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 811-21348 Name of Fund: BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011 Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4 Date of fiscal year end: 05/31/2008 Date of reporting period: 06/01/2007 05/31/2008 Item 1 Report to Stockholders |
EQUITIES FIXED INCOME REAL ESTATE LIQUIDITY ALTERNATIVES BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS Annual Report MAY 31, 2008 |
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) |
NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Table of Contents | ||
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A Letter to Shareholders | 3 | |
Annual Report: | ||
Fund Summaries | 4 | |
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging | 6 | |
Swap Agreements | 6 | |
Financial Statements: | ||
Schedules of Investments | 7 | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 16 | |
Statements of Operations | 17 | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 18 | |
Financial Highlights | 19 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | 21 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 27 | |
Important Tax Information (Unaudited) | 28 | |
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement | 29 | |
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan | 33 | |
Officers and Directors | 34 | |
Additional Information | 37 |
2 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
A Letter to Shareholders |
Dear Shareholder
For much of the reporting period, investors grappled with the repercussions of the credit crisis that surfaced last summer,
and with the effects of a weakening economy and surging energy and food prices. These factors were offset by the posi-
tive impact from robust export activity, strength in the non-financial corporate sector and monetary and fiscal stimuli.
Amid the market turbulence, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) initiated a series of moves to restore liquidity and
bolster financial market stability. Since September 2007, the central bank slashed the target federal funds rate 325
basis points (3.25%), bringing the rate to 2.0% as of period-end. Also of significance were its other policy decisions,
which included extending use of the discount window to broker-dealers and investment banks and backstopping the
rescue of ill-fated Bear Stearns. Notably, on April 30, the Fed dropped previous references to downside growth risks
and added more emphasis on inflationary pressures, indicating the central bankers have likely concluded the current
cycle of monetary easing.
Nevertheless, the Feds response to the financial crisis helped to ease credit turmoil and investor anxiety. Since hitting
a low point on March 17, following the collapse of Bear Stearns, stocks appreciated 10% (through May 30). Most
international markets, which had outperformed U.S. stocks for some time, saw a reversal in that trend, as the troubled
credit situation and downward pressures on growth fanned recession fears.
In fixed income markets, Treasury securities rallied (yields fell as prices correspondingly rose), as a broad flight-to
quality theme persisted. The yield on 10-year Treasury issues, which touched 5.30% in June 2007 (its highest level in
five years), fell to a low of 3.34% in March 2008 before rising to 4.06% by May 31 as investors grew more risk tolerant
and shifted out of Treasury issues in favor of stocks and other high-quality fixed income sectors. Tax-exempt issues
underperformed throughout most of the reporting period, pressured by problems among municipal bond insurers and
the freeze in the market for auction rate securities. However, the final two months saw a firmer tone in the municipal
market, as investors took advantage of unusually high yields.
On the whole, results for the major benchmark indexes generally reflected heightened investor risk aversion:
Total Returns as of May 31, 2008 | 6-month | 12-month | ||
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U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index) | (4.47%) | (6.70%) | ||
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Small cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index) | (1.87) | (10.53) | ||
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | (5.21) | (2.53) | ||
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Fixed income (Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index) | 1.49 | 6.89 | ||
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Tax-exempt fixed income (Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index) | 1.44 | 3.87 | ||
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High yield bonds (Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | 1.81 | (1.08) | ||
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. As you navigate todays volatile markets, we encourage you to review your investment goals with your financial profes- sional and to make portfolio changes, as needed. For more up-to-date commentary on the economy and financial markets, we invite you to visit 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 months and years ahead. |
Sincerely, Rob Kapito President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT
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Fund Summary as of May 31, 2008 BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. Investment Objective BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with high current income exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes. Performance For the 12 months ended May 31, 2008, the Fund returned (2.76%) based on market price and 0.86% based on net asset value (NAV). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 1.92% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvest- ment of dividends. Detracting from the Funds performance were its lower-rated holdings, which underperformed the market as credit spreads widened and liquidity became more scarce. Conversely, the Funds greater-than-average distribution rate (ranked 1st out of 7) and its largely neutral duration positioning benefited results during a period of municipal bond relative underperformance and increasing rates. The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results. Fund Information |
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange | MUI | |
Initital Offering Date | August 1, 2003 | |
Yield on Closing Market Price as of May 31, 2008 ($13.70)1 | 5.34% | |
Tax Equivalent Yield2 | 8.22% | |
Current Monthly Distribution per share of Common Stock3 | $0.061 | |
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Stock3 | $0.732 | |
Leverage as of May 31, 20084 | 41% | |
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1 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.
2 Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.
3 A change in the distribution rate was declared on June 2, 2008. The Monthly Distribution per Common Stock was decreased to $0.058. The
Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution and Current Annualized Distribution do not reflect the new distribution rate. The
new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future.
4 As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to Auction Market Preferred Stock
(Preferred Stock) and Tender Option Bond Trusts (TOBs)) minus the sum of accrued liabilities.
The table below summarizes the changes in the Funds market price and net asset value per share:
5/31/08 | 5/31/07 | Change | High | Low | ||||||
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Market Price | $13.70 | $14.85 | (7.74%) | $14.89 | $12.74 | |||||
Net Asset Value | $14.45 | $15.10 | (4.30%) | $15.22 | $14.00 | |||||
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The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Funds long-term investments:
Portfolio Composition | ||||
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Sector | 5/31/08 | 5/31/07 | ||
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City/County/State | 16% | 14% | ||
Industrial & Pollution Control | 16 | 20 | ||
Hospital | 15 | 14 | ||
Transportation | 14 | 13 | ||
Tax Revenue | 10 | 11 | ||
Education | 9 | 12 | ||
Tobacco | 6 | 6 | ||
Power | 6 | 4 | ||
Lease Revenue | 4 | 3 | ||
Housing | 3 | 2 | ||
Water & Sewer | 1 | 1 |
Credit Quality Allocations5 | ||||
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Credit Rating | 5/31/08 | 5/31/07 | ||
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AAA/Aaa | 47% | 46% | ||
AA/Aa | 11 | 4 | ||
A/A | 11 | 13 | ||
BBB/Baa | 14 | 19 | ||
BB/Ba | 1 | 2 | ||
B/B | 1 | 1 | ||
CCC/Caa | 3 | 2 | ||
Not Rated6 | 12 | 13 | ||
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5 Using the higher of Standard & Poors or Moodys Investors | ||||
Service ratings. | ||||
6 The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated | ||||
securities to be of investment grade quality. As of May 31, 2008 | ||||
and May 31, 2007, the market value of these securities was | ||||
$20,190,323 representing 2% and $22,781,824 representing | ||||
2%, respectively, of the Funds long-term investments. | ||||
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Fund Summary as of May 31, 2008 BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
Investment Objective
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with high current income exempt from
federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of municipal obligations, the
interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal
income taxes.
Performance
For the 12 months ended May 31, 2008, the Fund returned (3.48%) based on market price and (1.10%) based on NAV. For the same period, the
closed-end Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 1.92% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of
dividends. The Funds performance continued to be negatively impacted by its below-average distribution rate. As a result, the Fund was more heavily
weighted in longer-dated issues, which proved more volatile as risk spreads increased and the municipal yield curve steepened. The Funds lower-
quality holdings also underperformed amid credit spread widening and the scarcity of liquidity, further hampering results.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions.
These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange | MNE | |
Initital Offering Date | August 1, 2003 | |
Yield on Closing Market Price as of May 31, 2008 ($12.81)1 | 4.96% | |
Tax Equivalent Yield2 | 7.63% | |
Current Monthly Distribution per share of Common Stock3 | $0.053 | |
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Stock3 | $0.636 | |
Leverage as of May 31, 20084 | 35% | |
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1 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.
2 Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.
3 The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.
4 As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to Preferred Stock and TOBs)
minus the sum of accrued liabilities.
The table below summarizes the changes in the Funds market price and net asset value per share:
5/31/08 | 5/31/07 | Change | High | Low | ||||||
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Market Price | $12.81 | $13.93 | (8.04%) | $13.93 | $12.11 | |||||
Net Asset Value | $14.05 | $14.91 | (5.77%) | $14.91 | $13.35 | |||||
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The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Funds long-term investments: |
Portfolio Composition | ||||
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Sector | 5/31/08 | 5/31/07 | ||
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City/County/State | 25% | 23% | ||
Hospital | 17 | 17 | ||
Education | 16 | 17 | ||
Housing | 13 | 16 | ||
Transportation | 12 | 5 | ||
Power | 9 | 7 | ||
Industrial & Pollution Control | 4 | 9 | ||
Tobacco | 2 | 4 | ||
Water & Sewer | 2 | 1 | ||
Tax Revenue | | 1 |
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Credit Rating | 5/31/08 | 5/31/07 | ||
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AAA/Aaa | 20% | 28% | ||
AA/Aa | 29 | 22 | ||
A/A | 17 | 13 | ||
BBB/Baa | 20 | 22 | ||
BB/Ba | 7 | 5 | ||
CCC/Caa | 2 | 3 | ||
Not Rated6 | 5 | 7 | ||
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5 Using the higher of Standard & Poors or Moodys Investors
Service ratings.
6 The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated
securities to be of investment grade quality. As of May 31, 2008
and May 31, 2007, the market value of these securities was
$1,967,300 representing 2% and $2,053,400 representing 2%,
respectively, of the Funds long-term investments.
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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (each a Fund and, collec- tively, the Funds) utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and NAV of their Common Stock. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments. To leverage, each Fund issues Preferred Stock, which pays dividends at prevailing short-term interest rates, and invests the proceeds in long-term municipal bonds. The interest earned on these investments is paid to Common Stock shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share net asset value of each Funds Common Stock. However, in order to benefit Common Stock shareholders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is, short- term interest rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. At the same time, a period of generally declining interest rates will benefit Common Stock shareholders. If either of these conditions change, then the risks of leveraging will begin to outweigh the benefits. To illustrate these concepts, assume a funds Common Stock capitalization of $100 million and the issuance of Preferred Stock for an additional $50 million, creating a total value of $150 million available for investment in long-term municipal bonds. If prevailing short-term interest rates are approximately 3% and long-term interest rates are approximately 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. The fund pays dividends on the $50 million of Preferred Stock based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the funds total portfolio of $150 million earns the income based on long-term interest rates. In this case, the dividends paid to Preferred Stock shareholders are significantly lower than the income earned on the funds long-term invest- ments, and therefore the Common Stock shareholders are the benefici- aries of the incremental yield. However, if short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental yield pickup on the Common Stock will be reduced or eliminated completely. At the same time, the market value of the funds Common Stock (that is, its price as listed on the New York Stock Exchange), may, as a result, decline. Furthermore, if long-term interest |
rates rise, the Common Stocks NAV will reflect the full decline in the price of the portfolios investments, since the value of the funds Preferred Stock does not fluctuate. In addition to the decline in NAV, the market value of the funds Common Stock may also decline. In addition, the Funds may from time to time leverage their assets through the use of tender option bond (TOB) programs. In a typical TOB program, the Fund transfers one or more municipal bonds to a TOB trust, which issues short-term variable rate securities to third-party investors and a residual interest to the Fund. The cash received by the TOB trust from the issuance of the short-term securities (less transaction expenses) is paid to the Fund, which invests the cash in additional port- folio securities. The distribution rate on the short-term securities is reset periodically (typically every seven days) through a remarketing of the short-term securities. Any income earned on the bonds in the TOB trust, net of expenses incurred by the TOB trust, that is not paid to the holders of the short-term securities is paid to the Fund. In connection with man- aging the Funds assets, the Funds investment advisor may at any time retrieve the bonds out of the TOB trust typically within seven days. TOB investments generally will provide the Funds with economic benefits in periods of declining short-term interest rates, but expose the Funds to risks during periods of rising short-term interest rates similar to those associated with Preferred Stock issued by the Funds, as described above. Additionally, fluctuations in the market value of municipal secu- rities deposited into the TOB trust may adversely affect the Funds NAVs per share. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB trusts.) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Funds are permitted to issue Preferred Stock in an amount up to 50% of their total managed assets at the time of issuance. Each Fund also anticipates that its total economic leverage, which includes Preferred Stock and TOBs, will not exceed 50% of its total managed assets. As of May 31, 2008, BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. had economic leverage of 41% and 35% of their total managed assets, respectively. |
Swap Agreements The Funds may invest in swap agreements, which are over-the-counter contracts in which one party agrees to make periodic payments based on the change in market value of a specified bond, basket of bonds, or index in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the change in market value of a different bond, basket of bonds or index. Swap agreements may be used to obtain exposure to a bond or market |
without owning or taking physical custody of securities. Swap agreements involve the risk that the party with whom each Fund has entered into a swap will default on its obligation to pay the Fund and the risk that the Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to pay the other party to the agreement. |
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Schedule of Investments May 31, 2008 BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Alabama 3.1% | ||||
Jefferson County, Alabama, Limited Obligation School | ||||
Warrants, Series A: | ||||
5.50%, 1/01/21 | $ 5,500 | $5,202,450 | ||
5.25%, 1/01/23 | 6,500 | 6,080,555 | ||
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Special Care Facilities Financing | ||||
Authority, Residential Care Facility Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Capstone Village, Inc. Project), Series A, | ||||
5.625%, 8/01/25 | 6,600 | 5,878,818 | ||
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Arizona 2.9% | ||||
Maricopa County, Arizona, IDA, Education Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Arizona Charter Schools Project 1), Series A, | ||||
6.625%, 7/01/20 | 2,820 | 2,566,510 | ||
Navajo County, Arizona, IDA, IDR (Stone Container | ||||
Corporation Project), AMT, 7.20%, 6/01/27 | 3,000 | 2,748,480 | ||
Pima County, Arizona, IDA, Education Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Arizona Charter Schools Project): | ||||
Series C, 6.70%, 7/01/21 | 990 | 1,013,156 | ||
Series K, 6.375%, 7/01/13 (a) | 820 | 938,383 | ||
Series K, 6.375%, 7/01/31 | 930 | 930,735 | ||
Salt River Project, Arizona, Agriculture Improvement | ||||
and Power District, Electric System Revenue Bonds, | ||||
Series A, 5%, 1/01/25 | 4,000 | 4,217,920 | ||
Vistancia Community Facilities District, Arizona, GO, | ||||
5%, 7/15/14 | 3,630 | 3,631,670 | ||
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Arkansas 0.7% | ||||
Conway, Arkansas, Public Facilities Board, Capital | ||||
Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds (Hendrix | ||||
College Projects), Series B, 5%, 10/01/26 | 3,755 | 3,761,984 | ||
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California 17% | ||||
Antelope Valley, California, Health Care District Revenue | ||||
Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 9/01/17 | 8,000 | 8,045,920 | ||
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, PCR, | ||||
Refunding (Pacific Gas & Electric), AMT, Series A, | ||||
5.35%, 12/01/16 (c) | 17,730 | 18,388,138 | ||
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid | ||||
Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Republic Services | ||||
Inc. Project), AMT: | ||||
Series A-2, 5.40%, 4/01/25 | 1,240 | 1,156,747 | ||
Series B, 5.25%, 6/01/23 | 750 | 723,210 | ||
California State Department of Water Resources, | ||||
Power Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5.375%, 5/01/12 (a) | 5,000 | 5,506,350 | ||
California State, GO: | ||||
5.50%, 4/01/14 (a) | 14,795 | 16,676,628 | ||
5.50%, 4/01/28 | 15 | 15,723 |
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California State, GO, Refunding, 5.25%, 2/01/27 (c) | $ 5,000 | $5,132,750 | ||
California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Department of Corrections), Series C, | ||||
5.50%, 6/01/20 | 10,000 | 10,661,100 | ||
California Statewide Communities Development | ||||
Authority, Health Facility Revenue Bonds (Memorial | ||||
Health Services), Series A, 6%, 10/01/23 (d) | 2,500 | 2,626,825 | ||
Elk Grove, California, Poppy Ridge Community Facilities | ||||
Number 3 Special Tax, Series 1, 6%, 9/01/08 (a) | 2,400 | 2,446,152 | ||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation of | ||||
California, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds, Senior Series A-1, 5%, 6/01/15 | 5,000 | 4,878,950 | ||
Los Angeles, California, Regional Airports Improvement | ||||
Corporation, Facilities Lease Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds (LAXFUEL Corporation Los Angeles | ||||
International Airport), AMT, 5.50%, 1/01/32 (e) | 1,435 | 1,446,049 | ||
Rowland, California, Unified School District, GO | ||||
(Election of 2000), Series B, 5.25%, 8/01/27 (d) | 1,515 | 1,576,706 | ||
Sacramento, California, Special Tax (North Natomas | ||||
Community Facilities), Series 4-C: | ||||
5.60%, 9/01/20 | 585 | 582,280 | ||
5.75%, 9/01/22 | 1,715 | 1,715,720 | ||
5.90%, 9/01/23 | 500 | 503,580 | ||
6.00%, 9/01/28 | 2,990 | 2,968,891 | ||
Sacramento County, California, Airport System Revenue | ||||
Bonds, Senior Series A, 5%, 7/01/28 (d) | 1,695 | 1,749,155 | ||
Southern California HFA, S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds, | ||||
AMT, Series A, 5.80%, 12/01/49 (f)(g) | 3,960 | 3,972,118 | ||
Tustin, California, Unified School District, Senior Lien | ||||
Special Tax Bonds (Community Facilities District | ||||
Number 97-1), Series A, 5%, 9/01/32 (d) | 2,610 | 2,646,697 | ||
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Colorado 2.8% | ||||
Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, | ||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (National Jewish | ||||
Federation Bond Program Project), VRDN, Series A-8, | ||||
1.10%, 9/01/35 (b) | 3,250 | 3,250,000 | ||
Elk Valley, Colorado, Public Improvement Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Public Improvement Fee), Series A, | ||||
7.10%, 9/01/14 | 700 | 730,828 | ||
Montrose, Colorado, Memorial Hospital, Revenue | ||||
Bonds, 6.375%, 12/01/23 | 2,250 | 2,368,282 | ||
Plaza Metropolitan District Number 1, Colorado, Tax | ||||
Allocation Revenue Bonds (Public Improvement | ||||
Fees), 7.50%, 12/01/15 | 7,500 | 8,022,900 | ||
Southlands Metropolitan District Number 1, Colorado, | ||||
GO, 6.75%, 12/01/14 (a) | 1,000 | 1,150,720 | ||
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To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the | AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to) | M/F | Multi-Family | ||||
Schedules of Investments, we have abbreviated the | COP | Certificates of Participation | PCR | Pollution Control Revenue Bonds | ||||
names and descriptions of many of the securities | EDA | Economic Development Authority | PILOT | Payment in Lieu of Taxes | ||||
according to the list on the right. | EDR | Economic Development Revenue Bonds | S/F | Single-Family | ||||
GO | General Obligation Bonds | SIFMA | Securities Industry and Financial | |||||
HFA | Housing Finance Agency | Markets Association | ||||||
IDA | Industrial Development Authority | VRDN | Variable Rate Demand Notes | |||||
IDR | Industrial Development Revenue Bonds | |||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Connecticut 1.3% | ||||
Connecticut State Development Authority, Airport | ||||
Facility Revenue Bonds (Learjet Inc. Project), AMT, | ||||
7.95%, 4/01/26 | $ 1,160 | $1,252,545 | ||
Connecticut State Development Authority, PCR, | ||||
Refunding (Connecticut Light and Power Company), | ||||
Series A, 5.85%, 9/01/28 | 6,000 | 5,984,580 | ||
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Florida 4.5% | ||||
Harbor Bay, Florida, Community Development District, | ||||
Capital Improvement Special Assessment Bonds, | ||||
6.75%, 5/01/34 | 2,860 | 2,842,468 | ||
Highlands County, Florida, Health Facilities Authority, | ||||
Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Adventist Health | ||||
System), Series G, 5.125%, 11/15/32 | 1,000 | 970,810 | ||
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds (Miami International Airport), | ||||
AMT, 5.75%, 10/01/19 (h) | 5,500 | 5,592,840 | ||
Midtown Miami, Florida, Community Development | ||||
District, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds: | ||||
Series A, 6%, 5/01/24 | 3,465 | 3,204,051 | ||
Series B, 6.50%, 5/01/37 | 1,975 | 1,779,100 | ||
Orlando, Florida, Urban Community Development | ||||
District, Capital Improvement Special Assessment | ||||
Bonds, 6%, 5/01/20 | 820 | 766,192 | ||
Panther Trace Community Development District II, | ||||
Florida, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, | ||||
5.125%, 11/01/13 | 2,260 | 2,079,110 | ||
Portofino Shores, Florida, Community Development | ||||
District, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A, | ||||
6.40%, 5/01/34 | 1,085 | 1,075,441 | ||
South Lake County, Florida, Hospital District Revenue | ||||
Bonds (South Lake Hospital Inc.), 6.625%, 10/01/23 | 2,390 | 2,511,532 | ||
Sterling Hill Community Development District, Florida, | ||||
Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||
Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/10 | 185 | 183,180 | ||
University of Florida Reasearch Foundation Inc., | ||||
Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, | ||||
5.125%, 9/01/33 (e) | 4,000 | 4,017,240 | ||
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Georgia 3.1% | ||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Tax Allocation Bonds (Atlantic Station | ||||
Project), 7.90%, 12/01/11 (a) | 1,500 | 1,765,065 | ||
Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater Revenue | ||||
Bonds, VRDN, Series C, 1.25%, 11/01/41 (b)(d) | 3,110 | 3,110,000 | ||
Brunswick and Glynn County, Georgia, Development | ||||
Authority, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Coastal | ||||
Community Retirement Corporation Project), | ||||
Series A (j)(k): | ||||
7.125%, 1/01/25 | 5,395 | 3,620,045 | ||
7.25%, 1/01/35 | 2,800 | 1,878,800 | ||
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia, | ||||
Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, VRDN, Series A, | ||||
1.50%, 7/01/25 (b) | 6,720 | 6,720,000 | ||
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17,093,910 | ||||
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Par | ||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||
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Idaho 0.8% | ||||||
Boise City, Idaho, COP, AMT, 5.50%, 9/01/25 (h) | $ 4,000 | $4,013,880 | ||||
Idaho Housing and Finance Association, S/F Mortgage | ||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series F-2, 5.85%, 7/01/15 (l) | 290 | 296,948 | ||||
| ||||||
4,310,828 | ||||||
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Illinois 6.1% | ||||||
Chicago, Illinois, Midway Airport Revenue | ||||||
Bonds, Second Lien, VRDN, AMT (b)(c): | ||||||
Series A, 1.40%, 1/01/29 | 1,700 | 1,700,000 | ||||
Series B, 1.75%, 1/01/29 | 700 | 700,000 | ||||
Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare International Airport Revenue | ||||||
Bonds, Third Lien, AMT, Series B-2, 6%, 1/01/29 (m) | 2,510 | 2,596,319 | ||||
Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare International Airport Revenue | ||||||
Refunding Bonds, 3rd Lien, AMT, Series A-2, | ||||||
5.75%, 1/01/19 (d) | 2,550 | 2,669,901 | ||||
Du Page and Will Counties, Illinois, Community | ||||||
School District Number 204 (Indian Prairie), GO, | ||||||
5.25%, 12/30/22 (h) | 8,650 | 9,282,401 | ||||
Hodgkins, Illinois, Environmental Improvement | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (Metro Biosolids Management LLC | ||||||
Project), AMT, 5.90%, 11/01/17 | 6,000 | 6,014,880 | ||||
Illinois, Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds | ||||||
(Community Rehabilitation Providers Facilities), | ||||||
Series A, 6.625%, 7/01/32 | 6,930 | 7,224,386 | ||||
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds | ||||||
(Landing At Plymouth Place Project), Series A, | ||||||
6%, 5/15/25 | 1,800 | 1,710,036 | ||||
Village of Wheeling, Illinois, Revenue Bonds (North | ||||||
Milwaukee/Lake-Cook Tax Increment Financing | ||||||
Redevelopment Project), 6%, 1/01/25 | 1,580 | 1,447,975 | ||||
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33,345,898 | ||||||
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Louisiana 2.6% | ||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds: | ||||||
(Nineteenth Judicial District Court Building Project), | ||||||
5.50%, 6/01/41 (h) | 2,000 | 2,013,540 | ||||
(University of New Orleans Research and Technology | ||||||
Foundation, Inc. Student Housing Project), | ||||||
5.25%, 3/01/26 (c) | 6,965 | 7,249,172 | ||||
Port New Orleans, Louisiana, IDR, Refunding | ||||||
(Continental Grain Company Project), | ||||||
6.50%, 1/01/17 | 5,000 | 5,002,050 | ||||
| ||||||
14,264,762 | ||||||
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Maine 0.4% | ||||||
Portland, Maine, Housing Development Corporation, | ||||||
Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Avesta Housing | ||||||
Development Corporation Project), Series A, | ||||||
6%, 2/01/34 | 1,965 | 1,931,968 | ||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements. |
8 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
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Maryland 0.1% | ||||
Maryland State Industrial Development Financing | ||||
Authority, EDR (Our Lady of Good Counsel School), | ||||
Series A, 6%, 5/01/35 | $ 500 | $ 500,250 | ||
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Massachusetts 1.5% | ||||
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales | ||||
Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Senior Series A, | ||||
5%, 7/01/12 (a) | 4,560 | 4,915,452 | ||
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency, | ||||
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds (Ogden Haverhill | ||||
Associates), AMT, Series B: | ||||
5.35%, 12/01/15 | 1,210 | 1,187,325 | ||
5.50%, 12/01/19 | 2,000 | 1,976,700 | ||
| ||||
8,079,477 | ||||
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| ||
Michigan 1.8% | ||||
Detroit, Michigan, Sewer Disposal Revenue Bonds, | ||||
Senior Lien, VRDN, Series B, 1.25%, 7/01/33 (b)(d) | 500 | 500,000 | ||
Kalamazoo, Michigan, Hospital Finance Authority, | ||||
Hospital Facility Revenue Bonds (Bronson Methodist | ||||
Hospital), VRDN, 1.51%, 5/15/36 (b)(d) | 2,000 | 2,000,000 | ||
Macomb County, Michigan, Hospital Finance Authority, | ||||
Hospital Revenue Bonds (Mount Clemens General | ||||
Hospital), Series B, 5.875%, 11/15/34 | 2,325 | 2,182,291 | ||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds (Oakwood Obligated Group), | ||||
Series A, 6%, 4/01/22 | 4,795 | 4,983,731 | ||
| ||||
9,666,022 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Minnesota 1.0% | ||||
Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, Housing and | ||||
Redevelopment Authority, Health Care System | ||||
Revenue Bonds (Group Health Plan Inc. Project): | ||||
6%, 12/01/19 | 1,000 | 1,040,280 | ||
6%, 12/01/21 | 2,545 | 2,642,575 | ||
Minnesota State Municipal Power Agency, Electric | ||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/24 | 2,000 | 2,060,640 | ||
| ||||
5,743,495 | ||||
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|
| ||
Mississippi 1.4% | ||||
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, Mississippi, | ||||
PCR, Refunding (System Energy Resources | ||||
Inc. Project): | ||||
5.875%, 4/01/22 | 5,000 | 4,964,050 | ||
5.90%, 5/01/22 | 2,910 | 2,882,617 | ||
| ||||
7,846,667 | ||||
|
|
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Missouri 2.6% | ||||
Missouri State Health and Educational Facilities | ||||
Authority, Health Facilities Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Sisters of Mercy Health System), VRDN, Series A, | ||||
0.85%, 6/01/16 (b) | 14,500 | 14,500,000 | ||
|
|
| ||
Nebraska 1.8% | ||||
Public Power Generation Agency, Nebraska, Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Whelan Energy Center Unit 2), Series A, | ||||
5%, 1/01/37 (e) | 10,000 | 9,969,400 | ||
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Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
|
|
| ||
Nevada 0.4% | ||||
Clark County, Nevada, Improvement District | ||||
Number 142, Special Assessment Bonds, | ||||
6.375%, 8/01/23 | $ 2,215 | $ 2,111,427 | ||
|
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New Jersey 12.5% | ||||
Garden State Preservation Trust of New Jersey, Open | ||||
Space and Farmland Preservation Revenue Bonds, | ||||
Series A (d): | ||||
5.80%, 11/01/21 | 3,635 | 4,110,930 | ||
5.80%, 11/01/23 | 5,050 | 5,677,967 | ||
New Jersey EDA, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds, | ||||
5.75%, 6/15/29 | 9,810 | 9,622,040 | ||
New Jersey EDA, Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue | ||||
Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/33 (c) | 17,900 | 18,456,869 | ||
New Jersey EDA, Special Facility Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Continental Airlines Inc. Project), AMT, | ||||
6.625%, 9/15/12 | 5,540 | 5,255,466 | ||
New Jersey EDA, Water Facilities Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds (American Water), AMT, Series B, | ||||
5.125%, 4/01/22 (e) | 5,000 | 4,992,300 | ||
New Jersey State Housing and Mortgage Finance | ||||
Agency, S/F Housing Revenue Bonds, AMT, | ||||
Series X, 5.10%, 10/01/23 | 4,500 | 4,472,730 | ||
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority, | ||||
Transportation System Revenue Bonds, Series D: | ||||
5%, 6/15/18 (e) | 4,215 | 4,519,997 | ||
5%, 6/15/19 (d) | 11,120 | 11,818,447 | ||
| ||||
68,926,746 | ||||
|
|
| ||
New Mexico 1.9% | ||||
New Mexico Finance Authority, Senior Lien | ||||
State Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5.125%, 6/15/18 (c) | 9,520 | 10,164,314 | ||
|
|
| ||
New York 24.6% | ||||
Dutchess County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility | ||||
Revenue Bonds (Saint Francis Hospital), Series B, | ||||
7.25%, 3/01/19 | 1,030 | 1,084,950 | ||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New | ||||
York, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5%, 11/15/25 (h) | 4,100 | 4,139,032 | ||
New York City, New York, City IDA, Special Facility | ||||
Revenue Bonds (Continental Airlines Inc. Project), | ||||
AMT, 8.375%, 11/01/16 | 3,500 | 3,492,300 | ||
New York City, New York, City Transitional Finance | ||||
Authority, Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Series S-1, | ||||
5%, 7/15/24 (h) | 2,500 | 2,608,400 | ||
New York City, New York, GO: | ||||
Series D1, 5.125%, 12/01/26 | 4,615 | 4,814,276 | ||
Sub-Series F-1, 5%, 9/01/22 (m) | 1,775 | 1,830,380 | ||
New York City, New York, GO, Refunding, Series B, | ||||
5.75%, 8/01/15 | 5,000 | 5,447,250 | ||
New York City, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program), | ||||
Series C-1, 6.80%, 7/01/19 | 2,055 | 2,072,488 | ||
New York City, New York, Sales Tax Asset | ||||
Receivable Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5%, 10/15/20 (c) | 9,070 | 9,630,889 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
9 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
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|
| ||
New York (concluded) | ||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Lease Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds (Court Facilities), Series A, | ||||
5.25%, 5/15/12 | $ 5,580 | $ 5,984,885 | ||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Non-State | ||||
Supported Debt, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Mount | ||||
Sinai-NYU Medical Center Health System), Series A: | ||||
6.625%, 7/01/10 (a) | 8,285 | 9,062,796 | ||
6.625%, 7/01/18 | 2,385 | 2,484,192 | ||
6.625%, 7/01/19 | 1,330 | 1,383,160 | ||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds: | ||||
(North Shore Long Island Jewish Health | ||||
System), 5%, 5/01/12 | 1,000 | 1,057,210 | ||
(School Districts Financing Program), Series D, | ||||
5.25%, 10/01/23 (c) | 9,540 | 10,079,869 | ||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, | ||||
State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds, | ||||
Series A, 5.25%, 12/15/14 (a)(h) | 7,380 | 8,281,762 | ||
New York State Thruway Authority, Local Highway and | ||||
Bridge Service Contract, Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||
5.50%, 4/01/17 | 60 | 64,589 | ||
New York State Urban Development Corporation, | ||||
Correctional and Youth Facilities Services, Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/17 | 10,825 | 11,415,828 | ||
New York State Urban Development Corporation, | ||||
Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds (State | ||||
Facilities), Series A-1, 5.25%, 3/15/34 (h) | 10,000 | 10,385,700 | ||
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Senior | ||||
Consolidated Revenue Bonds, AMT, 131st Series, | ||||
5%, 12/15/17 (n) | 5,000 | 5,146,900 | ||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of New York | ||||
Revenue Bonds: | ||||
Series A-1, 5.25%, 6/01/22 (e) | 6,510 | 6,765,518 | ||
Series C-1, 5.50%, 6/01/20 (h) | 9,750 | 10,267,140 | ||
Series C-1, 5.50%, 6/01/21 | 7,000 | 7,355,250 | ||
Series C-1, 5.50%, 6/01/22 | 10,000 | 10,484,600 | ||
| ||||
135,339,364 | ||||
|
|
| ||
North Carolina 2.2% | ||||
Gaston County, North Carolina, Industrial Facilities | ||||
and Pollution Control Financing Authority, Revenue | ||||
Bonds (National Gypsum Company Project), AMT, | ||||
5.75%, 8/01/35 | 3,105 | 2,466,488 | ||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care | ||||
Facilities, First Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||
(Presbyterian Homes Project), 7%, 10/01/10 (a) | 6,000 | 6,666,780 | ||
North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1, | ||||
Catawba Electric Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5.25%, 1/01/20 (c) | 2,700 | 2,810,187 | ||
| ||||
11,943,455 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Ohio 1.3% | ||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Ohio, | ||||
Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series A-2, | ||||
6.50%, 6/01/47 | 4,820 | 4,499,229 | ||
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, | ||||
Ohio, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Cooperative Public Parking Infrastructure Project), | ||||
6.30%, 2/15/24 | 1,280 | 1,304,858 |
Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
|
|
| ||
Ohio (concluded) | ||||
Trumbull County, Ohio, Health Care Facilities | ||||
Revenue Bonds (Shepherd of the Valley), VRDN, | ||||
5%, 10/01/31 (b)(o) | $ 1,600 | $1,600,000 | ||
|
| |||
7,404,087 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Pennsylvania 9.0% | ||||
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, IDA, Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Whitemarsh Continuing Care Project), | ||||
6%, 2/01/21 | 3,500 | 3,335,605 | ||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing | ||||
Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (National | ||||
Gypsum Company), AMT, Series A, 6.25%, 11/01/27 | 7,710 | 6,731,986 | ||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Philadelphia Airport System), AMT, Series A, | ||||
5%, 6/15/20 (d) | 2,895 | 2,920,100 | ||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds (Philadelphia Airport System), AMT, Series B, | ||||
5%, 6/15/19 (d) | 3,905 | 3,955,921 | ||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gas Works Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds, 1975 General Ordinance, 17th | ||||
Series, 5.375%, 7/01/22 (d) | 7,490 | 7,977,150 | ||
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, GO, Refunding, Series B, | ||||
5.25%, 9/01/17 (d) | 9,630 | 10,627,186 | ||
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, GO, Series C, | ||||
5.25%, 9/01/18 (d) | 6,430 | 7,033,777 | ||
Sayre, Pennsylvania, Health Care Facilities Authority, | ||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Guthrie Healthcare | ||||
System), Series A: | ||||
6.25%, 12/01/11 (a) | 4,615 | 5,157,678 | ||
6.25%, 12/01/15 | 455 | 488,716 | ||
6.25%, 12/01/16 | 785 | 839,196 | ||
6.25%, 12/01/18 | 385 | 407,850 | ||
| ||||
49,475,165 | ||||
|
|
| ||
South Carolina 2.3% | ||||
Georgetown County, South Carolina, Pollution | ||||
Control Facilities, Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||
(International Paper Company Project), Series A, | ||||
5.125%, 2/01/12 | 8,000 | 8,071,280 | ||
Medical University Hospital Authority, South Carolina, | ||||
Hospital Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||
Series A, 5.25%, 8/15/23 (c)(l) | 4,250 | 4,411,372 | ||
| ||||
12,482,652 | ||||
|
|
| ||
South Dakota 0.4% | ||||
Educational Enhancement Funding Corporation, | ||||
South Dakota, Series B, 6.50%, 6/01/32 | 2,200 | 2,200,924 | ||
|
|
| ||
Tennessee 3.7% | ||||
Blount County, Tennessee, Public Building Authority, | ||||
Local Government Public Improvement Revenue | ||||
Bonds, VRDN, Series A-1-E, 3%, 6/01/22 (b)(e) | 850 | 850,000 | ||
Johnson City, Tennessee, Health and Educational | ||||
Facilities Board, Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Appalachian Christian Village Project), Series A, | ||||
6%, 2/15/19 | 1,800 | 1,744,596 | ||
Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee, Airport | ||||
Authority, Airport Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series A, | ||||
5.50%, 3/01/17 (d) | 2,005 | 2,074,072 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
10 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
|
|
| ||
Tennessee (concluded) | ||||
Shelby County, Tennessee, Health, Educational & | ||||
Housing Facilities Board Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Germantown Village), Series A: | ||||
6.75%, 12/01/18 | $ 3,550 | $3,351,449 | ||
7%, 12/01/23 | 1,450 | 1,400,903 | ||
Shelby County, Tennessee, Health, Educational | ||||
and Housing Facility Board, Hospital Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds (Methodist Healthcare): | ||||
6%, 9/01/12 (a) | 6,000 | 6,716,640 | ||
6.25%, 9/01/12 | 3,500 | 3,952,726 | ||
| ||||
20,090,386 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Texas 15.5% | ||||
Austin, Texas, Convention Center Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Convention Enterprises Inc.), First Tier, Series A (a): | ||||
6.375%, 1/01/11 | 5,945 | 6,442,061 | ||
6.70%, 1/01/11 | 10,260 | 11,243,113 | ||
Bell County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||
Corporation, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Scott & | ||||
White Memorial Hospital), VRDN, Series B-2, | ||||
1.70%, 8/15/29 (b)(c) | 800 | 800,000 | ||
Bexar County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||
Corporation, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Army | ||||
Retirement Residence Project), 6.30%, 7/01/12 (a) | 1,500 | 1,699,785 | ||
Brazos River Authority, Texas, PCR, Refunding | ||||
(TXU Energy Company Project), AMT, Series C, | ||||
5.75%, 5/01/36 | 7,000 | 6,706,000 | ||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport Facility | ||||
Improvement Corporation, Revenue Bonds (Learjet | ||||
Inc.), AMT, Series A-1, 6.15%, 1/01/16 | 4,000 | 3,820,280 | ||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport Facility | ||||
Improvement Corporation, Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds, AMT, Series A-2, 9%, 5/01/29 | 5,000 | 4,510,050 | ||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport, Joint | ||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, Sub-Series A-2, | ||||
6.10%, 11/01/24 (c) | 1,500 | 1,520,805 | ||
Gulf Coast, Texas, IDA, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | ||||
Bonds (Citgo Petroleum Corporation Project), AMT, | ||||
7.50%, 5/01/25 | 2,440 | 2,569,198 | ||
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, Texas, Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds (International Paper Company), | ||||
AMT, Series A, 6.10%, 8/01/24 | 2,000 | 1,961,560 | ||
Harris County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||
Corporation, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Texas | ||||
Childrens Hospital), VRDN, Series B-1, | ||||
1.85%, 10/01/29 (b)(c) | 8,500 | 8,500,000 | ||
Houston, Texas, Airport System Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds, Sub-Lien, AMT, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/23 (d) | 5,790 | 5,890,862 | ||
Houston, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||
Corporation, Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Buckingham Senior Living Community), Series A, | ||||
7%, 2/15/14 (a) | 1,500 | 1,801,125 | ||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas, PCR (Samsung | ||||
Austin Semiconductor), AMT, 6.95%, 4/01/30 | 7,420 | 7,670,573 | ||
Sabine River Authority, Texas, PCR, Refunding | ||||
(TXU Electric Company Project/TXU Energy | ||||
Company LLC), AMT, Series B, 5.75%, 5/01/30 | 5,000 | 4,790,000 | ||
Sheldon, Texas, Independent School District, GO, | ||||
5%, 2/15/33 | 1,460 | 1,494,047 |
Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
|
|
| ||
Texas (concluded) | ||||
Tarrant County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||
Corporation, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||
(Cumberland Rest, Inc. Project), VRDN, Series, | ||||
6.70%, 8/15/32 (b)(o) | $ 700 | $700,000 | ||
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, | ||||
S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Professional | ||||
Educators Home Loan Program), AMT (f)(g): | ||||
Series A-3, 5.60%, 2/01/39 | 7,935 | 7,881,361 | ||
Series B, 5.95%, 12/01/39 | 4,988 | 5,056,585 | ||
| ||||
85,057,405 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Virginia 5.7% | ||||
James City County, Virginia, IDA, Residential Care | ||||
Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A: | ||||
5.75%, 3/01/17 | 3,285 | 3,324,091 | ||
6%, 3/01/23 | 1,150 | 1,153,162 | ||
Pocahontas Parkway Association, Virginia, | ||||
Toll Road Revenue Bonds, Senior Series A, | ||||
5.50%, 8/15/08 (a) | 10,735 | 11,028,388 | ||
Roanoke, Virginia, IDA, Hospital Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds (Carilion Health System), VRDN, Series C-2, | ||||
1.15%, 7/01/27 (b)(d) | 7,150 | 7,150,000 | ||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation | ||||
of Virginia, Asset-Backed Revenue Bonds, | ||||
5.625%, 6/01/15 (a) | 7,800 | 8,735,688 | ||
| ||||
31,391,329 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Washington 2.1% | ||||
Port Bellingham, Washington, Industrial Development | ||||
Corporation, Environmental Facilities Revenue | ||||
Bonds (BP West Coast Products LLC Project), | ||||
VRDN, AMT, 1.15%, 7/01/40 (b) | 800 | 800,000 | ||
Snohomish County, Washington, School District | ||||
Number 015 (Edmonds), GO, 5%, 12/01/19 (h) | 10,000 | 10,645,200 | ||
| ||||
11,445,200 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Guam 0.9% | ||||
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, | ||||
GO, Series A: | ||||
6.75%, 10/01/13 (a) | 4,000 | 4,611,160 | ||
6.75%, 10/01/33 | 250 | 256,025 | ||
| ||||
4,867,185 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Puerto Rico 9.0% | ||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct and Sewer | ||||
Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5%, 7/01/25 (p) | 3,215 | 3,328,232 | ||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway and | ||||
Transportation Authority, Subordinate Transportation | ||||
Revenue Bonds, 5.75%, 7/01/21 (h) | 4,375 | 4,537,444 | ||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue | ||||
Bonds, Series NN, 5.50%, 7/01/13 (a) | 17,935 | 19,945,514 | ||
Puerto Rico Industrial, Medical and Environmental | ||||
Pollution Control Facilities Financing Authority, | ||||
Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (American | ||||
Airlines Inc.), Series A, 6.45%, 12/01/25 | 5,390 | 3,638,520 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
11 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
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| ||
Puerto Rico (concluded) | ||||
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Government | ||||
Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds: | ||||
Series D, 5.25%, 7/01/27 | $ 5,170 | $5,157,385 | ||
Series I, 5.50%, 7/01/14 (q) | 8,000 | 8,837,680 | ||
Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation, | ||||
Commonwealth Appropriation Revenue Bonds, | ||||
Series E, 5.50%, 2/01/12 (q) | 3,535 | 3,795,565 | ||
| ||||
49,240,340 | ||||
|
|
| ||
U.S. Virgin Islands 1.6% | ||||
Virgin Islands Government Refinery Facilities, Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds (Hovensa Coker Project), AMT, | ||||
6.50%, 7/01/21 | 1,860 | 1,908,639 | ||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refinery | ||||
Facilities Revenue Bonds (Hovensa Refinery), AMT, | ||||
6.125%, 7/01/22 | 6,750 | 6,743,250 | ||
| ||||
8,651,889 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||||
(Cost $808,613,795) 148.6% | 816,216,714 | |||
|
|
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Municipal Bonds Transferred to | ||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts (r) | ||||
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|
| ||
California 5.2% | ||||
Peralta, California, Community College District, GO | ||||
(Election of 2000), Series D, 5%, 8/01/30 (d) | 10,135 | 10,440,854 | ||
San Jose, California, GO (Libraries, Parks and Public | ||||
Safety Projects), 5%, 9/1/30 (c) | 3,100 | 3,167,969 | ||
Sequoia, California, Unified High School District, GO, | ||||
Refunding, Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/35 (d) | 9,030 | 9,667,608 | ||
Tamalpais, California, Union High School District, GO | ||||
(Election of 2001), 5%, 8/01/28 (d) | 4,875 | 5,037,679 | ||
| ||||
28,314,110 | ||||
|
|
| ||
Illinois 2.4% | ||||
McHenry County, Illinois, Community Consolidated | ||||
School District Number 047, Crystal Lake, GO, | ||||
Refunding, 5.125%, 2/1/27 (d) | 12,695 | 13,288,705 | ||
|
|
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Massachusetts 1.6% | ||||
Massachusetts State School Building Authority, | ||||
Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5%, 8/15/30 (d) | 8,325 | 8,562,761 | ||
|
|
| ||
New York 2.1% | ||||
New York City, New York, Sales Tax Asset Receivable | ||||
Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||
5.25%, 10/15/27 (e) | 11,100 | 11,644,122 | ||
|
|
| ||
Texas 6.0% | ||||
Harris County, Texas, Toll Road Revenue Refunding | ||||
Bonds, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 8/15/35 (d) | 31,240 | 33,164,072 | ||
|
|
| ||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option | ||||
Bond Trusts (Cost $95,220,605) 17.3% | 94,973,770 | |||
|
|
| ||
Total Investments (Cost $903,834,400*) 165.9% | 911,190,484 | |||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 2.3% | 12,623,125 | |||
Liability for Trust Certificates, Including | ||||
Interest Expense and Fees Payable (9.9%) | (54,171,741) | |||
Preferred Stock, at Redemption Value (58.3%) | (320,226,428) | |||
|
| |||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock 100.0% | $ 549,415,440 | |||
|
* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of
May 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | $ 848,761,409 | |
| ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 22,894,389 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (14,450,314) | |
| ||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ 8,444,075 | |
|
(a) U.S. government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this
security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a
premium to par.
