{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"158880","rtpr_id":"nBw2dPXM1a-20261001","ticker":"BCAT","exchange":"NYSE Arca","all_tickers":["BCAT","BCX","BDJ","BGR","BGY","BME","BMEZ","BOE","BST","BSTZ","BUI","CII","ECAT","MHD","MQY","MUA","MUC","MYI","MYN"],"title":"Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Provide Updates on their Discount Management Programs","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-01T20:31:00.194Z","article_body":"Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Provide Updates on their Discount\nManagement Programs\n\nThe BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) listed below announced today\nthe results of the Measurement Period (as defined below) under their\npreviously announced discount management programs (the “Programs”).\n\nUnder the Programs, if a Fund’s common shares trade at an average daily\ndiscount to net asset value (\"NAV\") of greater than 10.00% during the 9-month\nmeasurement period (the \"Measurement Period\"), the Fund intends to offer to\nrepurchase, as soon as practicable following the Measurement Period end date,\na minimum of 5% of its outstanding common shares at a price equal to 98% of\nthe Fund’s NAV, as determined on the trading day after the tender offer\nexpires.\n\nThe average daily premium/(discount) to NAV for the Funds during the\nMeasurement Period are summarized below.\n   \n \n \n \nMeasurement Period Results for the Funds in the Program \n \n \n \n  \n Fund Name Ticker Average Daily Premium/(Discount) for the Measurement Period ended September \n 30, 2026 \n BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust BCAT 3.30% \n BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust ECAT (2.74)% \n BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust BSTZ (9.45)% \n BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust BMEZ (11.05)% \n BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust BOE (9.05)% \n BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust BGR (8.99)% \n BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust BGY (9.22)% \n BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. CII 1.10% \n BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BDJ (6.42)% \n BlackRock Science and Technology Trust BST (6.10)% \n BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BME (3.78)% \n BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust BCX (6.84)% \n BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure, & Power Opportunities Trust BUI 1.39% \n BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. MHD (8.17)% \n BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN (8.00)% \n BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. MUC (7.61)% \n BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY (7.41)% \n BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA (4.80)% \n BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI (7.42)% \n\n\nBased on BMEZ’s average daily discount during the Measurement Period, the\nFund will conduct a tender offer for up to 5% of the Fund’s outstanding\ncommon shares at a price equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV per share as\ndetermined as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York\nStock Exchange (\"NYSE\") on the next day the NAV is calculated after the\nexpiration date of the tender offer or, if the offer is extended, on the next\nday the NAV is calculated after the day to which the offer is extended. As a\nresult of the occurrence of a Trigger Event during the Measurement Period,\nBMEZ’s Board of Trustees has authorized the Fund’s tender offer with the\nanticipated commencement and expiration dates outlined below.\n Tender Offer Commencement Date Friday, October 16, 2026 \n Tender Offer Expiration Date and Time Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, unless otherwise \n extended \n\n\nIf more than 5% of BMEZ’s outstanding common shares are tendered, the Fund\nwill purchase its shares from tendering shareholders on a pro rata basis at a\nprice equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV per share as determined as of the close\nof the regular trading session of the NYSE on the next day the NAV is\ncalculated after the expiration date of the tender offer (or, if the offer is\nextended, on the next day the NAV is calculated after the day to which the\noffer is extended). Accordingly, there is no assurance that BMEZ will purchase\nall of a shareholder’s common shares tendered in the tender offer. Payments\nfor shares tendered and accepted for repurchase are expected to be made within\napproximately five business days after the expiration date.\n\nThe terms and conditions of BMEZ’s tender offer will be set forth in an\nOffer to Purchase, a related Letter of Transmittal, and related documents,\nwhich will be distributed to BMEZ’s common shareholders. As soon as its\ntender offer commences, BMEZ will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO\nwith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will\ninclude an Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal.\n\nTender offers are not required for the remaining Funds under the Programs and\ntherefore those Funds will not be conducting tender offers.\n\nThe Programs are part of each Fund’s ongoing effort to manage their discount\nto NAV, enhance long-term shareholder value and provide liquidity to the\nmarket for their common shareholders. There can be no assurances as to the\neffect, if any, that the Program will have on the market for each Fund’s\nshares or the discount at which each Fund’s shares may trade relative to\ntheir NAV.\n\nIMPORTANT NOTICE\n\nThis press release is for informational purposes only and is not a\nrecommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any\nsecurities of the Funds and the above statements are not intended to\nconstitute an offer to participate in any tender offer. Any offer to purchase\nFund common shares will be made pursuant to an offer on Schedule TO. COMMON\nSHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE OFFER\nTO PURCHASE AND ANY SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE TENDER\nOFFER, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN THEY ARE\nFILED AND BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT\nHOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING\nTENDERING THEIR SHARES. Common shareholders may obtain a free copy of any of\nthese statements and other documents filed with the SEC at the website\nmaintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=1&md5=bf3f58b6a8c8082f1a2da0eec91a1913)\nor by directing such requests to the applicable Fund.\n\nAbout BlackRock\n\nBlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial\nwell-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial\ntechnology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them\nthroughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For\nadditional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&index=2&md5=7098816bdefe573c1313db24c939da88)\n\nAvailability of Fund Updates\n\nBlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a\nmonthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of\nwww.blackrock.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.blackrock.com&index=3&md5=3d1a678a2942c6fbce249b0032f8dd46)\nas well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time.\nInvestors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance\ninformation and the release of other material information about the Funds.\nThis reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public\naccess to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended\nto, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this release.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a Fund may make,\nmay contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to a Fund’s or BlackRock’s\nfuture financial or business performance, strategies or expectations.