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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. (HYT)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund adopts classified board and amended bylaws

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 shareholder Written later

On October 28, 2016, the Fund's Board elected to be subject to Section 3-803 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and amended and restated the bylaws to classify the Board, effective that day. The filing sets out the initial three classes of directors, which shapes how and when directors are elected.

Key points

  • Board elected to be subject to Section 3-803 of the Maryland General Corporation Law on October 28, 2016
  • Amended and Restated Bylaws classify the Board and amend Article I, Section 11 on director elections, deemed effective October 28, 2016
  • Class I: Cynthia L. Egan, Michael J. Castellano, Catherine A. Lynch; Class II: R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester, John M. Perlowski, Karen P. Robards; Class III: Richard E. Cavanagh, Frank J. Fabozzi, Jerrold B. Harris, Barbara G. Novick

The filing

CompanyBLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC. (HYT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 31, 2016, 12:52 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-16-753080

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 31, 2016.

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