BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
BlackRock National Municipal Fund
(the Fund)
Investor and Institutional Shares
Supplement dated May 30, 2018
to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, each dated October 27, 2017, as supplemented to date
Effective May 31, 2018, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (BlackRock) has agreed to adjust the caps on total expenses to reduce the net expenses paid by shareholders of the Fund. To achieve these expense caps, BlackRock has agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses if the Funds annual fund operating expenses, excluding certain expenses described in the prospectus, exceed a certain limit for the Funds Investor A, Investor C and Institutional Shares. Accordingly, effective May 31, 2018, the Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus are amended as follows:
The section of the Funds Summary Prospectus entitled Key Facts About BlackRock National Municipal Fund Fees and Expenses of the Fund and the section of the Funds Prospectus entitled Fund Overview Key Facts About BlackRock National Municipal Fund Fees and Expenses of the Fund are deleted in their 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 shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the fund complex advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (BlackRock) or its affiliates. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional or your selected securities dealer, broker, investment adviser, service provider or industry professional (including BlackRock, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) and their respective affiliates) (each a Financial Intermediary) and in the Details About the Share Classes and the Intermediary-Defined Sales Charge Waiver Policies sections on pages 37 and A-1, respectively, of the Funds prospectus and in the Purchase of Shares section on page II-73 of Part II of the Funds Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
Investor A Shares |
Investor C Shares |
Institutional Shares | ||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price) | 4.25 | % | None | None | |||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | None | 1 | 1.00 | %2 | None | ||||||||||
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Investor A Shares |
Investor C Shares |
Institutional Shares | ||||||||||||
Management Fee3,4,5 | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | |||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | None | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | 0.14 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.15 | % | |||||||||
Interest Expense |
0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Other Expenses |
0.13% | 0.08% | 0.14% | ||||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses5 | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses5 | 0.79 | % | 1.49 | % | 0.55 | % | |||||||||
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements4,6 | (0.09 | )% | (0.04 | )% | (0.10 | )% | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements4,6 | 0.70 | % | 1.45 | % | 0.45 | % |
1 | A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor A Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $250,000 or more. |
2 | There is no CDSC on Investor C Shares after one year. |
3 | The Management Fee has been restated to reflect current fees. |
4 | As described in the Management of the Funds section of the Funds prospectus beginning on page 53, BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive the management fee with respect to any portion of the Funds assets estimated to be attributable to investments in other equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through October 31, 2019. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the Corporation) or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. |
5 | The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of expenses to average net assets given in the Funds most recent annual report, which do not include the restatement of Management Fees to reflect current fees and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. |
6 | As described in the Management of the Funds section of the Funds prospectus beginning on page 53, BlackRock 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 0.68% (for Investor A Shares), 1.43% (for Investor C Shares) and 0.43% (for Institutional Shares) of average daily net assets through October 31, 2019. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Corporation or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting 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 Funds 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 | |||||||||||||
Investor A Shares | $ | 493 | $ | 657 | $ | 835 | $ | 1,349 | ||||||||
Investor C Shares | $ | 248 | $ | 466 | $ | 808 | $ | 1,772 | ||||||||
Institutional Shares | $ | 46 | $ | 166 | $ | 297 | $ | 680 |
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Investor C Shares | $ | 148 | $ | 466 | $ | 808 | $ | 1,772 |
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 Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 83% of the average value of its portfolio.
The eighth paragraph in the section of the Prospectus entitled Management of the Funds BlackRock is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive the management fee with respect to any portion of each Funds assets estimated to be attributable to investments in other equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through October 31, 2018 for the Short-Term Fund and through October 31, 2019 for the High Yield Fund and the National Fund. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Corporation or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund.
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The section of the table immediately following the eleventh paragraph in the section of the Prospectus entitled Management of the Funds BlackRock, as it relates solely to the Fund, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Contractual Caps1 on Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses2 (excluding Dividend Expense, Interest Expense, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and certain other Fund expenses) | |||||
National Fund | |||||
Investor A Shares | 0.68 | % | |||
Investor C Shares | 1.43 | % | |||
Institutional Shares | 0.43 | % |
1 | With respect to the High Yield Fund and the National Fund, the contractual caps are in effect through October 31, 2019. With respect to the Short-Term Fund, the contractual caps are in effect through October 31, 2018. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Corporation or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. |
2 | As a percentage of average daily net assets. |
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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