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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950136-06-001278
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060224
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060224
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20060224

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001343793
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-129767
		FILM NUMBER:		06640978

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 EAST 52ND STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-882-0052

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 EAST 52ND STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BlackRock Municipal Advantage Income Trust
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051108
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Pursuant to Rule 497(h)<br>Registration Number
333-129767</p>
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Shares</p>
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Advantage Trust</p>
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Shares<br>$15.00 per
Share</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment
Objective.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Trust&rsquo;&rsquo;) is a newly organized,
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The
Trust's investment objective is to provide current income exempt
from regular Federal income tax. The Trust cannot ensure that it will
achieve its investment objective.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">No
Prior History</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Because the Trust is newly organized, its
shares have no history of public trading. Shares of closed-end
investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net
asset value. This risk may be greater for investors expecting to sell
their shares in a relatively short period after completion of the
public offering</b>. The Trust's common shares have been approved
for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice
of issuance, under the symbol
"BTA."</p>
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<b>Investing in the common shares
involves certain risks. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Risks&rsquo;&rsquo; on
page 26 of this
prospectus.</b>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">15.00</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">195,600,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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load(2)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">.675</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">8,802,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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offering
expenses(3)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">.03</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">391,200</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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after expenses, to the
Trust(4)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">14.295</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">186,406,800</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(1)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
Trust has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to
1,956,000 additional common shares at the price to public, less the
sales load, within 45 days of the date of this prospectus solely to
cover overallotments, if any. If such option is exercised in full, the
public offering price, sales load, estimated offering expenses and
proceeds, after expenses, to the Trust will be $224,940,000,
$10,122,300, $449,880 and $214,367,820, respectively. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Underwriting.&rsquo;&rsquo;</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(2)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">BlackRock Advisors,
Inc. has agreed to pay from its own assets additional compensation to
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated. BlackRock
Advisors, Inc. may pay commissions to employees of its affiliates that
participate in the marketing of the Trust's common shares. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Underwriting.&rsquo;&rsquo;</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(3)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
Trust will pay organizational and offering expenses of the Trust (other
than the sales load) up to an aggregate of $.03 per share of the
Trust&rsquo;s common shares sold in this offering. This $.03 per
common share amount includes a $.005 per common share partial
reimbursement of expenses to the underwriters and may include a
reimbursement of BlackRock Advisors, Inc.'s expenses incurred in
connection with this offering. BlackRock Advisors, Inc. has agreed to
pay such offering expenses of the Trust to the extent offering expenses
(other than sales load) and organizational expenses exceed $.03 per
share of the Trust&rsquo;s common shares. The aggregate offering
expenses (other than sales load) to be incurred by the Trust are
estimated to be $1,140,832 (including amounts incurred by BlackRock
Advisors, Inc. on behalf of the Trust).</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(4)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The Trust will pay its
organizational expenses out of its seed capital prior to completion of
this offering.</font></td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 9.5pt; padding-top:4pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Neither the Securities
and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary
is a criminal offense.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 9.5pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The common shares will be
ready for delivery on or about February 28, 2006.</p>
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Lynch &amp; Co.</p>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">Advest,
Inc.</td>
<td align="center" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">BB&amp;T Capital Markets</td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">Robert W. Baird &amp; Co.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">Ferris, Baker
Watts</td>
<td align="center" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.</td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">Janney
Montgomery Scott LLC</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;"><font style="letter-spacing: 26.04pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 7.25pt;">Incorporated</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">Ladenburg
Thalmann &amp; Co. Inc.</td>
<td align="center" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">PNC Capital Markets, Inc.</td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;"> RBC Capital
Markets</td>
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</table>
</p>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">Stifel
Nicolaus</td>
<td align="center" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey</td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:11pt; font-style: normal;">Wedbush Morgan Securities
Inc.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:3pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The date of
this prospectus is February 23,
2006.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">(continued
from previous
page)</font>
</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment
Advisor</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust's investment advisor is BlackRock
Advisors, Inc. (&lsquo;&lsquo;BlackRock Advisors&rsquo;&rsquo; or
the &lsquo;&lsquo;Advisor&rsquo;&rsquo;) and the Trust's
sub-advisor is BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
(&lsquo;&lsquo;BlackRock Financial Management&rsquo;&rsquo; or the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Sub-Advisor&rsquo;&rsquo;). We sometimes refer to the
Advisor and the Sub-Advisor as
&lsquo;&lsquo;BlackRock&rsquo;&rsquo; or the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Advisors&rsquo;&rsquo;.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment
Policies</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under normal market conditions, the Trust will
invest at least 80% of its total assets in municipal bonds,
municipal securities and derivative instruments with exposure to such
bonds or securities, in each case that are expected to pay interest or
income that is exempt from regular Federal income tax (which, for
purposes of this prospectus, does not include Federal alternative
minimum tax, unless otherwise specified). BlackRock will not conduct
its own analysis of the tax status of the interest or income paid by
these instruments, but will rely on the opinion of counsel to the
issuer of each such instrument. Substantially all of the municipal
bonds owned by the Trust will be rated below investment grade; however,
because the Trust will have economic exposure to additional municipal
bonds through its ownership of residual interest tender option bonds,
at least 50% of the Trust's economic exposure to
investment securities will be to municipal bonds that at the time of
investment are rated investment grade quality. Economic exposure to
municipal bonds includes bonds owned by the Trust and bonds to which
the Trust is exposed through the ownership of residual interest
municipal tender option bonds. Investment grade quality bonds are bonds
rated within the four highest grades
(&lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; or better by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc.
(&lsquo;&lsquo;Moody's&rsquo;&rsquo;), Standard &amp;
Poor's Ratings Group (&lsquo;&lsquo;S&amp;P&rsquo;&rsquo;) or
Fitch IBCA, Inc. (&lsquo;&lsquo;Fitch&rsquo;&rsquo;)) or bonds that
are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the Trust's
Advisor or Sub-Advisor. Up to 50% of the Trust's economic
exposure to investment securities may be to municipal bonds that at the
time of investment are rated as low as
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; by Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch or
bonds that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the
Trust's Advisor or Sub-Advisor. Bonds of below investment grade
quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative
characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay
interest and repay principal, and are commonly referred to as
&lsquo;&lsquo;junk bonds.&rsquo;&rsquo; Under normal market
conditions, the Trust intends for its bond portfolio to consist
primarily of long-term bonds. Under normal market conditions, the
Trust's bond portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average
maturity of greater than 10 years. The Trust initially expects to have
a duration of 20 years or more. The Trust may invest up to 25%
of its net assets in residual interest municipal tender option bonds,
which are derivative interests in municipal bonds. The Trust may also
invest in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies
that invest primarily in municipal bonds of the types in which the
Trust may invest directly and in tax-exempt preferred shares that pay
dividends exempt from Federal income
tax.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Leverage</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust intends to use leverage to
seek to achieve its investment objective. The Trust may use leverage by
issuing preferred shares, by investing in derivative instruments with
leverage embedded in them or by using a combination of these methods.
If the Trust issues preferred shares, it is permitted to issue
preferred shares up to 50% of the Trust's capital
immediately after the issuance of the preferred shares, but the Trust
may be limited by rating agency requirements to issuing preferred
shares representing less than 50% of the Trust's capital.
The earliest the Trust could issue preferred shares is one to three
months after completion of this offering of common shares. If the Trust
invests in derivative instruments with leverage embedded in them, the
Trust may incur economic leverage up to 50% of its economic
exposure to investment securities. The Trust's combined leverage
through the issuance of preferred shares and investment in derivative
instruments will not exceed 50% of its economic exposure to
investment securities. The use of preferred shares and investment in
derivative instruments with leverage embedded in them creates risks.
The Trust's leveraging strategy may not be successful.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">You
should read this prospectus, which contains important information about
the Trust, before deciding whether to invest in the common shares, and
retain it for future reference. A Statement of Additional Information,
dated February 23, 2006, containing additional information about the
Trust, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and,
as amended from time to time, is incorporated by reference in its
entirety into this prospectus. You can review the table of contents of
the Statement of Additional Information on page 49 of this prospectus.
You may request a free copy </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">ii</p>
<br>
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of the Statement of Additional Information
by calling (800) 882-0052 or by writing to the Trust, or obtain a copy
(and other information regarding the Trust) from the Securities and
Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.
Call 1-202-551-8090 for information. The Securities and Exchange
Commission charges a fee for copies. You can get the same information
free from the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site
(<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">http://www.sec.gov</font>). You may also e-mail requests for these
documents to <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">publicinfo@sec.gov</font> or make a request in
writing to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public
Reference Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. The
Trust does not post a copy of the Statement of Additional Information
on its web site because the Trust's common shares are not
continuously offered, which means the Statement of Additional
Information will not be updated after completion of this offering and
the information contained in the Statement of Additional Information
will become outdated. The Trust's annual and semi-annual reports,
when produced, will be available at the Trust's web site
<font style="white-space: nowrap;">(http://www.blackrock.com).</font>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust's common
shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not
guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository
institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other
government agency.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">iii</p>
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OF
CONTENTS</p>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Prospectus
Summary</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
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of Trust Expenses</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">16</font></td>
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Trust</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">18</font></td>
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Proceeds</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">18</font></td>
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Investments</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">18</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">24</font></td>
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the Trust Manages Risk</font></td>
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Value</font></td>
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Reinvestment Plan</font></td>
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Shares</font></td>
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Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust</font></td>
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Structure</font></td>
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Shares</font></td>
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Matters</font></td>
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and Transfer Agent</font></td>
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Opinions</font></td>
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Trust</font></td>
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of Additional
Information</font></td>
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<b>You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have
not, authorized any other person to provide you with different
information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent
information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the
underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should
assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of
the date of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition and
prospects may have changed since that
date.</b>
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SUMMARY&nbsp;</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">This is only a summary of certain
information contained in this prospectus relating to BlackRock
Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust. This summary may not contain all
of the information that you should consider before investing in our
common shares. You should review the more detailed information
contained in this prospectus and in the Statement of Additional
Information.</font>
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Trust</b></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust is
a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment
company. Throughout the prospectus, we refer to BlackRock Long-Term
Municipal Advantage Trust simply as the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Trust&rsquo;&rsquo; or as
&lsquo;&lsquo;we,&rsquo;&rsquo; &lsquo;&lsquo;us&rsquo;&rsquo;
or &lsquo;&lsquo;our.&rsquo;&rsquo; See &lsquo;&lsquo;The
Trust.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The
Trust is offering 13,040,000 common shares of beneficial interest at
$15.00 per share through a group of underwriters (the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Underwriters&rsquo;&rsquo;) led by Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, an affiliate of Merrill Lynch
&amp; Co., Inc. The common shares of beneficial interest are called
&lsquo;&lsquo;common shares&rsquo;&rsquo; in the rest of this
prospectus. You must purchase at least 100 common shares ($1,500) in
order to participate in this offering. The Trust has given the
Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,956,000 additional common
shares to cover overallotments. BlackRock Advisors, Inc.
(&lsquo;&lsquo;BlackRock Advisors&rsquo;&rsquo; or the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Advisor&rsquo;&rsquo;) has agreed to pay offering
costs (other than sales load) to the extent that offering costs (other
than sales load) and organizational expenses exceed $.03 per common
share. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Underwriting.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
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Objective</b></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust's investment objective is to
provide current income exempt from regular Federal income tax. The
Trust cannot ensure that it will achieve its investment
objective.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust
will invest primarily in municipal bonds, municipal securities and
derivative instruments with exposure to such bonds and securities, in
each case that are expected to pay interest or income that is exempt
from regular Federal income tax. BlackRock will not conduct its own
analysis of the tax status of the interest or income paid by these
instruments, but will rely on the opinion of counsel to the issuer of
each such instrument. The Trust will invest in municipal bonds that, in
the opinion of BlackRock Advisors or BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc. (&lsquo;&lsquo;BlackRock Financial Management&rsquo;&rsquo; or
the &lsquo;&lsquo;Sub-Advisor&rsquo;&rsquo;) are underrated or
undervalued. Underrated municipal bonds are those whose ratings do not,
in the Advisor's or Sub-Advisor's opinion, reflect their
true creditworthiness. Undervalued municipal bonds are bonds that, in
the Advisor's or Sub-Advisor's opinion, are worth more than
the value assigned to them in the marketplace.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Under normal market conditions, the
Trust will invest at least 80% of its total assets in municipal
bonds, municipal securities and derivative instruments with exposure to
such bonds and securities, in each case that are expected to pay
interest or income that is exempt from regular Federal income tax
(which, for purposes of this prospectus, does not include regular
Federal alternative minimum tax, unless otherwise specified).
Substantially all of the municipal bonds owned by the Trust will be
rated below investment grade; however, because the Trust will have
economic exposure to additional municipal bonds through its ownership
of residual interest tender option bonds, at least 50% of the
Trust's economic exposure to investment securities will be to
municipal bonds rated investment grade quality. As used in this
prospectus, economic exposure to municipal bonds refers to bonds owned
by the Trust and bonds to which the Trust is exposed through the
ownership of residual interest tender option bonds. Investment grade
quality bonds are bonds rated within the four highest grades
(&lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; or better by Moody's, S&amp;P
or Fitch) or bonds that are unrated but judged to be of comparable
quality by the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor. Up to 50% of the
Trust's economic exposure to investment securities may be to
municipal bonds that at the time of investment are rated as low as
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; by Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch or
bonds that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the
Advisor or the Sub-Advisor. Bonds of below investment grade quality are
regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with
respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay
principal, and are commonly referred to as &lsquo;&lsquo;junk
bonds.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Under normal market conditions, the
Trust intends for its municipal bond portfolio to consist primarily of
long-term bonds (meaning bonds with a maturity of 10 years or more).
Under normal market conditions, the Trust's municipal bond
portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average maturity of greater than
10 years. The Trust initially expects to have a duration of 20 years or
more. In comparison to maturity (which is the date on which the issuer
of a debt instrument is obligated to repay the principal amount),
duration is a measure of the price volatility of a debt instrument as a
result of changes in market rates of interest, based on the weighted
average timing of the instrument's expected principal and
interest payments. Duration differs from maturity in that it takes into
account a security's yield, coupon payments and its principal
payments in addition to the amount of time until the security finally
matures. As the value of a security changes over time, so will its
duration. Prices of securities with longer durations tend to be more
sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with shorter
durations. In </td>
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general, a portfolio of securities with a
longer duration can be expected to be more sensitive to interest rate
changes than a portfolio with a shorter duration.</td>
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust
may invest up to 25% of its net assets in residual interest
municipal tender option bonds. Residual interest municipal tender
option bonds represent beneficial interests in a special purpose trust
formed by a third party sponsor for the purpose of holding municipal
bonds purchased from the Trust or from another third party. The special
purpose trust typically sells two classes of beneficial interests:
short-term floating rate interests, which are sold to third party
investors, and residual interests, which the Trust would purchase. The
short-term floating rate interests have first priority on the cash flow
from the municipal bonds. The Trust is paid the residual cash flow from
the special purpose trust. If the Trust is the initial seller of the
municipal bonds to the special purpose trust, it receives the proceeds
from the sale of the floating rate interests in the special purpose
trust, less certain transaction costs. These proceeds generally would
be used by the Trust to purchase additional municipal bonds or other
investments permitted by the Trust's investment policies. If the
Trust ever purchases all or a portion of the short-term floating rate
securities sold by the special purpose trust, it may surrender those
short-term floating rate securities together with a proportionate
amount of residual interests to the trustee of the special purpose
trust in exchange for a proportionate amount of the municipal bonds
owned by the special purpose trust. In addition, all voting rights and
decisions to be made with respect to any other rights relating to the
municipal bonds held in the special purpose trust are passed through to
the Trust, as the holder of the residual interests. The Trust will
recognize taxable capital gains (or losses) upon any sale of municipal
bonds to a special purpose trust.</td>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust may invest in
highly leveraged residual interest municipal tender option bonds. A
residual interest municipal tender option bond generally is considered
highly leveraged if the principal amount of the short-term floating
rate interests issued by the related tender option bond trust exceeds
50% of the principal amount of the municipal bonds owned by the
tender option bond trust. If the Trust invests in highly leveraged
residual interest municipal tender option bonds, the Trust may lose
money in excess of the amount of its investment, up to an amount equal
to the value of the municipal bonds underlying the residual interest
municipal tender option bonds. See &lsquo;&lsquo;The Trust's
Investments&mdash;Tender Option Bonds&rsquo;&rsquo; for a
description of this type of security.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust may also invest in securities
of other open- or closed-end investment companies that invest primarily
in municipal bonds of the types in which the Trust may invest directly
and in tax-exempt preferred shares that pay dividends exempt from
Federal income tax. See &lsquo;&lsquo;The Trust's
Investments.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
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<td height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; "><b>Special Tax
Considerations</b></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust has not established
any limit on the percentage of its portfolio that may be invested in
municipal bonds, municipal securities and derivative instruments with
exposure to such bonds or securities, in each case that are subject to
the alternative minimum tax provisions of Federal tax law, and the
Trust expects that a portion of the interest or income it produces will
be includable in alternative minimum taxable income. Exempt interest
dividends are also likely to be subject to state and local income
taxes. Distributions of any capital gain or other taxable income will
be taxable to shareholders. The Trust may not be a suitable investment
for investors subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax or who
would become subject to such tax by investing in the Trust. See
"Risks&mdash;Alternative Minimum Tax Risk"
and &lsquo;&lsquo;Tax
Matters.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; ">Leverage</td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The
Trust intends to use leverage to seek to achieve its investment
objective. The Trust may use leverage by issuing preferred shares of
beneficial interest ("Preferred Shares"), by
investing in derivative instruments with leverage embedded in them or
by using a combination of these methods. If the Trust issues Preferred
Shares, it is permitted to issue Preferred Shares up to 50% of
the Trust's capital immediately after the issuance of the
Preferred Shares, but the Trust may be limited by rating agency
requirements to issuing Preferred Shares representing less than
50% of the Trust's capital. The earliest the Trust could
issue Preferred Shares is one to three months after completion of this
offering of common shares. If the Trust invests in derivative
instruments with leverage embedded in them, the Trust may incur
economic leverage up to 50% of its economic exposure to
investment securities. The Trust's combined leverage through the
issuance of Preferred Shares and investment in derivative instruments
will not exceed 50% of its economic exposure to investment
securities.</td>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Any Preferred Shares issued by the
Trust would pay adjustable rate dividends based on shorter-term
interest rates. The adjustment period could be as short as a day or as
long as a year or more. The money the Trust obtains by selling
Preferred Shares would be used by the Trust to purchase additional
municipal bonds or other investments permitted by the Trust's
investment policies. If the rate of return, after the payment of
applicable expenses of the </td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">4</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">
Trust, on its investment securities is greater
than the dividend rate paid by the Trust on the Preferred Shares, the
Trust will generate more income by investing the proceeds of the
Preferred Shares than it will need to pay dividends on the Preferred
Shares.</td>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
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</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust also may use economic leverage through
its investments in residual interest municipal tender option bonds. If
the income and gains earned on municipal bonds owned by a tender option
bond trust that issues a residual interest to the Trust are greater
than the payments due on the short-term floating rate instruments
issued by the tender option bond trust, the Trust's returns will
be greater than if it had not invested in the residual interest tender
option bond.</td>
</tr>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">If the Trust's leveraging strategy is
successful, the higher returns the Trust earns may be used to pay
higher dividends to holders of common shares. However, the Trust cannot
assure you that the use of leverage will result in a higher return on
its common shares. The use of leverage involves risks and can magnify
the effect of any losses. For example, when leverage is employed, the
net asset value and market price of the Trust's common shares
will be more volatile. See &lsquo;&lsquo;The Trust's
Investments&mdash; Tender Option Bonds,&rsquo;&rsquo;
"Risks&mdash;Preferred Share Risk,"
&lsquo;&lsquo;Risks&mdash;Tender Option Bond Risk,&rsquo;&rsquo;
and &lsquo;&lsquo;Risks&mdash;General Leverage
Risk.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
</tr>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; "><b>Investment
Advisor</b></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">BlackRock Advisors will be the Trust's
investment advisor and BlackRock Advisors' affiliate, BlackRock
Financial Management, will provide certain day-to-day investment
management services to the Trust. Throughout the prospectus, we
sometimes refer to BlackRock Advisors and BlackRock Financial
Management collectively as &lsquo;&lsquo;BlackRock&rsquo;&rsquo; or
the &lsquo;&lsquo;Advisors.&rsquo;&rsquo; BlackRock Advisors will
receive an annual fee, payable monthly, in a maximum amount equal to
1.00% of the average weekly value of the Trust's net
assets (the "Management Fee"). BlackRock
Advisors has agreed to waive receipt of a portion of its Management Fee
in the amount of .40% of the average weekly value of the
Trust's net assets for the first five years of the Trust's
operations (through January 31, 2011) and for a declining amount for an
additional three years (through January 31, 2014). BlackRock Advisers
will pay a sub-advisory fee to BlackRock Financial Management equal to:
(i) prior to January 31, 2007, 38% of the monthly management
fees received by BlackRock Advisors; (ii) from January 31, 2007 to
January 31, 2008, 19% of the monthly management fees received by
BlackRock Advisors; and (iii) after January 31, 2008, 0% of the
management fees received by BlackRock Advisors; provided thereafter
that the Sub-Advisor may be </td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">5</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">
compensated at cost for any services rendered
to the Trust at the request of BlackRock Advisors and approved of by
the board of trustees. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Management of the
Trust.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
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</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; "><b>Distributions</b></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Commencing
with the Trust's initial dividend, the Trust intends to make
regular monthly cash distributions of all or a portion of its net
tax-exempt interest and investment company taxable income to common
shareholders. We expect to declare the initial monthly dividend on the
Trust's common shares within approximately 45 days after
completion of this offering and to pay that initial monthly dividend
approximately 60 to 90 days after completion of this offering. The
Trust will pay common shareholders annually at least 90% of its
net tax-exempt interest and investment company taxable income in order
to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax
purposes. In addition, the Trust intends to distribute, on an annual
basis, all or substantially all of its taxable net income and capital
gains to its shareholders so that the Trust will not be subject to
Federal income or excise taxes.</td>
</tr>
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<td height="1" width="1"></td>
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</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Various factors will affect
the level of the Trust's net tax-exempt interest and investment
company taxable income, such as its asset mix and the movement of
interest rates for municipal bonds. To permit the Trust to maintain
more stable monthly distributions, the Trust may from time to time
distribute less than the entire amount earned in a particular period.
The retained amounts would be available to supplement future
distributions. As a result, the distributions paid by the Trust for any
particular month may be more or less than the amount actually earned by
the Trust during that month. Undistributed earnings will add to the
Trust's net asset value and, correspondingly, distributions from
undistributed earnings and from capital, if any, will deduct from the
Trust's net asset value. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Distributions.&rsquo;&rsquo; Shareholders will
automatically have all dividends and distributions reinvested in common
shares issued by the Trust or common shares of the Trust purchased in
the open market in accordance with the Trust's Dividend
Reinvestment Plan, unless an election is made to receive cash. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
</tr>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
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</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Monthly dividends paid by the Trust
will be paid after the payment of dividends on any Preferred Shares of
the Trust that may be outstanding. If the Trust realizes a capital gain
or other taxable income, it will be required to allocate such income
between the common shares and any outstanding Preferred Shares in
proportion to the total dividends paid to each class for the year in
which or with respect to which the income is paid. See
"Distributions" and
"Leverage&mdash; Preferred
Shares."</td>
</tr>
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<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; "><b>Listing</b></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The
Trust's common shares have been approved for listing on the New
York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance, under the
symbol &lsquo;&lsquo;BTA&rsquo;&rsquo;.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; "><b>Custodian
and Transfer Agent</b></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">State Street Bank and Trust Company
will serve as the Trust's custodian, and Computershare Trust
Company, N.A. will serve as the Trust's transfer agent. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Custodian and Transfer
Agent.&rsquo;&rsquo;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; "><b>Market Price of
Shares</b></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Common shares of closed-end investment companies
frequently trade at prices lower than their net asset value. Common
shares of closed-end investment companies, like the Trust, that invest
primarily in municipal bonds have during some periods traded at prices
higher than their net asset value and during other periods traded at
prices lower than their net asset value. The Trust cannot assure you
that its common shares will trade at a price higher than or equal to
net asset value. The Trust's net asset value will be reduced
immediately following this offering by the sales load and the amount of
the offering expenses paid by the Trust. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Use of
Proceeds.&rsquo;&rsquo; In addition to net asset value, the market
price of the Trust's common shares may be affected by such
factors as dividend levels, which are in turn affected by interest
rates, expenses, call protection for portfolio securities, dividend
stability, portfolio credit quality, liquidity and market supply and
demand. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Risks,&rsquo;&rsquo;
&lsquo;&lsquo;Description of Shares&rsquo;&rsquo; and the section
of the Statement of Additional Information with the heading
&lsquo;&lsquo;Repurchase of Common Shares.&rsquo;&rsquo; The common
shares are designed primarily for long-term investors and you should
not purchase common shares of the Trust if you intend to sell them
shortly after purchase.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0; "><b>Special Risk
Considerations</b></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">No Operating History</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Trust is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management
investment company and has no operating
history.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment and Market Discount
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An investment in the Trust's common shares is
subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire
amount that you invest. As with any stock, the price of the
Trust's common shares will fluctuate with market conditions and
other factors. If shares are sold, the price received may be more or
less than the original investment. Net asset value will be reduced
immediately following the initial offering by the amount of the sales
load and the amount of the offering expenses paid by the Trust. Common
shares are designed for long-term investors and should not be treated
as trading vehicles. Shares of closed-end management investment
companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value.
The Trust's common shares may trade at a price that is less than
the initial offering price. This </td>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">7</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">
risk may be greater for investors who sell
their common shares in a relatively short period of time after
completion of the initial offering.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Interest Rate
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest rate risk is the risk that bonds, and the
Trust's other assets, will decline in value because of changes in
interest rates. Generally, municipal bonds will decrease in value when
interest rates rise and increase in value when interest rates decline.
This means that the net asset value of the common shares will fluctuate
with interest rate changes and the corresponding changes in the value
of the Trust's municipal bond holdings. The value of the
longer-term bonds in which the Trust generally invests fluctuates more
in response to changes in interest rates than does the value of
shorter-term bonds. Because the Trust will invest primarily in
long-term bonds, the net asset value and market price per share of the
common shares will fluctuate more in response to changes in market
interest rates than if the Trust invested primarily in shorter-term
bonds. The Trust's use of leverage will tend to increase common
share interest rate risk.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Credit Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Credit
risk is the risk that an issuer of a municipal bond will become unable
to meet its obligation to make interest and principal payments. In
general, lower rated municipal bonds carry a greater degree of risk
that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal
payments, which could have a negative impact on the Trust's net
asset value or dividends.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">High Yield
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Substantially all of the municipal bonds owned by the
Trust will be, and up to 50% of the Trust's economic
exposure to investment securities may be, to municipal bonds that, at
the time of investment, are rated as low as
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; by Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch or
that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock.
Bonds of below investment grade quality
(&lsquo;&lsquo;Ba/BB&rsquo;&rsquo; or below) are regarded as having
predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the
issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal, and are
commonly referred to as &lsquo;&lsquo;junk bonds.&rsquo;&rsquo;
These securities are subject to a greater risk of default. The value of
high yield, lower quality bonds is affected by the creditworthiness of
the issuers of the securities and by general economic and specific
industry conditions. Issuers of high yield bonds are not as strong
financially as those with higher credit ratings. These issuers are more
vulnerable to financial setbacks and recession than more creditworthy
issuers, which may impair their ability to make interest and principal
payments.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The Trust's economic exposure to lower
grade securities will expose the Trust to greater risks than if the
Trust were to have economic exposure to only higher grade securities.
</td>
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<td height="10" width="1"></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">8</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
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<page>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
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</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">
Because of the substantial risks associated
with lower grade securities, you could lose money on your investment in
common shares of the Trust, both in the short term and the long term.
The secondary market for lower grade securities may be less liquid than
that of higher rated securities. Adverse conditions could make it
difficult at times to sell certain securities or could result in lower
prices than those used in calculating the Trust's net asset
value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The market values of lower grade securities tend to
be more volatile than investment grade securities. The prices of these
lower grade bonds are more sensitive to negative developments, such as
a decline in the issuer's revenues or a general economic
downturn, than are the prices of higher grade securities. It is likely
that an economic recession could severely disrupt the market for such
securities and may have an adverse impact on the value of such
securities. In addition, it is likely that any such economic downturn
could adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such securities to
repay principal and pay interest thereon and increase the incidence of
default for such securities.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Municipal Bond Market
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Economic exposure to the municipal bond market involves
certain risks. The Trust's economic exposure to municipal bonds
includes municipal bonds in the Trust's portfolio and municipal
bonds to which the Trust is exposed through the ownership of residual
interest municipal tender option bonds. The amount of public
information available about the municipal bonds to which the Trust is
economically exposed is generally less than that for corporate equities
or bonds, and the investment performance of the Trust may therefore be
more dependent on the analytical abilities of BlackRock than would be a
stock fund or taxable bond fund. The secondary market for municipal
bonds, particularly the below investment grade bonds to which the Trust
may be economically exposed, also tends to be less well-developed or
liquid than many other securities markets, which may adversely affect
the ability to sell such bonds at attractive prices.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The
ability of municipal issuers to make timely payments of interest and
principal may be diminished in general economic downturns and as
governmental cost burdens are reallocated among Federal, state and
local governments. In addition, laws enacted in the future by Congress
or state legislatures or referenda could extend the time for payment of
principal and/or interest, or impose other constraints on enforcement
of such obligations or on the ability of municipalities to levy taxes.
Issuers of municipal bonds might seek protection under the bankruptcy
laws. In the event of bankruptcy of such an issuer, holders of
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">9</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">
municipal bonds could experience delays in
collecting principal and interest and such holders may not, in all
circumstances, be able to collect all principal and interest to which
they are entitled. To enforce its rights in the event of a default in
the payment of interest or repayment of principal, or both, the Trust
may take possession of and manage the assets securing the
issuer's obligations on such securities, which may increase the
Trust's operating expenses. Any income derived from the
Trust's ownership or operation of such assets may not be
tax-exempt.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Revenue bonds issued by state or local
agencies to finance the development of low-income, multi-family housing
involve special risks in addition to those associated with municipal
bonds generally, including that the underlying properties may not
generate sufficient income to pay expenses and interest costs. Such
bonds are generally non-recourse against the property owner, may be
junior to the rights of others with an interest in the properties, may
pay interest that changes based in part on the financial performance of
the property, may be prepayable without penalty and may be used to
finance the construction of housing developments which, until completed
and rented, do not generate income to pay interest. Increases in
interest rates payable on senior obligations may make it more difficult
for issuers to meet payment obligations on subordinated
bonds.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="250"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="337"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="10"></td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Reinvestment Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reinvestment risk is
the risk that income from the Trust's bond portfolio will decline
if and when the Trust invests the proceeds from matured, traded,
prepaid or called bonds at market interest rates that are below the
portfolio's current earnings rate. A decline in income could
affect the common shares' market price or their overall
returns.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
<td height="10" width="1"></td>
<td height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Preferred Share Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preferred Share
risk is the risk associated with the issuance of the Preferred Shares
to leverage the common shares. If Preferred Shares are issued, the net
asset value and market value of the common shares will be more
volatile, and the yield to the holders of common shares will tend to
fluctuate with changes in the shorter-term dividend rates on the
Preferred Shares. If the dividend rate on the Preferred Shares
approaches the net rate of return on the Trust's investment
portfolio, the benefit of leverage to the holders of the common shares
would be reduced. If the dividend rate on the Preferred Shares exceeds
the net rate of return on the Trust's portfolio, the leverage
will result in a lower rate of return to the holders of common shares
than if the Trust had not issued Preferred Shares. Because the
long-term municipal bonds in which the Trust invests will typically pay
fixed rates of interest while the dividend rate on the Preferred Shares
will be adjusted periodically, this could </td>
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occur even when both long-term and
short-term municipal rates rise. In addition, the Trust will pay (and
the holders of common shares will bear) any costs and expenses relating
to the issuance and ongoing maintenance of the Preferred Shares.
Accordingly, the Trust cannot assure you that the issuance of Preferred
Shares will result in a higher yield or return to the holders of the
common shares.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Similarly, any decline in the net asset
value of the Trust's investments will be borne entirely by the
holders of common shares. Therefore, if the market value of the
Trust's portfolio declines, the leverage will result in a greater
decrease in net asset value to the holders of common shares than if the
Trust were not leveraged. This greater net asset value decrease will
also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price for the common
shares. The Trust might be in danger of failing to maintain the
required asset coverage of the Preferred Shares or of losing its
ratings on the Preferred Shares or, in an extreme case, the
Trust's current investment income might not be sufficient to meet
the dividend requirements on the Preferred Shares. In order to
counteract such an event, the Trust might need to liquidate investments
in order to fund a redemption of some or all of the Preferred Shares.
Liquidation at times of low municipal bond prices may result in capital
loss and may reduce returns to the holders of common
shares.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Tender Option Bond Risk.</font>&emsp;Residual
interest municipal tender option bonds are derivative municipal bond
securities that have embedded in them the risk of economic leverage. An
investment in these securities typically will involve greater risk than
an investment in a fixed rate municipal bond.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Distributions
on the residual interests will bear an inverse relationship to
short-term municipal bond interest rates. Distributions on the residual
interests paid to the Trust will be reduced or, in the extreme,
eliminated as short-term municipal interest rates rise and will
increase when short-term municipal interest rates fall. The amount of
such reduction or increase is a function, in part, of the amount of
short-term floating rate interests sold by the issuer of these
securities relative to the amount of residual interests that it sells.
The greater the amount of short-term floating rate interests sold
relative to the residual interests, the more volatile the distributions
on the residual interests will be. The value of a residual interest
municipal tender option bond also is generally more volatile than that
of a fixed rate municipal bond. In addition, the market for these
residual interest may not be liquid, which increases the volatility of
these derivative instruments and means that the Trust may not be able
to sell them when it desires </td>
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to do so. If the Trust invests in highly
leveraged residual interest municipal tender option bonds, the Trust
may lose money in excess of the amount of its investment, up to an
amount equal to the value of the municipal bonds underlying the
residual interest owned by the Trust.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">Residual interest
municipal tender option bonds generally will underperform the market
for fixed rate municipal bonds in a rising interest rate environment,
but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when interest
rates decline or remain relatively stable. Should short-term interest
rates rise, the Trust's investment in residual interest municipal
tender option bonds likely will adversely affect the Trust's net
asset value per share and income and distributions to
shareholders.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">General Leverage Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although
the use of leverage by the Trust may create an opportunity for higher
total return, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the
effect of any losses. If the income and gains earned on municipal bonds
to which the Trust has exposure through the use of leverage are greater
than the payments due on the related short-term floating rate
interests, the Trust's returns will be greater than if leverage
had not been used. Conversely, if the income and gains from those
municipal bonds do not cover the payments due in connection with the
leverage used, the return will be less than if the economic leverage
had not been used. BlackRock nevertheless may determine to continue to
use leverage if it expects that the benefits to the Trust's
shareholders will outweigh the risk of a reduced return. There is no
assurance that the Trust's leverage strategy will be successful.
Leverage involves risks and special considerations that you should
consider, including:</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">&bull;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left:0;">the likelihood of
greater volatility of net asset value, market price and dividend rate
of the shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage;
and</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">&bull;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left:0;">the effect of leverage in a declining
market, which is likely to cause greater decline in the net asset value
of the common shares than if the Trust were not leveraged, which may
result in greater decline in the market price of the common
shares.</td>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="15"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">While the Trust may from time to time consider
reducing leverage in response to actual or anticipated changes in
interest rates in an effort to mitigate the increased volatility of
current income and net asset value associated with leverage, there can
be no assurance that the Trust will actually reduce leverage in the
future or that any reduction, if undertaken, will benefit the holders
of common shares. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are
very difficult to predict accurately. If the Trust were to reduce
leverage based on a prediction about future </td>
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changes to interest rates, and that
prediction turned out to be incorrect, the reduction in leverage would
likely operate to reduce the income and/or total returns to holders of
common shares relative to the circumstance where the Trust had not
reduced leverage. The Trust may decide that this risk outweighs the
likelihood of achieving the desired reduction to volatility in income
and share price if the prediction were to turn out to be correct, and
determine not to reduce leverage as described above.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;">The
Trust may invest in the securities of other investment companies. Such
securities may also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to the
leverage risks described above. This additional leverage may in certain
market conditions reduce the net asset value of the Trust's
common shares and the returns to the holders of common
shares.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Volatility Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The use of leverage by
the Trust will cause the net asset value, and possibly the market
price, of the Trust's common shares to fluctuate significantly in
response to changes in interest rates and other economic indicators. In
addition, the Trust may invest a significant portion of its assets in
non-investment grade municipal bonds, which may be less liquid and
therefore more volatile than investment grade municipal bonds. As a
result, the net asset value and market price of the common shares of
the Trust will be more volatile than those of a closed-end investment
company that is not exposed to leverage or that does not invest such a
significant amount of its assets in non-investment grade municipal
bonds.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Inflation Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inflation risk
is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be
worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As
inflation increases, the real value of the common shares and
distributions on those shares can decline. In addition, during any
periods of rising inflation, short-term rates would likely increase,
which would tend to further reduce returns on any residual interest
municipal tender option bonds owned by the Trust and therefore reduce
returns to the holders of common
shares.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Non-Diversification Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust has
registered as a &lsquo;&lsquo;non-diversified&rsquo;&rsquo;
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the &lsquo;&lsquo;Investment Company Act&rsquo;&rsquo;). For
Federal income tax purposes, the Trust, with respect to up to
50% of its total assets, will be able to invest more than
5% (but not more than 25%, except for investments in
United States government securities and securities of other regulated
investment companies, which are not limited for tax purposes) of the
value of its total assets in the obligations of any single issuer or
the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.
To the extent the </td>
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Trust invests a relatively high percentage
of its assets in the obligations of a limited number of issuers, the
Trust may be more susceptible than a more widely diversified investment
company to any single economic, political or regulatory
occurrence.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Economic Sector and Geographic
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust reserves the right to invest up to 25%
of its total assets in municipal obligations of issuers in the same
state (or U.S. territory) or in industrial development bonds of similar
types of projects, including without limitation the following: lease
rental obligations of state and local authorities; obligations
dependent on annual appropriations by a state's legislature for
payment; obligations of state and local housing finance authorities,
municipal utilities systems or public housing authorities; obligations
of hospitals or life care facilities; and industrial development or
pollution control bonds issued for electrical utility systems, steel
companies, paper companies or other purposes. This may make the Trust
more susceptible to adverse economic, political or regulatory
occurrences affecting a particular state or economic sector. For
example, health care related issuers are susceptible to Medicare,
Medicaid and other third party payor reimbursement policies, and
national and state health care legislation. As concentration increases,
so does the potential for fluctuation in the net asset value of the
Trust's common shares. For purposes of determining compliance
with this limitation, the Trust will apply the value of a residual
interest tender option bond backed by municipal obligations of issuers
located in the same state or industrial development bonds of similar
types of projects toward the 25% limitation, and not the value
of the municipal obligations or industrial development bonds underlying
the residual interest.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Alternative Minimum Tax
Risk.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>The Trust expects that a portion of the interest or
income it produces will be includable in alternative minimum taxable
income. Exempt interest dividends also are likely to be subject to
state and local income taxes. Distributions of any capital gain or
other taxable income will be taxable to shareholders. The Trust may not
be a suitable investment for investors subject to the Federal
alternative minimum tax or who would become subject to such tax by
investing in the Trust. Common shares may not be a suitable investment
for investors who are subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax or
who would become subject to such tax by purchasing common shares. The
suitability of an investment in common shares will depend upon a
comparison of the after-tax yield likely to be provided from the Trust
with that from comparable tax-exempt investments not subject to the
alternative minimum tax, </td>
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and from comparable fully taxable
investments, in light of each such investor's tax position.
