BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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AUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT
dated as of June 14, 2002
Relating to
Municipal Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares
Series R7
of
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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The Bank of New York,
as Auction Agent
AUCTION AGENCY AGREEMENT
This Auction Agency Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of June
14, 2002, is between BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (the "Trust") and
The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation.
The Trust proposes to issue an aggregate of 720 preferred shares,
par value $0.001 per share, liquidation preference $25,000 per share, designated
as Municipal Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series R7 (the "Preferred
Shares"), pursuant to the Statement of Preferences (as defined below).
The Trust desires that The Bank of New York perform certain duties
as agent in connection with each Auction (as defined below) (in such capacity,
the "Auction Agent"), and as the transfer agent, registrar, dividend paying
agent and redemption agent with respect to the Preferred Shares (in such
capacity, the "Paying Agent"), upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
and the Trust hereby appoints The Bank of New York as said Auction Agent.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein, the Trust and the Auction Agent agree as follows:
1. Definitions and Rules of Construction.
1.1 Terms Defined By Reference to Statement.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings specified in the Statement.
1.2 Terms Defined Herein.
As used herein and in the Settlement Procedures, the following terms
shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Agent Member" of any Person shall mean the member of, or
participant in, the Securities Depository that will act on behalf of a Bidder.
(2) "Agreement" shall mean the Agreement, together with the
Request and Acceptance Letter relating to one or more series of Preferred
Shares.
(3) "Auction" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1
hereof.
(4) "Auction Procedures" shall mean the auction procedures
constituting Part II of the form of Statement as of the filing thereof.
(5) "Authorized Officer" of the Auction Agent shall mean each
Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant
Secretary of the Auction Agent assigned to its Corporate Trust and Agency Group
and every other officer or employee of the Auction Agent designated as an
"Authorized Officer" for purposes hereof in a communication to the Trust.
(6) "Broker-Dealer Agreement" shall mean each agreement among
the Trust, the Auction Agent and a Broker-Dealer substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(7) "Preferred Shares" shall mean the preferred shares, par
value$.001 per share, of the Trust designated as its "Municipal Auction Rate
Cumulative Preferred Shares" and bearing such further designation as to series
as the
Board of Trustees, as the case may be, of the Trust or any committee thereof
shall specify; as set forth in the Request and Acceptance Letter.
(8) "Settlement Procedures" shall mean the Settlement
Procedures attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(9) "Statement" shall mean the Statement of Preferences of
Municipal Auction Rate Preferred Shares, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time.
(10) "Trust Officer" shall mean the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, the President, each Vice President (whether or not designated
by a number or word or words added before or after the title "Vice President"),
the Secretary, the Treasurer, each Assistant Vice President, each Assistant
Secretary and each Assistant Treasurer of the Trust and every other officer or
employee of the Trust designated as a "Trust Officer" for purposes hereof in a
notice to the Auction Agent.
1.3 Rules of Construction.
Unless the context or use indicates another or different meaning or
intent, the following rules shall apply to the construction of the Agreement:
(1) Words importing the singular number shall include the
plural number and vice versa.
(2) The captions and headings herein are solely for
convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of the Agreement nor
shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.
(3) The words "hereof", "herein", "hereto" and other words of
similar import refer to the Agreement as a whole.
(4) All references herein to a particular time of day shall be
to New York City time.
2. The Auction.
2.1 Purpose; Incorporation by Reference of Auction Procedures and
Settlement Procedures.
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(1) The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a
resolution appointing Bank of New York as Auction Agent for purposes of the
Auction Procedures. The Auction Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees
that, on each Auction Date, it shall follow the procedures set forth in this
Section 2 and the Auction Procedures for the purpose of determining the
Applicable Rate for any Subsequent Rate Period of any series of Preferred Shares
for which the Applicable Rate is to be determined by auction. Each periodic
operation of such procedures is hereinafter referred to as an "Auction."
(2) All of the provisions contained in the Auction Procedures
and the Settlement Procedures are incorporated herein by reference in their
entirety and shall be deemed to be a part hereof to the same extent as if such
provisions were fully set forth herein.
2.2 Preparation for Each Auction; Maintenance of Registry of
Beneficial Owners.
(1) Not later than seven days prior to the first Auction Date
for the first series of Preferred Shares subject to an Auction, the Trust shall
provide the Auction Agent with a list of the Broker-Dealers. Not later than
seven days prior to any Auction Date for any series of Preferred Shares for
which any change in such list of Broker-Dealers is to be effective, the Trust
will notify the Auction Agent in writing of such change and, if any such change
involves the addition of a Broker-Dealer to such list, shall cause to be
delivered to the Auction Agent for execution by the Auction Agent a
Broker-Dealer Agreement signed by such Broker-Dealer; provided, however, that if
the Trust proposes to designate any Special Rate Period of any series of
Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 4 of Part I of the Statement, not later
than 11:00 A.M. on the Business Day next preceding the Auction next preceding
the first day of such Rate Period or by such later time or date, or both, as may
be agreed to by the Auction Agent, the Trust shall provide the Auction Agent
with a list of the Broker-Dealers for such series and a manually signed copy of
each Broker-Dealer Agreement or a new Schedule A to a Broker-Dealer Agreement
(which Schedule A shall replace and supersede any previous Schedule A to such
Broker-Dealer Agreement) with each Broker-Dealer for such series. The Auction
Agent and the Trust shall have entered into a Broker-Dealer Agreement with each
Broker-Dealer prior to the participation of any such Broker-Dealer in any
Auction.
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(2) In the event that any Auction Date for any series of
Preferred Shares shall be changed after the Auction Agent shall have given the
notice referred to in clause (vi) of paragraph (a) of the Settlement Procedures,
or after the notice referred to in Section 2.5(a) hereof, if applicable, the
Auction Agent, by such means as the Auction Agent deems practicable, shall give
notice of such change to the Broker-Dealers for such series not later than the
earlier of 9:15 A.M. on the new Auction Date or 9:15 A.M. on the old Auction
Date.
