UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21051

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

 

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2012

 

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2012

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Maryland — 80.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, Potomac
Electric Power Co., 6.20%, 9/01/22

 

$

250

 

$

304,633

 

County/City/Special District/School District — 23.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Annapolis Maryland, Tax
Allocation Bonds, Park Place Project,
Series A, 5.35%, 7/01/34

 

 

490

 

 

490,294

 

City of Baltimore Maryland, Special Tax
Bonds, SO, Harborview Lot No. 2,
6.50%, 7/01/31

 

 

993

 

 

1,031,767

 

County of Anne Arundel Maryland, RB,
Community College Project, 5.25%,
9/01/28

 

 

1,870

 

 

1,914,450

 

County of Baltimore Maryland, GO,
Metropolitan District, 68th Issue,
5.00%, 8/01/12 (a)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,016,100

 

County of Montgomery Maryland, GO,
Consolidated Public Improvement
Bonds, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/26

 

 

500

 

 

596,985

 

County of Montgomery Maryland, RB,
Metrorail Garage Projects (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 6/01/12

 

 

500

 

 

500,000

 

5.00%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,435

 

 

1,435,000

 

County of Prince George’s Maryland, SO,
National Harbor Project, 5.20%,
7/01/34

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,527,000

 

State of Maryland, First Series B, 5.00%,
3/15/22

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,212,150

 

State of Maryland, GO, Refunding, State
& Local Facilities Loan Third, Series C,
5.00%, 11/01/20

 

 

500

 

 

638,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,362,311

 

Education — 12.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational
Facilities Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Child Care, 5.38%,
7/01/32

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,002,760

 

Loyola College Issue, 5.00%,
10/01/39

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,001,560

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational
Facilities Authority, Refunding RB,
Loyola College Issue, Series A, 5.00%,
10/01/39 (b)

 

 

900

 

 

998,856

 

Maryland Industrial Development
Financing Authority, RB, Our Lady Of
Good Counsel School, Series A,
6.00%, 5/01/35

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,030,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,033,786

 

Health — 19.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Howard Maryland, Refunding
RB, Vantage House Facility, Series A,
5.25%, 4/01/33

 

 

500

 

 

451,570

 

County of Montgomery Maryland,
Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/40

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,097,450

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Maryland (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaithersburg Maryland, Refunding RB,
Asbury Maryland Obligation, Series B,
6.00%, 1/01/23

 

$

250

 

$

275,713

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational
Facilities Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne Arundel Health System,
5.00%, 7/01/40

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,054,180

 

Carroll County General
Hospital, 6.00%, 7/01/37

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,999,850

 

Union Hospital of Cecil County
Issue, 5.63%, 7/01/32

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,505,145

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational
Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlestown Community,
6.25%, 1/01/41

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,121,900

 

Doctor’s Community Hospital,
5.75%, 7/01/38

 

 

500

 

 

531,490

 

University of Maryland Medical
System, 5.13%, 7/01/39

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,075,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,113,088

 

Housing — 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland Community Development
Administration, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMT, 5.10%, 9/01/37

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,035,280

 

Residential, Series A, 5.05%,
9/01/39

 

 

500

 

 

527,220

 

Residential, Series B, 4.75%,
9/01/39

 

 

150

 

 

155,569

 

Maryland Community Development
Administration, Refunding RB,
Residential, Series B, 5.25%,
9/01/35

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,936,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,654,381

 

Transportation — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland EDC, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Project, Series B, 5.75%,
6/01/35

 

 

500

 

 

538,540

 

Transportation Facilities
Project, Series A, 5.75%,
6/01/35

 

 

500

 

 

537,950

 

Maryland State Department of
Transportation, RB, Series B, 4.00%,
5/15/22

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,137,120

 

Maryland State Transportation Authority,
RB, Baltimore/Washington
International Thurgood Marshall
Airport, Series A, AMT, 4.00%,
6/01/29

 

 

1,085

 

 

1,097,684

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST

MAY 31, 2012

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Maryland (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland State Transportation Authority,
Refunding RB, Baltimore/Washington
International Thurgood Marshall
Airport Projects, AMT, 5.00%,
3/01/23

 

$

445

 

$

510,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,821,299

 

Utilities — 9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding
RB, Wastewater Projects, Series A
(NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.20%, 7/01/32

 

 

2,250

 

 

2,257,312

 

5.13%, 7/01/42

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,504,740

 

