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Blackrock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. - Certified annual shareholder report for management investment companies (N-CSR)

07/03/2008 3:21pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21722

Name of Fund: BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. (EEF)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing
address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2007

Date of reporting period: 01/01/2007 – 12/31/2007

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


EQUITIES FIXED INCOME REAL ESTATE LIQUIDITY ALTERNATIVES BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS


Annual Report

  DECEMBER 31, 2007

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. (EEF)

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. (ECV)

NOT FDIC INSURED

MAY LOSE VALUE

NO BANK GUARANTEE


Table of Contents      

 
 
    Page  

 
 
A Letter to Shareholders     3  
Annual Reports:      
Fund Summaries     4  
Financial Statements:      
      Schedules of Investments     6  
      Statements of Assets and Liabilities     13  
      Statements of Operations     14  
      Statements of Changes in Net Assets     15  
Financial Highlights     17  
Notes to Financial Statements     18  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     22  
Important Tax Information     23  
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan     24  
Officers and Directors     25  
Additional Information     28  

2 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


A Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder

Financial markets endured heightened volatility during 2007, culminating in mixed results for some of the major benchmark indexes:

Total Returns as of December 31, 2007     6-month     12-month  

 
 
U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)     –1.37%     + 5.49%  

 
 

Small cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)     –7.53     1.57      

 
 

International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)     +0.39     +11.17  

 
 
Fixed income (Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)     +5.93     + 6.97  

 
 

Tax-exempt fixed income (Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index)     +3.22     + 3.36  

 
 

High yield bonds (Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index)     –0.67     + 2.27  

 
 


Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Subprime mortgage woes dominated headlines for much of 2007, spawning a widespread liquidity and credit crisis with ramifications across global markets. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) stepped in to inject liquidity into the markets and bolster investor confidence, cutting the federal funds rate by 0.50% in September, 0.25% in October and 0.25% in December, which brought the target short-term interest rate to 4.25% . In taking action, the central bankers, who had long deemed themselves inflation fighters, were seeking to stem the fallout from the credit crunch and forestall a wider economic unraveling.

Amid the volatility, equity markets displayed surprising resilience. Market fundamentals generally held firm, dividend payouts and share buybacks continued, and valuations remained attractive. To some extent, the credit turmoil dampened corporate merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity, a key source of strength for equity markets, but 2007 remained a record year for global M&A nonetheless. As the returns indicate, the most recent six months were more trying, reflecting the slowing U.S. economy, a troubled housing market and a more difficult corporate earnings backdrop. Overall, large cap stocks outperformed small caps as investors grew increasingly risk averse. International markets fared better than their U.S. counterparts, benefiting from generally stronger economies.

In fixed income markets, mixed economic signals and subprime fallout resulted in a flight to quality. Investors shunned bonds associated with the housing and credit markets in favor of higher-quality Treasury issues. The yield on 10-year Treasury issues, which touched 5.30% in June (its highest level in five years), fell to 4.04% by year-end, while prices correspondingly rose. The tax-exempt bond market waffled amid the economic uncertainty and concerns around the credit worthiness of bond insurers, but set a new-issuance record in 2007. A drop in municipal bond prices created buying opportunities, and the heightened supply was generally well absorbed.

As you navigate the uncertainties inherent in the financial markets, we encourage you to start the year by reviewing your investment goals with your financial professional and making portfolio changes, as needed. For more reflection on 2007 and our 10 predictions for 2008, please ask your financial professional for a copy of “What’s Ahead in 2008: An Investment Perspective,” or view it online at www.blackrock.com/funds . As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investment assets, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the new year and beyond.

Sincerely,


THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT

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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2007

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. (EEF) primarily seeks to provide stockholders with current income and gains, with a secondary objective of providing capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks in an attempt to generate current income and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call options on equity indexes in an attempt to generate gains from option premiums primarily on the S&P 500 Index.

Fund Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange     EEF  
Initital Offering Date     May 6, 2005  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2007** ($16.16)           12.38%  
Current Quarterly Distribution per share of Common Stock*     $ .50  
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Stock*     $2.00  

 
    * The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized  
        gain at fiscal year end.      
  ** Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.  
        Past performance does not guarantee future results.      

The table below summarizes the Fund’s market price and net asset value per share:              

 
 
 
    12/31/07     12/31/06       Change     High     Low  

 
 
 
 
 
Market Price     $16.16     $19.86     (18.63%)     $21.00     $15.33  
Net Asset Value     $17.57     $18.68     (5.94%)     $19.35     $17.16  

 
 
 
 
 

The following chart shows the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments:          

 
 
 
      Portfolio Composition          

 
 
 
Sector     12/31/07     12/31/06  

 
 
Financials         17%         20%  
Information Technology     17     14  
Health Care     13     14  
Energy     13     10  
Industrials     11     10  
Consumer Staples     10     9  
Consumer Discretionary     8     11  
Telecommunication Services     4     4  
Materials     4     5  
Utilities     3     3  

 
 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

4 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Fund Summary as of December 31, 2007

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. (EVC) primarily seeks to provide stockholders with current income and gains, with a secondary objective of providing capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks in an attempt to generate current income and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call options on equity indexes in an attempt to generate gains from option premiums primarily on the S&P 500 Index as well as the NASDAQ 100 Index.

Fund Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange               ECV  
Initital Offering Date     June 30, 2005  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2007** ($15.68)             13.07%  
Current Semi-Annual Distribution per share of Common Stock*             $1.025  
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Stock*             $2.05  

 
    * The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized  
        gain at fiscal year end.      
  ** Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.  
        Past performance does not guarantee future results.      

The table below summarizes the Fund’s market price and net asset value per share:

    12/31/07     12/31/06       Change     High     Low  

 
 
 
 
 
Market Price     $15.68     $19.52     (19.67%)     $22.20     $15.11  
Net Asset Value     $17.30     $18.14     (4.63%)     $19.36     $16.97  

 
 
 
 
 
 
The following chart shows the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments:          

 
 
 
      Portfolio Composition                      

 
 
 
 
 
 
Sector                 12/31/07     12/31/06  

 
 
 
 
 
Information Technology                 28%     25%  
Financials                 14     13  
Health Care                 13     13  
Energy                 10     6  
Consumer Discretionary                 9     14  
Industrials                 9     10  
Consumer Staples                 8     7  
Telecommunication Services                 4     4  
Materials                 3     4  
Utilities                 2     4  

 
 
 
 
 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2007

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%          
General Dynamics Corp.     7,100     $ 631,829  
Honeywell International, Inc.     9,400     578,758  
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     4,000     423,760  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     19,600     2,063,096  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     29,700     2,335,608  
       
        6,033,051  

 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.1%          
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B     59,600     4,214,912  

 
 
Auto Components — 0.2%          
Johnson Controls, Inc.     16,800     605,472  

 
 
Automobiles — 0.6%          
General Motors Corp.     91,500     2,277,435  

 
 
Beverages — 2.3%          
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.     21,800     1,141,012  
The Coca-Cola Co.     92,300     5,664,451  
PepsiCo, Inc.     25,600     1,943,040  
       
        8,748,503  

 
 
Biotechnology — 1.6%          
Amgen, Inc. (b)     51,500     2,391,660  
Biogen Idec, Inc. (b)     11,600     660,272  
Celgene Corp. (b)     11,000     508,310  
Genzyme Corp. (b)     8,600     640,184  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (b)     40,000     1,840,400  
       
        6,040,826  

 
 
Capital Markets — 2.6%          
American Capital Strategies Ltd.     72,200     2,379,712  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     20,700     4,451,535  
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.     27,300     1,786,512  
Morgan Stanley     18,600     987,846  
       
        9,605,605  

 
 
Chemicals — 1.6%          
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     6,300     621,369  
The Dow Chemical Co.     48,300     1,903,986  
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.     47,600     2,098,684  
PPG Industries, Inc.     18,000     1,264,140  
       
        5,888,179  

 
 
Commercial Banks — 3.4%          
BB&T Corp.     15,400     472,318  
Comerica, Inc.     17,700     770,481  
KeyCorp     11,100     260,295  
National City Corp.     16,300     268,298  
Regions Financial Corp.     124,900     2,953,885  
U.S. Bancorp     134,900     4,281,726  
Wachovia Corp.     54,200     2,061,226  
Wells Fargo & Co.     60,700     1,832,533  
       
        12,900,762  

 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%          
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (b)     6,400     207,360  

 
 
Communications Equipment — 3.1%          
Ciena Corp. (b)     15,971     544,771  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (b)     142,600     3,860,182  
Corning, Inc.     52,100     1,249,879  
Motorola, Inc.     132,500     2,125,300  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     103,300     4,064,855  
       
        11,844,987  

 
 

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 3.5%          
Apple Computer, Inc. (b)     26,400     $ 5,229,312  
Dell, Inc. (b)     64,300     1,575,993  
EMC Corp.     61,600     1,141,448  
Hewlett-Packard Co.     43,400     2,190,832  
International Business Machines Corp.     19,100     2,064,710  
SanDisk Corp. (b)     33,600     1,114,512  
       
        13,316,807  

 
 
Consumer Finance — 0.3%          
American Express Co.     11,500     598,230  
Discover Financial Services LLC     23,700     357,396  
       
        955,626  

 
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%          
Pactiv Corp. (b)     1,500     39,945  

 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.9%          
Bank of America Corp.     143,400     5,916,684  
CME Group, Inc.     3,949     2,709,014  
Citigroup, Inc.     198,800     5,852,672  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     92,400     4,033,260  
       
        18,511,630  

 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.9%          
AT&T Inc.     174,590     7,255,960  
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (c)     1     12  
Citizens Communications Co.     210,500     2,679,665  
Embarq Corp.     25,091     1,242,757  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     82,190     3,590,881  
       
        14,769,275  

 
 
Electric Utilities — 1.4%          
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     11,300     526,128  
Entergy Corp.     5,600     669,312  
Exelon Corp.     19,100     1,559,324  
FPL Group, Inc.     25,300     1,714,834  
FirstEnergy Corp.     8,600     622,124  
       
        5,091,722  

 
 
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%          
Emerson Electric Co.     51,200     2,900,992  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     26,000     1,792,960  
       
        4,693,952  

 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.3%          
Tyco Electronics Ltd.     29,925     1,111,115  

 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.8%          
Baker Hughes, Inc.     9,600     778,560  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (b)     39,600     2,909,016  
Schlumberger Ltd.     13,297     1,308,026  
Smith International, Inc.     41,100     3,035,235  
Transocean, Inc. (b)     16,930     2,423,530  
       
        10,454,367  

 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%          
CVS/Caremark Corp.     43,720     1,737,870  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     67,900     3,227,287  
Walgreen Co.     38,800     1,477,504  
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     4,600     187,680  
       
        6,630,341  

 
 

6 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Food Products — 1.0%          
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     16,600     $ 394,914  
Kraft Foods, Inc.     49,021     1,599,555  
Sara Lee Corp.     117,400     1,885,444  
       
        3,879,913  

 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%          
Baxter International, Inc.     13,800     801,090  
Becton Dickinson & Co.     18,400     1,537,872  
Boston Scientific Corp. (b)     44,046     512,255  
Covidien Ltd.     29,925     1,325,378  
Medtronic, Inc.     3,600     180,972  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (b)     9,500     628,425  
       
        4,985,992  

 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%          
Aetna, Inc.     16,300     940,999  
Express Scripts, Inc. (b)     18,200     1,328,600  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (b)     12,600     1,277,640  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     40,600     2,362,920  
       
        5,910,159  

 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.6%          
Carnival Corp.     35,500     1,579,395  
McDonald's Corp.     74,600     4,394,686  
Starbucks Corp. (b)     87,200     1,784,984  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     39,400     1,734,782  
Wendy's International, Inc.     7,300     188,632  
       
        9,682,479  

 
 
Household Durables — 0.6%          
Black & Decker Corp.     1,900     132,335  
Fortune Brands, Inc.     22,700     1,642,572  
Lennar Corp. Class A     23,000     411,470  
       
        2,186,377  

 
 
Household Products — 1.7%          
The Procter & Gamble Co.     88,742     6,515,438  

 
 
IT Services — 0.6%          
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     40,300     1,794,559  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (b)     12,800     434,432  
       
        2,228,991  

 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 4.7%          
3M Co.     38,500     3,246,320  
General Electric Co.     332,300     12,318,361  
Textron, Inc.     14,800     1,055,240  
Tyco International Ltd.     21,825     865,361  
       
        17,485,282  

 
 
Insurance — 3.4%          
The Allstate Corp.     18,700     976,701  
American International Group, Inc.     40,700     2,372,810  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     16,100     1,403,759  
Lincoln National Corp.     36,300     2,113,386  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     75,500     1,998,485  
The Progressive Corp.     62,000     1,187,920  
The Travelers Cos., Inc.     49,600     2,668,480  
       
        12,721,541  

 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.5%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (b)     20,900     1,936,176  

 
 

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Internet Software & Services — 1.9%          
eBay, Inc. (b)     78,800     $ 2,615,372  
Google, Inc. Class A (b)     5,930     4,100,476  
Yahoo! Inc. (b)     23,100     537,306  
       