(a) (i) The Auction Agent shall maintain a registry of the
beneficial owners of the Preferred Shares of each series who shall
constitute Existing Holders of Preferred Shares of such series for
purposes of Auctions and shall indicate thereon the identity of the
respective Broker-Dealer of each Existing Holder, if any, on whose behalf
such Broker-Dealer submitted the most recent Order in any Auction which
resulted in such Existing Holder continuing to hold or purchasing
Preferred Shares of such series. The Auction Agent shall keep such
registry current and accurate based on the information provided to it from
time to time by the Broker-Dealer. The Trust shall provide or cause to be
provided to the Auction Agent at or prior to the Date of Original Issue of
the Preferred Shares of each series a list of the initial Existing Holders
of the shares of each such series of Preferred Shares, the number of
shares purchased by each such Existing Holder and the respective
Broker-Dealer of each such Existing Holder or the affiliate thereof
through which each such Existing Holder purchased such shares. The Auction
Agent may rely upon, as conclusive evidence of the identities of the
Existing Holders of Preferred Shares of any series (A) such list, (B) the
results of Auctions, (C) notices from any Broker-Dealer as described in
the first sentence of Section 2.2(c)(iii) hereof and (D) the results of
any procedures approved by the Trust that have been devised for the
purpose of determining the identities of Existing Holders in situations
where Preferred Shares may have been transferred without compliance with
any restriction on the transfer thereof set forth in the Auction
Procedures.
(1) In the event of any partial redemption of any series
of Preferred Shares, the Auction Agent shall, at least two Business Days
prior to the next Auction for such series, request each Broker-Dealer to
provide the Auction Agent with a list of Persons who such Broker-Dealer
believes should remain Existing Holders after such redemption based upon
inquiries of those Persons such Broker-Dealer believes are Beneficial
Owners as a result of the most recent Auction and with respect to each
such Person,
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the number of Preferred Shares of such series such Broker-Dealer believes
are owned by such Person after such redemption. In the absence of
receiving any such information from any Broker-Dealer, the Auction Agent
may continue to treat the Persons listed in its registry of Existing
Holders as the beneficial owner of the number of Preferred Shares of such
series shown in such registry.
(2) The Auction Agent shall be required to register a
transfer of Preferred Shares of any series from an Existing Holder of such
Preferred Shares only if such transfer is to another Existing Holder, or
other Person if permitted by the Trust, and only if such transfer is made
(A) pursuant to an Auction, (B) the Auction Agent has been notified in
writing (I) in a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the
Broker-Dealer Agreements by a Broker-Dealer of such transfer or (II) in a
notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Broker-Dealer
Agreements by the Broker-Dealer of any Existing Holder, or other Person if
permitted by the Trust, that purchased or sold such Preferred Shares in an
Auction of the failure of such Preferred Shares to be transferred as a
result of such Auction or (C) pursuant to procedures approved by the Trust
that have been devised for the purpose of determining the identities of
Existing Holders in situations where Preferred Shares may have been
transferred without compliance with any restriction on the transfer
thereof set forth in the Auction Procedures. The Auction Agent is not
required to accept any such notice for an Auction unless it is received by
the Auction Agent by 1:00 P.M. on the Business Day preceding such Auction.
(3) The Auction Agent may, but shall have no obligation
to, request the Broker-Dealers, as set forth in the Broker-Dealer Agreements, to
provide the Auction Agent with a list of Persons who such Broker-Dealer believes
should be Existing Holders based upon inquiries of those Persons such
Broker-Dealer believes are Beneficial Owners as a result of the most recent
Auction and with respect to each such Person, the number of shares of such
series of Preferred Shares such Broker-Dealer believes to be owned by such
Person. The Auction Agent shall keep confidential such registry of Existing
Holders and shall not disclose the identities of the Existing Holders of such
Preferred Shares to any Person other than the Trust and the Broker-Dealer that
provided such information; provided, however, that the Auction Agent reserves
the right and is authorized to disclose any such information if (a) it is
ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction or a regulatory body,
judicial or quasi-judicial agency or authority having the authority to compel
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disclosure, (b) it is advised by its counsel that its failure to do so would be
unlawful or (c) failure to do so would expose the Auction Agent to loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense for which it has not received indemnity or
security satisfactory to it.
2.3 Auction Schedule.
The Auction Agent shall conduct Auctions in accordance with the
schedule set forth below. Such schedule may be changed by the Auction Agent with
the consent of the Trust, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
Auction Agent shall give written notice of any such change to each
Broker-Dealer. Such notice shall be given prior to the close of business on the
Business Day next preceding the first Auction Date on which any such change
shall be effective.
TIME EVENT
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By 9:30 A.M. Auction Agent advises the Trust and
Broker-Dealers of the applicable Maximum
Rate and the Reference Rate(s) and
Treasury Note Rate(s), as the case may
be, used in determining such Maximum
Rate as set forth in Section 2.3(b)(i)
hereof.
9:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Auction Agent assembles information
communicated to it by Broker-Dealers
as provided in Section 2(a) of the
Auction Procedures. Submission
Deadline is 1:30 P.M.
Not earlier than 1:30 P.M. Auction Agent makes determinations
pursuant to Section 3(a) of the
Auction Procedures.
By approximately 3:30 P.M. Auction Agent advises Trust of results
of Auction as provided in Section 3(b)
of the Auction Procedures.
Submitted Bids and Submitted Sell Orders
are accepted and rejected and
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TIME EVENT
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Preferred Shares allocated as provided
in Section 4 of the Auction Procedures.
Auction Agent gives notice of Auction
results as set forth in paragraph(a) of
the Settlement Procedures.
The Auction Agent shall follow the notification procedures set forth in
paragraph (a) of the Settlement Procedures.
2.4 Notice of Auction Results.
The Auction Agent will advise each Broker-Dealer who submitted a Bid
or Sell Order in an Auction whether such Bid or Sell Order was accepted or
rejected in whole or in part and of the Applicable Rate for the next Dividend
Period for the related Preferred Shares by telephone or through its Auction
Processing System as set forth in paragraph (a) of the Settlement Procedures.
2.5 Broker-Dealers.
(1) Not later than 12:00 Noon on each Auction Date for any
series of Preferred Shares, the Trust shall pay to the Auction Agent an amount
in cash equal to the aggregate fees payable to the Broker-Dealers for such
series pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Broker-Dealer Agreements for such series.
The Auction Agent shall apply such moneys as set forth in Section 2.8 of each
such Broker-Dealer Agreement.
