Introductory Statement
This Amendment No. 4 (this “Final Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any subsequent amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), on October 15, 2024, relating to the Fund’s offer to purchase 50% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Shares”), in exchange for cash at a price equal to 98% of the net asset value (“NAV”) per Share determined as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange, the principal market on which the Shares are traded, on the next day the NAV is calculated after the offer expires, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated October 15, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Offer”).
This is the Final Amendment to the Schedule TO and is being filed to report the results of the Offer and to update Item 12 of the Schedule TO to include a press release announcing the final results of the Offer. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(viii). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase or the Schedule TO.
The following information is furnished to satisfy the requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Exchange Act:
| 1. | The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on November 15, 2024. |
| 2. | The Offer was oversubscribed. Therefore, in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the Fund will repurchase Shares from all tendering shareholders on a pro rata basis, after disregarding fractions, based on the number of Shares properly tendered. 44,715,010 Shares of the Fund were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer, and 35,996,072 of those Shares were accepted for repurchase by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the Offer. |
| 3. | The Shares will be repurchased at a price of $12.7890, which is equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV per Share as of November 18, 2024. |
Only those items amended are reported in this Final Amendment. Except as specifically provided herein, the information set forth in the Schedule TO, including all schedules and annexes thereto that were previously filed therewith, remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided for herein and to the extent amended and supplemented by the exhibits filed herewith.
You should read this Final Amendment together with the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.
Item 12(a) of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:
(a)(5)(viii) Press release issued on November 18, 2024 is filed herewith.
Filing Fee Exhibit is filed herewith.
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