Special considerations apply to corporate
investors.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Market Disruption and Geopolitical
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The aftermath of the war in Iraq and the continuing
occupation of Iraq, instability in the Middle East and terrorist
attacks in the United States and around the world may have resulted in
market volatility and may have long-term effects on the U.S. and
worldwide financial markets and may cause further economic
uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. The Trust does not
know how long the securities markets will continue to be affected by
these events and cannot predict the effects of the occupation or
similar events in the future on the U.S. economy and securities
markets. Given the risks described above, an investment in the common
shares may not be appropriate for all investors. You should carefully
consider your ability to assume these risks before making an investment
in the Trust.</td>
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<td height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Anti-Takeover Provisions</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust
includes provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or
persons to acquire control of the Trust or convert the Trust to
open-end status. These provisions could deprive the holders of common
shares of opportunities to sell their common shares at a premium over
the then current market price of the common shares or at net asset
value. In addition, if the Trust issues Preferred Shares the holders of
the Preferred Shares will have voting rights that could deprive holders
of common shares of such
opportunities.</td>
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OF TRUST EXPENSES&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following table assumes
the issuance of Preferred Shares in an amount equal to 50% of
the Trust's capital (after their issuance), and shows Trust
expenses as a percentage of net assets attributable to common
shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Shareholder Transaction Expenses</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="372"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Sales
load paid by you (as a percentage of offering
price)&emsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">4.5%</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Offering
expenses borne by the Trust (as a percentage of offering
price)(1)(2)</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">.2%</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Dividend
reinvestment plan
fees(3)</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">None</font></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Percentage
of Net Assets<br>Attributable to Common<br> Shares (assumes
Preferred<br> Shares are
issued)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;"><b>Annual
Expenses</b></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Management
Fees</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Other
Expenses</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">.40</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">%(4)&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Total
Annual
Expenses</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1.40</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%(5)(6)&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Fee
and Expense
Waiver</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">(.40</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">)%(6)&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 50pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Net
Annual
Expenses</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%(5)(6)&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(1)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
Trust will pay organizational and offering costs of the Trust (other
than the sales load) up to an aggregate of $.03 per share of the
Trust&rsquo;s common shares sold in this offering which may include a
reimbursement of BlackRock Advisors&rsquo; expenses incurred in
connection with this offering. BlackRock Advisors has agreed to pay
such offering costs of the Trust to the extent offering expenses (other
than sales load) and organizational expenses exceed $.03 per share of
the Trust&rsquo;s common shares.</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(2)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">BlackRock
Advisors has agreed to pay from its own assets additional compensation
to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated. BlackRock
Advisors may pay commissions to employees of its affiliates that
participate in the marketing of the Trust's common shares. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Underwriting.&rsquo;&rsquo;</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">You
will be charged a $2.50 service charge and a brokerage commission of
$.15 per share sold if you direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to
sell your common shares held in a dividend reinvestment
account.</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The table presented in this
footnote assumes the Trust is the same size as in the table above, but
unlike the table above, assumes that no Preferred Shares are issued or
outstanding and, instead the Trust incurs all of its economic leverage
through investment in residual interest tender option bonds. In
accordance with these assumptions, the Trust's expenses would be
estimated to be as
follows:</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Percentage
of Net Assets<br>Attributable to Common Shares<br> (assumes no
Preferred Shares<br> are issued or
outstanding)</font></td>
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Expenses</b></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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Fees</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
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Expenses</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">.15</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 3pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
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Annual
Expenses</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1.15</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%(5)(6)&nbsp;</font></td>
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and Expense
Waiver</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">(.40</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">)%(6)&nbsp;</font></td>
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Annual
Expenses</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">.75</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%(5)(6)&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Certain of these expenses
represent reimbursement at cost to BlackRock Advisors for non-advisory
services provided to the Trust by employees of BlackRock Advisors. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Management of the Trust&mdash;Investment Management
Agreements.&rsquo;&rsquo;</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">BlackRock
Advisors has agreed to waive receipt of a portion of the management fee
or other expenses of the Trust in the amount of .40% of average
weekly net assets attributable to common shares for the first five
years of the Trust's operations, .30% in year six,
..20% in year seven and .10% in year eight.</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The purpose of the table above and the example below is to help you
understand all fees and expenses that you, as a holder of common
shares, would bear directly or indirectly. The expenses shown in the
table under "Other Expenses" and
"Total Annual Expenses" are based on
estimated amounts for the Trust's first full year of operations
and assume that the Trust issues 13,040,000 common shares. If the Trust
issues fewer common shares, all other things being equal, these
expenses would increase as a percentage of the Trust's net assets
attributable to common shares. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Management of the
Trust&rsquo;&rsquo; and &lsquo;&lsquo;Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following example illustrates the
expenses (including the offering expenses borne by the Trust and the
sales load of $45) that you would pay on a $1,000 investment in common
shares, assuming (1) Preferred Shares are issued with a liquidation
preference equal to 50% of the Trust's total assets, (2)
total annual expenses of 1.00% of net assets attributable to
common shares in years one through five, 1.10% in year six,
1.20% in year seven, 1.30% in year eight and 1.40%
thereafter, and (3) a 5% annual return:
(1)(2)(3)</p>
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Incurred</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$77</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(1)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
example presented in this footnote illustrates the expenses (including
the offering expenses borne by the Trust and the sales load of $45)
that you would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming
(1) no Preferred Shares are issued or outstanding and, instead, the
Trust incurs all of its economic leverage through investment in
residual interest municipal tender option bonds, (2) total annual
expenses of .75% of net assets attributable to common shares in
years one through five, .85% in year six, .95% in year
seven 1.05% in year eight and 1.15% thereafter, and (3) a
5% annual return: (2)(3)</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">1
Year</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3 Years</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">5 Years</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">10
Years</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Total Expenses
Incurred</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$54</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$70</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$87</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$154</font></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="32"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(2)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The
examples should not be considered a representation of future expenses.
Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed.</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
examples assume that the estimated "Other
Expenses" set forth in the Annual Expenses table are
accurate, and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at
net asset value. Moreover, the Trust's actual rate of return may
be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the
examples.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="32"></td>
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</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(3)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Assumes waiver of fees
and expenses of .40% of average weekly net assets attributable
to common shares in years one through five, .30% in year six,
..20% in year seven and .10% in year eight. BlackRock
Advisors has not agreed to waive any portion of its fees and expenses
beyond January 31, 2014. See "Management of the
Trust&mdash;Investment Management
Agreements."</font></td>
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</table>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;THE
TRUST&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust is a newly organized,
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Investment Company Act"). The Trust was
organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 7, 2005, pursuant
to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as subsequently amended and
restated, governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The Trust has
no operating history. The Trust&rsquo;s principal office is located at
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809, and its telephone
number is (800) 882-0052.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;USE OF
PROCEEDS&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The net proceeds of the offering of
common shares will be approximately $186,406,800 ($214,367,820 if the
Underwriters exercise the overallotment option in full) after payment
of the estimated offering costs and the deduction of the sales load.
The Trust will invest the net proceeds of the offering in accordance
with the Trust's investment objective and policies as stated
below. We currently anticipate that the Trust will be able to invest
primarily in municipal bonds, municipal securities and derivative
instruments with exposure to such bonds and securities, in each case
that meet the Trust's investment objective and policies, within
approximately three months after the completion of the offering. Such
investments are expected to pay interest or income that is exempt from
regular Federal income tax. Pending such investment, it is anticipated
that the proceeds will be invested in short-term, tax-exempt or taxable
investment grade securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;THE TRUST'S
INVESTMENTS&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment Objective and
Policies</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust's investment objective is to provide
current income exempt from regular Federal income tax. Under normal
market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its
total assets in municipal bonds, municipal securities and derivative
instruments with exposure to such bonds and securities, in each case
that are expected to pay interest or income that is exempt from regular
Federal income tax. BlackRock will not conduct its own analysis of the
tax status of the interest or income paid by these instruments, but
will rely on the opinion of counsel to the issuer of each such
instrument. Substantially all of the municipal bonds owned by the Trust
will be rated below investment grade; however, because the Trust will
have economic exposure to additional municipal bonds through its
ownership of residual interest tender option bonds, at least 50%
of the Trust's economic exposure to investment securities will be
to municipal bonds rated investment grade quality. As used in this
prospectus, economic exposure to municipal bonds refers to bonds owned
by the Trust and bonds to which the Trust is exposed through the
ownership of residual interest tender option bonds. Investment grade
quality means that such bonds are rated, at the time of investment,
within the four highest grades (&lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; or better by Moody's, S&amp;P
or Fitch) or are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by
BlackRock. Municipal bonds rated &lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; by
Moody's are investment grade, but Moody's considers
municipal bonds rated &lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; to have
speculative characteristics. Changes in economic conditions or other
circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity for
issuers of municipal bonds that are rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; (or that have equivalent ratings)
to make principal and interest payments than is the case for issues of
higher grade municipal bonds.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under normal market conditions, up
to 50% of the Trust's economic exposure to investment
securities may be to municipal bonds that are rated, at the time of
investment, as low as &lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; by
Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch or that are unrated but judged to be of
comparable quality by BlackRock. Bonds of below investment grade
quality (&lsquo;&lsquo;Ba/BB&rsquo;&rsquo; or below) are commonly
referred to as &lsquo;&lsquo;junk bonds.&rsquo;&rsquo; Bonds of
below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly
speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity
to pay interest and repay principal.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">These credit quality
policies apply only at the time a security is purchased, and the Trust
is not required to dispose of a security if a rating agency downgrades
its assessment of the credit characteristics of a particular issue. In
determining whether to retain or sell a security that a rating
</p>
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agency has downgraded, BlackRock may consider
such factors as BlackRock's assessment of the credit quality of
the issuer of the security, the price at which the security could be
sold and the rating, if any, assigned to the security by other rating
agencies. Appendix A to the Statement of Additional Information
contains a general description of Moody's, S&amp;P and
Fitch's ratings of municipal bonds.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under normal market
conditions, the Trust intends for its bond portfolio to consist
primarily of long-term bonds (meaning bonds with a maturity of 10 years
or more). Under normal market conditions, the Trust's municipal
bond portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average maturity of greater
than 10 years. The Trust initially expects to have a duration of 20
years or more. In comparison to maturity (which is the date on which
the issuer of a debt instrument is obligated to repay the principal
amount), duration is a measure of the price volatility of a debt
instrument as a result of changes in market rates of interest, based on
the weighted average timing of the instrument's expected
principal and "interest payments. Duration differs from
maturity in that it takes into account a security's yield, coupon
payments and its principal payments in addition to the amount of time
until the security finally matures. As the value of a security changes
over time, so will its duration. Prices of securities with longer
durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than
securities with shorter durations. In general, a portfolio of
securities with a longer duration can be expected to be more sensitive
to interest rate changes than a portfolio with a shorter
duration.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may invest up to 25% of its net assets
in residual interest municipal tender option bonds, which are
derivative interests of municipal bonds. The Trust may also invest in
securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies that
invest primarily in municipal bonds of the types in which the Trust may
invest directly and in tax-exempt preferred shares that pay dividends
exempt from Federal income tax. See "&mdash;Tender Option
Bonds," &lsquo;&lsquo;&mdash;Other Investment
Companies,&rsquo;&rsquo; and &lsquo;&lsquo;&mdash;Tax-Exempt
Preferred Securities.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust will invest in
municipal bonds that, in BlackRock's opinion, are underrated or
undervalued. Underrated municipal bonds are those whose ratings do not,
in BlackRock's opinion, reflect their true creditworthiness.
Undervalued municipal bonds are bonds that, in the opinion of
BlackRock, are worth more than the value assigned to them in the
marketplace. BlackRock may at times believe that bonds associated with
a particular municipal market sector (for example, but not limited to,
electrical utilities), or issued by a particular municipal issuer, are
undervalued. BlackRock may purchase those bonds for the Trust's
portfolio because they represent a market sector or issuer that
BlackRock considers undervalued, even if the value of those particular
bonds appears to be consistent with the value of similar bonds.
Municipal bonds of particular types (for example, but not limited to,
hospital bonds, industrial revenue bonds or bonds issued by a
particular municipal issuer) may be undervalued because there is a
temporary excess of supply in that market sector, or because of a
general decline in the market price of municipal bonds of the market
sector for reasons that do not apply to the particular municipal bonds
that are considered undervalued. The Trust's investment in
underrated or undervalued municipal bonds will be based on
BlackRock's belief that their yield is higher than that available
on bonds bearing equivalent levels of interest rate risk, credit risk
and other forms of risk, and that their prices will ultimately rise,
relative to the market, to reflect their true value. Any capital
appreciation realized by the Trust will generally result in capital
gains distributions subject to Federal capital gains taxation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may purchase municipal bonds that are additionally secured
by insurance, bank credit agreements or escrow accounts. The credit
quality of companies which provide these credit enhancements will
affect the value of those securities. Although the insurance feature
reduces certain financial risks, the premiums for insurance and the
higher market price paid for insured obligations may reduce the
Trust's income. Insurance generally will be obtained from
insurers with a claims-paying ability rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;Aaa&rsquo;&rsquo; by Moody's or
&lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; by S&amp;P or Fitch. The insurance
feature does not guarantee the market value of the insured obligations
or the net asset value of the common shares. The Trust may purchase
insured bonds and may purchase insurance for bonds in its
portfolio.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">During temporary defensive periods, including the
period during which the net proceeds of this offering are being
invested, and in order to keep the Trust's cash fully invested,
the Trust may invest up to 100% of its total assets in liquid,
short-term investments, including high quality, short-term
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">19</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
securities that may be either tax-exempt or
taxable. The Trust may not achieve its investment objective under these
circumstances. The Trust intends to invest in taxable short-term
investments only if suitable tax-exempt short-term investments are not
available at reasonable prices and yields. If the Trust invests in
taxable short-term investments, a portion of your dividends would be
subject to regular Federal income tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust cannot change
its investment objective without the approval of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding common shares and, once the Preferred
Shares are issued, the Preferred Shares voting together as a single
class, and of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred
Shares voting as a separate class. A "majority of the
outstanding" means (1) 67% or more of the shares
present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the
shares are present or represented by proxy, or (2) more than 50%
of the shares, whichever is less. See "Description of
Shares&mdash;Preferred Shares&mdash;Voting Rights" and the
Statement of Additional Information under "Description of
Shares&mdash;Preferred Shares" for additional information
with respect to the voting rights of holders of Preferred Shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Municipal Bonds</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Municipal bonds are either general
obligation or revenue bonds and typically are issued to finance public
projects, such as roads or public buildings, to pay general operating
expenses or to refinance outstanding debt. Municipal bonds may also be
issued for private activities, such as housing, medical and educational
facility construction or for privately owned industrial development and
pollution control projects. General obligation bonds are backed by the
full faith and credit, or taxing authority, of the issuer and may be
repaid from any revenue source. Revenue bonds may be repaid only from
the revenues of a specific facility or source. The Trust also may
purchase municipal bonds that represent lease obligations. These carry
special risks because the issuer of the bonds may not be obligated to
appropriate money annually to make payments under the lease. In order
to reduce this risk, the Trust will only purchase municipal bonds
representing lease obligations where BlackRock believes the issuer has
a strong incentive to continue making appropriations until
maturity.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The municipal bonds in which the Trust will invest pay
interest or income that, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer,
is exempt from regular Federal income tax. BlackRock will not conduct
its own analysis of the tax status of the interest paid by municipal
bonds held by the Trust, but will rely on the opinion of counsel to the
issuer of each such instrument. The Trust may also invest in municipal
bonds issued by United States Territories (such as Puerto Rico or Guam)
that are exempt from regular Federal income tax. In addition to the
types of municipal bonds described in the prospectus, the Trust may
invest in other securities that pay interest or income that is, or make
other distributions that are, exempt from regular Federal income tax
and/or state and local personal taxes, regardless of the technical
structure of the issuer of the instrument. The Trust treats all of such
tax-exempt securities as municipal bonds.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The yields on
municipal bonds are dependent on a variety of factors, including
prevailing interest rates and the condition of the general money market
and the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering, the
maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. The market
value of municipal bonds will vary with changes in interest rate levels
and as a result of changing evaluations of the ability of bond issuers
to meet interest and principal payments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust has not
established any limit on the percentage of its portfolio that may be
invested in municipal bonds, municipal securities and derivative
instruments with exposure to such bonds or securities, in each case
that are subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of Federal
tax law, and the Trust expects that a portion of the interest or income
it produces will be includable in alternative minimum taxable income.
Common shares may not be a suitable investment for investors who are
subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax or who would become
subject to such tax by purchasing common shares. The suitability of an
investment in common shares will depend upon a comparison of the
after-tax yield likely to be provided from the Trust with that from
comparable tax-exempt investments not subject to the alternative
minimum tax, and from comparable fully taxable investments, in light of
each such investor's tax position. Special considerations apply
to corporate investors. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Tax
Matters.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Tender Option Bonds</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may
invest up to 25% of its net assets in residual interest
municipal tender option bonds, which are derivative interests in
municipal bonds. The residual interest municipal tender option bonds in
which the Trust will invest pay interest or income that, in the opinion
of counsel to the issuer is exempt from regular Federal income tax.
BlackRock will not conduct its own analysis of the tax status of the
interest or income paid by residual interest municipal tender option
bonds held by the Trust, but will rely on the opinion of counsel to the
issuer. Although volatile, these residual interests typically offer the
potential for yields exceeding the yields available on fixed rate
municipal bonds with comparable credit quality, coupon, call provisions
and maturity. The Trust may invest in residual interests for the
purpose of using economic leverage as a more flexible alternative to
the issuance of Preferred Shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Residual interest municipal
tender option bonds represent beneficial interests in a special purpose
trust formed by a third party sponsor for the purpose of holding
municipal bonds purchased from the Trust or from another third party.
The special purpose trust typically sells two classes of beneficial
interests: short-term floating rate interests, which are sold to third
party investors, and residual interests, which the Trust would
purchase. The short-term floating rate interests have first priority on
the cash flow from the municipal bonds. The Trust is paid the residual
cash flow from the special purpose trust. If the Trust is the initial
seller of the municipal bonds to the special purpose trust, it receives
the proceeds from the sale of the floating rate interests in the
special purpose trust, less certain transaction costs. These proceeds
generally would be used by the Trust to purchase additional municipal
bonds or other investments permitted by the Trust's investment
policies. If the Trust ever purchases all or a portion of the
short-term floating rate securities sold by the special purpose trust,
it may surrender those short-term floating rate securities together
with a proportionate amount of residual interests to the trustee of the
special purpose trust in exchange for a proportionate amount of the
municipal bonds owned by the special purpose trust. In addition, all
voting rights and decisions to be made with respect to any other rights
relating to the municipal bonds held in the special purpose trust are
passed through to the Trust, as the holder of the residual interests.
The Trust will recognize taxable capital gains (or losses) upon any
sale of municipal bonds to the special purpose trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
may invest in highly leveraged residual interest municipal tender
option bonds. A residual interest municipal tender option bond
generally is considered highly leveraged if the principal amount of the
short-term floating rate interests issued by the related tender option
bond trust exceeds 50% of the principal amount of the municipal
bonds owned by the tender option bond trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The sponsor of a
highly leveraged tender option bond trust generally will retain a
liquidity provider that stands ready to purchase the short-term
floating rate interests at their original purchase price upon the
occurrence of certain events, such as on a certain date prior to the
scheduled expiration date of the transaction, upon a certain percentage
of the floating rate interests failing to be remarketed in a timely
fashion, upon the bonds owned by the tender option bond trust being
downgraded (but not below investment grade or upon the occurrence of a
bankruptcy event with respect to the issuer of the municipal bonds) or
upon the occurrence of certain regulatory or tax events. However, the
liquidity provider is not required to purchase the floating rate
interests upon the occurrence of certain other events, including upon
the downgrading of the municipal bonds owned by the tender option bond
trust below investment grade or certain events that indicate the issuer
of the bonds may be entering bankruptcy. The general effect of these
provisions is to pass to the holders of the floating rate interests the
most severe credit risks associated with the municipal bonds owned by
the tender option bond trust and to leave with the liquidity provider
the interest rate risk and certain other risks associated with the
municipal bonds.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the liquidity provider acquires the floating
rate interests upon the occurrence of an event described above, the
liquidity provider generally will be entitled to an in-kind
distribution of the municipal bonds owned by the tender option bond
trust or to cause the tender option bond trust to sell the bonds and
distribute the proceeds to the liquidity provider. The liquidity
provider generally will enter into an agreement with the Trust that
will require the Trust to make a payment to the liquidity provider in
an amount equal to any loss suffered by the liquidity provider in
connection with </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">21</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
the foregoing transactions. The net economic
effect of this agreement and these transactions is as if the Trust had
entered into a special type of reverse repurchase agreement with the
sponsor of the tender option bond trust, pursuant to which the Trust is
required to repurchase the municipal bonds it sells to the sponsor only
upon the occurrence of certain events (such as a failed remarketing of
the floating rate interests&mdash;most likely due to an adverse change
in interest rates) but not others (such as a default of the municipal
bonds). In order to cover any potential obligation of the Trust to the
liquidity provider pursuant to this agreement, the Trust may designate
on its books and records liquid instruments having a value not less
than the amount, if any, by which the original purchase price of the
floating rate interests issued by the related tender option bond trust
exceeds the market value of the municipal bonds owned by the tender
option bond trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although regular residual interest municipal
tender option bonds are derivative securities with economic leverage
embedded in them, they will not constitute senior securities of the
Trust (and will not be subject to the Trust's limitations on
borrowings), because the Trust has no ongoing obligations to any party
in connection with its ownership of such interests. With respect to
highly leveraged residual interest municipal tender option bonds, if
the Trust establishes and maintains a segregated account to cover any
potential obligation to the liquidity provider, the Trust's
obligation to the liquidity provider pursuant to the agreement will not
be considered a borrowing by the Trust; however, under circumstances in
which the Trust does not establish and maintain such a segregated
account, such obligation will be considered a borrowing for the purpose
of the Trust's limitation on borrowings.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">When-Issued and
Forward Commitment Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may buy and sell
municipal bonds on a when-issued basis and may buy or sell municipal
bonds on a &lsquo;&lsquo;forward commitment&rsquo;&rsquo; basis.
When such transactions are negotiated, the price, which is generally
expressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment is made,
but delivery and payment for the securities takes place at a later
date. This type of transaction may involve an element of risk because
no interest accrues on the bonds prior to settlement and, because bonds
are subject to market fluctuations, the value of the bonds at the time
of delivery may be less or more than cost. The Trust will designate on
its books and records cash or other liquid debt securities having a
market value at all times at least equal to the amount of the
commitment.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Other Investment Companies</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may
invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities of other
open- or closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in
municipal bonds of the types in which the Trust may invest directly.
The Trust generally expects to invest in other investment companies
either during periods when it has large amounts of uninvested cash,
such as the period shortly after the Trust receives the proceeds of
this offering of its common shares or the sale of a portion of its
municipal bonds, or during periods when there is a shortage of
attractive, high-yielding municipal bonds available in the market. As a
shareholder in an investment company, the Trust will bear its ratable
share of that investment company's expenses, and will remain
subject to payment of the Trust's advisory and other fees and
expenses with respect to assets so invested. Holders of common shares
will therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the
Trust invests in other investment companies. BlackRock will take
expenses into account when evaluating the investment merits of an
investment in an investment company relative to available municipal
bond investments. In addition, the securities of other investment
companies may also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to
certain leverage risks. The net asset value and market value of
leveraged securities will be more volatile and the yield to
shareholders will tend to fluctuate more than the yield generated by
unleveraged securities. The investment companies in which the Trust
invests may have investment policies that differ from those of the
Trust. In addition, to the extent the Trust invests in other investment
companies, the Trust will be dependent upon the investment and research
abilities of persons other than BlackRock. The Trust treats its
investment in open- or closed-end municipal investment companies as
investments in municipal bonds for purposes of determining compliance
with its policy of investing at least 80% of its total assets in
municipal bonds, municipal securities and derivative instruments with
exposure to such bonds and securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">22</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Tax-Exempt Preferred Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may also invest up to 10% of its total assets in
preferred interests of other investment funds that pay dividends that
are exempt from Federal income tax. A portion of such dividends may be
capital gains distributions subject to Federal capital gains tax. Such
funds in turn invest in municipal bonds and other assets that generally
pay interest or make distributions that are exempt from Federal income
tax, such as revenue bonds issued by state or local agencies to fund
the development of low-income, multi-family housing. Investing in such
tax-exempt preferred shares involves many of the same issues as
investing in other open- or closed-end investment companies as
discussed above. These investments also have additional risks,
including liquidity risk, the absence of regulation governing
investment practices, capital structure and leverage, affiliated
transactions and other matters, and concentration of investments in
particular issuers or industries.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">High Yield
Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Substantially all of the municipal bonds owned by the
Trust will be rated below investment grade; however, because the Trust
will have economic exposure to additional municipal bonds through its
ownership of residual interest tender option bonds, only up to
50% of the Trust's economic exposure to investment
securities may be to municipal bonds that are below investment grade
quality (&lsquo;&lsquo;Ba/BB&rsquo;&rsquo; or below) and that are
rated, at the time of investment, as low as
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; by Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch or
that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock.
Bonds of below investment grade quality are commonly known as
&lsquo;&lsquo;junk bonds.&rsquo;&rsquo; Securities rated below
investment grade are judged to have speculative characteristics with
respect to their interest and principal payments. Such securities may
face major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business,
financial or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate
capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">S&amp;P
typically applies the &lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; rating where a
bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action has been taken,
but payments on the obligation are being continued. Bonds which are
rated &lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; by Moody's demonstrate
the weakest creditworthiness relative to other U.S. municipal or tax
exempt issuers or issues. Fitch typically applies the
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; rating to denote an extremely weak
credit risk relative to other issuers or issues in the same country,
where the capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant
upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
prices of debt securities generally are inversely related to interest
rate changes; however, the price volatility caused by fluctuating
interest rates of securities also is inversely related to the coupon of
such securities. Accordingly, lower grade securities may be relatively
less sensitive to interest rate changes than higher quality securities
of comparable maturity because of their higher coupon. This higher
coupon is what the investor receives in return for bearing greater
credit risk. The higher credit risk associated with lower grade
securities potentially can have a greater effect on the value of such
securities than may be the case with higher quality issues of
comparable maturity, and will be a substantial factor in the
Trust's relative share price volatility.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The ratings of
Moody's, S&amp;P and the other rating agencies represent their
opinions as to the quality of the obligations which they undertake to
rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and although ratings may be
useful in evaluating the safety of interest and principal payments,
they do not evaluate the market value risk of such obligations.
Although these ratings may be an initial criterion for selection of
portfolio investments, the Advisors also will independently evaluate
these securities and the ability of the issuers of such securities to
pay interest and principal. To the extent that the Trust invests in
lower grade securities that have not been rated by a rating agency, the
Trust's ability to achieve its investment objective will be more
dependent on the Advisors' credit analysis than would be the case
when the Trust invests in rated securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">23</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">LEVERAGE</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust intends to use
leverage to seek to achieve its investment objective. The Trust may use
leverage by issuing Preferred Shares, by investing in derivative
instruments with leverage embedded in them (such as residual interest
municipal tender option bonds) or by using a combination of these
methods. If the Trust issues Preferred Shares, it is permitted to issue
Preferred Shares up to 50% of the Trust's capital
immediately after the issuance of the Preferred Shares, but the Trust
may be limited by rating agency requirements to issuing Preferred
Shares representing less than 50% of the Trust's capital.
The earliest the Trust could issue Preferred Shares is one to three
months after completion of this offering of common shares. If the Trust
invests in derivative instruments with leverage embedded in them, the
Trust may incur economic leverage up to 50% of its economic
exposure to investment securities. The Trust's combined leverage
through the issuance of Preferred Shares and investment in derivative
instruments will not exceed 50% of its economic exposure to
investment securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Preferred Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may,
from time to time, offer Preferred Shares representing up to 50%
of the Trust's capital immediately after the issuance of the
Preferred Shares. The issuance of Preferred Shares would leverage the
common shares and the Preferred Shares would have complete priority
upon distribution of assets over the common shares. The amount of,
timing and other terms of any offering of Preferred Shares and the
terms of the Preferred Shares would be determined by the Trust's
board of trustees. If Preferred Shares are issued, the Trust expects to
invest the proceeds of the Preferred Shares offering in other
investments permitted by the Trust's investment policies. The
Preferred Shares would pay adjustable rate dividends based on
shorter-term interest rates, which would be redetermined periodically
by an auction process. The adjustment period for Preferred Share
dividends could be as short as one day or as long as a year or more. So
long as the Trust's portfolio investments provide a higher rate
of return than the dividend rate of the Preferred Shares, after taking
expenses into consideration, the issuance of Preferred Shares would
cause you to receive a higher current rate of income than if the Trust
were not leveraged.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Changes in the value of the Trust's
investment portfolio, including investments bought with the proceeds of
the Preferred Shares offering, would be borne entirely by the holders
of common shares. If there is a net decrease, or increase, in the value
of the Trust's investment portfolio, the leverage would decrease,
or increase (as the case may be), the net asset value per common share
to a greater extent than if the Trust were not leveraged. See
"Risks&mdash;Preferred Share Risk" and
"Risks&mdash;General Leverage Risk."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For tax purposes, the Trust is currently required to allocate
tax-exempt interest income, net capital gain and other taxable income,
if any, between the common shares and Preferred Shares in proportion to
total dividends paid to each class for the year in which or with
respect to which the net capital gain or other taxable income is paid.
If net capital gain or other taxable income is allocated to Preferred
Shares, instead of solely tax-exempt income, the Trust would likely
have to pay higher total dividends to Preferred Shareholders or make
special payments to Preferred Shareholders to compensate them for the
increased tax liability. This would reduce the total amount of
dividends paid to the holders of common shares, but would increase the
portion of the dividend that is tax-exempt. If the increase in dividend
payments or the special payments to Preferred Shareholders are not
entirely offset by a reduction in the tax liability of, and an increase
in the tax-exempt dividends received by, the holders of common shares,
the advantage of the Trust's leveraged structure to holders of
common shares would be reduced.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the Investment Company
Act, the Trust is not permitted to issue Preferred Shares unless
immediately after such issuance the value of the Trust's capital
is at least 200% of the liquidation value of the outstanding
Preferred Shares (i.e., the liquidation value may not exceed 50%
of the Trust's capital). In addition, the Trust is not permitted
to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its common shares
unless, at the time of such declaration, the value of the Trust's
capital is at least 200% of such liquidation value. If Preferred
Shares are issued, the Trust intends, to the extent possible, to
purchase or redeem Preferred Shares from time to time to the extent
necessary in order </p>
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to maintain coverage of any Preferred Shares
of at least 200%. In addition, as a condition to obtaining
ratings on the Preferred Shares, the terms of any Preferred Shares
issued are expected to include asset coverage maintenance provisions
which will require the redemption of the Preferred Shares in the event
of non-compliance by the Trust and may also prohibit dividends and
other distributions on the common shares in such circumstances. These
asset coverage maintenance provisions generally will be required by
Moody's and S&amp;P and generally will be more restrictive than
the limitations imposed by the Investment Company Act, which means the
Trust likely will not be able to issue Preferred Shares to the maximum
extent permitted by the Investment Company Act (i.e., up to 50%
of the Trust's capital immediately after the issuance of the
Preferred Shares). In order to meet redemption requirements applicable
to Preferred Shares, the Trust may have to liquidate portfolio
investments. Such liquidations and redemptions would cause the Trust to
incur related transaction costs and could result in capital losses to
the Trust. Prohibitions on dividends and other distributions on the
common shares could impair the Trust's ability to qualify as a
regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the Trust
has Preferred Shares outstanding, two of the Trust's trustees
will be elected by the holders of Preferred Shares voting separately as
a class. The remaining trustees of the Trust will be elected by holders
of common shares and Preferred Shares voting together as a single
class. In the event the Trust failed to pay dividends on Preferred
Shares for two years, holders of Preferred Shares would be entitled to
elect a majority of the trustees of the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the Trust
issues Preferred Shares, the Trust would be subject to certain
restrictions imposed by guidelines of one or more rating agencies that
may issue ratings for Preferred Shares issued by the Trust. These
guidelines are expected to impose asset coverage or portfolio
composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed on
the Trust by the Investment Company Act. It is not anticipated that
these covenants or guidelines will impede BlackRock from managing the
Trust's portfolio in accordance with the Trust's investment
objective and policies.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may also borrow money as a
temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including
the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions
which otherwise might require untimely dispositions of Trust
securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Assuming that the Preferred Shares will represent
approximately 50% of the Trust's capital and pay dividends
at an annual average rate of 3.25%, the income generated by the
Trust's portfolio (net of estimated expenses) must exceed
1.63% in order to cover the dividend payments and other expenses
specifically related to the Preferred Shares. Of course, these numbers
are merely estimates used for illustration. Actual Preferred Share
dividend rates will vary frequently and may be significantly higher or
lower than the rate estimated above.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following table is
furnished in response to requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. It is designed to illustrate the effect of an issuance of
Preferred Shares on common share total return, assuming investment
portfolio total returns (comprised of income and changes in the value
of investments held in the Trust's portfolio) of
&ndash;10%, &ndash;5%, 0%, 5% and
10%. These assumed investment portfolio returns are hypothetical
figures and are not necessarily indicative of the investment portfolio
returns experienced or expected to be experienced by the Trust. See
"Risks." The table further reflects the
issuance of Preferred Shares representing 50% of the
Trust's capital and an assumed annual Preferred Share dividend
rate of 3.25%.</p>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Assumed
Portfolio Total Return (Net of
Expenses)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">(10.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">)%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">(5.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">)%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">5.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">10.00</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Common
Share Total
Return</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">(23.25</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">)%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">(13.25</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">)%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">(3.25</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">)%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">6.75</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">16.75</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">%&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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share total return is composed of two elements: the common share
dividends paid by the Trust (the amount of which is largely determined
by the net investment income of the Trust after paying dividends on
Preferred Shares) and gains or losses on the value of the securities
the Trust owns. As required by Securities and Exchange Commission
rules, the table assumes that the Trust is more likely to suffer
capital losses than to enjoy capital appreciation. For example, to
assume a total </p>
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return of 0% the Trust must assume
that the tax-exempt interest it receives on its municipal bond
investments is entirely offset by losses in the value of those
bonds.</p>
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also may use economic leverage through its investments in residual
interest municipal tender option bonds, which are derivative municipal
bond securities that have economic leverage embedded in them. Tender
option bonds are described elsewhere in this prospectus. See
"The Trust's Investments&mdash;Tender Option
Bonds." The Trust may invest in residual interest
municipal tender option bonds for the purpose of using economic
leverage as a more flexible alternative to the issuance of Preferred
Shares. If the income and gains earned on municipal bonds to which the
Trust is exposed through ownership of a residual interest municipal
tender option bond are greater than the payments due on the short-term
floating rate instruments issued by the related tender option bond
trust, the Trust's returns will be greater than if it had not
invested in the residual interest tender option bond. The higher
returns may be used to pay higher dividends to holders of common
shares. However, the Trust cannot assure you that the use of economic
leverage will result in a higher return on its common shares. The use
of economic leverage through investment in residual interest municipal
tender option bonds involves risks. For example, when economic leverage
is employed, the net asset value and market price of the Trust's
common shares will be more volatile. In addition, if the Trust invests
in highly leveraged residual interest municipal tender option bonds,
the Trust may lose money in excess of the amount of its investment, up
to an amount equal to the value of the municipal bonds underlying the
residual interest owned by the Trust. See &lsquo;&lsquo;The
Trust's Investments&mdash;Tender Option
Bonds,&rsquo;&rsquo;&nbsp; &lsquo;&lsquo;Risks&mdash;Tender
Option Bond Risk,&rsquo;&rsquo; and
&lsquo;&lsquo;Risks&mdash;General Leverage
Risk.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">No
Operating History.</font>&emsp;The Trust is a newly organized,
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no
operating history.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment and Market Discount
Risk.</font>&emsp;An investment in the Trust's common shares is
subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire
amount that you invest. As with any stock, the price of the
Trust's common shares will fluctuate with market conditions and
other factors. If shares are sold, the price received may be more or
less than the original investment. Net asset value will be reduced
immediately following the initial offering by the amount of the sales
load and the amount of the offering expenses paid by the Trust. Common
shares are designed for long-term investors and should not be treated
as trading vehicles. Shares of closed-end management investment
companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value.
The Trust's common shares may trade at a price that is less than
the initial offering price. This risk may be greater for investors who
sell their common shares in a relatively short period of time after
completion of the initial offering.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Interest Rate
Risk.</font>&emsp;Interest rate risk is the risk that bonds, and the
Trust's other assets, will decline in value because of changes in
interest rates. Generally, municipal bonds will decrease in value when
interest rates rise and increase in value when interest rates decline.
This means that the net asset value of the common shares will fluctuate
with interest rate changes and the corresponding changes in the value
of the Trust's municipal bond holdings. The value of the
longer-term bonds in which the Trust generally invests fluctuates more
in response to changes in interest rates than does the value of
shorter-term bonds. Because the Trust will invest primarily in
long-term bonds, the net asset value and market price per share of the
common shares will fluctuate more in response to changes in market
interest rates than if the Trust invested primarily in shorter-term
bonds. The Trust's use of leverage will tend to increase common
share interest rate risk.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Credit Risk.</font>&emsp;Credit risk
is the risk that an issuer of a municipal bond will become unable to
meet its obligation to make interest and principal payments. In
general, lower rated municipal bonds carry a greater degree of risk
that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal
payments, which could have a negative impact on the Trust's net
asset value or dividends.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">High Yield
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Substantially all of the municipal bonds owned by the
Trust will be, and up to 50% of the Trust's economic
exposure to investment securities may be, to municipal bonds that, at
the </p>
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time of investment, are rated as low as
"C&rsquo;&rsquo; by Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch or
that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock.
Bonds of below investment grade quality
(&lsquo;&lsquo;Ba/BB&rsquo;&rsquo; or below) are regarded as having
predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the
issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal, and are
commonly referred to as &lsquo;&lsquo;junk bonds.&rsquo;&rsquo;
These securities are subject to a greater risk of default. The value of
high yield, lower quality bonds is affected by the creditworthiness of
the issuers of the securities and by general economic and specific
industry conditions. Issuers of high yield bonds are not as strong
financially as those with higher credit ratings. These issuers are more
vulnerable to financial setbacks and recession than more creditworthy
issuers, which may impair their ability to make interest and principal
payments.</p>
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securities will expose the Trust to greater risks than if the Trust
were to have economic exposure to only higher grade securities. Because
of the substantial risks associated with lower grade securities, you
could lose money on your investment in common shares of the Trust, both
in the short term and the long term. The secondary market for lower
grade securities may be less liquid than that of higher rated
securities. Adverse conditions could make it difficult at times to sell
certain securities or could result in lower prices than those used in
calculating the Trust's net asset value.</p>
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of lower grade securities tend to be more volatile than investment
grade securities. The prices of these lower grade bonds are more
sensitive to negative developments, such as a decline in the
issuer's revenues or a general economic downturn, than are the
prices of higher grade securities. It is likely that an economic
recession could severely disrupt the market for such securities and may
have an adverse impact on the value of such securities. In addition, it
is likely that any such economic downturn could adversely affect the
ability of the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay
interest thereon and increase the incidence of default for such
securities.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Municipal Bond Market Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Economic
exposure to the municipal bond market involves certain risks. The
Trust's economic exposure to municipal bonds includes municipal
bonds in the Trust's portfolio and municipal bonds to which the
Trust is exposed through the ownership of residual interest municipal
tender option bonds. The amount of public information available about
the municipal bonds to which the Trust is economically exposed is
generally less than that for corporate equities or bonds, and the
investment performance of the Trust may therefore be more dependent on
the analytical abilities of BlackRock than would be a stock fund or
taxable bond fund. The secondary market for municipal bonds,
particularly the below investment grade bonds to which the Trust may be
economically exposed, also tends to be less well-developed or liquid
than many other securities markets, which may adversely affect the
ability to sell such bonds at attractive prices.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The ability of
municipal issuers to make timely payments of interest and principal may
be diminished in general economic downturns and as governmental cost
burdens are reallocated among Federal, state and local governments. In
addition, laws enacted in the future by Congress or state legislatures
or referenda could extend the time for payment of principal and/or
interest, or impose other constraints on enforcement of such
obligations or on the ability of municipalities to levy taxes. Issuers
of municipal bonds might seek protection under the bankruptcy laws. In
the event of bankruptcy of such an issuer, holders of municipal bonds
could experience delays in collecting principal and interest and such
holders may not, in all circumstances, be able to collect all principal
and interest to which they are entitled. To enforce its rights in the
event of a default in the payment of interest or repayment of
principal, or both, the Trust may take possession of and manage the
assets securing the issuer's obligations on such securities,
which may increase the Trust's operating expenses. Any income
derived from the Trust's ownership or operation of such assets
may not be tax-exempt.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Revenue bonds issued by state or local
agencies to finance the development of low-income, multi-family housing
involve special risks in addition to those associated with municipal
bonds generally, including that the underlying properties may not
generate sufficient income to pay expenses and interest costs. Such
bonds are generally non-recourse against the property owner, may be
junior to the rights of others with an interest in the properties, may
pay interest that changes based in part on the financial performance of
the property, may be prepayable without penalty and may be used to
finance the construction of housing developments which, until completed
and rented, do not generate </p>
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income to pay interest. Increases in
interest rates payable on senior obligations may make it more difficult
for issuers to meet payment obligations on subordinated bonds.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Reinvestment Risk.</font>&emsp;Reinvestment risk is the risk that
income from the Trust's bond portfolio will decline if and when
the Trust invests the proceeds from matured, traded, prepaid or called
bonds at market interest rates that are below the portfolio's
current earnings rate. A decline in income could affect the common
shares' market price or their overall returns.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Preferred Share Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preferred Share risk is the risk
associated with the issuance of the Preferred Shares to leverage the
common shares. If Preferred Shares are issued, the net asset value and
market value of the common shares will be more volatile, and the yield
to the holders of common shares will tend to fluctuate with changes in
the shorter-term dividend rates on the Preferred Shares. If the
dividend rate on the Preferred Shares approaches the net rate of return
on the Trust's investment portfolio, the benefit of leverage to
the holders of the common shares would be reduced. If the dividend rate
on the Preferred Shares exceeds the net rate of return on the
Trust's portfolio, the leverage will result in a lower rate of
return to the holders of common shares than if the Trust had not issued
Preferred Shares. Because the long-term municipal bonds in which the
Trust invests will typically pay fixed rates of interest while the
dividend rate on the Preferred Shares will be adjusted periodically,
this could occur even when both long-term and short-term municipal
rates rise. In addition, the Trust will pay (and the holders of common
shares will bear) any costs and expenses relating to the issuance and
ongoing maintenance of the Preferred Shares. Accordingly, the Trust
cannot assure you that the issuance of Preferred Shares will result in
a higher yield or return to the holders of the common shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Similarly, any decline in the net asset value of the Trust's
investments will be borne entirely by the holders of common shares.
