BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today upcoming changes to the portfolio management team of BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE) and BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY) (the “Funds”).

Effective immediately, the portfolio managers of the Funds are Zeshan Azam, Wendy Agnew, Kyle McClements, and Sinan Kunt. The biographies for Mr. Azam and Ms. Agnew are set forth below.

Zeshan Azam

Zeshan Azam is a Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager on BlackRock’s Global Core Equity Team. He joined BlackRock through the Citi Portfolio Solutions Powered by BlackRock (CxB) partnership, following more than 20 years at Citi Investment Management (CIM), where he held senior investment leadership roles overseeing global equity strategies. He previously led the management of Global Equity, International Equity, Islamic Equity and U.S. Large Cap Core strategies. His experience spans fundamental and quantitative research, portfolio management, asset allocation and risk oversight, and he served as a voting member of Citi Wealth’s Global Investment Committee. Zeshan holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from New York University, a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Columbia University and an MBA from Pace University.

Wendy Agnew

Wendy Agnew is a Director and Co-Portfolio Manager on BlackRock’s Global Core Equity Team. She joined BlackRock through the Citi Portfolio Solutions Powered by BlackRock (CxB) partnership, having previously served as a portfolio manager at Citi Investment Management (CIM), where she managed international equity and thematic strategies, including International Equities, Global Multi-Thematic and Japan portfolios. Prior to joining Citi in 2020, Wendy held investment roles at GE Asset Management, Lone Pine Capital and U.S. Trust, spanning equity research and the management of International Equity, Japan and Asia-Pacific portfolios. She began her career at Morgan Stanley and also worked at Goldman Sachs. Wendy holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Cornell University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and is a CFA charterholder.

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Availability of Fund Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to a Fund’s or BlackRock’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.

BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press release.

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