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, CNX
Marine Terminals, Inc., 5.75%,
9/01/25

 

 

500

 

 

530,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,292,832

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

38,582,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority, RB, Transit, Series A,
5.13%, 7/01/32

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,123,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guam — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government of Guam Business Privilege
Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.13%,
1/01/42

 

 

250

 

 

270,748

 

Territory of Guam, Limited Obligation
Bonds, RB, Section 30, Series A,
5.63%, 12/01/29

 

 

410

 

 

439,356

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Guam

 

 

 

 

 

710,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-State — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, 7.20%,
11/15/52 (c)(d)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,224,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO,
Refunding, Public Improvement,
Series A-4 (AGM), 5.25%, 7/01/30

 

 

130

 

 

140,170

 

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority,
Refunding RB, Government Facilities,
Series D, 5.38%, 7/01/33

 

 

350

 

 

350,171

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Puerto Rico (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.,
RB, First Sub-Series A, 6.38%,
8/01/39

 

$

1,000

 

$

1,169,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,660,071

 

Tobacco — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB,
Asset-Backed, 5.50%, 5/15/39

 

 

1,000

 

 

991,640

 

Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority,
Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/42

 

 

50

 

 

50,511

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

 

 

 

 

 

2,702,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds – 94.7%

 

 

 

 

 

45,343,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland — 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational
Facilities Authority, Refunding RB,
5.00%, 11/15/51

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,089,412

 

Transportation — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland State Transportation Authority,
RB, Transportation Facility Project
(AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/41

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,292,800

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

4,382,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.,
Refunding RB, Series C, 5.25%,
8/01/40

 

 

300

 

 

331,920

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts – 9.8%

 

 

 

 

 

4,714,132

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost – $47,731,940) – 104.5%

 

 

 

 

 

50,057,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund,
0.04% (f)(g)

 

 

648,212

 

 

648,212

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost – $648,212) – 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

648,212

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST

MAY 31, 2012

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost - $48,380,152*) – 105.9%

 

$

50,705,630

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 32.5%

 

 

15,569,475

 

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable – (5.0)%

 

 

(2,401,479

)

AMPS, at Redemption Value – (33.4)%

 

 

(16,000,982

)

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100.0%

 

$

47,872,644

 


 

 

 

 

*

As of May 31, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax cost

 

$

45,896,511

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,464,288

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(55,016

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,409,272

 


 

 

(a)

US government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

 

 

(b)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith, Inc.

 

$

998,856

 

$

7,443

 


 

 

(c)

Security represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

 

(d)

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(e)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction.

 

 

(f)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares
Held at
May 31, 2012

 

Income

 

FFI Institutional
Tax-Exempt
Fund

 

 

3,348,424

 

 

(2,700,212

)

 

648,212

 

$

 


 

 

(g)

Represents the current yield as of report date.


 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:


 

 

 

AGM

 

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMT

 

Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

EDC

 

Economic Development Corp.

GO

 

General Obligation Bonds

NPFGC

 

National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

RB

 

Revenue Bonds

SO

 

Special Obligation


 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of May 31, 2012 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

10

 

 

10-Year US
Treasury
Note

 

 

Chicago
Board of
Trade

 

 

September
2012

 

$

1,339,375

 

$

(11,738

)


 

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector subclassifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements - Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST

MAY 31, 2012

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of May 31, 2012 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments1

 

 

 

$

50,057,418

 

 

 

$

50,057,418

 

Short-Term
Securities

 

$

648,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

648,212

 

Total

 

$

648,212

 

$

50,057,418

 

 

 

$

50,705,630

 


 

 

1

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate
contracts

 

$

(11,738

)

 

 

 

 

$

(11,738

)


 

 

2

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Certain of the Trust’s assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of May 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash pledged as
collateral for
financial futures
contracts

 

$

19,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,000

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOB trust
certificates

 

 

 

$

(2,399,847

)

 

 

 

(2,399,847

)

Total

 

$

19,000

 

$

(2,399,847

)

 

 

$

(2,380,847

)

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended May 31, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK MARYLAND MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST

MAY 31, 2012

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Item 2 –

Controls and Procedures

 

 

2(a) –

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

2(b) –

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Item 3 –

Exhibits

 

 

 

Certifications – Attached hereto

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

 

 

  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
   
  Date: July 25, 2012
   
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
   
  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
   
  Date: July 25, 2012
   
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
     
  Date: July 25, 2012