BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund
(the Fund)
Supplement dated September 3, 2019 to the Statement of Additional Information of the Fund
dated October 26, 2018, as supplemented to date
Effective immediately, the following changes are made to the Funds Statement of Additional Information:
The third paragraph in the section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Kevin A. Schiatta and Kristi Manidis are the portfolio managers of the Short-Term Fund and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Fund.
The section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers Other Funds and Accounts Managed Short-Term Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Short-Term Fund
Number of Other Accounts Managed and Assets by Account Type |
Number of Other Accounts and Assets for Which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based | |||||||||||
Name of Portfolio Manager |
Other Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
Other Accounts |
Other Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
Other Accounts | ||||||
Kevin A. Schiatta, CFA | 5 $4.87 Billion |
0 $0 |
4 $243.1 Million |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
0 $0 | ||||||
Kristi Manidis* | 6 $6.62 Billion |
0 $0 |
40 $13.11 Billion |
0 $0 |
0 $0 |
40 $13.11 Billion |
* | Information as of July 31, 2019. |
The table following the first paragraph in the section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview Discretionary Incentive Compensation is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Portfolio Manager | Benchmark | |||||
Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA Walter OConnor, CFA Michael Kalinoski Kevin A. Schiatta, CFA Kristi Manidis |
A combination of market-based indices (e.g., Standard & Poors Municipal Bond Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups. |
The section of the SAI entitled Management and Advisory Arrangements Information Regarding the Portfolio Managers Portfolio Manager Beneficial Holdings is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
As of June 30, 2018, the end of the Funds most recently completed fiscal year end, the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by each portfolio manager in the Funds is shown below:
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio(s) Managed | Dollar Range of Equity Securities Owned | ||
Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA | High Yield Fund | $100,001 $500,000 | ||
Walter OConnor, CFA | National Fund High Yield Fund |
$100,001 $500,000 None | ||
Kevin A. Schiatta, CFA | Short-Term Fund | None | ||
Kristi Manidis* | Short-Term Fund | None | ||
Michael Kalinoski, CFA | National Fund | $10,001 $50,000 |
* | Information as of July 31, 2019. |
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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