Exhibit 1(h)
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND, INC.
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
AMENDING THE
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY ESTABLISHING
AND FIXING THE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES
OF VARIABLE RATE DEMAND PREFERRED SHARES
This is to certify that:
First: The charter of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (Corporation), is amended by these Articles of Amendment, which amend the Articles Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, dated September 13, 2011, as previously amended by the Articles of Amendment, dated October 22, 2015, the Articles of Amendment, dated March 15, 2019, and the Articles of Amendment, dated February 28, 2020 (collectively, the Articles Supplementary).
Second: Appendix A to the Articles Supplementary is hereby amended pursuant to Annex A attached hereto.
Third: The amendment to the charter of the Corporation as set forth above in these Articles of Amendment has been duly advised by the board of directors of the Corporation and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as and to the extent required by law and in accordance with the charter of the Corporation.
Fourth: As amended hereby, the charter of the Corporation shall remain in full force and effect.
Fifth: These Articles of Amendment shall be effective as of the 4th day of January 2021.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed as of December 31, 2020, in its name and on its behalf by the person named below who acknowledges that these Articles of Amendment are the act of the Corporation and, to the best of such persons knowledge, information, and belief and under penalties for perjury, all matters and facts contained in these Articles of Amendment are true in all material respects.
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND, INC. | ||||
By: /s/ Jonathan Diorio | ||||
Name: Jonathan Diorio | ||||
Title: Vice President |
ATTEST: | ||
/s/ Gladys Chang | ||
Name: Gladys Chang | ||
Title: Assistant Secretary |
ANNEX A
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BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND, INC.
(THE FUND)
SERIES W-7
VARIABLE RATE DEMAND PREFERRED SHARES (VRDP SHARES)
CUSIP No. 09254F704*
Amendment to Notice of Special Rate Period
December 30, 2020
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
To: Addressees listed on Schedule 1 hereto
The Fund hereby notifies the Liquidity Provider, the Remarketing Agent and the Holders of the VRDP Shares that the Notice of Special Rate Period is hereby amended by deleting the definition of Ratings Spread in its entirety and replacing it with the following definition as of January 4, 2021:
Ratings Spread means, with respect to an SRP Calculation Period, the percentage per annum set forth below opposite the highest applicable credit rating assigned to the VRDP Shares, unless the lowest applicable rating is below A3/A-, in which case the Ratings Spread shall mean the percentage per annum set forth below opposite the lowest applicable credit rating assigned to the VRDP Shares by Moodys, Fitch or any Other Rating Agency, in each case rating the VRDP Shares at the request of the Fund, on the SRP Calculation Date for such SRP Calculation Period:
Moodys/Fitch | Percentage | |
Aa2/AA to Aaa/AAA | 0.84% | |
Aa3/AA- | 0.94% | |
A3/A- to A1/A+ | 2.00% | |
Baa3/BBB- to Baa1/BBB+ | 3.00% | |
Non-investment grade or Unrated | 4.00% |
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment to Notice of Special Rate Period shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Articles Supplementary and the Notice of Special Rate Period.
* NOTE: Neither the Fund nor the Tender and Paying Agent shall be responsible for the selection or use of the CUSIP Numbers selected, nor is any representation made as to its correctness indicated in any notice or as printed on any VRDP Share certificate. It is included solely as a convenience to Holders of VRDP Shares.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Amendment to the Notice of Special Rate Period as of the date first written above.
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY | ||
FUND, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Jonathan Diorio | |
Name: Jonathan Diorio | ||
Title: Vice President |
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Schedule 1
Recipients of this Notice of Special Rate Period
Bank of America, N.A.
One Bryant Park
1111 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Thomas Visone; Mary Ann Olson
Telephone: (212) 449-7358
Telecopy: (646) 736-7286
Email: DG.Pfloats@bofa.com; thomas.visone@bofa.com; mary.ann.olson@bofa.com
BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
1111 Avenue of the Americas
9th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Email: thomas.visone@bofa.com; dg.temm@baml.com
Attention: Thomas Visone
The Depository Trust Company
LensNotice@dtcc.com