Business & Finance
Mon, June 11, 2012 
NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--On June 1, 2012, BlackRock issued a press release that referenced an original initial public offering ("IPO") price of $10 per share for BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust (NYSE:BPK), BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust (NYSE:BJZ) and BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust (NYSE:BLH) (each, a "Fund"). Each Fund's IPO price was in fact $15 per share, and each Fundas IPO in took place in October 2001.
About BlackRock
BlackRock is a leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. At March 31, 2012, BlackRockas AUM was $3.684 trillion. BlackRock offers products that span the risk spectrum to meet clientsa needs, including active, enhanced and index strategies across markets and asset classes. Products are offered in a variety of structures including separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions. Headquartered in New York City, as of March 31, 2012, the firm has approximately 9,900 employees in 27 countries and a major presence in key global markets, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East and Africa. For additional information, please visit BlackRockas website at [ www.blackrock.com ].
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or the Funds may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Fund or BlackRockas future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as atrend,a apotential,a aopportunity,a apipeline,a abelieve,a acomfortable,a aexpect,a aanticipate,a acurrent,a aintention,a aestimate,a aposition,a aassume,a aoutlook,a acontinue,a aremain,a amaintain,a asustain,a aseek,a aachieve,a and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as awill,a awould,a ashould,a acould,a amaya or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for a Fund or in a Fundas net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRockas ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (aSECa) are accessible on the SEC's website at [ www.sec.gov ]and on BlackRockas website at [ www.blackrock.com ], and may discuss these or other factors that affect the funds. The information contained on BlackRockas website is not a part of this press release.
