Company: BLE
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-175555
Chunk: 30

Company: BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 30
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 for which such Reorganization(s) was not consummated would continue to exist and operate on a standalone basis.

Shareholders of record of each Fund as of the close of business on [●] are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or
any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Funds are soliciting the vote of their common shareholders on Proposal 1(A), Proposal 1(C),
Proposal 1(E), Proposal 1(G), Proposal 2(A), Proposal 2(B), Proposal 2(C) and Proposal 2(D) through the joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Each Fund is separately soliciting the votes of its respective preferred shareholders on each proposal through a separate proxy statement and
not through the joint proxy statement/prospectus.

The Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Shareholders will
not have to travel to attend the Special Meeting but will be able to view the meeting live, have a meaningful opportunity to participate, including the ability to ask questions of management, and cast their votes by accessing a web link.

All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting. In order to avoid delay and additional expense for the Funds and to assure that your shares are represented, please vote as promptly as possible, regardless of whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting. You may vote by mail, by telephone or over the Internet. To vote by mail, please mark, sign, date and mail the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. To vote by telephone, please call the toll-free number located on your proxy card or voting instruction form and follow the recorded instructions. To vote over the Internet, go to the Internet address provided on your proxy card or voting instruction form and follow the instructions.

If your shares in a Fund are registered in your name, you may attend and participate in the Special Meeting at meetnow.global/MNJNZF5 by entering the control number found in the shaded box on your proxy card on the date and time of the Special Meeting. You may vote during the Special Meeting by following the instructions that will be available on the Special Meeting website during the Special Meeting.

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If you are a beneficial shareholder of a Fund (that is if you hold your Fund shares through a bank, broker, financial intermediary or other nominee) and want to attend the Special Meeting you must register in advance of the Special Meeting. To register, you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy),