497 1 e71516_497.htm SUPPLEMENT

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
BlackRock National Municipal Fund
(the “Fund”)
Class K Shares

Supplement dated October 14, 2016
to the Prospectus dated October 28, 2015

Effective as of October 14, 2016, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) has agreed to adjust the cap on total expenses to reduce the net expenses paid by shareholders of the Fund. To achieve this expense cap, BlackRock has agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses if the Fund’s annual fund operating expenses, excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus, exceed a certain limit for the Fund’s Class K Shares. Accordingly, the Fund’s Prospectus is amended as follows:

The section of the Fund’s Prospectus entitled “Fund Overview — Key Facts About BlackRock National Municipal Fund — Fees and Expenses of the Fund” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Class K Shares of the Fund.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
   
 Class K
Shares
Management Fee
                       0.43 %    
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
                None     
Other Expenses
                       0.10 %    
Interest Expense
               
0.03%
Miscellaneous Other Expenses
               
0.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
                       0.53 %    
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1
                       (0.11 )%    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1
                       0.42 %    
 
1    As described in the “Management of the Fund” section of the Fund’s prospectus on page 23, BlackRock Advisors, LLC has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements (excluding Dividend Expense, Interest Expense, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain other Fund expenses) to 0.39% of average daily net assets through October 31, 2017. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding securities of the Fund.

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
   
 1 Year
    
 3 Years
    
 5 Years
    
 10 Years
Class K Shares
                    $ 43                $ 159                $ 285                $ 654      
 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.


 
 

The table immediately following the seventh paragraph in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Management of the Fund — BlackRock” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
   
 Contractual Cap1 on Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses2
(excluding Dividend Expense,
Interest Expense, Acquired Fund
Fees and Expenses and certain
other Fund expenses)
  Class K Shares
               
0.39%
 
1    The contractual cap is in effect through October 31, 2017. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
2    As a percentage of average daily net assets.

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.


 
 

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