BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.

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: 811-21413

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 M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., 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: 08/31/2016

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2016


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Consolidated Schedule of Investments May 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks (a)          

Shares

    Value  

Chemicals — 0.0%

  

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (b)

       23,849      $ 1,193   

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

       143,928        7,196   
      

 

 

 
                       8,389   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

  

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

             309,827,230        3,098   

Health Care Management Services — 0.0%

  

New Millennium HoldCo, Inc. (c)

             14,906        57,761   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

  

Southcross Holdings LP

       99        31,185   

Vantage Drilling International

       189          
      

 

 

 
                       31,185   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%

  

SunPower Corp.

             1,860        32,606   
Total Common Stocks — 0.0%        133,039   
      
                          
Asset-Backed Securities (b)(d) — 3.3%   

Par  

(000)

        

ALM Loan Funding:

      

Series 2012-5A, Class BR, 3.63%, 10/18/27

     USD        250        244,150   

Series 2013-7RA, Class C, 4.09%, 4/24/24

       825        786,924   

Series 2013-7RA, Class D, 5.64%, 4/24/24

       900        845,515   

ALM XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A, Class C, 4.08%, 7/28/26

       463        427,185   

ALM XVI Ltd./ALM XVI LLC, Series 2015-16A, Class B, 3.53%, 7/15/27

       1,000        970,638   

ALM XVII Ltd., Series 2015-17A, Class C1, 4.75%, 1/15/28

       500        476,735   

AMMC CLO Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class D, 4.86%, 12/09/26

       250        231,875   

Ares CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32A, Class C, 4.83%, 11/15/25

       1,000        915,843   

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class C, 4.88%, 10/15/26

       350        331,262   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class D, 4.33%, 10/15/26

       860        763,001   

Atrium CDO Corp., Series 9A, Class D, 4.17%, 2/28/24

       1,350        1,264,079   

Atrium X, Series 10A, Class D, 4.13%, 7/16/25

       250        225,199   
Asset-Backed Securities           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Atrium XII, Series 12A, Class D, 4.54%, 10/22/26

     USD       250      $ 235,975   

Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII, Ltd., Series 2015-8A:

      

Class B, 3.32%, 1/20/28

       500        491,780   

Class C, 4.22%, 1/20/28

       500        464,558   

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C, 4.03%, 5/15/25

       500        466,486   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.:

      

Series 2012-4A, Class D, 5.13%, 1/20/25

       700        685,175   

Series 2013-1A, Class C, 4.63%, 2/14/25

       250        237,967   

CIFC Funding Ltd.:

      

Series 2013-4A, Class D, 4.17%, 11/27/24

       250        235,575   

Series 2014-2A, Class A3L, 3.51%, 5/24/26

       280        273,933   

Series 2014-3A, Class C1, 3.44%, 7/22/26

       250        242,495   

LCM XVIII LP, Series 18A, Class INC, 0.00%, 4/20/27 (e)

       1,000        634,682   

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class D, 4.14%, 10/23/25

       620        551,245   

Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 4.28%, 11/14/26

       500        451,386   

OZLM Funding Ltd., Series 2012-2A, Class C, 4.99%, 10/30/23

       500        483,252   

OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C, 4.23%, 7/17/26

       250        220,868   

Regatta Funding LP, Series 2013-2A, Class C, 4.63%, 1/15/25

       500        473,408   

Seneca Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 3.53%, 7/17/26

       250        243,887   

Sound Point CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class D, 4.53%, 7/15/25

       250        231,032   

Sound Point CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class D, 4.24%, 1/23/27

       1,000        878,396   

Treman Park CLO LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class D, 4.49%, 4/20/27

       1,400        1,316,000   

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class C, 4.63%, 10/14/26

       1,000        904,478   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Asset-Backed Securities           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Webster Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class C, 4.56%, 1/20/27

     USD       500      $ 487,645   

Wind River CLO, Ltd., Series 2012-1A Class D, 5.63%, 1/15/24

             250        252,175   

Total Asset-Backed Securities 3.3%

                     17,944,804   
      
                          
Corporate Bonds                      

Airlines — 0.7%

      

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-2, Class C, 6.00%, 1/15/17 (b)

       1,125        1,141,946   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Class B, 9.75%, 6/17/18

       157        163,369   

US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2012-2, Class C, 5.45%, 6/03/18

       2,605        2,676,637   
      

 

 

 
                       3,981,952   

Banks — 0.0%

      

CIT Group, Inc., 5.00%, 8/01/23

             135        137,700   

Capital Markets — 0.2%

      

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, 2.32%, 3/19/19

             988        985,901   

Chemicals — 0.3%

      

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 7.50%, 10/30/18 (f)

