UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21413
Name of Fund: BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 08/31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2014 06/30/2015
Item 1 Proxy Voting Record Attached hereto.
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-21413 Reporting Period: 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. ============= BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. ============= AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. Ticker: ANS Security ID: 008914202 Meeting Date: AUG 12, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 04, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert Chadwick For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Paul Gagne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Peter Gordon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Paul Houston For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John Lacey For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jim Lake For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gordon Lancaster For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Pierre McNeil For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. Ticker: ANS Security ID: 009037201 Meeting Date: AUG 12, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 04, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert Chadwick For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Paul Gagne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Peter Gordon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Paul Houston For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John Lacey For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jim Lake For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gordon Lancaster For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Pierre McNeil For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. Ticker: ANS Security ID: 008914202 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2015 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 17, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition by Norbord Inc. For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. Ticker: ANS Security ID: 009037201 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2015 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 17, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition by Norbord Inc. For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME TRUST Ticker: EFT Security ID: 278279104 Meeting Date: MAR 26, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 12, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director George J. Gorman For For Management 1b Elect Director William H. Park For For Management 1c Elect Director Ronald A. Pearlman For For Management 1d Elect Director Harriett Tee Taggart For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST Ticker: EVF Security ID: 27826S103 Meeting Date: OCT 23, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 13, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Thomas E. Faust Jr. For For Management 1b Elect Director Cynthia E. Frost For For Management 1c Elect Director Valerie A. Mosley For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC. Ticker: Security ID: 37246R205 Meeting Date: NOV 11, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 30, 2014 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Duncan H. Cocroft For For Management 2 Elect Director Michael Colodner For For Management 3 Elect Director David L. Eaton For For Management 4 Elect Director Kenneth A. Ghazey For For Management 5 Elect Director Philip J. Gund For For Management 6 Elect Director Linda Koffenberger For For Management 7 Elect Director Charles Macaluso For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY Ticker: HMHC Security ID: 44157R109 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 25, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Sheru Chowdhry For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L. Gordon Crovitz For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lawrence K. Fish For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Jill A. Greenthal For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John F. Killian For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John R. McKernan, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jonathan F. Miller For Withhold Management 1.8 Elect Director E. Rogers Novak, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Linda K. Zecher For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Approve Distribution Policy Against For Shareholder 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORBORD INC. Ticker: NBD Security ID: 65548P403 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 14, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jack L. Cockwell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Pierre Dupuis For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul E. Gagne For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Peter Gordon For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Paul A. Houston For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J. Barrie Shineton For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Denis A. Turcotte For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Peter C. Wijnbergen For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNPOWER CORPORATION Ticker: SPWR Security ID: 867652406 Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Arnaud Chaperon For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jean-Marc Otero del Val For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Pat Wood, III For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Approve Restricted Stock Grant to For For Management Thomas H. Werner ========== END NPX REPORT
Pursuant to the requirements of 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 Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ John Perlowski | |
John Perlowski | ||
Chief Executive Officer of | ||
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||
Date: | August 26, 2015 |