0001752724-20-135250.txt : 20200710 0001752724-20-135250.hdr.sgml : 20200710 20200710145026 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-20-135250 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200710 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200710 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200710 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS FUND II, INC. 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BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS FUND II, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
AMENDING THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY ESTABLISHING AND FIXING
THE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF
VARIABLE RATE MUNI TERM PREFERRED SHARES

This is to certify that:

First: The charter of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), is amended by these Articles of Amendment, which amend the Articles Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares, dated as of December 15, 2011, as amended to date (the “Articles Supplementary”).

Second: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting subsection (e) of the definition of “Increased Rate Event” in the Articles Supplementary in its entirety and replacing it with the following definition as of April 3, 2020:

(e)        failure by the Corporation on the last day of an applicable Effective Leverage Ratio Cure Period to have an Effective Leverage Ratio of not greater than 45%, except that for the period from and including April 3, 2020 and through and including December 31, 2020, failure by the Corporation on the last day of an applicable Effective Leverage Ratio Cure Period to have an Effective Leverage Ratio of not greater than 50%. This Increased Rate Event shall be considered cured on the date the Corporation next has an Effective Leverage Ratio of not greater than 45% or 50%, as applicable;

 

Third: For the period from and including April 3, 2020 through and including December 31, 2020, the charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting subsection (e) of the definition of “Ratings Spread” in the Articles Supplementary in its entirety and replacing it with the following definition as of April 3, 2020:

“Ratings Spread” means, with respect to any Rate Period for any Series of VMTP Preferred Shares, the percentage per annum set forth opposite the highest applicable credit rating assigned to such Series, unless the lowest applicable credit rating is at or below A1/A+, in which case it shall mean the percentage per annum set forth opposite the lowest applicable credit rating assigned to such Series, by either Moody’s (if Moody’s is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation), Fitch (if Fitch is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) or Other Rating Agency (if such Other Rating Agency is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) in the table below on the Rate Determination Date for such Rate Period:

 

Moody’s/Fitch*

Percentage

Aa2/AA to Aaa/AAA

0.90%

Aa3/AA-

0.95%

A1/A+

1.30%

A2/A

1.55%

A3/A-

1.70%

Baa1/BBB+

2.05%

Baa2/BBB

2.30%

Baa3/BBB-

2.80%

Non-investment grade or NR

3.30%


 

* And/or the equivalent ratings of an Other Rating Agency then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation.

 

            For the avoidance of doubt, effective January 1, 2021, the definition of “Ratings Spread” shall read as follows:

 

“Ratings Spread” means, with respect to any Rate Period for any Series of VMTP Preferred Shares, the percentage per annum set forth opposite the highest applicable credit rating assigned to such Series, unless the lowest applicable credit rating is at or below A1/A+, in which case it shall mean the percentage per annum set forth opposite the lowest applicable credit rating assigned to such Series, by either Moody’s (if Moody’s is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation), Fitch (if Fitch is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) or Other Rating Agency (if such Other Rating Agency is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) in the table below on the Rate Determination Date for such Rate Period:

 

Moody’s/Fitch*

Percentage

Aa2/AA to Aaa/AAA

0.77%

Aa3/AA-

0.95%

A1/A+

1.30%

A2/A

1.55%

A3/A-

1.70%

Baa1/BBB+

2.05%

Baa2/BBB

2.30%

Baa3/BBB-

2.80%

Non-investment grade or NR

3.30%

* And/or the equivalent ratings of an Other Rating Agency then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation.

 

Fourth: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting Section 6(b) in the Articles Supplementary in its entirety and replacing it with the following as of April 3, 2020:

Effective Leverage Ratio.  The Corporation shall maintain an Effective Leverage Ratio of not greater than 45% (other than solely by reason of fluctuations in the market value of its portfolio securities), except that for the period from and including April 3, 2020 and through and including December 31, 2020, the Corporation shall maintain an Effective Leverage Ratio of not greater than 50% (other than solely by reason of fluctuations in the market value of its portfolio securities). In the event that the Corporation’s Effective Leverage Ratio exceeds 45% or 50%, as applicable (whether by reason of fluctuations in the market value of its portfolio securities or otherwise), the Corporation shall cause the Effective Leverage Ratio to be 45% or lower or 50% or lower, as applicable, within ten (10) Business Days (“Effective Leverage Ratio Cure Period”).

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Fifth: These Articles of Amendment shall be effective as of April 3, 2020.

Sixth:  The amendment to the charter of the  Corporation as set forth above in these Articles of Amendment has been duly advised by the board of directors of the Corporation and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as and to the extent required by law and in accordance with the charter of the Corporation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed as of April 2, 2020 in its name and on its behalf by the person named below who acknowledges that these Articles of Amendment are the act of the Corporation and, to the best of such person’s knowledge, information and belief and under penalties for perjury, all matters and facts contained in these Articles of Amendment are true in all material respects.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.

By: /s/ Jonathan Diorio 
       Name:  Jonathan Diorio
       Title:    Vice President

ATTEST:

/s/ Janey Ahn
Name:    Janey Ahn
Title:      Secretary

 

[Signature Page – MUH Amendment to Articles Supplementary]

MATERIAL AMENDMENTS 3 NCEN_9291722843980931.htm muh-amendment2019.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS FUND II, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
AMENDING THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY ESTABLISHING AND FIXING
THE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF
VARIABLE RATE MUNI TERM PREFERRED SHARES

This is to certify that

First: The charter of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), is amended by these Articles of Amendment, which amend the Articles Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares, dated as of December 15, 2011, as amended to date (the “Articles Supplementary”).

