At least once each year, the Fund will distribute all net taxable income to investors. These distributions will either be paid in cash or reinvested in the Fund, as may be determined by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited from time to time. These distributions will consist primarily of distributions received from the securities held within the Fund less Fund expenses, plus any realized capital gains generated from securities transactions within the Fund.

The amounts of past distributions, as well as the expected dates for future distributions are shown below. The characterization of distributions for tax purposes (such as dividends, other income, capital gains etc.) for each period will be reported only after the Fund's tax year end. Therefore, the chart below showing the tax characteristics will be updated only once each tax year. For tax purposes, these amounts will be reported by brokers on official tax statements.

* Cash distribution per unit, reinvested distribution per unit, total distribution per unit and total distribution per unit for tax purposes amounts for XEG, XIC, XMD, XIU, XGD, XFN and XMA prior to August 8, 2008 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect unit splits effective August 8, 2008. For more information regarding the unit splits, including the split ratios, please see the fund overview pages for XEG, XIC, XMD, XIU, XGD, XFN and XMA.