BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

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PLEASE VOTE NOW!

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SHAREHOLDERS OF

BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund

VOTING NOW HELPS LOWER OVERALL PROXY COSTS AND ELIMINATES

FURTHER MAILINGS AND PHONE CALLS

Dear Shareholder,

Time is running short and the Joint Special Shareholder Meeting is rapidly approaching. You recently received proxy materials relating to the proposals to be voted on at the Joint Special Shareholder Meeting of BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and other BlackRock-advised funds, which will be held in a virtual meeting format at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. You are receiving this REMINDER notice because you held shares in the Fund on the record date and we have not received your vote. Please help us avoid adjournments, phone calls, costs and additional mailings by promptly voting your shares.

For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials previously mailed to you, the Board of Trustees of the Fund believes the applicable proposals are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval of each applicable proposal.

It is important that you vote, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.

We urge you to vote “FOR” each applicable proposal by using one of the following options:


1. Vote Online	2. Vote by Phone	3. Vote by Mail

by logging onto the website listed on the enclosed voting instruction form and following the instructions	by calling the toll-free number on the enclosed voting instruction form and following the instructions	by completing and returning your executed voting instruction form in the postage paid envelope provided

Remember, your vote is very important and counts. Voting now will minimize the expenses incurred with further reminder mailings and solicitation calls. Please exercise your shareholder rights and vote today.

If you hold your shares in a brokerage or bank account (in “street name”), your broker or bank cannot vote your shares unless you vote utilizing one of the options listed above.

The proxy materials contain important information; please read them carefully. Copies of the Proxy Statement are available for free on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or by visiting WWW.PROXY-DIRECT.COM/BLK-32307 or by calling Computershare Fund Services, the Fund’s proxy solicitor toll free at 1-866-650-3710.

If you have any questions about the proposals or would like to cast your vote with a live proxy voting specialist, please call Broadridge Financial Solutions, toll free at 1-855-973-0098.

If you have already voted, please disregard this notice.

Thank you for voting!

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BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund DEFA14AAdditional proxy soliciting materials