Therefore, if the market value of the Trust's portfolio declines,
the leverage will result in a greater decrease in net asset value to
the holders of common shares than if the Trust were not leveraged. This
greater net asset value decrease will also tend to cause a greater
decline in the market price for the common shares. The Trust might be
in danger of failing to maintain the required 200% asset
coverage or of losing its ratings on the Preferred Shares or, in an
extreme case, the Trust's current investment income might not be
sufficient to meet the dividend requirements on the Preferred Shares.
In order to counteract such an event, the Trust might need to liquidate
investments in order to fund a redemption of some or all of the
Preferred Shares. Liquidation at times of low municipal bond prices may
result in capital loss and may reduce returns to the holders of common
shares.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Tender Option Bond Risk.</font>&emsp;Residual interest
municipal tender option bonds are derivative municipal bond securities
that have embedded in them the risk of economic leverage. An investment
in these securities typically will involve greater risk than an
investment in a fixed rate municipal bond.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Distributions on the
residual interests will bear an inverse relationship to short-term
municipal bond interest rates. Distributions on the residual interests
paid to the Trust will be reduced or, in the extreme, eliminated as
short-term municipal interest rates rise and will increase when
short-term municipal interest rates fall. The amount of such reduction
or increase is a function, in part, of the amount of short-term
floating rate interests sold by the issuer of these securities relative
to the amount of residual interests that it sells. The greater the
amount of short-term floating rate interests sold relative to the
residual interests, the more volatile the distributions on the residual
interests will be. The value of a residual interest municipal tender
option bond also is generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate
municipal bond. In addition, the market for these residual interest may
not be liquid, which increases the volatility of these derivative
instruments and means that the Trust may not be able to sell them when
it desires to do so. If the Trust invests in highly leveraged residual
interest municipal tender option bonds, the Trust may lose money in
excess of the amount of its investment, up to an amount equal to the
value of the municipal bonds underlying the residual interest owned by
the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Residual interest municipal tender option bonds
generally will underperform the market for fixed rate municipal bonds
in a rising interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the
market for fixed rate bonds when interest rates decline or remain
relatively stable. Should short-term interest </p>
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rates rise, the Trust's investment in
residual interest municipal tender option bonds likely will adversely
affect the Trust's net asset value per share and income and
distributions to shareholders.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">General Leverage
Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although the use of leverage by the Trust may create an
opportunity for higher total return, it also results in additional
risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. If the income and gains
earned on municipal bonds to which the Trust has exposure through the
use of leverage are greater than the payments due on the related
short-term floating rate interests, the Trust's returns will be
greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income
and gains from those municipal bonds do not cover the payments due in
connection with the leverage used, the return will be less than if the
economic leverage had not been used. BlackRock nevertheless may
determine to continue to use leverage if it expects that the benefits
to the Trust's shareholders will outweigh the risk of a reduced
return. There is no assurance that the Trust's leverage strategy
will be successful. Leverage involves risks and special considerations
that you should consider, including:</p>
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likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value, market price and
dividend rate of the shares than a comparable portfolio without
leverage; and</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">the effect of leverage in
a declining market, which is likely to cause greater decline in the net
asset value of the common shares than if the Trust were not leveraged,
which may result in greater decline in the market price of the common
shares.</td>
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leverage in response to actual or anticipated changes in interest rates
in an effort to mitigate the increased volatility of current income and
net asset value associated with leverage, there can be no assurance
that the Trust will actually reduce leverage in the future or that any
reduction, if undertaken, will benefit the holders of common shares.
Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to
predict accurately. If the Trust were to reduce leverage based on a
prediction about future changes to interest rates, and that prediction
turned out to be incorrect, the reduction in leverage would likely
operate to reduce the income and/or total returns to holders of common
shares relative to the circumstance where the Trust had not reduced
leverage. The Trust may decide that this risk outweighs the likelihood
of achieving the desired reduction to volatility in income and share
price if the prediction were to turn out to be correct, and determine
not to reduce leverage as described above.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may invest
in the securities of other investment companies. Such securities may
also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to the leverage risks
described above. This additional leverage may in certain market
conditions reduce the net asset value of the Trust's common
shares and the returns to the holders of common shares.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Volatility Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The use of leverage by the Trust will
cause the net asset value, and possibly the market price, of the
Trust's common shares to fluctuate significantly in response to
changes in interest rates and other economic indicators. In addition,
the Trust may invest a significant portion of its assets in
non-investment grade municipal bonds, which may be less liquid and
therefore more volatile than investment grade municipal bonds. As a
result, the net asset value and market price of the common shares of
the Trust will be more volatile than those of a closed-end investment
company that is not exposed to leverage or that does not invest such a
significant amount of its assets in non-investment grade municipal
bonds.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Inflation Risk.</font>&emsp;Inflation risk is the risk
that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less
in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation
increases, the real value of the common shares and distributions on
those shares can decline. In addition, during any periods of rising
inflation, short-term rates would likely increase, which would tend to
further reduce returns on any residual interest municipal tender option
bonds owned by the Trust and therefore reduce returns to the holders of
common shares.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Non-Diversification Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust
has registered as a &lsquo;&lsquo;non-diversified&rsquo;&rsquo;
investment company under the Investment Company Act. For Federal income
tax purposes, the Trust, with respect to up to 50% of its total
assets, will be able to invest more than 5% (but not more than
25%, except for investments in United States government
securities and securities of other regulated investment companies,
which are not limited for tax purposes) of the value of its total
assets in the obligations of </p>
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any single issuer or the securities of one
or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. To the extent the Trust
invests a relatively high percentage of its assets in the obligations
of a limited number of issuers, the Trust may be more susceptible than
a more widely diversified investment company to any single economic,
political or regulatory occurrence.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Economic Sector and
Geographic Risk</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust reserves the right to invest up to
25% of its total assets in municipal obligations of issuers in
the same state (or U.S. territory) or in industrial development bonds
of similar types of projects, including without limitation the
following: lease rental obligations of state and local authorities;
obligations dependent on annual appropriations by a state's
legislature for payment; obligations of state and local housing finance
authorities, municipal utilities systems or public housing authorities;
obligations of hospitals or life care facilities; and industrial
development or pollution control bonds issued for electrical utility
systems, steel companies, paper companies or other purposes. This may
make the Trust more susceptible to adverse economic, political or
regulatory occurrences affecting a particular state or economic sector.
For example, health care related issuers are susceptible to Medicare,
Medicaid and other third party payor reimbursement policies, and
national and state health care legislation. As concentration increases,
so does the potential for fluctuation in the net asset value of the
Trust's common shares. For purposes of determining compliance
with this limitation, the Trust will apply the value of a residual
interest tender option bond backed by municipal obligations of issuers
located in the same state or industrial development bonds of similar
types of projects toward the 25% limitation, and not the value
of the municipal obligations or industrial development bonds underlying
the residual interest.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Alternative Minimum Tax
Risk.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>The Trust expects that a portion of the interest or
income it produces will be includable in alternative minimum taxable
income. Exempt interest dividends also are likely to be subject to
state and local income taxes. Distributions of any capital gain or
other taxable income will be taxable to shareholders. The Trust may not
be a suitable investment for investors subject to the Federal
alternative minimum tax or who would become subject to such tax by
investing in the Trust. Common shares may not be a suitable investment
for investors who are subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax or
who would become subject to such tax by purchasing common shares. The
suitability of an investment in common shares will depend upon a
comparison of the after-tax yield likely to be provided from the Trust
with that from comparable tax-exempt investments not subject to the
alternative minimum tax, and from comparable fully taxable investments,
in light of each such investor's tax position. Special
considerations apply to corporate investors.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Market Disruption
and Geopolitical Risk.</font>&emsp;The aftermath of the war in Iraq and
the continuing occupation of Iraq, instability in the Middle East and
terrorist attacks in the United States and around the world may have
resulted in market volatility and may have long-term effects on the
U.S. and worldwide financial markets and may cause further economic
uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. The Trust does not
know how long the securities markets will continue to be affected by
these events and cannot predict the effects of the occupation or
similar events in the future on the U.S. economy and securities
markets. Given the risks described above, an investment in the common
shares may not be appropriate for all investors. You should carefully
consider your ability to assume these risks before making an investment
in the Trust.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Anti-Takeover Provisions.</font>&emsp;The
Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust
includes provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or
persons to acquire control of the Trust or convert the Trust to
open-end status. These provisions could deprive the holders of common
shares of opportunities to sell their common shares at a premium over
the then current market price of the common shares or at net asset
value.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;HOW THE TRUST MANAGES
RISK&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
has adopted certain investment limitations designed to limit investment
risk. These limitations are fundamental policies and may not be changed
without the approval of the holders of a </p>
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majority of the outstanding common shares
and, if issued, Preferred Shares voting together as a single class, and
the approval of the holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares
voting as a separate class. Among other restrictions, the Trust may not
invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of
issuers in any one industry (as defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission's industry codes), except that this limitation does
not apply to municipal bonds backed by the assets and revenues of
governments or political subdivisions of governments. The Trust may
become subject to guidelines which are more limiting than its
investment restrictions in order to obtain and maintain ratings from
Moody's or S&amp;P on any Preferred Shares that it may issue. The
Trust does not anticipate that such guidelines would have a material
adverse effect on the Trust's common shareholders or the
Trust's ability to achieve its investment objective. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Investment Objective and Policies&rsquo;&rsquo; in
the Statement of Additional Information for a complete list of the
fundamental and non-fundamental investment policies of the
Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Quality of Investments</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Substantially all of the
municipal bonds owned by the Trust will be rated below investment
grade; however, because the Trust will have economic exposure to
additional municipal bonds through its ownership of residual interest
tender option bonds, at least 50% of the Trust's economic
exposure to investment securities under normal market conditions will
be to municipal bonds that at the time of investment are rated
investment grade quality. Economic exposure to municipal bonds includes
bonds owned by the Trust and bonds to which the Trust is exposed
through the ownership of residual interest tender option bonds.
Investment grade quality bonds are bonds rated within the four highest
grades (&lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; or better by Moody's, S&amp;P
or Fitch or bonds that are unrated but judged to be of comparable
quality by the Trust's Advisor or Sub-Advisor.</p>
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Investment in Tender Option Bonds</p>
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than 25% of its net assets in residual interest municipal tender
option bonds, measured at the time of investment.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Management of
Investment Portfolio and Capital Structure to Limit Leverage Risk</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may take certain actions if short-term interest rates
increase or market conditions otherwise change (or the Trust
anticipates such an increase or change) and the Trust's leverage
begins (or is expected) to adversely affect common shareholders. In
order to attempt to offset such a negative impact of leverage on common
shareholders, the Trust may shorten the average maturity of its
investment portfolio (by investing in short-term, high quality
securities) or may extend the auction period of outstanding Preferred
Shares. The Trust may also attempt to reduce the leverage by redeeming
or otherwise purchasing Preferred Shares or by unwinding tender option
bond transactions in which it has invested. As explained above under
"Risks&mdash;General Leverage Risk," the
success of any such attempt to limit leverage risk depends on
BlackRock's ability to accurately predict interest rate or other
market changes. Because of the difficulty of making such predictions,
the Trust may never attempt to manage its capital structure in the
manner described in this paragraph.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Hedging Strategies</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may use various investment strategies designed to limit
the risk of bond price fluctuations and to preserve capital. These
hedging strategies include using financial futures contracts, options
on financial futures or options based on either an index of long-term
municipal securities or on taxable debt securities whose prices, in the
opinion of BlackRock, correlate with the prices of the Trust's
investments. Successful implementation of most hedging strategies would
generate taxable income.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;MANAGEMENT OF THE
TRUST&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Trustees and Officers</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The board
of trustees is responsible for the overall management of the Trust,
including supervision of the duties performed by BlackRock. There are
ten trustees of the Trust. A majority of </p>
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the trustees are not
&lsquo;&lsquo;interested persons&rsquo;&rsquo; (as defined in the
Investment Company Act) of the Trust. The name and business address of
the trustees and officers of the Trust and their principal occupations
and other affiliations during the past five years are set forth under
&lsquo;&lsquo;Management of the Trust&rsquo;&rsquo; in the
Statement of Additional Information.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment Advisor and
Sub-Advisor</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 13pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock Advisors acts as the Trust&rsquo;s
investment advisor. BlackRock Financial Management acts as the
Trust&rsquo;s sub-advisor. BlackRock Advisors, located at 100 Bellevue
Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809, and BlackRock Financial
Management, located at 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022,
are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., which is one of the
largest publicly traded investment management firms in the United
States with approximately $428 billion of assets under management as of
September 30, 2005. BlackRock manages assets on behalf of institutional
and individual investors worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed
income, liquidity and alternative investment products, including the
BlackRock Funds&trade; and BlackRock Liquidity Funds&trade;. In
addition, BlackRock provides risk management and investment system
services to institutional investors under the BlackRock
Solutions<sup>&reg;</sup> name.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The BlackRock organization has
over 17 years of experience managing closed-end products and, as of
September 30, 2005, advised a closed-end family of 56 active funds with
approximately $17.3  billion in assets. BlackRock has $287 billion
in fixed income assets under management as of September 30, 2005,
including $34 billion in municipal assets firm-wide. Clients are served
from the company&rsquo;s headquarters in New York City, as well as
offices in Boston, Chicago, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, San Francisco,
Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Wilmington. BlackRock, Inc. is a member of
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
(&lsquo;&lsquo;PNC&rsquo;&rsquo;), one of the largest diversified
financial services organizations in the United States, and is majority
owned by PNC and by BlackRock employees.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment
Philosophy.</font>&emsp;BlackRock's investment decision-making
process for the municipal bond sector is subject to the same
discipline, oversight and investment philosophy that the firm applies
to other sectors of the fixed income market.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock uses a
relative value strategy that evaluates the trade-off between risk and
return to seek to achieve the Trust's investment objective of
generating current income exempt from regular Federal income tax. This
strategy is combined with disciplined risk control techniques and
applied in sector, sub-sector and individual security selection
decisions. BlackRock's extensive personnel and technology
resources are the key drivers of the investment philosophy.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">BlackRock's Municipal Bond Team.</font>&emsp;BlackRock uses
a team approach in managing municipal portfolios. BlackRock believes
that this approach offers substantial benefits over one that is
dependent on the market wisdom or investment expertise of only a few
individuals.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock's municipal bond team involved with
the Trust includes three portfolio managers with an average experience
of 23 years and six credit research analysts with an average experience
of 15  years. Kevin M. Klingert, senior portfolio manager and head
of municipal bonds at BlackRock, leads the team, a position he has held
since joining BlackRock in 1991. A Managing Director since 1996,
Mr.  Klingert was a Vice President from 1991 through 1993 and a
Director in 1994 and 1995. Mr.  Klingert has over 20 years of
experience in the municipal market. Prior to joining BlackRock in 1991,
Mr.  Klingert was an Assistant Vice President at Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, which he joined in 1985.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The portfolio management team also includes James McGinley and F.
Howard Downs. Mr.  McGinley has been a portfolio manager and a
member of the Investment Strategy Group at BlackRock since 1999. Prior
to joining BlackRock in 1999, Mr.  McGinley was Vice President of
Municipal Trading from 1996 to 1999 and Manager of the Municipal
Strategy Group from 1995 to 1999 with Prudential Securities
Incorporated. Mr.  McGinley joined Prudential Securities
Incorporated in 1993 as an Associate in Municipal Research. F. Howard
Downs has been a portfolio manager since joining BlackRock in 1999.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 1999, Mr.  Downs was a Vice
President, Institutional Salesman and Sales Manager from 1990 to 1999
at William E. Simon &amp; Sons Municipal </p>
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Securities, Inc. Mr.  Downs was one of
the original employees of William E. Simon &amp; Sons Municipal
Securities, Inc., founded in 1990, and was responsible for sales of
municipal bonds.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As of September 30, 2005, BlackRock's
municipal bond portfolio managers were responsible for over 100
municipal bond portfolios and over $26 billion in municipal bonds.
Municipal mandates include the management of open- and closed-end
mutual funds, municipal-only separate accounts or municipal allocations
within larger institutional mandates. In addition, as of September 30,
2005, BlackRock manages 12  municipal liquidity accounts valued at
approximately $7.8 billion. The team manages, as of September 30, 2005,
37  closed-end municipal funds with over $9.3 billion in assets
under management.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">BlackRock's Investment
Process.</font>&emsp;BlackRock has in-depth expertise in the fixed
income market. BlackRock applies the same risk-controlled, active
sector rotation style to the management process for all of its fixed
income portfolios. BlackRock believes that it is unique in its
integration of taxable and municipal bond specialists. Both taxable and
municipal bond portfolio managers share the same trading floor and
interact frequently for determining the firm's overall investment
strategy. This interaction allows each portfolio manager to access the
combined experience and expertise of the entire portfolio management
group at BlackRock.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock's portfolio management
process emphasizes research and analysis of specific sectors and
securities, not interest rate speculation. BlackRock believes that
market-timing strategies can be highly volatile and potentially produce
inconsistent results. Instead, BlackRock thinks that value over the
long-term is best achieved through a risk-controlled approach, focusing
on sector allocation, security selection and yield curve
management.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In the municipal market, BlackRock believes one of
the most important determinants of value is supply and demand.
BlackRock's ability to monitor investor flows and the frequency
and seasonality of issuance is helpful in anticipating the supply and
demand for sectors. BlackRock believes that the breadth and expertise
of its municipal bond team allow it to anticipate issuance flows,
forecast which sectors are likely to have the most supply and plan its
investment strategy accordingly.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock also believes that
over the long-term, intense credit analysis will add incremental value
and avoid significant relative performance impairments. The municipal
credit team is led by Susan C. Heide, Ph.D., who has been, since 1999,
Managing Director, Head of Municipal Credit Research. From 1995 to
1999, Dr.  Heide was a Director and Head of Municipal Credit
Research. Dr.  Heide specializes in the credit analysis of
municipal securities and supervises the team of municipal bond analysts
that assists with the ongoing surveillance of approximately $26 billion
in municipal bonds managed by BlackRock.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Prior to joining
BlackRock as a Vice President and Head of Municipal Credit Research in
1993, Dr.  Heide was Director of Research and a portfolio manager
at OFFITBANK. For eight years prior to this assignment (1984 to 1992),
Dr.  Heide was with American Express Company's Investment
Division where she was the Vice President of Credit Research,
responsible for assessing the creditworthiness of $6 billion in
municipal securities. Dr.  Heide began her investment career in
1983 at Moody's Investors Service, Inc. where she was a municipal
bond analyst.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Dr.  Heide initiated the Disclosure Task
Force of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts in 1988 and was
co-chairperson of this committee from its inception through the
completion of the <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Disclosure Handbook for Municipal
Securities&mdash;1992 Update</font>, published in January 1993. Dr.
Heide has authored a number of articles on municipal finance and edited
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">The Handbook of Municipal Bonds</font> published in the fall of 1994.
Dr.  Heide was selected by The Bond Buyer as a first team
All-American Municipal Analyst in 1990 and was recognized in subsequent
years.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Dr.  Heide has spoken at numerous industry groups on
various topics related to municipal bonds, such as the institutional
investors' perspective of municipal credit. Dr.  Heide
earned a B.A. degree in history from Marlboro College in 1967, and a
Ph.D. degree in American urban history from Boston University in
1984.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock's approach to credit risk incorporates a
combination of sector-based, top-down macro-analysis of industry
sectors to determine relative weightings with a name-specific
</p>
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(issuer-specific), bottom-up detailed credit
analysis of issuers and structures. The sector-based approach focuses
on rotating into sectors that are undervalued and exiting sectors when
fundamentals or technicals become unattractive. The name-specific
approach focuses on identifying special opportunities where the market
undervalues a credit, and devoting concentrated resources to research
the credit and monitor the position. BlackRock's analytical
process focuses on anticipating change in credit trends before market
recognition. Credit research is a critical, independent element of
BlackRock's municipal process.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment Management
Agreements</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Pursuant to an investment management agreement
between BlackRock Advisors and the Trust, the Trust has agreed to pay
for the investment advisory services and facilities provided by
BlackRock Advisors a fee payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate
equal to 1.00% of the average weekly value of the Trust's
net assets (the &lsquo;&lsquo;Management Fee&rsquo;&rsquo;).
BlackRock Advisors has agreed to waive receipt of a portion of its
Management Fee in the amount of .40% of the average weekly value
of the Trust's net assets for the first five years of the
Trust's operations (through January 31, 2011) and for a declining
amount for an additional three years (through January 31,
2014).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition, with the approval of the board of trustees,
including a majority of the independent trustees, a pro rata portion of
the salaries, bonuses, health insurance, retirement benefits and
similar employment costs for the time spent on Trust operations (other
than the provision of services required under the investment management
agreement) of all personnel employed by BlackRock Advisors who devote
substantial time to Trust operations may be reimbursed, at cost to
BlackRock Advisors. BlackRock Advisors currently anticipates that it
may be reimbursed for employees that provide pricing, secondary market
support and compliance services to the Trust, subject to the approval
of the board of trustees, including a majority of the independent
trustees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock Advisors will pay to BlackRock Financial
Management for sub-advisory services pursuant to a sub-investment
advisory agreement between the Trust, BlackRock Advisors and BlackRock
Financial Management a fee equal to: (i) prior to January 31, 2007,
38% of the monthly management fees received by BlackRock
Advisors; (ii) from January 31, 2007 to January 31, 2008, 19% of
the monthly management fees received by BlackRock Advisors; and (iii)
after January 31, 2008, 0% of the management fees received by
BlackRock Advisors; provided thereafter that Black Rock Financial
Management may be compensated at cost for any services rendered to the
Trust at the request of BlackRock Advisors and approved of by the board
of trustees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to the Management Fee of BlackRock
Advisors, the Trust pays all other costs and expenses of its
operations, including compensation of its trustees (other than those
affiliated with BlackRock Advisors), custodian, transfer and dividend
disbursing agent expenses, legal fees, leverage expenses, if any,
rating agency fees, if any, listing fees and expenses, expenses of
independent registered public accounting firms, expenses of
repurchasing shares, expenses of preparing, printing and distributing
shareholder reports, notices, proxy statements and reports to
governmental agencies, and taxes, if any.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Merger
Agreement</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock, Inc. and Merrill Lynch &amp; Co., Inc.
("Merrill Lynch") announced on February 15,
2006 that they had reached an agreement to merge Merrill Lynch's
investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, with
BlackRock, Inc. to create a new independent company. Merrill Lynch will
have a 49.8% economic interest and a 45% voting interest
in the combined company and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
("PNC"), which currently holds a majority
interest in BlackRock, Inc., will have approximately a 34%
economic and voting interest. The new company will operate under the
BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority
of independent members. Each of Merrill Lynch and PNC has agreed that
it will vote all of its shares on all matters in accordance with the
recommendation of BlackRock's board in order to assure its
independence. Completion of the transaction is subject to various
regulatory approvals, client consents, approval by BlackRock, Inc.
shareholders and customary conditions. In the event it is </p>
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determined that the transaction would
constitute an assignment of the investment management agreement between
the Trust and BlackRock Advisors, and the sub-investment advisory
agreement by and among the Trust, BlackRock Advisors and BlackRock
Financial Management, the agreements would automatically terminate upon
closing of the merger and new agreements would need to be approved by
the board of trustees and shareholders of the Trust. BlackRock, Inc.
believes and is discussing its views with the staff of the Securities
and Exchange Commission that completion of the transaction should not
cause an assignment of these agreements.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;NET
ASSET VALUE&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The net asset value of the common
shares of the Trust will be computed based upon the value of the
Trust&rsquo;s portfolio securities and other assets. Net asset value
per common share will be determined daily on each day that the New York
Stock Exchange is open for business as of the close of the regular
trading session on the New York Stock Exchange. The Trust calculates
net asset value per common share by subtracting liabilities (including
accrued expenses or dividends) from the total assets of the Trust (the
value of the securities plus cash or other assets, including interest
accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the total
number of outstanding common shares of the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
values its investments primarily by using market quotations. Short-term
debt investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less when
purchased and debt investments originally purchased with maturities in
excess of 60 days but which currently have maturities of 60  days
or less may be valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and
accretion of discounts. Any investments and other assets for which such
current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair
value (&lsquo;&lsquo;Fair Value Assets&rsquo;&rsquo;) as determined
in good faith under procedures established by, and under the general
supervision and responsibility of, the Trust&rsquo;s board of
trustees. The Advisor and/or Sub-Advisor will submit its
recommendations regarding the valuation and/or valuation methodologies
for Fair Value Assets to a valuation committee. The valuation committee
may accept, modify or reject any recommendations. The pricing of all
Fair Value Assets shall be subsequently reported to the Trust&rsquo;s
board of trustees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When determining the price for a Fair Value
Asset, the Advisor and/or Sub-Advisor will seek to determine the price
that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale
of that asset in an arm&rsquo;s-length transaction. Fair value
determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the
Advisor and/or Sub-Advisor deem
relevant.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;DISTRIBUTIONS&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Commencing
with the Trust's initial dividend, the Trust intends to make
regular monthly cash distributions of all or a portion of its net
tax-exempt interest and investment company taxable income to common
shareholders after payment of dividends on any Preferred Shares of the
Trust that may be outstanding. We expect to declare the initial monthly
dividend on the Trust's common shares within approximately 45
days after completion of this offering and to pay that initial monthly
dividend approximately 60 to 90 days after completion of this offering.
The Trust will pay common shareholders annually at least 90% of
its net tax-exempt interest and investment company taxable income in
order to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income
tax purposes. In addition, the Trust intends to distribute, on an
annual basis, all or substantially all of its taxable net income and
capital gains to its shareholders so that the Trust will not be subject
to Federal income or excise taxes.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Various factors will affect
the level of the Trust's net tax-exempt interest and investment
company taxable income, such as its asset mix, the amount of leverage
utilized by the Trust and the effects thereof and the movement of
interest rates for municipal bonds. To permit the Trust to maintain
more stable monthly distributions, the Trust may from time to time
distribute less than the entire amount earned in a particular period.
The income would be available to supplement future distributions. As a
result, the distributions paid by the Trust for any particular month
may be more or less than the amount actually earned by the Trust during
that month. Undistributed earnings will add to the Trust's net
asset value and, correspondingly, distributions from undistributed
earnings and from capital, if any, </p>
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will deduct from the Trust's net asset
value. Shareholders will automatically have all dividends and
distributions reinvested in common shares issued by the Trust or common
shares of the Trust purchased in the openmarket in accordance with the
Trust's Dividend Reinvestment Plan, unless an election is made to
receive cash. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
PLAN&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Unless the registered owner of common
shares elects to receive cash by contacting the Plan Agent (as defined
below), all dividends declared for your common shares of the Trust will
be automatically reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Plan Agent&rsquo;&rsquo;), agent for shareholders in
administering the Trust&rsquo;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Plan&rsquo;&rsquo;), in additional common shares of
the Trust. If a registered owner of common shares elects not to
participate in the Plan, you will receive all dividends in cash paid by
check mailed directly to you (or, if the shares are held in street or
other nominee name, then to such nominee) by Computershare Trust
Company, N.A., as dividend disbursing agent. You may elect not to
participate in the Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by sending
written instructions or by contacting Computershare Trust Company,
N.A., as dividend disbursing agent, at the address set forth below.
Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated
or resumed at any time without penalty by contacting the Plan Agent
before the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or
resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared
dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to
receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional
common shares of the Trust for you. If you wish for all dividends
declared on your common shares of the Trust to be automatically
reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Plan Agent will open an account for each common shareholder under the
Plan in the same name in which such shareholder&rsquo;s common shares
are registered. Whenever the Trust declares a dividend or other
distribution (together, a &lsquo;&lsquo;dividend&rsquo;&rsquo;)
payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and
participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares.
The common shares will be acquired by the Plan Agent for the
participants&rsquo; accounts, depending upon the circumstances
described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but
authorized common shares from the Trust (&lsquo;&lsquo;newly issued
common shares&rsquo;&rsquo;) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding
common shares on the open market (&lsquo;&lsquo;open-market
purchases&rsquo;&rsquo;) on the New York Stock Exchange or
elsewhere.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If, on the payment date for any dividend, the market
price per common share plus estimated brokerage commissions is greater
than the net asset value per common share (such condition being
referred to herein as &lsquo;&lsquo;market premium&rsquo;&rsquo;),
the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued common
shares, including fractions, on behalf of the participants. The number
of newly issued common shares to be credited to each
participant&rsquo;s account will be determined by dividing the dollar
amount of the dividend by the net asset value per common share on the
payment date; provided that, if the net asset value per common share is
less than 95% of the market price per common share on the
payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by
95% of the market price per common share on the payment
date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If, on the payment date for any dividend, the net asset
value per common share is greater than the market value per common
share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being
referred to herein as &lsquo;&lsquo;market discount&rsquo;&rsquo;),
the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in common shares
acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any
dividend, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before
the next date on which the common shares trade on an
&lsquo;&lsquo;ex-dividend&rsquo;&rsquo; basis or 30 days after the
payment date for such dividend, whichever is sooner (the
&lsquo;&lsquo;last purchase date&rsquo;&rsquo;), to invest the
dividend amount in common shares acquired in open-market purchases. It
is contemplated that the Trust will pay monthly dividends. Therefore,
the period during which open-market purchases can be made will exist
only from the payment date of each dividend through the date before the
next &lsquo;&lsquo;ex-dividend&rsquo;&rsquo; date, which will
typically be approximately 10 days after the payment date for such
dividend. If, before the Plan Agent has completed its open-market
</p>
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purchases, the market price of a common
share exceeds the net asset value per common share, the average per
common share purchase price paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the net
asset value of the common shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer
common shares than if the dividend had been paid in newly issued common
shares on the dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing
difficulty with respect to open market purchases, if the Plan Agent is
unable to invest the full dividend amount in open market purchases
during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market
premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent may cease making
open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the
dividend amount in newly issued common shares at the net asset value
per common share at the close of business on the last purchase date;
provided that, if the net asset value per common share is less than
95% of the market price per common share on the payment date,
the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the
market price per common share on the payment date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Plan
Agent maintains all shareholders&rsquo; accounts in the Plan and
furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts,
including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common
shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan
Agent on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy
will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan.
The Plan Agent will forward all proxy solicitation materials to
participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in
accordance with the instructions of the participants.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In the
case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees which hold
shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will
administer the Plan on the basis of the number of common shares
certified from time to time by the record shareholder&rsquo;s name and
held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the
Plan.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common
shares issued directly by the Trust. However, each participant will pay
a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with
open-market purchases. The automatic reinvestment of dividends will not
relieve participants of any Federal, state or local income tax that may
be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Tax Matters.&rsquo;&rsquo; Participants that request
a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to $2.50 sales fee
and a brokerage commission of $.15 per share sold.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct
service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Trust reserves
the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the
participants.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">All correspondence concerning the Plan should be
directed to the Plan Agent at Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O.
Box 43010, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3010; telephone: (800)
699-1236.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;DESCRIPTION OF
SHARES&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Common Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust is a
statutory trust organized under the laws of Delaware pursuant to an
Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated as of
November 22, 2005. The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number
of common shares of beneficial interest, par value $.001 per share.
Each common share has one vote and, when issued and paid for in
accordance with the terms of this offering, will be fully paid and
non-assessable, except that the trustees shall have the power to cause
shareholders to pay expenses of the Trust by setting off charges due
from shareholders from declared but unpaid dividends or distributions
owed the shareholders and/or by reducing the number of common shares
owned by each respective shareholder. If the Trust issues Preferred
Shares, the holders of common shares would not be entitled to receive
any distributions from the Trust unless all accrued dividends on
Preferred Shares have been paid, unless asset coverage (as defined in
the Investment Company Act) with respect to Preferred Shares would be
at least 200% after giving effect to the distributions and
unless certain other requirements imposed by any rating agencies rating
the </p>
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Preferred Shares have been met. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;&mdash;Preferred Shares&rsquo;&rsquo; below. All
common shares are equal as to dividends, assets and voting privileges
and have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights. The
Trust will send annual and semi-annual reports, including financial
statements, to all holders of its shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust has no
present intention of offering any additional shares other than, from
time to time, Preferred Shares and the common shares it may issue under
the Trust's Plan. Any additional offerings of shares will require
approval by the Trust's board of trustees. Any additional
offering of common shares will be subject to the requirements of the
Investment Company Act, which provides that shares may not be issued at
a price below the then current net asset value, exclusive of sales
load, except in connection with an offering to existing holders of
common shares or with the consent of a majority of the Trust's
outstanding voting securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust's common shares
have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject
to official notice of issuance, under the symbol
"BTA." Net asset value will be reduced
immediately following the offering of common shares by the amount of
the sales load and the amount of the offering expenses paid by the
Trust. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Summary of Trust
Expenses.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust's net asset value per
share generally increases when interest rates decline, and decreases
when interest rates rise, and these changes would be likely to be
greater in the event that the Trust implements a leveraged capital
structure. Net asset value will be reduced immediately following the
offering of common shares by the amount of the sales load and the
amount of the offering expenses paid by the Trust. See
&lsquo;&lsquo;Use of Proceeds.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Unlike open-end
funds, closed-end funds like the Trust do not continuously offer shares
and do not provide daily redemptions. Rather, if a shareholder
determines to buy additional common shares or sell shares already held,
the shareholder may do so by trading through a broker on the New York
Stock Exchange or otherwise. Shares of closed-end investment companies
frequently trade on an exchange at prices lower than net asset value.
Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Trust that invest
predominantly in investment grade municipal bonds have during some
periods traded at prices higher than net asset value and during other
periods have traded at prices lower than net asset value. Because the
market value of the common shares may be influenced by such factors as
dividend levels (which are in turn affected by expenses), call
protection on its portfolio securities, dividend stability, portfolio
credit quality, net asset value, relative demand for and supply of such
shares in the market, general market and economic conditions and other
factors beyond the control of the Trust, the Trust cannot assure you
that common shares will trade at a price equal to or higher than net
asset value in the future. The common shares are designed primarily for
long-term investors and you should not purchase the common shares if
you intend to sell them soon after purchase. See the Statement of
Additional Information under &lsquo;&lsquo;Repurchase of Common
Shares.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Preferred Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Amended
and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides that the
Trust's board of trustees may authorize and issue Preferred
Shares with rights as determined by the board of trustees, by action of
the board of trustees without the approval of the holders of the common
shares. Holders of common shares have no preemptive right to purchase
any Preferred Shares that might be issued.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust's
board of trustees has indicated its intention to authorize offerings of
Preferred Shares, from time to time, representing up to 50% of
the Trust's capital immediately after the Preferred Shares are
issued, occurring from time to time and subject to market conditions
and to the board of trustees' continuing belief that leveraging
the Trust's capital structure through the issuance of Preferred
Shares is likely to achieve the potential benefits to the holders of
common shares described in this prospectus. Accordingly, the Trust may
conduct other offerings of Preferred Shares in the future subject to
the same percentage restriction, after giving effect to previously
issued Preferred Shares and in light of the amount of economic leverage
to which the Trust is exposed through its investment in residual
interest tender option bonds. As noted above, the Trust will not issue
Preferred Shares if it would cause the Trust's combined leverage
through issuances of Preferred Shares and </p>
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investment in residual interest tender
option bonds to exceed 50% of the value of the investment
securities to which the Trust has economic exposure. We cannot assure
you, however, that any Preferred Shares will be issued.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although
the terms of any Preferred Shares, including dividend rate, liquidation
preference and redemption provisions, will be determined by the board
of trustees, subject to applicable law and the Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust, it is likely that the Preferred
Shares will be structured to carry a relatively short-term dividend
rate reflecting interest rates on short-term tax-exempt debt
securities, by providing for the periodic redetermination of the
dividend rate at relatively short intervals through an auction,
remarketing or other procedure. The Trust also believes that it is
likely that the liquidation preference, voting rights and redemption
provisions of the Preferred Shares will be similar to those stated
below.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Liquidation Preference</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Trust, the holders of Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive a
preferential liquidating distribution, which is expected to equal the
original purchase price per Preferred Share plus accrued and unpaid
dividends, whether or not declared, before any distribution of assets
is made to holders of common shares. After payment of the full amount
of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the holders
of Preferred Shares will not be entitled to any further participation
in any distribution of assets by the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Voting
Rights</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investment Company Act requires that the holders
of any Preferred Shares, voting separately as a single class, have the
right to elect at least two trustees at all times. The remaining
trustees will be elected by holders of common shares and Preferred
Shares, voting together as a single class. In addition, subject to the
prior rights, if any, of the holders of any other class of senior
securities outstanding, the holders of any Preferred Shares have the
right to elect a majority of the trustees of the Trust at any time
dividends on any Preferred Shares are unpaid for two years. The
Investment Company Act also requires that, in addition to any approval
by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the
holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting
separately as a class, would be required to (1) adopt any plan of
reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares, and
(2) take any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section
13(a) of the Investment Company Act, including, among other things,
changes in the Trust's subclassification as a closed-end
investment company or changes in its fundamental investment
restrictions. As a result of these voting rights, the Trust's
ability to take any such actions may be impeded to the extent that
there are any Preferred Shares outstanding. The board of trustees
presently intends that, except as otherwise indicated in this
prospectus and except as otherwise required by applicable law, holders
of Preferred Shares will have equal voting rights with holders of
common shares (one vote per share, unless otherwise required by the
Investment Company Act) and will vote together with holders of common
shares as a single class.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The affirmative vote of the holders of
a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate
class, will be required to amend, alter or repeal any of the
preferences, rights or powers of holders of Preferred Shares so as to
affect materially and adversely such preferences, rights or powers, or
to increase or decrease the authorized number of Preferred Shares. The
class vote of holders of Preferred Shares described above will in each
case be in addition to any other vote required to authorize the action
in question.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Redemption, Purchase and Sale of Preferred
Shares by the Trust.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The terms of the Preferred Shares are
expected to provide that (1) they are redeemable by the Trust in whole
or in part at the original purchase price per share plus accrued
dividends per share, (2) the Trust may tender for or purchase Preferred
Shares and (3) the Trust may subsequently resell any Preferred Shares
so tendered for or purchased. Any redemption or purchase of Preferred
Shares by the Trust will reduce the leverage applicable to the common
shares, while any resale of shares by the Trust will increase that
leverage.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The discussion above describes the possible offering
of Preferred Shares by the Trust. If the board of trustees determines
to proceed with such an offering, the terms of the Preferred Shares may
be the same as, or different from, the terms described above, subject
to applicable law and the Trust's </p>
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Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust. The board of trustees, without the approval of
the holders of common shares, may authorize an offering of Preferred
Shares or may determine not to authorize such an offering, and may fix
the terms of the Preferred Shares to be offered.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
intends to apply for ratings for any Preferred Shares from
Moody's and/or S&amp;P. In order to obtain and maintain the
required ratings, the Trust will be required to comply with investment
quality, diversification and other guidelines established by
Moody's and/or S&amp;P. Such guidelines will likely be more
restrictive than the restrictions set forth above. The Trust does not
anticipate that such guidelines would have a material adverse effect on
the Trust's holders of common shares or its ability to achieve
its investment objective. The Trust presently anticipates that any
Preferred Shares that it intends to issue would be initially given the
highest ratings by Moody's (Aaa) or by S&amp;P (AAA), but no
assurance can be given that such ratings will be obtained. No minimum
rating is required for the issuance of Preferred Shares by the Trust.