        7,253,154  

 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4%          
Eastman Kodak Co.     64,000     1,399,680  

 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%          
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (b)     12,000     692,160  

 
 
Machinery — 1.6%          
Caterpillar, Inc.     37,500     2,721,000  
Cummins, Inc.     14,800     1,885,076  
Deere & Co.     16,800     1,564,416  
       
        6,170,492  

 
 
Media — 2.0%          
CBS Corp. Class B     79,650     2,170,463  
Comcast Corp. Class A (b)     103,200     1,884,432  
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (b)     60,600     1,401,072  
Viacom, Inc. Class B (b)     34,650     1,521,828  
Walt Disney Co.     18,300     590,724  
       
        7,568,519  

 
 
Metals & Mining — 1.4%          
Alcoa, Inc.     30,700     1,122,085  
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     19,000     1,641,600  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B     24,800     2,540,512  
       
        5,304,197  

 
 
Multi-Utilities — 1.7%          
Ameren Corp.     12,000     650,520  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     32,400     1,582,740  
Dominion Resources, Inc.     16,400     778,180  
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     34,200     3,359,808  
       
        6,371,248  

 
 
Multiline Retail — 0.2%          
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     8,500     163,455  
Target Corp.     9,700     485,000  
       
        648,455  

 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.5%          
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (e)     30,400     1,996,976  
Apache Corp.     9,700     1,043,138  
Chevron Corp.     75,106     7,009,643  
ConocoPhillips     47,400     4,185,420  
Devon Energy Corp.     33,000     2,934,030  
EOG Resources, Inc.     17,200     1,535,100  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     132,700     12,432,663  
Hess Corp.     22,800     2,299,608  
Marathon Oil Corp.     3,900     237,354  
Valero Energy Corp.     15,600     1,092,468  
XTO Energy, Inc.     15,000     770,400  
       
        35,536,800  

 
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%          
International Paper Co.     52,500     1,699,950  
MeadWestvaco Corp.     14,200     444,460  
Weyerhaeuser Co.     8,000     589,920  
       
        2,734,330  

 
 

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.2%          
Abbott Laboratories (e)     23,200     $ 1,302,680  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     120,000     3,182,400  
Eli Lilly & Co.     54,300     2,899,077  
Johnson & Johnson     105,200     7,016,840  
Merck & Co., Inc.     85,800     4,985,838  
Pfizer, Inc.     313,100     7,116,763  
Wyeth     16,500     729,135  
       
        27,232,733  

 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%          
Equity Residential Properties     8,200     299,054  
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.     60,500     2,785,420  
       
        3,084,474  

 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.2%      
Applied Materials, Inc.     39,100     694,416  
Intel Corp.     136,300     3,633,758  
Linear Technology Corp.     39,400     1,254,102  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     54,400     1,709,248  
National Semiconductor Corp.     57,700     1,306,328  
Nvidia Corp. (b)     69,150     2,352,483  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     33,400     1,115,560  
       
        12,065,895  

 
 
Software — 3.8%          
Autodesk, Inc. (b)     41,500     2,065,040  
Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)     19,200     1,121,472  
Microsoft Corp.     238,500     8,490,600  
Oracle Corp. (b)     112,100     2,531,218  
       
        14,208,330  

 
 
Specialty Retail — 0.5%          
Home Depot, Inc.     64,800     1,745,712  

 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%          
Coach, Inc. (b)     11,900     363,902  
VF Corp.     8,500     583,610  
       
        947,512  

 
 

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.6%          
Fannie Mae     28,300     $ 1,131,434  
Freddie Mac     20,200     688,214  
Washington Mutual, Inc.     25,200     342,972  
       
        2,162,620  

 
 
Tobacco — 2.2%          
Altria Group, Inc.     76,300     5,766,754  
Reynolds American, Inc.     34,700     2,288,812  
UST, Inc.     4,100     224,680  
       
        8,280,246  

 
 
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost — $343,155,879) — 94.6%         354,880,777  

 
 
 
 
 
    Beneficial      
Short-Term Securities     Interest      

 
 
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC          
Money Market Series, 4.78% (a)(d)     $34,720,875     34,720,875  

 
 
Total Short-Term Securities          
(Cost — $34,720,875) — 9.2%         34,720,875  

 
 
Total Investments Before Options Written          
(Cost — $377,876,754*) — 103.8%         389,601,652  

 
 
 
 
 
    Number of      
Options Written     Contracts      

 
 
Call Options Written — (1.0%)          
S&P 500 Index, expiring January 2008          
at $1,475     1,730     (3,961,700)  

 
 
Total Options Written          
(Premiums Received — $5,561,868) — (1.0%)         (3,961,700)  

 
 
Total Investments, Net of Options Written          
(Cost — $372,314,886) — 102.8%         385,639,952  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.8%)         (10,505,847)  
       
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 375,134,105  
   
 

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of      
    December 31, 2007, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were  
    as follows:          
    Aggregate cost     $ 377,876,985  
   
    Gross unrealized appreciation     $ 37,360,212  
    Gross unrealized depreciation         (25,635,545)  
   
 
    Net unrealized appreciation     $ 11,724,667  
   

(a) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of  
      Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:  

    Net     Interest  
      Affiliate     Activity     Income  

 
 
 
      BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC          
          Cash Sweep Series         $ 18,244  
      BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC          
          Money Market Series     $25,823,602     $1,079,543  

 
 

(b) Non-income producing security. (c) Depositary receipts.

(d) Represents the current yield as of December 31, 2007.

(e) Security held as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.

Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:

Number of         Expiration     Face     Unrealized  
Contracts     Issue     Date     Value     Depreciation  

 
 
 
 
 
263     S&P 500 Index     March 2008     $19,544,162     $(118,325)  

 
 
 
 

  • For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
    market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are unaudited.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

8 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2007

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%          
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     3,900     $ 413,166  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     700     73,682  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     20,600     1,619,984  
Precision Castparts Corp.     2,700     374,490  
       
        2,481,322  

 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%          
FedEx Corp.     3,600     321,012  
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B     34,900     2,468,128  
       
        2,789,140  

 
 
Auto Components — 0.1%          
Johnson Controls, Inc.     10,300     371,212  

 
 
Automobiles — 0.2%          
Ford Motor Co. (b)     23,900     160,847  
General Motors Corp.     11,800     293,702  
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     3,400     158,814  
       
        613,363  

 
 
Beverages — 1.4%          
The Coca-Cola Co.     46,300     2,841,431  
PepsiCo, Inc.     21,700     1,647,030  
       
        4,488,461  

 
 
Biotechnology — 3.2%          
Amgen, Inc. (b)     40,700     1,890,108  
Celgene Corp. (b)     30,000     1,386,300  
Genzyme Corp. (b)     32,900     2,449,076  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (b)     86,600     3,984,466  
       
        9,709,950  

 
 
Building Products — 0.1%          
Masco Corp.     16,500     356,565  

 
 
Capital Markets — 2.1%          
American Capital Strategies Ltd.     7,500     247,200  
The Charles Schwab Corp.     16,500     421,575  
Franklin Resources, Inc.     2,800     320,404  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     13,300     2,860,165  
Legg Mason, Inc.     22,900     1,675,135  
Morgan Stanley     14,000     743,540  
       
        6,268,019  

 
 
Chemicals — 1.2%          
The Dow Chemical Co.     43,500     1,714,770  
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.     26,500     1,168,385  
Eastman Chemical Co.     12,400     757,516  
       
        3,640,671  

 
 
Commercial Banks — 2.2%          
BB&T Corp.     23,300     714,611  
Comerica, Inc.     8,000     348,240  
KeyCorp     6,700     157,115  
National City Corp.     13,600     223,856  
U.S. Bancorp     69,300     2,199,582  
Wachovia Corp.     35,700     1,357,671  
Wells Fargo & Co.     57,100     1,723,849  
       
        6,724,924  

 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%          
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     28,700     1,091,748  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.     19,500     735,930  
       
        1,827,678  

 
 

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 5.1%          
Ciena Corp. (b)     18,371     $ 626,635  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (b)     185,600     5,024,192  
Corning, Inc.     48,900     1,173,111  
Juniper Networks, Inc. (b)     43,900     1,457,480  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     117,100     4,607,885  
Research In Motion Ltd. (b)     25,500     2,891,700  
       
        15,781,003  

 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 5.3%          
Apple Computer, Inc. (b)     65,600     12,994,048  
EMC Corp.     36,300     672,639  
Hewlett-Packard Co.     10,900     550,232  
International Business Machines Corp.     7,200     778,320  
SanDisk Corp. (b)     36,200     1,200,754  
       
        16,195,993  

 
 
Construction & Engineering — 0.5%          
Fluor Corp.     9,800     1,428,056  

 
 
Consumer Finance — 0.1%          
Discover Financial Services LLC     22,500     339,300  

 
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%          
Temple-Inland, Inc.     3,300     68,805  

 
 
Distributors — 0.3%          
Genuine Parts Co.     21,900     1,013,970  

 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.8%          
Bank of America Corp.     118,301     4,881,099  
CME Group, Inc.     900     617,400  
Citigroup, Inc.     141,500     4,165,760  
Guaranty Financial Group, Inc. (b)     1,100     17,600  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     42,900     1,872,585  
       
        11,554,444  

 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.2%          
AT&T Inc.     105,432     4,381,754  
Citizens Communications Co.     78,600     1,000,578  
Embarq Corp.     7,019     347,651  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     75,532     3,299,993  
Windstream Corp.     65,661     854,906  
       
        9,884,882  

 
 
Electric Utilities — 1.3%          
Exelon Corp.     11,500     938,860  
Progress Energy, Inc.     38,800     1,879,084  
The Southern Co.     32,700     1,267,125  
       
        4,085,069  

 
 
Electrical Equipment — 0.3%          
Emerson Electric Co.     17,300     980,218  

 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.1%          
Tyco Electronics Ltd.     8,475     314,677  

 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%          
Baker Hughes, Inc.     6,300     510,930  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (b)     31,900     2,343,374  
Schlumberger Ltd.     3,103     305,242  
Smith International, Inc.     33,682     2,487,416  
Transocean, Inc. (b)     10,354     1,482,175  
Weatherford International Ltd. (b)     5,800     397,880  
       
        7,527,017  

 
 

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

9


Schedule of Investments (continued)

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    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.2%          
CVS/Caremark Corp.     25,600     $ 1,017,600  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     42,000     1,996,260  
Walgreen Co.     17,200     654,976  
       
        3,668,836  

 
 
Food Products — 0.9%          
Kraft Foods, Inc.     49,427     1,612,803  
Sara Lee Corp.     77,300     1,241,438  
       
        2,854,241  

 
 
Gas Utilities — 0.2%          
Spectra Energy Corp.     24,700     637,754  

 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%          
Baxter International, Inc.     3,400     197,370  
Boston Scientific Corp. (b)     38,486     447,592  
Covidien Ltd.     8,475     375,358  
Stryker Corp.     5,900     440,848  
       
        1,461,168  

 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%          
Aetna, Inc.     8,800     508,024  
Cigna Corp.     10,800     580,284  
Express Scripts, Inc. (b)     17,600     1,284,800  
Humana, Inc. (b)     14,600     1,099,526  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (b)     5,500     557,700  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     32,700     1,903,140  
WellPoint, Inc. (b)     12,100     1,061,533  
       
        6,995,007  

 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.2%          
Carnival Corp.     7,500     333,675  
McDonald's Corp.     46,700     2,751,097  
Starbucks Corp. (b)     103,000     2,108,410  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     14,300     1,603,459  
       
        6,796,641  

 
 
Household Durables — 1.2%          
D.R. Horton, Inc.     8,300     109,311  
Fortune Brands, Inc.     24,900     1,801,764  
Garmin Ltd.     5,300     514,100  
KB Home     3,600     77,760  
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     49,600     1,283,648  
       
        3,786,583  

 
 
Household Products — 1.4%          
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     5,500     428,780  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     5,200     360,568  
The Procter & Gamble Co.     46,800     3,436,056  
       
        4,225,404  

 
 
IT Services — 1.0%          
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (b)     36,200     1,228,628  
Paychex, Inc.     48,200     1,745,804  
       
        2,974,432  

 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 3.5%          
3M Co.     26,000     2,192,320  
General Electric Co.     221,600     8,214,712  
Textron, Inc.     6,200     442,060  
       
        10,849,092  

 
 

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Insurance — 2.7%          
The Allstate Corp.     12,300     $ 642,429  
American International Group, Inc.     18,600     1,084,380  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     6,800     592,892  
Lincoln National Corp.     21,600     1,257,552  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     11,300     299,111  
MetLife, Inc.     14,600     899,652  
Prudential Financial, Inc.     7,900     735,016  
Safeco Corp.     14,800     824,064  
The Travelers Cos., Inc.     33,300     1,791,540  
XL Capital Ltd. Class A     4,700     236,457  
       
        8,363,093  

 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.4%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (b)     13,000     1,204,320  

 
 
Internet Software & Services — 3.9%          
eBay, Inc. (b)     108,307     3,594,709  
Google, Inc. Class A (b)(e)     9,500     6,569,060  
Yahoo! Inc. (b)     74,700     1,737,522  
       
        11,901,291  

 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%          
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (b)     26,100     1,505,448  

