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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS FUND, INC. (MHD)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund settles Karpus and Goldstein proxy dispute, withdraws nominations

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund and 13 other BlackRock closed-end funds reached an agreement on June 15, 2011 with Karpus Management and the Bulldog/Brooklyn Funds, which withdrew their director nominations and shareholder proposals for the 2011 annual meetings and ended the Delaware litigation. The agreement also sets conditions under which a designee chosen by the dissidents could join a fund's board in 2012 if its auction rate preferred shares are not redeemed.

Key points

  • Karpus and the Bulldog/Brooklyn Funds withdrew their 2011 director nominations and shareholder proposals, and agreed to vote in favor of board nominees at the 2011 and 2012 annual meetings.
  • Standstill and non-disparagement covenants run until the day after the 2014 annual meetings for the Funds, and until after the 2012 meetings for the other BlackRock funds.
  • The Funds agreed to reimburse up to $150,000 in aggregate documented legal and proxy solicitation fees.
  • If a fund's auction rate preferred shares are not all redeemed two weeks before its 2012 proxy mailing, the dissident party may designate one board candidate, subject to the board's approval.

The filing

CompanyBLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS FUND, INC. (MHD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 16, 2011, 4:09 PM ET
Accession number0001341004-11-001359

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:29 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 June 16, 2011.

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