(2) The Trust shall obtain the consent of the Auction Agent
prior to selecting any Person to act as a Broker-Dealer, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
(3) The Auction Agent shall terminate any Broker-Dealer
Agreement as set forth therein if so directed by the Trust, provided that at
least one Broker-Dealer Agreement would be in effect for each series of
Preferred Shares after such termination.
(4) Subject to the Auction Agent's having consented to the
selection of the relevant Broker-Dealer pursuant to Section 2.5(b) hereof, the
Auction
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Agent shall from time to time enter into such Broker-Dealer Agreements with one
or more Broker-Dealers as the Trust shall request, and shall enter into such
schedules to any such Broker-Dealer Agreements as the Trust shall request, which
schedules, among other things, shall set forth the series of Preferred Shares to
which such Broker-Dealer Agreement relates.
2.6 Information Concerning Rates.
(1) The Rate Multiple on the date of the Agreement is set
forth in the Request and Acceptance Letter. If there is any change in the credit
rating of Preferred Shares by the rating agency (or substitute or successor
rating agencies) referred to in the definition of "Rate Multiple" resulting in
any change in the Rate Multiple for Preferred Shares after the date of the
Request and Acceptance Letter, the Trust shall notify the Auction Agent in
writing of such change in the Rate Multiple prior to 12:00 Noon on the Business
Day prior to the next Auction Date for any series of Preferred Shares succeeding
such change. If the Trust designates all or a portion of any dividend on shares
of any series of Preferred Shares to consist of net capital gains or other
income taxable for Federal income tax purposes, it may indicate, in a notice in
the form of Exhibit I hereto to the Auction Agent pursuant to Section 2.6
hereof, the Rate Multiple for such series to be in effect for the Auction Date
on which the dividend rate for such dividend is to be fixed. In determining the
Maximum Rate for any series of Preferred Shares on any Auction Date as set forth
in 2.3(a)(i) hereof, the Auction Agent shall be entitled to rely on the last
Rate Multiple for Preferred Shares of which it has most recently received notice
from the Trust (or, in the absence of such notice, the percentage determined by
reference to the definition of Rate Multiple), except that if the Trust shall
have notified the Auction Agent of a Rate Multiple to be in effect for an
Auction Date in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Rate Multiple in
effect for the next succeeding Auction Date of any series of Preferred Shares
shall be, unless the Trust notifies the Auction Agent of a change in the Rate
Multiple for such succeeding Auction Date pursuant to this Section 2.6(a), the
Rate Multiple that was in effect on the first preceding Auction Date for
Preferred Shares with respect to which the dividend, the rate for which was
fixed on such Auction Date, did not include any net capital gain or other income
taxable for Federal income tax purposes.
(1) On each Auction Date for any series of Preferred
Shares, the Auction Agent shall determine the Maximum Rate for such
series. The Maximum Rate for any series of Preferred Shares on any Auction
Date shall be:
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(1) in the case of any Auction Date which is not the
Auction Date immediately prior to the first day of any proposed
Special Rate Period designated by the Trust pursuant to Section 4 of
Part I of the Statement, the product of (1) the Reference Rate on
such Auction Date for the next Rate Period of such series and (2)
the Rate Multiple on such Auction Date, unless such series has or
had a Special Rate Period (other than a Special Rate Period of 28
Rate Period Days or fewer) and an Auction at which Sufficient
Clearing Bids existed has not yet occurred for a Minimum Rate Period
of such series after such Special Rate Period, in which case the
higher of:
(1) the dividend rate on shares of such series for
the then-ending Rate Period; and
(2) the product of (x) the higher of (I) the
Reference Rate on such Auction Date for a Rate Period equal in
length to the then-ending Rate Period of such series, if such
then ending Rate Period was 364 Rate Period Days or fewer, or
the Treasury Note Rate on such Auction Date for a Rate Period
equal in length to the then-ending Rate Period of such series,
if such then ending Rate Period was more than 364 Rate Period
Days, and (II) the Reference Rate on such Auction Date for a
Rate Period equal in length to such Special Rate Period of
such series, if such Special Rate Period was 364 Rate Period
Days or fewer, or the Treasury Note Rate on such Auction Date
for a Rate Period equal in length to such Special Rate Period,
if such Special Rate Period was more than 364 Rate Period Days
and (y) the Rate Multiple on such Auction Date; or
(2) in the case of any Auction Date which is the Auction
Date immediately prior to the first day of any proposed Special Rate
Period designated by the Trust pursuant to Section 4 of Part I of
the Statement, the product of (1) the highest of (x) the Reference
Rate on such Auction Date for a Rate Period equal in length to the
then-ending Rate Period of such series, if such then-ending Rate
Period was 364 Rate Period Days or fewer, or the Treasury Note Rate
on such Auction Date for a Rate Period equal in length to the
then-ending Rate Period of such Rate Period, if such
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then-ending Rate Period was more than 364 Rate Period Days, (y) the
Reference Rate on such Auction Date for the Special Rate Period for
which the Auction is being held if such Special Rate Period is 364
Rate Period Days or fewer or the Treasury Note Rate on such Auction
Date for the Special Rate Period for which the Auction is being held
if such Special Rate Period is more than 364 Rate Period Days, and
(z) the Reference Rate on such Auction Date for Minimum Rate Periods
and (2) the Rate Multiple on such Auction Date. (1)
Not later than 9:30 A.M. on each Auction Date the Auction Agent shall notify the
Trust and the Broker-Dealers of the Maximum Rate and the "AA" Composite
Commercial Paper Rate(s), the Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal
Bond Rate(s), Treasury Note Rate(s) and Treasury ▇▇▇▇ Rate(s), as the case may
be, used to make such determination.
(2) From and after a Failure to Deposit by the Trust
during any Rate Period of any series of Preferred Shares, until such
failure is cured and a Late Charge is paid, in accordance with
subparagraph (e)(i) of Section 2 of Part I of the Statement, on the first
day of each Rate Period of such series the Auction Agent shall determine
the Treasury Note Rate for such Rate Period of more than 364 Rate Period
Days and the Reference Rate for Rate Periods of 364 Rate Period Days or
fewer. Not later than 9:30 A.M. on each such first day, the Auction Agent
shall notify the Trust of the applicable Reference Rate and Treasury Note
Rate.
