UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 21, 2025 (
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 20, 2025, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Investment Advisor”) entered into a standstill agreement (the “Standstill Agreement”) with Saba Capital Management, L.P. (“Saba”). During the effective period of the Standstill Agreement, Saba, the Fund and the Investment Advisor agreed to be bound by the terms of such agreement, which include an agreement by Saba to (1) abide by certain customary standstill covenants, and (2) vote its common shares of beneficial interest, if any, in accordance with the recommendation of the Fund’s Board of Trustees on all matters submitted to shareholders. The Standstill Agreement will remain in effect until the day following completion of the Fund’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or August 31, 2027, whichever is earlier, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by the parties. A copy of the Standstill Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Standstill Agreement dated January 20, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II | ||
| By: | /S/ JANEY AHN | |
| Name: | Janey Ahn | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
DATE: January 21, 2025
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