BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced special distributions for BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. (NYSE:PSW), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. (NYSE:PSY), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III (NYSE:BPP) and BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (NYSE:BTZ) (collectively, the "Funds"), in connection with the reorganization of each of PSW, PSY and BPP with and into BTZ (the "Reorganizations").

With respect to PSW, PSY and BPP, the declaration announced today represents the respective Fund's final distribution, inclusive of undistributed net investment income earned through the effective date of the Reorganizations. In order to maintain their status as regulated investment companies and to avoid the imposition of a corporate level income tax, PSW, PSY and BPP are required to distribute all of their respective net investment income prior to the consummation of the Reorganizations.

It is currently expected that the Reorganizations will be completed with the open for business of the New York Stock Exchange on December 10, 2012, subject to all regulatory requirements and customary closing conditions being satisfied. The Reorganizations, if completed, would occur based on the relative net asset values of (i) PSW and BTZ, (ii) PSY and BTZ and (iii) BPP and BTZ, respectively.

Distribution details are as follows:

 

Declaration - 11/6/2012 Ex-Date - 11/14/2012 Record - 11/16/2012 Payable - 11/23/2012

Fund Name         Ticker     Special Distribution
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc.         PSW     $0.086000
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc.         PSY     $0.138000
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III         BPP     $0.085000
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV         BTZ     $0.037000
           

This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the BlackRock funds, including BTZ, the surviving fund in the Reorganizations. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of their fund(s) carefully and consider in its entirety the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the Reorganizations which contains important information regarding the investment objectives and policies, risks, charges, expenses and other important information about BTZ.

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