(3) If any "AA" Composite Commercial Paper Rate, Taxable
Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Bond Rate, Treasury Note Rate or
Treasury ▇▇▇▇ Rate, as the case may be, is not quoted on an interest or
bond equivalent, as the case may be, basis, the Auction Agent shall
convert the quoted rate to the interest or bond equivalent thereof as set
forth in the definition of such rate in the Statement if the rate obtained
by the Auction Agent is quoted on a discount basis, or if such rate is
quoted on a basis other than an interest or bond equivalent or discount
basis the Auction Agent shall convert the quoted rate to an interest or
bond equivalent rate after consultation with the Trust as to the method of
such conversion.
(4) If any "AA" Composite Commercial Paper Rate is to be
based on rates supplied by Commercial Paper Dealers and one or more of the
Commercial Paper Dealers shall not provide a quotation for the
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determination of such "AA" Composite Commercial Paper Rate, the Auction
Agent shall immediately notify the Trust so that the Trust can determine
whether to select a Substitute Commercial Paper Dealer or Substitute
Commercial Paper Dealers to provide the quotation or quotations not being
supplied by any Commercial Paper Dealer or Commercial Paper Dealers. The
Trust shall promptly advise the Auction Agent of any such selection.
(5) If any Treasury Note Rate or Treasury ▇▇▇▇ Rate is
to be based on rates supplied by U.S. Government Securities Dealers and
one or more of the U.S. Government Securities Dealers shall not provide a
quotation for the determination of such Treasury Rate, the Auction Agent
shall immediately notify the Trust so that the Trust can determine whether
to select a Substitute U.S. Government Securities Dealer or Substitute
U.S. Government Securities Dealers to provide the quotation or quotations
not being supplied by any U.S. Government Securities Dealer or U.S.
Government Securities Dealers. The Trust shall promptly advise the Auction
Agent of any such selection.
2.7 Designation of Special Rate Period.
(1) The Statement will provide that, subject to the Trust's
option to designate a Special Rate Period as referred to in paragraph (b) of
this Section 2.7, (i) each Rate Period of any series of Preferred Shares will be
a Minimum Rate Period (a duration of seven days, subject to certain exceptions)
and (ii) each Rate Period following a Rate Period of any series of Preferred
Shares that is other than a Minimum Rate Period will be a Minimum Rate Period.
Not less than 10 nor more than 20 days prior to the last day of any such Rate
Period that is not a Minimum Rate Period, (i) the Trust shall deliver to the
Auction Agent a notice of the Auction Date of the next succeeding Auction for
such series in the form of Exhibit C hereto and (ii) the Auction Agent shall
deliver such notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Existing
Holder of shares of such series at the address set forth for such Existing
Holder in the records of the Auction Agent and to the Broker-Dealers for such
series as promptly as practicable after its receipt of such notice from the
Trust.
(2) Pursuant to the Statement, the Trust may, at its option,
designate a Special Rate Period for any series of Preferred Shares in the manner
described in Section 4 of Part I of the Statement.
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(1) If the Board of Trustees proposes to designate any
succeeding Subsequent Rate Period of any series of Preferred Shares as a
Special Rate Period, (A) the Trust shall deliver to the Auction Agent a
notice of such proposed Special Rate Period in the form of Exhibit D
hereto not less than 20 nor more than 30 days prior to the first day of
such proposed Special Rate Period and (B) the Auction Agent on behalf of
the Trust shall deliver such notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
to each Existing Holder of shares of such series of Preferred Shares at
the address set forth for such Existing Holder in the records of the
Auction Agent and to the Broker-Dealers for such series as promptly as
practicable after its receipt of such notice from the Trust.
(2) If the Board of Trustees determines to designate such
succeeding Subsequent Rate Period as a Special Rate Period, (A) the Trust
shall deliver to the Auction Agent a notice of such determination in the
form of Exhibit E hereto not later than 11:00 A.M. on the second Business
Day next preceding the first day of such proposed Special Rate Period and
(B) the Auction Agent shall deliver such notice to the Broker-Dealers for
such series not later than 3:00 P.M. on such second Business Day.
(3) If the Trust shall deliver to the Auction Agent a notice
not later than 11:00 A.M. on the second Business Day next preceding the
first day of such proposed Special Rate Period stating that the Trust has
determined not to exercise its option to designate such succeeding
Subsequent Rate Period as a Special Rate Period, in the form of Exhibit F
hereto, or shall fail to timely deliver either such notice or a notice in
the form of Exhibit E hereto, the Auction Agent shall deliver a notice in
the form of Exhibit F hereto to the Broker-Dealers for such series not
later than 3:00 P.M. on such second Business Day.
Such change in the length of any Rate Period shall not occur if (1)
an Auction for shares of such series shall not be held on such Auction Date for
any reason or (2) an Auction for shares of such series shall be held on such
Auction Date but Sufficient Clearing Bids for shares of such series shall not
exist in such Auction.
2.8 Failure to Deposit.
(1) If:
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(1) any Failure to Deposit shall have occurred with
respect to Preferred Shares during any Rate Period thereof (other than any
Special Rate Period of more than 364 Rate Period Days or any Rate Period
succeeding any Special Rate Period of more than 364 Rate Period Days
during which a Failure to Deposit occurred that has not been cured), but,
prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day next
succeeding the date on which such Failure to Deposit occurred, such
Failure to Deposit shall have been cured in accordance with Section 2.8(c)
hereof and the Trust shall have paid to the Auction Agent a late charge (a
"Late Charge") equal to the sum of (1) if such Failure to Deposit
consisted of the failure timely to pay to the Auction Agent the full
amount of dividends with respect to any Dividend Period on such shares, an
amount computed by multiplying (x) 200% of the Reference Rate for the Rate
Period during which such Failure to Deposit occurs on the Dividend Payment
Date for such Dividend Period by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which
shall be the number of days for which such Failure to Deposit has not been
cured in accordance with Section 2.8(c) hereof (including the day such
Failure to Deposit occurs and excluding the day such Failure to Deposit is
cured) and the denominator of which shall be 360, and applying the rate
obtained against the aggregate liquidation preference of the outstanding
Preferred Shares and (2) if such Failure to Deposit consisted of the
failure timely to pay to the Auction Agent the Redemption Price of the
Preferred Shares, if any, for which Notice of Redemption has been given by
the Trust, an amount computed by multiplying (x) 200% of the Reference
Rate for the Rate Period during which such Failure to Deposit occurs on
the redemption date by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the
number of days for which such Failure to Deposit is not cured in
accordance with Section 2.8(c) hereof (including the day such Failure to
Deposit occurs and excluding the day such Failure to Deposit is cured) and
the denominator of which shall be 360, and applying the rate obtained
against the aggregate liquidation preference of the outstanding Preferred
Shares to the redeemed,
then the Auction Agent shall deliver a notice in the form of Exhibit G hereto by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Broker-Dealers for such series not
later than one Business Day after its receipt of the payment from the Trust
curing such Failure to Deposit and such Late Charge.