 
 
Machinery — 1.3%          
Caterpillar, Inc.     18,200     1,320,592  
Cummins, Inc.     16,400     2,088,868  
Danaher Corp.     4,300     377,282  
Joy Global, Inc.     3,700     243,534  
       
        4,030,276  

 
 
Media — 3.0%          
CBS Corp. Class B     20,900     569,525  
Comcast Corp. Class A (b)     113,650     2,075,249  
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (b)     44,700     1,033,464  
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A     43,544     2,093,160  
The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.     5,400     236,574  
News Corp. Class A     40,100     821,649  
Viacom, Inc. Class B (b)     29,400     1,291,248  
Walt Disney Co.     33,500     1,081,380  
       
        9,202,249  

 
 
Metals & Mining — 1.1%          
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     6,400     552,960  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B     24,000     2,458,560  
Newmont Mining Corp.     1,700     83,011  
Nucor Corp.     6,000     355,320  
       
        3,449,851  

 
 
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%          
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     15,700     1,542,368  
TECO Energy, Inc.     31,600     543,836  
       
        2,086,204  

 
 
Multiline Retail — 0.1%          
Sears Holdings Corp. (b)     3,500     357,175  

 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.3%          
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     9,200     604,348  
Apache Corp.     6,500     699,010  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     23,000     901,600  
Chevron Corp.     49,200     4,591,836  
ConocoPhillips     29,521     2,606,704  

10 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)          
Devon Energy Corp.     10,200     $ 906,882  
EOG Resources, Inc.     4,200     374,850  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     75,400     7,064,226  
Marathon Oil Corp.     2,300     139,978  
Valero Energy Corp.     10,800     756,324  
XTO Energy, Inc.     9,500     487,920  
       
        19,133,678  

 
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%          
International Paper Co.     39,200     1,269,296  
MeadWestvaco Corp.     26,300     823,190  
       
        2,092,486  

 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.1%          
Abbott Laboratories     25,400     1,426,210  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     94,200     2,498,184  
Eli Lilly & Co.     18,000     961,020  
Johnson & Johnson     60,200     4,015,340  
Merck & Co., Inc.     37,000     2,150,070  
Pfizer, Inc.     202,300     4,598,279  
       
        15,649,103  

 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%          
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.     7,900     302,491  
Equity Residential Properties     5,600     204,232  
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.     23,200     1,068,128  
Simon Property Group, Inc.     3,800     330,068  
Vornado Realty Trust     2,300     202,285  
       
        2,107,204  

 
 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%          
Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc. (b)     1,100     25,949  

 
 
Road & Rail — 0.3%          
Ryder System, Inc.     19,100     897,891  

 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.6%      
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)     46,700     350,250  
Analog Devices, Inc.     41,000     1,299,700  
Broadcom Corp. Class A (b)     32,000     836,480  
Intel Corp.     123,640     3,296,243  
Lam Research Corp. (b)     33,400     1,443,882  
Microchip Technology, Inc.     38,200     1,200,244  
Nvidia Corp. (b)     78,600     2,673,972  
       
        11,100,771  

 
 
Software — 6.5%          
Adobe Systems, Inc. (b)     34,100     1,457,093  
Autodesk, Inc. (b)     50,300     2,502,928  
Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)     22,498     1,314,108  
Intuit, Inc. (b)     29,400     929,334  
Microsoft Corp.     283,800     10,103,280  
Oracle Corp. (b)     156,362     3,530,654  
       
        19,837,397  

 
 

    Shares      
Common Stocks     Held     Value  

 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 0.7%          
Home Depot, Inc.     74,100     $ 1,996,254  
Lowe's Cos., Inc.     3,100     70,122  
       
        2,066,376  

 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%          
Coach, Inc. (b)     21,400     654,412  

 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.1%          
Fannie Mae     63,200     2,526,736  
Freddie Mac     10,000     340,700  
Washington Mutual, Inc.     25,100     341,611  
       
        3,209,047  

 
 
Tobacco — 2.0%          
Altria Group, Inc.     34,500     2,607,510  
Reynolds American, Inc.     32,400     2,137,104  
UST, Inc.     23,500     1,287,800  
       
        6,032,414  

 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%          
Sprint Nextel Corp.     67,497     886,236  

 
 
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost — $269,120,434) — 90.9%         278,486,768  

 
 
 
 
 
    Beneficial      
Short-Term Securities     Interest      

 
 
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC          
Money Market Series, 4.78% (a)(d)     $33,882,119     33,882,119  

 
 
Total Short-Term Securities          
(Cost — $33,882,119) — 11.1%         33,882,119  

 
 
Total Investments Before Options Written          
(Cost — $303,002,553*) — 102.0%         312,368,887  

 
 
 
 
 
    Number of      
Options Written     Contracts      

 
 
Call Options Written          
NASDAQ Index 100, expiring January 2008          
at $2,100     75     (292,500)  
S&P 500 Index, expiring January 2008          
at $1,475     1,315     (3,011,350)  

 
 
Total Options Written          
(Premiums Received — $4,560,235) — (1.1%)         (3,303,850)  

 
 
Total Investments, Net of Options Written          
(Cost — $298,442,318) — 100.9%         309,065,037  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.9%)         (2,894,019)  
       
Net Assets — 100.0%         $306,171,018  
       

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of      
    December 31, 2007, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were  
    as follows:          
    Aggregate cost     $ 303,012,835  
   
    Gross unrealized appreciation     $ 30,003,567  
    Gross unrealized depreciation         (20,647,515)  
   
 
    Net unrealized appreciation     $ 9,356,052  
   

(a)       Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:
 
    Net     Interest  
Affiliate     Activity     Income  
 
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC          
Money Market Series     $11,891,510     $1,261,191  

 
 

(b) Non-income producing security. (c) Depositary receipts.

(d) Represents the current yield as of 12/31/2007.

(e) Security held as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are unaudited.

Financial futures contracts purchased on December 31, 2007 were as follows:

Number of         Expiration     Face     Unrealized  
Contracts     Issue     Date     Value     Depreciation  

 
 
 
 
 
325     NASDAQ 100 Index     March 2008     $13,717,862     $ (36,987)  
186     S&P 500 Index     March 2008     $13,866,231     (127,806)  

 
 
 
 
Total                 $ (164,793)  
               

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities          
 
        BlackRock  
    BlackRock     Enhanced  
    Enhanced     Equity Yield  
    Equity Yield     & Premium  
As of December 31, 2007     Fund, Inc.     Fund, Inc.  

 
 
      Assets          

 
 
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value*     $ 354,880,777     $ 278,486,768  
Investments in affiliated securities, at value**     34,720,875     33,882,119  
Receivable for securities sold     1,522,464      
Dividends receivable     694,473     349,132  
Receivable for securities lending     16,479      
Prepaid expenses     18,380     15,477  
   
 
Total assets     391,853,448     312,733,496  

 
 
 
      Liabilities          

 
 
Options written, at value***     3,961,700     3,303,850  
Bank overdraft     9,979,265      
Dividends payable to shareholders     2,217,219     2,710,292  
Payable to investment advisor     322,316     267,486  
Payable for variation margin     78,959     161,778  
Payable for other affiliates     3,379     2,797  
Accrued expenses     156,505     116,275  
   
 
Total liabilities     16,719,343     6,562,478  

 
 
 
      Net Assets          

 
 
Net Assets     $ 375,134,105     $ 306,171,018  

 
 
 
      Capital          

 
 
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized†     $ 2,134,804     $ 1,769,705  
Paid-in capital in excess of par     361,274,634     296,334,101  
Accumulated realized capital losses — net     (1,482,074)     (2,390,714)  
Unrealized appreciation — net     13,206,741     10,457,926  
   
 
Net assets     $ 375,134,105     $ 306,171,018  
   
 
        Net asset value     $ 17.57     $ 17.30  
   
 
        Market price     $ 16.16     $ 15.68  
   
 
* Identified cost for unaffiliated securities     $ 343,155,879     $ 269,120,434  
   
 
** Identified cost for affiliated securities     $ 34,720,875     $ 33,882,119  
   
 
*** Premiums received     $ 5,561,868     $ 4,560,235  
   
 
† Shares of Common Stock outstanding     21,348,041     17,697,047  
   
 
        See Notes to Financial Statements.          

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Statements of Operations          
 
        BlackRock  
    BlackRock     Enhanced  
    Enhanced     Equity Yield  
    Equity Yield     & Premium  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2007     Fund, Inc.     Fund, Inc.  

 
 
 
      Investment Income          

 
 
 
Dividends*     $ 9,260,195     $ 5,962,765  
Interest from affiliates     1,079,543     1,261,191  
Securities lending — net     18,244      
   
 
Total income     10,357,982     7,223,956  

 
 
 
 
      Expenses          

 
 
 
Investment advisory fees     3,958,902     3,257,277  
Accounting services     116,873     99,152  
Repurchase offer         3,620  
Professional fees     66,521     59,167  
Transfer agent fees     26,673     23,578  
Printing and shareholder reports     34,616     28,654  
Directors’ fees and expenses     32,434     27,694  
Custodian fees     23,860     21,138  
Listing fees     9,436     9,436  
Pricing fees     1,066     1,236  
Other     29,630     38,008  
   
 
Total expenses     4,300,011     3,568,960  
   
 
Investment income — net     6,057,971     3,654,996  

 
 
 
 
      Realized & Unrealized Gain (Loss) — Net          

 
 
 
Realized gain (loss) on:          
    Investments — net     12,767,824     19,584,199  
    Financial futures contracts — net     41,939     338,972  
    Options written — net     (3,108,393)     (3,861,257)  
   
 
Total realized gain — net     9,701,370     16,061,914  
   
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:          
    Investments — net     2,251,111     1,525,637  
    Financial futures contracts — net     (74,369)     (82,143)  
    Options written — net     714,223     40,328  
   
 
Total change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation — net     2,890,965     1,483,822  
   
 
Total realized and unrealized gain — net     12,592,335     17,545,736  
   
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     $ 18,650,306     $ 21,200,732  
   
 
    * Including foreign withholding tax     $ 35,762     $ 1,287  
   
 
        See Notes to Financial Statements.          

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.  
 
                 For the  
                                        Year Ended December 31,                     
   
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     2007           2006  

 
 
      Operations          

 
 
Investment income — net     $ 6,057,971     $ 5,607,522  
Realized gain — net     9,701,370     24,411,719  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation — net     2,890,965     19,395,869  
   
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     18,650,306     49,415,110  

 
 
 
      Dividends & Distributions to Shareholders          

 
 
Investment income — net     (6,028,827)     (7,874,280)  
Realized gain — net     (10,245,934)     (20,112,848)  
Tax return of capital     (26,237,858)     (17,448,419)  
   
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders     (42,512,619)     (45,435,547)  

 
 
 
      Common Stock Transactions          

 
 
Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions     5,093,318     5,490,895  
Net redemption of Common Stock resulting from a repurchase offer (including $5,575 and $51,348, respectively, of          
    repurchase fees)     (277,233)     (2,534,606)  
   
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from Common Stock transactions     4,816,085     2,956,289  

 
 
 
      Net Assets          

 
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (19,046,228)     6,935,852  
Beginning of year     394,180,333     387,244,481  
   
 
End of year     $ 375,134,105     $ 394,180,333  
   
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.          

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.  
 
        For the  
              Year Ended December 31,  
   
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:         2007           2006  

 
 
 
      Operations              

 
 
 
Investment income — net     $ 3,654,996     $ 4,820,526  
Realized gain — net         16,061,914     11,352,040  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation — net         1,483,822     17,470,806  
   
 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations         21,200,732     33,643,372  

 
 
 
 
      Dividends & Distributions to Shareholders              

 
 
 
Investment income — net         (3,654,996)     (4,856,281)  
Realized gain — net         (17,184,920)     (9,839,619)  
Tax return of capital         (15,306,196)     (21,317,145)  
   
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders         (36,146,112)     (36,013,045)  

 
 
 
 
      Common Stock Transactions              

 
 
 
Value of shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions         2,993,123     429,830  
Net redemption of Common Stock resulting from a repurchase offer (including $12,145 and $16,944, respectively, of          
    repurchase fees)         (606,573)     (827,956)  
   
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from Common Stock transactions         2,386,550     (398,126)  

 
 
 
 
      Net Assets              

 
 
 
Total decrease in net assets         (12,558,830)     (2,767,799)  
Beginning of year         318,729,848     321,497,647  
   
 
 
End of year     $ 306,171,018     $ 318,729,848  
   
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.              