(b) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final
maturity date.
(c) MBIA Insured.
(d) FSA Insured.
(e) AMBAC Insured.
(f) FHLMC Collateralized.
(g) FNMA/GNMA Collateralized.
(h) FGIC Insured.
(i) Illiquid security.
(j) Non-income producing security.
(k) Issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments.
(l) FHA Insured.
(m) XL Capital Insured.
(n) CIFG Insured.
(o) Radian Insured.
(p) Assured Guarantee Insured.
(q) Commonwealth Guaranteed.
(r) Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in
exchange for which the Fund acquired residual interest certificates. These
securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the
Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to
tender option bond trusts.
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
12 ANNUAL REPORT MAY 31, 2008 |
Schedule of Investments May 31, 2008 BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||
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| |||
New York 128.8% | ||||||
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|
| |||
Albany, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||
Refunding Bonds (Albany College of Pharmacy | ||||||
Project), Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/19 | $ 760 | $ 757,401 | ||||
|
|
| ||||
Cattaraugus County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (Saint Bonaventure University | ||||||
Project), Series A: | ||||||
4.90%, 5/01/16 | 695 | 695,243 | ||||
5%, 5/01/23 | 500 | 472,320 | ||||
|
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|
| |||
Dutchess County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (Saint Francis Hospital), Series B, | ||||||
7.25%, 3/01/19 | 410 | 431,873 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
Dutchess County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||
Refunding Bonds (Bard College), Series A-1, | ||||||
5%, 8/01/22 | 750 | 774,457 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
Erie County, New York, IDA, Life Care Community | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (Episcopal Church Home), Series A, | ||||||
5.875%, 2/01/18 | 2,000 | 1,967,300 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
Genesee County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||
Refunding Bonds (United Memorial Medical Center | ||||||
Project), 4.75%, 12/01/14 | 445 | 417,690 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
Long Island Power Authority, New York, Electric | ||||||
System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||||||
5%, 9/01/25 (a) | 5,000 | 5,159,950 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, | ||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||||||
5%, 11/15/25 (b) | 3,500 | 3,533,320 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, | ||||||
Transportation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series F, | ||||||
5%, 11/15/35 | 500 | 503,080 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, City Housing Development | ||||||
Corporation, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds, AMT: | ||||||
Series B-1, 5.05%, 11/01/22 | 750 | 742,628 | ||||
Series J-2, 4.75%, 11/01/27 | 1,000 | 931,470 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, City Housing Development | ||||||
Corporation, Presidential Revenue Bonds (The | ||||||
Animal Medical Center), Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/33 | 1,615 | 1,637,949 | ||||
|
|
| ||||
New York City, New York, City IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||
Bonds (PSCH Inc. Project), 6.20%, 7/01/20 | 1,415 | 1,416,825 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, City IDA, PILOT Revenue Bonds: | ||||||
(Queens Baseball Stadium Project), | ||||||
5%, 1/01/31 (c) | 2,000 | 2,009,620 | ||||
(Yankee Stadium Project), 5%, 3/01/31 (b) | 2,400 | 2,358,192 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, City IDA, Special Facility | ||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT: | ||||||
(1990 American Airlines Inc. Project), | ||||||
5.40%, 7/01/20 | 1,500 | 941,190 | ||||
(British Airways Plc Project), 7.625%, 12/01/32 | 1,000 | 933,700 | ||||
(Continental Airlines Inc. Project), | ||||||
8.375%, 11/01/16 | 1,000 | 997,800 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, City IDA, Special Facility | ||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Terminal One Group | ||||||
Association Project), AMT, 5.50%, 1/01/24 | 1,000 | 1,017,930 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Par | ||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York (continued) | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, City Transitional Finance | ||||||
Authority, Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Series S-1, | ||||||
5%, 7/15/24 (b) | $ 1,000 | $ 1,043,360 | ||||
|
|
| ||||
New York City, New York, GO: | ||||||
Series J, 5.50%, 6/01/13 (d) | 2,710 | 3,018,290 | ||||
Series D1, 5.125%, 12/01/23 | 1,500 | 1,574,205 | ||||
Series J, 5.25%, 5/15/18 (a) | 1,500 | 1,622,445 | ||||
Series J, 5.50%, 6/01/21 | 290 | 305,329 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, GO, Sub-Series F-1: | ||||||
5%, 9/01/22 (e) | 1,000 | 1,031,200 | ||||
5%, 9/01/26 | 1,775 | 1,822,641 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||
Bonds (Lycee Francais de New York Project), | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 6/01/15 (f) | 500 | 505,555 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||||
Refunding Bonds (Polytechnic University), | ||||||
4.70%, 11/01/22 (f) | 1,000 | 920,650 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York City, New York, Trust for Cultural Resources | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (Museum of American Folk Art), | ||||||
6.125%, 7/01/30 (g) | 500 | 474,780 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Non-State Supported | ||||||
Debt, Revenue Bonds: | ||||||
(New York University Hospitals Center), Series B, | ||||||
5.25%, 7/01/24 | 500 | 484,410 | ||||
(Royal Charter Properties East), VRDN, Series A, | ||||||
1.60%, 11/15/36 (h)(i) | 1,400 | 1,400,000 | ||||
(Saint Johns University), Series A, 5%, 7/01/27 (a) | 850 | 876,257 | ||||
|
|
| ||||
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds: | ||||||
(North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System), | ||||||
5%, 5/01/13 | 1,500 | 1,595,955 | ||||
(Winthrop S. Nassau University), 5.50%, 7/01/11 | 1,735 | 1,820,067 | ||||
|
|
| ||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue | ||||||
Refunding Bonds: | ||||||
(Lenox Hill Hospital Obligation Group), | ||||||
5.75%, 7/01/17 | 1,305 | 1,327,211 | ||||
(State University Educational Facilities), Series A, | ||||||
5.50%, 5/15/13 | 1,000 | 1,081,850 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Refunding | ||||||
Bonds Series A: | ||||||
(Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center Health System), | ||||||
6.50%, 7/01/10 (d) | 330 | 360,146 | ||||
(Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center Health System), | ||||||
6.625%, 7/01/10 (d) | 660 | 721,961 | ||||
(Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center Health System), | ||||||
6.625%, 7/01/18 | 340 | 354,141 | ||||
(New York University Hospital Center), 5%, 7/01/16 | 1,130 | 1,125,491 | ||||
|
|
| ||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, State Personal | ||||||
Income Tax Revenue Bonds (Education), Series F, | ||||||
5%, 3/15/30 | 1,790 | 1,840,693 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Supported Debt | ||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Department of Health), | ||||||
Series A, 5%, 7/01/25 (j) | 1,500 | 1,540,440 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||
New York State Energy Research and Development | ||||||
Authority, Gas Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||||
(Brooklyn Union Gas Company/Keyspan), AMT, | ||||||
Series A, 4.70%, 2/01/24 (b) | 2,000 | 1,866,740 | ||||
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
13 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||
|
|
|
||
New York (continued) | ||||
|
|
|
||
New York State, HFA, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds | ||||
(Kensico Terrace Apartments), AMT, Series A, | ||||
4.75%, 8/15/26 | $ 1,185 | $ 1,117,313 | ||
|
|
|
||
New York State Mortgage Agency, Homeowner | ||||
Mortgage Revenue Bonds, AMT: | ||||
Series 130, 4.75%, 10/01/30 | 2,635 | 2,433,396 | ||
Series 143, 4.85%, 10/01/27 | 500 | 474,690 | ||
|
|
|
||
New York State Mortgage Agency, Homeowner | ||||
Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT: | ||||
Series 133, 4.95%, 10/01/21 | 1,000 | 988,210 | ||
Series 137, 4.70%, 10/01/31 | 1,000 | 911,890 | ||
Series 140, 4.65%, 10/01/26 | 500 | 463,250 | ||
|
|
|
||
New York State Municipal Bond Bank Agency, | ||||
Special School Purpose Revenue Bonds, Series C, | ||||
5.25%, 12/01/18 | 2,000 | 2,126,320 | ||
|
|
|
||
New York State Thruway Authority, Second General | ||||
Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Revenue Bonds, | ||||
Series A, 5%, 4/01/22 | 1,000 | 1,054,260 | ||
|
|
|
||
New York State Urban Development Corporation | ||||
Revenue Bonds, Subordinate Lien, Corporation | ||||
Purpose, Series A, 5.125%, 7/01/19 | 2,000 | 2,109,360 | ||
|
|
|
||
Saratoga County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility | ||||
Revenue Bonds (The Saratoga Hospital Project) | ||||
Series B, 5%, 12/01/22 | 500 | 492,400 | ||
|
|
|
||
Saratoga County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility | ||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (The Saratoga Hospital | ||||
Project), Series A (g): | ||||
4.375%, 12/01/13 | 365 | 370,745 | ||
4.50%, 12/01/14 | 380 | 386,202 | ||
4.50%, 12/01/15 | 395 | 398,930 | ||
|
|
|
||
Schenectady, New York, IDA, Civic Facility Revenue | ||||
Refunding Bonds (Union College Project), | ||||
5%, 7/01/26 | 1,000 | 1,034,220 | ||
|
|
|
||
Suffolk County, New York, IDA, Continuing Care and | ||||
Retirement, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Jeffersons | ||||
Ferry Project), 4.625%, 11/01/16 | 800 | 780,360 | ||
|
|
|
||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of New | ||||
York Revenue Bonds, Series C-1, 5.50%, 6/01/22 | 1,000 | 1,048,460 | ||
|
|
|
||
Tompkins County, New York, IDA, Care Community | ||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Kendal at Ithaca), | ||||
Series A-2: | ||||
5.75%, 7/01/18 | 250 | 250,160 | ||
6%, 7/01/24 | 1,000 | 1,000,610 | ||
|
|
|
||
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, | ||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5%, 11/15/31 | 1,000 | 1,031,280 | ||
|
|
|
||
Westchester County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility | ||||
Revenue Bonds (Special Needs Facilities Pooled | ||||
Program), Series D-1, 6.80%, 7/01/19 | 515 | 516,818 | ||
|
|
|
||
Yonkers, New York, IDA, Revenue Bonds (Sacred | ||||
Heart Associates, LP Project), AMT, Series A, | ||||
4.80%, 10/01/26 | 750 | 713,400 | ||
|
||||
76,116,029 | ||||
|
|
|
Par | ||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Guam 3.4% | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||
A.B. Won Guam International Airport Authority, | ||||||
General Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, Series C, | ||||||
5.25%, 10/01/22 (a) | $ 1,000 | $ 1,002,320 | ||||
|
|
|
||||
Guam Government Waterworks Authority, Water and | ||||||
Wastewater System, Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||||
6%, 7/01/25 | 1,000 | 1,011,660 | ||||
|
||||||
2,013,980 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Puerto Rico 10.3% | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Childrens Trust Fund Project of Puerto Rico, | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||||
5.375%, 5/15/33 | 950 | 901,863 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct and Sewer | ||||||
Authority, Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||||
5%, 7/01/25 (k) | 500 | 517,610 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway and | ||||||
Transportation Authority, Subordinate | ||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds, 5.75%, 7/01/21 (b) | 2,000 | 2,074,260 | ||||
|
|
|
||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth, Public Improvement, | ||||||
GO, Series A: | ||||||
5.25%, 7/01/16 (d) | 615 | 696,223 | ||||
5.25%, 7/01/30 | 385 | 381,997 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical | ||||||
and Environmental Control Facilities Revenue Bonds | ||||||
(University Plaza Project), Series A, 5%, 7/01/33 (a) | 500 | 502,730 | ||||
|
|
|
||||
Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency, GO, Series A, | ||||||
5.25%, 8/01/25 | 1,000 | 1,000,520 | ||||
|
||||||
6,075,203 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||
U.S. Virgin Islands 3.3% | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Virgin Islands Government Refinery Facilities, Revenue | ||||||
Refunding Bonds (Hovensa Coker Project), AMT, | ||||||
6.50%, 7/01/21 | 500 | 513,075 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refinery | ||||||
Facilities Revenue Bonds (Hovensa Refinery), | ||||||
AMT, 4.70%, 7/01/22 | 500 | 430,445 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Senior Lien | ||||||
Revenue Bonds (Matching Fund Loan Note), | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/24 | 1,000 | 991,270 | ||||
|
||||||
1,934,790 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||||||
(Cost $86,284,448) 145.8% | 86,140,002 | |||||
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
14 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to | Par | |||
Tender Option Bond Trusts (l) | (000) | Value | ||
|
|
| ||
New York 3.2% | ||||
|
|
| ||
Erie County, New York, IDA, School Facility Revenue | ||||
Bonds (City of Buffalo Project), 5.75%, 5/01/24 (m) | $ 1,835 | $ 1,917,188 | ||
|
|
| ||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option | ||||
Bond Trusts (Cost $1,889,105) 3.2% | 1,917,188 | |||
|
|
| ||
Short-Term Securities | Shares | |||
|
|
| ||
CMA New York Municipal Money Fund, 1.17% (n)(o) | 2,315,895 | 2,315,895 | ||
|
|
| ||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $2,315,895) 3.9% | 2,315,895 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments (Cost $90,489,448*) 152.9% | 90,373,085 | |||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.9% | 1,125,333 | |||
Liability for Trust Certificates, Including | ||||
Interest Expense and Fees Payable (2.3%) | (1,380,252) | |||
Preferred Stock, at Redemption Value (52.5%) | (31,017,601) | |||
| ||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock 100.0% | $ 59,100,565 | |||
|
|
* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of May 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
Aggregate Cost | $ 89,037,521 | |
| ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 1,395,092 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,439,528) | |
| ||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ (44,436) | |
|
(a) MBIA Insured. (b) FGIC Insured. (c) AMBAC Insured. (d) U.S. government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. (e) XL Capital Insured. (f) ACA Insured. (g) Radian Insured. (h) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date. (i) FNMA Collateralized. (j) CIFG Insured. (k) Assured Guarantee Insured. (l) Security represents bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Fund acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
(m) FSA Insured. (n) 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 | Dividend | |||
Affiliate | Activity | Income | ||
|
|
| ||
CMA New York Municipal Money Fund | $1,335,647 | $37,017 | ||
|
|
| ||
(o) Represents the current yield as of report date. |
Forward interest rate swaps outstanding as of May 31,2008 were as follows:
Notional | ||||
Amount | Unrealized | |||
(000) | Depreciation | |||
|
|
| ||
Pay a fixed rate of 3.984% and receive | ||||
a floating rate based on 1-week | ||||
SIFMA rate. | ||||
Broker, JPMorgan Chase | ||||
Expires June 2028 | $3,000 | $ (74,190) | ||
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
15 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | ||||
BlackRock | BlackRock | |||
Muni | Muni New York | |||
Intermediate | Intermediate | |||
Duration | Duration | |||
May 31, 2008 | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | ||
|
|
|
||
Assets | ||||
|
|
|
||
Investments at value unaffiliated1 | $ 911,190,484 | $ 88,057,190 | ||
Investments at value affiliated2 | | 2,315,895 | ||
Cash | 51,257 | 97,032 | ||
Interest receivable | 14,999,614 | 1,381,831 | ||
Investments sold receivable | 291,122 | | ||
Prepaid expenses | 53,651 | 10,585 | ||
Other assets | 14,884 | | ||
Dividends receivable from affiliates | 123 | | ||
|
|
|||
Total assets | 926,601,135 | 91,862,533 | ||
|
|
|
||
Accrued Liabilities | ||||
|
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Income dividends payable | 2,320,131 | 222,941 | ||
Investment advisory fees payable | 304,284 | 30,748 | ||
Interest expense and fees payable | 186,741 | 252 | ||
Unrealized depreciation on forward interest rate swaps | | 74,190 | ||
Officers and Directors fees payable | 16,724 | 100 | ||
Other affiliates payable | 6,554 | 655 | ||
Accrued expenses | 139,833 | 35,481 | ||
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Total accrued liabilities | 2,974,267 | 364,367 | ||
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Other Liabilities | ||||
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Trust certificates3 | 53,985,000 | 1,380,000 | ||
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Total Liabilities | 56,959,267 | 1,744,367 | ||
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Preferred Stock | ||||
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Preferred Stock, at redemption value, par value $0.10 per share4 at $25,000 per share liquidation preference | 320,226,428 | 31,017,601 | ||
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock | ||||
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Net assets applicable to Common Stock | $ 549,415,440 | $ 59,100,565 | ||
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock Shareholders Consist of | ||||
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Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share5 | $ 3,803,493 | $ 420,644 | ||
Paid-in capital in excess of par | 536,698,013 | 59,209,468 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 3,452,820 | 411,737 | ||
Accumulated net realized loss | (1,894,970) | (750,731) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 7,356,084 | (190,553) | ||
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock Shareholders | $ 549,415,440 | $ 59,100,565 | ||
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Net asset value per share of Common Stock | $ 14.45 | $ 14.05 | ||
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1 Cost unaffiliated | $ 903,834,400 | $ 88,173,553 | ||
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2 Cost affiliated | | $ 2,315,895 | ||
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3 Represents short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts. | ||||
4 Preferred Stock authorized, issued and outstanding: | ||||
Series M7 Shares | 2,000 | | ||
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Series T7 Shares | 2,700 | | ||
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Series W7 Shares | 2,000 | | ||
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Series TH7 Shares | 2,700 | | ||
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Series F7 Shares | 2,000 | 1,240 | ||
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Series TH28 Shares | 1,400 | | ||
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5 Common Stock issued and outstanding | 38,034,934 | 4,206,439 | ||
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | ||||
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16 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Statements of Operations | ||||
BlackRock | BlackRock | |||
Muni | Muni New York | |||
Intermediate | Intermediate | |||
Duration | Duration | |||
Year Ended May 31, 2008 | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | ||
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Investment Income | ||||
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Interest | $ 45,410,403 | $ 4,437,402 | ||
Dividends from affiliates | | 37,017 | ||
Income from affiliates | 269 | | ||
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Total income | 45,410,672 | 4,474,419 | ||
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Expenses | ||||
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Investment advisory | 4,863,950 | 505,047 | ||
Commissions for Preferred Stock | 814,748 | 78,591 | ||
Accounting services | 226,158 | 26,041 | ||
Professional | 165,596 | 63,768 | ||
Printing | 56,577 | 4,782 | ||
Transfer agent | 44,553 | 20,142 | ||
Custodian | 44,603 | 8,383 | ||
Officer and Directors | 42,165 | 11,716 | ||
Registration | 13,270 | 13,107 | ||
Miscellaneous | 119,268 | 44,425 | ||
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Total expenses excluding interest expense and fees | 6,390,888 | 776,002 | ||
Interest expense and fees1 | 976,191 | 534 | ||
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Total expense | 7,367,079 | 776,536 | ||
Less fees waived by advisor | (1,326,562) | (144,307) | ||
Less fees paid indirectly | (111) | (197) | ||
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Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly | 6,040,406 | 632,032 | ||
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Net investment income | 39,370,266 | 3,842,387 | ||
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
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Net realized loss from: | ||||
Investments | (594,822) | (491,915) | ||
Financial futures contracts and forward interest rate swaps | (400,021) | (124,655) | ||
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(994,843) | (616,570) | |||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | (22,841,249) | (2,925,792) | ||
Financial futures contracts and forward interest rate swaps | 96,795 | (76,011) | ||
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(22,744,454) | (3,001,803) | |||
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Total realized and unrealized loss | (23,739,297) | (3,618,373) | ||
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Dividends to Preferred Stock Shareholders From | ||||
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Net investment income | (12,598,505) | (1,149,537) | ||
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| |||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ 3,032,464 | $ (925,523) | ||
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1 Related to tender option bond trusts. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
17 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | ||||||||
BlackRock Muni Intermediate | BlackRock Muni New York | |||||||
Duration Fund, Inc. | Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | |||||||
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Year Ended May 31, | Year Ended May 31, | |||||||
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||
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Operations | ||||||||
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Net investment income | $ 39,370,266 | $ 38,972,329 | $ 3,842,387 | $ 3,787,022 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (994,843) | (139,587) | (616,570) | 147,462 | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (22,744,454) | 7,090,554 | (3,001,803) | 842,327 | ||||
Dividends to Preferred Stock shareholders from net investment income | (12,598,505) | (11,909,306) | (1,149,537) | (1,046,683) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Stock shareholders | ||||||||
resulting from operations | 3,032,464 | 34,013,990 | (925,523) | 3,730,128 | ||||
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Dividends and Distributions to Common Stock Shareholders From | ||||||||
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Net investment income | (27,841,571) | (28,297,991) | (2,675,295) | (2,700,534) | ||||
Net realized gain | | (4,525,473) | | | ||||
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Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to Common | ||||||||
Stock shareholders | (27,841,571) | (32,823,464) | (2,675,295) | (2,700,534) | ||||
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Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock Shareholders | ||||||||
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Stock | (24,809,107) | 1,190,526 | (3,600,818) | 1,029,594 | ||||
Beginning of year | 574,224,547 | 573,034,021 | 62,701,383 | 61,671,789 | ||||
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End of year | $ 549,415,440 | $ 574,224,547 | $ 59,100,565 | $ 62,701,383 | ||||
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End of year undistributed net investment income | $ 3,452,820 | $ 4,522,630 | $ 411,737 | $ 394,182 | ||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements. |
18 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Financial Highlights | BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | |||||||||
Period | ||||||||||
August 1, 20031 | ||||||||||
Year Ended May 31, | to May 31, | |||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 15.10 | $ 15.07 | $ 15.51 | $ 14.52 | $ 14.33 | |||||
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Net investment income | 1.042 | 1.032 | 1.042 | 1.022 | 0.79 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.63) | 0.18 | (0.15) | 1.15 | 0.21 | |||||
Dividends and distributions to Preferred Stock shareholders from: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.33) | (0.28) | (0.21) | (0.11) | (0.06) | |||||
Net realized gain | | (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.02) | | |||||
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| ||||||
Net increase from investment operations | 0.08 | 0.89 | 0.64 | 2.04 | 0.94 | |||||
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Dividends and distributions to Common Stock shareholders from: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.73) | (0.74) | (0.84) | (0.86) | (0.65) | |||||
Net realized gain | | (0.12) | (0.23) | (0.19) | | |||||
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Total dividends and distributions to Common Stock shareholders | (0.73) | (0.86) | (1.07) | (1.05) | (0.65) | |||||
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Offering costs resulting from issuance of Common Stock | | | | | (0.02) | |||||
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Offering and underwriting costs resulting from issuance of Preferred Stock | | | (0.01) | | (0.08) | |||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.45 | $ 15.10 | $ 15.07 | $ 15.51 | $ 14.52 | |||||
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Market price, end of period | $ 13.70 | $ 14.85 | $ 14.52 | $ 13.94 | $ 13.10 | |||||
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Total Investment Return3 | ||||||||||
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Based on net asset value | 0.86% | 6.14% | 4.71% | 15.36% | 6.09%4 | |||||
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Based on market price | (2.76%) | 8.34% | 12.25% | 14.93% | (8.59%)4 | |||||
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Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock | ||||||||||
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Total expenses after waiver and excluding interest expense and fees5,6 | 0.90% | 0.87% | 0.87% | 0.84% | 0.75%7 | |||||
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Total expenses after waiver5 | 1.07% | 1.07% | 1.00% | 0.85% | 0.75%7 | |||||
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Total expenses after waiver and before fees paid indirectly5 | 1.07% | 1.07% | 1.00% | 0.85% | 0.75%7 | |||||
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Total expenses5 | 1.30% | 1.31% | 1.24% | 1.07% | 1.03%7 | |||||
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Net investment income5 | 6.97% | 6.71% | 6.82% | 6.77% | 6.51%7 | |||||
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Dividends to Preferred Stock shareholders | 2.23% | 1.80% | 1.36% | 0.74% | 0.48%7 | |||||
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Net investment income to Common Stock shareholders | 4.74% | 4.91% | 5.46% | 6.03% | 6.03%7 | |||||
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Supplemental Data | ||||||||||
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Net assets applicable to Common Stock, end of period (000) | $ 549,415 | $ 574,225 | $ 573,034 | $ 589,802 | $ 552,179 | |||||
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Preferred Stock outstanding at liquidation preference, end of period (000) | $ 320,000 | $ 320,000 | $ 320,000 | $ 285,000 | $ 285,000 | |||||
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Portfolio turnover | 14% | 12% | 49% | 54% | 70% | |||||
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Asset coverage end of period (000) | $ 2,717 | $ 2,794 | $ 2,791 | $ 3,069 | $ 2,937 | |||||
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1 | Commencement of operations. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges. |
4 | Aggregate total investment return. |
5 | Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Stock shareholders. |
6 | Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
7 | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
19 |
Financial Highlights (concluded) | BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | |||||||||
Period | ||||||||||
August 1, 20031 | ||||||||||
Year Ended May 31, | to May 31, | |||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 14.91 | $ 14.66 | $ 15.05 | $ 14.45 | $ 14.33 | |||||
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Net investment income | 0.912 | 0.902 | 0.872 | 0.852 | 0.68 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.86) | 0.24 | (0.37) | 0.58 | 0.19 | |||||
Dividends to Preferred Stock shareholders from net investment income | (0.27) | (0.25) | (0.20) | (0.11) | (0.06) | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | (0.22) | 0.89 | 0.30 | 1.32 | 0.81 | |||||
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Dividends to Common Stock shareholders from net | ||||||||||
investment income | (0.64) | (0.64) | (0.69) | (0.72) | (0.54) | |||||
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Offering costs resulting from issuance of Common Stock | | | | | (0.03) | |||||
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Offering and underwriting costs resulting from issuance of Preferred Stock | | | | | (0.12) | |||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ 14.05 | $ 14.91 | $ 14.66 | $ 15.05 | $ 14.45 | |||||
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Market price, end of period | $ 12.81 | $ 13.93 | $ 13.03 | $ 13.44 | $ 12.79 | |||||
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Total Investment Return3 | ||||||||||
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Based on net asset value | (1.10%) | 6.57% | 2.52% | 9.99% | 4.71%4 | |||||
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Based on market price | (3.48%) | 12.02% | 2.03% | 10.97% | (11.46%)4 | |||||
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Ratios to Average Net Assets of Common Stock | ||||||||||
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Total expenses after waiver and excluding interest expense and fees5,6 | 1.04% | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 0.81%7 | |||||
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Total expenses after waiver5 | 1.04% | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 0.81%7 | |||||
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Total expenses after waiver and before fees paid indirectly5 | 1.04% | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 0.81%7 | |||||
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Total expenses5 | 1.28% | 1.31% | 1.33% | 1.38% | 1.19%7 | |||||
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Net investment income5 | 6.31% | 6.01% | 5.89% | 5.75% | 5.40%7 | |||||
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Dividends to Preferred Stock shareholders | 1.89% | 1.66% | 1.32% | 0.77% | 0.45%7 | |||||
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Net investment income to Common Stock shareholders | 4.42% | 4.35% | 4.57% | 4.98% | 4.95%7 | |||||
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Supplemental Data | ||||||||||
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Net assets applicable to Common Stock, end of period (000) | $ 59,101 | $ 62,701 | $ 61,672 | $ 63,290 | $ 60,778 | |||||
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Preferred Stock outstanding at liquidation preference, end of period (000) | $ 31,000 | $ 31,000 | $ 31,000 | $ 31,000 | $ 31,000 | |||||
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Portfolio turnover | 21% | 29% | 49% | 17% | 21% | |||||
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Asset coverage end of period (000) | $ 2,906 | $ 3,023 | $ 2,989 | $ 3,042 | $ 2,961 | |||||
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1 | Commencement of operations. |
2 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges. |
4 | Aggregate total investment return. |
5 | Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Stock shareholders. |
6 | Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
7 | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
20 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Muni
New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (the Funds or individually as
the Fund), are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the 1940 Act), as non-diversified, closed-end manage-
ment investment companies. The Funds financial statements are pre-
pared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America, which may require the use of management
accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The Funds determine, and make available for publication, the net asset
values of their Common Stock on a daily basis.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed
by the Funds:
Valuation of Investments: Municipal investments are valued on the basis
of prices provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the
supervision of each Funds Board of Directors (the Board). In determin-
ing the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain
information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations
from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable invest-
ments and various relationships between investments. Swap agreements
are valued by quoted fair values received daily by each Funds pricing
service. Short-term securities are 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
a method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (Fair Value
Assets). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the invest-
ment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks 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 investment advisor and/or
the sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is
subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Derivative Financial Instruments: The Funds may engage in various
portfolio investment strategies both to increase the return of the Funds
and to hedge, or protect, their exposure to interest rate movements and
movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of
the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of
the underlying security or if the counterparty does not perform under
the contract.
Financial futures contracts Each Fund may purchase or sell financial
futures contracts and options on such financial futures contracts.
Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of
securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield.
Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits, and maintains as
collateral, such initial margin as required by the exchange on which
the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees
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 margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as un-
realized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records
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.
Forward interest rate swaps The Funds may enter into forward
interest rate swaps. In a forward interest rate swap, the Funds and
the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified
notional contract amount, commencing on a specified future effective
date, unless terminated earlier. These periodic payments received or
made by the Funds are recorded in the accompanying Statements of
Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Gains or losses
are also realized upon termination of the swap agreements. Swaps
are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as
unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The Funds generally intend to
close each forward interest rate swap before the effective date speci-
fied in the agreement and therefore avoid entering into the interest
rate swap underlying each forward interest rate swap.
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts: The Funds
leverage their assets through the use of tender option bond trusts
(TOBs). A TOB is established by a third party sponsor forming a special
purpose entity, into which one or more funds, or an agent on behalf of
the funds, transfers municipal securities. Other funds managed by the
investment advisor may also contribute municipal securities to a TOB
into which each Fund has contributed securities. A TOB typically issues
two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate certificates,
which are sold to third party investors, and residual certificates (TOB
Residuals), which are generally issued to the participating funds that
made the transfer. The TOB Residuals held by a Fund include the right
of the Fund (1) to cause the holders of a proportional share of the float-
ing rate certificates to tender their certificates at par, and (2) to transfer,
within seven days, a corresponding share of the municipal securities
from the TOB to the Fund. The cash received by the TOB from the sale
of the short-term floating rate certificates, less transaction expenses,
is paid to the Fund, which typically invest the cash in additional muni-
cipal securities. Each Funds transfer of the municipal securities to a
TOB is accounted for as a secured borrowing, therefore the municipal
securities deposited into a TOB are presented in the Funds Schedules
of Investments and the proceeds from the transaction are reported as
a liability of the Funds.
ANNUAL REPORT MAY 31, 2008 21 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Interest income from the underlying securities is recorded by the
Funds on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the secured
borrowing and other expenses related to remarketing, administration and
trustee services to a TOB are reported as expenses of the Funds. The
floating rate certificates have interest rates that generally reset weekly
and their holders have the option to tender certificates to the TOB for
redemption at par at each reset date. As of May 31, 2008, the aggre-
gate value of the underlying municipal securities transferred to TOBs,
the related liability for trust certificates and the range of interest rates
were as follows:
Underlying | ||||||
Municipal | ||||||
Bonds | ||||||
Transferred to | Liability for | Range of | ||||
Tender Option | Trust | Interest | ||||
Bond Trusts | Certificates | Rates | ||||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate | 1.67% | |||||
Duration Fund, Inc | $94,973,770 | $53,985,000 | 3.238% | |||
BlackRock Muni New | ||||||
York Intermediate | ||||||
Duration Fund, Inc | $ 1,917,188 | $ 1,380,000 | 1.67% | |||
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Financial transactions executed through TOBs generally will underper- form the market for fixed rate municipal bonds in a rising interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when interest rates decline or remain relatively stable. Should short-term interest rates rise, each Funds investment in TOBs likely will adversely affect each Funds net investment income and dividends to common stock shareholders. Fluctuations in the market value of municipal securi- ties deposited into the TOB may adversely affect each Funds net asset values per share. Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive posi- tions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) require that the Funds segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., futures) and certain borrowings, the Funds will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid debt securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment trans- actions 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. Interest income is recognized on the accrual method. The Funds amortize all premiums and discounts on debt securities. |
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends and distributions to pre- ferred shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 4. Income Taxes: It is each Funds policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment compa- nies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its share- holders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Effective November 30, 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 minimum recognition thresh- old a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncer- tainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and rec- ognized in the financial statements. The investment advisor has evaluat- ed the application of FIN 48 to each Fund, and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on each 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 each Funds U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the years ended May 31, 2005 through May 31, 2007. The statutes of limitations on each Funds state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. 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 frame- work for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on each Funds financial statement disclo- sures, if any, is currently being assessed. In addition, in February 2007, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (FAS 159), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. 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 each Funds financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (FAS 161), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entitys results of operations and financial position. The impact on each Funds financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed. Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Funds Board, non-interested Directors (Independent Directors) may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts have been invested in common shares of other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds. The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereun- der represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the Funds. The Funds may, however elect to invest in common stock of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover the Funds deferred compensation liability are included in other assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Other: Expenses directly related to each Fund are charged to each Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro- rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. 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 advisory and administration services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Merrill Lynch) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc. The Advisor is responsible for the management of each Funds portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such serv- ices, each Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Funds average daily net assets, plus the proceeds from the issuance of Preferred Stock and TOBs. |
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fee during the first seven years of each Funds operations ending July 31, 2010, as follows: |
Fee Waiver | ||
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of Average Daily | ||
Net Assets) | ||
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Years 1 through 5 | 0.15% | |
Year 6 | 0.10% | |
Year 7 | 0.05% | |
Year 8 and thereafter | 0.00% | |
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These amounts are included in fees waived by advisor on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended May 31, 2008, the waivers were as follows: |
Fees Waived | ||
by Advisor | ||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $1,326,562 | |
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $ 137,740 | |
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The Advisor has not agreed to waive any portion of its fee beyond July 31, 2010. The Advisor has agreed to waive its advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Advisor indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. This amount is included in fees waived by advisor on the Statements of Operations for BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. For the year ended May 31, 2008, the amount was as folllows: |
Fees Waived | ||
by Advisor | ||
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BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $ 6,567 | |
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The Advisor has entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (BIM), an affiliate of the Advisor, with respect to each Fund, under which the Advisor pays BIM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by each Fund to the Advisor. For the year ended May 31, 2008, the Funds reimbursed the Advisor for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services expenses on the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows: |
Reimbursement | ||
to the Advisor | ||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $ 15,942 | |
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $ 1,643 | |
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Pursuant to the terms of the custody agreement, custodian fees may be reduced by amounts calculated on uninvested cash balances, which are shown on the Statements of Operations as fees paid indirectly. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 May 31, 2008 were as follows:
Total | Total | |||
Purchases | Sales | |||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate | ||||
Duration Fund, Inc | $129,042,858 | $162,287,781 | ||
BlackRock Muni New York | ||||
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $ 18,998,145 | $ 20,740,363 | ||
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4. Capital Stock Transactions: Each Fund is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of stock, includ- ing Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share, all of which were initially classified as Common Stock. Each Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares of common stock without approval of the holders of Common Stock. Common Stock Shares issued and outstanding during the years ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007 remained constant for the Funds. Preferred Stock Preferred Stock of the Funds has a par value of $0.10 per share and a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, that entitles their holders to receive cash dividends at varying annualized rates for each dividend period. The yields in effect at May 31, 2008 were as follows: |
BlackRock | ||||
BlackRock Muni | Muni New York | |||
Intermediate | Intermediate | |||
Duration Fund,Inc. | Duration Fund, Inc. | |||
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Series M7 | 3.454% | | ||
Series T7 | 3.454% | | ||
Series W7 | 3.460% | | ||
Series TH7 | 3.518% | | ||
Series F7 | 3.454% | 3.454% | ||
Series TH28 | 4.312% | | ||
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Shares issued and outstanding of Preferred Stock for each of the Funds during the years ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007 remained constant. Each Fund pays commissions to certain broker-dealers at the end of each auction at an annual rate of 0.25%, calculated on the aggregate principal amount. |
For the year ended May 31, 2008, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, earned commissions as follows: |
Commissions | ||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $ 524,140 | |
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $ 69,992 | |
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Dividends on seven-day Preferred Stock are cumulative at a rate, which is reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. Dividends on 28 day Preferred Stock are cumulative at a rate which is reset every 28 days based on the results of an auction. If the Preferred Stock fails to clear the auction on an auction date, each Fund is required to pay the maximum applicable rate on the Preferred Stock to holders of such shares for each successive dividend period until such time as the stock is successfully auctioned. The maximum applicable rate on the Preferred Stock is the higher of 110% of the Telerate/BBA LIBOR or 110% of 90% of the Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index rate divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate. For the year ended May 31, 2008, the Preferred Stock of each Fund was successfully auctioned at each auction date until February 13, 2008. The low, high and average dividend rates on the Preferred Stock for each Fund for the year ended May 31, 2008 were as follows: |
Series | Low | High | Average | |||||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate | ||||||||
Duration Fund, Inc. | M7 | 3.250% | 5.198% | 3.922% | ||||
T7 | 3.200% | 4.922% | 3.937% | |||||
W7 | 3.100% | 5.060% | 3.881% | |||||
TH7 | 3.050% | 5.198% | 3.911% | |||||
F7 | 3.100% | 5.198% | 3.904% | |||||
TH28 | 3.300% | 4.728% | 3.949% | |||||
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Fund, Inc. | F7 | 2.350% | 5.198% | 3.689% | ||||
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Since February 13, 2008 the Preferred Stock of each Fund failed to clear any auctions. As a result, the Preferred Stock dividend rates were reset to the maximum applicable rate, which ranged from 3.45% to 5.20% . A failed auction is not an event of default for the Fund but is a liquidity event for the holders of the Preferred Stock. A failed auction occurs when there are more sellers of a funds auction rate preferred stock than buyers. It is impossible to predict how long this imbalance will last. An auction for the Funds Preferred Stock may not occur for some time, if ever, and even if liquidity does resume, holders of Preferred Stock may not have the ability to sell the Preferred Stock at liquidation preference. The Funds may not declare dividends or make other distributions on Common Stocks or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the dec- laration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the out- standing Preferred Stock is less than 200%. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) The Preferred Stock is redeemable at the option of each Fund, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The Preferred Stock is also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of the Fund, as set forth in each Funds Articles Supplementary, are not satisfied. The holders of Preferred Stock have voting rights equal to the holders of Common Stock (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of Common Stock (one vote per share) as a single class. However, the holders of Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Directors for a Fund. In addition, the 1940 Act requires that along with approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, would be required to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Stock (b) change a Funds sub classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions or (c) change its busi- ness so as to cease to be an investment company. 5. Income Tax Information: BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007 was as follows: |
5/31/2008 | 5/31/2007 | |||
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Distributions paid from: | ||||
Tax-exempt income | $ 40,440,076 | $ 38,760,689 | ||
Ordinary income | | 4,118,763 | ||
Net long-term capital gains | | 1,853,318 | ||
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Total distributions | $ 40,440,076 | $ 44,732,770 | ||
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As of May 31, 2008, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: |
Undistributed tax-exempt net income | $ 2,251,950 | |
Undistributed long-term net capital gains | | |
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Total undistributed net earnings | 2,251,950 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (929,705)* | |
Net unrealized gains | 7,591,689** | |
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Total accumulated net earnings | $ 8,913,934 | |
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* On May 31, 2008, the Fund has a capital loss carryforward of $929,705, of which $318,382 expires in 2015 and $611,323 expires in 2016. This amount will be available to offset future realized capital gains. ** The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains is attribu- table primarily to the deferred compensation to directors, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, book/tax differences in the accrual of income on securities in default, the deferral of post-October capital losses for tax purposes and the difference between the book and tax treatment of residual interests in tender option bond trusts. |
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007 was as follows: |
5/31/2008 | 5/31/2007 | |||
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Distributions paid from: | ||||
Tax-exempt income | $ 3,824,832 | $ 3,747,217 | ||
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Total distributions | $ 3,824,832 | $ 3,747,217 | ||
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As of May 31, 2008, the components of accumulated losses on a tax basis were as follows: |
Undistributed tax-exempt net income | $ 315,261 | |
Undistributed long-term net capital gains | | |
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Total undistributed net earnings | 315,261 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (159,511)* | |
Unrealized losses | (685,297)** | |
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Total accumulated net losses | $ (529,547) | |
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* On May 31, 2008, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $159,511, of which $134,161 expires in 2013 and $25,350 expires in 2016. This amount will be available to offset future realized capital gains. ** The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized losses is attribu- table primarily to the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the deferral of post-October capital losses for tax purposes and the difference between the book and tax treat- ment of residual interests in tender option bond trusts. |
6. Concentration Risk: Each Funds investments are concentrated in certain states, which may be affected by adverse financial, social, environmental, economic, regulatory and political factors. Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which reduces the risk of loss due to issuer default. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no assurance that the insurer will meet its obligation. 7. Restatement Information: Subsequent to the initial issuance of its May 31, 2006 financial state- ments, BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. determined that the criteria for sale accounting had not been met for certain transfers of municipal bonds, and that these transfers should have been accounted for as secured borrowings rather than as sales. As a result, certain financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2005 have been restated to give effect to recording the transfers of the municipal bonds as secured borrow- ings, including recording interest on the bonds as interest income and interest on the secured borrowings as interest expense. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. Financial Highlights For the Year Ended May 31, 2005 |
2005 | ||||
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Reported | Restated | |||
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Total expenses, net of waiver*** | 84% | .85% | ||
Portfolio turnover | 54.55% | 54% | ||
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*** Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Stock shareholders. 8. Subsequent Events: Each Fund paid a net investment income dividend to holders of its Common Stock on July 1, 2008 to shareholders of record on June 16, 2008. The amount of the tax-exempt income dividend per share was as follows: |
Per Share | ||
Amount | ||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $0.05800 | |
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc | $0.05300 | |
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The dividends declared on Preferred Stock Shares for the period June 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008 for the Funds were as follows: |
Series | Amount | |||
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration | ||||
Fund, Inc. | M7 | $162,472 | ||
T7 | 178,294 | |||
W7 | 131,645 | |||
TH7 | 195,797 | |||
F7 | 128,979 | |||
TH28 | 105,462 | |||
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BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate | ||||
Duration Fund, Inc. | F7 | 82,514 | ||
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On June 2, 2008, the Funds announced the following redemptions of Preferred Stock at a price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date: |
BlackRock | Shares | |||||
Muni Intermediate | Redemption | to be | Aggregate | |||
Duration Fund, Inc.: | Date | Redeemed | Price | |||
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Series M7 | 6/24/2008 | 205 | $ 5,125,000 | |||
Series T7 | 6/25/2008 | 277 | $ 6,925,000 | |||
Series W7 | 6/26/2008 | 205 | $ 5,125,000 | |||
Series TH7 | 6/27/2008 | 277 | $ 6,925,000 | |||
Series F7 | 6/23/2008 | 205 | $ 5,125,000 | |||
Series TH28 | 7/07/2008 | 144 | $ 3,600,000 | |||
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Intermediate | Redemption | to be | Aggregate | |||
Duration Fund, Inc.: | Date | Redeemed | Price | |||
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Series F7 | 6/23/2008 | 55 | $ 1,375,000 | |||
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The Funds financed the Preferred Stock redemptions with cash received from TOB transactions. |