Moody's and S&amp;P receive fees in connection with their ratings
issuances.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS IN THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED<br> AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF
TRUST</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust includes provisions that could have the effect of limiting the
ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Trust or
to change the composition of its board of trustees. This could have the
effect of depriving shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares
at a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging a third
party from seeking to obtain control over the Trust. Such attempts
could have the effect of increasing the expenses of the Trust and
disrupting the normal operation of the Trust. The board of trustees is
divided into three classes, with the terms of one class expiring at
each annual meeting of shareholders. At each annual meeting, one class
of trustees is elected to a three-year term. This provision could delay
for up to two years the replacement of a majority of the board of
trustees. A trustee may be removed from office for cause only, and not
without cause, and only by the action of a majority of the remaining
trustees followed by a vote of the holders of at least 75% of
the shares then entitled to vote for the election of the respective
trustee.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition, the Trust&rsquo;s Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust requires the favorable vote of a
majority of the Trust&rsquo;s board of trustees followed by the
favorable vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding
shares of each affected class or series of the Trust, voting separately
as a class or series, to approve, adopt or authorize certain
transactions with 5% or greater holders of a class or series of
shares and their associates, unless the transaction has been approved
by at least 80% of the trustees, in which case &lsquo;&lsquo;a
majority of the outstanding voting securities&rsquo;&rsquo; (as
defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Trust shall be required.
For purposes of these provisions, a 5% or greater holder of a
class or series of shares (a &lsquo;&lsquo;Principal
Shareholder&rsquo;&rsquo;) refers to any person who, whether directly
or indirectly and whether alone or together with its affiliates and
associates, beneficially owns 5% or more of the outstanding
shares of all outstanding classes or series of shares of beneficial
interest of the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The 5% holder transactions subject
to these special approval requirements are: the merger or consolidation
of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust with or into any Principal
Shareholder; the issuance of any securities of the Trust to any
Principal Shareholder for cash, except pursuant to any automatic
dividend reinvestment plan; the sale, lease or exchange of all or any
substantial part of the assets of the Trust to any Principal
Shareholder, except assets having an aggregate fair market value of
less than 2% of the total assets of the Trust, aggregating for
the purpose of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in
any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period; or the
sale, lease or exchange to the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust, in
exchange for securities of the Trust, of any assets of any Principal
Shareholder, except assets having an aggregate fair market value of
less than 2% of the total assets of the Trust, aggregating for
purposes of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in
any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">To convert the Trust to an open-end investment company, the
Trust&rsquo;s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust
requires the favorable vote of a majority of the board of the
</p>
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trustees followed by the favorable vote of
the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of each
affected class or series of shares of the Trust, voting separately as a
class or series, unless such amendment has been approved by at least
80% of the trustees, in which case &lsquo;&lsquo;a majority of
the outstanding voting securities&rsquo;&rsquo; (as defined in the
Investment Company Act) of the Trust shall be required. The foregoing
vote would satisfy a separate requirement in the Investment Company Act
that any conversion of the Trust to an open-end investment company be
approved by the shareholders. If approved in the foregoing manner, we
anticipate conversion of the Trust to an open-end investment company
might not occur until 90 days after the shareholders&rsquo; meeting at
which such conversion was approved and would also require at least 10
days&rsquo; prior notice to all shareholders. Conversion of the Trust
to an open-end investment company would require the redemption of
outstanding Preferred Shares, if any, which could eliminate or alter
the leveraged capital structure of the Trust with respect to the common
shares. Following any such conversion, it is possible that certain of
the Trust&rsquo;s investment policies and strategies would have to be
modified to assure sufficient portfolio liquidity. In the event of
conversion, the common shares would cease to be listed on the New York
Stock Exchange or other national securities exchanges or market
systems. Shareholders of an open-end investment company may require the
company to redeem their shares at any time, except in certain
circumstances as authorized by or under the Investment Company Act, at
their net asset value, less such redemption charge, if any, as might be
in effect at the time of a redemption. The Trust expects to pay all
such redemption requests in cash, but reserves the right to pay
redemption requests in a combination of cash and securities. If such
partial payment in securities were made, investors may incur brokerage
costs in converting such securities to cash. If the Trust were
converted to an open-end fund, it is likely that new shares would be
sold at net asset value plus a sales load. The board of trustees
believes, however, that the closed-end structure is desirable in light
of the Trust&rsquo;s investment objective and policies. Therefore, you
should assume that it is not likely that the board of trustees would
vote to convert the Trust to an open-end fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For the purposes
of calculating &lsquo;&lsquo;a majority of the outstanding voting
securities&rsquo;&rsquo; under the Trust&rsquo;s Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, each class and series of
the Trust shall vote together as a single class, except to the extent
required by the Investment Company Act or the Trust&rsquo;s Amended
and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, with respect to any
class or series of shares. If a separate class vote is required, the
applicable proportion of shares of the class or series, voting as a
separate class or series, also will be required.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust also provides that the
Trust may be liquidated upon the approval of 80% of the
trustees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The board of trustees has determined that provisions
with respect to the board of trustees and the shareholder voting
requirements described above, which voting requirements are greater
than the minimum requirements under Delaware law or the Investment
Company Act, are in the best interest of shareholders generally. For a
more complete explanation, see the Trust&rsquo;s Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust, on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, for the full text of these provisions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;CLOSED-END TRUST
STRUCTURE&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust is a non-diversified,
closed-end management investment company with no operating history
(commonly referred to as a closed-end fund). Closed-end funds differ
from open-end funds (which are generally referred to as mutual funds)
in that closed-end funds generally list their shares for trading on a
stock exchange and do not redeem their shares at the request of the
shareholder. This means that if you wish to sell your shares of a
closed-end fund you must trade them on the market like any other stock
at the prevailing market price at that time. In a mutual fund, if the
shareholder wishes to sell shares of the fund, the mutual fund will
redeem or buy back the shares at &lsquo;&lsquo;net asset
value.&rsquo;&rsquo; Also, mutual funds generally offer new shares on
a continuous basis to new investors, and closed-end funds generally do
not. The continuous inflows and outflows of assets in a mutual fund can
make it difficult to manage a mutual fund&rsquo;s investments. By
comparison, closed-end funds are generally able to stay more fully
invested in securities that are consistent with their investment
</p>
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objective, and also have greater flexibility
to make certain types of investments, and to use certain investment
strategies, such as financial leverage and investments in illiquid
securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a
discount to their net asset value. Because of this possibility and the
recognition that any such discount may not be in the interest of
shareholders, the Trust&rsquo;s board of trustees might consider from
time to time engaging in open-market repurchases, tender offers for
shares or other programs intended to reduce the discount. We cannot
guarantee or assure, however, that the Trust&rsquo;s board of trustees
will decide to engage in any of these actions. Nor is there any
guarantee or assurance that such actions, if undertaken, would result
in the shares trading at a price equal or close to net asset value per
share. The board of trustees might also consider converting the Trust
to an open-end mutual fund, which would also require a vote of the
shareholders of the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;REPURCHASE OF COMMON
SHARES&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Shares of closed-end investment companies
often trade at a discount to their net asset value, and the
Trust&rsquo;s common shares may also trade at a discount to their net
asset value, although it is possible that they may trade at a premium
above net asset value. The market price of the Trust&rsquo;s common
shares will be determined by such factors as relative demand for and
supply of such common shares in the market, the Trust&rsquo;s net
asset value, general market and economic conditions and other factors
beyond the control of the Trust. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Net Asset
Value.&rsquo;&rsquo; Although the Trust&rsquo;s common shareholders
will not have the right to redeem their common shares, the Trust may
take action to repurchase common shares in the open market or make
tender offers for its common shares. This may have the effect of
reducing any market discount from net asset value.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">There is no
assurance that, if action is undertaken to repurchase or tender for
common shares, such action will result in the common shares&rsquo;
trading at a price which approximates their net asset value. Although
share repurchases and tenders could have a favorable effect on the
market price of the Trust&rsquo;s common shares, you should be aware
that the acquisition of common shares by the Trust will decrease the
capital of the Trust and, therefore, may have the effect of increasing
the Trust&rsquo;s expense ratio and decreasing the asset coverage with
respect to any Preferred Shares outstanding. Any share repurchases or
tender offers will be made in accordance with requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Investment Company Act
and the principal stock exchange on which the common shares are
traded.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;TAX
MATTERS&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The discussion below and in the
Statement of Additional Information provides general tax information
related to an investment in the common shares. The discussion reflects
applicable tax laws of the United States as of the date of this
prospectus, which tax laws may be changed or subject to new
interpretations by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service
retroactively or prospectively. This discussion does not purport to be
complete or to deal with all aspects of Federal income taxation that
may be relevant to shareholders in light of their particular
circumstances. Unless otherwise noted, this discussion assumes you are
a U.S. shareholder and that you hold your shares as a capital asset.
Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisers with regard
to the Federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, or
disposition of common stock of the Trust, as well as the tax
consequences arising under the laws of any state, non-U.S. country, or
other taxing jurisdiction.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust primarily invests in
municipal bonds the income of which is exempt from regular Federal
income tax. Consequently, the regular monthly dividends you receive
will generally be exempt from regular Federal income tax. A portion of
these dividends, however, may be subject to the Federal alternative
minimum tax and are likely to be subject to state and local income
taxes.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although the Trust does not seek to realize taxable
income or capital gains, the Trust may realize and distribute taxable
income or capital gains from time to time as a result of the
Trust's normal investment activities. The Trust will distribute
at least annually any taxable income or realized capital gains.
Distributions of net short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary
income. Distributions of net long-term capital gains are taxable to you
as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have
</p>
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owned your common shares. In addition, gain
realized by the Trust from the disposition of a tax-exempt municipal
obligation that is attributable to accrued market discount will be
treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain, and thus may
increase the amount of ordinary income dividends received by holders of
common shares. Dividends will not qualify for a dividends received
deduction generally available to corporate shareholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain
ordinary income dividends paid to individuals with respect to taxable
years beginning on or before December 31, 2008 will be eligible for
taxation at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains (currently
at a maximum rate of 15%) provided that certain holding period
and other requirements are met by the Trust and the
shareholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Each year, you will receive a year-end statement
designating the amounts of tax-exempt dividends, capital gain dividends
and ordinary income dividends paid to you during the preceding year,
including the source of investment income by state and the portion of
income that is subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax. You will
receive this statement from the firm where you purchased your common
shares if you hold your investment in street name; the Trust will send
you this statement if you hold your shares in registered form.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The tax status of your dividends is not affected by whether you
reinvest your dividends or receive them in cash.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In order to
avoid corporate taxation of its taxable income and be permitted to pay
tax-exempt dividends, the Trust must elect to be treated as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and meet certain
requirements that govern the Trust's sources of income,
diversification of assets and distribution of earnings to shareholders.
The Trust intends to make such an election and meet these requirements.
If the Trust failed to do so, the Trust would be required to pay
corporate taxes on its taxable income and all the distributions would
be taxable as ordinary income to the extent of the Trust's
earnings and profits. In particular, in order for the Trust to pay
tax-exempt dividends, at least 50% of the value of the
Trust's total assets must consist of tax-exempt obligations on a
quarterly basis. The Trust intends to meet this requirement. If the
Trust failed to do so, it would not be able to pay tax-exempt dividends
and your distributions attributable to interest received by the Trust
from any source would be taxable as ordinary income to the extent of
the Trust's earnings and profits.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The redemption, sale or
exchange of common shares normally will result in capital gain or loss
to the holders of common shares who hold their shares as capital
assets. Generally, a shareholder's gain or loss will be long-term
capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one
year even though the increase in value in such common shares is
attributable to tax-exempt interest income. Present law taxes both
long- and short-term capital gains of corporations at the rates
applicable to ordinary income. For non-corporate taxpayers, however,
long-term capital gains are currently taxed at a maximum rate of
15%, while short-term capital gains and other ordinary income
are currently taxed at a maximum rate of 35%.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">No loss will
be allowed on the redemption, sale or exchange of common shares if the
shareholder purchases other common shares of the Trust (whether through
reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) or the shareholder acquires
or enters into a contract or option to acquire shares that are
substantially identical to common shares of the Trust within a period
of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after such
redemption, sale or exchange. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected
in an adjustment to the basis of the shares acquired. Further, any
losses realized on the redemption, sale or exchange of common shares
held for six months or less will be disallowed to the extent of any
exempt-interest dividends received with respect to such common shares
and, if not disallowed, such losses will be treated as long-term
capital losses to the extent of any capital gain dividends received (or
amounts credited as undistributed capital gains) with respect to such
common shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may be required to withhold taxes on
certain of your dividends if you have not provided the Trust with your
correct taxpayer identification number (if you are an individual,
normally your Social Security number), or if you are otherwise subject
to back-up withholding. If you receive Social Security benefits, you
should be aware that tax-free income is taken into account in
calculating </p>
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the amount of these benefits that may be
subject to Federal income tax. If you borrow money to buy Trust shares,
you may not be permitted to deduct the interest on that loan. Under
Federal income tax rules, Trust shares may be treated as having been
bought with borrowed money even if the purchase of the Trust shares
cannot be traced directly to borrowed money. Holders are urged to
consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact of an investment in
common shares upon the deductibility of interest payable by the
holder.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If you are subject to the Federal alternative minimum
tax, a portion of your regular monthly dividends may be taxable.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">State and Local Tax Matters</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The exemption from Federal
income tax for exempt-interest dividends does not necessarily result in
exemption for such dividends under the income or other tax laws of any
state or local taxing authority. In some states, the portion of any
exempt-interest dividend that is derived from interest received by a
regulated investment company on its holdings of that state's
securities and its political subdivisions and instrumentalities is
exempt from that state's income tax. Therefore, the Trust will
report annually to its shareholders the percentage of interest income
earned by the Trust during the preceding year on tax-exempt obligations
indicating, on a state-by-state basis, the source of such income.
Shareholders of the Trust are advised to consult with their own tax
advisors about state and local tax matters.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Please refer to the
Statement of Additional Information for more detailed information. You
are urged to consult your tax
advisor.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;UNDERWRITING&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Subject
to the terms and conditions of a purchase agreement dated February 23,
2006, each Underwriter named below, for which Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated is acting as representative, has
severally agreed to purchase, and the Trust has agreed to sell to such
Underwriter, the number of common shares set forth opposite the name of
such Underwriter.</p>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number
of<br>Common
Shares</font></td>
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Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith<br>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">7,160,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Advest,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">200,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">BB&amp;T Capital Markets, a
division of Scott &amp; Stringfellow,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">200,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Robert W. Baird &amp; Co.
Incorporated</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">200,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Ferris, Baker Watts,
Incorporated</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">275,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L.
Lyons, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">275,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Janney Montgomery Scott
LLC</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">275,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Ladenburg Thalmann &amp; Co.
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">200,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">PNC Capital Markets,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">200,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">RBC Capital Markets
Corporation</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1,100,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Stifel, Nicolaus &amp;
Company, Incorporated</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">275,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">SunTrust
Capital Markets, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">200,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Wedbush Morgan
Securities Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">200,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Axiom Capital
Management, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">William Blair &amp;
Company, L.L.C.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Crowell, Weedon &amp;
Co.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Doft &amp; Co.,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Dominick &amp; Dominick
LLC</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">HSBC Securities (USA)
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">KeyBanc Capital Markets, a
division of McDonald Investments
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Morgan Keegan &amp; Company,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Oppenheimer &amp; Co.
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Piper Jaffray &amp;
Co.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">80,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Arthurs, Lestrange &amp; Company,
Incorporated</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Bishop, Rosen &amp; Co.,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Brean Murray, Carret &amp;
Co.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Brookstreet Securities
Corporation</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Capital Growth Financial,
LLC</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Chicago Investment Group,
LLC</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Ehrenkrantz King Nussbaum,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">First Montauk Securities
Corp.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">First Southwest
Company</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">GunnAllen Financial,
Inc</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">J.B. Hanauer &amp;
Co.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Hoefer &amp; Arnett,
Incorporated</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Huntleigh Securities
Corporation</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Jesup &amp; Lamont
Securities Corporation</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Johnston,
Lemon &amp; Co. Incorporated</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">McGinn,
Smith &amp; Co., Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Mesirow
Financial, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Morgan Wilshire
Securities, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">National Securities
Corporation</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><font style="letter-spacing: 74.03999999999999pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><u>Underwriter</u></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number
of<br>Common
Shares</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Newbridge Securities
Corporation</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">David A. Noyes &amp;
Company</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Peacock, Hislop, Staley &amp;
Given, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Regal Securities,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Royal Alliance Associates,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Sanders Morris Harris
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">R. Seelaus &amp; Co.,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Source Capital Group,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Southwest Securities,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Stanford Group
Company</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">M.L. Stern &amp; Co.,
LLC</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Sterne, Agee &amp; Leach,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Stone &amp; Youngberg
LLC</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Strand, Atkinson, Williams &amp;
York, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Torrey Pines Securities,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">J.P. Turner &amp; Company,
L.L.C.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Westminster Financial
Securities, Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Wunderlich
Securities,
Inc.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">40,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;"><font style="letter-spacing: 54pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Total</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">13,040,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
purchase agreement provides that the obligations of the Underwriters to
purchase the shares included in this offering are subject to the
approval of certain legal matters by counsel and certain other
conditions. The Underwriters are obligated to purchase all the common
shares sold under the purchase agreement if any of the common shares
are purchased. In the purchase agreement, the Trust, the Advisor and
the Sub-Advisor have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against
certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute payments the Underwriters may
be required to make for any of those liabilities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Commissions
and Discounts</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Underwriters propose to initially offer some
of the common shares directly to the public at the public offering
price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and some of the
common shares to certain dealers at the public offering price less a
concession not in excess of $.45 per share. The sales load the Trust
will pay of $.675 per share is equal to 4.5% of the initial
offering price. The Underwriters may allow, and the dealers may
reallow, a discount not in excess of $.10 per share on sales to other
dealers. After the initial public offering, the public offering price,
concession and discount may be changed. Investors must pay for any
common shares purchased on or before February 28, 2006.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
following table shows the public offering price, sales load, estimated
offering expenses and proceeds, after expenses, to the Trust. The
information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the
Underwriters of their overallotment option.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="248"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="52"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="73"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="63"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Per
Share</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Without Option</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">With
Option</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Public offering
price</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$15.00</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">195,600,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">224,940,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Sales
load</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$.675</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">8,802,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">10,122,300</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Estimated
offering
expenses</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$.03</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">391,200</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">449,880</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Proceeds,
after expenses, to the
Trust</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$14.295</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">186,406,800</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">214,367,820</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
expenses of the offering are estimated at $1,140,832 and are payable by
the Trust. The Trust will pay all of its organizational and offering
costs (other than sales load) up to and including $.03 per common
share. This amount includes the $.005 per common share partial
reimbursement of expenses to the Underwriters and may also include a
reimbursement of BlackRock's expenses incurred in connection with
this offering. The amount paid by the Trust as the partial
reimbursement to the Underwriters will not </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">46</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
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<page>
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exceed .03335% of the total price to
the public of the common shares sold in this offering. BlackRock
Advisors has agreed to pay all of the Trust's offering costs
(other than sales load) to the extent offering expenses (other than
sales load) and organizational expenses exceed $.03 per common
share.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Overallotment Option</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust has granted the
Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,956,000 additional common
shares at the public offering price, less the sales load, within 45
days from the date of this prospectus solely to cover any
overallotments. If the Underwriters exercise this option, each will be
obligated, subject to conditions contained in the purchase agreement,
to purchase a number of additional shares proportionate to that
Underwriter's initial amount reflected in the above table.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Until
the distribution of the common shares is complete, the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission may limit Underwriters and selling
group members from bidding for and purchasing our common shares.
However, the representatives may engage in transactions that stabilize
the price of our common shares, such as bids or purchases to peg, fix
or maintain that price.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the Underwriters create a short
position in our common shares in connection with the offering, i.e., if
they sell more common shares than are listed on the cover of this
prospectus, the representatives may reduce that short position by
purchasing common shares in the open market. The representatives may
also elect to reduce any short position by exercising all or part of
the overallotment option described above. Purchases of our common
shares to stabilize its price or to reduce a short position may cause
the price of our common shares to be higher than it might be in the
absence of such purchases. The Underwriters may also impose a penalty
bid, whereby selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other
brokers in respect of the common shares sold in this offering for their
account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if such common shares are
repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering
transactions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Neither we nor any of the Underwriters makes any
representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any
effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of
our common shares. In addition, neither we nor any of the Underwriters
make any representation that the representatives will engage in these
transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be
discontinued without notice.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust has agreed not to offer or
sell any additional common shares for a period of 180 days after the
date of the purchase agreement without the prior written consent of the
Underwriters, except for the sale of the common shares to the
Underwriters pursuant to the purchase agreement and certain
transactions related to the Trust's Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust anticipates that the Underwriters may from time
to time act as brokers or dealers in executing the Trust's
portfolio transactions after they have ceased to be underwriters. The
Underwriters are active underwriters of, and dealers in, securities and
act as market makers in number of such securities, and therefore can be
expected to engage in portfolio transactions with the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">One
or more of the Underwriters of the common shares may also act as an
Underwriter of the Trust's Preferred Shares, if any.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
common shares will be sold to ensure that the New York Stock
Exchange's distribution standards (i.e., round lots, public
shares and aggregate market value) will be met.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Other
Relationships</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock Advisors (and not the Trust) has agreed
to pay from its own assets additional compensation to Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated payable quarterly at the annual
rate of .15% of the Trust's net assets during the
continuance of the investment management agreement between BlackRock
Advisors and the Trust. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith
Incorporated has agreed to provide, at the request of BlackRock
Advisors, certain after market shareholder support services, including
services designed to maintain the visibility of the Trust on an ongoing
basis and to </p>
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provide relevant information, studies or
reports regarding the Trust and the closed-end investment company
industry and asset management industry. The total amount of these
additional compensation payments to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp;
Smith Incorporated will not exceed 4.30333% of the total price
to the public of the common shares sold in this offering, assuming full
exercise of the overallotment option.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock Advisors (and not
the Trust) has agreed to pay a commission to certain wholesalers of its
broker-dealer affiliate, BlackRock Investments, Inc., that participate
in the marketing of the Trust's common shares, which commissions
will not exceed .16% of the total price to the public of the
common shares sold in this offering, assuming full exercise of the
overallotment option. The Trust may reimburse BlackRock for all or a
portion of its expenses incurred in connection with this offering
(other than those described in the preceding sentence), to the extent
that the $.005 per common share reimbursement of expenses of the
Underwriters (described above) and the other offering expenses of the
Trust do not equal or exceed the $.03 per common share the Trust has
agreed to pay for the offering expenses of the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The sum of
the fees described above, plus the amount paid by the Trust as of the
$.005 per common share partial reimbursement of expenses to the
Underwriters, will not exceed 4.5% of the aggregate initial
offering price of the common shares offered hereby. The sum total of
all compensation to the Underwriters in connection with this public
offering of common shares, including sales load and additional
compensation to and reimbursement of the Underwriters, will be limited
to 9% of the total price to the public of the common shares sold
in this offering.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The principal address of Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated is 4 World Financial Center, New York,
New York 10080.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER
AGENT&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The custodian of the assets of the Trust
is State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110. The Custodian performs custodial, fund accounting
and portfolio accounting services. Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,
P.O. Box 43010, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3010, will serve as the
Trust's transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent with respect
to the common shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;LEGAL
OPINIONS&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain legal matters in connection
with the common shares will be passed upon for the Trust by Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP, New York, New York and for the
Underwriters by Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, New York. Clifford
Chance US LLP may rely on the opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
&amp; Flom LLP as to matters of Delaware law.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">PRIVACY
PRINCIPLES OF THE TRUST</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust is committed to
maintaining the privacy of its shareholders and to safeguarding their
non-public personal information. The following information is provided
to help you understand what personal information the Trust collects,
how the Trust protects that information and why, in certain cases, the
Trust may share information with select other parties.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Generally, the Trust does not receive any non-public personal
information relating to its shareholders, although certain non-public
personal information of its shareholders may become available to the
Trust. The Trust does not disclose any non-public personal information
about its shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as
permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder
accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party
administrator).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust restricts access to non-public
personal information about its shareholders to employees of the
Trust's investment advisor and its affiliates with a legitimate
business need for the information. The Trust maintains physical,
electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public
personal information of its
shareholders.</p>
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CONTENTS FOR THE<br>STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION</p>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Page</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Use
of
Proceeds</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-1</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Investment
Objective and Policies</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-1</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Investment
Policies and Techniques</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-3</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Other Investment
Policies and Techniques</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-10</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Management of
the Trust</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-13</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Portfolio Transactions and
Brokerage</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-27</font></td>
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Shares</font></td>
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Shares</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-28</font></td>
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Matters</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-30</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-34</font></td>
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Information</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-34</font></td>
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Registered Public Accounting
Firm</font></td>
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Investments</font></td>
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Characteristics and Risks of Strategic
Transactions</font></td>
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Procedures; Proxy Voting
Policy</font></td>
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March 20, 2006 (25 days after the commencement of this offering), all
dealers that buy, sell or trade the common shares, whether or not
participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a
prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the
dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as
underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or
subscriptions.</p>
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Shares</p>
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Municipal Advantage
Trust</p>
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per
Share</p>
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R O S P E C T U
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Lynch &amp; Co.<br> Advest, Inc.<br> BB&amp;T Capital Markets<br>
Robert W. Baird &amp; Co.<br> Ferris, Baker Watts<br>
<font style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorporated</font>
<br> J.J.B. Hilliard,
W.L. Lyons, Inc.<br> Janney Montgomery Scott LLC<br> Ladenburg
Thalmann &amp; Co. Inc.<br>PNC Capital Markets, Inc.<br> RBC Capital
Markets<br> Stifel Nicolaus<br>SunTrust Robinson Humphrey<br>
Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc.</p>
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2006</p>
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LONG-TERM TRUST MUNICIPAL ADVANTAGE TRUST</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">STATEMENT OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage
Trust (the &lsquo;&lsquo;Trust&rsquo;&rsquo;) is a newly organized,
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company with no
operating history. This Statement of Additional Information relating to
common shares does not constitute a prospectus, but should be read in
conjunction with the prospectus relating thereto dated February 23,
2006. This Statement of Additional Information, which is not a
prospectus, does not include all information that a prospective
investor should consider before purchasing common shares, and investors
should obtain and read the prospectus prior to purchasing such shares.
A copy of the prospectus may be obtained without charge by calling
(800) 882-0052. You may also obtain a copy of the prospectus on the
Securities and Exchange Commission's web site
(http://www.sec.gov). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Statement of Additional Information have the meanings ascribed to them
in the prospectus.</p>
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Information is dated February 23, 2006.</p>
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CONTENTS</p>
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of
Proceeds</font></td>
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Objective and Policies</font></td>
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Policies and Techniques</font></td>
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Policies and Techniques</font></td>
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the Trust</font></td>
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Brokerage</font></td>
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Shares</font></td>
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Shares</font></td>
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Registered Public Accounting
Firm</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Financial
Report</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">F-2</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">APPENDIX A Ratings of
Investments</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A-1</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">APPENDIX B General
Characteristics and Risks of Strategic
Transactions</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">B-1</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">APPENDIX C Proxy Voting
Policy</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">C-1</font></td>
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<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">USE
OF PROCEEDS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Pending investment in municipal bonds, municipal
securities and derivative instruments with exposure to such bonds or
securities that meet the Trust's investment objective and
policies, the net proceeds of the offering will be invested in high
quality, short-term tax-exempt money market securities or in high
quality municipal bonds with relatively low volatility (such as
pre-refunded and intermediate-term bonds), to the extent such
securities are available. If necessary to invest fully the net proceeds
of the offering promptly, the Trust may also purchase, as temporary
investments, short-term taxable investments of the type described under
&lsquo;&lsquo;Investment Policies and Techniques&mdash;Short-Term
Taxable Fixed Income Securities,&rsquo;&rsquo; the income on which is
subject to regular Federal income tax, and securities of other open- or
closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in municipal
bonds of the type in which the Trust may invest directly.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust has not
established any limit on the percentage of its portfolio that may be
invested in municipal bonds, municipal securities and derivative
instruments with exposure to such bonds or securities, in each case
that are subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of Federal
tax law, and the Trust expects that a portion of the interest or income
it produces will be includable in alternative minimum taxable income.
Exempt interest dividends also are likely to be subject to state and
local income taxes. Distributions of any capital gain or other taxable
income will be taxable to shareholders. The Trust may not be a suitable
investment for investors who are subject to the Federal alternative
minimum tax or who would become subject to such tax by investing in the
Trust. Common shares may not be a suitable investment for investors who
are subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax or who would become
subject to such tax by purchasing common shares. The suitability of an
investment in common shares will depend upon a comparison of the
after-tax yield likely to be provided from the Trust with that from
comparable tax-exempt investments not subject to the alternative
minimum tax, and from comparable fully taxable investments, in light of
each such investor's tax position. Special considerations apply
to corporate investors. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Tax
Matters.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment Restrictions</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Except
as described below, the Trust, as a fundamental policy, may not,
without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
common shares and Preferred Shares, if any were to be issued, voting
together as a single class, and of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding Preferred Shares, if any were to be issued, voting as a
separate class:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1) invest 25% or more of
the value of its total assets in any one industry (as defined by the
Security and Exchange Commission's industry codes), provided that
this limitation does not apply to municipal bonds other than those
municipal bonds backed only by assets and revenues of non-governmental
issuers and, provided further, that this limitation does not apply to
securities of the U.S. government, its agencies, or instrumentalities,
and securities backed by the credit of a governmental entity are not
considered to represent industries;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2) issue
senior securities or borrow money other than as permitted by the
Investment Company Act or pledge its assets other than to secure such
issuances or in connection with hedging transactions, short sales,
when-issued and forward commitment transactions and similar investment
strategies;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(3) make loans of money or
property to any person, except through loans of portfolio securities,
the purchase of fixed income securities consistent with the
Trust's investment objective and policies or the entry into
repurchase agreements;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(4) underwrite the
securities of other issuers, except to the extent that in connection
with the disposition of portfolio securities or the sale of its own
securities the Trust may be deemed to be an underwriter;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(5) purchase or sell real estate or interests
therein other than municipal bonds secured by real estate or interests
therein, provided that the Trust may hold and sell any real estate
acquired in connection with its investment in portfolio securities;
or</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-1</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(6) purchase or sell
commodities or commodity contracts for any purposes except as, and to
the extent, permitted by applicable law without the Trust becoming
subject to registration with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(the &lsquo;&lsquo;CFTC&rsquo;&rsquo;) as a commodity pool.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a fundamental policy, under normal market conditions, the Trust
will invest at least 80% of its total assets in municipal bonds,
municipal securities and derivative instruments with exposure to such
bonds or securities, in each case that are expected to pay interest or
income that is exempt from regular Federal income tax which, as used in
this Statement of Additional Information, does not include Federal
alternative minimum tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When used with respect to particular
shares of the Trust, &lsquo;&lsquo;majority of the
outstanding&rsquo;&rsquo; means (i)  67% or more of the
shares present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of
the shares are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than
50% of the shares, whichever is less.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For purposes of
applying the limitation set forth in subparagraph (1) above, securities
of the U.S. government, its agencies, or instrumentalities, and
securities backed by the credit of a governmental entity are not
considered to represent industries. However, obligations backed only by
the assets and revenues of non-governmental issuers may for this
purpose be deemed to be issued by such non-governmental issuers. Thus,
the 25% limitation would apply to such obligations. It is
nonetheless possible that the Trust may invest more than 25% of
its total assets in a broader economic sector of the market for
municipal obligations, such as revenue obligations of hospitals and
other health care facilities or electrical utility revenue obligations.
The Trust reserves the right to invest more than 25% of its
total assets in industrial development bonds and private activity
securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For the purpose of applying the limitation set forth
in subparagraph (1) above, a non-governmental issuer shall be deemed
the sole issuer of a security when its assets and revenues are separate
from other governmental entities and its securities are backed only by
its assets and revenues. Similarly, in the case of a non-governmental
issuer, such as an industrial corporation or a privately owned or
operated hospital, if the security is backed only by the assets and
revenues of the non-governmental issuer, then such non-governmental
issuer would be deemed to be the sole issuer. Where a security is also
backed by the enforceable obligation of a superior or unrelated
governmental or other entity (other than a bond insurer), it shall also
be included in the computation of securities owned that are issued by
such governmental or other entity. Where a security is guaranteed by a
governmental entity or some other facility, such as a bank guarantee or
letter of credit, such a guarantee or letter of credit would be
considered a separate security and would be treated as an issue of such
government, other entity or bank. When a municipal bond is insured by
bond insurance, it shall not be considered a security that is issued or
guaranteed by the insurer; instead, the issuer of such municipal bond
will be determined in accordance with the principles set forth above.
The foregoing restrictions do not limit the percentage of the
Trust's assets that may be invested in municipal bonds insured by
any given insurer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Investment Company Act"), the
Trust may invest up to 10% of its total assets in the aggregate
in shares of other investment companies and up to 5% of its
total assets in any one investment company, provided the investment
does not represent more than 3% of the voting stock of the
acquired investment company at the time such shares are purchased. As a
shareholder in any investment company, the Trust will bear its ratable
share of that investment company's expenses, and will remain
subject to payment of the Trust's advisory fees and other
expenses with respect to assets so invested. Holders of common shares
will therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the
Trust invests in other investment companies. In addition, the
securities of other investment companies may also be leveraged and will
therefore be subject to the same leverage risks described herein and in
the prospectus. As described in the prospectus in the section entitled
&lsquo;&lsquo;Risks,&rsquo;&rsquo; the net asset value and market
value of leveraged shares will be more volatile and the yield to
shareholders will tend to fluctuate more than the yield generated by
unleveraged shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to the foregoing fundamental
investment policies, the Trust is also subject to the following
non-fundamental restrictions and policies, which may be changed by the
board of trustees. The Trust may not:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1) make any short sale
of securities except in conformity with applicable laws, rules and
regulations and unless after giving effect to such sale, the market
value of all securities sold short does not exceed 25% of the
value of the Trust's total assets and the Trust's aggregate
short sales of a particular class of securities does not exceed
25% of the then outstanding securities of that class. The Trust
may also make short sales &lsquo;&lsquo;against the
box&rsquo;&rsquo; without respect to such limitations. In this type
of short sale, at the time of the sale, the Trust owns or has the
immediate and unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost the
identical security;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2) purchase securities of
open-end or closed-end investment companies except in compliance with
the Investment Company Act or any exemptive relief obtained thereunder;
or</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(3) purchase securities of companies for
the purpose of exercising control.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The restrictions and other
limitations set forth above will apply only at the time of purchase of
securities and will not be considered violated unless an excess or
deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of the
acquisition of securities, provided that a reduction in the value of
the Trust's assets that would cause the Trust to not comply with
the asset coverage requirements of the Investment Company Act would
prohibit the Trust from borrowing additional amounts for investment
purposes or from paying dividends on its common shares until it once
again complied with the asset coverage requirements.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock
closed-end investment companies that share the same board of trustees
as the Trust have applied to the Securities and Exchange Commission for
exemptive relief from the Investment Company Act to the extent
necessary to permit such funds to invest cash balances in affiliated
money market funds. The Trust anticipates that it would be able to rely
on such exemptive relief if it were to be granted. There can be no
assurance that the requested relief will be granted.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition,
to comply with Federal tax requirements for qualification as a
regulated investment company, the Trust's investments will be
limited in a manner such that at the close of each quarter of each
taxable year, (a) no more than 25% of the value of the
Trust's total assets are invested (i) in the securities (other
than United States government securities or securities of other
regulated investment companies) of a single issuer or two or more
issuers controlled by the Trust and engaged in the same, similar or
related trades or businesses or (ii) in the securities of one or more
&lsquo;&lsquo;qualified publicly traded partnerships&rsquo;&rsquo;
(as defined under Section 851(h) of the Code) and (b) with regard to at
least 50% of the Trust's total assets, no more than
5% of its total assets are invested in the securities (other
than United States government securities or securities of other
regulated investment companies) of a single issuer and no investment
represents more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of
such issuer. These tax-related limitations may be changed by the
trustees to the extent appropriate in light of changes to applicable
tax requirements.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust intends to apply for ratings for any
Preferred Shares it may issue from Moody's and/or S&amp;P. In
order to obtain and maintain the required ratings, the Trust will be
required to comply with investment quality, diversification and other
guidelines established by Moody's and/or S&amp;P. Such guidelines
will likely be more restrictive than the restrictions set forth above.
The Trust does not anticipate that such guidelines would have a
material adverse effect on the Trust's holders of common shares
or its ability to achieve its investment objective. The Trust presently
anticipates that any Preferred Shares that it may issue would be
initially given the highest ratings by Moody's (Aaa) or by
S&amp;P (AAA), but no assurance can be given that such ratings will be
obtained. No minimum rating is required for the issuance of Preferred
Shares by the Trust. Moody's and S&amp;P receive fees in
connection with their ratings issuances.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The percentage
limitations applicable to the Trust's portfolio described in the
prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information apply only at
the time of investment and the Trust will not be required to sell
securities due to subsequent changes in the value of securities it
owns.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">INVESTMENT POLICIES AND TECHNIQUES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following
information supplements the discussion of the Trust's investment
objective, policies and techniques that are described in the
prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Portfolio Investments</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
will invest primarily in municipal bonds, municipal securities and
derivative instruments with exposure to such bonds and securities, in
each case that are expected to pay interest or income that is exempt
from regular Federal income tax. Substantially all of the municipal
bonds owned by the Trust will be rated below investment grade; however,
because the Trust will have economic exposure to additional municipal
bonds through its ownership of residual interest tender option bonds,
at least 50% of the Trust's economic exposure to
investment securities will be to municipal bonds rated investment grade
quality.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Issuers of bonds of below investment grade quality
(&lsquo;&lsquo;Ba/BB&rsquo;&rsquo; or below) are regarded as having
current capacity to make principal and interest payments but are
subject to business, financial or economic conditions which could
adversely affect such payment capacity. Municipal bonds rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; are considered
&lsquo;&lsquo;investment grade&rsquo;&rsquo; securities; municipal
bonds rated &lsquo;&lsquo;Baa&rsquo;&rsquo; are considered medium
grade obligations which lack outstanding investment characteristics and
have speculative characteristics, while municipal bonds rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; are regarded as having adequate
capacity to pay principal and interest. Municipal bonds rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; in which the Trust may invest may
have been so rated on the basis of the existence of insurance
guaranteeing the timely payment, when due, of all principal and
interest. Municipal bonds rated below investment grade quality are
obligations of issuers that are considered predominantly speculative
with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay
principal according to the terms of the obligation and, therefore,
carry greater investment risk, including the possibility of issuer
default and bankruptcy and increased market price volatility. Municipal
bonds rated below investment grade tend to be less marketable than
higher-quality bonds because the market for them is less broad. The
market for unrated municipal bonds is even narrower. During periods of
thin trading in these markets, the spread between bid and asked prices
is likely to increase significantly and the Trust may have greater
difficulty selling its portfolio securities. The Trust will be more
dependent on BlackRock's research and analysis when investing in
these securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A general description of Moody's,
S&amp;P's and Fitch's ratings of municipal bonds is set
forth in Appendix A hereto. The ratings of Moody's, S&amp;P and
Fitch represent their opinions as to the quality of the municipal bonds
they rate. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are general
and are not absolute standards of quality. Consequently, municipal
bonds with the same maturity, coupon and rating may have different
yields while obligations of the same maturity and coupon with different
ratings may have the same yield.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under normal market conditions,
the Trust will primarily invest in municipal bonds with long-term
maturities in order to maintain a portfolio duration of 20 years or
more. Under normal market conditions, the Trust's municipal bond
portfolio will have a dollar-weighted average maturity of greater than
10 years. In comparison to maturity (which is the date on which the
issuer of a debt instrument is obligated to repay the principal
amount), duration is a measure of the price volatility of a debt
instrument as a result in changes in market rates of interest, based on
the weighted average timing of the instrument's expected
principal and interest payments. Duration differs from maturity in that
it takes into account a security's yield, coupon payments and its
principal payments in addition to the amount of time until the security
finally matures. As the value of a security changes over time, so will
its duration. Prices of securities with longer durations tend to be
more sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with shorter
durations. In general, a portfolio of securities with a longer duration
can be expected to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than a
portfolio with a shorter duration.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">During temporary defensive
periods (e.g., times when, in BlackRock's opinion, temporary
imbalances of supply and demand or other temporary dislocations in the
tax-exempt bond market adversely affect the price at which long-term or
intermediate-term municipal bonds are available), in order to keep cash
on hand fully invested, including the period during which the net
proceeds of the offering are being invested, the Trust may invest any
percentage of its assets in short-term investments including high
quality, short-term securities which may be either tax-exempt or
taxable and securities of other open- or closed-end investment
companies that invest primarily in municipal bonds of the type in which
the Trust may invest directly. The Trust intends to invest in taxable
short-term </p>
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investments only in the event that suitable
tax-exempt temporary investments are not available at reasonable prices
and yields. Tax-exempt temporary investments include various
obligations issued by state and local governmental issuers, such as
tax-exempt notes (bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes and
revenue anticipation notes or other such municipal bonds maturing in
three years or less from the date of issuance) and municipal commercial
paper. The Trust will invest only in taxable temporary investments
which are U.S. government securities or securities rated within the
highest grade by Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch, and which mature
within one year from the date of purchase or carry a variable or
floating rate of interest. Taxable temporary investments of the Trust
may include certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks with assets of
at least $1 billion, commercial paper or corporate notes, bonds or
debentures with a remaining maturity of one year or less, or repurchase
agreements. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Other Investment Policies and
Techniques&mdash;Repurchase Agreements.&rsquo;&rsquo; To the extent
the Trust invests in taxable investments, the Trust will not at such
times be in a position to achieve its investment objective of
tax-exempt income.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The foregoing policies as to ratings of
portfolio investments will apply only at the time of the purchase of a
security and the Trust will not be required to dispose of securities in
the event Moody's, S&amp;P or Fitch downgrades its assessment of
the credit characteristics of a particular issuer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Also included
within the general category of municipal bonds described in the
prospectus are participations in lease obligations or installment
purchase contract obligations of municipal authorities or entities
(hereinafter collectively called &lsquo;&lsquo;Municipal Lease
Obligations&rsquo;&rsquo;). Although a Municipal Lease Obligation
does not constitute a general obligation of the municipality for which
the municipality's taxing power is pledged, a Municipal Lease
Obligation is ordinarily backed by the municipality's covenant to
budget for, appropriate and make the payments due under the Municipal
Lease Obligation. However, certain Municipal Lease Obligations contain
&lsquo;&lsquo;non-appropriation&rsquo;&rsquo; clauses which provide
that the municipality has no obligation to make lease or installment
purchase payments in future years unless money is appropriated for such
purpose on a yearly basis. In the case of a
&lsquo;&lsquo;non-appropriation&rsquo;&rsquo; lease, the
Trust's ability to recover under the lease in the event of
non-appropriation or default will be limited solely to the repossession
of the leased property, without recourse to the general credit of the
lessee, and the disposition or re-leasing of the property might prove
difficult. In order to reduce this risk, the Trust will only purchase
Municipal Lease Obligations where BlackRock believes the issuer has a
strong incentive to continue making appropriations until maturity.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Obligations of issuers of municipal bonds are subject to the
provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the
rights and remedies of creditors, such as the Bankruptcy Reform Act of
1978, as amended. In addition, the obligations of such issuers may
become subject to the laws enacted in the future by Congress, state
legislatures or referenda extending the time for payment of principal
or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of
such obligations or upon municipalities to levy taxes. There is also
the possibility that, as a result of legislation or other conditions,
the power or ability of any issuer to pay, when due, the principal of
and interest on its municipal bonds may be materially affected.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to the types of municipal bonds described in the
prospectus, the Trust may invest in other securities that pay interest
or income that is, or make other distributions that are, exempt from
regular Federal income tax and/or state and local taxes, regardless of
the technical structure of the issuer of the instrument. The Trust
treats all such tax-exempt securities as municipal bonds.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Short-Term Taxable Fixed Income Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For temporary
defensive purposes or to keep cash on hand fully invested, the Trust
may invest up to 100% of its total assets in cash equivalents
and short-term taxable fixed income securities, although the Trust
intends to invest in taxable short-term investments only in the event
that suitable tax-exempt short-term investments are not available at
reasonable prices and yields. Short-term taxable fixed income
investments are defined to include, without limitation, the
following:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1) U.S. government securities,
including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of
interest that are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or
by U.S. government </p>
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<br>
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<br>
<page>
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agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government
securities include securities issued by (a) the Federal Housing
Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the
United States, Small Business Administration, and the Government
National Mortgage Association, whose securities are supported by the
full faith and credit of the United States; (b)  the Federal Home
Loan Banks, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, and the Tennessee Valley
Authority, whose securities are supported by the right of the agency to
borrow from the U.S. Treasury; (c) the Federal National Mortgage
Association, whose securities are supported by the discretionary
authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the
agency or instrumentality; and (d) the Student Loan Marketing
Association, whose securities are supported only by its credit. While
the U.S. government provides financial support to such U.S.
government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities, no assurance can be
given that it always will do so since it is not so obligated by law.