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Financial Highlights                                  
 
            BlackRock                     BlackRock      
                                     Enhanced Equity                             Enhanced Equity Yield  
        Yield Fund, Inc.                    & Premium Fund, Inc.  
            For the                     For the     
             For the                 Period May 6,   For the       Period   June 30,
    Year Ended          2005† to     Year Ended     2005† to  
The following per share data and ratios                       December 31,             December 31,   December 31,       December 31,
have been derived from information                              
provided in the financial statements.         2007         2006         2005         2007         2006     2005  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Per Share Operating Performance                                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 18.68     $ 18.49     $ 19.10     $ 18.14     $ 18.28     $ 19.10  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Investment income — net**     .29     .27         .23     .21         .27     .19  
Realized and unrealized gain — net               .60††               2.09††         .19             1.00††             1.64††     .04  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total from investment operations     .89     2.36         .42     1.21         1.91     .23  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less dividends and distributions:                                  
      Investment income — net     (.28)     (.38)         (.13)     (.21)         (.28)     (.19)  
      Realized gain — net     (.48)     (.96)         (.87)     (.97)         (.56)     (.68)  
      Tax return of capital     (1.24)     (.83)             (.87)         (1.21)     (.16)  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total dividends and distributions     (2.00)     (2.17)         (1.00)     (2.05)         (2.05)     (1.03)  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offering costs resulting from the issuance of Common Stock                 (.03)                 (.02)  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, end of period     $ 17.57     $ 18.68     $ 18.49     $ 17.30     $ 18.14     $ 18.28  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Market price per share, end of period     $ 16.16     $ 19.86     $ 17.23     $ 15.68     $ 19.52     $ 16.82  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total Investment Return***                                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Based on net asset value per share     4.96%     13.38%         2.16%†††     7.41%         10.92%     1.40%†††  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Based on market price per share     (9.20%)     29.35%         (9.08%)†††     (9.53%)         29.72%     (10.89%)†††  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses     1.09%     1.12%         1.07%*     1.10%         1.11%     1.08%*  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment income — net     1.53%     1.44%         1.86%*     1.12%         1.49%     1.94%*  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Supplemental Data                                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $375,134     $394,180     $387,244     $306,171     $318,730     $321,498  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio turnover     46%     49%         35%     59%         68%     34%  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

* Annualized.
** Based on average shares outstanding.
*** Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value,
may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.
† Commencement of operations.
Includes repurchase fees, which are less than $.01 per share.
Aggregate total investment return.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Notes to Financial Statements

1. Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. (referred to as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset value of their Common Stock on a daily basis. Each Fund’s Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol EEF for BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and ECV for BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Valuation of Investments : The Funds value most of their investments on the basis of last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Fund’s Board of Directors (“Directors” or a “Board”). In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments, and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Effective September 4, 2007, exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade and previously were valued at the last sales price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges. Options traded in the OTC market are valued at the last asked price (options written) and the last bid price (options purchased). Financial futures contracts are traded on exchanges and are valued at their last sale price. Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, the investment will be valued by, under the direction of or in accordance with a method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor shall seek to determine the price that the Funds’ 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 advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets shall be subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.

Derivative Financial Instruments: The Funds may engage in various portfolio investment strategies to increase the return of the Funds and to hedge, or protect, exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the contract due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security or if the counter-party does not perform under the contract.

Options: The Funds may purchase and write call and put options. When the Funds write an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Funds is reflected as an asset and an equivalent lia- bility. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Funds enter into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium received or paid).

Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such financial futures contracts. Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of secu- rities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Upon entering into a contract, the Funds deposit and maintain as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the trans- action is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act, and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) require that each Fund segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., when-issued securities or swap agreements), each Fund will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.

Income Taxes: It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Effective June 29, 2007, the Funds implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minumum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. Management has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to the Funds, and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds file U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2006. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds have determined the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. The Funds amortize all premiums and discounts on debt securities.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. If the total dividends and distributions made in any tax year exceeds net investment income and accumulated realized capital gains, a portion of the total distribution may be treated as a tax return of capital. For the year ended December 31, 2007, a portion of the dividends and distributions were characterized as a tax return of capital.

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend securities to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government as collateral, which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The Fund typically receives the income on the loaned securities but does not receive the income on the collateral. Where the Fund receives cash collateral, it may invest such collateral and retain the amount earned on such investment, net of any amount rebated to the borrower. The Fund may receive a flat fee for their loans. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The Fund may pay reasonable lending agent, administrative and custodial fees in connection with its loans. In the event that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund also could suffer a loss where the value of the collateral falls below the market value of the borrowed securities, in the event of borrower default or in the event of losses on investments made with cash collateral.

Bank Overdraft: BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. recorded a bank overdraft resulting from a timing difference of a reversal of an incorrect dividend distribution payment.

Estimates: The preparation of 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 and such differences may be material.

Other: Expenses that are directly related to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other operating expenses are generally pro-rated to the Funds on the basis of relative net assets of all the BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

In addition, in February 2007, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FAS 157. FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. FAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The impact on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

During the current year, $4,520 has been reclassified between accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income and paid in capital in excess of par and $24,624 has been reclassified between accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income and accumulated net realized capital losses as a result of permanent differences attributable to the tax characterization of income recognized from partnerships and non-deductible expenses. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

During the current year, $4,534 has been reclassified between paid in capital in excess of par and accumulated net realized capital losses as a result of permanent differences attributable to the sale of securities with a different basis for book and tax. This reclassification has no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

Each Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. to provide investment advice and administrative services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) are the principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.

The Advisor is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, each Fund pays a fee on a monthly basis at an annual rate equal to 1.0% of the aggregate average daily value of each Fund’s net assets and the proceeds of any debt securities or borrowings used for leverage. In addition, the Advisor has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Advisor, under which the Advisor pays BIM for its sub-advisory services.

The Funds have received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting them to lend portfolio securities to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, or its affiliates. Pursuant to that order, each Fund has retained BIM, as the securities lending agent for a fee based on a share of the returns on investment of cash collateral. BIM may, on behalf of the Funds, invest cash collateral received by the Funds for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by the Advisor or in registered money market funds advised by the Advisor or its affiliates. For the year ended December 31, 2007, BIM received $4,754 in securities lending agent fees from BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and none from BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield and Premium Fund, Inc.

In addition, MLPF&S received $14,127 and $16,900 in commissions on the execution of portfolio security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2007 for BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc., respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. reimbursed the Advisor $7,258 and $6,028, respectively for certain accounting services.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates.

3. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2007 were as follows:

    Total     Total  
    Purchases     Sales  

 
 
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield          
    Fund, Inc     $174,299,885     $215,343,267  
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield &          
    Premium Fund, Inc     $178,831,884     $228,462,262  

 
 

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

Transactions in options written for the year ended December 31, 2007 were as follows:

    Number of     Premiums  
Call Options Written     Contracts     Received  

 
 
Outstanding call options written,          
    beginning of year     1,950     $ 3,399,945  
Options written     33,027     62,725,312  
Options closed     (30,587)     (53,597,380)  
Options expired     (2,660)     (6,966,009)  
   
 
Outstanding call options written,          
    end of year     1,730     $ 5,561,868  

 
 
 
 
    Number of     Premiums  
Put Options Written     Contracts     Received  

 
 
Outstanding put options written,          
    beginning of year          
Options written     220     $ 115,929  
Options closed     (220)     (115,929)  
   
 
Outstanding put options written,          
    end of year         $ —  
   
 

20 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

Transactions in options written for the year ended December 31, 2007 were as follows:

    Number of     Premiums  
Call Options Written     Contracts     Received  

 
 
Outstanding call options written,          
    beginning of year     1,520     $ 2,997,557  
Options written     26,919     53,583,263  
Options closed     (24,939)     (47,164,034)  
Options expired     (2,110)     (4,856,551)  
   
 
Outstanding call options written,          
    end of year     1,390     $ 4,560,235  

 
 
 
 
    Number of     Premiums  
Put Options Written     Contracts     Received  

 
 
Outstanding put options written,          
    beginning of year          
Options written     180     $ 94,851  
Options closed     (180)     (94,851)  
   
 
Outstanding put options written,          
    end of year         $ —  
   
 
 
4. Common Stock Transactions:          

Each Fund is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, all of which were initially classified as Common Stock. Each Fund’s Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares of stock without approval of holders of Common Stock.

Common Stock

Each Fund will make offers to repurchase its shares at annual (approximately 12-month) intervals. The shares tendered in the repurchase offer will be subject to a repurchase fee retained by the Funds to compensate the Funds for expenses directly related to the repurchase offer.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

Shares issued and outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2007 increased by 266,355 from dividend and distribution reinvestments and decreased by 15,067 as a result of a repurchase offer. Shares issued and outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased by 298,957 from dividend and distribution reinvestments and decreased by 142,634 as a result of a repurchase offer.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

Shares issued and outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2007 increased by 163,331 from dividend and distribution reinvestments and decreased by 33,736 as a result of a repurchase offer. Shares issued and outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased by 23,010 from dividend and distribution reinvestments and decreased by 45,794 as a result of a repurchase offer.

5. Distributions to Shareholders:

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows:

    12/31/2007     12/31/2006  

 
 
Distributions paid from:          
    Ordinary income     8,757,113     $15,202,420  
    Net long-term capital gains     7,517,648     12,784,708  
    Tax return of capital     26,237,858     17,448,419  
   
 
Total distributions     $ 42,512,619     $45,435,547  
   
 

As of December 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Unrealized gains — net     $ 11,724,667*  
   
Total accumulated earnings — net     $ 11,724,667  
   

*       The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain financial futures contracts.
 

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows:

    12/31/2007     12/31/2006  

 
 
Distributions paid from:          
    Ordinary income     11,664,049     $ 5,591,107  
    Net long-term capital gains     9,175,867     9,104,793  
    Tax return of capital     15,306,196     21,317,145  
   
 
Total distributions     $ 36,146,112     $36,013,045  
   
 

As of December 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings on a
tax basis were as follows:

Unrealized gains — net     $ 8,067,212*  
   
Total accumulated earnings — net     $ 8,067,212  
   

*       The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the tax deferral of losses on straddles and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain financial futures contracts.
 

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

21


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Boards of Directors of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. (the “Funds”), as of December 31, 2007, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the respective periods then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, audits of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits 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 opinions on the effectiveness of the respective Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinions. 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial positions of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and their financial highlights for the respective periods then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 27, 2008

22 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Important Tax Information

The information set forth below is provided with respect to the distributions paid during the year-ended December 31, 2007:

                            Dividends     Short-Term  
                            Qualifying     Capital  
                            for the     Gain  
            Non-Taxable     Long-Term         Qualifying     Dividends     Dividends  
        Ordinary     Return of     Capital         Dividend     Received     for  
    Payable     Income Per     Capital     Gains         Income for     Deduction for     Non-U.S.  
    Date     Share     Per Share     Per Share     Total     Individuals†     Corporations†     Residents†  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.     3/30/2007         $.308589     $.191411     $ .500000              
    6/29/2007     $.027534     $.308589     $.163877     $ .500000     100.00%     98.08%      
    9/28/2007     $.191411     $.308589         $ .500000     100.00%     98.08%     66.77%  
    12/31/2007     $.191411     $.308589         $ .500000     100.00%     98.08%      

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield &                                  
Premium Fund, Inc.     6/29/2007     $.068638     $.434040     $.522322     $1.025000     49.34%     49.11%     100.00%  
    12/31/2007     $.590960     $.434040         $1.025000     49.34%     49.11%     65.05%  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Expressed as a percentage of the ordinary income distributions paid. Each Fund hereby designates the amount indicated above or the maximum amount allowable by law.

Fundamental Periodic Repurchase Policy

The Boards of Directors approved a fundamental policy whereby the Funds have adopted an “interval fund” structure pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an interval fund, each Fund will make annual repurchase offers at net asset value (less repurchase fee not to exceed 2%) to all Fund shareholders. The percentage of outstanding shares that the Funds can repurchase in each offer will be established by the Funds’ Board of Directors shortly before the commencement of each offer, and will be between 5% and 25% of the Funds’ then outstanding shares.

Each Fund has adopted the following fundamental policy regarding periodic repurchases:

(a)       The Fund will make repurchase offers at periodic intervals pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act.
 
(b)       The periodic interval between repurchase request deadlines will be approximately 12 months.
 
(c)       The repurchase request deadline for each repurchase offer will be 14 days prior to the last Friday in June for BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and 14 days prior to the last Friday in September for BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc., provided that in the event that such day is not a business day, the repurchase request deadline will be the subsequent business day.
 
(d)       The maximum number of days between a repurchase request deadline and the next repurchase pricing date will be 14 days; provided that if the 14 th day after a repurchase request deadline is not a business day, the repurchase pricing date shall be the next business day.
 

Each Fund’s Board of Directors may place such conditions and limitations on a repurchase offer as may be permitted under Rule 23c-3. Repurchase offers may be suspended or postponed under certain circumstances, as provided in Rule 23c-3.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, each Fund conducted a repurchase offer for its shares pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act. These repurchase offers are summarized in the following table:

    Number of     Amount of     Number of Shares  
    Repurchase Offers     Repurchase Offers     Tendered  

 
 
 
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.                     1     1,061,620               15,067  

 
 
 
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.                     1     886,539               33,736  

 
 
 

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

23


Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

How the Plan Works — The Funds offer a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) under which income and capital gains dividends paid by each Fund are automatically reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock of each Fund. The Plan is administered on behalf of the shareholders by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Plan Agent”). Under the Plan, whenever the Funds declare a dividend, participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Stock of each Fund. The Plan Agent will acquire the shares for the participant’s account either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized shares of each Fund (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares of Common Stock on the open market on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the dividend payment date, each Fund’s net asset value per share is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (a condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares. If the Funds’ net asset value per share is greater than the market price per share (a condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount by purchasing on the open market additional shares. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will invest any uninvested portion in newly issued shares. The shares acquired are credited to each shareholder’s account. The amount credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by either (i) when the shares are newly issued, the net asset value per share on the date the shares are issued or (ii) when shares are purchased in the open market, the average purchase price per share.

