other regulatory or self-regulatory organization to the extent required by law or regulation. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon discovering a violation of this Code, Legal&nbsp;&amp; Compliance reviews the violation and imposes appropriate sanctions. In addition, the Board may
impose any sanctions it deems appropriate, including a letter of censure, the suspension or termination of any officer or employee of a Fund, or the recommendation to the employer of the violator of the suspension or termination of the employment of
the violator. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Access Person means: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any Advisory Person of a Fund or of a Fund&#146;s investment adviser. If an investment adviser&#146;s primary
business is advising Funds or other advisory clients, all of the investment adviser&#146;s directors, officers, and general partners are presumed to be Access Persons of any Fund advised by the investment adviser. All of a Fund&#146;s directors,
officers, and general partners are presumed to be Access Persons of the Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If an investment adviser is primarily engaged in a business or businesses other than advising Funds or other
advisory clients, the term Access Person means any director, officer, general partner or Advisory Person of the investment adviser who, with respect to any Fund, makes any recommendation, participates in the determination of which recommendation
will be made, or whose principal function or duties relate to the determination of which recommendation will be made, or who, in connection with his or her duties, obtains any information concerning recommendations on Covered Securities being made
by the investment adviser to any Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An investment adviser is &#147;primarily engaged in a business or businesses other than advising Funds or other
advisory clients&#148; if, for each of its most recent three fiscal years or for the period of time since its organization, whichever is less, the investment adviser derived, on an unconsolidated basis, more than 50&nbsp;percent of its total sales
and revenues and more than 50&nbsp;percent of its income (or loss), before income taxes and extraordinary items, from the other business or businesses. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">B.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any director, officer or general partner of a principal underwriter who, in the ordinary course of business,
makes, participates in or obtains information regarding, the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Fund for which the principal underwriter acts, or whose functions or duties in the ordinary course of business relate to the making of any
recommendation to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Advisory Person of a Fund or of a Fund&#146;s investment adviser means: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any director, officer, general partner or employee of the Fund or investment adviser (or of any company in a
control relationship to the Fund or investment adviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding, the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by a Fund, or whose
functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">B.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any natural person in a control relationship to the Fund or investment adviser who obtains information
concerning recommendations made to the Fund with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Control has the same meaning as in section 2(a)(9) of the Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Covered Security means a security as defined in section 2(a)(36) of the Act, except that it does not
include: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Direct obligations of the Government of the United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Bankers&#146; acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt
instruments, including repurchase agreements; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Shares issued by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> Funds. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Fund means an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>An Initial Public Offering means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Investment Personnel of a Fund or of a Fund&#146;s investment adviser means: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any employee of the Fund or investment adviser (or of any company in a control relationship to the Fund or
investment adviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any natural person who controls the Fund or investment adviser and who obtains information concerning
recommendations made to the Fund regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>A Limited Offering means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to section 4(2) or section 4(6) or pursuant to rule 504, rule 505, or rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Purchase or sale of a Covered Security includes, among other things, the writing of an option to
purchase or sell a Covered Security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Security Held or to be Acquired by a Fund means: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any Covered Security which, within the most recent 15 days: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Is or has been held by the Fund; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Is being or has been considered by the Fund or its investment adviser for purchase by the Fund; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">B.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any option to purchase or sell, and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, a Covered Security
described in paragraph (1)(10)(A) of this section. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Automatic Investment Plan means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made
automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>UNLAWFUL ACTIONS </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is unlawful for any affiliated person of or principal underwriter for a Fund, or any affiliated person of an investment adviser of or principal underwriter
for a Fund, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the person of a Security Held or to be Acquired by the Fund: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Fund; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>To make any untrue statement of a material fact to the Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made to the Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>To engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit
on the Fund; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>CODE OF ETHICS </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Adoption and Approval of Code of Ethics. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Every Fund (other than a money market fund or a Fund that does not invest in Covered Securities) and each
investment adviser of and principal underwriter for the Fund, must adopt a written code of ethics containing provisions reasonably necessary to prevent its Access Persons from engaging in any conduct prohibited by paragraph (II)&nbsp;of this
section. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The board of directors of a Fund, including a majority of directors who are not interested persons, must
approve the code of ethics of the Fund, the code of ethics of each investment adviser and principal underwriter of the Fund, and any material changes to these codes. The board must base its approval of a code and any material changes to the code on
a determination that the code contains provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from engaging in any conduct prohibited by paragraph (II)&nbsp;of this section. Before approving a code of a Fund, investment adviser or principal
underwriter or any amendment to the code, the board of directors must receive a certification from the Fund, investment adviser or principal underwriter that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the
Funds, investment adviser&#146;s, or principal underwriter&#146;s code of ethics. The Fund&#146;s board must approve the code of an investment adviser or principal underwriter before initially retaining the services of the investment adviser or
principal underwriter. The Fund&#146;s board must approve a material change to a code no later than six months after adoption of the material change. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If a Fund is a unit investment trust, the Fund&#146;s principal underwriter or depositor must approve the