Second: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Ratings Spread” in the Articles Supplementary and replacing it with the following definition:

“Ratings Spread” means, with respect to any Rate Period for any Series of VMTP Preferred Shares, the percentage per annum set forth opposite the highest applicable credit rating assigned to such Series, unless the lowest applicable credit rating is at or below A1/A+, in which case it shall mean the percentage per annum set forth opposite the lowest applicable credit rating assigned to such Series, by either Moody’s (if Moody’s is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation), Fitch (if Fitch is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) or Other Rating Agency (if such Other Rating Agency is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) in the table below on the Rate Determination Date for such Rate Period:

 

Moody’s/Fitch*

Percentage

Aa2/AA to Aaa/AAA

0.77%

Aa3/AA-

0.95%

A1/A+

1.30%

A2/A

1.55%

A3/A-

1.70%

Baa1/BBB+

2.05%

Baa2/BBB

2.30%

Baa3/BBB-

2.80%

Non-investment grade or NR

3.30%

* And/or the equivalent ratings of an Other Rating Agency then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation.

 

Third: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Redemption Premium” in the Articles Supplementary in its entirety.


 

Fourth: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Redemption Price” in the Articles Supplementary in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Redemption Price” means the sum of (i) the Liquidation Preference and (ii) accumulated but unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption.

Fifth: The charter of Corporation is hereby amended by deleting Section 5(c) in the Articles Supplementary in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Notwithstanding Sections 5(a) and 5(b) of these Articles Supplementary, except as may be otherwise expressly provided by Sections 5(f), 5(g) or 5(h) of these Articles Supplementary or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, the provisions of these Articles Supplementary set forth under (x) the caption “Designation” (but only with respect to any VMTP Preferred Shares already issued and Outstanding), (y) Sections 1(a) (but only with respect to any VMTP Preferred Shares already issued and Outstanding), 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(d), 2(e)(i), 2(e)(ii), 2(k), 3(b), 8, 10(a)(i), 10(b)(i), 10(h), 11(a), 11(b) or 11(c) of these Articles Supplementary and (z) the definitions “Additional Amount”, “Applicable Base Rate”, “Applicable Rate”, “Dividend Payment Date”, “Dividend Period”, “Effective Leverage Ratio”, “Failure to Deposit”, “Gross-up Payment”, “Liquidation Preference”, “Maximum Rate”, “Outstanding”, “Rate Determination Date”, “Ratings Spread”, “Redemption Price”, “Subsequent Rate Period” or “Term Redemption Date” (i) (A) may be amended so as to adversely affect the amount, timing, priority or taxability of any dividend, redemption or other payment or distribution due to the Holders or (B) may amend the definition of “Effective Leverage Ratio” or the calculation thereof, in each case, only upon the affirmative vote or written consent of (1) a majority of the Board of Directors and (2) the Total Holders and (ii) may be otherwise amended upon the affirmative vote or written consent of (1) a majority of the Board of Directors and (2) the holders of 66 2/3% of the Outstanding VMTP Preferred Shares.

Sixth: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting Section 10(a)(iii) of the Articles Supplementary in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

The Corporation may not on any date send a Notice of Redemption pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 10 in respect of a redemption contemplated to be effected pursuant to this paragraph (a) unless on such date (A) the Corporation has available Deposit Securities with maturity or tender dates not later than the day preceding the applicable Redemption Date and having a Market Value not less than the amount due to Holders of VMTP Preferred Shares by reason of the redemption of such VMTP Preferred Shares on such Redemption Date and (B) the Discounted Value of Moody’s Eligible Assets (if Moody’s is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation), the Discounted Value of Fitch Eligible Assets (if Fitch is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) and the Discounted Value of Other Rating Agency Eligible Assets (if any Other Rating Agency is then rating the VMTP Preferred Shares at the request of the Corporation) each at least equals the Basic Maintenance Amount, and would at least equal the Basic Maintenance Amount immediately subsequent to such redemption if such redemption were to occur on such date. For purposes of determining in clause (B) of the preceding sentence whether the Discounted Value of Moody’s Eligible Assets at least equals the Basic Maintenance Amount, the Moody’s Discount Factors applicable to Moody’s Eligible Assets shall be determined by reference to the first Exposure Period (as defined in the Moody’s Guidelines) longer than the Exposure Period then applicable to the Corporation, as described in the definition of Moody’s Discount Factor herein.


 

Seventh: These Articles of Amendment shall be effective as of January 2, 2020.

Eighth:  The amendment to the charter of the  Corporation as set forth above in these Articles of Amendment has been duly advised by the board of directors of the Corporation and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as and to the extent required by law and in accordance with the charter of the Corporation.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed as of December 19, 2019 in its name and on its behalf by the person named below who acknowledges that these Articles of Amendment are the act of the Corporation and, to the best of such person’s knowledge, information and belief and under penalties for perjury, all matters and facts contained in these Articles of Amendment are true in all material respects.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.

By: /s/ Jonathan Diorio  
       Name:  Jonathan Diorio
       Title:    Vice President

ATTEST:

/s/ Janey Ahn
Name:    Janey Ahn
Title:      Secretary

 

INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 4 NCEN_9889845558966344.txt REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc., BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.: In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc., BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (the "Funds"), as of and for the year ended April 30, 2020, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds' internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of a company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our consideration of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds' internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls for safeguarding securities that we consider to be a material weakness, as defined above, as of April 30, 2020. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and Board of Directors of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/Deloitte & Touche LLP Boston, Massachusetts June 22, 2020