Participation in the Plan — Participation in the Plan is automatic, that is, a shareholder is automatically enrolled in the Plan when he or she purchases shares of Common Stock of the Funds unless the shareholder specifically elects not to participate in the Plan. Shareholders who elect not to participate will receive all dividend distributions in cash. Shareholders who do not wish to participate in the Plan must advise the Plan Agent in writing (at the address set forth below) that they elect not to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by writing to the Plan Agent.

Benefits of the Plan — The Plan provides an easy, convenient way for shareholders to make additional, regular investments in the Funds. The Plan promotes a long-term strategy of investing at a lower cost. All shares acquired pursuant to the Plan receive voting rights. In addition, if the market price plus commissions of each Fund’s shares is above the net asset value, participants in the Plan will receive shares of the Funds for less than they could otherwise purchase them and with a cash value greater than the value of any cash distribution they would have received. However, there may not be enough shares available in the market to make distributions in shares at prices below the net asset value. Also, since each Fund does not redeem shares, the price on resale may be more or less than the net asset value.

Plan Fees — There are no enrollment fees or brokerage fees for participating in the Plan. The Plan Agent’s service fees for handling the reinvestment of distributions are paid for by the Funds. However, brokerage commissions may be incurred when the Funds purchase shares on the open market and shareholders will pay a pro rata share of any such commissions.

Tax Implications — The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends. Therefore, income and capital gains may still be realized even though shareholders do not receive cash. Participation in the Plan generally will not affect the tax-exempt status of exempt interest dividends paid by the Funds. If, when the Funds’ shares are trading at a market premium, the Funds issue shares pursuant to the Plan that have a greater fair market value than the amount of cash reinvested, it is possible that all or a portion of the discount from the market value (which may not exceed 5% of the fair market value of each Fund’s shares) could be viewed as a taxable distribution. If the discount is viewed as a taxable distribution, it is also possible that the taxable character of this discount would be allocable to all the shareholders, including shareholders who do not participate in the Plan. Thus, shareholders who do not participate in the Plan might be required to report as ordinary income a portion of their distributions equal to their allocable share of the discount.

Contact Information — All correspondence concerning the Plan, including any questions about the Plan, should be directed to the Plan Agent at The Bank of New York Mellon, One Wall Street, New York, NY 10286, Telephone: 800-432-8224.

24 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Officers and Directors                  
 
                Number of      
                BlackRock-      
    Position(s)             Advised Funds      
Name, Address     Held with     Length of         and Portfolios     Public  
and Year of Birth     Funds     Time Served     Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years     Overseen     Directorships  

 
 
 
 
 
 
      Non-Interested Directors*                  

 
 
 
 
 
G. Nicholas Beckwith, III     Director     2007 to     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arch Street Management, LLC     111 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street         present     since 2005; Chairman and CEO, Beckwith Blawnox Property LLC since     108 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022             2005; Chairman and CEO, Beckwith Clearfield Property LLC since          
1945             2005; Chairman and CEO, Beckwith Delmont Property LLC since          
            2005; Chairman and CEO, Beckwith Erie Property LLC since 2005;          
            Chairman, Penn West Industrial Trucks LLC since 2005; Chairman,          
            President and Chief Executive Officer, Beckwith Machinery Company          
            from 1969 to 2005; Chairman of the Board of Directors, University          
            of Pittsburgh Medical Center since 2002; Board of Directors, Shady          
            Side Hospital Foundation since 1977; Beckwith Institute for Innovation          
            In Patient Care since 1991; Member, Advisory Council on Biology and          
            Medicine, Brown University since 2002; Trustee, Claude Worthington          
            Benedum Foundation since 1977; Board of Trustees, Chatham College,          
            University of Pittsburgh since 2003; Emeritus Trustee, Shady Side          
            Academy since 1977.          

 
 
 
 
 
 
Richard E. Cavanagh     Director     2007 to     Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust (AFT) since 1999; Director, The Guardian     112 Funds     Arch Chemical  
40 East 52nd Street     and     present     Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Chairman and     109 Portfolios     (chemicals and  
New York, NY 10022     Chairman of         Trustee, Educational Testing Service (ETS) since 1997; Director, the         allied products)  
1946     the Board of         Fremont Group since 1996; President and Chief Executive Officer of          
    Directors         The Conferences Board, Inc. (global business research) from 1995          
            to 2007.          

 
 
 
 
 
 
Kent Dixon     Director     2007 to     Consultant/Investor since 1988.     112 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street     and Member     present         109 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022     of the Audit                  
1937     Committee                  

 
 
 
 
 
Frank J. Fabozzi     Director     2007 to     Consultant/Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management; Yale     112 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street     and Member     present     University, School of Management, Professor in the Practice of     109 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022     of the Audit         Finance and Becton Fellow since 2006; Adjunct Professor of          
1948     Committee         Finance and Becton Fellow from 2005 to 2006; Professor in the          
            practice of Finance from 2003 to 2005; Adjunct Professor of          
Finance from 1994 to 2003; Author and Editor.

 
Kathleen F. Feldstein     Director     2007 to     President of Economic Studies, Inc. (a Belmont MA-based private     112 Funds     The McClatchy  
40 East 52nd Street         present     economic consulting firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees,     109 Portfolios     Company  
New York, NY 10022             McLean Hospital since 2000; Member of the Board of Partners          
1941             Community Healthcare, Inc. since 2005; Member of the Board of          
            Partners HealthCare and Sherrill House since 1990; Trustee, Museum          
            of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992 and a Member of the Visiting          
            Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003;          
            Trustee, The Committee for Economic Development (research          
            organization of business leaders and educators) since 1990;          
            Member of the Advisory Board to the International School of Business,          
            Brandeis University since 2002.          

 
 
 
 
 
 
James T. Flynn     Director,     2004 to     Chief Financial Officer of JP Morgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995     111 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street     and Member     present     and an employee of JP Morgan in various capacities from 1967     108 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022     of the Audit         to 1995.          
1939     Committee                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Jerrold B. Harris     Director     2007 to     President and Chief Executive Officer, VWR Scientific Products     111 Funds     BlackRock Kelso  
40 East 52nd Street         present     Corporation from 1989 to 1999; Trustee, Ursinus College (education)     108 Portfolios     Capital Corp.  
New York, NY 10022             since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) since 2000.          
1942                      
   
 
 
 
 
*Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

25


Officers and Directors (continued)          
 
                Number of      
                BlackRock-      
    Position(s)             Advised Funds      
Name, Address     Held with     Length of         and Portfolios     Public  
and Year of Birth     Funds     Time Served     Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years     Overseen     Directorships  

 
 
 
 
 
 
      Non-Interested Directors* (concluded)                  

 
 
 
 
 
R. Glenn Hubbard     Director     2007 to     Dean of Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty     112 Funds     ADP (data and  
40 East 52nd Street         present     member since 1988; Co-director of Columbia Business School's     109 Portfolios     information services),  
New York, NY 10022             Entrepreneurship Program 1997 to 2004; Visiting Professor at the         KKR Financial  
1958             John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the         Corporation, Duke  
            Harvard Business School since 1985, as well as the University of         Realty, Metropolitan  
            Chicago since 1994; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury         Life Insurance  
            Department for Tax Policy from 1991 to 1993; Chairman of the U.S.         Company  
            Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United States          
            from 2001 to 2003.          

 
 
 
 
 
 
W. Carl Kester     Director     2004 to     Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Harvard Business School since     111 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street     and Member     present     2006; Mizuho Financial Group, Professor of Finance, Harvard Business     108 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022     of the Audit         School; Unit Head, Finance from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean          
1951     Committee         and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard Business School from          
            1999 to 2005, Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since          
            1981. Independent Consultant since 1978.          

 
 
 
 
 
 
Karen P. Robards     Director     2004 to     Partner of Robards & Company, LLC (financial advisory firm) since     111 Funds     ArtiCure, Inc.  
40 East 52nd Street     and     present     1987; Formerly an investment banker with Morgan Stanley for more     108 Portfolios     (medical devices)  
New York, NY 10022     Chairperson         than ten years; Director of Enable Medical Corp. from 1996 to 2005;         Care Investment  
1950     of the Audit         Director of AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices) since 2000; Director of         Trust, Inc.  
    Committee         Care Investment Trust, Inc. (healthcare REIT) since 2007; Co-founder         (healthcare REIT)  
            and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development          
            (not-for-profit organization) since 1987.          

 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert S. Salomon, Jr.     Director,     2007 to     Principal of STI Management (investment adviser) from 1994 to 2005;     111 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street     and Member     present     Chairman and CEO of Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. from     108 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022     of the Audit         1992 to 1995; Chairman of Salomon Brothers Equity Mutual Funds          
1936     Committee         from 1992 to 1995; regular columnist with Forbes Magazine from 1992          
            to 2002; Director of Stock Research and U.S. Equity Strategist at          
            Salomon Brothers Inc. from 1975 to 1991; Trustee, Commonfund from          
            1980 to 2001.          
   
 
 
 
 
 
    *Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.      

 
 
 
 
 
      Interested Directors*                      

 
 
 
 
 
 
Richard S. Davis     Director     2007 to     Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Chief Executive Officer,     184 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street         present     State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005;     289 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022             Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street Research mutual funds          
1945             ("SSR Funds") from 2000 to 2005; Senior Vice President, Metropolitan          
            Life Insurance Company from 1999 to 2000; Chairman SSR Realty from          
            2000 to 2004.          

 
 
 
 
 
 
Henry Gabbay     Director     2007 to     Consultant, BlackRock since 2007; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc.     183 Funds     None  
40 East 52nd Street         present     from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors,     288 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022             LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock          
1947             Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Treasurer of certain          
            closed-end funds in the Fund complex from 1989 to 2006.          

*       Messrs. Davis and Gabbay are both “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act, of the Fund based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.
 

26 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Officers and Directors (concluded)              
 
                        Number of      
                        BlackRock-      
    Position(s)                     Advised Funds      
Name, Address     Held with     Length of                 and Portfolios             Public  
and Year of Birth     Funds     Time Served     Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years     Overseen     Directorships  

 
 
 
 
 
 
      Advisory Board Member                              

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roscoe S. Suddarth*     Member of     2007     President, Middle East Institute, from 1995 to 2001; Foreign Service     111 Funds             None  
40 East 52nd Street     the Advisory         Officer, United States Foreign Service, from 1961 to 1995 and     108 Portfolios      
New York, NY 10022     Board         Career Minister from 1989 to 1995; Deputy Inspector General, U.S.          
1935             Department of State, from 1991 to 1994; U.S. Ambassador to the          
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 1987 to 1990.              

    * Roscoe Suddarth resigned from the Advisory Boards of the Funds, effective December 31, 2007.          

 
 
 
 
Fund Officers*                              

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Donald C. Burke     Fund     2007 to     Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment  
40 East 52nd Street     President     present     Managers, L (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L (“FAM”) in 2006; First Vice President thereof from  
New York, NY 10022     and Chief         1997 to 2005; Treasurer thereof from 1999 to 2006 and Vice President thereof from 1990 to 1997.  
1960     Executive                          
    Officer                          

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anne F. Ackerley     Vice     2007 to     Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000 and First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mergers  
40 East 52nd Street     President     present     and Acquisitions Group from 1997 to 2000; First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Public Finance  
New York, NY 10022             Group thereof from 1995 to 1997; Formerly First Vice President of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Research  
1962             of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1994 to 1995.          

 
 
 
 
 
Neal J. Andrews     Chief     2007 to     Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head  
40 East 52nd Street     Financial     present     of Fund Accounting and Administration at PFPC Inc. from 1992 to 2006.          
New York, NY 10022     Officer                          
1966                              

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jay M. Fife     Treasurer     2007 to     Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Formerly Assistant Treasurer of the  
40 East 52nd Street         present     MLIM/FAM advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.  
New York, NY 10022                              
1970                              

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brian P. Kindelan     Chief     2007 to     Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel thereof since 2005;  
40 East 52nd Street     Compliance     present     Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. from 2001 to 2004 and Vice President and Senior  
New York, NY 10022     Officer         Counsel thereof from 1998 to 2000; Senior Counsel of The PNC Bank Corp. from 1995 to 1998.  
1959                              

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Howard Surloff     Secretary     2007 to     Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly  
40 East 52nd Street         present     General Counsel (U.S.) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L from 1993 to 2006.      
New York, NY 10022                              
1965                              
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    * Officers of the Funds serve at the pleasure of the Boards of Directors.              

 
 
 
 
 
Custodian       Transfer Agent         Accounting Agent     Independent Registered Public     Legal Counsel  
State Street Bank and       The Bank of New York Mellon     State Street Bank and     Accounting Firm         Skadden, Arps, Slate,  
Trust Company       New York, NY 10286         Trust Company     Deloitte & Touche LLP         Meagher & Flom LLP  
Boston MA 02101                 Princeton, NJ 08540     Princeton, NJ 08540         New York, NY 10036  

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Additional Information      

 
      Proxy Results     BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.  