(2) If:
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(1) any Failure to Deposit shall have occurred with
respect to Preferred Shares during any Rate Period thereof (other than any
Special Rate Period of more than 364 Rate Period Days or any Rate Period
succeeding any Special Rate Period of more than 364 Rate Period Days
during which a Failure to Deposit occurred but has not been cured), and,
prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day next
succeeding the date on which such Failure to Deposit occurred, such
Failure to Deposit shall not have been cured in accordance with Section
2.8(c) hereof or the Trust shall not have paid the applicable Late Charge
to the Auction Agent; or
(2) any Failure to Deposit shall have occurred with
respect to Preferred Shares during a Special Rate Period thereof of more
than 364 Rate Period Days, or during any Rate Period thereof succeeding
any Special Rate Period of more than 364 Rate Period Days during which a
Failure to Deposit occurred that has not been cured, and, prior to 12:00
noon, New York City time, on the fourth Business Day preceding the Auction
Date for the Rate Period subsequent to such Rate Period, such Failure to
Deposit shall not have been cured in accordance with Section 2.8(c) hereof
or the Trust shall not have paid the applicable Late Charge to the Auction
Agent in accordance with Section 2(e)(i)(d) of the Statement (such Late
Charge, for purposes of this clause (b) (iii) of this Section 2.8, to be
calculated by using, as the Reference Rate, the Reference Rate applicable
to a Rate Period (x) consisting of more than 182 Rate Period Days and (y)
commencing on the date on which the Rate Period during which Failure to
Deposit occurs commenced);
then the Auction Agent shall deliver a notice in the form of Exhibit H hereto to
the Broker-Dealers for such series not later than one Business Day after the
receipt of the payment from the Trust curing such Failure to Deposit and such
Late Charge.
(3) A Failure to Deposit with respect to Preferred Shares
shall have been cured (if such Failure to Deposit is not solely due to the
willful failure to the Trust to make the required payment to the Auction Agent)
with respect to any Rate Period if, within the respective time periods described
immediately above, the Trust shall have paid to the Auction Agent (i) all
accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Shares and (ii) without
duplication, the Redemption Price for the Preferred Shares, if any, for which
Notice of Redemption has been mailed; provided, however, that the foregoing
clause (ii) shall not apply to the Trust's failure to pay the
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Redemption Price in respect of Preferred Shares when the related Redemption
Notice provides that redemption of such shares is subject to one or more
conditions precedent and each such condition precedent shall not have been
satisfied at the time or times and in the manner specified in such Notice of
Redemption.
2.9 Ownership of Shares of Preferred Shares.
The Trust shall notify the Auction Agent if the Trust or any
affiliate of the Trust acquires any Preferred Shares of any series. Neither the
Trust nor any affiliate of the Trust shall submit any Order in any Auction for
Preferred Shares, except as set forth in the next sentence. Any Broker-Dealer
that is an affiliate of the Trust may submit Orders in Auctions, but only if
such Orders are not for its own account. For purposes of this Section 2.9, a
Broker-Dealer shall not be deemed to be an affiliate of the Trust solely because
one or more of the directors or executive officers of such Broker-Dealer or of
any Person controlled by, in control of or under common control with such
Broker-Dealer is also a director of the Trust. The Auction Agent shall have no
duty or liability with respect to enforcement of this Section 2.9.
2.10 Allocation of Taxable Income.
The Trust may designate all or a portion of any dividend on shares
of any series of Preferred Shares to consist of net capital gains or other
income taxable for Federal income tax purposes and may deliver to the Auction
Agent a notice in the form of Exhibit I hereto of such designation not later
than the Dividend Payment Date for such series next preceding the Auction Date
on which the dividend rate for such dividend is to be fixed. The Auction Agent
will deliver such notice, if given, to the Broker-Dealers for such series on the
Business Day following its receipt of such notice from the Trust. Within two
Business Days after any Auction Date involving the allocation of income taxable
for Federal income tax purposes for which notice has so been given by the Trust,
the Auction Agent shall notify each Broker-Dealer for the related series as to
the dollar amount per share of such taxable income and income exempt from
Federal income taxation included in the related dividend.
2.11 Access to and Maintenance of Auction Records.
The Auction Agent shall afford to the Trust, its agents, independent
public accountants and counsel and the Broker-Dealers, access at reasonable
times during normal business hours to review and make extracts or copies of all
books, records, documents and other information concerning the conduct and
results of
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Auctions (at no cost to the Auction Agent), provided that any such agent,
accountant, counsel or Broker-Dealer shall furnish the Auction Agent with a
letter from the Trust requesting that the Auction Agent afford such person
access. The Auction Agent shall maintain records relating to any Auction for a
period of six years after such Auction, and such records shall, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the actions taken by the Auction Agent
hereunder.
3. The Auction Agent as Dividend and Redemption Price Disbursing Agent.
The Auction Agent, as dividend and redemption price disbursing
agent, shall pay to the Holders of Preferred Shares of any series (i) on each
Dividend Payment Date for such series, dividends on the Preferred Shares of such
series, (ii) on any date fixed for redemption of Preferred Shares of any series,
the Redemption Price of any shares of such series called for redemption and
(iii) any Late Charge related to any payment of dividends or Redemption Price,
in each case after receipt of the necessary funds from the Trust with which to
pay such dividends, Redemption Price or Late Charge. The amount of dividends for
any Rate Period for any series of Preferred Shares to be paid by the Auction
Agent to the Holders of such shares of such series will be determined by the
Trust as set forth in Section 2 of Part I of the Statement with respect to such
series. The Redemption Price of any shares to be paid by the Auction Agent to
the Holders will be determined by the Trust as set forth in Section 11 of Part I
of the Statement with respect to such series. The Trust shall notify the Auction
Agent in writing of a decision to redeem shares of any series of Preferred
Shares at least five days prior to the date a notice of redemption is required
to be mailed to the Holders of the shares to be redeemed by paragraph (c) of
Section 11 of Part I of the Statement. Such notice by the Trust to the Auction
Agent shall contain the information required by paragraph (c) of Section 11 of
Part I of the Statement to be stated in the notice of redemption required to be
mailed by the Trust to such Holders.