\nForward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such\nas “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,”\n“believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,”\n“current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,”\n“outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,”\n“seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional\nverbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or\nsimilar expressions.\n\nBlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous\nassumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking\nstatements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no\nduty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual\nresults could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking\nstatements and future results could differ materially from historical\nperformance.\n\nWith respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause\nactual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or\nhistorical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or\nindustry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or\nfinancial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the\nFunds or in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute\ninvestment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of\nincreased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal\nproceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share\nrepurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7)\nthe impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, and regulatory,\nsupervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to a Fund\nor BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international\nhostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which\nmay adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and\ncapital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability\nto attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of\nBlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and\n(11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or\nnegative performance of products at other financial institutions.\n\nAnnual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with\nthe SEC are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=4&md5=020e5916d7207f6b887e320ff2a5484e)\nand on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.blackrock.com&index=5&md5=73f93a88b27fe274d56dda5adfad52ea)\n, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The\ninformation contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press\nrelease.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001991261/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001991261/en/)\n\n1-800-882-0052\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2dPXM1a-20261001","title":"Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Provide Updates on their Discount Management Programs","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"BCAT","created":"2026-10-01T20:31:00.194Z","tickers":["BCAT","BCX","BDJ","BGR","BGY","BME","BMEZ","BOE","BST","BSTZ","BUI","CII","ECAT","MHD","MQY","MUA","MUC","MYI","MYN"],"exchange":"NYSE Arca","article_body":"Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Provide Updates on their Discount\nManagement Programs\n\nThe BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) listed below announced today\nthe results of the Measurement Period (as defined below) under their\npreviously announced discount management programs (the “Programs”).\n\nUnder the Programs, if a Fund’s common shares trade at an average daily\ndiscount to net asset value (\"NAV\") of greater than 10.00% during the 9-month\nmeasurement period (the \"Measurement Period\"), the Fund intends to offer to\nrepurchase, as soon as practicable following the Measurement Period end date,\na minimum of 5% of its outstanding common shares at a price equal to 98% of\nthe Fund’s NAV, as determined on the trading day after the tender offer\nexpires.\n\nThe average daily premium/(discount) to NAV for the Funds during the\nMeasurement Period are summarized below.\n   \n \n \n \nMeasurement Period Results for the Funds in the Program \n \n \n \n  \n Fund Name Ticker Average Daily Premium/(Discount) for the Measurement Period ended September \n 30, 2026 \n BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust BCAT 3.30% \n BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust ECAT (2.74)% \n BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust BSTZ (9.45)% \n BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust BMEZ (11.05)% \n BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust BOE (9.05)% \n BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust BGR (8.99)% \n BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust BGY (9.22)% \n BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. CII 1.10% \n BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BDJ (6.42)% \n BlackRock Science and Technology Trust BST (6.10)% \n BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BME (3.78)% \n BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust BCX (6.84)% \n BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure, & Power Opportunities Trust BUI 1.39% \n BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. MHD (8.17)% \n BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN (8.00)% \n BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. MUC (7.61)% \n BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY (7.41)% \n BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA (4.80)% \n BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI (7.42)% \n\n\nBased on BMEZ’s average daily discount during the Measurement Period, the\nFund will conduct a tender offer for up to 5% of the Fund’s outstanding\ncommon shares at a price equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV per share as\ndetermined as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York\nStock Exchange (\"NYSE\") on the next day the NAV is calculated after the\nexpiration date of the tender offer or, if the offer is extended, on the next\nday the NAV is calculated after the day to which the offer is extended. As a\nresult of the occurrence of a Trigger Event during the Measurement Period,\nBMEZ’s Board of Trustees has authorized the Fund’s tender offer with the\nanticipated commencement and expiration dates outlined below.\n Tender Offer Commencement Date Friday, October 16, 2026 \n Tender Offer Expiration Date and Time Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, unless otherwise \n extended \n\n\nIf more than 5% of BMEZ’s outstanding common shares are tendered, the Fund\nwill purchase its shares from tendering shareholders on a pro rata basis at a\nprice equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV per share as determined as of the close\nof the regular trading session of the NYSE on the next day the NAV is\ncalculated after the expiration date of the tender offer (or, if the offer is\nextended, on the next day the NAV is calculated after the day to which the\noffer is extended). Accordingly, there is no assurance that BMEZ will purchase\nall of a shareholder’s common shares tendered in the tender offer. Payments\nfor shares tendered and accepted for repurchase are expected to be made within\napproximately five business days after the expiration date.\n\nThe terms and conditions of BMEZ’s tender offer will be set forth in an\nOffer to Purchase, a related Letter of Transmittal, and related documents,\nwhich will be distributed to BMEZ’s common shareholders. As soon as its\ntender offer commences, BMEZ will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO\nwith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will\ninclude an Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal.\n\nTender offers are not required for the remaining Funds under the Programs and\ntherefore those Funds will not be conducting tender offers.\n\nThe Programs are part of each Fund’s ongoing effort to manage their discount\nto NAV, enhance long-term shareholder value and provide liquidity to the\nmarket for their common shareholders. There can be no assurances as to the\neffect, if any, that the Program will have on the market for each Fund’s\nshares or the discount at which each Fund’s shares may trade relative to\ntheir NAV.\n\nIMPORTANT NOTICE\n\nThis press release is for informational purposes only and is not a\nrecommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any\nsecurities of the Funds and the above statements are not intended to\nconstitute an offer to participate in any tender offer. Any offer to purchase\nFund common shares will be made pursuant to an offer on Schedule TO. COMMON\nSHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE OFFER\nTO PURCHASE AND ANY SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT REGARDING THE TENDER\nOFFER, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN THEY ARE\nFILED AND BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT\nHOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING\nTENDERING THEIR SHARES. Common shareholders may obtain a free copy of any of\nthese statements and other documents filed with the SEC at the website\nmaintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=1&md5=bf3f58b6a8c8082f1a2da0eec91a1913)\nor by directing such requests to the applicable Fund.\n\nAbout BlackRock\n\nBlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial\nwell-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial\ntechnology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them\nthroughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For\nadditional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.blackrock.com%2Fcorporate&index=2&md5=7098816bdefe573c1313db24c939da88)\n\nAvailability of Fund Updates\n\nBlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a\nmonthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of\nwww.blackrock.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.blackrock.com&index=3&md5=3d1a678a2942c6fbce249b0032f8dd46)\nas well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time.\nInvestors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance\ninformation and the release of other material information about the Funds.\nThis reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public\naccess to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended\nto, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this release.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a Fund may make,\nmay contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to a Fund’s or BlackRock’s\nfuture financial or business performance, strategies or expectations.\nForward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such\nas “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,”\n“believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,”\n“current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,”\n“outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,”\n“seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional\nverbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or\nsimilar expressions.\n\nBlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous\nassumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking\nstatements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no\nduty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual\nresults could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking\nstatements and future results could differ materially from historical\nperformance.\n\nWith respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause\nactual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or\nhistorical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or\nindustry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or\nfinancial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the\nFunds or in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute\ninvestment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of\nincreased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal\nproceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share\nrepurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7)\nthe impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, and regulatory,\nsupervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to a Fund\nor BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international\nhostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which\nmay adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and\ncapital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability\nto attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of\nBlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and\n(11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or\nnegative performance of products at other financial institutions.\n\nAnnual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with\nthe SEC are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=4&md5=020e5916d7207f6b887e320ff2a5484e)\nand on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&esheet=54614655&newsitemid=20261001991261&lan=en-US&anchor=www.blackrock.com&index=5&md5=73f93a88b27fe274d56dda5adfad52ea)\n, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The\ninformation contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press\nrelease.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001991261/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001991261/en/)\n\n1-800-882-0052\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-01T20:31:00.249814639Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790886660249},"received_at":"2026-10-01T20:31:00.333Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001991261/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"147496","press_release_id":"158880","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"BlackRock announced Measurement Period results for its closed-end fund discount management programs, with BCAT posting a 3.30% average daily premium to NAV through September 30, 2026.\n\nBecause BCAT traded at a premium rather than a discount greater than 10%, no tender offer is triggered for BCAT; only BMEZ, with an 11.05% average discount, will conduct a tender offer for up to 5% of its shares at 98% of NAV, commencing October 16, 2026.\n\nFor BCAT holders this is a routine program update with no immediate capital action; the fund remains comfortably outside the discount trigger threshold.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine discount-program update -- BCAT traded at a premium and no tender offer applies to it; BMEZ is the only triggered fund."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"tender_price":"98% of NAV","bcat_avg_premium":"3.30%","bmez_avg_discount":"(11.05)%","tender_offer_size":"minimum 5% of outstanding common shares","discount_trigger_threshold":"10.00%"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":["BlackRock discount management programs"],"companies":[{"name":"BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust","ticker":"BCAT","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust","ticker":"BMEZ","relationship":"sister fund conducting tender offer"},{"name":"BlackRock","relationship":"fund sponsor"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"BCAT itself traded at a 3.30% average premium to NAV during the Measurement Period, so no tender offer is triggered for BCAT. 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