 

During the six-month period ended December 31, 2007, the shareholders of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. voted on the following proposal, which was approved at an annual shareholders’ meeting on August 16, 2007. This proposal was part of the reorganization of the Fund’s Board of Directors which took effect on November 1, 2007. A description of the proposal and number of shares voted are as follows:

        Shares Voted     Shares Withheld  
        For     From Voting  

 
 
 
To elect the Fund’s Directors:     G. Nicholas Beckwith, III     18,839,692     305,449  
    Richard E. Cavanagh     18,840,896     304,245  
    Richard S. Davis     18,839,381     305,760  
    Kent Dixon     18,838,060     307,081  
    Frank J. Fabozzi     18,839,857     305,284  
    Kathleen F. Feldstein     18,837,900     307,241  
    James T. Flynn     18,839,265     305,876  
    Henry Gabbay     18,839,136     306,005  
    Jerrold B. Harris     18,841,671     303,470  
    R. Glenn Hubbard     18,840,532     304,609  
    W. Carl Kester     18,841,462     303,679  
    Karen . Robards     18,840,817     304,324  
    Robert S. Salomon, Jr.     18,836,735     308,406  

 
 
 
 
 
 
      Proxy Results         Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.  

 
 

During the six-month period ended December 31, 2007, the shareholders of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield and Premium Fund, Inc. voted on the following proposal, which was approved at an annual shareholders’ meeting on August 16, 2007. This proposal was part of the reorganization of the Fund’s Board of Directors which took effect on November 1, 2007. A description of the proposal and number of shares voted are as follows:

        Shares Voted     Shares Withheld  
        For     From Voting  

 
 
 
To elect the Fund’s Directors:     G. Nicholas Beckwith, III     14,586,941     420,164  
    Richard E. Cavanagh     14,585,583     421,522  
    Richard S. Davis     14,588,615     418,490  
    Kent Dixon     14,588,525     418,580  
    Frank J. Fabozzi     14,590,843     416,262  
    Kathleen F. Feldstein     14,584,813     422,292  
    James T. Flynn     14,589,215     417,890  
    Henry Gabbay     14,588,923     418,182  
    Jerrold B. Harris     14,587,993     419,112  
    R. Glenn Hubbard     14,584,241     422,864  
    W. Carl Kester     14,589,593     417,512  
    Karen . Robards     14,589,143     417,962  
    Robert S. Salomon, Jr.     14,589,393     417,712  

 
 
 

28 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007


Fund Certifications

In November 2007 Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. and Enhanced
Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc. filed their Chief Executive Officer
Certifications for the prior year with the New York Stock Exchange pur-
suant to Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange Corporate
Governance Listing Standards.

Each Fund’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 were filed with each Fund’s Form N-CSR and are available on the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quar-
ters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available
on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may
also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room

in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms
N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling
(800) 441-7762.

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on each Fund’s
website. Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly
statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by
enrolling in the Funds’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or
Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment
advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

General Information

The Fund does not make available copies of its Statements of Additional
Information because the Fund’s shares are not continuously offered,
which means that the Statement of Additional Information of the Fund
has not been updated after completion of the Fund’s offering and the
information contained in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information
may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Fund’s invest-
ment objective or policies or to the Fund’s character or by-laws that
were not approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors
associated with investment in the Fund. There have been no changes
in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day manage-
ment of the Fund’s portfolio.

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007

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Additional Information (concluded)

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and
former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and
to safeguarding their nonpublic personal information. The following infor-
mation is provided to help you understand what personal information
BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain
cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations
require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related
rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with
those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal nonpublic information from and
about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information
we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on appli-
cations, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your trans-
actions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from
a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to nonaffiliated third parties any non-
public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law
or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client
accounts. These nonaffiliated third parties are required to protect the
confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its
intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to
provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services
that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access
to nonpublic personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock
employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock
maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed
to protect the nonpublic personal information of its Clients, including pro-
cedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

30 ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2007



These reports, including the financial information herein, are
transmitted to shareholders of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield
Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund,
Inc. for their information. This is not a prospectus. Past performance
results shown in these reports should not be considered a repre-
sentation of future performance. Statements and other information
herein are as dated and are subject to change.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds
use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio
securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling
toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and
(3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at
http://www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted
proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during
the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available
upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by
calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809

#EEYP-12/07


Item 2 – Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end
of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant's principal executive officer,
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar
functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or
waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without
charge at www.blackrock.com.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant's board of directors or trustees, as
applicable (the “board of directors”) has determined that (i) the registrant has the following
audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit
committee financial expert is independent: independent:
David O. Beim (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
W. Carl Kester
James T. Flynn
Karen P. Robards
Robert S. Salomon, Jr. (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Kent Dixon (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Frank J. Fabozzi (term began effective November 1, 2007)

The registrant's board of directors has determined that W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards
qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles,
financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee
functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial
consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting
services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally
comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be
raised by the registrant’s financial statements.

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles,
financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee
functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory
firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years
where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based
on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial
statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and
a non-profit organization.

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial
expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the
purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or
identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an
audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or
liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a
member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or
identification.


Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services                      

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
              (a) Audit Fees       (b) Audit-Related Fees 1                 (c) Tax Fees 2     (d) All Other Fees 3  

 
 
 
 
    Current     Previous     Current     Previous     Current     Previous     Current     Previous  
    Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year  
      Entity Name     End     End     End     End     End     End     End     End  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BlackRock                                  
Enhanced Equity     $32,500     $32,500     $0     $0     $6,100     $6,000     $1,042     $0  
Yield Fund, Inc.                                  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1 The nature of the services include assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of
financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3 The nature of the services include a review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and
procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax
compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-
approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services
provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated
service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the
registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent
with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will
not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the
Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”).
However, such services will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual
project does not exceed $5,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the
registrants the Committee oversees. Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved
cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services
not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The
Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next
regularly scheduled in-person board meeting.

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by
the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable          
(g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees:      

 
    Current Fiscal Year     Previous Fiscal Year  
                          Entity Name     End     End  

 
 
        BlackRock Enhanced Equity     $291,642     $3,077,450  
        Yield Fund, Inc.          

 
 

  (h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of
non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including
any non-affiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is
subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment adviser), and any entity
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that
provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph
(c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal


accountant’s independence.

Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $284,500, 0%

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – The following individuals are members of the
registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with
Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):

David O. Beim (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
W. Carl Kester
James T. Flynn
Karen P. Robards
Robert S. Salomon, Jr. (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Kent Dixon (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Frank J. Fabozzi (term began effective November 1, 2007)

Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of
the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies – The registrant has delegated the voting of proxies relating to Fund
portfolio securities to its investment adviser, BlackRock Advisors, LLC and its sub-adviser,
as applicable. The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the adviser and sub-adviser are
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL.


Proxy Voting Policies and

Procedures

For BlackRock Advisors, LLC
And Its Affiliated SEC Registered Investment Advisers

September 30, 2006


Table of Contents

Page

Introduction

Scope of Committee Responsibilities

Special Circumstances

Voting Guidelines

Boards of Directors

Auditors

Compensation and Benefits

Capital Structure

Corporate Charter and By-Laws

Corporate Meetings

Investment Companies

Environmental and Social Issues

Notice to Clients


Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

These Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Policy”) for BlackRock Advisors,
LLC and its affiliated U.S. registered investment advisers 1 (“BlackRock”) reflect 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. BlackRock serves as the investment
manager for investment companies, other commingled investment vehicles and/or
separate accounts of institutional and other clients. The right to vote proxies for securities
held in such accounts belongs to BlackRock’s clients. Certain clients of BlackRock have
retained the right to vote such proxies in general or in specific circumstances. 2 Other
clients, however, have delegated to BlackRock the right to vote proxies for securities held
in their accounts as part of BlackRock’s authority to manage, acquire and dispose of
account assets.

When BlackRock votes proxies for a client that has delegated to BlackRock proxy
voting authority, BlackRock acts as the client’s agent. Under the Advisers Act, an
investment adviser is a fiduciary that owes each of its clients a duty of care and loyalty
with respect to all services the adviser undertakes on the client’s behalf, including proxy
voting. BlackRock is therefore subject to a fiduciary duty to vote proxies in a manner
BlackRock believes is consistent with the client’s best interests, 3 whether or not the
client’s proxy voting is subject to the fiduciary standards of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). 4 When voting proxies for client accounts
(including investment companies), BlackRock’s primary objective is to make voting
decisions solely in the best interests of clients and ERISA clients’ plan beneficiaries and
participants. In fulfilling its obligations to clients, BlackRock will seek to act in a manner
that it believes is most likely to enhance the economic value of the underlying securities
held in client accounts. 5 It is imperative that BlackRock considers the interests of its
clients, and not the interests of BlackRock, when voting proxies and that real (or

1 The Policy does not apply to BlackRock Asset Management U.K. Limited and BlackRock Investment
Managers International Limited, which are U.S. registered investment advisers based in the United
Kingdom.
2 In certain situations, a client may direct BlackRock to vote in accordance with the client’s proxy voting
policies. In these situations, BlackRock will seek to comply with such policies to the extent it would not be
inconsistent with other BlackRock legal responsibilities.
3 Letter from Harvey L. Pitt, Chairman, SEC, to John P.M. Higgins, President, Ram Trust Services
(February 12, 2002) (Section 206 of the Investment Advisers Act imposes a fiduciary responsibility to vote
proxies fairly and in the best interests of clients); SEC Release No. IA-2106 (February 3, 2003).
4 DOL Interpretative Bulletin of Sections 402, 403 and 404 of ERISA at 29 C.F.R. 2509.94 -2
5 Other considerations, such as social, labor, environmental or other policies, may be of interest to
particular clients. While BlackRock is cognizant of the importance of such considerations, when voting
proxies it will generally take such matters into account only to the extent that they have a direct bearing on
the economic value of the underlying securities. To the extent that a BlackRock client desires to pursue a
particular social, labor, environmental or other agenda through the proxy votes made for its securities held
through BlackRock as investment adviser, BlackRock encourages the client to consider retaining direct
proxy voting authority or to appoint independently a special proxy voting fiduciary other than BlackRock.

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perceived) material conflicts that may arise between BlackRock’s interest and those of
BlackRock’s clients are properly addressed and resolved.

Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-6 was adopted by the SEC in 2003 and requires, among
other things, that an investment adviser that exercises voting authority over clients’ proxy
voting adopt policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the adviser votes
proxies in the best interests of clients, discloses to its clients information about those
policies and procedures and also discloses to clients how they may obtain information on
how the adviser has voted their proxies.

In light of such fiduciary duties, the requirements of Rule 206(4)-6, and given the
complexity of the issues that may be raised in connection with proxy votes, BlackRock
has adopted these policies and procedures. BlackRock’s Equity Investment Policy
Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Committee”), addresses proxy
voting issues on behalf of BlackRock and its clients. 6 The Committee is comprised of
senior members of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group and advised by
BlackRock’s Legal and Compliance Department.

  6 Subject to the Proxy Voting Policies of Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Company FSB, the Committee may
also function jointly as the Proxy Voting Committee for Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Company FSB trust
accounts managed by personnel dually-employed by BlackRock.

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I. Scope of Committee Responsibilities

The Committee shall have the responsibility for determining how to address
proxy votes made on behalf of all BlackRock clients, except for clients who have retained
the right to vote their own proxies, either generally or on any specific matter. In so doing,
the Committee shall seek to ensure that proxy votes are made in the best interests of
clients, and that proxy votes are determined in a manner free from unwarranted or
inappropriate influences. The Committee shall also oversee the overall administration of
proxy voting for BlackRock accounts. 7

The Committee shall establish BlackRock’s proxy voting guidelines, with such
advice, participation and research as the Committee deems appropriate from portfolio
managers, proxy voting services or other knowledgeable interested parties. As it is
anticipated that there will not necessarily be a “right” way to vote proxies on any given
issue applicable to all facts and circumstances, the Committee shall also be responsible
for determining how the proxy voting guidelines will be applied to specific proxy votes,
in light of each issuer’s unique structure, management, strategic options and, in certain
circumstances, probable economic and other anticipated consequences of alternative
actions. In so doing, the Committee may determine to vote a particular proxy in a manner
contrary to its generally stated guidelines.

The Committee may determine that the subject matter of certain proxy issues are
not suitable for general voting guidelines and requires a case-by-case determination, in
which case the Committee may elect not to adopt a specific voting guideline applicable to
such issues. BlackRock believes that certain proxy voting issues – such as approval of
mergers and other significant corporate transactions – require investment analysis akin to
investment decisions, and are therefore not suitable for general guidelines. The
Committee may elect to adopt a common BlackRock position on certain proxy votes that
are akin to investment decisions, or determine to permit portfolio managers to make
individual decisions on how best to maximize economic value for the accounts for which
they are responsible (similar to normal buy/sell investment decisions made by such
portfolio managers). 8

While it is expected that BlackRock, as a fiduciary, will generally seek to vote
proxies over which BlackRock exercises voting authority in a uniform manner for all
BlackRock clients, the Committee, in conjunction with the portfolio manager of an
account, may determine that the specific circumstances of such account require that such
account’s proxies be voted differently due to such account’s investment objective or other
factors that differentiate it from other accounts. In addition, on proxy votes that are akin

7 The Committee may delegate day-to-day administrative responsibilities to other BlackRock personnel
and/or outside service providers, as appropriate.
8 The Committee will normally defer to portfolio managers on proxy votes that are akin to investment
decisions except for proxy votes that involve a material conflict of interest, in which case it will determine,
in its discretion, the appropriate voting process so as to address such conflict.

