BlackRock Reports Net Asset Values For Closed-End Taxable Funds
PRNewswire
NEW YORK

BlackRock today reported the net asset values, as of the close of business on September 20, 2001, for The BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (NYSE: BKT; CUSIP: 09247F100), The BlackRock North American Government Income Trust Inc. (NYSE: BNA; CUSIP: 092475102), The BlackRock Strategic Term Trust Inc. (NYSE: BGT; CUSIP: 09247P108), The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc. (NYSE: BQT; CUSIP: 09247J102), The BlackRock Advantage Term Trust Inc. (NYSE: BAT; CUSIP: 09247A101), The BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (Amex: BCT; CUSIP: 09247Q106), and The BlackRock High Yield Trust (NYSE: BHY; CUSIP: 09248N102).

   Fund:                                                     Net Asset Value
                                                                   (9/20/01)

   The BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT):                             $7.89

   The BlackRock North American Government Income Trust Inc. (BNA):  $11.21

   The BlackRock Strategic Term Trust Inc. (BGT):                     $9.90

   The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc. (BQT):            $9.65

   The BlackRock Advantage Term Trust Inc. (BAT):                    $11.68

   The BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT):  $15.84

   The BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY):                              $7.75

BlackRock is one of the largest publicly traded investment management firms in the United States with over $220 billion of assets under management as of July 31, 2001. BlackRock manages assets on behalf of more than 3,300 institutions and 200,000 individuals worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative investment separate accounts and mutual funds, including BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Provident Institutional Funds. In addition, BlackRock provides risk management and investment system services to institutional investors under the BlackRock Solutions name. Clients are served from the Company's headquarters in New York City, as well as offices in Wilmington, DE, Edinburgh, Scotland, Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong. BlackRock is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), one of the largest diversified financial services organizations in the United States, and is majority-owned by PNC and by BlackRock employees. For more information on BlackRock, see http://www.blackrock.com/.

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SOURCE: BlackRock

Contact: Jennifer McGovern of BlackRock, 800-227-7236

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