Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions and special distributions today as detailed below.

Quarterly Distributions

Declaration- 12/9/2011 Ex-Date- 12/16/2011 Record- 12/20/2011 Payable- 12/30/2011

    
      
        
          Fund
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Ticker
        
        
           
        
        
          Distribution
        
        
           
        
        
          Change From Prior

          

Distribution

        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BCF
        
        
        
        
          $0.271800
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BCX
        
        
        
        
          $0.350000
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BDJ
        
        
        
        
          $0.170000
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BDT
        
        
        
        
          $0.162500
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BDV
        
        
        
        
          $0.162500
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BGR
        
        
        
        
          $0.405000
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BGY
        
        
        
        
          $0.340000
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Health Sciences Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BME
        
        
        
        
          $0.384375
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BQR
        
        
        
        
          $0.235000
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          CII
        
        
        
        
          $0.360000
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
    
    

Special Distributions

Declaration- 12/9/2011 Ex-Date- 12/16/2011 Record- 12/20/2011 Payable- 12/30/2011

    
      
        
          Fund
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Ticker
        
        
           
        
        
          Special Distribution
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BGR
        
        
        
        
          $0.148000
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BME
        
        
        
        
          $0.963000
        
      
      
        
          BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BQY
        
        
        
        
          $0.270000
        
      
    
    

* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to their shareholders as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous distribution payment. The Section 19 notice was provided not for tax reporting purposes but for informational purposes only. This information can be found in the “Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com. If applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2011 will be made after the end of the year.

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (NYSE:BCF), BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE:BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ), BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDT), BlackRock Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDV), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE:BGR), BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (NYSE:BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME), BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust (NYSE:BQR) and BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CII) (collectively, the “Trusts”) have adopted a level distribution plan (the “Plan”) and employ either a managed distribution or an option over-write policy to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Trust’s Board. Under its Plan, each Trust will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If sufficient investment income is not available on a quarterly/monthly basis, the Trusts will distribute long-term capital gains and or return capital to their shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.

The Trusts’ estimated sources of the distributions paid currently and for their current fiscal year through September 30, 2011 are as follows:

Estimated Allocations as of September 30, 2011

        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Trust
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Distribution
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          

Net Investment

Income

Net Realized

Short-Term

Gains

Net Realized

Long-Term Gains

        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Return of Capital
        
      
      
        
          BCF1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.271800
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.030815 (11%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.240985 (89%)
        
      
      
        
          BCX1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.350000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.018405 (5%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.020679 (6%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.310916 (89%)
        
      
      
        
          BDJ1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.170000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.039628 (23%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.130372 (77%)
        
      
      
        
          BDT1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.162500
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.065986 (41%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.096514 (59%)
        
      
      
        
          BDV1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.162500
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.059531 (37%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.102969 (63%)
        
      
      
        
          BGR
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.405000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.009472 (2%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.395528 (98%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
      
      
        
          BGY1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.340000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.014472 (4%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.325528 (96%)
        
      
      
        
          BME
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.384375
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.069515 (18%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.31486 (82%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
      
      
        
          BQR1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.235000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.066578 (28%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.168422 (72%)
        
      
      
        
          CII1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.360000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.040613 (11%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.319387 (89%)
        
      
      
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through September 30, 2011

        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Trust
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Distribution
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Net Investment Income
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Net Realized Short-Term Gains
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Net Realized Long-Term Gains
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Return of Capital
        
      
      
        
          BCF1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.087200
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.099056 (9%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.988144 (91%)
        
      
      
        
          BCX1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.700000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.026256 (4%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.098652 (14%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.575092 (82%)
        
      
      
        
          BDJ1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.830000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.145149 (17%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.684851 (83%)
        
      
      
        
          BDT1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.650000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.243913 (38%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.406087 (62%)
        
      
      
        
          BDV1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.650000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.216089 (33%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.433911 (67%)
        
      
      
        
          BGR
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.620000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.076221 (5%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.543779 (95%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
      
      
        
          BGY1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.360000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.130143 (10%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.229857 (90%)
        
      
      
        
          BME
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $2.237500
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.917989 (86%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.319511 (14%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
      
      
        
          BQR1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.070000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.099701 (9%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.970299 (91%)
        
      
      
        
          CII1
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.690000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.329213 (19%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $0 (0%)
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          $1.360787 (81%)
        
      
    
    

1 The Trust estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Trust's investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Trust’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Trust in which you are invested will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Trust Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Trust
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          

Average annual

total return (in

relation to NAV) for

the 5-year period

ending on

10/31/2011

Annualized current

distribution rate

expressed as a

percentage of NAV as

of 10/31/2011

Cumulative total

return (in relation to

NAV) for the fiscal

year through

10/31/2011

Cumulative fiscal

year distributions

as a percentage of

NAV as of

10/31/2011

        
      
      
        
          BCF
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          5.07%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          8.73%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          0.58%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          8.73%
        
      
      
        
          BCX *
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (12.88)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          8.32%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (7.80)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          4.16%
        
      
      
        
          BDJ
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (1.10)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          8.47%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          6.88%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          10.34%
        
      
      
        
          BDT
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (0.08)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          5.77%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          8.31%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          5.77%
        
      
      
        
          BDV
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (1.77)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          6.41%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          8.33%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          6.41%
        
      
      
        
          BGR
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          7.12%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          5.72%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          16.09%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          5.72%
        
      
      
        
          BGY *
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (3.43)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          15.60%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (4.55)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          15.60%
        
      
      
        
          BME
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          7.11%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          5.77%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          6.43%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          8.40%
        
      
      
        
          BQR *
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (5.68)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          10.03%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          (2.24)%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          11.42%
        
      
      
        
          CII
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          3.15%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          10.38%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          7.56%
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          12.18%
        
      
    
    

* Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; this represents the average annual total return (in relation to NAV) from inception to October 31, 2011.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Trust’s investment performance from the amount of the Trust’s current distributions or from the terms of the Trust’s Plan

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With respect to each Fund, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Fund or in the Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, including the recently approved Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) BlackRock’s success in maintaining secondary market support for the Fund; (11) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; (12) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions; and (13) the ability of BlackRock to integrate the operations of Barclays Global Investors.

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