             1,619        1,671,229   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

      

ADT Corp., 4.13%, 6/15/23

       2,004        1,863,720   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 3.42%, 12/01/17 (d)

       295        296,106   
      

 

 

 
                       2,159,826   

Communications Equipment — 0.1%

      

Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (b)

             740        536,500   

Containers & Packaging — 0.4%

      

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (b)(d):

      

3.65%, 12/15/19

       1,425        1,428,563   

3.88%, 5/15/21

       1,108        1,110,770   
      

 

 

 
                       2,539,333   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

      

DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.13%, 6/15/21 (b)

     USD       315      $ 282,713   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%

      

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/01/23 (b)

       390        401,458   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.15%, 6/15/20 (b)(d)

       1,375        1,368,125   
      

 

 

 
                       1,769,583   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

      

Tropicana Entertainment LLC/Tropicana Finance Corp., 9.63%, 12/15/16 (a)(c)

             120          

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%

  

NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 7/15/22

             1,505        1,478,193   

Media — 1.9%

      

Altice Financing SA (b):

      

6.63%, 2/15/23

       550        550,000   

7.50%, 5/15/26

       835        832,913   

Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23 (b)

       1,225        1,246,903   

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 (b)

       1,870        2,000,195   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/22

       1,671        1,677,266   

Numericable Group SA (b):

      

6.00%, 5/15/22

       842        838,211   

6.25%, 5/15/24

       1,040        1,011,400   

7.38%, 5/01/26

       2,010        2,027,587   
      

 

 

 
                       10,184,475   

Metals & Mining — 0.4%

      

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 2.38%, 3/15/18

             2,115        2,051,550   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%

      

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/20

       85        85,213   

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24 (b)

       670        686,750   

Concho Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 4/01/23

       80        80,000   

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.88%, 4/15/22

       662        539,530   

Continental Resources, Inc., 3.80%, 6/01/24

       90        78,525   

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 7.13%, 4/15/21 (b)

       80        82,800   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.00%, 5/15/21 (b)

     USD       145      $ 142,644   

MEG Energy Corp., 7.00%, 3/31/24 (b)

       550        423,500   

Newfield Exploration Co., 5.63%, 7/01/24

       80        79,600   

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.12%, 12/15/17 (b)

       381        398,621   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.88%, 3/15/22

       150        138,000   

QEP Resources, Inc., 6.88%, 3/01/21

       90        90,450   

RSP Permian, Inc., 6.63%, 10/01/22

       85        87,762   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.63%, 4/15/23

       1,535        1,550,350   

Vantage Drilling International, 10.00%, 12/31/20

       3          

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/21

       345        292,387   

WPX Energy, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/22

       305        274,500   
      

 

 

 
                       5,030,632   
Total Corporate Bonds — 6.0%                      32,809,587   
      
                          
Floating Rate Loan Interests (d)                      

Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%

      

BE Aerospace, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/16/21

       2,217        2,225,259   

Engility Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 12.00%, 5/30/21

       596        591,396   

Transdigm, Inc.:

      

2015 Term Loan E, 3.50%, 5/14/22

       871        866,879   

Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2/28/20

       2,948        2,946,829   

Term Loan D, 3.75%, 6/04/21

       1,145        1,144,566   
      

 

 

 
                       7,774,929   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%

      

CEVA Group PLC, Synthetic LC, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       968        824,531   

CEVA Intercompany BV, Dutch Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       1,001        852,797   

CEVA Logistics Canada ULC, Canadian Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       157        133,832   

CEVA Logistics US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       1,383        1,177,888   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Air Freight & Logistics (continued)

      

XPO Logistics, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 11/01/21

     USD        1,332      $ 1,341,650   
      

 

 

 
                       4,330,698   

Airlines — 0.6%

      

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B1, 3.25%, 10/18/18

       1,404        1,406,901   

Northwest Airlines, Inc.:

      

2.75%, 3/10/17

       261        258,280   

2.13%, 9/10/18

       598        581,879   

US Airways Group, Inc., Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 5/23/19

       1,116        1,115,779   
      

 

 

 
                       3,362,839   

Auto Components — 2.1%

      

Autoparts Holdings Ltd.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 7/29/17

       2,541        2,345,047   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.00%, 1/29/18

       907        694,606   

Dayco Products LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/12/19

       874        860,713   

FPC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/19/19

       1,524        1,310,479   

Gates Global, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/06/21

       4,911        4,746,688   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 4/30/19

       873        872,770   

GPX International Tire Corp., Term Loan (a)(c):

      

0.00%, 3/31/12

       1,097          

PIK, 0.00%, 3/30/12 (e)(g)

       18          

Schaeffler AG, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/15/20

       434        436,621   
      

 

 

