BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (the โFundโ) announced today an increase to its monthly distribution rate, driven by higher Fund earnings. The new annualized distribution rate is approximately 7% on BBNโs NAV. Shareholders will receive the higher distribution rate starting with the August 2025 distribution.
Details are highlighted in the table below:
Fund Name |
Ticker |
August 29, 2025 Distribution |
Change From Prior Distribution |
Percent Increase |
BBN |
$0.09860 |
+$0.00570 |
+6.14% |
Key dates:
Declaration- 7/11/2025 Ex-Date- 8/15/2025 Record- 8/15/2025 Payable- 8/29/2025
*In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the โ1940 Actโ), the Fund noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to its shareholders of record as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous distribution payment. The Section 19 notice was provided for informational purposes only and not for tax reporting purposes. This information can be found in the โClosed-End Fundsโ section of www.blackrock.com. As applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2025 will be made after the end of the year.
The Fundโs ability to maintain its declared distribution amount will depend on a number of factors, such as the amount and stability of investment income earned by the Fund, its asset mix, portfolio turnover, performance of its investments, level of retained earnings, the amount of leverage utilized by the Fund and the effects thereof, the costs of such leverage, the movement of interest rates for municipal bonds and general market conditions. Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Fundโs investment performance from the amount of the Fundโs current distribution or from the terms of the Fundโs dividend policy. A portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholderโs investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect a Fundโs investment performance and should not be confused with โyieldโ or โincome.โ When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fundโs net asset value.
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This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or the Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Fundโs or BlackRockโs future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as โtrend,โ โpotential,โ โopportunity,โ โpipeline,โ โbelieve,โ โcomfortable,โ โexpect,โ โanticipate,โ โcurrent,โ โintention,โ โestimate,โ โposition,โ โassume,โ โoutlook,โ โcontinue,โ โremain,โ โmaintain,โ โsustain,โ โseek,โ โachieve,โ and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as โwill,โ โwould,โ โshould,โ โcould,โ โmayโ 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 Fund, 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 the Fund or in the Fundโs 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, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRockโs 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 Fund with the SEC are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on BlackRockโs website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Fund. The information contained on BlackRockโs website is not a part of this press release.
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