26 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. as of May 31, 2008, and the related statement 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 each of the three years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2005 (before the restatement described in Note 7) were audited by other auditors whose report, dated July 13, 2005, expressed a qualified opinion on the financial highlights because of the errors described in Note 7. The finan- cial highlights for the period August 1, 2003 (commencement of opera- tions) to May 31, 2004 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated July 13, 2005, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights. 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 audit to obtain reasonable assur- ance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over finan- cial reporting. Our audit 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 an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over finan- cial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2008, by corre- |
spondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position as of May 31, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We also have audited the adjustments, applied by management, to restate certain financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2005 to correct the errors described in Note 7. These adjustments are the responsibility of the Funds management. The audit procedures that we performed with respect to the adjustments included such tests as we considered necessary in the circumstances and were designed to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied, in all material respects, to the restated financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2005. We did not per- form any audit procedures designed to assess whether any additional adjustments to such financial highlights might be necessary in order for such financial highlights to be presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In our opinion, the adjustments to the financial highlights for the year ended May 31, 2005 described in Note 7 are appropriate and have been properly applied, in all material respects. However, we were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to such financial highlights other than with respect to the adjustments described in Note 7 and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on such financial highlights. |
Deloitte & Touche LLP Princeton, New Jersey July 25, 2008 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (the Fund) as of May 31, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2006 and for the period August 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2004 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated July 14, 2006, expressed an unqualified opinion on that financial statement and financial highlights. 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 audit to obtain reasonable assur- ance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 express- ing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 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 manage- ment, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian. 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 financial position of BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. as of May 31, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. |
Deloitte & Touche LLP Princeton, New Jersey July 25, 2008 |
Important Tax Information (Unaudited) All of the net investment income distributions paid by BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. during the taxable year ended May 31, 2008 qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes. |
28 ANNUAL REPORT |
MAY 31, 2008 |
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement |
The Board of Directors (collectively, the Board, the members of which are referred to as Directors) of the BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) and BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE and, together with MUI, the Funds) met in April and May 2008 to consider approving the continuation of each Fund's investment advisory agreement (each, an Advisory Agreement) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Advisor), each Fund's investment adviser. The Board also considered the approval of each Fund's subadvi- sory agreement (each, a Subadvisory Agreement and, together with the Advisory Agreement, the Agreements) between the Advisor and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (the Subadvisor). The Advisor and the Subadvisor are collectively referred to herein as the Advisors and, together with BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock. Activities and Composition of the Board The Board of Directors of each Fund consists of thirteen individuals, eleven of whom are not interested persons of the Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) (the Independent Directors). The Directors are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established four standing commit- tees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee and a Performance Oversight Committee. Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement Upon the consummation of the combination of BlackRock, Inc.'s invest- ment management business with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.'s investment management business, including Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L. ., and certain affiliates, each Fund entered into an Advisory Agreement and a Subadvisory Agreement, each with an initial two-year term. Consistent with the 1940 Act, after the Advisory and Subadvisory Agreement's respective initial two-year term, the Board is required to consider the continuation of each Fund's Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to each Fund by the personnel of BlackRock and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative services, secondary market support services, oversight of fund accounting, and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also received and assessed information regarding the services provided to each Fund by certain unaffiliated service providers. Throughout the year, the Board also considered a range of information in connection with its oversight of the services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) invest- ment performance for one, three and five years, as applicable, against peer funds, as well as senior management and portfolio managers' |
analysis of the reasons for underperformance, if applicable; (b) fees, including advisory and other fees paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund, such as transfer agency fees and fees for marketing and distribution; (c) Fund operating expenses paid to third parties; (d) the resources devoted to and compliance reports relating to each Fund's investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) each Fund's compli- ance with its Code of Ethics and compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management serv- ices provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock's and other service providers' internal controls; (h) BlackRock's implementation of the proxy voting guidelines approved by the Board; (i) the use of equity brokerage commissions and execution quality; (j) valuation and liquidity procedures; and (k) reviews of BlackRock's business, including BlackRock's response to the increasing scale of its business. Board Considerations in Approving the Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement To assist the Board in its evaluation of the Agreements, the Directors received information from BlackRock in advance of the April 22, 2008 meeting which detailed, among other things, the organization, business lines and capabilities of the Advisors, including: (a) the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel and biographical information relating to key personnel; (b) financial statements for BlackRock; (c) the advisory and/or administrative fees paid by each Fund to the Advisors, including comparisons, compiled by Lipper, an independent third party, with the management fees of funds with similar investment objectives (Peers); (d) the profitability of BlackRock and certain industry prof- itability analyses for advisers to registered investment companies; (e) the expenses of BlackRock in providing various services; (f) non- investment advisory reimbursements, if applicable, and fallout benefits to BlackRock; (g) economies of scale, if any, generated through the Advisors' management of all of the BlackRock closed-end funds (the Fund Complex); (h) the expenses of each Fund, including comparisons of respective Fund's expense ratios (both before and after any fee waivers) with the expense ratios of its Peers; and (i) each Fund's per- formance for the past one-, three- and five-year periods, when applica- ble, as well as each Fund's performance compared to its Peers. The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, where applicable, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of Fund shares, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, allocation of Fund brokerage fees (including the related benefits to BlackRock of soft dollars) and direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. |
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued) |
In addition to the foregoing materials, independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors provided a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Board under the 1940 Act, as well as the general principles of relevant law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts, the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters, an advis- er's fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensa- tion, and the standards used by courts in determining whether invest- ment company boards of directors have fulfilled their duties and the fac- tors to be considered by boards in voting on advisory agreements. The Independent Directors reviewed this information and discussed it with independent legal counsel prior to the meeting on April 22, 2008. At the Board meeting on April 22, 2008, BlackRock made a presenta- tion to and responded to questions from the Board. Following the meet- ing on April 22, 2008, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written materials provided to the Directors prior to the meetings on May 29 and 30, 2008. At the Board meeting on May 29 and 30, 2008, BlackRock responded to further questions from the Board. In connection with BlackRock's presentations, the Board consid- ered each Agreement and, in consultation with independent legal counsel, reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and SEC statements relating to the renewal of the Agreements. I. Matters Considered by the Board In connection with its deliberations with respect to the Agreements, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the following: the nature, extent and quality of the servic- es provided by the Advisors; the investment performance of each Fund; the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisors and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund Complex grows; and whether BlackRock realizes other benefits from its relationship with the Funds. A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Advisors' services, the Board reviewed informa- tion concerning the types of services that the Advisors provide and are expected to provide to each Fund, narrative and statistical information concerning each Fund's performance record and how such performance compares to each Fund's Peers, information describing BlackRock's organization and its various departments, the experience and responsi- bilities of key personnel and available resources. The Board noted the willingness of the personnel of BlackRock to engage in open, candid dis- cussions with the Board. The Board further considered the quality of the Advisors' investment process in making portfolio management decisions. |
In addition to advisory services, the Directors considered the quality of the administrative or non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. In this regard, the Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with such administrative, transfer agency, shareholder and other services, as applicable (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by others for the Funds), and officers and other personnel as are neces- sary for the operations of the respective Fund. In addition to investment management services, the Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with services such as: preparing shareholder reports and commu- nications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements and Fund web sites; communications with analysts to support secondary market trading; assisting with daily accounting and pricing; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; providing legal and compliance support (such as helping to prepare proxy statements and responding to regulatory inquiries); and performing other Fund administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Fund (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). The Board considered the Advisors' policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and BlackRock As previ- ously noted, the Board received performance information regarding each Fund and its Peers. Among other things, the Board received materials reflecting each Fund's historic performance and each Fund's perform- ance compared to its Peers. More specifically, each Fund's one-, three- and five-year total returns (when applicable) were evaluated relative to its respective Peers (including the Peers' median performance). The Board reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings prepared by Lipper and summarized by BlackRock at the Board's request. The summary placed the Peer rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons. The Board noted that in general MUI performed better than its Peers in that MUIs performance was at or above the median in at least two of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. The Board noted that MUI performed below the median of its Peers for the one-year period ended December 31, 2007. The Board then discussed with representa- tives of BlackRock the reasons for MUIs underperformance during this period compared with its Peers. The Board noted that, although MUI underperformed its Peers for the one-year period based on Lippers ranking system, it had outperformed its Peers based on a system utilized by BlackRock to track the performance of the Funds which places a greater emphasis on a Funds yield than Lippers system. |
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued) |
The Board noted that MNE performed below the median of its Peers for the one- and three-year periods reported. The Board noted that MNEs underperformance was due in part to a flight to quality in the shorter end of the maturity spectrum than the Fund invests in. The Board concluded that BlackRock was committed to provide the resources necessary to assist the portfolio managers and to improve MNEs per- formance. Based on its review, the Board generally was satisfied with BlackRocks efforts to improve MNEs performance going forward. After considering this information, the Boards concluded that the per- formance of each Fund, in light of and after considering the other facts and circumstances applicable to each Fund, supports a conclusion that each Fund's Agreements should be renewed. C. Consideration of the Advisory Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from the Relationship with the Funds In evaluating the management fees and expenses that each Fund is expected to bear, the Board considered each Fund's current management fee structure and each Fund's expense ratios in absolute terms as well as relative to the fees and expense ratios of its applicable Peers. The Board, among other things, reviewed comparisons of each Fund's gross management fees before and after any applicable reimbursements and fee waivers and total expense ratios before and after any applicable waivers with those of its applicable Peers. The Board also reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings prepared by Lipper and summarized by BlackRock at the request of the Board. This summary placed the Peer rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons. The Board noted that each Fund paid contractual management fees lower than or equal to the median contractual fees paid by its respective Peers. This comparison was made without giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared the management fees charged and services provided to the closed-end investment companies managed by the Advisors to the management fees charged by the Advisors to other types of clients (such as open-end investment companies and separate- ly managed institutional accounts) in similar investment categories. The Board noted certain differences in services provided and costs incurred by the Advisors with respect to closed-end funds compared to sepa- rately managed accounts and open-end funds in general and the reasons for such differences. |
In connection with the Board's consideration of the fees and expense information, the Board reviewed the considerable investment manage- ment experience of the Advisors and considered the high level of invest- ment management, administrative and other services provided by the Advisors. In light of these factors and the other facts and circumstances applicable to each Fund, the Board concluded that the fees paid and level of expenses incurred by each Fund under its Agreements support a conclusion that each Fund's Agreements should be renewed. D. Profitability of BlackRock The Board also considered BlackRock's profitability in conjunction with its review of fees. The Board reviewed BlackRock's profitability with respect to the Fund Complex and other fund complexes managed by the Advisors. In reviewing profitability, the Board recognized that one of the most difficult issues in determining profitability is establishing a method of allocating expenses. The Board also reviewed BlackRock's assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board also recognized that individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is generally not publicly available. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous fac- tors including, among other things, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, to the extent available, the Board considered BlackRock's operating margin compared to the operating margin estimated by BlackRock for a leading investment management firm whose operations consist primarily of advising closed-end funds. The comparison indicated that BlackRock's operating margin was approximately the same as the operating margin of such firm. In evaluating the reasonableness of the Advisors' compensation, the Board also considered any other revenues paid to the Advisors, including partial reimbursements paid to the Advisors for certain non-investment advisory services, if applicable. The Board noted that these payments were less than the Advisors' costs for providing these services. The Board also considered indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements) that the Advisors and their affiliates are expected to receive, which are attrib- utable to their management of the Fund. The Board concluded that BlackRock's profitability, in light of all the other facts and circumstances applicable to each Fund, supports a conclusion that each Fund's Agreements should be renewed. |
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (concluded) |
E. Economies of Scale In reviewing each Fund's fees and expenses, the Board examined the potential benefits of economies of scale, and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Funds fee structure, for example through the use of breakpoints for the Fund or the Fund Complex. In this regard, the Board reviewed information provid- ed by BlackRock, noting that most closed-end fund complexes do not have fund-level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after their initial public offering and each fund is managed independently consistent with its own investment objectives. The Board noted that only three closed-end funds in the Fund Complex have breakpoints in their respective fee structures. Information provided by Lipper also revealed that only one closed-end fund complex used a complex-level breakpoint structure. F. Other Factors In evaluating fees, the Board also considered indirect benefits or profits the Advisors or their affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Funds (fall-out benefits). The Directors, including the Independent Directors, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to the Advisors and their affiliates by virtue of their relation- ships with the Funds, including potential benefits accruing to the Advisors and their affiliates as a result of participating in offerings of the Funds shares, potentially stronger relationships with members of the broker-dealer community, increased name recognition of the Advisors and their affiliates, enhanced sales of other investment funds and prod- ucts sponsored by the Advisors and their affiliates and increased assets under management which may increase the benefits realized by the Advisors from soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. The Board also considered the unquantifiable nature of these potential benefits. II. Conclusion with Respect to the Agreements. In reviewing the Agreements, the Directors did not identify any single factor discussed above as all-important or controlling and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Directors, including the Independent Directors, unani- mously determined that each of the factors described above, in light of all the other factors and all of the facts and circumstances applicable to each respective Fund, was acceptable for each Fund and supported the Directors' conclusion that the terms of each Agreement were fair and reasonable, that each Fund's fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to the respective Fund and that each Agreement should be approved. |
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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 a Fund are automatically reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan is administered on behalf of the shareholders by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Plan Agent). Under the Plan, whenever a Fund declares a dividend, participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan Agent will acquire the shares for the participants account either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized shares of the Funds (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, the Funds 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 shareholders 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. Share- holders 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 a Funds shares is above the net asset value, participants in the Plan will receive shares of the Fund 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 the Funds do 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 partici- pating in the Plan. The Plan Agents service fees for handling the rein- vestment 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 distri- butions 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 the Funds 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, includ- ing any questions about the Plan, should be directed to the Plan Agent at Computershare Trust Company, N.A., .O. Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940-3010, Telephone: (800) 426-5523. |
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Richard E. Cavanagh | Chairman | Since | Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust since 1999; Director, The Guardian Life | 113 Funds | Arch Chemical | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | of the Board | 2007 | Insurance Company of America since 1998; Chairman and Trustee, | 110 Portfolios | (chemical and allied | |||||
New York, NY 10022 | and Director | Educational Testing Service since 1997; Director, The Fremont Group | products) | |||||||
1946 | since 1996; Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of The | |||||||||
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Karen P. Robards | Vice Chair of | Since | Partner of Robards & Company, LLC, (financial advisory firm) since | 112 Funds | AtriCure, Inc. | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | the Board, | 2007 | 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and | 109 Portfolios | (medical devices); | |||||
New York, NY 10022 | Chair of | Development, (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Formerly | Care Investment | |||||||
1950 | the Audit | Director of Enable Medical Corp. from 1996 to 2005; Formerly an | Trust, Inc. (health | |||||||
Committee | investment banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987. | care REIT) | ||||||||
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G. Nicholas Beckwith, III | Director | Since | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arch Street Management, LLC | 112 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | 2007 | (Beckwith Family Foundation) and various Beckwith property companies 109 Portfolios | ||||||||
New York, NY 10022 | since 2005; Chairman of the Board of Directors, University of Pittsburgh | |||||||||
1945 | Medical Center since 2002; Board of Directors, Shady Side Hospital | |||||||||
Foundation since 1977; Board of Directors, 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 (charitable foundation) since 1989; | ||||||||||
Board of Trustees, Chatham College since 1981; Board of Trustees, | ||||||||||
University of Pittsburgh since 2002; Emeritus Trustee, Shady Side | ||||||||||
Academy since 1977; Formerly Chairman and Manager, Penn West | ||||||||||
Industrial Trucks LLC (sales, rental and servicing of material handling | ||||||||||
equipment) from 2005 to 2007; Formerly Chairman, President and | ||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer, Beckwith Machinery Company (sales, rental | ||||||||||
and servicing of construction and equipment) from 1985 to 2005; | ||||||||||
Formerly Board of Directors, National Retail Properties (REIT) from | ||||||||||
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Kent Dixon | Director and | Since | Consultant/Investor since 1988. | 113 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | Member of | 2007 | 110 Portfolios | |||||||
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Frank J. Fabozzi | Director and | Since | Consultant/Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management since 2006; | 113 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | Member of | 2007 | Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University, | 110 Portfolios | ||||||
New York, NY 10022 | the Audit | School of Management, since 2006; Formerly Adjunct Professor of | ||||||||
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Kathleen F. Feldstein | Director | Since | President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) | 113 Funds | The McClatchy | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | 2007 | since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital since 2000; | 110 Portfolios | Company | ||||||
New York, NY 10022 | Member of the Corporation of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. | (publishing) | ||||||||
1941 | since 2005; Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare since | |||||||||
1995; Member of the Corporation of Sherrill House (healthcare) since | ||||||||||
1990; Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member of the | ||||||||||
Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; | ||||||||||
Trustee, The Committee for Economic Development (research organi- | ||||||||||
zation) since 1990; Member of the Advisory Board to the International | ||||||||||
School of Business, Brandeis University since 2002; Formerly Director | ||||||||||
of Bell South (communications) from 1998 to 2006; Formerly Director | ||||||||||
of Ionics (water purification) from 1992 to 2005; Formerly Director of | ||||||||||
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James T. Flynn | Director and | Since | Formerly Chief Financial Officer of JP Morgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 | 112 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | Member of | 2007 | to 1995. | 109 Portfolios | ||||||
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Jerrold B. Harris | Director | Since | Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific | 112 Funds | BlackRock-Kelso | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | 2007 | equipment) since 2000. | 109 Portfolios | Capital Corp. | ||||||
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R. Glenn Hubbard | Director | Since | Dean of Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty | 113 Funds | ADP (data and | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | 2007 | member since 1988; Formerly Co-Director of Columbia Business | 110 Portfolios | information services), | ||||||
New York, NY 10022 | School's Entrepreneurship Program from 1997 to 2004; Visiting | KKR Financial | ||||||||
1958 | Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard | Corporation (finance), | ||||||||
University and the Harvard Business School since 1985 and at the | Duke Realty (real | |||||||||
University of Chicago since 1994; Formerly Chairman of the U.S. | estate), Metropolitan | |||||||||
Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United | Life Insurance Com- | |||||||||
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W. Carl Kester | Director and | Since | Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Harvard Business | 112 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | Member of | 2007 | School. Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs since 2006; Unit Head, | 109 Portfolios | ||||||
New York, NY 10022 | the Audit | Finance, Harvard Business School, from 2005 to 2006; Senior | ||||||||
1951 | Committee | Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard | ||||||||
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Robert S. Salomon, Jr. | Director and | Since | Formerly Principal of STI Management LLC (investment adviser) from | 112 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | Member of | 2007 | 1994 to 2005. | 109 Portfolios | ||||||
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1 Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. | ||||||||||
2 Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (MLIM) and BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock) in September 2006, the | ||||||||||
various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, | ||||||||||
although the chart shows certain directors as joining the Funds board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of directors | ||||||||||
of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: G. Nicholas Beckwith, III since 1999; Richard E. Cavanagh since 1994; Kent Dixon | ||||||||||
since 1988; Frank J. Fabozzi since 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein since 2005; James T. Flynn since 1996; Jerrold B. Harris since 1999; R. Glenn | ||||||||||
Hubbard since 2004; W. Carl Kester since 1998; Karen . Robards since 1998 and Robert S. Salomon, Jr. since 1996. | ||||||||||
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Richard S. Davis | Director | Since | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Formerly Chief | 185 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | 2007 | Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company | 295 Portfolios | |||||||
New York, NY 10022 | from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman of the Board of Trustees, | |||||||||
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Henry Gabbay | Director | Since | Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Formerly Managing Director, | 184 Funds | None | |||||
40 East 52nd Street | 2007 | BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Formerly Chief Administrative | 294 Portfolios | |||||||
New York, NY 10022 | Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; Formerly President | |||||||||
1947 | of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from | |||||||||
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3 | Messrs. Davis and Gabbay are both interested persons, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of the Funds 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. |
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Anne F. Ackerley | Vice | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRocks U.S. Retail Group since | |||||||
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Neal J. Andrews | Chief | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of | |||||||
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Brian P. Kindelan | Chief | Since 2007 | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the Funds | |||||||
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Howard Surloff | Secretary | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly | |||||||
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Additional Information Fund Certification The Funds listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSEs listing standards. Each Fund filed |
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the certification of their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sabanes-Oxley Act. |
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs 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 the Funds websites or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Funds electronic delivery program. |
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages: Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service. |
General Information |
The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statements of Additional Information of the Funds have not been updated after completion of the Funds offering and the information contained in the Funds Statements of Additional Information may have become outdated. During the period, there were no material changes in the Funds invest- ment objectives or policies or to the Funds charters or by-laws that were not approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors associ- ated with investment in the Funds. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolios. |
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called householding and it is intended to reduce expenses and elimi- nate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact the Funds at (800) 441-7762. Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRocks website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRocks website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRocks website into this report. |
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Additional Information (concluded) Deposit Securities Effective May 30, 2008, following approval by the Funds Boards and the applicable ratings agencies, the definition of Deposited Securities in the Funds Articles Supplementary was amended as follows in order to facili- tate the redemption of the Funds Preferred Stock. The following phrase was added to the definition of Deposit Securities found in the Funds Articles Supplementary: ; provided, however, that solely in connection with any redemption of AMPS, the term Deposit Securities shall include (i) any committed financing pursuant to a credit agreement, reverse repurchase agree- ment facility or similar credit arrangement, in each case which makes available to the Corporation, no later than the day preceding the |
applicable redemption date, cash in an amount not less than the
aggregate amount due to Holders by reason of the redemption of
their shares of AMPS on such redemption date; and (ii) cash
amounts due and payable to the Corporation out of a sale of its
securities if such cash amount is not less than the aggregate amount
due to Holders by reason of the redemption of their shares of AMPS
on such redemption date and such sale will be settled not later than
the day preceding the applicable redemption date.
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 non-public 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 non-public 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 transac- tions 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 non-affiliated 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 non-affiliated 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 non-public 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 non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information. |
Proxy Voting Policy The Boards of Directors of the Funds have delegated the voting of proxies for Fund securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisers proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of each Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Funds stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Funds or the Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Advisers Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the Committee) is aware of the real or poten- tial conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote |
impartially, the Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to
advise the Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the
Investment Advisers clients. If the Investment Adviser 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 Investment Advisers Portfolio
Management Group and/or the Investment Advisers Legal and
Compliance Department and concluding that the vote is in its clients
best interest notwithstanding the conflict. Information on how the Funds
voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent
12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at
www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be consid- ered a representation of future performance. The Funds have lever- aged their Common Stock, which creates risks for Common Stock shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of shares of the Common Stock, and the risk that fluctuations in the short-term dividend rates of the Preferred Stock, currently set at the maximum reset rate as a result of failed auctions, may affect the yield to Common Stock shareholders. 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 Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds portfolio 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 Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov. BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. 100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 |
#MID2-5/08 |
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: Donald W. Burton (term ended effective November 1, 2007) Kent Dixon (term began effective November 1, 2007) Frank J. Fabozzi (term began effective November 1, 2007) James T. Flynn (term began effective November 1, 2007) W. Carl Kester (term began effective November 1, 2007) John F. OBrien (term ended effective November 1, 2007) Karen P. Robards (term began effective November 1, 2007) Robert S. Salomon, Jr. (term began effective November 1, 2007) David H. Walsh (term ended effective November 1, 2007) Fred G. Weiss (term ended 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. Kesters 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 registrants 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. |
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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 registrants 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 registrants 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 SECs 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). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operation or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels. 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. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels. (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: |
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(h) The registrants audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrants investment adviser (not including any non-affiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by the registrants 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 accountants independence. Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) $287,500, 0% Item 5 Audit Committee of Listed Registrants The following individuals are members of the registrants separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)): Donald W. Burton (term ended effective November 1, 2007) Kent Dixon (term began effective November 1, 2007) Frank J. Fabozzi (term began effective November 1, 2007) James T. Flynn (term began effective November 1, 2007) W. Carl Kester (term began effective November 1, 2007) John F. OBrien (term ended effective November 1, 2007) Karen P. Robards (term began effective November 1, 2007) Robert S. Salomon, Jr. (term began effective November 1, 2007) David H. Walsh (term ended effective November 1, 2007) Fred G. Weiss (term ended effective November 1, 2007) Item 6 Investments (a) The registrants Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form. (b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing. 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 of the Fund are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds portfolio during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com and (2) on the Commissions web site at http://www.sec.gov. Item 8 Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies as of May 31, 2008. (a)(1) BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Timothy T. Browse, Vice President at BlackRock, Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA, Managing Director at BlackRock, and Walter OConnor, Managing Director at BlackRock. Each is a member of BlackRocks municipal tax-exempt management group. Messrs. Jaeckel, OConnor and Browse are responsible for the day-to- |
day management of the Funds portfolio, including setting the Funds overall investment strategy, overseeing the management of the Fund and/or selecting the Funds investments. Messrs. Jaeckel and OConnor have been the Funds portfolio managers since 2006. Mr. Browse has been the Funds portfolio manager since 2008. Mr. Jaeckel joined BlackRock in 2006. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was a Managing Director (Municipal Tax-Exempt Fund Management) of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (MLIM) from 2005 to 2006 and a Director of MLIM from 1997 to 2005. He has been a portfolio manager with BlackRock or MLIM since 1991. Mr. OConnor joined BlackRock in 2006. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was a Managing Director (Municipal Tax-Exempt Fund Management) of MLIM from 2003 to 2006 and was a Director of MLIM from 1997 to 2002. He has been a portfolio manager with BlackRock or MLIM since 1991. Mr. Browse joined BlackRock in 2006. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was a Vice President (Municipal Tax-Exempt Fund Management) of MLIM from 2004 to 2006. He has been a portfolio manager with BlackRock or MLIM since 2004. From 2000 to 2003, he was a Vice President, portfolio manager and team leader of the Municipal Investment Team with Lord Abbott & Co. (a)(2) As of May 31, 2008: |
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(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 for the Funds. 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 BlackRocks (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 or 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 a Fund. In this regard, it should be noted that Mr. Jaeckel currently manages certain accounts that are subject to performance fees. In addition, Mr. Jaeckel assists 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 May 31, 2008: Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview BlackRocks 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 managers group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firms assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individuals 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. BlackRocks Chief Investment Officers determine the benchmarks against which the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager is compared and the period of time over which performance is evaluated. With respect to the portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund include a combination of market-based indices (e.g., Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups. BlackRocks Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to the portfolio managers 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 and after-tax basis over various time periods including 1, 3, 5 and 10-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 BlackRocks ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. 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. Each portfolio manager has received awards under the LTIP. Deferred Compensation Program A portion of the compensation paid to eligible BlackRock employees may be voluntarily deferred into an account that tracks the performance of certain of the firms investment products. Each participant in the deferred compensation program is permitted to allocate his deferred amounts among the various investment options. Each portfolio manager has participated in the deferred compensation program. 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: 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. |
BlackRock 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 May 31, 2008, none of Messrs. Browse, Jaeckel or OConnor beneficially owned any stock issued by the Fund. Item 9 Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report. Item 10 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The registrants Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors 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 registrants Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures. Item 11 Controls and Procedures 11(a) The registrants principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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 Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Donald C. Burke Donald C. Burke Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. Date: July 18, 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 Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. Date: July 18, 2008 By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews Neal J. Andrews Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. Date: July 18, 2008 |