POWER OF
ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that
the undersigned hereby constitutes, designates and appoints Howard Surloff,
Janey Ahn, Denis Molleur, Edward Baer, Brian Kindelan, Robert Putney, Douglas
McCormack and Adam Wasserman of BlackRock, Inc., and Michael Hoffman, Cheri
Hoff, Michael D. Saarinen and Peter Lin of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
with full power of substitution and resubstitution and full power to act alone
and without the other, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file
any and all statements on Form ID (including, but not limited to, obtaining the
Central Index Key ("CIK") and the CIK confirmation code ("CCC") from the
Securities and Exchange Commission), Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor
forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be required by
the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and requisite documents
in connection with such statements, respecting each BlackRock closed-end
investment company listed on Annex A hereto and as may be formed from time to
time.
This power of attorney supersedes any
previous versions of same, and shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked
by the undersigned, and shall be automatically revoked with respect to any
attorney in the event that such attorney is no longer affiliated with Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP or BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates (as the
case may be).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
executed this instrument as of the 28th day of
May 2008.
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By:
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/s/
Stuart Spodek
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Stuart
Spodek
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