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to investment decisions, BlackRock believes portfolio managers may from time to time
legitimately reach differing but equally valid views, as fiduciaries for BlackRock’s
clients, on how best to maximize economic value in respect of a particular investment.

The Committee will also be responsible for ensuring the maintenance of records
of each proxy vote, as required by Advisers Act Rule 204-2. 9 All records will be
maintained in accordance with applicable law. Except as may be required by applicable
legal requirements, or as otherwise set forth herein, the Committee’s determinations and
records shall be treated as proprietary, nonpublic and confidential.

The Committee shall be assisted by other BlackRock personnel, as may be
appropriate. In particular, the Committee has delegated to the BlackRock Operations
Department responsibility for monitoring corporate actions and ensuring that proxy votes
are submitted in a timely fashion. The Operations Department shall ensure that proxy
voting issues are promptly brought to the Committee’s attention and that the Committee’s
proxy voting decisions are appropriately disseminated and implemented.

To assist BlackRock in voting proxies, the Committee may retain the services of a
firm providing such services. BlackRock has currently retained Institutional Shareholder
Services (“ISS”) in that role. ISS is an independent adviser that specializes in providing a
variety of fiduciary-level proxy-related services to institutional investment managers,
plan sponsors, custodians, consultants, and other institutional investors. The services
provided to BlackRock may include, but are not limited to, in-depth research, voting
recommendations (which the Committee is not obligated to follow), vote execution, and
recordkeeping.

  9 The Committee may delegate the actual maintenance of such records to an outside service provider.
Currently, the Committee has delegated the maintenance of such records to Institutional Shareholder
Services.

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II. Special Circumstances

Routine Consents . BlackRock may be asked from time to time to consent to an
amendment to, or grant a waiver under, a loan agreement, partnership agreement,
indenture or other governing document of a specific financial instrument held by
BlackRock clients. BlackRock will generally treat such requests for consents not as
“proxies” subject to these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures but as investment
matters to be dealt with by the responsible BlackRock investment professionals would,
provided that such consents (i) do not relate to the election of a board of directors or
appointment of auditors of a public company, and (ii) either (A) would not otherwise
materially affect the structure, management or control of a public company, or (B) relate
to a company in which BlackRock clients hold only interests in bank loans or debt
securities and are consistent with customary standards and practices for such instruments.

Securities on Loan . Registered investment companies that are advised by
BlackRock as well as certain of our advisory clients may participate in securities lending
programs. Under most securities lending arrangements, securities on loan may not be
voted by the lender (unless the loan is recalled). BlackRock believes that each client has
the right to determine whether participating in a securities lending program enhances
returns, to contract with the securities lending agent of its choice and to structure a
securities lending program, through its lending agent, that balances any tension between
loaning and voting securities in a matter that satisfies such client. If client has decided to
participate in a securities lending program, BlackRock will therefore defer to the client’s
determination and not attempt to seek recalls solely for the purpose of voting routine
proxies as this could impact the returns received from securities lending and make the
client a less desirable lender in a marketplace. Where a client retains a lending agent that
is unaffiliated with BlackRock, BlackRock will generally not seek to vote proxies
relating to securities on loan because BlackRock does not have a contractual right to
recall such loaned securities for the purpose of voting proxies. Where BlackRock or an
affiliate acts as the lending agent, BlackRock will also generally not seek to recall loaned
securities for proxy voting purposes, unless the portfolio manager responsible for the
account or the Committee determines that voting the proxy is in the client’s best interest
and requests that the security be recalled.

Voting Proxies for Non-US Companies . While the proxy voting process is well
established in the United States, voting proxies of non-US companies frequently involves
logistical issues which can affect BlackRock’s ability to vote such proxies, as well as the
desirability of voting such proxies. These issues include (but are not limited to): (i)
untimely notice of shareholder meetings, (ii) restrictions on a foreigner’s ability to
exercise votes, (iii) requirements to vote proxies in person, (iv) “shareblocking”
(requirements that investors who exercise their voting rights surrender the right to dispose
of their holdings for some specified period in proximity to the shareholder meeting), (v)
potential difficulties in translating the proxy, and (vi) requirements to provide local
agents with unrestricted powers of attorney to facilitate voting instructions.

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As a consequence, BlackRock votes proxies of non-US companies only on a
“best-efforts” basis. In addition, the Committee may determine that it is generally in the
best interests of BlackRock clients not to vote proxies of companies in certain countries
if the Committee determines that the costs (including but not limited to opportunity costs
associated with shareblocking constraints) associated with exercising a vote generally are
expected to outweigh the benefit the client will derive by voting on the issuer’s proposal.
If the Committee so determines in the case of a particular country, the Committee (upon
advice from BlackRock portfolio managers) may override such determination with
respect to a particular issuer’s shareholder meeting if the Committee believes the benefits
of seeking to exercise a vote at such meeting outweighs the costs, in which case
BlackRock will seek to vote on a best-efforts basis.

Securities Sold After Record Date . 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.

      Conflicts of Interest. From time to time, BlackRock may be required to vote proxies in respect of an issuer that is an affiliate of BlackRock (a “BlackRock Affiliate”), or a money management or other client of BlackRock (a “BlackRock Client”). 10 In such event, provided that the Committee is aware of the real or potential conflict, the following procedures apply:

§ The Committee intends to adhere to the voting guidelines set forth herein for all proxy issues including matters involving BlackRock Affiliates and BlackRock Clients. The Committee may, in its discretion for the purposes of ensuring that an independent determination is reached, retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of BlackRock’s clients; and

§ if the Committee determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the BlackRock Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in the client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict.

  10 Such issuers may include investment companies for which BlackRock provides investment advisory,
administrative and/or other services.

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III. Voting Guidelines

      The Committee has determined that it is appropriate and in the best interests of BlackRock’s clients to adopt the following voting guidelines, which represent the Committee’s usual voting position on certain recurring proxy issues that are not expected to involve unusual circumstances. With respect to any particular proxy issue, however, the Committee may elect to vote differently than a voting guideline if the Committee determines that doing so is, in the Committee’s judgment, in the best interest of its clients. The guidelines may be reviewed at any time upon the request of any Committee member and may be amended or deleted upon the vote of a majority of voting Committee members present at a Committee meeting for which there is a quorum.

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A. Boards of Directors

These proposals concern those issues submitted to shareholders relating to the
composition of the Board of Directors of companies other than investment companies.
As a general matter, the Committee believes that a company’s Board of Directors (rather
than shareholders) is most likely to have access to important, nonpublic information
regarding a company’s business and prospects, and is therefore best-positioned to set
corporate policy and oversee management. The Committee therefore believes that the
foundation of good corporate governance is the election of qualified, independent
corporate directors who are likely to diligently represent the interests of shareholders and
oversee management of the corporation in a manner that will seek to maximize
shareholder value over time. In individual cases, the Committee may look at a Director
nominee’s history of representing shareholder interests as a director of other companies,
or other factors to the extent the Committee deems relevant.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

#          
    VOTE and DESCRIPTION  

 
 
A.1     FOR nominees for director of United States companies in  
    uncontested elections, except for nominees who  
              §     have missed at least two meetings and, as a result,  
        attended less than 75% of meetings of the Board of  
        Directors and its committees the previous year, unless the  
        nominee missed the meeting(s) due to illness or company  
        business  
              §     voted to implement or renew a “dead-hand” poison pill  
              §     ignored a shareholder proposal that was approved by  
        either a majority of the shares outstanding in any year or  
        by the majority of votes cast for two consecutive years  
              §     failed to act on takeover offers where the majority of the  
shareholders have tendered their shares
              §     are corporate insiders who serve on the audit,  
        compensation or nominating committees or on a full  
        Board that does not have such committees composed  
        exclusively of independent directors  
              §     on a case-by-case basis, have served as directors of other  
        companies with allegedly poor corporate governance  
              §     sit on more than six boards of public companies  

 
 
A.2     FOR nominees for directors of non-U.S. companies in uncontested  
elections, except for nominees from whom the Committee
    determines to withhold votes due to the nominees’ poor records of  
representing shareholder interests, on a case-by-case basis

A.3     FOR proposals to declassify Boards of Directors, except where  
there exists a legitimate purpose for classifying boards

A.4     AGAINST proposals to classify Boards of Directors, except where  
there exists a legitimate purpose for classifying boards


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A.5     AGAINST proposals supporting cumulative voting  

 
A.6     FOR proposals eliminating cumulative voting  

 
A.7     FOR proposals supporting confidential voting  

 
A.8     FOR proposals seeking election of supervisory board members  

 
A.9     AGAINST shareholder proposals seeking additional  
    representation of women and/or minorities generally (i.e., not  
    specific individuals) to a Board of Directors  

 
A.10     AGAINST shareholder proposals for term limits for directors  

 
A.11     FOR shareholder proposals to establish a mandatory retirement  
    age for directors who attain the age of 72 or older  

 
A.12     AGAINST shareholder proposals requiring directors to own a  
    minimum amount of company stock  

 
A.13     FOR proposals requiring a majority of independent directors on a  
    Board of Directors  

 
A.14     FOR proposals to allow a Board of Directors to delegate powers to  
    a committee or committees  

 
A.15     FOR proposals to require audit, compensation and/or nominating  
    committees of a Board of Directors to consist exclusively of  
    independent directors  

 
A.16     AGAINST shareholder proposals seeking to prohibit a single  
    person from occupying the roles of chairman and chief executive  
    officer  

 
A.17     FOR proposals to elect account inspectors  

 
A.18     FOR proposals to fix the membership of a Board of Directors at a  
    specified size  

 
A.19     FOR proposals permitting shareholder ability to nominate  
    directors directly  

 
A.20     AGAINST proposals to eliminate shareholder ability to nominate  
    directors directly  

 
A.21     FOR proposals permitting shareholder ability to remove directors  
    directly  

 
A.22     AGAINST proposals to eliminate shareholder ability to remove  
    directors directly  

 

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B. Auditors

These proposals concern those issues submitted to shareholders related to the
selection of auditors. As a general matter, the Committee believes that corporate auditors
have a responsibility to represent the interests of shareholders and provide an independent
view on the propriety of financial reporting decisions of corporate management. While
the Committee will generally defer to a corporation’s choice of auditor, in individual
cases, the Committee may look at an auditors’ history of representing shareholder
interests as auditor of other companies, to the extent the Committee deems relevant.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

B.1     FOR approval of independent auditors, except for  
    §     auditors that have a financial interest in, or material  
        association with, the company they are auditing, and are  
        therefore believed by the Committee not to be independent  
    §     auditors who have rendered an opinion to any company which  
        in the Committee’s opinion is either not consistent with best  
        accounting practices or not indicative of the company’s  
        financial situation  
    §     on a case-by-case basis, auditors who in the Committee’s  
        opinion provide a significant amount of non-audit services to  
        the company  

 
 
B.2     FOR proposals seeking authorization to fix the remuneration of  
    auditors  

 
B.3     FOR approving internal statutory auditors  

 
B.4     FOR proposals for audit firm rotation, except for proposals that  
would require rotation after a period of less than 5 years


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C. Compensation and Benefits

These proposals concern those issues submitted to shareholders related to
management compensation and employee benefits. As a general matter, the Committee
favors disclosure of a company’s compensation and benefit policies and opposes
excessive compensation, but believes that compensation matters are normally best
determined by a corporation’s board of directors, rather than shareholders. Proposals to
“micro-manage” a company’s compensation practices or to set arbitrary restrictions on
compensation or benefits will therefore generally not be supported.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

C.1     IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF ISS  
    on compensation plans if the ISS recommendation is based solely  
    on whether or not the company’s plan satisfies the allowable cap  
    as calculated by ISS. If the recommendation of ISS is based on  
    factors other than whether the plan satisfies the allowable cap the  
    Committee will analyze the particular proposed plan. This policy  
    applies to amendments of plans as well as to initial approvals.  

 
C.2     FOR proposals to eliminate retirement benefits for outside  
    directors  

 
C.3     AGAINST proposals to establish retirement benefits for outside  
    directors  

 
C.4     FOR proposals approving the remuneration of directors or of  
    supervisory board members  

 
C.5     AGAINST proposals to reprice stock options  

 
C.6     FOR proposals to approve employee stock purchase plans that  
    apply to all employees. This policy applies to proposals to amend  
ESPPs if the plan as amended applies to all employees.