4. The Auction Agent as Transfer Agent and Registrar.
4.1 Issue of Stock or Shares Certificates.
Upon the Date of Original Issue of each series of Preferred Shares,
one or more certificates representing all of the shares of such series issued on
such date shall be issued by the Trust and, at the request of the Trust,
registered in the name of Cede & Co. and countersigned by the Auction Agent.
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4.2 Registration of Transfer of Shares.
Shares of each series of Preferred Shares shall be registered solely
in the name of the Securities Depository or its nominee.
4.3 Removal of Legend on Restricted Shares.
All requests for removal of legends on Preferred Shares of any
series indicating restrictions on transfer shall be accompanied by an opinion of
counsel stating that such legends may be removed and such shares freely
transferred, such opinion to be delivered under cover of a letter from a Trust
Officer authorizing the Auction Agent to remove the legend on the basis of said
opinion.
4.4 Lost Stock or Share Certificates.
The Auction Agent shall issue and register replacement certificates
for certificates represented to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the
fulfillment of such requirements as shall be deemed appropriate by the Trust and
the Auction Agent, subject at all times to provisions of law, the By-Laws of the
Trust governing such matters and resolutions adopted by the Trust with respect
to lost securities. The Auction Agent may issue new certificates in exchange for
and upon the cancellation of mutilated certificates. Any request by the Trust to
the Auction Agent to issue a replacement or new certificate pursuant to this
Section 4.4 shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Trust to
the Auction Agent that such issuance will comply with such provisions of law and
the By-Laws and resolutions of the Trust.
4.5 Disposition of Cancelled Certificates; Record Retention.
The Auction Agent shall retain all stock or share certificates which
have been cancelled in transfer or exchange and all accompanying documentation
in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission for two calendar years. The Trust shall also undertake to
furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission and to the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, upon demand, at either the principal office or at
any regional office, complete, correct and current hard copies of any and all
such records.
4.6 Stock or Record Books.
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For so long as the Auction Agent is acting as the transfer agent for
any series of Preferred Shares pursuant to the Agreement, it shall maintain a
stock or record book containing a list of the Holders of the Preferred Shares of
each such series. In case of any request or demand for the inspection of the
stock or record books of the Trust or any other books in the possession of the
Auction Agent, the Auction Agent will notify the Trust and secure instructions
as to permitting or refusing such inspection. The Auction Agent reserves the
right, however, to exhibit the stock or record books or other books to any
Person if (a) it is ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction or a
regulatory body, judicial or quasi-judicial agency or authority having the
authority to compel such disclosure, (b) it is advised by its counsel that its
failure to do so would be unlawful or (c) failure to do so would expose the
Auction Agent to loss, liability, claim, damage or expense for which it has not
received indemnity or security satisfactory to it.
4.7 Return of Funds.
Any funds deposited with the Auction Agent hereunder by the Trust
for any reason, including but not limited to redemption of Preferred Shares of
any series, that remain unpaid after ninety days shall be repaid to the Trust
upon the written request of the Trust.
5. Representations and Warranties.
5.1 Representations and Warranties of the Trust
The Trust represents and warrants to the Auction Agent that:
(1) the Trust is duly organized and existing business trust in
good standing under the laws of the State of its incorporation or organization
and has full corporate power or all requisite power to execute and deliver the
Agreement and to authorize, create and issue the Preferred Shares of each
series, and the Preferred Shares of each series when issued, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable;
(2) the Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Trust and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Trust;
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(3) the form of the certificate evidencing the Preferred
Shares of each series complies or will comply with all applicable laws of the
State of its incorporation or organization;
(b) when issued, the Preferred Shares of each series will have
been duly registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no
further action by or before any governmental body or authority of the United
States or of any state thereof is required in connection with the execution and
delivery of the Agreement or will have been required in connection with the
issuance of Preferred Shares of each series;
(4) the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the
issuance and delivery of the Preferred Shares of each series do not and will not
conflict with, violate or result in a breach of, the terms, conditions or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Agreement and Declaration of
Trust (as amended by one or more Statements) or the By-Laws of the Trust, any
law or regulation, any order or decree of any court or public authority having
jurisdiction, or any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or undertaking to
which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound the effect of which conflict,
violation, default or breach would be material to the Trust or the Trust and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole; and
(5) no taxes are payable upon or in respect of the execution
of the Agreement or the issuance of the Preferred Shares of any series.
5.2 Representations and Warranties of the Auction Agent.
The Auction Agent represents and warrants to the Trust that:
(1) The Auction Agent is duly organized and is validly
existing as a banking corporation in good standing under the laws of the
State of New York and has the corporate power to enter into and perform
its obligations under this Agreement; and
(2) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Auction Agent and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Auction Agent, enforceable against the
Auction Agent in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equitable
principles.
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6. The Auction Agent.
6.1 Duties and Responsibilities.
(1) The Auction Agent is acting solely as agent for the Trust
hereunder and owes no fiduciary duties to any Person, other than the Trust, by
reason of the Agreement.
(2) The Auction Agent undertakes to perform such duties and
only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Agreement, and no implied
covenants or obligations shall be read into the Agreement against the Auction
Agent.
(3) In the absence of bad faith or negligence on its part, the
Auction Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted or
for any error of judgment made by it in the performance of its duties under the
Agreement. The Auction Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made
in good faith unless the Auction Agent shall have been negligent in ascertaining
the pertinent facts. (1)
6.2 Rights of the Auction Agent.
(1) The Auction Agent may conclusively rely and shall be
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any communication authorized
hereby and upon any written instruction, notice, request, direction, consent,
report, certificate, share certificate or other instrument, paper or document
believed in good faith by it to be genuine. The Auction Agent shall not be
liable for acting upon any telephone communication authorized hereby which the
Auction Agent believes in good faith to have been given by the Trust or by a
Broker-Dealer. The Auction Agent may record telephone communications with the
Trust or with the Broker-Dealers or both.
