Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Advisory Agreement
Exhibit 4(b)
Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Advisory Agreement
This Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of June 1, 2011 (the “Amendment”) is entered into by and between BlackRock Municipal Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and BlackRock Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).
WHEREAS, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Advisor have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated September 29, 2006 (the “Advisory Agreement”) pursuant to which the Advisor agreed to act as investment advisor to the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement provides that the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, will pay to the Advisor a monthly fee in arrears at an annual rate equal to the amount set forth in Schedule A thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisory Agreement may be amended by the parties to the Advisory Agreement only if the amendment is specifically approved by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of those Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and, where required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of those Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust, specifically approved this Amendment at an in-person meeting held on May 11, 2011;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A of the Advisory Agreement is hereby amended as set forth on the Schedule A attached hereto with respect to the Fund. |
| 2. | Except as otherwise set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Advisory Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.
BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
By:________________________
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC
By:________________________
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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Schedule A
Investment Advisory Fee
0.55% of the average daily Net Assets of the Fund not exceeding $1 billion; 0.52% of the average daily Net Assets of the Fund exceeding $1 billion but not exceeding $3 billion; 0.50% of the average daily Net Assets of the Fund exceeding $3 billion but not exceeding $5 billion; 0.48% of the average daily Net Assets of the Fund exceeding $5 billion but not exceeding $10 billion; and 0.47% of the average daily Net Assets of the Fund exceeding $10 billion.
