Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Master Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement
Exhibit (g)(9)
Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Master Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement
This AMENDMENT NO. 4 (this “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Master Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement dated December 1, 2019 (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 24th day of March, 2021, by and among BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) and each investment company listed on Schedule A attached hereto (each, a “Fund”).
WHEREAS, each Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management company;
WHEREAS, each Fund that is currently party to the Agreement is organized as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware, a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland or a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Maryland;
WHEREAS, BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust is a newly organized statutory trust under the laws of the State of Maryland and desires to be added as a party to the Agreement;
WHEREAS, BlackRock Hedge Fund Guided Portfolio Solution is a newly organized statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and desires to be added as a party to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Funds desire to amend and restate Schedule A to the Agreement to reflect the addition of BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust and BlackRock Hedge Fund Guided Portfolio Solution (together, the “New Funds”) as parties to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule A attached hereto.
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| (a) | Except as expressly amended and provided herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Amendment with respect to the New Funds and the terms of the Agreement, this Amendment shall control. |
| (b) | This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be signed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
| EACH OF THE FUNDS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A ATTACHED HERETO | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
AMENDED AND RESTATED SCHEDULE A
Closed-End Fund Master Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement
(Dated as of March 24, 2021)
| 1. | BBN | BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 2. | BFZ | BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 3. | BHK | BlackRock Core Bond Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 4. | HYT | BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 5. | BTZ | BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 6. | DSU | BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 7. | BGR | BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 8. | CII | BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 9. | BDJ | BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 10. | EGF | BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 11. | FRA | BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 12. | BGT | BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 13. | BOE | BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 14. | BME | BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 15. | BKT | BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 16. | BGY | BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 17. | BKN | BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 18. | BLW | BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 19. | BTA | BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 20. | BZM | BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
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| 21. | MHE | BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 22. | BIT | BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 23. | MUI | BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 24. | MUA | BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 25. | BBF | BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 26. | BYM | BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 27. | BFK | BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 28. | BLE | BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 29. | BTT | BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 30. | MEN | BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 31. | MUC | BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 32. | MHD | BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 33. | MFL | BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 34. | MUJ | BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 35. | MHN | BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 36. | MUE | BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 37. | MVT | BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 38. | MVF | BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 39. | MZA | BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 40. | MYC | BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 41. | MCA | BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 42. | MYD | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 43. | MYF | BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund | June 30, 2022 | |||
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| 44. | MFT | BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 45. | MIY | BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 46. | MYJ | BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 47. | MYN | BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 48. | MPA | BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 49. | MQT | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 50. | MYI | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 51. | MQY | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 52. | BLJ | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 53. | BNJ | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 54. | BSE | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 55. | BNY | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 56. | BFY | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 57. | BCX | BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 58. | BST | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 59. | XXX | BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 60. | BHV | BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 61. | BSD | The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 62. | BGIO | BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunities Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 63. | — | BlackRock Multi-Sector Opportunities Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 64. | — | BlackRock Multi-Sector Opportunities Trust II | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 65. | — | BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 66. | BSTZ | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II | June 30, 2022 | |||
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| 67. | BMEZ | BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 68. | BCAT | BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust | June 30, 2022 | |||
| 69. | BPIF | BlackRock Private Investments Fund | June 30, 2023 | |||
| 70. | BIGZ | BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust | June 30, 2023 | |||
| 71. | — | BlackRock Hedge Fund Guided Portfolio Solution | June 30, 2023 | |||
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