Fund&#146;s code of ethics, as required by paragraph (III)(1)(B) of this section. If the Fund has more than one principal underwriter or depositor, the principal underwriters and depositors may designate, in writing, which principal underwriter or
depositor must conduct the approval required by paragraph (III)(1)(B) of this section, if they obtain written consent from the designated principal underwriter or depositor. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>2.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Administration of Code of Ethics. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">A.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Fund, investment adviser and principal underwriter must use reasonable diligence and institute procedures
reasonably necessary to prevent violations of its code of ethics. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">B.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No less frequently than annually, every Fund (other than a unit investment trust) and its investment advisers
and principal underwriters must furnish to the Fund&#146;s board of directors, and the board of directors must consider, a written report that: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures since the last report to the board of
directors, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May 1, 2020 </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Certifies that the Fund, investment adviser or principal underwriter, as applicable, has adopted procedures
reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the code. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exception for Principal Underwriters. </B>The requirements of paragraphs (III)(1) and (III)(2) of this
section do not apply to any principal underwriter unless: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The principal underwriter is an affiliated person of the Fund or of the Fund&#146;s investment adviser; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An officer, director or general partner of the principal underwriter serves as an officer, director or general
partner of the Fund or of the Fund&#146;s investment adviser. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>iv.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ACCESS PERSONS </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>1.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Reports Required. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless excepted by paragraph (IV)(2) of this section, every Access Person of a Fund (other than a money market fund or a Fund that does not
invest in Covered Securities) and every Access Person of an investment adviser of or principal underwriter for the Fund, must report to that Fund, investment adviser or principal underwriter: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">A.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Initial Holdings Reports. No later than 10 days after the person becomes an Access Person (which information
must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person): </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any
direct or indirect beneficial ownership when the person became an Access Person; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which any
securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person as of the date the person became an Access Person; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Quarterly Transaction Reports. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No later than 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, the following information: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">With respect to any transaction during the quarter in a Covered Security in which the Access Person had any
direct or indirect beneficial ownership: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The date of the transaction, the title, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), the number of
shares and the principal amount of each Covered Security involved; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was effected; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">With respect to any account established by the Access Person in which any securities were held during the
quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person established the account;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The date the account was established; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>C.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Annual Holdings Reports. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Annually, the following information (which information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any
direct or indirect beneficial ownership; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintains an account in which any securities
are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A. A person need not make a report under paragraph (IV)(1) of this section with respect to transactions
effected for, and Covered Securities held in, any account over which the person has no direct or indirect influence or control. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">B. A director of a Fund who is not an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Fund within the meaning of section
2(a)(19) of the Act, and who would be required to make a report solely by reason of being a Fund director, need not make: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An initial holdings report under paragraph (IV)(1)(A) of this section and an annual holdings report under
paragraph (IV)(1)(C) of this section; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A quarterly transaction report under paragraph (IV)(1)(B) of this section, unless the director knew or, in the
ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a Fund director, should have known that during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15-day</FONT> period immediately before or after the director&#146;s transaction in a Covered Security,
the Fund purchased or sold the Covered Security, or the Fund or its investment adviser considered purchasing or selling the Covered Security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Access Person to a Fund&#146;s principal underwriter need not make a report to the principal underwriter
under paragraph (IV)(1) of this section if: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The principal underwriter is not an affiliated person of the Fund (unless the Fund is a unit investment trust)
or any investment adviser of the Fund; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The principal underwriter has no officer, director or general partner who serves as an officer, director or
general partner of the Fund or of any investment adviser of the Fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May 1, 2020 </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Access Person to an investment adviser need not make a separate report to the investment adviser under
paragraph (IV)(1) of this section to the extent the information in the report would duplicate information required to be recorded under &#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">275.204-2(a)(13)</FONT> of this chapter. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Access Person need not make a quarterly transaction report under paragraph (IV)(1)(B) of this section if the
report would duplicate information contained in broker trade confirmations or account statements received by the Fund, investment adviser or principal underwriter with respect to the Access Person in the time period required by paragraph (IV)(1)(B),
if all of the information required by that paragraph is contained in the broker trade confirmations or account statements, or in the records of the Fund, investment adviser or principal underwriter. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Access Person need not make a quarterly transaction report under paragraph (IV)(1)(B) of this section with
respect to transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Review of Reports. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Fund, investment adviser and principal underwriter to which reports are required to be made by paragraph (IV)(1) of this section must
institute procedures by which appropriate management or compliance personnel review these reports. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Notification of Reporting Obligation. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Fund, investment adviser and principal underwriter to which reports are required to be made by paragraph (IV)(1) of this section must
