Filed by BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
File No. 333-244305
Date: November 17, 2020
PLEASE VOTE NOW!
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SHAREHOLDERS OF
THE BLACKROCK STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL TRUST (BSD)
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND (MFT)
BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST (BBF)
BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II (BLE)
Dear Shareholder,
Time is running short and the joint special meeting of shareholders of BSD, MFT, BBF and BLE (the Funds) (the Special Meeting) is rapidly approaching! You recently received proxy materials relating to the proposals to be voted on at the joint Special Meeting which will be held in a virtual meeting format on December 15, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). You are receiving this REMINDER notice because you held shares in one or more of the Funds 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 each Fund believes that the proposals presented in the proxy materials are in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders and unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the approval of the applicable proposal(s).
It is important that you vote, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
We urge you to vote FOR the proposal by using one of the following options:
1. Vote Online
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2. Vote by Touch-Tone Phone
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3. Vote By Mail
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by logging onto the website listed on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form and following the instructions
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by calling the toll-free number on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form and following the instructions
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by completing and returning your executed proxy card or voting instruction form in the postage paid envelope provided
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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 (as they have in past annual meetings) unless you vote utilizing one of the options listed above.
The proxy materials contain important information; please read them carefully. Copies of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus are available for free on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov or by visiting https://www.proxy-direct.com/blk-31540 or by calling Georgeson LLC (Georgeson), the Funds proxy solicitor toll free at 1-866-767-8867.
If you have any questions about the proposals, please call Georgeson, toll free at 1-866-767-8867.
If you have already voted, please disregard this notice.
Thank you for voting!
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