EX-99.(17) 16 d13992dex9917.htm FORM OF PROXY CARD FOR COMMON SHARES OF THE FUNDS

Form of Proxy Card for Common Shares of the Funds

EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

		EASY VOTING OPTIONS:
				VOTE ON THE INTERNET Log on to: www.proxy-direct.com or scan the QR code Follow the on-screen instructions available 24 hours
				VOTE BY TELEPHONE Call 1-800-337-3503 Follow the recorded instructions available 24 hours
				VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date your Proxy Card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
				VIRTUAL MEETING at the following Website: www.meetingcenter.io/295614271, on December 15 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time To participate in the Virtual Meeting, enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The Password for this meeting is BLK2020

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

PROXY             BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME QUALITY TRUST JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 2020 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

COMMON SHARES

The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the common shares of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (“BSE”) that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of BSE to be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) (the “Fund Joint Special Meeting”), and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, to cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Fund Joint Special Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the Fund Joint Special Meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the Fund Joint Special Meeting. Because of our concerns regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Fund Joint Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, at the following Website: www.meetingcenter.io/295614271. To attend and participate in the virtual Fund Joint Special Meeting enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The Password for this meeting is BLK2020. The validity of this proxy is governed by Delaware law. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Fund Joint Special Meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to the Fund Joint Special Meeting.

THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.

VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com

VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503

BSE_31540_102020

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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders on December 15, 2020.

The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Proxy card for this meeting are available at:

https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-31540

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.

TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE:  

A		Proposal
				FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
1A.		The common shareholders and holders of Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares” and the holders thereof, “VRDP Holders”) of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (“BSE”) are being asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BSE and BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (the “Acquiring Fund” and such Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, the “BSE Reorganization Agreement”) and the transactions contemplated therein, including (i) the acquisition by the Acquiring Fund of substantially all of BSE’s assets and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of substantially all of BSE’s liabilities in exchange solely for newly issued common shares and VRDP Shares of the Acquiring Fund, which will be distributed to the common shareholders (although cash may be distributed in lieu of fractional common shares) and VRDP Holders, respectively, of BSE, and which shall constitute the sole consideration to be distributed or paid to the common shareholders (although cash may be distributed in lieu of fractional common shares) and the VRDP Holders in respect of their common shares and VRDP Shares, respectively, and (ii) the termination by BSE of its registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the liquidation, dissolution and termination of BSE in accordance with its Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Delaware law (the “BSE Reorganization”).		☐		☐		☐
B		Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below
Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below				Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box				Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box
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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

		EASY VOTING OPTIONS:
				VOTE ON THE INTERNET Log on to: www.proxy-direct.com or scan the QR code Follow the on-screen instructions available 24 hours
				VOTE BY TELEPHONE Call 1-800-337-3503 Follow the recorded instructions available 24 hours
				VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date your Proxy Card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
				VIRTUAL MEETING at the following Website: www.meetingcenter.io/295614271, on December 15 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time To participate in the Virtual Meeting, enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The Password for this meeting is BLK2020

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

PROXY             BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 2020 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

COMMON SHARES

The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the common shares of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (“BFY”) that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of BFY to be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) (the “Fund Joint Special Meeting”), and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, to cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Fund Joint Special Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the Fund Joint Special Meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the Fund Joint Special Meeting. Because of our concerns regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Fund Joint Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, at the following Website: www.meetingcenter.io/295614271. To attend and participate in the virtual Fund Joint Special Meeting enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The Password for this meeting is BLK2020. The validity of this proxy is governed by Delaware law. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Fund Joint Special Meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to the Fund Joint Special Meeting.

THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.

VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com

VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503

BFY_31540_102020

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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders on December 15, 2020.

The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Proxy card for this meeting are available at:

https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-31540

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.

TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE:  

A		Proposal
				FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
1C.		The common shareholders and holders of Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares” and the holders thereof, “VRDP Holders”) of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (“BFY”) are being asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BFY and BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (the “Acquiring Fund” and such Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, the “BFY Reorganization Agreement”) and the transactions contemplated therein, including (i) the acquisition by the Acquiring Fund of substantially all of BFY’s assets and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of substantially all of BFY’s liabilities in exchange solely for newly issued common shares and VRDP Shares of the Acquiring Fund, which will be distributed to the common shareholders (although cash may be distributed in lieu of fractional common shares) and VRDP Holders, respectively, of BFY, and which shall constitute the sole consideration to be distributed or paid to the common shareholders (although cash may be distributed in lieu of fractional common shares) and the VRDP Holders in respect of their common shares and VRDP Shares, respectively, and (ii) the termination by BFY of its registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the liquidation, dissolution and termination of BFY in accordance with its Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Delaware law (the “BFY Reorganization”).		☐		☐		☐
B		Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below
Note:  Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below				Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box				Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box
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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

		EASY VOTING OPTIONS:
				VOTE ON THE INTERNET Log on to: www.proxy-direct.com or scan the QR code Follow the on-screen instructions available 24 hours
				VOTE BY TELEPHONE Call 1-800-337-3503 Follow the recorded instructions available 24 hours
				VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date your Proxy Card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
				VIRTUAL MEETING at the following Website: www.meetingcenter.io/295614271, on December 15 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time To participate in the Virtual Meeting, enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The Password for this meeting is BLK2020

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

PROXY             BLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 2020 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

COMMON SHARES

The undersigned hereby appoints Jay M. Fife and Paul Mickle, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side hereof, all of the common shares of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (“BNY”) that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of BNY to be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) (the “Fund Joint Special Meeting”), and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, to cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Fund Joint Special Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the Fund Joint Special Meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the Fund Joint Special Meeting. Because of our concerns regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Fund Joint Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, at the following Website: www.meetingcenter.io/295614271. To attend and participate in the virtual Fund Joint Special Meeting enter the 14-digit control number from the shaded box on this card. The Password for this meeting is BLK2020. The validity of this proxy is governed by Delaware law. This proxy does not revoke any prior powers of attorney except for prior proxies given in connection with the Fund Joint Special Meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to the Fund Joint Special Meeting.

THIS PROXY, IF PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS.

VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com

VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503

BNY_31540_102020

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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders on December 15, 2020.

The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Proxy card for this meeting are available at:

https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-31540

Please detach at perforation before mailing.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” THE PROPOSALS.

TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE:  

A

Proposals

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

2A.

The common shareholders and holders of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (“VMTP Shares” and the holders thereof, “VMTP Holders”) of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (the “Acquiring Fund”) are being asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve the issuance of additional common shares of the Acquiring Fund in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust and the Acquiring Fund.

☐

☐

☐

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

2B.

The common shareholders and VMTP Holders of the Acquiring Fund are being asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve the issuance of additional common shares of the Acquiring Fund in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II and the Acquiring Fund.

☐

☐

☐

  B  Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Sign and Date Below

  Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below				Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box				Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box
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