UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐
Check the appropriate box:
| | |
| ☐ | | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| |
| ☐ | | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| |
| ☐ | | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| |
| ☒ | | Definitive Additional Materials |
| |
| ☐ | | Soliciting Material Pursuant to § 240.14a-12 |
BlackRock Allocation Target Shares
BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
BlackRock FundsSM
BlackRock Funds IV
BlackRock Funds V
BlackRock Funds VI
BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund
BlackRock Strategic Global Bond Fund, Inc.
Managed Account Series II
Master Bond LLC
Master Investment Portfolio II
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
| | | | |
| |
| ☒ | | No fee required. |
| |
| ☐ | | Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |
| | |
| | (1) | | Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: |
| | (2) | | Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: |
| | (3) | | Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): |
| | (4) | | Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: |
| | (5) | | Total fee paid: |
| |
| ☐ | | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |
| |
| ☐ | | Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
| | |
| | (1) | | Amount Previously Paid: |
| | (2) | | Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: |
| | (3) | | Filing Party: |
| | (4) | | Date Filed: |
BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES
BLACKROCK BALANCED CAPITAL FUND, INC.
BLACKROCK BOND FUND, INC.
BLACKROCK FUNDSSM
BLACKROCK FUNDS IV
BLACKROCK FUNDS V
BLACKROCK FUNDS VI
BLACKROCK LONG-HORIZON EQUITY FUND
BLACKROCK STRATEGIC GLOBAL BOND FUND, INC.
MANAGED ACCOUNT SERIES II
MASTER BOND LLC
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO II
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
AMENDMENT TO
PROXY STATEMENT FOR
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 26, 2021
On September 16, 2021, the funds listed below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) filed a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which was distributed in connection with the joint special meeting of shareholders of the Funds to be held on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) (the “Meeting”). The Funds are filing this amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Proxy Statement to correct the net asset value of BlackRock Total Return Fund’s beneficial interest in Master Total Return Portfolio on page D-22 of Appendix D. The correct net asset value of BlackRock Total Return Fund’s beneficial interest in Master Total Return Portfolio as of August 27, 2021 (the record date for the Meeting) is $20,526,057,318.78. In addition, the Funds are filing this Amendment to remove all references to Proposal 2.B. from the Proxy Statement, as no such proposal is being presented to shareholders of BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc., BlackRock Total Return Fund and BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund.
BATS: Series C Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares
BATS: Series M Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares
BATS: Series S Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares
BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Total Return Fund, a series of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Tactical Opportunities Fund, a series of BlackRock FundsSM
BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund, a series of BlackRock Funds IV
BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V
BlackRock Emerging Markets Flexible Dynamic Bond Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V1
BlackRock GNMA Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V
BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V
BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio a series of BlackRock Funds V
BlackRock Advantage CoreAlpha Bond Fund, a series of BlackRock Funds VI2
BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund
BlackRock Strategic Global Bond Fund, Inc.
BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio, a series of Managed Account Series II
| 1 | It is currently expected that effective on or about November 1, 2021, BlackRock Emerging Markets Flexible Dynamic Bond Portfolio will change its name to BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Flexible Bond Fund and certain changes will be made to the Fund’s investment objective, investment strategies, investment process and portfolio management team and the benchmark indexes against which the Fund compares its performance. Such changes are not contingent on the proposals in the Proxy Statement. |
| 2 | Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its name from BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund to BlackRock Advantage CoreAlpha Bond Fund and the master fund in which the Fund invests changed its name from CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio to Advantage CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio. Such changes were not contingent on the proposals in the Proxy Statement. |
- 1 -
Master Total Return Portfolio, a series of Master Bond LLC
Advantage CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio, a series of Master Investment Portfolio II2
Important Information
This Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on September 16, 2021. To the extent that information in this Amendment differs from or updates information contained in the Proxy Statement, the information in this Amendment controls. This Amendment does not change or update any of the other disclosures contained in the Proxy Statement.
The date of this Amendment is October 22, 2021.
- 2 -
