STOCK TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENTStock Transfer Agency Agreement • March 25th, 2005 • BlackRock Health Sciences Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, made as of March 31, 2005, by and between BLACKROCK HEALTH SCIENCES TRUST, a statutory trust formed and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the "Customer"), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York trust company (hereinafter referred to as the "Bank").
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (a Delaware statutory trust) [ ] Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (Par Value $.001 Per Share) PURCHASE AGREEMENTPurchase Agreement • March 25th, 2005 • BlackRock Health Sciences Trust • New York
Merrill Lynch & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC Advest, Inc. BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc. Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated Fixed Income Securities, L.P. J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. PNC Capital Markets, Inc. RBC Capital Markets Corporation Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated x c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 4 World Financial Center New York, New York 10080
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • March 25th, 2005 • BlackRock Health Sciences Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, dated March 10, 2005, between BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, and BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor"), a Delaware corporation.
FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • March 25th, 2005 • BlackRock Health Sciences Trust • New York
WHEREAS, BNY desires to serve as a Foreign Custody Manager and perform the duties set forth herein on the terms and conditions contained herein;
CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • March 25th, 2005 • BlackRock Health Sciences Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, dated as of March 10, 2005 between BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, a statutory trust formed and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware having its principal office and place of business at 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809 (the "Fund") and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 ("Custodian").
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTSubscription Agreement • March 25th, 2005 • BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 10th day of March, 2005, between BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (the "Trust"), and BlackRock Funding, Inc. (the "Purchaser").
FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTFund Accounting Agreement • March 25th, 2005 • BlackRock Health Sciences Trust • New York
AGREEMENT made as of this 10th day of March, 2005 by and between BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business at 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809 (hereinafter called the "Fund") and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business, having its principal place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (hereinafter called the "Bank").