identify all Access Persons who are required to make these reports and must inform those Access Persons of their reporting obligation. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Beneficial Ownership. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this section, beneficial ownership is interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16a-</FONT> 1(a)(2) of this chapter in determining whether a person is the beneficial owner of a security for purposes of section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Any report required by paragraph (IV)&nbsp;of this section may contain a statement that the report will not be construed as an admission that the person making the report has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the Covered Security to
which the report relates. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">PRE-APPROVAL</FONT> OF INVESTMENTS IN IPOS AND LIMITED OFFERINGS
</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investment Personnel of a Fund or its investment adviser must obtain approval from the Fund or the Fund&#146;s investment adviser
before directly or indirectly acquiring beneficial ownership in any securities in an Initial Public Offering or in a Limited Offering. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Fund, investment adviser and principal underwriter that is required to adopt a code of ethics or to which reports are required
to be made by Access Persons must, at its principal place of business, maintain records in the manner and to the extent set out in this paragraph (VI), and must make these records available to the Commission or any representative of the Commission
at any time and from time to time for reasonable periodic, special or other examination: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of each code of ethics for the organization that is in effect, or at any time within the past five years
was in effect, must be maintained in an easily accessible place; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A record of any violation of the code of ethics, and of any action taken as a result of the violation, must be
maintained in an easily accessible place for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of each report made by an Access Person as required by this section, including any information provided
in lieu of the reports under paragraph (IV)(2)(E) of this section, must be maintained for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is made or the information is provided, the first two years in an easily accessible
place; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A record of all persons, currently or within the past five years, who are or were required to make reports
under paragraph (IV)&nbsp;of this section, or who are or were responsible for reviewing these reports, must be maintained in an easily accessible place; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of each report required by paragraph (III)(2)(B) of this section must be maintained for at least five
years after the end of the fiscal year in which it is made, the first two years in an easily accessible place. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A Fund or investment adviser must maintain a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision,
to approve the acquisition by investment personnel of securities under paragraph (V), for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following are &#147;Access Persons&#148; for purposes of the foregoing Code of Ethics: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Each Director/Trustee of the Funds </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;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:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Any advisory board member of the Funds </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:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Each Officer of the Funds </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:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Portfolio Managers of the Funds </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:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">All employees of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other than for purposes of determining whether a person is a beneficial owner of more than ten percent of any class of equity securities registered under
Section&nbsp;12 of the Act, the term beneficial owner shall mean any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the equity
securities, subject to the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The term pecuniary interest in any class of equity securities shall mean the opportunity, directly or
indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from a transaction in the subject securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The term indirect pecuniary interest in any class of equity securities shall include, but not be limited to:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Securities held by members of a person&#146;s immediate family sharing the same household; provided, however,
that the presumption of such beneficial ownership may be rebutted; see also Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16a-1(a)(4);</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A general partner&#146;s proportionate interest in the portfolio securities held by a general or limited
partnership. The general partner&#146;s proportionate interest, as evidenced by the partnership agreement in effect at the time of the transaction and the partnership&#146;s most recent financial statements, shall be the greater of:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May 1, 2020 </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The general partner&#146;s share of the partnership&#146;s profits, including profits attributed to any limited
partnership interests held by the general partner and any other interests in profits that arise from the purchase and sale of the partnership&#146;s portfolio securities; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The general partner&#146;s share of the partnership capital account, including the share attributable to any
limited partnership interest held by the general partner. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A performance-related fee, other than an asset-based fee, received by any broker, dealer, bank, insurance
company, investment company, investment adviser, investment manager, trustee or person or entity performing a similar function; provided, however, that no pecuniary interest shall be present where: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The performance-related fee, regardless of when payable, is calculated based upon net capital gains and/or net
capital appreciation generated from the portfolio or from the fiduciary&#146;s overall performance over a period of one year or more; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Equity securities of the issuer do not account for more than ten percent of the market value of the portfolio.
A right to a nonperformance-related fee alone shall not represent a pecuniary interest in the securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A person&#146;s right to dividends that are separated or separable from the underlying securities. Otherwise, a
right to dividends alone shall not represent a pecuniary interest in the securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A person&#146;s interest in securities held by a trust, as specified in Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16a-8(b);</FONT> and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A person&#146;s right to acquire equity securities through the exercise or conversion of any derivative
security, whether or not presently exercisable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A shareholder shall not be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the portfolio securities held by a
corporation or similar entity in which the person owns securities if the shareholder is not a controlling shareholder of the entity and does not have or share investment control over the entity&#146;s portfolio. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Code of Ethics for the Funds </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is to certify that I
have read and understand the Code of Ethics of the Funds and that I recognize that I am subject to the provisions thereof and will comply with the policy and procedures stated therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is to further certify that I have complied with the requirements of such Code of Ethics and that I have reported all personal securities transactions and
accounts required to be disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of such Code of Ethics. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May 1, 2020 </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
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