The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not
guarantee the market value of their securities. Consequently, the value
of such securities may fluctuate.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2)
Certificates of deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or a
savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite
period of time, earn a specified rate of return, and are normally
negotiable. The issuer of a certificate of deposit agrees to pay the
amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the
date specified thereon. Certificates of deposit purchased by the Trust
may not be fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(3) Repurchase agreements, which
involve purchases of debt securities. At the time the Trust purchases
securities pursuant to a repurchase agreement, it simultaneously agrees
to resell and redeliver such securities to the seller, who also
simultaneously agrees to buy back the securities at a fixed price and
time. This assures a predetermined yield for the Trust during its
holding period, since the resale price is always greater than the
purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market rate. Such actions
afford an opportunity for the Trust to invest temporarily available
cash. The Trust may enter into repurchase agreements only with respect
to obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or
instrumentalities; certificates of deposit; or bankers'
acceptances in which the Trust may invest. Repurchase agreements may be
considered loans to the seller, collateralized by the underlying
securities. The risk to the Trust is limited to the ability of the
seller to pay the agreed-upon sum on the repurchase date; in the event
of default, the repurchase agreement provides that the Trust is
entitled to sell the underlying collateral. If the value of the
collateral declines after the agreement is entered into, and if the
seller defaults under a repurchase agreement when the value of the
underlying collateral is less than the repurchase price, the Trust
could incur a loss of both principal and interest. BlackRock monitors
the value of the collateral at the time the action is entered into and
at all times during the term of the repurchase agreement. BlackRock
does so in an effort to determine that the value of the collateral
always equals or exceeds the agreed-upon repurchase price to be paid to
the Trust. If the seller were to be subject to a Federal bankruptcy
proceeding, the ability of the Trust to liquidate the collateral could
be delayed or impaired because of certain provisions of the bankruptcy
laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(4) Commercial paper, which consists of
short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master
demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current
operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between
the Trust and a corporation. There is no secondary market for such
notes. However, they are redeemable by the Trust at any time. BlackRock
will consider the financial condition of the corporation (e.g., earning
power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios) and will continuously
monitor the corporation's ability to meet all of its financial
obligations, because the Trust's liquidity might be impaired if
the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand.
Investments in commercial paper will be limited to commercial paper
rated in the highest categories by a major rating agency and which
mature within one year of the date of purchase or carry a variable or
floating rate of interest.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-6</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Short-Term Tax-Exempt Fixed Income
Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Short-term tax-exempt fixed income securities are
securities that are exempt from regular Federal income tax and mature
within three years or less from the date of issuance. Short-term
tax-exempt fixed income securities are defined to include, without
limitation, the following:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Bond Anticipation Notes
(&lsquo;&lsquo;BANs&rsquo;&rsquo;) are usually general obligations
of state and local governmental issuers which are sold to obtain
interim financing for projects that will eventually be funded through
the sale of long-term debt obligations or bonds. The ability of an
issuer to meet its obligations on its BANs is primarily dependent on
the issuer's access to the long-term municipal bond market and
the likelihood that the proceeds of such bond sales will be used to pay
the principal and interest on the BANs.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Tax Anticipation Notes
(&lsquo;&lsquo;TANs&rsquo;&rsquo;) are issued by state and local
governments to finance the current operations of such governments.
Repayment is generally to be derived from specific future tax revenues.
TANs are usually general obligations of the issuer. A weakness in an
issuer's capacity to raise taxes due to, among other things, a
decline in its tax base or a rise in delinquencies could adversely
affect the issuer's ability to meet its obligations on
outstanding TANs.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Revenue Anticipation Notes
(&lsquo;&lsquo;RANs&rsquo;&rsquo;) are issued by governments or
governmental bodies with the expectation that future revenues from a
designated source will be used to repay the notes. In general, they
also constitute general obligations of the issuer. A decline in the
receipt of projected revenues, such as anticipated revenues from
another level of government, could adversely affect an issuer's
ability to meet its obligations on outstanding RANs. In addition, the
possibility that the revenues would, when received, be used to meet
other obligations could affect the ability of the issuer to pay the
principal and interest on RANs.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Construction Loan Notes are
issued to provide construction financing for specific projects.
Frequently, these notes are redeemed with funds obtained from the
Federal Housing Administration.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Bank Notes are notes issued by
local government bodies and agencies to commercial banks as evidence of
borrowings. The purposes for which the notes are issued are varied but
they are frequently issued to meet short-term working capital or
capital-project needs. These notes may have risks similar to the risks
associated with TANs and RANs.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper
(&lsquo;&lsquo;municipal paper&rsquo;&rsquo;) represents very
short-term unsecured, negotiable promissory notes, issued by states,
municipalities and their agencies. Payment of principal and interest on
issues of municipal paper may be made from various sources, to the
extent the funds are available therefrom. Maturities on municipal paper
generally will be shorter than the maturities of TANs, BANs or RANs.
There is a limited secondary market for issues of municipal paper.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain municipal bonds may carry variable or floating rates of
interest whereby the rate of interest is not fixed but varies with
changes in specified market rates or indices, such as a bank prime rate
or tax-exempt money market indices.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">While the various types of
notes described above as a group represent the major portion of the
tax-exempt note market, other types of notes are available in the
marketplace and the Trust may invest in such other types of notes to
the extent permitted under its investment objective, policies and
limitations. Such notes may be issued for different purposes and may be
secured differently from those mentioned above.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Strategic
Transactions and Risk Management</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Consistent with its investment
objective and policies set forth in the prospectus , the Trust may also
enter into certain risk management transactions. In particular, the
Trust may purchase and sell futures contracts, exchange listed and
over-the-counter put and call options on securities, equity and other
indices and futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and
may enter into various interest rate transactions (collectively,
&lsquo;&lsquo;Strategic Transactions&rsquo;&rsquo;). Strategic
Transactions may be used to attempt to protect against possible changes
in the market value of the Trust&rsquo;s portfolio resulting from
fluctuations in the securities markets and changes in interest rates,
to protect the Trust&rsquo;s unrealized </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-7</p>
<br>
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gains in the value of its portfolio
securities, to facilitate the sale of such securities for investment
purposes and to establish a position in the securities markets as a
temporary substitute for purchasing particular securities. Any or all
of these Strategic Transactions may be used at any time. There is no
particular strategy that requires use of one technique rather than
another. Use of any Strategic Transaction is a function of market
conditions. The ability of the Trust to manage them successfully will
depend on BlackRock&rsquo;s ability to predict pertinent market
movements as well as sufficient correlation among the instruments,
which cannot be assured. The Strategic Transactions that the Trust may
use are described below. Although the Trust recognizes it is not likely
that it will use certain of these strategies in light of its investment
policies, it nevertheless describes them here because the Trust may
seek to use these strategies in certain circumstances.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Interest Rate Transactions.</font>&emsp;Among the Strategic
Transactions in which the Trust may enter into are interest rate swaps
and the purchase or sale of interest rate caps and floors. The Trust
expects to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return
or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio as a
duration management technique or to protect against any increase in the
price of securities the Trust anticipates purchasing at a later date.
The Trust intends to use these transactions for risk management
purposes and not as a speculative investment. The Trust will not sell
interest rate caps or floors that it does not own. Interest rate swaps
involve the exchange by the Trust with another party of their
respective commitments to pay or receive interest, e.g., an exchange of
floating rate payments for fixed rate payments with respect to a
notional amount of principal. The purchase of an interest rate cap
entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds a
predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a
notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate
cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to
the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined interest
rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount
from the party selling such interest rate floor.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may
enter into interest rate swaps, caps and floors on either an asset
based or liability-based basis, depending on whether it is offsetting
volatility with respect to its assets or liabilities, and will usually
enter into interest rate swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two payment
streams are netted out, with the Trust receiving or paying, as the case
may be, only the net amount of the two payments on the payment dates.
Inasmuch as these Strategic Transactions are entered into for good
faith risk management purposes. BlackRock and the Trust believe such
obligations do not constitute senior securities, and, accordingly will
not treat them as being subject to its borrowing restrictions. The
Trust will accrue the net amount of the excess, if any, of the
Trust&rsquo;s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each
interest rate swap on a daily basis and will designate on its books and
records with a custodian an amount of cash or liquid high grade
securities having an aggregate net asset value at all times at least
equal to the accrued excess. The Trust will not enter into any interest
rate swap, cap or floor transaction unless the unsecured senior debt or
the claims paying ability of the other party thereto is rated in the
highest rating category of at least one nationally recognized
statistical rating organization at the time of entering into such
transaction. If there is a default by the other party to such a
transaction, the Trust will have contractual remedies pursuant to the
agreements related to the transaction. The swap market has grown
substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and
investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents
utilizing standardized swap documentation. Caps and floors are more
recent innovations for which standardized documentation has not yet
been developed and, accordingly, they are less liquid than swaps.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts.</font>&emsp;In
connection with its Strategic Transactions and other risk management
strategies, the Trust may also enter into contracts for the purchase or
sale for future delivery (&lsquo;&lsquo;futures
contracts&rsquo;&rsquo;) of debt securities, aggregates of debt
securities or indices or prices thereof, other financial indices and
U.S. government debt securities or options on the above. The Trust will
ordinarily engage in such transactions only for bona fide hedging, risk
management (including duration management) and other portfolio
management purposes. However, the Trust is also permitted to enter into
such transactions for non-hedging purposes to enhance income or gain,
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the CFTC, which
currently </p>
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provide that no such transaction may be
entered into if at such time more than 5% of the Trust's
net assets would be posted as initial margin and premiums with respect
to such non-hedging transactions.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Calls on Securities,
Indices and Futures Contracts.</font>&emsp;In order to enhance income or
reduce fluctuations on net asset value, the Trust may sell or purchase
call options (&lsquo;&lsquo;calls&rsquo;&rsquo;) on municipal bonds
and indices based upon the prices of futures contracts and debt
securities that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and
in the over-the-counter markets. A call option gives the purchaser of
the option the right to buy, and obligates the seller to sell, the
underlying security, futures contract or index at the exercise price at
any time or at a specified time during the option period. All such
calls sold by the Trust must be &lsquo;&lsquo;covered&rsquo;&rsquo;
as long as the call is outstanding (i.e., the Trust must own the
securities or futures contract subject to the call or other securities
acceptable for applicable escrow requirements). A call sold by the
Trust exposes the Trust during the term of the option to possible loss
of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the
underlying security, index or futures contract and may require the
Trust to hold a security or futures contract which it might otherwise
have sold. The purchase of a call gives the Trust the right to buy a
security, futures contract or index at a fixed price. Calls on futures
on municipal bonds must also be covered by assets or instruments
acceptable under applicable segregation and coverage requirements.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Puts on Securities, Indices and Futures Contracts.</font>&emsp;The
Trust may purchase put options (&lsquo;&lsquo;puts&rsquo;&rsquo;)
that relate to municipal bonds (whether or not it holds such securities
in its portfolio), indices or futures contracts. The Trust may also
sell puts on municipal bonds, indices or futures contracts on such
securities if the Trust's contingent obligations on such puts are
secured by segregated assets consisting of cash or liquid high grade
debt securities having a value not less than the exercise price. The
Trust will not sell puts if, as a result, more than 50% of the
Trust's total assets would be required to cover its potential
obligations under its hedging and other investment transactions. In
selling puts, there is a risk that the Trust may be required to buy the
underlying security at a price higher than the current market
price.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Municipal Market Data Rate Locks.</font>&emsp;The Trust
may purchase and sell Municipal Market Data Rate Locks
(&lsquo;&lsquo;MMD Rate Locks&rsquo;&rsquo;). An MMD Rate Lock
permits the Trust to lock in a specified municipal interest rate for a
portion of its portfolio to preserve a return on a particular
investment or a portion of its portfolio as a duration management
technique or to protect against any increase in the price of securities
to be purchased at a later date. The Trust will ordinarily use these
transactions as a hedge or for duration or risk management although it
is permitted to enter into them to enhance income or gain. An MMD Rate
Lock is a contract between the Trust and an MMD Rate Lock provider
pursuant to which the parties agree to make payments to each other on a
notional amount, contingent upon whether the Municipal Market Data AAA
General Obligation Scale is above or below a specified level on the
expiration date of the contract. As used in this Statement of
Additional Information, the AAA General Obligation Scale refers to the
mean of AAA rated state general obligations. For example, if the Trust
buys an MMD Rate Lock and the Municipal Market Data AAA General
Obligation Scale is below the specified level on the expiration date,
the counterparty to the contract will make a payment to the Trust equal
to the specified level minus the actual level, multiplied by the
notional amount of the contract. If the Municipal Market Data AAA
General Obligation Scale is above the specified level on the expiration
date, the Trust will make a payment to the counterparty equal to the
actual level minus the specified level, multiplied by the notional
amount of the contract. In entering into MMD Rate Locks, there is a
risk that municipal yields will move in the direction opposite of the
direction anticipated by the Trust. The Trust will not enter into MMD
Rate Locks if, as a result, more than 50% of its total assets
would be required to cover its potential obligations under its hedging
and other investment transactions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Appendix B contains further
information about the characteristics, risks and possible benefits of
Strategic Transactions and the Trust's other policies and
limitations (which are not fundamental policies) relating to investment
in futures contracts and options. The principal risks relating to the
use of futures contracts and other Strategic Transactions are: (a) less
than perfect correlation between the prices of the instrument and the
market value of the securities in the Trust's portfolio; (b)
possible lack of a liquid secondary market for closing out a position
in such instruments; (c) losses resulting from interest rate or other
market movements not anticipated by BlackRock; and (d) the obligation
to </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-9</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
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meet additional variation margin or other
payment requirements, all of which could result in the Trust being in a
worse position than if such techniques had not been used.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain provisions of the Code may restrict or affect the ability of
the Trust to engage in Strategic Transactions. See &lsquo;&lsquo;Tax
Matters.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Short Sales</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may make
short sales of bonds. A short sale is a transaction in which the Trust
sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price
of that security will decline. The Trust may make short sales to hedge
positions, for duration and risk management, in order to maintain
portfolio flexibility or to enhance income or gain.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When the
Trust makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short and
deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale as
collateral for its obligation to deliver the security upon conclusion
of the sale. The Trust may have to pay a fee to borrow particular
securities and is often obligated to pay over any payments received on
such borrowed securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust's obligation to
replace the borrowed security will be secured by collateral deposited
with the broker-dealer, usually cash, U.S. government securities or
other liquid securities. The Trust will also be required to earmark
similar collateral with its custodian to the extent, if any, necessary
so that the aggregate collateral value is at all times at least equal
to the current market value of the security sold short. Depending on
arrangements made with the broker-dealer from which it borrowed the
security regarding payment over of any payments received by the Trust
on such security, the Trust may not receive any payments (including
interest) on its collateral deposited with such broker-dealer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the price of the security sold short increases between the time
of the short sale and the time the Trust replaces the borrowed
security, the Trust will incur a loss; conversely, if the price
declines, the Trust will realize a gain. Any gain will be decreased,
and any loss increased, by the transaction costs described above.
Although the Trust's gain is limited to the price at which it
sold the security short, its potential loss is theoretically
unlimited.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust will not make a short sale if, after giving
effect to such sale, the market value of all securities sold short
exceeds 25% of the value of its net assets or the Trust's
aggregate short sales of a particular class of securities exceeds
25% of the outstanding securities of that class. The Trust may
also make short sales &lsquo;&lsquo;against the box&rsquo;&rsquo;
without respect to such limitations. In this type of short sale, at the
time of the sale, the Trust owns or has the immediate and unconditional
right to acquire at no additional cost the identical security.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">OTHER INVESTMENT POLICIES AND TECHNIQUES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Restricted and
Illiquid Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain of the Trust's investments
may be illiquid. Illiquid securities are subject to legal or
contractual restrictions on disposition or lack an established
secondary trading market. The sale of restricted and illiquid
securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage
charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the
sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities
exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may
sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to
restrictions on resale.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">When-Issued And Forward Commitment
Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may purchase or sell securities on a
&lsquo;&lsquo;when-issued&rsquo;&rsquo; basis and may purchase or
sell securities on a &lsquo;&lsquo;forward commitment&rsquo;&rsquo;
basis in order to acquire the security or to offset against anticipated
changes in interest rates and prices. When such transactions are
negotiated, the price, which is generally expressed in yield terms, is
fixed at the time the commitment is made, but delivery and payment for
the securities take place at a later date. When-issued securities and
forward commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date, but the
Trust will enter into when-issued and </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-10</p>
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forward commitments only with the intention
of actually receiving or delivering the securities, as the case may be.
If the Trust disposes of the right to acquire a when-issued security
prior to its acquisition or disposes of its right to deliver or receive
against a forward commitment, it might incur a gain or loss. At the
time the Trust enters into a transaction on a when-issued or forward
commitment basis, it will designate on its books and records cash or
liquid debt securities equal to at least the value of the when-issued
or forward commitment securities. The value of these assets will be
monitored daily to ensure that their marked to market value will at all
times equal or exceed the corresponding obligations of the Trust. There
is always a risk that the securities may not be delivered and that the
Trust may incur a loss. Settlements in the ordinary course, which may
take substantially more than five business days, are not treated by the
Trust as when-issued or forward commitment transactions and accordingly
are not subject to the foregoing restrictions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Borrowing</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although it has no present intention of doing so, the Trust reserves
the right to borrow funds to the extent permitted as described under
the caption &lsquo;&lsquo;Investment Objective and
Policies&mdash;Investment Restrictions.&rsquo;&rsquo; The proceeds
of borrowings may be used for any valid purpose including, without
limitation, liquidity, investments and repurchases of shares of the
Trust. Borrowing is a form of leverage and, in that respect, entails
risks comparable to those associated with the issuance of Preferred
Shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Reverse Repurchase Agreements</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may
enter into reverse repurchase agreements with respect to its portfolio
investments subject to the investment restrictions set forth herein.
Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by
the Trust with an agreement by the Trust to repurchase the securities
at an agreed upon price, date and interest payment. At the time the
Trust enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will designate on
its books and records liquid instruments having a value not less than
the repurchase price (including accrued interest). If the Trust
establishes and maintains such a segregated account, a reverse
repurchase agreement will not be considered a borrowing by the Trust;
however, under certain circumstances in which the Trust does not
establish and maintain such a segregated account, such reverse
repurchase agreement will be considered a borrowing for the purpose of
the Trust's limitation on borrowings. The use by the Trust of
reverse repurchase agreements involves many of the same risks of
leverage since the proceeds derived from such reverse repurchase
agreements may be invested in additional securities. Reverse repurchase
agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities
acquired in connection with the reverse repurchase agreement may
decline below the price of the securities the Trust has sold but is
obligated to repurchase. Also, reverse repurchase agreements involve
the risk that the market value of the securities retained in lieu of
sale by the Trust in connection with the reverse repurchase agreement
may decline in price.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the buyer of securities under a reverse
repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, such
buyer or its trustee or receiver may receive an extension of time to
determine whether to enforce the Trust's obligation to repurchase
the securities, and the Trust's use of the proceeds of the
reverse repurchase agreement may effectively be restricted pending such
decision. Also, the Trust would bear the risk of loss to the extent
that the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement are less than the
value of the securities subject to such agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Repurchase
Agreements</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As temporary investments, the Trust may invest in
repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is a contractual
agreement whereby the seller of securities agrees to repurchase the
same security at a specified price on a future date agreed upon by the
parties. The agreed-upon repurchase price determines the yield during
the Trust's holding period. Repurchase agreements are considered
to be loans collateralized by the underlying security that is the
subject of the repurchase contract. The Trust will only enter into
repurchase agreements with registered securities dealers or domestic
banks </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-11</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
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that, in the opinion of BlackRock, present
minimal credit risk. The risk to the Trust is limited to the ability of
the issuer to pay the agreed-upon repurchase price on the delivery
date; however, although the value of the underlying collateral at the
time the transaction is entered into always equals or exceeds the
agreed-upon repurchase price, if the value of the collateral declines
there is a risk of loss of both principal and interest. In the event of
default, the collateral may be sold but the Trust might incur a loss if
the value of the collateral declines, and might incur disposition costs
or experience delays in connection with liquidating the collateral. In
addition, if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the
seller of the security, realization upon the collateral by the Trust
may be delayed or limited. BlackRock will monitor the value of the
collateral at the time the transaction is entered into and throughout
the term of the repurchase agreement in an effort to determine that
such value always equals or exceeds the agreed-upon repurchase price.
In the event the value of the collateral declines below the repurchase
price, BlackRock will demand additional collateral from the issuer to
increase the value of the collateral to at least that of the repurchase
price, including interest.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Zero Coupons and Deferred Payment
Obligations</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are
normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not
provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may
experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity
debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.
Additionally, current federal tax law requires the holder of certain
zero-coupon bonds to accrue income with respect to these securities
prior to the receipt of cash payments. To maintain its qualification as
a regulated investment company and to potentially avoid liability for
federal income and excise taxes, the Trust may be required to
distribute income accrued with respect to these securities and may have
to dispose of Trust securities under disadvantageous circumstances in
order to generate cash to satisfy these distribution
requirements.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may invest in deferred payment
securities. Deferred payment securities are securities that remain
zero-coupon securities until a predetermined date, at which time the
stated coupon rate becomes effective and interest becomes payable at
regular intervals. Deferred payment securities are subject to greater
fluctuations in value and may have lesser liquidity in the event of
adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash
interest at regular interest payment periods.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Lending of
Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may lend its portfolio securities to banks
or dealers which meet the creditworthiness standards established by the
board of trustees of the Trust (&lsquo;&lsquo;Qualified
Institutions&rsquo;&rsquo;). By lending its portfolio securities, the
Trust attempts to increase its income through the receipt of interest
on the loan. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities
loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the
account of the Trust. The Trust may lend its portfolio securities so
long as the terms and the structure of such loans are not inconsistent
with the requirements of the Investment Company Act, which currently
require that (i) the borrower pledge and maintain with the Trust
collateral consisting of cash, a letter of credit issued by a domestic
U.S. bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government
having a value at all times not less than 100% of the value of
the securities loaned, (ii) the borrower add to such collateral
whenever the price of the securities loaned rises (i.e., the value of
the loan is &lsquo;&lsquo;marked to the market&rsquo;&rsquo; on a
daily basis), (iii) the loan be made subject to termination by the
Trust at any time and (iv) the Trust receive reasonable interest on the
loan (which may include the Trust's investing any cash collateral
in interest bearing short-term investments), any distributions on the
loaned securities and any increase in their market value. The Trust
will not lend portfolio securities if, as a result, the aggregate of
such loans exceeds 33 1/3% of the value of the Trust's
total assets (including such loans). Loan arrangements made by the
Trust will comply with all other applicable regulatory requirements,
including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange which rules
presently require the borrower, after notice, to redeliver the
securities within the normal settlement time of five business days. All
relevant facts and circumstances, including the creditworthiness of the
Qualified Institution, will be monitored by BlackRock, and will be
considered in making decisions with respect to lending securities,
subject to review by the Trust's board of trustees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-12</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust may pay reasonable negotiated
fees in connection with loaned securities, so long as such fees are set
forth in a written contract and approved by the Trust's board of
trustees. In addition, voting rights may pass with the loaned
securities, but if a material event were to occur affecting such a
loan, the loan must be called and the securities
voted.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment Management
Agreement</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although BlackRock Advisors intends to devote such
time and effort to the business of the Trust as is reasonably necessary
to perform its duties to the Trust, the services of BlackRock Advisors
are not exclusive and BlackRock Advisors provides similar services to
other investment companies and other clients and may engage in other
activities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The investment management agreement also provides
that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or reckless disregard of its obligations thereunder, BlackRock Advisors
is not liable to the Trust or any of the Trust's shareholders for
any act or omission by BlackRock Advisors in the supervision or
management of its respective investment activities or for any loss
sustained by the Trust or the Trust's shareholders and provides
for indemnification by the Trust of BlackRock Advisors, its directors,
officers, employees, agents and control persons for liabilities
incurred by them in connection with their services to the Trust,
subject to certain limitations and conditions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The investment
management agreement and certain scheduled waivers of the investment
advisory fees were approved by the Trust's board of trustees at
an "in person" meeting of the board of
trustees held on January 17, 2006 including a majority of the trustees
who are not parties to the agreement or interested persons of any such
party (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act). This
agreement provides for the Trust to pay a management fee at an annual
rate equal to 1.00% of the average weekly value of the
Trust's net assets. A related waiver letter from BlackRock
Advisors provided for temporary fee waiver of .40% of the
average weekly value of the Trust's net assets in each of the
first five years of the Trust's operations (through January 31,
2011) and for a declining amount for an additional three years (through
January 31, 2014). In approving this agreement the board of trustees
considered, among other things, the nature and quality of services to
be provided by BlackRock Advisors, the profitability to BlackRock
Advisors of its relationship with the Trust, economies of scale and
comparative fees and expense ratios.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The investment management
agreement and the waivers of the management fees were approved by the
sole common shareholder of the Trust as of January 17, 2006. The
investment management agreement will continue in effect for a period of
two years from its effective date, and if not sooner terminated, will
continue in effect for successive periods of 12 months thereafter,
provided that each continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by both (1) the vote of a majority of the Trust's board
of trustees or the vote of a majority of the securities of the Trust at
the time outstanding and entitled to vote (as such term is defined in
the Investment Company Act) and (2) by the vote of a majority of the
trustees who are not parties to the investment management agreement or
interested persons (as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval. The investment management agreement
may be terminated as a whole at any time by the Trust, without the
payment of any penalty, upon the vote of a majority of the
Trust's board of trustees or a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Trust or by BlackRock Advisors, on 60 days'
written notice by either party to the other which can be waived by the
non-terminating party. The investment management agreement will
terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act and the rules
thereunder).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock
Financial Management, the Sub-Advisor, is a wholly owned subsidiary of
BlackRock, Inc. Pursuant to the sub-investment advisory agreement,
BlackRock Advisors has appointed </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-13</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
BlackRock Financial Management, one of its
affiliates, to perform certain of the day-to-day investment management
of the Trust. BlackRock Financial Management will receive a portion of
the management fee paid by the Trust to BlackRock Advisors. From the
management fees, BlackRock Advisors will pay BlackRock Financial
Management, for serving as Sub-Advisor, a fee equal to: (i)
prior to January 31, 2007, 38% of the monthly management fees
received by BlackRock Advisors; (ii)  from January 31, 2007 to
January 31, 2008, 19% of the monthly management fees received by
BlackRock Advisors; and (iii) after January 31, 2008, 0% of the
management fees received by BlackRock Advisors; provided thereafter
that BlackRock Financial Management may be compensated at cost for any
services rendered to the Trust at the request of BlackRock Advisors and
approved of by the board of trustees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The sub-investment advisory
agreement also provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations
thereunder, the Trust will indemnify BlackRock Financial Management,
its directors, officers, employees, agents, associates and control
persons for liabilities incurred by them in connection with their
services to the Trust, subject to certain limitations.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although
BlackRock Financial Management intends to devote such time and effort
to the business of the Trust as is reasonably necessary to perform its
duties to the Trust, the services of BlackRock Financial Management are
not exclusive and BlackRock Financial Management provides similar
services to other investment companies and other clients and may engage
in other activities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The sub-investment advisory agreement was
approved by the Trust's board of trustees at an "in
person" meeting held on January 17, 2006, including a
majority of the trustees who are not parties to the agreement or
interested persons of any such party (as such term is defined in the
Investment Company Act). In approving this agreement the board of
trustees considered, among other things, the nature and quality of
services to be provided by BlackRock Financial Management, the
profitability to BlackRock Financial Management of its relationship
with the Trust, economies of scale and comparative fees and expense
ratios.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The sub-investment advisory agreement was approved by the
sole common shareholder of the Trust as of January 17, 2006. The
sub-investment advisory agreement will continue in effect for a period
of two years from its effective date, and if not sooner terminated,
will continue in effect for successive periods of 12 months thereafter,
provided that each continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by both (1) the vote of a majority of the Trust's board
of trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Trust at the time outstanding and entitled to vote
(as defined in the Investment Company Act) and (2) by the vote of a
majority of the trustees who are not parties to such agreement or
interested persons (as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval. The sub-investment advisory
agreement may be terminated as a whole at any time by the Trust or by
BlackRock Advisors without the payment of any penalty, upon the vote of
a majority of the Trust's board of trustees or a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Trusts, or BlackRock Financial
Management, on 60 days' written notice by any party to the other
(which may be waived by the non-terminating party). The sub-investment
advisory agreement will also terminate automatically in the event of
its assignment (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act
and the rules thereunder).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Information Received by the
Board</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In considering the Trust's investment management and
sub-investment advisory agreements, the board of trustees received
information specifically related to the approval of the investment
management and sub-advisory agreements including information regarding:
(i) the team of investment advisory personnel assigned to the Trust;
(ii) the structure, expertise and finances of BlackRock Advisors,
BlackRock Financial Management and their parent companies; (iii) the
Trust's management fee and total operating expenses as compared
to funds with similar investment policies and strategies selected by
Lipper, Inc.; (iv) BlackRock's profitability with respect to
other funds in the BlackRock family of closed-end funds; (v)
BlackRock's overall profitability as compared with available
industry </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-14</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
data; (vi) certain direct and indirect
&lsquo;&lsquo;fallout&rsquo;&rsquo; benefits to BlackRock from its
relationship with the Trust; and (vii) BlackRock's policies and
procedures in respect of execution of portfolio transactions.
Periodically, the trustees, in connection with their duties as trustees
or directors of other funds in the BlackRock family of closed-end
funds, have received other information including general information
regarding BlackRock's management of relationships with service
providers and resources devoted to compliance with such funds'
investment objectives and polices and other matters.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Matters
Considered by the Board</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In considering the investment management
and sub-investment advisory agreements, the board of trustees,
including the non-interested trustees, did not identify any factor as
all-important or all-controlling and instead considered these factors
collectively in light of all of the Trust's surrounding
circumstances. Matters considered by the board of trustees, including
the non-interested trustees, in approving the investment management and
sub-advisory agreements included the following:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Nature and
Quality of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory
Services.</font>&emsp;The board of trustees, including the
non-interested trustees, considered the nature and quality of the
services to be provided by BlackRock Advisors and BlackRock Financial
Management, respectively, to the Trust. In this connection the board
reviewed:</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">BlackRock's compliance
record, including whether other funds advised or sub-advised by
BlackRock Advisors or BlackRock Financial Management have operated
within their investment objectives, policies and restrictions;
and</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">the resources of BlackRock Advisors
and BlackRock Financial Management and the size, education and
experience of the Trust's portfolio management team and BlackRock
Advisors' and BlackRock Financial Management's use of
technology and their approach to recruiting, training and retaining
portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management
personnel.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Nature and Quality of Other
Services.</font>&emsp;The board of trustees, including the
non-interested trustees, considered the nature, quality, cost and
extent of administrative and shareholder services to be performed by
BlackRock under the investment management agreement and sub-investment
advisory agreement. The board of trustees, including the non-interested
trustees, also considered the nature and extent of BlackRock's
supervision of third party service providers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Fees and
Expenses</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The board of trustees, including the non-interested
trustees, considered the Trust's management fee and expense ratio
in comparison to the management fee and expense ratios of two peer
groups of funds.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The first peer group selected for the Trust was
the General Municipal Debt Funds group. The peer group contained 65
closed-end funds (including the Trust). All of the funds in the peer
group used leverage.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The peer group comparison was done within
four sub-categories of fees and expenses: (i)  management fee
after fee waivers; (ii) management fee before fee waivers; (iii) total
expenses after fee waivers; and (iv) total expenses before fee waivers.
Each comparison was done both with and without giving effect to
leverage for each fund in the peer group, because leverage increases
the effective management fee and other expenses paid by the holders of
the common shares of a fund if the management fee or other expenses are
payable on total managed assets. In this connection, the board of
trustees noted that, because the proposed 1.00% management fee
would be paid only on net assets, the fee was approximately equivalent
to the Trust paying a management fee of 0.67% on total managed
assets, assuming that the Trust borrowed money for investment purposes
in an amount equal to 33% of its total managed assets. The board
of trustees also noted that, if the Trust did not invest in residual
tender option bonds, that the Trust likely would be required to borrow
money for investment purposes in an amount equal to at least 33%
of its total managed assets.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When compared to funds in the peer
group and after giving effect to leverage, when ranked from lowest fee
to highest fee, the Trust ranked as follows within each of the four
sub-categories: (i) 14th </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-15</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
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out of 65 (14 basis points below the median
and 13 basis points below the average); (ii) 46th out of 65 (five basis
points above the median and seven basis points above the average);
(iii) 12th out of 65 (30 basis points below the median and 25 basis
points below the average); and (iv) 47th out of 65 (four basis points
above the median and six basis points above the average).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When
compared to funds in the peer group assuming no leverage was used by
any of the funds, when ranked from lowest fee to highest fee, the Trust
ranked as follows within each of the four sub-categories of fees and
expenses: (i) 35th out of 65 (three basis points above the median and
six basis points above the average); (ii) 65th out of 65 (38 basis
points above the median and 40 basis points above the average); (iii)
39th out of 65 (three basis points above the median and five basis
points above the average); and (iv) 64th out of 65 (39 basis points
above the median and 39 basis points above the average).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
second peer group selected for the Trust was the High Yield Municipal
Debt Funds group. This peer group contained 16 closed-end funds
(including the Trust) and was selected because a significant portion of
the Trust's exposure to municipal bonds may be to municipal bonds
rated below investment grade.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The peer group comparison was also
done within four sub-categories of fees and expenses: (i)
management fee after fee waivers; (ii) management fee before fee
waivers; (iii) total expenses after fee waivers; and (iv) total
expenses before fee waivers. Each comparison was done both with and
without giving effect to leverage for each fund in the peer group,
because leverage increases the effective management fee and other
expenses paid by the holders of the common shares of a fund if the
management fee or other expenses are payable on total managed
assets.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When compared to funds in the peer group and after giving
effect to leverage, when ranked from lowest fee to highest fee, the
Trust ranked as follows within each of the four sub-categories: (i) 4th
out of 16 (21  basis points below the median and 22 basis points
below the average); (ii) 11th out of 16 (10 basis points above the
median and 13 basis points above the average); (iii) 3rd out of 16 (19
basis points below the median and 23 points below the average); and
(iv) 12th out of 16 (seven basis points above the median and 11 basis
points above the average).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When compared to funds in the peer
group assuming no leverage was used by any of the funds, when ranked
from lowest fee to highest fee, the Trust ranked as follows within each
of the four sub-categories of fees and expenses: (i) 4th out of 16
(eight basis points below the median and five basis points below the
average); (ii) 16th out of 16 (31 basis points above the median and 30
basis points above the average); (iii) 3rd out of 16 (6 basis points
below the median and 6 basis point below the average); and (iv) 16th
out of 16 (32 basis points above the median and 29 basis points above
the average).</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Profitability.</font>&emsp;The board of trustees,
including the independent trustees, considered the level of
BlackRock's profits in respect of the management of the BlackRock
closed-end funds. The board considered the potential for economies of
scale in connection with BlackRock Advisors' management of the
BlackRock closed-end funds. It also considered the profits realized
from non-fund businesses which may benefit from or be related to the
Trust's business. The board of trustees, including the
independent trustees, also considered BlackRock's profit margins
in comparison with available industry data.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Other
Benefits.</font>&emsp;The board of trustees, including the
non-interested trustees, also considered the benefits to BlackRock
associated with BlackRock and its affiliates providing non-advisory
services to the Trust, including administrative services. The board of
trustees, including the independent trustees, considered the intangible
benefits that accrue to BlackRock and its affiliates by virtue of their
relationship with the Trust, including potential benefits accruing to
BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of potentially stronger
relationships with members of the broker-dealer community, increased
name recognition of BlackRock and its affiliates, enhanced sales of
other investment funds and products sponsored by BlackRock and its
affiliates and increased assets under management which may increase the
benefits realized by BlackRock from soft dollar arrangements with
broker-dealers. The board also considered the unquantifiable nature of
these potential benefits..</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-16</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Miscellaneous.</font>&emsp;During the
board of trustees' deliberations in connection with its approval
of the management fee, the board of trustees was aware that BlackRock
Advisors intended to pay compensation, out of its own assets, to the
lead underwriter and to certain qualifying underwriters of the
Trust's common shares and to employees of BlackRock Advisors and
its affiliates that participate in the offering of the Trust's
common shares, the anticipated amounts of such compensation and the
general nature of the services to be rendered to BlackRock Advisors in
consideration of such compensation. The board of trustees also
considered whether the management fee met applicable standards in light
of the services provided by BlackRock Advisors, without regard to
whether BlackRock Advisors ultimately pays any portion of the
anticipated compensation to the underwriters. The board of trustees
considered the scale of BlackRock's equity management operations
and the potential for economies of scale in the context of the Trust.
