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 BlackRock BLK announced today that iShares® 
 iBonds® Sep 2017 Term Muni Bond ETF IBMF will, by 
 design, cease trading at the close of U.S. market hours on September 1, 
 2017. Leading up to the final distribution date, the individual bonds in 
 the ETF will mature and the fund will transition into short-term, 
 tax-exempt instruments and cash. Remaining shareholders can expect to 
 receive the entire amount of their proceeds in cash on or after 
 September 8, 2017, subject to their brokerage processes.
 
 
 The iShares iBonds Sep 2017 Term Muni Bond ETF will be the sixth iShares 
 Muni ETF to have its underlying holdings mature. The first in the 
 series, the iShares 2012 S&amp;P AMT-Free Municipal Series ETF, closed in 
 August 2012. There are six additional iShares ETFs in the series with 
 end dates ranging from 2017 to 2023.
 
 
 iShares iBonds Term Muni Bond ETFs are designed to offer investors 
 exposure to investment grade municipal bonds with the benefits of both 
 ETFs and bonds. Each fund contains a diversified set of securities, 
 seeks to track an S&amp;P AMT-Free Municipal Series Index and can be bought 
 and sold daily on an exchange. Like a bond, each fund has periodic 
 distributions of income and a pre-determined date when the fund will 
 close and distribute all proceeds out to shareholders.
 
 
 About BlackRock
 
 
 BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management 
 and advisory services for institutional and retail clients. At March 31, 
 2017, BlackRock's AUM was $5.4 trillion. BlackRock helps clients around 
 the world meet their goals and overcome challenges with a range of 
 products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares® 
 (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock 
 also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment system 
 services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock 
 Solutions®. As of March 31, 2017, the firm had 
 approximately 13,000 employees in more than 30 countries and a major 
 presence in global markets, including North and South America, Europe, 
 Asia, Australia and the Middle East and Africa. For additional 
 information, please visit the Company's website at <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com%2Finvesting%3Fcid%3Dsynd%3Apr%3Aboilerplate&amp;esheet=51575377&amp;newsitemid=20170616005044&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=71b94fb765f843e943a677efbb0fada6" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">www.blackrock.com</a> 
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 About iShares
 
 
 iShares® is a global leader in exchange-traded funds 
 (ETFs), with more than a decade of expertise and commitment to 
 individual and institutional investors of all sizes. With over 700 funds 
 globally across multiple asset classes and strategies and more than $1.4 
 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2017, iShares 
 helps clients around the world build the core of their portfolios, meet 
 specific investment goals and implement market views. iShares 
 funds are powered by the expert portfolio and risk management of 
 BlackRock, trusted to manage more money than any other investment firm1.
 
 
 1 Based on $5.4 trillion in AUM as of 3/31/17
 
 
 Carefully consider the Funds&#39; investment objectives, risk factors, 
 and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information 
 can be found in the Funds&#39; prospectuses or, if available, the summary 
 prospectuses which may be obtained by visiting <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iShares.com&amp;esheet=51575377&amp;newsitemid=20170616005044&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.iShares.com&amp;index=5&amp;md5=c1b0292ae9781112b6092df481028a26" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">www.iShares.com</a> 
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 Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
 
 
 Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
 
 
 Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, 
 when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond 
 values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will 
 not be able to make principal and interest payments. There may be less 
 information on the financial condition of municipal issuers than for 
 public corporations. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid 
 than for taxable bonds. Some investors may be subject to federal or 
 state income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Capital gains 
 distributions, if any, are taxable.
 
 
 The iShares® iBonds® Muni ETFs ("Funds") will terminate in September or 
 December of the year in the Fund's name. An investment in the Fund(s) is 
 not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, including near or 
 at the termination date. In the final months of the Fund's operation, as 
 the bonds it holds mature, its portfolio will transition to cash and 
 cash-like instruments. Following the Fund's termination date, the Fund 
 will distribute substantially all of its net assets, after deduction of 
 any liabilities, to then-current investors without further notice and 
 will no longer be listed or traded. The Funds do not seek to return any 
 predetermined amount.
 
 
 During the final months prior to the Fund's planned termination date, 
 its yield will generally tend to move toward prevailing tax-exempt money 
 market rates, and may be lower than the yields of the bonds previously 
 held by the Fund and lower than prevailing yields for bonds in the 
 market. The rate of Fund distribution payments may adversely affect the 
 tax characterization of an investor's returns from an investment in the 
 Fund relative to a direct investment in municipal bonds. If the amount 
 an investor receives as liquidation proceeds upon the Fund's termination 
 is higher or lower than the investor's cost basis, the investor may 
 experience a gain or loss for tax purposes.
 
 
 The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC 
 (together with its affiliates, "BlackRock").
 
 
 The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted 
 by S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices LLC, nor does this company make any 
 representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds. 
 BlackRock is not affiliated with S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices LLC.
 
 
 ©2017 BlackRock. iSHARES, iBONDS and BLACKROCK are 
 registered trademarks of BlackRock. All other marks are the property of 
 their respective owners.
 
 
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