(2) The Auction Agent may consult with counsel of its choice
and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder
in good faith and in reliance thereon.
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(3) The Auction Agent shall not be required to advance, expend
or risk its own Trusts or otherwise incur or become exposed to financial
liability in the performance of its duties hereunder.
(4) The Auction Agent may perform its duties and exercise its
rights hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and shall
not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or
attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder.
(5) The Auction Agent shall not be responsible or liable for
any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement
arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its
reasonable control, it being understood that the Auction Agent shall use
reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking
industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
6.3 Compensation, Expenses and Indemnification.
(1) The Trust shall pay the Auction Agent an annual fee as
compensation for all services rendered by it under the Agreement and the
Broker-Dealer Agreements as the Trust and the Auction Agent have agreed to from
time to time. (1)
(2) The Trust shall reimburse the Auction Agent upon its
request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances
incurred or made by the Auction Agent in accordance with any provision of the
Agreement and the Broker-Dealer Agreements (including the compensation and the
reasonable expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any
expense or disbursement attributable to its negligence or bad faith. In no event
shall the Auction Agent be responsible or liable for special, indirect or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited
to, loss of profit), even if the Auction Agent has been advised of the
likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(3) The Trust shall indemnify the Auction Agent for and hold
it harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence
or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with its agency under
the Agreement and the Broker-Dealer Agreements, including the costs and expenses
of defending
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itself against any such claim or liability in connection with its exercise or
performance of any of its duties hereunder and thereunder.
6.4 Auction Agent's Disclaimer.
The Auction Agent makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of the Agreement, the Broker-Dealer Agreements or the Preferred Shares
of any series except that the Auction Agent hereby represents that the Agreement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Auction Agent and
constitutes a legal and binding obligation of the Auction Agent.
7. Miscellaneous.
7.1 Term of Agreement.
(1) The term of the Agreement is unlimited unless it shall be
terminated as provided in this Section 7.1. The Trust may terminate the
Agreement at any time by so notifying the Auction Agent, provided that the Trust
has entered into an agreement in substantially the form of the Agreement with a
successor Auction Agent. The Auction Agent may terminate the Agreement upon
written notice to the Trust on the date specified in such notice, which date
shall be no earlier than 45 days after the date of delivery of such notice.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (b), the
respective rights and duties of the Trust and the Auction Agent under the
Agreement with respect to any series of Preferred Shares shall cease upon
termination of the Agreement with respect to such series. The Trust's
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations to the Auction Agent
under Sections 5 and 6.4 hereof shall survive the termination of the Agreement
with respect to any series of Preferred Shares. Upon termination of the
Agreement with respect to any series of Preferred Shares, the Auction Agent
shall, at the Trust's request, promptly deliver to the Trust copies of all books
and records maintained by it with respect to Preferred Shares in connection with
its duties hereunder.
7.2 Communications.
Except for (i) communications authorized to be by telephone pursuant
to the Agreement or the Auction Procedures and (ii) communications in connection
with Auctions (other than those expressly required to be in writing), all
notices,
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requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing
(including telecopy or similar writing) and shall be given to such party,
addressed to it, at its address or telecopy number set forth below:
If to the Trust,
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
c/o BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Treasurer Telecopier No.: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telephone No.: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to the Auction
Agent, The Bank of New York Corporate Trust Administration
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Dealing and Trading Group
Telecopier No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telephone No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Each such notice, request or communication shall be effective when
delivered at the address specified herein. Communications shall be given on
behalf of the Trust by a Trust Officer and on behalf of the Auction Agent by
telephone (confirmed by telecopy or in writing) by an Authorized Officer.
7.3 Entire Agreement.
The Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
relating to, and superseding any prior agreement between the parties relating
to, the subject matter hereof, and there are no other representations,
endorsements, promises, agreements or understandings, oral, written or implied,
between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof except for agreements
relating to the compensation of the Auction Agent.
7.4 Benefits.
Nothing herein, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other
than the Trust, the Auction Agent and their respective successors and assigns,
any benefit of any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim hereunder.
7.5 Amendment; Waiver.
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(1) The Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be
modified, amended, rescinded, cancelled or waived, in whole or in part, except
by a written instrument signed by a duly authorized representative of the party
to be charged.
(2) Failure of either party hereto to exercise any right or
remedy hereunder in the event of a breach hereof by the other party shall not
constitute a waiver of any such right or remedy with respect to any subsequent
breach.
7.6 Successors and Assigns.
The Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be
enforceable by, the respective successors and assigns of each of the Trust and
the Auction Agent.
7.7 Severability.
If any clause, provision or section hereof shall be ruled invalid or
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such clause, provision or section shall not affect any of
the remaining clauses, provisions or sections hereof.
7.8 Disclosure of Information.
The Auction Agent agrees that it will not disclose or use any
"non-public personal information" about the Fund's shareholders other than such
uses or disclosures as are permitted by Regulation S-P under Section 504 of the
▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Act ("Regulation S-P"). "Nonpublic personal information" about
a shareholder shall mean: (i) personally identifiable financial information;
(ii) any list, description, or other grouping of consumers that is derived from
using any personally identifiable information that is not publically available;
and (iii) any other information that a Customer or the Transfer Agent is
prohibited from using or disclosing pursuant to Regulation S-P.
7.9 Governing Law.
The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.
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BLACKROCK MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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By: Name
Title
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
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By: Name
Title
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
BROKER-DEALER AGREEMENT
A-1
EXHIBIT B
SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES
B-1
EXHIBIT C
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
NOTICE OF AUCTION DATE FOR
MUNICIPAL AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES
("Preferred Shares")
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Auction Date of the next Auction for
Series ___ of the Trust's Preferred Shares is scheduled to be _______________,
20___ and the next Dividend Payment Date for Series ___ of the Trust's Preferred
Shares will be __________________, 20___.
[A Failure to Deposit in respect of the Series ___ Preferred Shares
currently exists. If, prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the fourth
Business Day preceding the next scheduled Auction Date of the Series ____
Preferred Shares, such Failure to Deposit is not cured or the applicable Late
Charge is not paid, the next Auction will not be held. Notice of the next
Auction for the Series ___ Preferred Shares will be delivered when such Failure
to Deposit is cured and the applicable Late Charge is paid.(1)]
BLACKROCK MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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(1) Include this language if a Failure to Deposit exists.