The board of trustees was informed that BlackRock does not advise
comparable institutional accounts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Conclusion</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Based on
the information reviewed and discussions held with respect to each of
the foregoing items, the board of trustees, including a majority of the
independent trustees, approved in principle each of the investment
advisory agreement between BlackRock Advisors and the Trust and the
sub-advisory agreement among BlackRock Advisors, BlackRock Financial
Management and the Trust as in the best interests of shareholders of
the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Trustees and Officers</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The officers of the
Trust manage its day-to-day operations. The officers are directly
responsible to the Trust&rsquo;s board of trustees which sets broad
policies for the Trust and chooses its officers. Below is a list of the
trustees and officers of the Trust and their present positions and
principal occupations during the past five years. Trustees who are
interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the Investment Company
Act) are denoted by an asterisk (*). Trustees who are independent
trustees (as defined in the Investment Company Act) (the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Independent Trustees&rsquo;&rsquo;) are denoted
without an asterisk. The business address of the Trust, BlackRock
Advisors and their board members and officers is 100 Bellevue Parkway,
Wilmington, Delaware 19809, unless specified otherwise below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The trustees listed below are either trustees or directors of other
closed-end funds in which BlackRock Advisors acts as investment
advisor.</p>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Name,
Address, Age and <font style="white-space: nowrap;">Position(s)</font> Held With Registrant</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Term
of<br> Office and<br> Length of<br> Time Served</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Principal
Occupation<br> During the Past Five Years and<br> Other
Affiliations</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number of<br> Portfolios in<br> Fund
Complex<br> Overseen by<br> Trustee</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Other Directorships<br>
Held by
Trustee</font></td>
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TRUSTEES:</b></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Andrew F.
Brimmer&emsp;<br>P.O. Box 4546<br>New York, NY 10163-4546<br>Age:
78<br> Lead Trustee<br>Audit Committee
Chairman</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">President
of Brimmer &amp; Company, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based economic and
financial consulting firm, also Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of
Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Former member of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Former Chairman,
District of Columbia Financial Control
Board.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="t" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Director
of CarrAmerica Realty Corporation and Borg-Warner Automotive. Former
Director of AirBorne Express, BankAmerica Corporation (Bank of
America), Bell South Corporation, College Retirement Equities Fund
(Trustee), Commodity Exchange (Public Governor), Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours &amp; Company,
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Gannett Company,
Mercedes-Benz of North America, MNC Financial Corporation (American
Security Bank), NCM Capital Management, Navistar International
Corporation, PHH Corp. and UAL Corporation (United
Airlines).</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Name,
Address, Age and <font style="white-space: nowrap;">Position(s)</font> Held With Registrant</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Term
of<br> Office and<br> Length of<br> Time Served</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Principal
Occupation<br> During the Past Five Years and<br> Other
Affiliations</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number of<br> Portfolios in<br> Fund
Complex<br> Overseen by<br> Trustee</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Other Directorships<br>
Held by
Trustee</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Richard E.
Cavanagh&emsp;<br>P.O. Box 4546<br>New York, NY 10163-4546<br>Age:
59<br>Trustee<br>Audit Committee Member</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">President and Chief Executive Officer of
The Conference Board, Inc., a leading global business research
organization, from 1995-present. Former Executive Dean of the John F.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 1988-1995.
Acting Director, Harvard Center for Business and Government
(1991-1993). Former Partner (principal) of McKinsey &amp; Company, Inc.
(1980-1988). Former Executive Director of Federal Cash Management,
White House Office of Management and Budget (1977-1979). Co-author, THE
WINNING PERFORMANCE (best selling management book published in 13
national
editions)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Trustee:
Aircraft Finance Trust (AFT) and Educational Testing Service (ETS).
Director, Arch Chemical, Fremont Group and The Guardian Life Insurance
Company of America.</font></td>
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Dixon&emsp;<br>P.O. Box 4546<br>New York, NY 10163-4546<br>Age:
68<br>Trustee<br>Audit Committee Member</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Consultant/Investor. Former President
and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Federal Savings Bank of America
and Banc PLUS Savings Association, former Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Northeast
Savings.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
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INVEST, a national securities brokerage service designed for banks and
thrift institutions).</font></td>
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J. Fabozzi&emsp;<br>P.O. Box 4546<br>New York, NY
10163-4546<br>Age: 57<br>Trustee<br>Audit Committee Member</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 3pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Consultant. Editor of THE JOURNAL OF
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT and Frederick Frank Adjunct Professor of Finance
at the School of Management at Yale University. Author and editor of
several books on fixed income portfolio management. Visiting Professor
of Finance and Accounting at the Sloan School of Management,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1986 to August
1992.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Director, Guardian
Mutual Funds Group<br>(18 portfolios).</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Kathleen F.
Feldstein&emsp;<br>P.O. Box 4546<br>New York, NY
10163-4546<br>Age: 64<br>Trustee</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">President of Economic Studies, Inc., a
Belmont, MA-based private economic consulting firm, since 1987; Chair,
Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital in Belmont,
MA</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">55</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Director of BellSouth Inc. and Knight Ridder,
Inc.; Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and of the Committee
for Economic Development; Corporation Member, Partners HealthCare and
Sherrill House; Member of the Visiting Committee of the Harvard
University Art Museums and of the Advisory Board to the International
School of Business at Brandeis University.</font></td>
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Occupation<br> During the Past Five Years and<br> Other
Affiliations</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number of<br> Portfolios in<br> Fund
Complex<br> Overseen by<br> Trustee</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Other Directorships<br>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">R. Glenn Hubbard&emsp;<br>P.O.
Box 4546<br>New York, NY 10163-4546<br>Age: 46<br>Trustee</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Dean of Columbia Business School since
July 1, 2004. Columbia faculty member since 1988. Co-director of
Columbia Business School&rsquo;s Entrepreneurship Program 1994-1997.
Visiting Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University and the Harvard Business School, as well as the
University of Chicago. Visiting scholar at the American Enterprise
Institute in Washington and member of International Advisory Board of
the MBA Program of Ben-Gurion University. Deputy Assistant Secretary of
the U.S. Treasury Department for Tax Policy from 1991-1993. Chairman of
the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United
States
2001-2003.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Director of
ADP, Dex Media, KKR Financial Corporation, and Ripplewood Holdings.
Member of Board of Directors of Duke Realty. Formerly on the advisory
boards of the Congressional Budget Office, the Council on
Competitiveness, the American Council on Capital Formation, the Tax
Foundation and the Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse. Trustee of
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church of New York.</font></td>
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Clayburn LaForce, Jr.&emsp;<br>P.O. Box 4546<br>New York, NY
10163-4546<br>Age: 76<br>Trustee</font></td>
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years<sup>(1)(2)(4)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Dean Emeritus of the John E. Anderson
Graduate School of Management, University of California since July 1,
1993. Acting Dean of the School of Business, Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology 1990-1993. From 1978 to September 1993, Dean of
the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of
California.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Director of Payden &amp; Rygel
Investment Trust, Metzler-Payden Investment Trust, Advisors Series
Trust, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and CancerVax Corporation. Former
director of First Nationwide Bank, Eli Lilly &amp; Company, National
Intergroup, Rockwell International, Cyprus Mines, Getty Oil Company,
The Timken Company, Jacobs Engineering Group, and Motor Cargo
Industries.</font></td>
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TRUSTEES:</b></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Robert S.
Kapito*&emsp;<br>Age: 48<br>Trustee and President</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. Head of
the Portfolio Management Group. Also a member of the Management
Committee, the Investment Strategy Group, the Fixed Income and Global
Operating Committees and the Equity Investment Strategy Group of
BlackRock, Inc. Responsible for the portfolio management of the Fixed
Income, Domestic Equity and International Equity, Liquidity, and
Alternative Investment Groups of
BlackRock.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Chairman of
the Hope &amp; Heroes Children&rsquo;s Cancer Fund. President of the
Board of Directors of Periwinkle National Theatre for Young
Audiences.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Ralph L. Schlosstein*&emsp;<br>Age:
54<br>Trustee and Chairman of the Board</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">3
years<sup>(1)(2)</sup></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Director since 1999 and President of
BlackRock, Inc. since its formation in 1998 and of BlackRock,
Inc.'s predecessor entities since 1988. Member of the Management
Committee and Investment Strategy Group of BlackRock, Inc. Formerly,
Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Co-head of its Mortgage
and Savings Institutions Group, Chairman and President of the BlackRock
Liquidity Funds and director of several of BlackRock's
alternative investment vehicles.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">56</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Director and
Chairman of the Board of Anthracite Capital, Inc. Member of the
Visiting Board of Overseers of the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University, a member of the board of the Financial
Institution Center of The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, a
trustee of Trinity School in New York City, a member of the Board of
Advisors of Marujupu LLC, and a trustee of New Visions for Public
Education, The Public Theater in New York City and the James Beard
Foundation. Formerly, a director of Pulte Corporation, the
nation's largest homebuilder, a Trustee of Denison University and
a member of Fannie Mae's Advisory
Council.</font></td>
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Address, Age and <font style="white-space: nowrap;">Position(s)</font> Held With Registrant</font></td>
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of<br> Office and<br> Length of<br> Time Served</font></td>
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Occupation<br> During the Past Five Years and<br> Other
Affiliations</font></td>
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Complex<br> Overseen by<br> Trustee</font></td>
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F.<br> Mondale(3)&emsp;<br>P.O. Box 4546<br>New York, NY
10163-4546<br>Age: 77<br>Trustee</font></td>
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years<sup>(1)(2)(4)</sup></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 3pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Senior Counsel, Dorsey &amp; Whitney
LLP, a law firm (January 2004-present); Partner, Dorsey &amp; Whitney
LLP (December 1996-December 2003, September 1987-August 1993). Formerly
U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1993-1996). Formerly, Vice President of the
United States, U.S. Senator and Attorney General of the State of
Minnesota. 1984 Democratic Nominee for President of the United
States.</font></td>
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of Panasonic Foundation&rsquo;s Board of Directors and Director of
United Health Foundation. Member of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of
Public Affairs Advisory Board, The Mike and Maureen Mansfield
Foundation and the Dean&rsquo;s Board of Visitors of the Medical
School at the University of
Minnesota.</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">&lsquo;&lsquo;Interested
person&rsquo;&rsquo; of the Trust as defined in the Investment
Company Act. Messrs. Kapito and Schlosstein are interested persons due
to their employment with the investment advisor.</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">After a trustee&rsquo;s initial term, each
trustee is expected to serve a three-year term concurrent with the
class of trustees for which he or she serves:</font></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 416pt">Messrs. Cavanagh, La Force and
Hubbard, as Class I trustees, are expected to stand for re-election at
the Trust&rsquo;s 2008 annual meeting of shareholders</td>
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Mondale, and Ms. Feldstein, as Class II trustees, are expected to stand
for re-election at the Trust&rsquo;s 2006 annual meeting of
shareholders</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 416pt">Messrs. Kapito,
Brimmer and Dixon, as Class III trustees, are expected to stand for
re-election at the Trust&rsquo;s 2007 annual meeting of
shareholders</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 433pt">Each trustee has served
in such capacity since the Trust&rsquo;s inception.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 433pt">Mr. Mondale may be deemed an interested
person of one or more of the Trust&rsquo;s principal underwriters
because his law firm, Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP, serves as legal counsel
to such principal underwriters. Because Mr. Mondale may be deemed an
interested person of certain of the Trust&rsquo;s principal
underwriters, he also may be deemed to be an interested person of the
Trust during the pendency of any securities offering by the Trust in
which such underwriters participate.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">(4)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 433pt">Messrs. LaForce and Mondale are expected
to retire from their positions as trustees of the Trust on February 23,
2006.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 10pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">OFFICERS:</p>
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and Age&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Title &nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years and Other
Affiliations&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Anne
F. Ackerley&emsp;<br>Age: 43</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Vice President</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Managing
Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000. Formerly, First Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer, Mergers and Acquisition Group at Merrill
Lynch &amp; Co. from 1997 to 2000; First Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, Public Finance Group at Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. from
1995 to 1997; First Vice President, Emerging Markets Fixed Income
Research at Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. prior
thereto.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Bartholomew&nbsp;A.
Battista&emsp;<br>Age: 46</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Chief&nbsp;Compliance<br>
Officer</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer of BlackRock, Inc. since 2004. Chief Compliance
Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BlackRock
Funds and the BlackRock Liquidity Funds since 2004. Managing Director
(since 2003), and Director (2000-2002) of BlackRock, Inc. Compliance
Officer at Moore Capital Management from
1995-1998.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Henry&nbsp;Gabbay&emsp;<br>Age:
58</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Treasurer</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and
its predecessor
entities.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">James&nbsp;Kong&emsp;<br>Age:
44</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Assistant&nbsp;Treasurer</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Managing Director of
BlackRock, Inc. and its predecessor
entities.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Vincent&nbsp;Tritto,&nbsp;Esq.&emsp;<br>Age:
44</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Secretary</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Managing Director, Senior Counsel and
Assistant Secretary of BlackRock, Inc. (since January 2005) and
Director, Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary (2002-2004) of
BlackRock, Inc. Formerly, Executive Director (2000-2002) and Vice
President (1998-2000), Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. Incorporated and Morgan
Stanley Asset Management Inc. and officer of various Morgan
Stanley-sponsored investment vehicles; Counsel (1998) and Associate
(1988-1997), Rogers &amp; Wells LLP, New York, NY; Foreign Associate
(1992-1994), Asahi Law Offices/Masuda &amp; Ejiri, Tokyo,
Japan.</font></td>
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and Age&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Principal Occupation
During the Past Five Years and Other
Affiliations&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Brian&nbsp;Kindelan,&nbsp;Esq.&emsp;<br>Age:
46</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Assistant Secretary</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 9pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Managing Director and Senior
Counsel (since January 2005), Director and Senior Counsel
(2001-2004),and Vice President and Senior Counsel (1998-2000),
BlackRock, Inc.; Senior Counsel, PNC Bank Corp. from May 1995 to April
1998; Associate, Stradley Ronon Stevens &amp; Young, LLP from March
1990 to May 1995.</font></td>
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Ownership</p>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Name
of Trustee&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Dollar Range of
Equity<br> Securities in the Trust(*)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Aggregate Dollar Range
of Equity Securities<br> Overseen by Trustees in the Family of<br>
Registered Investment Companies(*)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Andrew F.
Brimmer</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">over
$100,000</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Richard E. Cavanagh</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">over
$100,000</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Kent Dixon</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">over
$100,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Frank J. Fabozzi</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">over
$100,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Kathleen F.
Feldstein</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$10,001-$50,000</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">R.
Glenn
Hubbard</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$50,000-$100,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Robert
S.
Kapito</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">over
$100,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">James Clayburn La Force,
Jr.</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">over $100,000</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Walter F.
Mondale</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">over $100,000</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Ralph L.
Schlosstein</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">over
$100,000</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">As of
February 28, 2005.</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"></font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The trustees do not
own shares in the Trust as the Trust has no operating
history.</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Compensation of Trustees</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The fees
and expenses of the Independent Trustees of the Trust are paid by the
Trust. The trustees who are members of the BlackRock organization
receive no compensation from the Trust. It is estimated that the
Independent Trustees will receive from the Trust the amounts set forth
before the Trust's calendar year ending December 31, 2006,
assuming the Trust will have been in existence for the full calendar
year.</p>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Name
of Board Member</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Estimated<br>Compensation<br>from the
Trust</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Total Compensation from the Trust
and<br>Fund Complex Paid to Board Members(1)</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Dr. Andrew F.
Brimmer</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$5,600<font style="letter-spacing: 4pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$310,000<sup>(3)(4)(5)</sup></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Richard
E.
Cavanagh</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$4,000<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$220,000<sup>(4)(5)</sup></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Kent
Dixon</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$4,000<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$220,000<sup>(4)(5)</sup></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Frank
J.
Fabozzi</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$4,000<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$220,000<sup>(4)(5)</sup></font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Kathleen
F.
Feldstein</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$3,400<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$190,000<sup>(4)</sup></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">R.
Glenn
Hubbard</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$3,400<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$190,000<sup>(4)</sup></font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">James
Clayburn La Force,
Jr</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$3,400<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$190,000<sup>(4)</sup></font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Walter
F.
Mondale</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$3,400<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$190,000<sup>(4)</sup></font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Estimates
the total compensation to be earned by that person during the calendar
year ending December 31, 2006 from the closed-end funds advised by the
Advisor (the &lsquo;&lsquo;Fund
Complex&rsquo;&rsquo;).</font></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(2)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Of these amounts
it is anticipated that trustees Brimmer, Cavanagh, Dixon, Fabozzi,
Feldstein, La Force, Hubbard, and Mondale may defer $0, $0, $0, $0, $0,
$3,400, $3,400 and $0, respectively, pursuant to the Fund
Complex&rsquo;s deferred compensation plan in the calendar year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2006.</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Dr. Brimmer serves
as &lsquo;&lsquo;lead director&rsquo;&rsquo; and Governance
Committee Chairman for each board of trustees/directors in the Fund
Complex. For his services as lead trustee/director, Dr. Brimmer will be
compensated in the amount of $60,000 per annum by the Fund
Complex.</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Of this amount, trustees Brimmer,
Cavanagh, Dixon, Fabozzi, Feldstein, La Force, Hubbard and Mondale are
expected to defer $50,000, $50,000, $50,000, $50,000, $30,000,
$190,000, $190,000 and $30,000, respectively, pursuant to the Fund
Complex&rsquo;s deferred compensation plan.</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-21</p>
<br>
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<br>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(5)</font></td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;"><font style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Includes compensation for
service on the Audit Committee. Dr. Brimmer receives $60,000 per annum
for his service as Chairman of the Audit Committee and all other
trustees on the Audit Committee receive $30,000 base per annum for
their service on the Audit Committee.</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust shall pay a
pro rata portion (based on relative net assets) of the following
trustee fees paid by the Fund Complex: (i) $190,000 per annum for each
Independent Trustee as a retainer and (ii)  $3,000 per day for
each Independent Trustee for each special meeting of each board in the
Fund Complex (i.e., any meeting, whether telephonic or in person, other
than one of the six regularly scheduled meetings of each board per
year) attended. Each Independent Trustee shall also be entitled to
reimbursement for all of his or her out-of-pocket expenses in attending
each meeting of the board of trustees of the Trust and any committee
thereof. Dr. Brimmer will receive an additional $60,000 per annum from
the Fund Complex for acting as the lead trustee for each board of
trustees/directors in the Fund Complex plus an additional $60,000 per
annum for his service as chairman of the Audit Committee. Messrs.
Cavanagh, Dixon and Fabozzi will receive an additional $30,000 per
annum from the Fund Complex for their service on the Audit Committee of
the Fund Complex. This additional compensation to Messrs. Brimmer,
Cavanagh, Dixon and Fabozzi will be allocated among the funds/trusts in
the Fund Complex based on their relative net assets. Certain of the
above fees paid to the Independent Trustees will be subject to
mandatory deferrals pursuant to the Fund Complex's deferred
compensation plan. The Independent Trustees have agreed that at least
$30,000 of their $190,000 retainer will be mandatorily deferred
pursuant to the Fund Complex's deferred compensation plan. Also,
members of the Audit Committee of the Fund Complex will be required to
defer $20,000 of the per annum fee they will receive for their services
on the Audit Committee pursuant to the Fund Complex's deferred
compensation plan. Under the deferred compensation plan, deferred
amounts earn a return for the Independent Trustees as though equivalent
dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain other
funds/trusts in the Fund Complex selected by the Independent Trustees.
This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent
Trustees as if they had invested the deferred amounts in such other
funds/trusts. The deferred compensation plan is not funded and
obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the
general assets of a fund/trust. A fund/trust may, however, elect to
invest in common shares of those funds/trusts selected by the
Independent Trustee in order to match its deferred compensation
obligations.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The board of trustees of the Trust currently has
five committees: an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee, a
Governance Committee, a Compliance Committee and a Portfolio Review
Committee.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Executive Committee consists of Messrs.
Schlosstein and Kapito, and acts in accordance with the powers
permitted to such a committee under the Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust and the By-Laws of the Trust. The Executive
Committee, subject to the Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and applicable law, acts on behalf of
the full board of trustees in the intervals between meetings of the
board.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Brimmer,
Cavanagh, Dixon and Fabozzi. The Audit Committee acts according to the
Audit Committee charter. Dr. Brimmer has been appointed as Chairman of
the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing
and evaluating issues related to the accounting and financial reporting
policies of the Trust, overseeing the quality and objectivity of the
Trust's financial statements and the audit thereof and acting as
a liaison between the board of trustees and the Trust's
independent accountants. The board of trustees of the Trust has
determined that the Trust has three audit committee financial experts
serving on its Audit Committee, Messrs. Brimmer, Dixon and Fabozzi, all
of whom are independent for the purpose of the definition of audit
committee financial expert as applicable to the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Governance Committee consists of all of the Independent Trustees. The
Governance Committee acts in accordance with the Governance Committee
charter. Dr. Brimmer has been appointed as Chairman of the Governance
Committee. The Governance Committee performs those functions enumerated
in the Governance Committee charter including, but not limited to,
making nominations for the appointment or election of Independent
Trustees including shareholder nominees, reviewing Independent Trustee
compensation, retirement policies and personnel training policies and
administrating the provisions of the Code of Ethics applicable to the
Independent Trustees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-22</p>
<br>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Governance Committee will consider
trustee candidates recommended by shareholders. In considering
candidates submitted by shareholders, the Governance Committee will
take into consideration the needs of the Board and the qualifications
of the candidate. The Governance Committee may also take into
consideration the number of shares held by the recommending shareholder
and the length of time that such shares have been held. To have a
candidate considered by the Governance Committee, a shareholder must
submit the recommendation in writing and must include:</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">The name of the shareholder and evidence of
the person's ownership of shares of the Trust, including the
number of shares owned and the length of time of ownership; and</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">The name of the candidate, the
candidate's resume or a listing of his or her qualifications to
be a trustee of the Trust and the person's consent to be named as
a trustee if selected by the Governance Committee and nominated by the
Board.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The shareholder recommendation and information described
above must be sent to the Corporate Secretary, c/o BlackRock, P.O. Box
4546, New York, New York 10163.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Compliance Committee
consists of Messrs. Brimmer, Cavanagh, Hubbard, La Force, Mondale, and
Mrs. Feldstein. The Compliance Committee acts according to the
Compliance Committee charter. Dr. Brimmer has been appointed as
Chairman of the Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee performs
those functions enumerated in the Compliance Committee charter,
including, but not limited to, supporting the Independent Trustees in
acting independently of BlackRock Advisors in pursuing the best
interests of the Trust and its shareholders, receiving information on
and, where appropriate, recommending policies concerning the
Trust's compliance with applicable law, and receiving reports
from and making certain recommendations in respect of the Trust's
Chief Compliance Officer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Portfolio Review Committee consists
of Messrs. Brimmer, Cavanagh, Fabozzi, La Force, Schlosstein, and Mrs.
Feldstein. The Portfolio Review Committee acts in accordance with the
Portfolio Review Committee charter. Dr. Brimmer has been appointed as
an Ex Officio member of the Portfolio Review Committee. The Portfolio
Review Committee performs those functions enumerated in the Portfolio
Review Committee charter, including, but not limited to, supporting the
Independent Trustees in acting independently of BlackRock in pursuing
the best interests of the Trust and its shareholders, developing an
understanding of and reviewing the investment objective, policies and
practices of the Trust, and reviewing with respect to the Trust: (a)
whether the Trust has complied with its investment policies and
restrictions as reflected in its prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, (b) appropriate benchmarks and competitive universes, (c)
investment performance, (d)  unusual or exceptional investment
matters, and (e) other matters bearing on the Trust&rsquo;s investment
results.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As the Trust is a closed-end investment company with no
prior investment operations, no meetings of the above committees have
been held in the current fiscal year, provided that the Governance
Committee has acted by written consent to form the Audit Committee
which, in turn, met in connection with the organization of the Trust to
select the Trust&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting
firm.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Prior to this offering, all of the outstanding shares of
the Trust were owned by an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Proxy Voting Policies</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The board of trustees of the Trust
has delegated the voting of proxies for Trust securities to BlackRock
pursuant to BlackRock's proxy voting guidelines. Under these
guidelines, BlackRock will vote proxies related to Trust securities in
the best interests of the Trust and its shareholders. A copy of
BlackRock's proxy voting procedures is attached as Appendix C to
this Statement of Additional Information.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Codes of Ethics</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor have adopted codes of
ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act. These codes
permit personnel subject to the codes to invest in securities,
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-23</p>
<br>
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including securities that may be purchased
or held by the Trust. These codes can be reviewed and copied at the
Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission
at 1-202-942-8090. These codes of ethics are available on the EDGAR
Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site
(http://www.sec.gov), and copies of these codes may be obtained, after
paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail
address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Securities and
Exchange Commission's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C.
20549-0102.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment Advisor and Sub-Advisor</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 13pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock Advisors acts as the Trust's investment advisor.
BlackRock Financial Management acts as the Trust's sub-advisor.
BlackRock Advisors, located at 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington,
Delaware 19809, and BlackRock Financial Management, located at 40 East
52nd Street, New York, New York 10022, are wholly owned subsidiaries of
BlackRock, Inc., which is one of the largest publicly traded investment
management firms in the United States with approximately $427.8 billion
of assets under management as of September 30, 2005. BlackRock manages
assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors worldwide
through a variety of equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative
investment products, including the BlackRock
Funds&trade; and BlackRock Liquidity
Funds&trade;. In addition, BlackRock provides
risk management and investment system services to institutional
investors under the BlackRock Solutions<sup>&reg;</sup> name.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The BlackRock organization has over 17 years of experience managing
closed-end funds. As of September 30, 2005, BlackRock advised a
closed-end family of 56 active funds with approximately $17.3 billion
in assets. BlackRock has $26 billion in municipal bonds under
management as of September 30, 2005, including $9.3 billion in assets
across 37 municipal closed-end funds. Clients are served from the
company's headquarters in New York City, as well as offices in
Boston, Chicago, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Singapore,
Sydney, Tokyo and Wilmington. BlackRock, Inc. is a member of The PNC
Financial Services Group, Inc., one of the largest diversified
financial services organizations in the United States, and is majority
owned by PNC and by BlackRock employees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Portfolio
Managers</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As of September 30, 2005, Kevin M. Klingert managed or
was a member of the management team for the following client
accounts:</p>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Type
of Account</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number
of<br>Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Total Assets<br>in the Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number
of<br>Accounts Subject to<br> a Performance Fee</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Assets
Subject to a<br>Performance Fee</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Registered
Investment
Companies</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">45</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$12,046
million</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">0</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Pooled
Investment Vehicles Other Than Registered Investment
Companies</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$220
million</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$220
million</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Other Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">152</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$19,534
million</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">19</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$2,513 million</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As of
September 30, 2005, James McGinley managed or was a member of the
management team for the following client
accounts:</p>
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<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="54"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="88"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="87"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="75"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Type
of Account</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number of<br>
Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Total Assets in<br> the Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number
of<br> Accounts Subject to<br> a Performance Fee</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Assets
Subject to<br> a Performance Fee</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Registered
Investment
Companies</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">20</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$4,055
million</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Pooled
Investment Vehicles Other Than Registered Investment
Companies</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">0</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Other
Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">32</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$4,701 million</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">8</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">1,893
million</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-24</p>
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">As of September 30, 2005, F.
Howard Downs managed or was a member of the management team for the
following client
accounts:</p>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Type
of Account</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number of<br>
Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Total Assets in<br>the Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Number
of<br> Accounts Subject to<br> a Performance Fee</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Assets
Subject to<br> a Performance Fee</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Registered
Investment
Companies</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$43
million</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Pooled
Investment Vehicles Other Than Registered Investment
Companies</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">0</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Other
Accounts</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">26</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$705
million</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">0</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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</tr>
</table>
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</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock
has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance
culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect
against potential incentives that may favor one account over another.
BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the
allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio
transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential
conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client
accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock
furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous
clients in addition to the Trust, and BlackRock may, consistent with
applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or
accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance
or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a
personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same
as or different from those made to the Trust. In addition, BlackRock,
its affiliates and any officer, director, stockholder or employee may
or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale
BlackRock recommends to the Trust. Actions with respect to securities
of the same kind may be the same as or different from the action which
BlackRock, or any of its affiliates, or any officer, director,
stockholder, employee or any member of their families may take with
respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from
rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of
which any of BlackRock's (or its affiliates') officers,
directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to
which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or the officers, directors and
employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or
possesses material non-public information. Each portfolio manager also
may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed
to the strategy utilized for the Trust. In this connection, it should
be noted that Messrs. Klingert and McGinley currently manage certain
accounts that are subject to performance fees and each portfolio
manager may in the future manage other such accounts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a
fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must
treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities
for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner
consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate
investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with
no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock has
adopted a policy that is intended to ensure that investment
opportunities are allocated fairly and equitably among client accounts
over time. This policy also seeks to achieve reasonable efficiency in
client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility
to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the
particular investment discipline and client base.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Portfolio
Manager Compensation</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock's financial arrangements
with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its
career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management
places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of
components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors.
The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a
discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one
or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock
such as its Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan and Restricted Stock
Program.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-25</p>
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<b>Base compensation. </b>Generally,
portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their seniority
and/or their position with the firm, which may include the amount of
assets supervised and other management roles within the firm.</p>
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<b>Discretionary compensation. </b>In addition to base compensation,
portfolio managers may receive discretionary compensation, which can be
a substantial portion of total compensation. Discretionary compensation
can include a discretionary cash bonus as well as one or more of the
following:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 433pt"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan
(LTIP) </font>&mdash;The LTIP is a long-term incentive plan that seeks to
reward certain key employees. The plan provides for the grant of awards
that are expressed as an amount of cash that, if properly vested and
subject to the attainment of certain performance goals, will be settled
in part in cash and in part in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Messrs.
Klingert, Downs and McGinley have received awards under the LTIP.</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 433pt"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Deferred Compensation Program </font>&mdash;A portion of the
compensation paid to each portfolio manager may be voluntarily deferred
by the portfolio manager into an account that tracks the performance of
certain of the firm's investment products. Each portfolio manager
is permitted to allocate his deferred amounts among various options,
including to certain of the firm's hedge funds and other
unregistered products. In addition, prior to 2005, a portion of the
annual compensation of certain senior managers, including Messrs.
Klingert and McGinley was mandatorily deferred in a similar manner for
a number of years. Beginning in 2005, a portion of the annual
compensation of certain senior managers, including Messrs. Klingert,
Downs and McGinley, is paid in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted
stock units which vest ratably over a number of years.</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 433pt"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Options and Restricted Stock Awards </font>&mdash;While
incentive stock options are not currently being awarded to BlackRock
employees, BlackRock, Inc. previously granted stock options to key
employees, including certain portfolio managers who may still hold
unexercised or unvested options. BlackRock, Inc. also has a restricted
stock award program designed to reward certain key employees as an
incentive to contribute to the long-term success of BlackRock. These
awards vest over a period of years. Messrs. Klingert, Downs and
McGinley have been granted stock options in prior years, and Messr.
Klingert participates in BlackRock's restricted stock
program.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 433pt"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Incentive Savings Plans </font>&mdash;The PNC
Financial Services Group, Inc., which owns approximately 71% of
BlackRock, Inc.'s common stock, has created a variety of
incentive savings plans in which BlackRock employees are eligible to
participate, including an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and a
401(k) plan. The 401(k) plan may involve a company match of the
employee's contribution of up to 6% of the
employee's salary. The company match is made using BlackRock,
Inc. common stock. The firm's 401(k) plan offers a range of
investment options, including registered investment companies managed
by the firm. Messrs. Klingert, Downs and McGinley are eligible to
participate in these plans.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Annual incentive compensation for
each portfolio manager is a function of several components: the
performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio
manager's group within BlackRock, the investment performance,
including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm's assets under
management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to
benchmarks, and the individual's teamwork and contribution to the
overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. Unlike many
other firms, portfolio managers at BlackRock compete against benchmarks
rather than each other. In most cases, including for the portfolio
managers of the Trust, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark
or benchmarks against which the performance of the Trust or other
accounts are measured. A group of BlackRock, Inc.'s officers
determines which benchmarks against which to compare the performance of
funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager. In the case
of the Trust, it is anticipated that such benchmarks would include the
Long Bond (22+) component of the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index,
the 10-year United States Treasury note, certain customized indices and
fund industry peer groups. The group then makes a subjective
determination with respect to the portfolio manager's
compensation based on the performance of the funds and other accounts
managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks.
Senior portfolio managers who perform additional management functions
within BlackRock may receive additional compensation for serving in
these other capacities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-26</p>
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Securities Ownership of Portfolio
Managers</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust is a newly organized investment company.
Accordingly, as of the date of this Statement of Additional
Information, none of the portfolio managers beneficially owns any
securities issued by the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND
BROKERAGE</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Advisor and the Sub-Advisor are responsible for
decisions to buy and sell securities for the Trust, the selection of
brokers and dealers to effect the transactions and the negotiation of
prices and any brokerage commissions. The Trust will generally purchase
securities on a stock exchange effected through brokers who charge a
commission for their services. The Trust may also invest in securities
that are traded principally in the over-the-counter market. In the
over-the-counter market, securities are generally traded on a
&lsquo;&lsquo;net&rsquo;&rsquo; basis with dealers acting as
principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although
the price of such securities usually includes a mark-up to the dealer.
Securities purchased in underwritten offerings generally include in the
price a fixed amount of compensation for the manager(s), underwriter(s)
and dealer(s). The Trust may also purchase certain money market
instruments directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or
discounts are paid.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Payments of commissions to brokers who are
affiliated persons of the Trust (or affiliated persons of such persons)
will be made in accordance with Rule 17e-1 under the Investment Company
Act. Commissions paid on such transactions would be commensurate with
the rate of commissions paid on similar transactions to brokers that
are not so affiliated.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Advisor and Sub-Advisor may,
consistent with the interests of the Trust, select brokers on the basis
of the research, statistical and pricing services they provide to the
Trust and the Advisor&rsquo;s or Sub-Advisor&rsquo;s other clients.
Such research, statistical and/or pricing services must provide lawful
and appropriate assistance to the Advisor&rsquo;s or
Sub-Advisor&rsquo;s investment decision making process in order for
such research, statistical and/or pricing services to be considered by
the Advisor or Sub-Advisor in selecting a broker. These research
services may include information on securities markets, the economy,
individual companies, pricing information, research products and
services and such other services as may be permitted from time to time
by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Information and research received from such brokers will be in addition
to, and not in lieu of, the services required to be performed by the
Advisor and Sub-Advisor under their respective contracts. A commission
paid to such brokers may be higher than that which another qualified
broker would have charged for effecting the same transaction, provided
that the Advisor or Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such
commission is reasonable in terms either of the transaction or the
overall responsibility of the Advisor or Sub-Advisor and its other
clients and that the total commissions paid by the Trust will be
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Trust over the long-term.
The advisory fees that the Trust pays to the Advisor will not be
reduced as a consequence of the Advisor&rsquo;s or
Sub-Advisor&rsquo;s receipt of brokerage and research services. To the
extent that portfolio transactions are used to obtain such services,
the brokerage commissions paid by the Trust will exceed those that
might otherwise be paid by an amount which cannot be presently
determined. Such services generally would be useful and of value to the
Advisor or Sub-Advisor in serving one or more of their other clients
and, conversely, such services obtained by the placement of brokerage
business of other clients generally would be useful to the Advisor and
Sub-Advisor in carrying out their obligations to the Trust. While such
services are not expected to reduce the expenses of the Advisor or
Sub-Advisor, the Advisor would, through use of the services, avoid the
additional expenses which would be incurred if they should attempt to
develop comparable information through their own staffs. Commission
rates for brokerage transactions on foreign stock exchanges are
generally fixed.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">One or more of the other investment companies or
accounts which the Advisor and/or the Sub-Advisor manages may own from
time to time some of the same investments as the Trust. Investment
decisions for the Trust are made independently from those of such other
investment companies or accounts; however, from time to time, the same
investment decision may be made for </p>
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more than one company or account. When two
or more companies or accounts seek to purchase or sell the same
securities, the securities actually purchased or sold will be allocated
among the companies and accounts on a good faith equitable basis,
usually on a pro rata basis, by the Advisor and/or the Sub-Advisor in
their discretion in accordance with the accounts&rsquo; various
investment objectives. Such allocations are based upon the written
procedures of the Advisor and/or Sub-Advisor, which have been reviewed
and approved by the board of trustees. In some cases, this system may
adversely affect the price or size of the position obtainable for the
Trust. In other cases, however, the ability of the Trust to participate
in volume transactions may produce better execution for the Trust. It
is the opinion of the Trust&rsquo;s board of trustees that this
advantage, when combined with the other benefits available due to the
Advisor&rsquo;s or the Sub-Advisor&rsquo;s organization, outweighs
any disadvantages that may be said to exist from exposure to
simultaneous transactions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is not the Trust&rsquo;s policy to
engage in transactions with the objective of seeking profits from
short-term trading. However, the annual portfolio turnover rate of the
Trust may be greater than 100%. Because it is difficult to
predict accurately portfolio turnover rates, actual turnover may be
higher or lower. Higher portfolio turnover results in increased Trust
costs, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark-ups and other
transaction costs on the sale of securities and on the reinvestment in
other securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">DESCRIPTION OF SHARES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Common
Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust intends to hold annual meetings of
shareholders so long as the common shares are listed on a national
securities exchange and such meetings are required as a condition to
such listing. All common shares are equal as to dividends, assets and
voting privileges and have no conversion, preemptive or other
subscription rights. The Trust will send annual and semi-annual
reports, including financial statements, to all holders of its
shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Preferred Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although the terms of any
Preferred Share issued by the Trust, including their dividend rate,
voting rights, liquidation preference and redemption provisions will be
determined by the board of trustees (subject to applicable law and the
Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust)
when it authorizes a Preferred Shares offering, the Trust currently
expects that the preference on distributions, liquidation preference,
voting rights and redemption provisions of any such Preferred Shares
will likely be as stated in the prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the board of
trustees determines to proceed with an offering of Preferred Shares,
the terms of the Preferred Shares may be the same as, or different
from, the terms described in the prospectus, subject to applicable law
and the Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust. The board of trustees, without the approval of the holders of
common shares, may authorize an offering of Preferred Shares or may
determine not to authorize such an offering, and may fix the terms of
the Preferred Shares to be offered.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Other Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
board of trustees (subject to applicable law and the Trust's
Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust) may authorize
an offering, without the approval of the holders of either common
shares or Preferred Shares, of other classes of shares, or other
classes or series of shares, as they determine to be necessary,
desirable or appropriate, having such terms, rights, preferences,
privileges, limitations and restrictions as the board of trustees see
fit. The Trust currently does not expect to issue any other classes of
shares, or series of shares, except for the common shares and the
Preferred Shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">REPURCHASE OF COMMON SHARES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
is a closed-end management investment company and as such its
shareholders will not have the right to cause the Trust to redeem their
shares. Instead, the Trust's common shares will trade
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-28</p>
<br>
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<br>
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in the open-market at a price that will be a
function of several factors, including dividend levels (which are in
turn affected by expenses), net asset value, call protection, dividend
stability, relative demand for and supply of such shares in the market,
general market and economic conditions and other factors. Because
shares of a closed-end investment company may frequently trade at
prices lower than net asset value, the Trust's board of trustees
may consider action that might be taken to reduce or eliminate any
material discount from net asset value in respect of common shares,
which may include the repurchase of such shares in the open-market or
in private transactions, the making of a tender offer for such shares,
or the conversion of the Trust to an open-end investment company. The
board of trustees may decide not to take any of these actions. In
addition, there can be no assurance that share repurchases or tender
offers, if undertaken, will reduce market discount.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time when the Trust's
Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Trust may not purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of its common shares unless (1) all accrued
Preferred Shares dividends have been paid and (2) at the time of such
purchase, redemption or acquisition, the net asset value of the
Trust's portfolio (determined after deducting the acquisition
price of the common shares) is at least 200% of the liquidation
value of the outstanding Preferred Shares (expected to equal the
original purchase price per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends
thereon). Any service fees incurred in connection with any tender offer
made by the Trust will be borne by the Trust and will not reduce the
stated consideration to be paid to tendering shareholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Subject to its investment restrictions, the Trust may borrow to
finance the repurchase of shares or to make a tender offer. Interest on
any borrowings to finance share repurchase transactions or the
accumulation of cash by the Trust in anticipation of share repurchases
or tenders will reduce the Trust's net income. Any share
repurchase, tender offer or borrowing that might be approved by the
Trust's board of trustees would have to comply with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Investment Company Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although the decision
to take action in response to a discount from net asset value will be
made by the board of trustees at the time it considers such issue, it
is the board's present policy, which may be changed by the board
of trustees, not to authorize repurchases of common shares or a tender
offer for such shares if: (1) such transactions, if consummated, would
(a) result in the delisting of the common shares from the New York
Stock Exchange or (b) impair the Trust's status as a regulated
investment company under the Code, (which would make the Trust a
taxable entity, causing the Trust's income to be taxed at the
corporate level in addition to the taxation of shareholders who receive
dividends from the Trust) or as a registered closed-end investment
company under the Investment Company Act; (2) the Trust would not be
able to liquidate portfolio securities in an orderly manner and
consistent with the Trust's investment objective and policies in
order to repurchase shares; or (3) there is, in the board's
judgment, any (a) material legal action or proceeding instituted or
threatened challenging such transactions or otherwise materially
adversely affecting the Trust, (b) general suspension of or limitation
on prices for trading securities on the New York Stock Exchange, (c)
declaration of a banking moratorium by Federal or state authorities or
any suspension of payment by United States or New York banks, (d)
material limitation affecting the Trust or the issuers of its portfolio
securities by Federal or state authorities on the extension of credit
by lending institutions or on the exchange of foreign currency, (e)
commencement of war, armed hostilities or other international or
national calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States,
or (f) other event or condition which would have a material adverse
effect (including any adverse tax effect) on the Trust or its
shareholders if shares were repurchased. The board of trustees may in
the future modify these conditions in light of experience.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
repurchase by the Trust of its shares at prices below net asset value
will result in an increase in the net asset value of those shares that
remain outstanding. However, there can be no assurance that share
repurchases or tender offers at or below net asset value will result in
the Trust's shares trading at a price equal to their net asset
value. Nevertheless, the fact that the Trust's shares may be the
subject of repurchase or tender offers from time to time, or that the
Trust may be converted to an open-end investment company, may reduce
any spread between market price and net asset value that might
otherwise exist.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-29</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition, a purchase by the Trust of
its common shares will net assets which would likely have the effect of
increasing the Trust's expense ratio. Any purchase by the Trust
of its common shares at a time when Preferred Shares are outstanding
will increase the leverage applicable to the outstanding common shares
then remaining.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Before deciding whether to take any action if the
common shares trade below net asset value, the Trust's board of
trustees would likely consider all relevant factors, including the
extent and duration of the discount, the liquidity of the Trust's
portfolio, the impact of any action that might be taken on the Trust or
its shareholders and market considerations. Based on these
considerations, even if the Trust's shares should trade at a
discount, the board of trustees may determine that, in the interest of
the Trust and its shareholders, no action should be taken.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">TAX
MATTERS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following is a description of certain Federal income
tax consequences to a shareholder of acquiring, holding and disposing
of common stock of the Trust. This discussion does not purport to be
complete or to deal with all aspects of Federal income taxation that
may be relevant to shareholders in light of their particular
circumstances. Unless otherwise noted, this discussion assumes you are
a U.S. shareholder and that you hold your shares as a capital asset.