C.7     FOR proposals to pay retirement bonuses to directors of Japanese  
    companies unless the directors have served less than three years  

 
C.8     AGAINST proposals seeking to pay outside directors only in stock  

 
C.9     FOR proposals seeking further disclosure of executive pay or  
    requiring companies to report on their supplemental executive  
    retirement benefits  

 
C.10     AGAINST proposals to ban all future stock or stock option grants  
    to executives  

 
C.11     AGAINST option plans or grants that apply to directors or  
    employees of “related companies” without adequate disclosure of  
    the corporate relationship and justification of the option policy  

 
C.12     FOR proposals to exclude pension plan income in the calculation  
    of earnings used in determining executive bonuses/compensation  

 

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D. Capital Structure

These proposals relate to various requests, principally from management, for
approval of amendments that would alter the capital structure of a company, such as an
increase in authorized shares. As a general matter, the Committee will support requests
that it believes enhance the rights of common shareholders and oppose requests that
appear to be unreasonably dilutive.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

D.1     AGAINST proposals seeking authorization to issue shares without  
    preemptive rights except for issuances up to 10% of a non-US  
    company’s total outstanding capital  

 
D.2     FOR management proposals seeking preemptive rights or seeking  
    authorization to issue shares with preemptive rights  

 
D.3     FOR management proposals approving share repurchase programs  

 
D.4     FOR management proposals to split a company’s stock  

 
D.5     FOR management proposals to denominate or authorize  
    denomination of securities or other obligations or assets in Euros  

 
D.6     FOR proposals requiring a company to expense stock options  
    (unless the company has already publicly committed to do so by a  
    certain date).  

 

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  E. Corporate Charter and By-Laws

These proposals relate to various requests for approval of amendments to a
corporation’s charter or by-laws, principally for the purpose of adopting or redeeming
“poison pills”. As a general matter, the Committee opposes poison pill provisions.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

E.1     AGAINST proposals seeking to adopt a poison pill  

 
E.2     FOR proposals seeking to redeem a poison pill  

 
E.3     FOR proposals seeking to have poison pills submitted to  
    shareholders for ratification  

 
E.4     FOR management proposals to change the company’s name  

 

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F. Corporate Meetings

These are routine proposals relating to various requests regarding the formalities
of corporate meetings.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

F.1     AGAINST proposals that seek authority to act on “any other  
    business that may arise”  

 
F.2     FOR proposals designating two shareholders to keep minutes of  
    the meeting  

 
F.3     FOR proposals concerning accepting or approving financial  
    statements and statutory reports  

 
F.4     FOR proposals approving the discharge of management and the  
    supervisory board  

 
F.5     FOR proposals approving the allocation of income and the  
    dividend  

 
F.6     FOR proposals seeking authorization to file required  
    documents/other formalities  

 
F.7     FOR proposals to authorize the corporate board to ratify and  
    execute approved resolutions  

 
F.8     FOR proposals appointing inspectors of elections  

 
F.9     FOR proposals electing a chair of the meeting  

 
F.10     FOR proposals to permit “virtual” shareholder meetings over the  
    Internet  

 
F.11     AGAINST proposals to require rotating sites for shareholder  
    meetings  

 

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G. Investment Companies

These proposals relate to proxy issues that are associated solely with holdings of
shares of investment companies, including, but not limited to, investment companies for
which BlackRock provides investment advisory, administrative and/or other services. As
with other types of companies, the Committee believes that a fund’s Board of Directors
(rather than its shareholders) is best-positioned to set fund policy and oversee
management. However, the Committee opposes granting Boards of Directors authority
over certain matters, such as changes to a fund’s investment objective, that the
Investment Company Act of 1940 envisions will be approved directly by shareholders.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

G.1     FOR nominees for director of mutual funds in uncontested  
    elections, except for nominees who  
        § have missed at least two meetings and, as a result, attended  
              less than 75% of meetings of the Board of Directors and its  
              committees the previous year, unless the nominee missed the  
              meeting due to illness or fund business  
        § ignore a shareholder proposal that was approved by either a  
              majority of the shares outstanding in any year or by the  
majority of votes cast for two consecutive years
        § are interested directors who serve on the audit or nominating  
              committees or on a full Board that does not have such  
              committees composed exclusively of independent directors  
        § on a case-by-case basis, have served as directors of companies  
              with allegedly poor corporate governance  

 
G.2     FOR the establishment of new series or classes of shares  

 
G.3     AGAINST proposals to change a fund’s investment objective to  
    nonfundamental  

 
G.4     FOR proposals to establish a master-feeder structure or  
    authorizing the Board to approve a master-feeder structure without  
    a further shareholder vote  

 
G.5     AGAINST a shareholder proposal for the establishment of a  
    director ownership requirement  

 
G.6     FOR classified boards of closed-end investment companies  

 

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H. Environmental and Social Issues

These are shareholder proposals to limit corporate conduct in some manner that
relates to the shareholder’s environmental or social concerns. The Committee generally
believes that annual shareholder meetings are inappropriate forums for the discussion of
larger social issues, and opposes shareholder resolutions “micromanaging” corporate
conduct or requesting release of information that would not help a shareholder evaluate
an investment in the corporation as an economic matter. While the Committee is
generally supportive of proposals to require corporate disclosure of matters that seem
relevant and material to the economic interests of shareholders, the Committee is
generally not supportive of proposals to require disclosure of corporate matters for other
purposes.

The Committee’s general policy is to vote:

H.1     AGAINST proposals seeking to have companies adopt  
    international codes of conduct  

 
H.2     AGAINST proposals seeking to have companies provide non-  
    required reports on:  
    §     environmental liabilities;  
    §     bank lending policies;  
    §     corporate political contributions or activities;  
    §     alcohol advertising and efforts to discourage drinking by  
        minors;  
    §     costs and risk of doing business in any individual country;  
    §     involvement in nuclear defense systems  

 
 
H.3     AGAINST proposals requesting reports on Maquiladora  
    operations or on CERES principles  

 
H.4     AGAINST proposals seeking implementation of the CERES  
    principles  

 

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Notice to Clients

BlackRock will make records of any proxy vote it has made on behalf of a client
available to such client upon request. 11 BlackRock will use its best efforts to treat proxy
votes of clients as confidential, except as it may decide to best serve its clients’ interests
or as may be necessary to effect such votes or as may be required by law.

BlackRock encourage clients with an interest in particular proxy voting issues to
make their views known to BlackRock, provided that, in the absence of specific written
direction from a client on how to vote that client’s proxies, BlackRock reserves the right
to vote any proxy in a manner it deems in the best interests of its clients, as it determines
in its sole discretion.

These policies are as of the date indicated on the cover hereof. The Committee
may subsequently amend these policies at any time, without notice.

  11 Such request may be made to the client’s portfolio or relationship manager or addressed in writing to
Secretary, BlackRock Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, Legal and Compliance Department,
BlackRock Inc., 40 East 52 nd Street, New York, New York 10022.

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Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the
most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com and (2)
on the Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov .

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of December 31, 2007.

(a)(1) BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc. is managed by Jonathan A. Clark, Managing Director
at BlackRock and Debra L. Jelilian, Director at BlackRock. Each is a member of BlackRock’s Quantitative
Investments team. Mr. Clark and Ms. Jelilian are jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund’s portfolio and the selection of its investments. Mr. Clark and Ms. Jelilian have been the fund’s
portfolio managers since 2005.

Mr. Clark joined BlackRock in 2006. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was a Vice President of Merrill
Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) from 1999 to 2006. At MLIM, he was a member of the
Quantitative Investments team, responsible for managing arbitrage and derivative strategies for enhanced
and structured portfolios. He also managed a commodities futures portfolio, and was a member of the
Quantitative Investment Committee.

Ms. Jelilian joined BlackRock in 2006. Prior to joining BlackRock, she was a Director MLIM from 1999
to 2006. At MLIM, she was a member of the Quantitative Investments team, responsible for the
management of MLIM's equity index portfolios and leading MLIM's transition management efforts in the
Americas. She was also a member of the Quantitative Investment Committee.

(a)(2) As of December 31, 2007:

                (iii) Number of Other Accounts and  
    (ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed     Assets for Which Advisory Fee is  
    and Assets by Account Type         Performance-Based      

 
 
 
 
    Other             Other          
(i) Name of     Registered     Other Pooled         Registered     Other Pooled      
Portfolio     Investment     Investment     Other     Investment     Investment     Other  
Manager     Companies     Vehicles     Accounts     Companies     Vehicles     Accounts  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jonathan A.                          

 
 
 
 
 
 
Clark     9     5     0     0     0     0  

 
 
 
 
 
 
    $3,059,658,854     $1,243,653,307     $0     $0     $0     $0  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debra L.                          

 
 
 
 
 
 
Jelilian     25     18     22     0     0     1  

 
 
 
 
 
 
    $24,410,140,770     $10,597,337,547     $35,513,726,340     $0     $0     $3,563,742,267  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  (iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

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 Fund, 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 Fund. 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 Fund. BlackRock, or any
of its affiliates, or any officer, director, stockholder, employee or any member of their families may take
different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock 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 Fund. In this connection, it should be noted that Ms. Jelilian
currently manages certain accounts that are subject to performance fees. In addition, certain portfolio
managers may assist in managing certain hedge funds and may be entitled to receive a portion of any
incentive fees earned on such funds and a portion of such incentive fees may be voluntarily or
involuntarily deferred. Additional portfolio managers may in the future manage other such accounts or
funds and may be entitled to receive incentive fees.

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.

(a)(3) As of December 31, 2007:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

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 performance-based
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.

Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their seniority
and/or their position with the firm. Senior portfolio managers who perform additional management
functions within the portfolio management group or within BlackRock may receive additional
compensation for serving in these other capacities.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation
Discretionary incentive compensation 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 predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s seniority, role within the
portfolio management team, teamwork and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and
BlackRock. In most cases, including for the portfolio managers of the Fund, these benchmarks are the
same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Fund or other accounts
managed by the portfolio managers are measured. BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers determine the
benchmarks against which to compare the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each
portfolio manager and the period of time over which performance is evaluated. With respect to the
portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund include the following:


Portfolio Manager     Benchmarks Applicable to Each Manager  

 
 
Jonathan A. Clark     A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The S&P 500 ®  
    Index, MSCI World Index), certain customized indices and  
    certain fund industry peer groups.  

 
Debra L. Jelilian     A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The S&P 500 ®  
    Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer  
    groups.  

 

BlacBlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make 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 noted above. Performance is measured on both a
pre-tax basis over various time periods including 1, 3 and 5-year periods, as applicable.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation
Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash and
BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years. The BlackRock, Inc.
restricted stock units, if properly vested, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Typically, the
cash bonus, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the
portfolio managers. Paying a portion of annual bonuses in stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio
manager for a given year “at risk” based on the Company’s ability to sustain and improve its performance
over future periods.

Other compensation benefits. In addition to base compensation and discretionary incentive
compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) — The LTIP is a long-term incentive plan that
seeks to reward certain key employees. Beginning in 2006, awards are granted under the LTIP in the form
of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, if properly vested and subject to the attainment of certain
performance goals, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Mr. Clark and Ms. Jelilian have each
received awards under the LTIP.

Deferred Compensation Program — 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.
Every portfolio manager is eligible to participate in the deferred compensation program.

Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in
which BlackRock employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement
Savings Plan (RSP) and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution
components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 6% of eligible pay contributed
to the plan capped at $4,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3% of eligible
compensation, plus an additional contribution of 2% for any year in which BlackRock has positive net
operating income. The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment
companies managed by the firm. Company contributions follow the investment direction set by
participants for their own contributions or absent, employee investment direction, are invested into a
balanced portfolio. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock common stock at a 5% discount on the
fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the
purchase of 1,000 shares or a dollar value of $25,000. Each portfolio manager is eligible to participate in
these plans.


  (a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities. As of December 31, 2007, neither Mr. Clark nor Ms. Jelilian
beneficially owned any stock issued by the Fund.

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated
Purchasers –

Period     (a) Total     (b) Average     (c) Total Number of     (d) Maximum Number (or  
    Number of     Price Paid per     Shares Purchased as Part     Approx. Dollar Value) of  
    Shares     Share     of Publicly Announced     Shares that May Yet Be  
    Purchased         Plans or Programs     Purchased Under the Plans  
                or Programs  

 
 
 
 
July 1-31, 2007           15,067     $18.77 1     15,067 2     0  

 
 
 
 
August 1-31, 2007                  

 
 
 
 
September 1-30, 2007                  

 
 
 
 
October 1-31, 2007                  

 
 
 
 
November 1-30, 2007                  

 
 
 
 
December 1-31, 2007                  

 
 
 
 
Total:           15,067     $18.77 1     15,067 2     0  

 
 
 
 

1 Subject to a repurchase fee of up to 2% of the net asset value per share.
2 On May 10, 2007, the repurchase offer was announced to repurchase up to 5% of outstanding shares. The expiration date of the
offer was June 15, 2007. The registrant may conduct annual repurchases for between 5% and 25% of its outstanding shares
pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance
Committee will consider nominees to the Board recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes
available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations which include
biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s
Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

11(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions
have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90
days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule
30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

11(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-
3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto

12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2

12(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

12(a)(3) – Not Applicable

12(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

By: /s/ Donald C. Burke

Donald C. Burke

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

Date: February 21, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Donald C. Burke

Donald C. Burke

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

  Date: February 21, 2008

By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews

Neal J. Andrews

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

Date: February 21, 2008


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