EX-99.SECTION19 4 d72151dex99section19.htm SECTION 19 NOTICES

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

Cusip: 09249E101

Ticker: BHK

Record Date |  | December 31, 2020
Pay Date |  | January 11, 2021
Distribution Amount per share |  | $ 0.074600

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. All amounts are expressed per common share.

|  | Current Distribution |  |  | % Breakdown of the Current Distribution |  |  | Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year to Date |  |  | % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year to Date |
Net Investment Income |  | $ | 0.030841 |  |  |  | 41% |  |  | $ | 0.755712 |  |  |  | 92% |
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains |  | $ | 0.043759 |  |  |  | 59% |  |  | $ | 0.069488 |  |  |  | 8% |
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 0% |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 0% |
Return of Capital |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 0% |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 0% |
Total (per common share) |  | $ | 0.074600 |  |  |  | 100% |  |  | $ | 0.825200 |  |  |  | 100% |
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on November 30, 2020 |  |  |  | 9.16% |
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of November 30, 2020 |  |  |  | 5.45% |
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through November 30, 2020 |  |  |  | 12.05% |
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of November 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.57% |

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Funds Managed Distribution Plan.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

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