The discussion reflects applicable tax laws of the United States as of
the date of this prospectus, which tax laws may be changed or subject
to new interpretations by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service
retroactively or prospectively.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust intends to elect to be
treated and to qualify to be taxed as a regulated investment company
under Subchapter M of the Code, and to satisfy conditions which will
enable dividends on common shares or Preferred Shares which are
attributable to interest on tax-exempt municipal securities to be
exempt from Federal income tax in the hands of its shareholders,
subject to the possible application of the Federal alternative minimum
tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, the
Trust must satisfy certain requirements relating to the source of its
income, diversification of its assets, and distributions of its income
to its shareholders. First, the Trust must derive at least 90%
of its annual gross income (including tax-exempt interest) from
dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, gains
from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign
currencies, other income (including but not limited to gains from
options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its
business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and
interests in &lsquo;&lsquo;qualified publicly traded
partnerships&rsquo;&rsquo; (collectively, the
&lsquo;&lsquo;90% gross income test&rsquo;&rsquo;). Second,
the Trust must diversify its holdings so that, at the close of each
quarter of its taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the value of
its total assets is comprised of cash, cash items, United States
government securities, securities of other regulated investment
companies and other securities limited in respect of any one issuer to
an amount not greater in value than 5% of the value of the
Trust's total assets and to not more than 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than
25% of the value of the total assets is invested in the
securities (other than United States government securities and
securities of other regulated investment companies) of (a) any one
issuer, (b) any or two or more issuers controlled by the Trust and
engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses or (c) any
one or more &lsquo;&lsquo;qualified publicly traded
partnerships.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a regulated investment company,
the Trust will not be subject to Federal income tax on income and gains
that it distributes each taxable year to its shareholders, provided
that in such taxable year it distributes at least 90% of the sum
of (i) its &lsquo;&lsquo;investment company taxable
income&rsquo;&rsquo; (which includes, among other items, dividends,
taxable interest, taxable original issue discount and market discount
income, income from securities lending, net short-term capital gain in
excess of net long-term capital loss, and any other taxable income
other than &lsquo;&lsquo;net capital gain&rsquo;&rsquo; (as defined
below) and is reduced by deductible expenses) determined without regard
to the deduction for dividends paid and (ii) its net tax-exempt
interest (the excess of its gross tax-exempt interest income over
certain disallowed deductions). The Trust may retain for investment its
net capital gain (which consists of the excess of its net long-term
capital gain over its net short-term capital loss). However, if the
Trust </p>
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<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
retains any net capital gain or any
investment company taxable income, it will be subject to tax at regular
corporate rates on the amount retained. If the Trust retains any net
capital gain, it may designate the retained amount as undistributed
capital gains in a notice to its shareholders who, if subject to
Federal income tax on long-term capital gains, (i) will be required to
include in income for Federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital
gain, their share of such undistributed amount and (ii) will be
entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the
Trust against their Federal income tax liabilities, if any, and to
claim refunds to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. For
Federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of shares owned by a
shareholder of the Trust will be increased by the amount of
undistributed capital gains included in the gross income of the
shareholder less the tax deemed paid by the shareholder under clause
(ii) of the preceding sentence. The Trust will pay shareholders
90% of its net tax-exempt interest and any investment company
taxable income in order to qualify as a regulated investment company
for Federal income tax purposes. In addition, the Trust intends to
distribute, on an annual basis, all or substantially all of its taxable
net income and capital gains to its shareholders so that the Trust will
not be subject to Federal income or excise taxes.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Treasury
regulations permit a regulated investment company, in determining its
investment company taxable income and net capital gain, to elect
(unless it has made a taxable year election for excise tax purposes as
discussed below) to treat all or part of any net capital loss, any net
long-term capital loss or any net foreign currency loss incurred after
October 31 as if it had been incurred in the succeeding year.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Distributions by the Trust of investment company taxable income, if
any, whether received in cash or additional shares, will be taxable to
shareholders as ordinary income (to the extent of the current or
accumulated earning and profits of the Trust) and generally will not
qualify for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate
shareholders. In addition, gain realized by the Trust from the
disposition of a tax-exempt municipal obligation that is attributable
to accrued market discount will be treated as ordinary income rather
than capital gain, and thus may increase the amount of ordinary income
dividends received by holders of common shares. Net long-term capital
gains realized by the Trust and distributed to shareholders in cash or
additional shares will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital
gains regardless of the length of time investors have owned shares of
the Trust. Distributions by the Trust that do not constitute ordinary
income dividends, capital gain distributions or exempt-interest
dividends (as defined below) will be treated as a return of capital to
the extent of (and in reduction of) the shareholder's tax basis
in his or her shares. Any excess will be treated as gain from the sale
of his or her shares, as discussed below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain ordinary
income dividends paid to individuals with respect to taxable years
beginning on or before December 31, 2008 will be eligible for taxation
at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains (currently at a
maximum rate of 15%) provided that certain holding period and
other requirements are met by the Trust and the
shareholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Where one or more distributions occur in any
taxable year, the available current and accumulated earnings and
profits of the Trust will be allocated, first, to the distributions
made to the holders of any outstanding preferred shares of beneficial
interest in the Trust (including the Preferred Shares, if any), and
only thereafter to distributions made to common shareholders. As a
result, the holders of any outstanding preferred shares of beneficial
interest in the Trust (including the Preferred Shares, if any) may
receive a disproportionate share of the distributions treated as
dividends, and the holders of the common shares may receive a
disproportionate share of the distributions treated as a return of
capital.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the Trust engages in hedging transactions involving
financial futures and options, these transactions will be subject to
special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to
the Trust, defer the Trust's losses, cause adjustments in the
holding periods of the Trust's securities, convert long-term
capital gains into short-term capital gains and convert short-term
capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could
therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to
holders of common shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Prior to purchasing shares in the
Trust, an investor should carefully consider the impact of dividends
which are expected to be or have been declared, but not paid. Any
dividend declared </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-31</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
shortly after a purchase of such shares
prior to the record date will have the effect of reducing the per share
net asset value by the per share amount of the dividend.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although dividends generally will be treated as distributed when
paid, dividends declared in October, November or December, payable to
holders of common shares of record on a specified date in one of those
months and paid during the following January, will be treated as having
been distributed by the Trust (and received by the holder of common
shares) on December 31.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Federal income tax law imposes an
alternative minimum tax with respect to both corporations and
individuals based on certain items of tax preference. To the extent the
Trust receives income treated as tax preference items for purposes of
the alternative minimum tax, a portion of the dividends paid by it,
although otherwise exempt from Federal income tax, will be taxable to
holders of common shares to the extent that their tax liability is
determined under the alternative minimum tax. The Trust will annually
supply holders of common shares with reports indicating the amount and
nature of all income distributed to them as well as the percentage of
Trust income attributable to tax preference items subject to the
alternative minimum tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust intends to invest in
sufficient tax-exempt municipal bonds to permit payment of
&lsquo;&lsquo;exempt-interest dividends&rsquo;&rsquo; (as defined
in the Code). Except as provided below, exempt-interest dividends paid
to holders of common shares are not includable in the holder's
gross income for Federal income tax purposes.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Internal
Revenue Service's position in a published revenue ruling
indicates that the Trust is required to designate distributions paid
with respect to its common shares and its Preferred Shares as
consisting of a portion of each type of income distributed by the
Trust. The portion of each type of income deemed received by the
holders of each class of shares will be equal to the portion of total
Trust dividends received by such class. Thus, the Trust will designate
dividends paid as exempt-interest dividends in a manner that allocates
such dividends between the holders of the common shares and the holders
of Preferred Shares in proportion to the total dividends paid to each
such class during or with respect to the taxable year, or otherwise as
required by applicable law. Capital gain dividends and ordinary income
dividends will similarly be allocated between the two classes.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Interest on certain &lsquo;&lsquo;private activity
bonds&rsquo;&rsquo; is an item of tax preference subject to the
alternative minimum tax on individuals and corporations. The Trust may
invest a portion of its assets in municipal bonds subject to this
provision so that a portion of its exempt-interest dividends is an item
of tax preference to the extent such dividends represent interest
received from these private activity bonds. Accordingly, investment in
the Trust could cause a holder of common shares to be subject to, or
result in an increased liability under, the alternative minimum
tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Exempt-interest dividends are included in determining what
portion, if any, of a person's Social Security and railroad
retirement benefits will be includable in gross income subject to
Federal income tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Although exempt-interest dividends generally
may be treated by holders of common shares as items of interest
excluded from their gross income, each holder is advised to consult his
tax advisor with respect to whether exempt-interest dividends retain
their exclusion if the shareholder would be treated as a
&lsquo;&lsquo;substantial user,&rsquo;&rsquo; or a
&lsquo;&lsquo;related person&rsquo;&rsquo; of a substantial user,
of the facilities financed with respect to any of the tax-exempt
obligations held by the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For corporations, alternative
minimum taxable income is increased by 75% of the difference
between an alternative measure of income (&lsquo;&lsquo;adjusted
current earnings&rsquo;&rsquo;) and the amount otherwise determined
to be the alternative minimum taxable income. Interest on municipal
bonds, and therefore all exempt-interest dividends received from the
Trust, are included in calculating adjusted current earnings.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The redemption, sale or exchange of common shares normally will
result in capital gain or loss to the holders of common shares who hold
their shares as capital assets. Generally, a shareholder's gain
or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been
held for more than one year even though the increase in value in such
common shares is attributable to tax-exempt interest income.
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-32</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
Present law taxes both long- and short-term
capital gains of corporations at the rates applicable to ordinary
income. For non-corporate taxpayers, however, long-term capital gains
are currently taxed at a maximum rate of 15%, while short-term
capital gains and other ordinary income are currently taxed at a
maximum rate of 35%.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">All or a portion of a sales charge
paid in purchasing common shares cannot be taken into account for
purposes of determining gain or loss on the redemption, sale or
exchange of such shares within 90 days after their purchase to the
extent common shares or shares of another fund are subsequently
acquired without payment of a sales charge pursuant to the reinvestment
or exchange privilege. Any disregarded portion of such charge will
result in an increase in the shareholder's tax basis in the
shares subsequently acquired. In addition, no loss will be allowed on
the redemption, sale or exchange of common shares if the shareholder
purchases other common shares of the Trust (whether through
reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) or the shareholder acquires
or enters into a contract or option to acquire shares that are
substantially identical to common shares of the Trust within a period
of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after such
redemption, sale or exchange. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected
in an adjustment to the basis of the shares acquired. Further, any
losses realized on the redemption, sale or exchange of common shares
held for six months or less will be disallowed to the extent of any
exempt-interest dividends received with respect to such common shares
and, if not disallowed, such losses will be treated as long-term
capital losses to the extent of any capital gain dividends received (or
amounts credited as undistributed capital gains) with respect to such
common shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In order to avoid a 4% Federal excise tax,
the Trust must distribute or be deemed to have distributed by December
31 of each calendar year the sum of 98% of its taxable ordinary
income for such year, at least 98% of its capital gain net
income (the excess of its realized capital gains over its realized
capital losses, generally computed on the basis of the one-year period
ending on October 31 of such year) and 100% of any taxable
ordinary income and capital gain net income for the prior year that was
not distributed during such year and on which the Trust paid no Federal
income tax. For purposes of the excise tax, a regulated investment
company may reduce its capital gain net income (but not below its net
capital gain) by the amount of any net ordinary loss for the calendar
year. The Trust intends to make timely distributions in compliance with
these requirements and consequently it is anticipated that it generally
will not be required to pay the excise tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If in any year the
Trust should fail to qualify under Subchapter M for tax treatment as a
regulated investment company, the Trust would incur a regular corporate
Federal income tax upon its taxable income for that year, and
distributions to its shareholders would be taxable to shareholders as
ordinary dividend income for Federal income tax purposes to the extent
of the Trust's earnings and profits.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust is required
to withhold tax at a rate of 28% on taxable dividends and
certain other payments paid to non-corporate shareholders who have not
furnished to the Trust their correct taxpayer identification number (in
the case of individuals, their Social Security number) and certain
certifications, or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amount withheld may
be refunded or credited against the shareholder's Federal income
tax liability, provided the required information is furnished to the
Internal Revenue Service.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<b>THE FOREGOING IS A GENERAL AND
ABBREVIATED SUMMARY OF THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE AND
TREASURY REGULATIONS PRESENTLY IN EFFECT. FOR THE COMPLETE PROVISIONS,
REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PERTINENT CODE SECTIONS AND THE
TREASURY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. THE CODE AND THE U.S.
TREASURY REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL OR
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, EITHER PROSPECTIVELY OR RETROACTIVELY. PERSONS
CONSIDERING AN INVESTMENT IN COMMON SHARES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISORS REGARDING THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF COMMON
SHARES</b>.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXPERTS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The statement of net
assets of the Trust as of January 4, 2006 and related statement of
operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period from
November 7, 2005 (date of inception) to January 4, 2006 appearing in
this Statement of Additional Information has been audited by Deloitte
&amp; Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and is
included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such
firm as experts in accounting and auditing. Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP,
located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116, provides accounting
and auditing services to the Trust.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A Registration Statement on Form N-2, including
amendments thereto, relating to the shares offered hereby, has been
filed by the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C. The prospectus and this Statement of Additional
Information do not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statement, including any exhibits and schedules thereto.
For further information with respect to the Trust and the shares
offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement.
Statements contained in the prospectus and this Statement of Additional
Information as to the contents of any contract or other document
referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance reference
is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement, each such statement being
qualified in all respects by such reference. A copy of the Registration
Statement may be inspected without charge at the Securities and
Exchange Commission's principal office in Washington, D.C., and
copies of all or any part thereof may be obtained from the Securities
and Exchange Commission upon the payment of certain fees prescribed by
the Securities and Exchange
Commission.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">To the Board of Trustees and Shareholder of
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">We have audited
the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BlackRock
Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (the
&lsquo;&lsquo;Trust&rsquo;&rsquo;) as of January 4, 2006, and the
related statements of operations and changes in net assets for the
period from November 7, 2005 (date of inception) to January 4, 2006.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">We conducted our audit
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements and financial highlights are free of material
misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to
perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our
audit included consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">In our opinion, such financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust
as of January 4, 2006, and the results of its operations and the
changes in net assets for the period from November 7, 2005 (date of
inception) to January 4, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of
America.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">January
6, 2006</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">F-1</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">BLACKROCK LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL ADVANTAGE
TRUST (BTA)<br>STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES<br> January 4,
2006</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="401"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">ASSETS:</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Cash</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">139,010</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">LIABILITIES:</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 8pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Payable
for organization costs </font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">39,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Net
Assets </font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">100,010</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Net
assets were comprised of:</b></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Common
stock at par (Note 1) </font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">10</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Paid-in
capital in excess of par
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">139,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Accumulated net investment
loss </font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">(39,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">)&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Net assets, January
4, 2006 </font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">100,010</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;"><b>Net
asset value per common
share:</b></font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Equivalent to 9,704 shares of
common stock issued and outstanding, par value $0.001, unlimited shares
authorized
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">10.31</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">See
Notes to Financial Statements.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">F-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">BLACKROCK LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL ADVANTAGE
TRUST (BTA)<br>STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS<br> For the period November 7,
2005 (date of inception) to January 4,
2006</p>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Investment
income
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Expenses</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 8pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Organization
expenses </font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">39,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Net investment
loss
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">
														(39,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">)&nbsp;</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">See
Notes to Financial Statements.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">F-3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">BLACKROCK LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL ADVANTAGE
TRUST (BTA)<br>STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS<br> For the period
November 7, 2005 (date of inception) to January 4,
2006</p>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Operations:</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 8pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Net
investment loss
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">
														(39,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">)&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Net decrease in
net assets resulting from operations
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">(39,000</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">)&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Capital
Share Transactions</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 8pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Net proceeds from
the issuance of common shares
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">139,010</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 30pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Total increase
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">100,010</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">NET
ASSETS</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 8pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 8pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 8pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">Beginning of period
</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #cceeff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #cceeff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #cceeff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #cceeff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">End of period (including
accumulated net investment loss of $39,000)
</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">$</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #000000; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff;" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">100,010</font></td>
<td style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt ;background-color: #ffffff;white-space:nowrap;" align="left" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">See
Notes to Financial Statements.</p>
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STATEMENTS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Note
1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Organization</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.42pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock Long-Term Municipal
Advantage Trust (the "Trust") was organized
as a Delaware statutory trust on November 7, 2005, and is registered as
a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust had no operations
other than a sale to BlackRock Funding, Inc. of 9,704 shares of common
stock for $139,010 ($14.325 per share).</p>
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<b>Investment
Valuation:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Municipal investments (including commitments to
purchase such investments on a "when-issued"
basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing
services selected under the supervision the Trusts Board of Trustees
(the "Board"). In determining the value of a
particular investment, pricing services may use certain information
with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from bond
dealers, market transactions in comparable investments and various
relationships between investments. A futures contract is valued at the
last sale price as of the close of the commodities exchange on which it
trades. Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost.
Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset
value. Any investments or other assets for which such current market
quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value
("Fair Value Assets") as determined in good
faith under procedures established by, and under the general
supervision and responsibility the Trusts Board. The investment advisor
and/or sub-advisor will submit its recommendations regarding the
valuation and/or valuation methodologies for Fair Value Assets to a
valuation committee. The valuation committee may accept, modify or
reject any recommendations. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets shall
be subsequently reported to and ratified by the Board.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.42pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The valuation committee may accept, modify or reject any
recommendations. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets shall be
subsequently reported to and ratified by the Board.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.42pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">When
determining the price for a Fair Value Asset, the investment advisor
and/or sub-advisor shall seek to determine the price that the Trust
might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset
in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based
upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or
sub-advisor deems relevant.</p>
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<b>Federal Income
Taxes:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is the Trust's intention to elect to be
treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue
Code and to distribute sufficient amounts of its net income and capital
gains to shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax or excise tax
provisions are required.</p>
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<b>Estimates:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
preparation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Note
2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Agreements</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.42pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust has entered into an
Investment Management Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the
"Advisor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. a wholly owned
subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. serves as sub-advisor to the Trust.
BlackRock, Inc. is an indirect majority owned subsidiary of The PNC
Financial Services Group, Inc. The Trust will pay the Advisor a monthly
fee (the "Investment Management Fee") in an
amount equal to 1.00% of the average weekly value of the
Trust's Net Assets. "Net Assets" means
the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of accrued liabilities. The
Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the management fee
or other expenses of the Trust in the amount of 0.40% of the
average weekly value of the Trust's Net Assets for the first five
years of the Trust's operations (through January 31, 2011), and
for declining amounts for the following three years, 0.30% in
year six (through January 31, 2012), 0.20% in year seven
(through January 31, 2013) and 0.10% in year eight (through
January 31, 2014). The Investment Management Fee covers both investment
advisory and administrative services.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Note 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Organization
Expenses and Offering Costs</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.42pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Organization expenses of
$39,000 incurred by the Trust have been expensed. Offering costs,
estimated to be approximately $876,000, limited to $0.03 per share,
will be charged to paid-in capital at the time common shares are
sold.</p>
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A</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s
Corporation</font>&mdash;A brief description of the applicable Standard
&amp; Poor&rsquo;s Corporation
(&lsquo;&lsquo;S&amp;P&rsquo;&rsquo;) rating symbols and their
meanings (as published by S&amp;P) follows:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ISSUE CREDIT RATING
DEFINITIONS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s issue credit rating
is a current opinion of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect
to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial
obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on
medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into
consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other
forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account
the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The issue credit
rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold a financial
obligation, inasmuch as it does not comment as to market price or
suitability for a particular investor.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Issue credit ratings are
based on current information furnished by the obligors or obtained by
Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s from other sources it considers reliable.
Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s does not perform an audit in connection
with any credit rating and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited
financial information. Credit ratings may be changed, suspended, or
withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such
information, or based on other circumstances.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Issue credit
ratings can be either long term or short term. Short-term ratings are
generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the
relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with
an original maturity of no more than 365 days&mdash;including
commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the
creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on
long-term obligations. The result is a dual rating, in which the
short-term rating addresses the put feature, in addition to the usual
long-term rating. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term
ratings.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Issue credit
ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following
considerations:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Likelihood of
payment&mdash;capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its
financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of
the obligation;</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Nature of and provisions
of the obligation; and</td>
</tr>
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</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Protection
afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of
bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of
bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights.</td>
</tr>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
issue rating definitions are expressed in terms of default risk. As
such, they pertain to senior obligations of an entity. Junior
obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to
reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such
differentiation applies when an entity has both senior and subordinated
obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company
and holding company obligations.) Accordingly, in the case of junior
debt, the rating may not conform exactly with the category
definition.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-1</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="387"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; has the highest
rating assigned by Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s. The obligor&rsquo;s
capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is
extremely
strong.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;AA&rsquo;&rsquo; differs from the
highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor&rsquo;s
capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very
strong.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;A&rsquo;&rsquo; is somewhat more
susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and
economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories.
However, the obligor&rsquo;s capacity to meet its financial commitment
on the obligation is still
strong.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BBB"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; exhibits adequate
protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing
circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the
obligor to meet its financial commitment on the
obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BB,"
"B," "CCC,"
"CC," and
"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;BB&rsquo;&rsquo;, &lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo;,
&lsquo;&lsquo;CCC&rsquo;&rsquo;,
&lsquo;&lsquo;CC&rsquo;&rsquo;, and
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; are regarded as having significant
speculative characteristics. &lsquo;&lsquo;BB&rsquo;&rsquo;
indicates the least degree of speculation and
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; the highest. While such obligations
will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may
be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse
conditions.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BB"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;BB&rsquo;&rsquo; is less vulnerable
to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major
ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or
economic conditions which could lead to the obligor&rsquo;s inadequate
capacity to meet its financial commitment on the
obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo; is more vulnerable
to nonpayment than obligations rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;BB&rsquo;&rsquo;, but the obligor currently has the
capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse
business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the
obligor&rsquo;s capacity or willingness to meet its financial
commitment on the
obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CCC"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;CCC&rsquo;&rsquo; is currently
vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business,
financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse
business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely
to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the
obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CC"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;CC&rsquo;&rsquo; is currently highly
vulnerable to
nonpayment.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C''</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
subordinated debt or preferred stock obligation rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; is currently highly vulnerable to
nonpayment. The &lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; rating may be used to
cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar
action taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued. A
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; also will be assigned to a preferred
stock issue in arrears on dividends or sinking fund payments, but that
is currently
paying.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"D"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;D&rsquo;&rsquo; is in payment
default. The &lsquo;&lsquo;D&rsquo;&rsquo; rating category is used
when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the
applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard &amp;
Poor&rsquo;s believes that such payments will be made during such
grace period. The &lsquo;&lsquo;D&rsquo;&rsquo; rating also will be
used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a
similar action if payments on an obligation are
jeopardized.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">PLUS (+) OR MINUS
(&minus;)</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">The ratings from &lsquo;&lsquo;AA&rsquo;&rsquo;
to &lsquo;&lsquo;CCC&rsquo;&rsquo; may be modified by the addition
of a plus (+) or minus (&ndash;) sign to show relative standing within
the major rating
categories.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"N.R."</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient
information on which to base a rating, or that Standard &amp;
Poor&rsquo;s does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of
policy.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Short-Term Issue Credit
Ratings</p>
<img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"><br>
<div style="border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; width: 602px; padding-top: 6px" align="left">
<div style="padding:0;margin:0;text-align:center;">
<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="387"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A-1"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;A-1&rsquo;&rsquo; is
rated in the highest category by Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s. The
obligor&rsquo;s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the
obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are
designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the
obligor&rsquo;s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these
obligations is extremely
strong.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A-2"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;A-2&rsquo;&rsquo; is
somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating
categories. However, the obligor&rsquo;s capacity to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation is
satisfactory.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A-3"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;A-3&rsquo;&rsquo;
exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic
conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a
weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on
the
obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo; is
regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. Ratings of
&lsquo;&lsquo;B-1&rsquo;&rsquo;,
&lsquo;&lsquo;B-2&rsquo;&rsquo;, and
&lsquo;&lsquo;B-3&rsquo;&rsquo; may be assigned to indicate finer
distinctions within the &lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo; category. The
obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on
the obligation; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which
could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its
financial commitment on the
obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B-1"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;B-1&rsquo;&rsquo; is
regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, but the
obligor has a relatively stronger capacity to meet its financial
commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade
obligors.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B-2"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;B-2&rsquo;&rsquo; is
regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the
obligor has an average speculative-grade capacity to meet its financial
commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade
obligors.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B-3"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;B-3&rsquo;&rsquo; is
regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, and the
obligor has a relatively weaker capacity to meet its financial
commitments over the short-term compared to other speculative-grade
obligors.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; is
currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable
business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet
its financial commitment on the
obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"D"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
short-term obligation rated &lsquo;&lsquo;D&rsquo;&rsquo; is in
payment default. The &lsquo;&lsquo;D&rsquo;&rsquo; rating category
is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due
even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard
&amp; Poor&rsquo;s believes that such payments will be made during
such grace period. The &lsquo;&lsquo;D&rsquo;&rsquo; rating also
will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of
a similar action if payments on an obligation are
jeopardized.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Active Qualifiers (Currently applied
and/or
outstanding)</p>
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<div style="padding:0;margin:0;text-align:center;">
<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="387"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"i"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
subscript is used for issues in which the credit factors, terms, or
both, that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of interest
are different from the credit factors, terms or both that determine the
likelihood of receipt of principal on the obligation. The
&lsquo;&lsquo;i&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript indicates that the rating
addresses the interest portion of the obligation only. The
&lsquo;&lsquo;i&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript will always be used in
conjunction with the &lsquo;&lsquo;p&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript, which
addresses likelihood of receipt of principal. For example, a rated
obligation could be assigned ratings of &lsquo;&lsquo;AAAp
N.R.i&rsquo;&rsquo; indicating that the principal portion is rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; and the interest portion of the
obligation is not
rated.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"L"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Ratings
qualified with &lsquo;&lsquo;L&rsquo;&rsquo; apply only to amounts
invested up to federal deposit insurance
limits.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"P"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
subscript is used for issues in which the credit factors, the terms, or
both, that determine the likelihood of receipt of payment of principal
are different from the credit factors, terms or both that determine the
likelihood of receipt of interest on the obligation. The
&lsquo;&lsquo;p&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript indicates that the rating
addresses the principal portion of the obligation only. The
&lsquo;&lsquo;p&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript will always be used in
conjunction with the &lsquo;&lsquo;i&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript, which
addresses likelihood of receipt of interest. For example, a rated
obligation could be assigned ratings of &lsquo;&lsquo;AAAp
N.R.i&rsquo;&rsquo; indicating that the principal portion is rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; and the interest portion of the
obligation is not
rated.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"pi"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Ratings
with a &lsquo;&lsquo;pi&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript are based on an
analysis of an issuer&rsquo;s published financial information, as well
as additional information in the public domain. They do not, however,
reflect in-depth meetings with an issuer&rsquo;s management and are
therefore based on less comprehensive information than ratings without
a &lsquo;&lsquo;pi&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript. Ratings with a
&lsquo;&lsquo;pi&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript are reviewed annually
based on a new year&rsquo;s financial statements, but may be reviewed
on an interim basis if a major event occurs that may affect the
issuer&rsquo;s credit
quality.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"pr"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">The
letters &lsquo;&lsquo;pr&rsquo;&rsquo; indicate that the rating is
provisional. A provisional rating assumes the successful completion of
the project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment
of debt service requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the
successful, timely completion of the project. This rating, however,
while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the
project, makes no comment on the likelihood of or the risk of default
upon failure of such completion. The investor should exercise his own
judgment with respect to such likelihood and
risk.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"preliminary"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Preliminary
ratings are assigned to issues, including financial programs, in the
following
circumstances.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Preliminary
ratings may be assigned to obligations, most commonly structured and
project finance issues, pending receipt of final documentation and
legal opinions. Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the
receipt and approval by Standard &amp; Poor's of appropriate
documentation. Changes in the information provided to Standard &amp;
Poor&rsquo;s could result in the assignment of a different rating. In
addition, Standard &amp; Poor's reserves the right not to issue a
final
rating.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Preliminary
ratings are assigned to Rule 415 Shelf Registrations. As specific
issues, with defined terms, are offered from the master registration, a
final rating may be assigned to them in accordance with Standard &amp;
Poor&rsquo;s policies. The final rating may differ from the
preliminary
rating.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"t"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
symbol indicates termination structures that are designed to honor
their contracts to full maturity or, should certain events occur, to
terminate and cash settle all their contracts before their final
maturity date.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-4</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Inactive Qualifiers (No longer applied or
outstanding)</p>
<img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"><br>
<div style="border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; width: 602px; padding-top: 7.199999999999999px" align="left">
<div style="padding:0;margin:0;text-align:center;">
<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="387"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"*"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
symbol indicated continuance of the ratings is contingent upon Standard
&amp; Poor's receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement
or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows.
Discontinued use in August
1998.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
qualifier was used to provide additional information to investors that
the bank may terminate its obligation to purchase tendered bonds if the
long-term credit rating of the issuer is below an investment-grade
level and/or the issuer&rsquo;s bonds are deemed taxable. Discontinued
use in January
2001.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"q"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
&lsquo;&lsquo;q&rsquo;&rsquo; subscript indicates that the rating
is based solely on quantitative analysis of publicly available
information. Discontinued use in April
2001.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"r"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">The
&lsquo;&lsquo;r&rsquo;&rsquo; modifier was assigned to securities
containing extraordinary risks, particularly market risks, that are not
covered in the credit rating. The absence of an
&lsquo;&lsquo;r&rsquo;&rsquo; modifier should not be taken as an
indication that an obligation will not exhibit extraordinary non-credit
related risks. Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s discontinued the use of the
&lsquo;&lsquo;r&rsquo;&rsquo; modifier for most obligations in June
2000 and for the balance of obligations (mainly structured finance
transactions) in November 2002.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">MUNICIPAL
ISSUER CREDIT RATING DEFINITIONS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A Standard &amp;
Poor's issuer credit rating is a current opinion of an
obligor's overall financial capacity (its creditworthiness) to
pay its financial obligations. This opinion focuses on the
obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial
commitments as they come due. It does not apply to any specific
financial obligation, as it does not take into account the nature of
and provisions of the obligation, its standing in bankruptcy or
liquidation, statutory preferences, or the legality and enforceability
of the obligation. In addition, it does not take into account the
creditworthiness of the guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit
enhancement on the obligation. The issuer credit rating is not a
recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a financial obligation issued
by an obligor, as it does not comment on market price or suitability
for a particular investor.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Issuer credit ratings are based on
current information furnished by obligors or obtained by Standard &amp;
Poor's from other sources it considers reliable. Standard &amp;
Poor's does not perform an audit in connection with any issuer
credit rating and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited financial
information. Issuer credit ratings may be changed, suspended, or
withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such
information, or based on other circumstances. Issuer credit ratings can
be either long term or short term. Short-term issuer credit ratings
reflect the obligor's creditworthiness over a short-term time
horizon.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Issue credit
ratings are based in varying degrees, on the following
considerations:</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Likelihood of
payment&mdash;capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its
financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of
the obligation;</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="545"></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Nature of and
provisions of the obligation; and</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="545"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Protection afforded by, and relative
position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization,
or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws
affecting creditors' rights.</td>
</tr>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The issue ratings definitions
are expressed in terms of default risk. As such, they pertain to senior
obligations of an entity. Junior obligations are typically rated lower
than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy,
as noted above.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-5</p>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An
obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by
Standard &amp; Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a
small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation is very strong.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of
changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in
higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet
its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BBB"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely
to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BB," "B,"
"CCC," "CC," and
"C"</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations rated
'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC',
and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative
characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of
speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations
will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may
be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse
conditions.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BB"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other
speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which
could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated
'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet
its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business,
financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the
obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CCC"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is
dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions
for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In
the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the
obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial
commitment on the obligation.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CC"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to
nonpayment.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">The 'C'
rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has
been filed or similar action has been taken, but payments on this
obligation are being continued.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"D"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An obligation rated
'D' is in payment default. The 'D' rating
category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the
date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless
Standard &amp; Poor's believes that such payments will be made
during such grace period. The 'D' rating also will be used
upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar
action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">PLUS (+) OR MINUS (&minus;)</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">The ratings from
'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition
of a plus (+) or minus (&ndash;) sign to show relative standing within
the major rating categories.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"N.R."</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">An issue designated
N.R. is not rated.</font></td>
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Ratings</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Notes</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A Standard &amp; Poor's U.S.
municipal note rating reflects the liquidity factors and market access
risks unique to notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely
receive a note rating. Notes maturing beyond three years will most
likely receive a long-term debt rating. The following criteria will be
used in making that assessment:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Amortization schedule&mdash;the
larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely
it will be treated as a note; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Source of payment&mdash;the
more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more
likely it will be treated as a note.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Note rating symbols
are as follows:</p>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"SP-1"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Strong
capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess
a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+)
designation.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"SP-2"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Satisfactory
capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to
adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the
notes.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Speculative
capacity to pay principal and
interest.</font></td>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Moody&rsquo;s Investors Service,
Inc</font>.&mdash;A brief description of the applicable Moody&rsquo;s
Investors Service, Inc.
(&lsquo;&lsquo;Moody&rsquo;s&rsquo;&rsquo;) rating symbols and
their meanings (as published by Moody&rsquo;s)
follows:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">LONG TERM OBLIGATION
RATINGS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Moody&rsquo;s long term obligation ratings are
opinions of the relative credit risk of a fixed income obligation with
an original maturity of one year or more. They address the possibility
that a financial obligation will not be honored as promised. Such
ratings reflect both the likelihood of default and any financial loss
suffered in the event of default.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Long Term Rating
Definitions:</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit
risk.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low
credit
risk.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated A are considered upper medium grade and are subject to low credit
risk.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered
medium grade and as such may possess certain speculative
characteristics.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to
substantial credit
risk.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit
risk.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing and are subject to very
high credit
risk.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near,
default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and
interest.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Obligations
rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in
default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or
interest.</font></td>
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<b>Note</b>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Moody&rsquo;s appends
numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification
from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks
in the higher end of its generic </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-7</p>
<br>
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<br>
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rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a
mid range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower
end of that generic rating category.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">MEDIUM TERM NOTE
RATINGS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Moody&rsquo;s assigns long term ratings to
individual debt securities issued from medium term note (MTN) programs,
in addition to indicating ratings to MTN programs themselves. Notes
issued under MTN programs with such indicated ratings are rated at
issuance at the rating applicable to all par&iacute; passu notes issued
under the same program, at the program&rsquo;s relevant indicated
rating, provided such notes do not exhibit any of the characteristics
of listed below:</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Notes containing
features that link interest or principal to the credit performance of
any third party or parties</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Notes
allowing for negative coupons, or negative
principal</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="30"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="545"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Notes containing any provision
that could obligate the investor to make any additional
payments</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="30"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="545"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 20pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 413pt">Notes containing provisions
that subordinate the claim.</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For notes with any of these
characteristics, the rating of the individual note may differ from the
indicated rating of the program.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Market participants must
determine whether any particular note is rated, and if so, at what
rating level. Moody&rsquo;s encourages market participants to contact
Moody&rsquo;s Ratings Desks or visit www.moodys.com directly if they
have questions regarding ratings for specific notes issued under a
medium term note program. Unrated notes issued under an MTN program may
be assigned an NR symbol.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">SHORT TERM RATING
DEFINITIONS:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Moody&rsquo;s short term ratings are
opinions of the ability of issuers to honor short term financial
obligations. Ratings may be assigned to issuers, short term programs or
to individual short term debt instruments. Such obligations generally
have an original maturity not exceeding thirteen months, unless
explicitly noted.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Moody&rsquo;s employs the following
designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated
issuers:</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"P-1"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
(or supporting institutions) rated Prime 1 have a superior ability to
repay short term debt
obligations.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"P-2"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
(or supporting institutions) rated Prime 2 have a strong ability to
repay short term debt
obligations.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"P-3"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
(or supporting institutions) rated Prime 3 have an acceptable ability
to repay short term
obligations.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"NP"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
(or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of
the Prime rating
categories.</font></td>
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<b>Note</b>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Canadian issuers
rated P 1 or P 2 have their short term ratings enhanced by the senior
most long term rating of the issuer, its guarantor or support
provider.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">US MUNICIPAL AND TAX EXEMPT
RATINGS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Municipal Ratings are opinions of the investment
quality of issuers and issues in the US municipal and tax exempt
markets. As such, these ratings incorporate Moody&rsquo;s assessment
of the default probability and loss severity of these issuers and
issues. The default and loss content for Moody&rsquo;s municipal long
term rating scale differs from Moody&rsquo;s general long term rating
scale. (Please refer to Corporate Equivalent Ratings under Policies and
Procedures.)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-8</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Municipal Ratings are based upon the
analysis of four primary factors relating to municipal finance:
economy, debt, finances, and administration/management strategies. Each
of the factors is evaluated individually and for its effect on the
other factors in the context of the municipality&rsquo;s ability to
repay its debt.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Municipal Long Term Rating
Definitions:</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated Aaa demonstrate the strongest creditworthiness relative
to other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated Aa demonstrate very strong creditworthiness relative to
other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated A present above average creditworthiness relative to
other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated Baa represent average creditworthiness relative to
other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated Ba demonstrate below average creditworthiness relative
to other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B"</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated B demonstrate weak creditworthiness relative to other
US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated Caa demonstrate very weak creditworthiness relative to
other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated Ca demonstrate extremely weak creditworthiness relative
to other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Issuers
or issues rated C demonstrate the weakest creditworthiness relative to
other US municipal or tax exempt issuers or
issues.</font></td>
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<b>Note</b>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Moody&rsquo;s appends
numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating category from Aa
through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the issuer or obligation
ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2
indicates a mid range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking
in the lower end of that generic rating category.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">US Municipal
Short Term Debt And Demand Obligation Ratings</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Municipal Short
Term Rating Definitions:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">There are three rating categories for
short term municipal obligations that are considered investment grade.
These ratings are designated as Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and
are divided into three levels&mdash;MIG 1 through MIG 3. In addition,
those short term obligations that are of speculative quality are
designated SG, or speculative grade. MIG ratings expire at the maturity
of the
obligation.</p>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"MIG
1"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This designation denotes superior credit
quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows,
highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad based access
to the market for
refinancing.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"MIG
2"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This designation denotes strong credit quality.
Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the
preceding
group.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"MIG
3"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This designation denotes acceptable credit
quality. Liquidity and cash flow protection may be narrow, and market
access for refinancing is likely to be less well
established.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"SG"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
designation denotes speculative grade credit quality. Debt instruments
in this category may lack sufficient margins of
protection.</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-9</p>
<br>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Demand Obligation Rating
Definitions:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In the case of variable rate demand obligations
(VRDOs), a two component rating is assigned; a long or short term debt
rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents
Moody&rsquo;s evaluation of the degree of risk associated with
scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element
represents Moody&rsquo;s evaluation of the degree of risk associated
with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand
(&lsquo;&lsquo;demand feature&rsquo;&rsquo;), using a variation of
the MIG rating scale, the Variable Municipal Investment Grade or VMIG
rating.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When either the long or short term aspect of a VRDO is
not rated, that piece is designated NR, e.g. Aaa/NR or NR/VMIG
1.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">VMIG rating expirations are a function of each issue&rsquo;s
specific structural or credit
features.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"VMIG
1"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This designation denotes superior credit
quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short term
credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal
protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon
demand.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"VMIG
2"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This designation denotes strong credit quality.
Good protection is afforded by the strong short term credit strength of
the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure
the timely payment of purchase price upon
demand.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"VMIG
3"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This designation denotes acceptable credit
quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short term
credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal
protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon
demand.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"SG"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">This
designation denotes speculative grade credit quality. Demand features
rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that
does not have an investment grade short term rating or may lack the
structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely
payment of purchase price upon demand.</font></td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Fitch
IBCA, Inc</font>.&mdash;A brief description of the applicable Fitch IBCA,
Inc. (&lsquo;&lsquo;Fitch&rsquo;&rsquo;) ratings symbols and
meanings (as published by Fitch) follows:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">INTERNATIONAL
LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">International Long-Term Credit
Ratings (LTCR) may also be referred to as Long-Term Ratings. When
assigned to most issuers, it is used as a benchmark measure of
probability of default and is formally described as an Issuer Default
Rating (IDR). The major exception is within Public Finance, where IDRs
will not be assigned as market convention has always focused on
timeliness and does not draw analytical distinctions between issuers
and their underlying obligations. When applied to issues or securities,
the LTCR may be higher or lower than the issuer rating (IDR) to reflect
relative differences in recovery expectations.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following
rating scale applies to foreign currency and local currency
ratings:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment
Grade</p>
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<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="387"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AAA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Highest
credit quality</b>. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; ratings
denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in
case of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial
commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected
by foreseeable
events.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AA"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Very
high credit quality</b>. &lsquo;&lsquo;AA&rsquo;&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very
strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is
not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable
events.</font></td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-10</p>
<br>
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<div style="padding:0;margin:0;text-align:center;">
<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="387"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>High
credit quality</b>. &lsquo;&lsquo;A&rsquo;&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ratings
denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of
financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may,
nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in
economic conditions than is the case for higher
ratings.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BBB"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Good
credit quality</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo; ratings
indicate that there is currently expectations of low credit risk. The
capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate
but adverse changes in circumstances and economic conditions are more
likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment grade
category.</font></td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Speculative
Grade</p>
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<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="18"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="375"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BB"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Speculative</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&lsquo;&lsquo;BB&rsquo;&rsquo; ratings indicate that there is a
possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the result of
adverse economic change over time; however, business or financial
alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.
Securities rated in this category are not investment
grade.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Highly
speculative</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For issuers and performing obligations,
&lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo; ratings indicate that significant
credit risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains.
Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for
continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business
and economic environment. For individual obligations, may indicate
distressed or defaulted obligations with potential for extremely high
recoveries. Such obligations would possess a Recovery Rating of
&lsquo;&lsquo;R1&rsquo;&rsquo; (outstanding).</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CCC"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">For issuers and
performing obligations, default is a real possibility. Capacity for
meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon sustained,
favorable business or economic conditions. For individual obligations,
may indicate distressed or defaulted obligations with potential for
average to superior levels of recovery. Differences in credit quality
may be denoted by plus/minus distinctions. Such obligations typically
would possess a Recovery Rating of &lsquo;&lsquo;R2&rsquo;&rsquo;
(superior), or &lsquo;&lsquo;R3&rsquo;&rsquo; (good) or
&lsquo;&lsquo;R4&rsquo;&rsquo; (average).</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"CC"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">For issuers and
performing obligations, default of some kind appears probable. For
individual obligations, may indicate distressed or defaulted
obligations with a Recovery Rating of
&lsquo;&lsquo;R4&rsquo;&rsquo; (average) or
&lsquo;&lsquo;R5&rsquo;&rsquo; (below average).</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">For issuers and
performing obligations, default is imminent. For individual
obligations, may indicate distressed or defaulted obligations with
potential for below-average to poor recoveries. Such obligations would
possess a Recovery Rating of &lsquo;&lsquo;R6&rsquo;&rsquo;
(poor).</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"RD"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates an
entity that has failed to make due payments (within the applicable
grace period) on some but not all material financial obligations, but
continues to honor other classes of
obligations.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"D"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates
an entity or sovereign that has defaulted on all of its financial
obligations. Default generally is defined as one of the
following:</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&ndash;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">failure of an
obligor to make timely payment of principal and/or interest under the
contractual terms of any financial
obligation;</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&ndash;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">the bankruptcy
filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other winding-up
or cessation of business of an obligor;
or</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom:  3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&ndash;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">the distressed or other
coercive exchange of an obligation, where creditors were offered
securities with diminished structural or economic terms compared with
the existing obligation.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Default ratings are not
assigned prospectively; within this context, non-payment on an
instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will not be
considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or
grace period.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-11</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Issuers will be rated
&lsquo;&lsquo;D&rsquo;&rsquo; upon a default. Defaulted and
distressed obligations typically are rated along the continuum of
&lsquo;&lsquo;C&rsquo;&rsquo; to &lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo;
ratings categories, depending upon their recovery prospects and other
relevant characteristics. Additionally, in structured finance
transactions, where analysis indicates that an instrument is
irrevocably impaired such that it is not expected to meet pay interest
and/or principal in full in accordance with the terms of the
obligation&rsquo;s documentation during the life of the transaction,
but where no payment default in accordance with the terms of the
documentation is imminent, the obligation may be rated in the
&lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;CCC-C&rsquo;&rsquo; categories.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Default is
determined by reference to the terms of the obligations&rsquo;
documentation. Fitch will assign default ratings where it has
reasonably determined that payment has not been made on a material
obligation in accordance with the requirements of the
obligation&rsquo;s documentation, or where it believes that default
ratings consistent with Fitch&rsquo;s published definition of default
are the most appropriate ratings to assign.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Notes to
International Long-Term and Short-Term ratings:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The modifiers
&lsquo;&lsquo;+&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;&ndash;&rsquo;&rsquo; may be appended to a rating to
denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes
are not added to the &lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; Long-term
rating category, to categories below
&lsquo;&lsquo;CCC&rsquo;&rsquo;, or to Short-term ratings other
than &lsquo;&lsquo;F1&rsquo;&rsquo;. (The +/&minus; modifiers are
only used to denote issues within the CCC category, whereas issuers are
only rated CCC without the use of modifiers.)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Rating Watch:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ratings are placed on Rating Watch to notify investors that there is a
reasonable probability of a rating change and the likely direction of
such change. These are designated as
&lsquo;&lsquo;Positive&rsquo;&rsquo;, indicating a potential
upgrade, &lsquo;&lsquo;Negative&rsquo;&rsquo;, for a potential
downgrade, or &lsquo;&lsquo;Evolving&rsquo;&rsquo;, if ratings may
be raised, lowered or maintained. Rating Watch is typically resolved
over a relatively short period.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Rating Outlook: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An Outlook
indicates the direction a rating is likely to move over a one to
two-year period. Outlooks may be positive, stable or negative. A
positive or negative Rating Outlook does not imply a rating change is
inevitable. Similarly, ratings for which outlooks are
&lsquo;&lsquo;stable&rsquo;&rsquo; could be upgraded or downgraded
before an outlook moves to positive or negative if circumstances
warrant such an action. Occasionally, Fitch Ratings may be unable to
identify the fundamental trend. In these cases, the Rating Outlook may
be described as evolving.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Program ratings (such as the those
assigned to MTN shelf registrations) relate only to standard issues
made under the program concerned; it should not be assumed that these
ratings apply to every issue made under the program. In particular, in
the case of non-standard issues, i.e. those that are linked to the
credit of a third party or linked to the performance of an index,
ratings of these issues may deviate from the applicable program
rating.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Variable rate demand obligations and other securities
which contain a short-term &lsquo;&lsquo;put&rsquo;&rsquo; or other
similar demand feature will have a dual rating, such as AAA/F1+. The
first rating reflects the ability to meet long-term principal and
interest payments, whereas the second rating reflects the ability to
honor the demand feature in full and on time.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Interest
Only</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Interest Only ratings are assigned to interest strips.
These ratings do not address the possibility that a security holder
might fail to recover some or all of its initial investment due to
voluntary or involuntary principal repayments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Principal
Only</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Principal Only ratings address the likelihood that a
security holder will receive their initial principal investment either
before or by the scheduled maturity date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-12</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Rate of Return</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Ratings also may
be assigned to gauge the likelihood of an investor receiving a certain
predetermined internal rate of return without regard to the precise
timing of any cash
flows.</p>
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<div style="padding:0;margin:0;text-align:center;">
<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="69"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="387"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;PIF&rsquo;&rsquo;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Paid-in-Full;
denotes a security that is paid-in-full, matured, called, or
refinanced.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;NR&rsquo;&rsquo;</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">indicates
that Fitch Ratings does not rate the issuer or issue in
question.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;Withdrawn&rsquo;&rsquo;:</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
rating is withdrawn when Fitch Ratings deems the amount of information
available to be inadequate for rating purposes, or when an obligation
matures, is called, or refinanced, or for any other reason Fitch
Ratings deems sufficient.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">NATIONAL
LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">National Ratings are an
assessment of credit quality relative to the rating of the
&lsquo;&lsquo;best&rsquo;&rsquo; credit risk in a country. This
&lsquo;&lsquo;best&rsquo;&rsquo; risk will normally, although not
always, be assigned to all financial commitments issued or guaranteed
by the sovereign state.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A special identifier for the country
concerned will be added at the end of all national ratings. For
illustrative purposes, (xxx) has been used, in the table
below.</p>
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<div style="border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; width: 602px; padding-top: 6px" align="left">
<div style="padding:0;margin:0;text-align:center;">
<table style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr style="background-color:none">
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="66"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="6"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="390"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AAA(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo;
national ratings denote the highest rating assigned in its national
rating scale for that country. This rating is assigned to the
&lsquo;&lsquo;best&rsquo;&rsquo; credit risk relative to all other
issuers or issues in the same country and will normally be assigned to
all financial commitments issued or guaranteed by the sovereign
state.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"AA(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;AA&rsquo;&rsquo;
national ratings denote a very strong credit risk relative to other
issuers or issues in the same country. The credit risk inherent in
these financial commitments differs only slightly from the
country&rsquo;s highest rated issuers or
issues.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"A(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;A&rsquo;&rsquo;
national ratings denote a strong credit risk relative to other issuers
or issues in the same country. However, changes in circumstances or
economic conditions may affect the capacity for timely repayment of
these financial commitments to a greater degree than for financial
commitments denoted by a higher rated
category.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BBB(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;BBB&rsquo;&rsquo;
national ratings denote an adequate credit risk relative to other
issuers or issues in the same country. However, changes in
circumstances or economic conditions are more likely to affect the
capacity for timely repayment of these financial commitments than for
financial commitments denoted by a higher rated category.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"BB(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;BB&rsquo;&rsquo;
national ratings denote a fairly weak credit risk relative to other
issuers or issues in the same country. Within the context of the
country, payment of these financial commitments is uncertain to some
degree and capacity for timely repayment remains more vulnerable to
adverse economic change over
time.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;B&rsquo;&rsquo;
national ratings denote a significantly weak credit risk relative to
other issuers or issues in the same country. Financial commitments are
currently being met but a limited margin of safety remains and capacity
for continued timely payments is contingent upon a sustained, favorable
business and economic
environment.</font></td>
</tr>
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"CC(xxx),"
"C(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">These categories of national
ratings denote an extremely weak credit risk relative to other issuers
or issues in the same country. Capacity for meeting financial
commitments is solely reliant upon sustained, favorable business or
economic
developments.</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"DDD(xxx),"
"DD(xxx),"
"D(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">These categories of national
ratings are assigned to entities or financial commitments which are
currently in default.</font></td>
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SHORT-TERM CREDIT RATINGS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following ratings scale
applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings. A Short-term
rating has a time horizon of less than 13 months for most obligations,
or up to three years for US </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-13</p>
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public finance, in line with industry
standards, to reflect unique risk characteristics of bond, tax, and
revenue anticipation notes that are commonly issued with terms up to
three years. Short-term ratings thus place greater emphasis on the
liquidity necessary to meet financial commitments in a timely
manner.</p>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"F1"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Highest
credit quality</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indicates the strongest capacity for timely
payment of financial commitments; may have an added
&lsquo;&lsquo;+&rsquo;&rsquo; to denote any exceptionally strong
credit
feature.</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"F2"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Good
credit quality</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A satisfactory capacity for timely payment of
financial commitments, but the margin of safety is not as great as in
the case of the higher
ratings.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"F3"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Fair
credit quality</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The capacity for timely payment of financial
commitments is adequate; however, near term adverse changes could
result in a reduction to non investment
grade.</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Speculative</b>.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments,
plus vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and
economic
conditions.</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;"><b>High
default risk</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Default is a real possibility. Capacity for
meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained,
favorable business and economic
environment.</font></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"RD"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates
an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial
commitments, although it continues to meet other
obligations.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"D"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates an entity or
sovereign that has defaulted on all of its financial
obligations.</font></td>
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Short-Term ratings:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The modifiers
&lsquo;&lsquo;+&rsquo;&rsquo; or
&lsquo;&lsquo;&ndash;&rsquo;&rsquo; may be appended to a rating to
denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes
are not added to the &lsquo;&lsquo;AAA&rsquo;&rsquo; Long-term
rating category, to categories below
&lsquo;&lsquo;CCC&rsquo;&rsquo;, or to Short-term ratings other
than &lsquo;&lsquo;F1&rsquo;&rsquo;. (The +/&minus; modifiers are
only used to denote issues within the CCC category, whereas issuers are
only rated CCC without the use of modifiers.)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Rating Watch:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ratings are placed on Rating Watch to notify investors that there is a
reasonable probability of a rating change and the likely direction of
such change. These are designated as
&lsquo;&lsquo;Positive&rsquo;&rsquo;, indicating a potential
upgrade, &lsquo;&lsquo;Negative&rsquo;&rsquo;, for a potential
downgrade, or &lsquo;&lsquo;Evolving&rsquo;&rsquo;, if ratings may
be raised, lowered or maintained. Rating Watch is typically resolved
over a relatively short period.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Rating Outlook: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An Outlook
indicates the direction a rating is likely to move over a one to
two-year period. Outlooks may be positive, stable or negative. A
positive or negative Rating Outlook does not imply a rating change is
inevitable. Similarly, ratings for which outlooks are
&lsquo;&lsquo;stable&rsquo;&rsquo; could be upgraded or downgraded
before an outlook moves to positive or negative if circumstances
warrant such an action. Occasionally, Fitch Ratings may be unable to
identify the fundamental trend. In these cases, the Rating Outlook may
be described as evolving.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Program ratings (such as the those
assigned to MTN shelf registrations) relate only to standard issues
made under the program concerned; it should not be assumed that these
ratings apply to every issue made under the program. In particular, in
the case of non-standard issues, i.e. those that are linked to the
credit of a third party or linked to the performance of an index,
ratings of these issues may deviate from the applicable program
rating.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Variable rate demand obligations and other securities
which contain a short-term &lsquo;&lsquo;put&rsquo;&rsquo; or other
similar demand feature will have a dual rating, such as AAA/F1+. The
first rating reflects the ability to meet long-term principal and
interest payments, whereas the second rating reflects the ability to
honor the demand feature in full and on time.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-14</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Interest Only
ratings are assigned to interest strips. These ratings do not address
the possibility that a security holder might fail to recover some or
all of its initial investment due to voluntary or involuntary principal
repayments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Principal Only</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Principal Only ratings address
the likelihood that a security holder will receive their initial
principal investment either before or by the scheduled maturity
date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Rate of Return</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Ratings also may be assigned to
gauge the likelihood of an investor receiving a certain predetermined
internal rate of return without regard to the precise timing of any
cash
flows.</p>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Paid-in
- -Full; denotes a security that is paid-in-full, matured, called, or
refinanced.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;NR&rsquo;&rsquo;</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">indicates
that Fitch Ratings does not rate the issuer or issue in
question.</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">&lsquo;&lsquo;Withdrawn&rsquo;&rsquo;:</font></td>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">A
rating is withdrawn when Fitch Ratings deems the amount of information
available to be inadequate for rating purposes, or when an obligation
matures, is called, or refinanced, or for any other reason Fitch
Ratings deems sufficient.</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">NATIONAL
SHORT-TERM CREDIT RATINGS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">National Ratings are an
assessment of credit quality relative to the rating of the
&lsquo;&lsquo;best&rsquo;&rsquo; credit risk in a country. This
&lsquo;&lsquo;best&rsquo;&rsquo; risk will normally, although not
always, be assigned to all financial commitments issued or guaranteed
by the sovereign state.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A special identifier for the country
concerned will be added at the end of all national ratings. For
illustrative purposes, (xxx) has been used, in the table
below.</p>
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</tr>
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<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"F1(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates
the strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments
relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. Under their
national rating scale, this rating is assigned to the
&lsquo;&lsquo;best&rsquo;&rsquo; credit risk relative to all others
in the same country and is normally assigned to all financial
commitments issued or guaranteed by the sovereign state. Where the
credit risk is particularly strong, a &lsquo;&lsquo;+&rsquo;&rsquo;
is added to the assigned
rating.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"F2(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates
a satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments
relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. However, the
margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher
ratings.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"F3(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates
an adequate capacity for timely payment of financial commitments
relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. However, such
capacity is more susceptible to near-term adverse changes than for
financial commitments in higher rated
categories.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"B(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates
an uncertain capacity for timely payment of financial commitments
relative to other issuers or issues in the same country. Such capacity
is highly susceptible to near-term adverse changes in financial and
economic conditions.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"C(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates a highly
uncertain capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative
to other issuers or issues in the same country. Capacity or meeting
financial commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained, favorable
business and economic
environment.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">"D(xxx)"</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt;background-color: #ffffff; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt; background-color: #ffffff;" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;background-color: #ffffff;">Indicates
actual or imminent payment default.</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Note to
National Short-Term ratings:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In certain countries, regulators
have established credit rating scales, to be used within their domestic
markets, using specific nomenclature. In these countries, our National
Short-Term Ratings definitions for F1+(xxx), F1(xxx), F2(xxx) and
F3(xxx) may be substituted by those regulatory scales, e.g. A1+, A1, A2
and A3.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-15</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">APPENDIX
B</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS OF STRATEGIC
TRANSACTIONS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In order to manage the risk of its securities
portfolio, or to enhance income or gain as described in the prospectus,
the Trust will engage in Strategic Transactions. The Trust will engage
in such activities in the Advisor&rsquo;s or Sub-Advisor's
discretion, and may not necessarily be engaging in such activities when
movements in interest rates that could affect the value of the assets
of the Trust occur. The Trust&rsquo;s ability to pursue certain of
these strategies may be limited by applicable regulations of the CFTC.
Certain Strategic Transactions may give rise to taxable income.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Put and Call Options on Securities and Indices</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust
may purchase and sell put and call options on securities and indices. A
put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell and the
writer the obligation to buy the underlying security at the exercise
price during the option period. The Trust may also purchase and sell
options on securities indices ("index
options"). Index options are similar to options on
securities except that, rather than taking or making delivery of
securities underlying the option at a specified price upon exercise, an
index option gives the holder the right to receive cash upon exercise
of the option if the level of the securities index upon which the
option is based is greater, in the case of a call, or less, in the case
of a put, than the exercise price of the option. The purchase of a put
option on a security could protect the Trust&rsquo;s holdings in a
security or a number of securities against a substantial decline in the
market value. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right
to buy and the seller the obligation to sell the underlying security or
index at the exercise price during the option period or for a specified
period prior to a fixed date. The purchase of a call option on a
security could protect the Trust against an increase in the price of a
security that it intended to purchase in the future. In the case of
either put or call options that it has purchased, if the option expires
without being sold or exercised, the Trust will experience a loss in
the amount of the option premium plus any related commissions. When the
Trust sells put and call options, it receives a premium as the seller
of the option. The premium that the Trust receives for selling the
option will serve as a partial offset, in the amount of the option
premium, against changes in the value of the securities in its
portfolio. During the term of the option, however, a covered call
seller has, in return for the premium on the option, given up the
opportunity for capital appreciation above the exercise price of the
option if the value of the underlying security increases, but has
retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security
decline. Conversely, a secured put seller retains the risk of loss
should the market value of the underlying security decline below the
exercise price of the option, less the premium received on the sale of
the option. The Trust is authorized to purchase and sell exchange
listed options and over-the-counter options ("OTC
Options") which are privately negotiated with the
counterparty. Listed options are issued by the Options Clearing
Corporation ("OCC") which guarantees the
performance of the obligations of the parties to such options.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Trust&rsquo;s ability to close out its position as a purchaser
or seller of an exchange listed put or call option is dependent upon
the existence of a liquid secondary market on option exchanges. Among
the possible reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an
exchange are: (i) insufficient trading interest in certain options;
(ii) restrictions on transactions imposed by an exchange; (iii) trading
halts, suspensions or other restrictions imposed with respect to
particular classes or series of options or underlying securities; (iv)
interruption of the normal operations on an exchange; (v) inadequacy of
the facilities of an exchange or OCC to handle current trading volume;
or (vi) a decision by one or more exchanges to discontinue the trading
of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event
the secondary market on that exchange (or in that class or series of
options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options on that
exchange that had been listed by the OCC as a result of trades on that
exchange would generally continue to be exercisable in accordance with
their terms. OTC Options are purchased from or sold to dealers,
financial institutions or other counterparties which have entered into
direct agreements with the Trust. With OTC Options, such variables as
expiration date, exercise price and premium will be agreed upon between
the Trust and the counterparty, without the intermediation of a third
party such as the OCC. If the counterparty </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-1</p>
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fails to make or take delivery of the
securities underlying an option it has written, or otherwise settle the
transaction in accordance with the terms of that option as written, the
Trust would lose the premium paid for the option as well as any
anticipated benefit of the transaction.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The hours of trading for
options on securities may not conform to the hours during which the
underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the option markets
close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant
price movements can take place in the underlying markets that cannot be
reflected in the option markets.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Futures Contracts and Related
Options</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Characteristics.</font>&emsp;The Trust may sell
financial futures contracts or purchase put and call options on such
futures as an offset against anticipated market movements. The sale of
a futures contract creates an obligation by the Trust, as seller, to
deliver the specific type of financial instrument called for in the
contract at a specified future time for a specified price. Options on
futures contracts are similar to options on securities except that an
option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right in return
for the premium paid to assume a position in a futures contract (a long
position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is
a put).</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Margin Requirements.</font>&emsp;At the time a futures
contract is purchased or sold, the Trust must allocate cash or
securities as a deposit payment ("initial
margin&rsquo;&rsquo;). It is expected that the initial margin that
the Trust will pay may range from approximately 1% to
approximately 5% of the value of the securities or commodities
underlying the contract. In certain circumstances, however, such as
periods of high volatility, the Trust may be required by an exchange to
increase the level of its initial margin payment. Additionally, initial
margin requirements may be increased generally in the future by
regulatory action. An outstanding futures contract is valued daily and
the payment in case of "variation margin&rsquo;&rsquo;
may be required, a process known as "marking to the
market.&rsquo;&rsquo; Transactions in listed options and futures are
usually settled by entering into an offsetting transaction, and are
subject to the risk that the position may not be able to be closed if
no offsetting transaction can be arranged.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Limitations on Use
of Futures and Options on Futures.</font>&emsp;The Trust&rsquo;s use of
futures and options on futures will in all cases be consistent with
applicable regulatory requirements and in particular the rules and
regulations of the CFTC. The Trust currently may enter into such
transactions without limit for bona fide strategic purposes, including
risk management and duration management and other portfolio strategies.
The Trust may also engage in transactions in futures contracts or
related options for non-strategic purposes to enhance income or gain
provided that the Trust will not enter into a futures contract or
related option (except for closing transactions) for purposes other
than bona fide strategic purposes, or risk management including
duration management if, immediately thereafter, the sum of the amount
of its initial deposits and premiums on open contracts and options
would exceed 5% of the Trust&rsquo;s liquidation value,
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">i.e</font>., net assets (taken at current value); provided, however,
that in the case of an option that is in-the-money at the time of the
purchase, the in-the-money amount may be excluded in calculating the
5% limitation. The above policies are non-fundamental and may be
changed by the Trust&rsquo;s board of trustees at any time. Also, when
required, an account of cash equivalents designated on the books and
records will be maintained and marked to market on a daily basis in an
amount equal to the market value of the contract.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Segregation
and Cover Requirements.</font>&emsp;Futures contracts, interest rate
swaps, caps, floors and collars, short sales, reverse repurchase
agreements and dollar rolls, and listed or OTC options on securities,
indices and futures contracts sold by the Trust are generally subject
to earmarking and coverage requirements of either the CFTC or the SEC,
with the result that, if the Trust does not hold the security or
futures contract underlying the instrument, the Trust will be required
to designate on its books and records an ongoing basis, cash, U.S.
government securities, or other liquid high grade debt obligations in
an amount at least equal to the Trust&rsquo;s obligations with respect
to such instruments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Such amounts fluctuate as the
obligations increase or decrease.</font>&emsp;The earmarking requirement
can result in the Trust maintaining securities positions it would
otherwise liquidate, segregating assets at a time when it might be
disadvantageous to do so or otherwise restrict portfolio
management.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Strategic Transactions Present Certain
Risks</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to Strategic Transactions and risk
management, the variable degree of correlation between price movements
of strategic instruments and </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-2</p>
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price movements in the position being offset
create the possibility that losses using the strategy may be greater
than gains in the value of the Trust&rsquo;s position. The same is
true for such instruments entered into for income or gain. In addition,
certain instruments and markets may not be liquid in all circumstances.
As a result, in volatile markets, the Trust may not be able to close
out a transaction without incurring losses substantially greater than
the initial deposit. Although the contemplated use of these instruments
predominantly for Strategic Transactions should tend to minimize the
risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the position, at the same
time they tend to limit any potential gain which might result from an
increase in the value of such position. The ability of the Trust to
successfully utilize Strategic Transactions will depend on the
Advisor&rsquo;s and the Sub-Advisor's ability to predict
pertinent market movements and sufficient correlations, which cannot be
assured. Finally, the daily deposit requirements in futures contracts
that the Trust has sold create an ongoing greater potential financial
risk than do options transactions, where the exposure is limited to the
cost of the initial premium. Losses due to the use of Strategic
Transactions will reduce net asset value.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Regulatory
Considerations</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Trust has claimed an exclusion from the
term &lsquo;&lsquo;commodity pool operator&rsquo;&rsquo; under the
Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, is not subject to registration
or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange
Act.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-3</p>
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">APPENDIX
C</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">PROXY VOTING POLICY</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">For</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">BlackRock Advisors,
Inc.<br> and Its Affiliated Registered Investment
Advisers</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Introduction</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Proxy Voting Policy
("Policy") for BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and
its affiliated registered investment advisers
("BlackRock") reflects our duty as a
fiduciary under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
"Advisers Act") to vote proxies in the best
interests of our clients. In addition, the Department of Labor views
the fiduciary act of managing ERISA plan assets to include the voting
of proxies. Proxy voting decisions must be made solely in the best
interests of the pension plan&rsquo;s participants and beneficiaries.
The Department of Labor has interpreted this requirement as prohibiting
a fiduciary from subordinating the retirement income interests of
participants and beneficiaries to unrelated objectives. The guidelines
in this Policy have been formulated in a manner designed to ensure
decision-making consistent with these fiduciary responsibilities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any general or specific proxy voting guidelines provided by an
advisory client or its designated agent in writing will supercede the
specific guidelines in this Policy for that client. BlackRock will
disclose to our advisory clients information about this Policy as well
as disclose to our clients how they may obtain information on how we
voted their proxies. Additionally, BlackRock will maintain proxy voting
records for our advisory clients consistent with the Advisers Act. For
those of our clients that are registered investment companies,
BlackRock will disclose this Policy to the shareholders of such funds
and make filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and make
available to fund shareholders the specific proxy votes that we cast in
shareholder meetings of issuers of portfolio securities in accordance
with the rules and regulations under the Investment Company Act of
1940.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Registered investment companies that are advised by
BlackRock as well as certain of our advisory clients may participate in
securities lending programs, which may reduce or eliminate the amount
of shares eligible for voting by BlackRock in accordance with this
Policy if such shares are out on loan and cannot be recalled in time
for the vote.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Implicit in the initial decision to retain or
invest in the security of a corporation is acceptance of its existing
corporate ownership structure, its management, and its operations.
Accordingly, proxy proposals that would change the existing status of a
corporation will be supported only when we conclude that the proposed
changes are likely to benefit the corporation and its shareholders.
Notwithstanding this favorable predisposition, we will assess
management on an ongoing basis both in terms of its business capability
and its dedication to shareholders to seek to ensure that our continued
confidence remains warranted. If we determine that management is acting
on its own behalf instead of for the well being of the corporation, we
will vote to support shareholder proposals, unless we determine other
mitigating circumstances are present.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Additionally, situations
may arise that involve an actual or perceived conflict of interest. For
example, we may manage assets of a pension plan of a company whose
management is soliciting proxies, or a BlackRock employee involved with
managing an account may have a close relative who serves as a director
or executive of a company that is soliciting proxies regarding
securities held in such account. In all cases, we seek to vote proxies
based on our clients&rsquo; best interests.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Policy and its
attendant recommendations attempt to generalize a complex subject. It
should be clearly understood that specific fact situations, including
differing voting practices in jurisdictions outside the United States,
might warrant departure from these guidelines. In such instances, we
will consider the facts we believe are relevant, and if we vote
contrary to these guidelines we will record the reasons for this
contrary vote.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-1</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section I of the Policy describes proxy
proposals that may be characterized as routine and lists examples of
the types of proposals we would typically support. Section II of the
Policy describes various types of non-routine proposals and provides
general voting guidelines. These non-routine proposals are categorized
as those involving:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Social Issues,</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Financial/Corporate Issues, and</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Shareholder Rights.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Finally,
Section III of the Policy describes the procedures we follow in casting
votes pursuant to these guidelines.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"></p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">SECTION
I</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ROUTINE MATTERS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Routine proxy proposals,
amendments, or resolutions are typically proposed by management and
meet the following criteria:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">They do not
measurably change the structure, management control, or operation of
the corporation.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">They are consistent with
industry standards as well as the corporate laws of the state of
incorporation.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Voting Recommendation</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock will
normally <u>support</u> the following <u>routine proposals</u>:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To increase authorized common shares.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To increase authorized preferred shares as
long as there are not disproportionate voting rights per preferred
share.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To elect or re-elect directors,
except as noted below.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To appoint or elect
auditors.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To approve indemnification of
directors and limitation of directors&rsquo; liability.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To establish compensation levels.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">7.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To establish employee stock purchase or
ownership plans.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">8.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To set time and location
of annual meeting.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock will withhold its vote for a
nominee to the board if he or she failed to attend at least 75%
of the board meetings in the previous year without a valid reason. In
addition, BlackRock will withhold its vote for all nominees standing
for election to a board if (1) since the last annual meeting of
shareholders and without shareholder approval, the board or its
compensation committee has repriced underwater options; or (2) within
the last year, shareholders approved by majority vote a resolution
recommending that the board rescind a &lsquo;&lsquo;poison
pill&rsquo;&rsquo; and the board has failed to take responsive action
to that resolution. Responsive action would include the rescission of
the &lsquo;&lsquo;poison pill&rsquo;&rsquo; (without a broad
reservation to reinstate the &lsquo;&lsquo;poison
pill&rsquo;&rsquo; in the event of a hostile tender offer), or public
assurances that the terms of the &lsquo;&lsquo;poison
pill&rsquo;&rsquo; would be put to a binding shareholder vote within
the next five to seven years.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock evaluates a contested
election of directors on a case-by-case basis considering the long-term
financial performance of the company relative to its industry,
management&rsquo;s track record, the qualifications of the nominees
for both slates and an evaluation of what each side is offering
shareholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">SECTION II<br> NON-ROUTINE PROPOSALS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Social Issues</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Proposals in this category involve
issues of social conscience. They are typically proposed by
shareholders who believe that the corporation&rsquo;s internally
adopted policies are ill-advised or misguided.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Voting
Recommendation</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If we have determined that management is
generally socially responsible, we will generally vote <u>against</u>
the following <u>shareholder proposals</u>:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To enforce restrictive energy policies.</td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To place arbitrary restrictions on military
contracting.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To bar or place arbitrary
restrictions on trade with other countries.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To restrict the marketing of controversial
products.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To limit corporate political
activities.</td>
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<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To bar or restrict charitable
contributions.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">7.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To enforce a general policy
regarding human rights based on arbitrary parameters.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">8.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To enforce a general policy regarding
employment practices based on arbitrary parameters.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">9.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To enforce a general policy regarding animal
rights based on arbitrary parameters.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">10.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
place arbitrary restrictions on environmental practices.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial/Corporate Issues</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Proposals in this
category are usually offered by management and seek to change a
corporation&rsquo;s legal, business or financial structure.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Voting Recommendation</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">We will generally vote in favor of
the following management proposals provided the position of current
shareholders is preserved or enhanced:</p>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
change the state of incorporation.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
approve mergers, acquisitions or dissolution.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To institute indenture changes.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To change capitalization.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shareholder Rights</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Proposals in this category are
made regularly both by management and shareholders. They can be
generalized as involving issues that transfer or realign board or
shareholder voting power.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">We typically would oppose any proposal
aimed solely at thwarting potential takeover offers by requiring, for
example, super-majority approval. At the same time, we believe
stability and continuity promote profitability. The guidelines in this
area seek to find a middle road, and they are no more than guidelines.
Individual proposals may have to be carefully assessed in the context
of their particular circumstances.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Voting Recommendation</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">We will
generally vote <u>for</u> the following <u>management
proposals</u>:</p>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require majority
approval of shareholders in acquisitions of a controlling share in the
corporation.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To institute staggered board
of directors.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require shareholder
approval of not more than 66 2/3% for a proposed amendment to
the corporation&rsquo;s by-laws.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
eliminate cumulative voting.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To adopt
anti-greenmail charter or by-law amendments or to otherwise restrict a
company&rsquo;s ability to make greenmail payments.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To create a dividend reinvestment program.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">7.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To eliminate preemptive rights.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">8.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To eliminate any other plan or procedure
designed primarily to discourage a takeover or other similar action
(commonly known as a &lsquo;&lsquo;poison pill&rsquo;&rsquo;).</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">9.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To adopt or continue a stock option or
restricted stock plan if all such plans for a particular company do not
involve excessive dilution.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">We will generally vote
<u>against</u> the following <u>management proposals</u>:</p>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require greater than
66 2/3% shareholder approval for a proposed
amendment to the corporation&rsquo;s by-laws
(&lsquo;&lsquo;super-majority provisions&rsquo;&rsquo;).</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require that an arbitrary fair price be
offered to all shareholders that is derived from a fixed formula
(&lsquo;&lsquo;fair price amendments&rsquo;&rsquo;).</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To authorize a new class of common stock or
preferred stock which may have more votes per share than the existing
common stock.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To prohibit replacement of
existing members of the board of directors.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To eliminate shareholder action by written
consent without a shareholder meeting.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
allow only the board of directors to call a shareholder meeting or to
propose amendments to the articles of incorporation.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">7.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To implement any other action or procedure
designed primarily to discourage a takeover or other similar action
(commonly known as a &lsquo;&lsquo;poison pill&rsquo;&rsquo;).</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">8.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To limit the ability of shareholders to
nominate directors.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">9.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To adopt or continue a
stock option or restricted stock plan if plan contributes to excessive
dilution.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">We will generally <u>vote</u> for the following
<u>shareholder proposals</u>:</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To rescind
share purchases rights or require that they be submitted for
shareholder approval, but only if the vote required for approval is not
more than 66 2/3%.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To opt out of
state anti-takeover laws deemed to be detrimental to the
shareholder.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To change the state of
incorporation for companies operating under the umbrella of
anti-shareholder state corporation laws if another state is chosen with
favorable laws in this and other areas.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
eliminate any other plan or procedure designed primarily to discourage
a takeover or other similar action.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
permit shareholders to participate in formulating management&rsquo;s
proxy and the opportunity to discuss and evaluate management&rsquo;s
director nominees, and/or to nominate shareholder nominees to the
board.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-4</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require that the
board&rsquo;s audit, compensation, and/or nominating committees be
comprised exclusively of independent directors.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">7.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To adopt anti-greenmail charter or by-law
amendments or otherwise restrict a company&rsquo;s ability to make
greenmail payments.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">8.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To create a dividend
reinvestment program.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">9.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To recommend that
votes to &lsquo;&lsquo;abstain&rsquo;&rsquo; not be considered
votes "cast&rsquo;&rsquo; at an annual meeting or
special meeting, unless required by state law.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">10.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require that &lsquo;&lsquo;golden
parachutes&rsquo;&rsquo; be submitted for shareholder
ratification.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">11.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To rescind a stock option
or restricted stock plan if the plan contributes to excessive
dilution.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">We will generally vote <u>against</u> the following
<u>shareholder proposals</u>:</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To restore
preemptive rights.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To restore cumulative
voting.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require annual election of
directors or to specify tenure.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To
eliminate a staggered board of directors.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require confidential voting.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To require directors to own a minimum amount
of company stock in order to qualify as a director or to remain on the
board.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">7.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To dock director pay for failing to
attend board meetings.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">8.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To rescind a stock
option or restricted stock plan if the plan does not contribute to
excessive dilution.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">9.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">To prohibit the
provision of any non-audit services by a company&rsquo;s auditors to
the company.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">SECTION III<br> VOTING PROCESS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">BlackRock
has engaged an independent third-party service provider to assist us in
the voting of proxies. These guidelines have been provided to this
service provider, who then analyzes all proxy solicitations we receive
for our clients and makes recommendations to us as to how, based upon
our guidelines, the relevant votes should be cast. These
recommendations are set out in a report that is provided to the
relevant BlackRock Portfolio Management Group team, who must approve
the proxy vote in writing and return such written approval to the
BlackRock Operations Group (e-mail is deemed to be a writing). If any
authorized member of a Portfolio Management Group team desires to vote
in a manner that differs from the third-party service provider
recommendation, the reason for such differing vote shall be noted in
the written approval form sent to the BlackRock Operations Group. The
head of each relevant BlackRock Portfolio Management Group team is
responsible for making sure that proxies are voted in a timely manner.
The BlackRock Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee (or similar
or successor committee, the "EIPOC") receives
regular reports of votes cast that differ from recommendations made by
the third-party service provider and votes cast that may have involved
a material conflict of interest. The EIPOC also review these guidelines
from time to time to determine their continued appropriateness and
whether any changes to the guidelines or the proxy voting process
should be made.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Votes may involve a conflict of interest if (i)
the vote is proposed to be cast in a manner that differs from the
third-party service provider recommendation and (ii) the subject matter
of the proxy involves a party that has a material relationship with
BlackRock, or the issuer of the proxy has such a relationship, such as
where the issuer soliciting the vote is a BlackRock client. The
BlackRock Operations Group identifies potential conflicts of interest
and then refers any potential conflict to BlackRock&rsquo;s Legal and
Compliance Department for review prior to a vote being cast.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-5</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">With respect to votes in connection with
securities held on a particular record date but sold from a client
account prior to the holding of the related meeting, BlackRock may take
no action on proposals to be voted on in such meeting.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">With
respect to voting proxies of non-U.S. companies, a number of logistical
problems may arise that may have a detrimental effect on
BlackRock&rsquo;s ability to vote such proxies in the best interests
of our clients. These problems include, but are not limited to, (i)
untimely and/or inadequate notice of shareholder meetings, (ii)
restrictions on the ability of holders outside the issuer's
jurisdiction of organization to exercise votes, (iii) requirements to
vote proxies in person, if not practicable, (iv) the imposition of
restrictions on the sale of the securities for a period of time in
proximity to the shareholder meeting, and (v) impracticable or
inappropriate requirements to provide local agents with power of
attorney to facilitate the voting instructions. Accordingly, BlackRock
may determine not to vote proxies if it believes that the restrictions
or other detriments associated with such vote outweigh the benefits
that will be derived by voting on the company's proposal.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">*****</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any questions regarding this Policy may be
directed to the General Counsel of
BlackRock.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-6</p>
<br>
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