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EXHIBIT D
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE OF
LENGTH OF RATE PERIOD OF
MUNICIPAL AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES
("Preferred Shares")
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (the "Trust") may exercise
its option to designate the Rate Period of its Series ____ Preferred Shares
commencing [the first day of the Special Rate Period] as a Special Rate Period.
By 11:00 A.M. on the second Business Day preceding the first day of
such proposed Special Rate Period, the Trust will notify ___________________ of
either (a) its determination to exercise such option, designating the length of
such Special Rate Period for such series or (b) its determination not to
exercise such option.
BLACKROCK MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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Dated: __________, 20__
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EXHIBIT E
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LENGTH OF RATE PERIOD
MUNICIPAL AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES
("Preferred Shares")
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that (the "Trust") has determined to
designate the Rate Period of its Series ____ Preferred Shares commencing on [the
first day of the Special Rate Period] as a Special Rate Period.
The Special Rate Period will be __________ [Rate Period Days].
The Auction Date for the Special Rate Period is [the Business Day
next preceding the first day of such Special Rate Period].
As a result of the Special Rate Period designation, the amount of
dividends payable on Series ____ Preferred Shares during the Special Rate Period
will be based on a 360-day year.
The Special Rate Period shall not commence if (a) an Auction for
Preferred Shares shall not be held on such Auction Date for any reason or (b) an
Auction for Preferred Shares shall be held on such Auction Date but Sufficient
Clearing Bids for such shares shall not exist in such Auction.
The scheduled Dividend Payment Dates for such series of Preferred
Shares during such Special Rate Period will be _________________________.
[Special Redemption Provisions, if any]
Attached hereto is a Preferred Shares Basic Maintenance Report
showing that, as of the third Business Day next preceding such proposed Special
Rate Period, Moody's Eligible Assets (if ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ is rating such Preferred
Shares) and S&P Eligible Assets (if S&P is rating such Preferred Shares) each
have an aggregate Discounted Value at least equal to the Preferred Shares Basic
Maintenance Amount as of such Business Day (assuming for purposes of the
foregoing calculation that (i) the Maximum Rate is the Maximum Rate on such
Business Day as if such Business Day were the Auction Date for the proposed
Special Rate Period, and (ii) the Moody's Discount Factors applicable to Moody's
Eligible Assets are determined
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by reference to the first Moody's Exposure Period longer than the Moody's
Exposure Period then applicable to the Trust).
BLACKROCK MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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Dated: __________, 20__
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EXHIBIT F
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION NOT TO CHANGE
LENGTH OF RATE PERIOD OF
MUNICIPAL AUCTION RATE CUMULATIVE PREFERRED SHARES
("Preferred Shares")
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
(the "Trust") has determined not to exercise its option to designate a Special
Rate Period of its Series ___ Preferred Shares and the next succeeding Rate
Period of such series will be a Minimum Rate Period of ____ Rate Period Days.
BLACKROCK MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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Dated: __________, 20___
F-1
EXHIBIT G
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
NOTICE OF CURE OF FAILURE TO DEPOSIT ON
MUNICIPAL AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES
("Preferred Shares")
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
(the "Trust") has cured its Failure to Deposit and paid the applicable Late
Charge with respect to its Series ___ Preferred Shares. The dividend rate on the
shares of Series ___ Preferred Shares for the current Dividend Period is
_____________% per annum, the Dividend Payment Date for the current Dividend
Period is scheduled to be _______________, 20___ and the next Auction Date is
scheduled to be _______________, 20___.
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL
BOND TRUST
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Dated: __________, 20___
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
NOTICE OF CURE OF FAILURE TO DEPOSIT ON INCOME
MUNICIPAL AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES
("Preferred Shares ")
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
(the "Trust") has cured its Failure to Deposit and paid the applicable Late
Charge with respect to its Series ____ Preferred Shares. The next Auction Date
for the Series ____ Preferred Shares is scheduled to be on _________________,
20___.
BLACKROCK MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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Dated: __________, 20___
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EXHIBIT I
BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
NOTICE OF
[CAPITAL GAINS] [AND] [TAXABLE ORDINARY INCOME](1)
DIVIDEND FOR
MUNICIPAL AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES
("Preferred Shares ")
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the amount of the dividend payable on
________________, 20____ for Series ____ of the BlackRock Maryland Municipal
Bond Trust's Preferred Shares will be determined by the Auction to be held on
_______________, 20___. Up to [$ A ](2) [$ B ](3) per share of the dividend
payable on such date as determined by such Auction will consist of [capital
gains](2) [ordinary income taxable for Federal income tax purposes](3). If the
dividend amount payable on such date as determined by such Auction is less than
[$ A ](2) [$ B ](3) per share, the entire amount of the dividend will consist of
[capital gains](2) [ordinary income taxable for Federal income tax purposes](3).
[To the extent such dividend amount exceeds [$ A ] per share, any excess up to
[$ B ] per share will consist of ordinary income taxable for Federal income tax
purposes.](4) Accordingly, the aforementioned composition of the dividend
payable on _______________, 20___ should be considered in determining Orders to
be submitted with respect to the Auction to be held on ________________, 20__.
The Rate Multiple in effect for such Auction will be ____%.
BLACKROCK MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST
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(1) Include language with respect to capital gains, taxable ordinary
income or both, depending on the character of the designation to be made with
respect to the dividend(s).
(2) Include bracketed material if a portion of the dividend will be
designated capital gains.
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(3) Include bracketed material if a portion of the dividend will be
designated ordinary income taxable for Federal income tax purposes and no
portion of the dividend will be designated capital gains.
(4) Include bracketed material if a portion of the dividend will be
designated capital gains and a portion will be designated ordinary income
taxable for Federal income tax purposes.
A = the maximum amount of capital gains allocated to such series of Preferred
Shares to be included in such dividend, divided by the number of Preferred
Shares.
B = the maximum amount of ordinary income taxable for Federal income tax
purposes allocated to such series of Preferred Shares to be included in such
dividend, divided by the number of shares in such series.
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