 
                       11,266,924   

Automobiles — 0.6%

      

FCA US LLC, Term Loan B:

      

2018, 3.25%, 12/31/18

       475        474,905   

3.50%, 5/24/17

       2,706        2,709,213   
      

 

 

 
                       3,184,118   

Banks — 0.3%

      

Redtop Acquisitions Ltd.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/03/20

       1,139        1,136,419   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 6/03/21

       303        283,834   
      

 

 

 
                       1,420,253   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Biotechnology — 0.2%

      

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 8/13/21

     USD       824      $ 817,696   

Building Materials — 0.5%

      

USAGM HoldCo LLC:

      

2015 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 7/28/23

       645        583,725   

2015 Term Loan, 4.75%, 7/28/22

       2,448        2,381,456   
      

 

 

 
                       2,965,181   

Building Products — 2.8%

      

Continental Building Products LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/28/20

       1,191        1,172,710   

CPG International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 9/30/20

       5,153        5,139,866   

GYP Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 4/01/21

       1,183        1,161,722   

Jeld-Wen, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 10/15/21

       1,890        1,895,084   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/01/21

       928        927,666   

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 9/28/20

       2,219        2,223,982   

Wilsonart LLC:

      

Incremental Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 10/31/19

       494        492,813   

Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/31/19

       2,268        2,264,501   
      

 

 

 
                       15,278,344   

Capital Markets — 0.9%

      

Affinion Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.75%, 4/30/18

       644        587,300   

American Capital Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3.50%, 8/22/17

       861        859,642   

RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan B4, 3.50%, 11/09/20

       3,360        3,371,433   
      

 

 

 
                       4,818,375   

Chemicals — 4.3%

      

Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy SCA, Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 10/03/19

       1,085        1,080,025   

Allnex USA, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 10/03/19

       563        560,373   

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 2/01/20

       2,028        2,031,464   

CeramTec Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 8/30/20

       115        114,647   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Chemicals (continued)

      

Charter NEX US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 2/07/22

     USD        970      $ 966,769   

Chemours Co., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/12/22

       1,131        1,108,398   

Chemtura Corp., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 8/27/16

       243        242,725   

Evergreen Acqco 1 LP, Term Loan, 5.00%, 7/09/19

       304        261,451   

Huntsman International LLC:

      

2013 Incremental Term Loan, 3.75%, 10/01/21

       1,367        1,371,800   

2016 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 4/01/23

       800        805,336   

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20

       1,147        1,148,715   

MacDermid, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, 6/07/20

       1,691        1,685,129   

Term Loan B2, 5.50%, 6/07/20

       144        143,161   

Term Loan B3, 5.50%, 6/07/20

       3,275        3,265,287   

OXEA Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 1/15/20

       2,486        2,446,893   

PQ Corp., Term Loan, 5.75%, 11/04/22

       1,020        1,028,221   

Royal Holdings, Inc.:

      

2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/19/22

       1,126        1,125,643   

2015 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 6/19/23

       465        441,364   

Solenis International LP:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/31/21

       1,522        1,509,057   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 7/31/22

       1,725        1,558,969   

Tata Chemicals North America, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/07/20

       523        520,019   
      

 

 

 
                       23,415,446   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 7.6%

      

ADMI Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.25%, 4/30/22

       1,165        1,165,458   

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 10/09/19

       3,075        3,067,727   

ARAMARK Corp.:

      

Term Loan E, 3.25%, 9/07/19

       1,986        1,989,274   

Term Loan F, 3.25%, 2/24/21

       852        853,025   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 11/26/20

       2,839        2,759,475   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

  

   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/20/21

     USD        4,202      $ 4,210,933   

Connolly Corp.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/14/21

       3,778        3,771,626   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 5/14/22

       1,500        1,458,750   

Creative Artists Agency LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 12/17/21

       948        950,768   

Dealer Tire LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 12/22/21

       1,008        1,007,672   

GCA Services Group, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 5.75%, 3/01/23

       1,900        1,910,697   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.:

      

Term Loan B2, 3.94%, 3/11/21

       1,333        1,337,238   

Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/09/23

       1,770        1,780,319   

Koosharem LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.50%, 5/16/20

       1,430        1,183,081   

Livingston International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/18/19

       1,323        1,233,325   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2016 Incremental Term Loan B1, 5.50%, 5/02/22

       445        449,081   

PSSI Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 12/02/21

       1,625        1,623,297   

Spin Holdco, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 11/14/19

       4,540        4,469,123   

TruGreen Limited Partnership, 1st Lien Term Loan B, 6.50%, 4/13/23

       1,015        1,021,344   

US Ecology, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/17/21

       664        664,660   

Waste Industries USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/27/20

       2,110        2,118,391   

West Corp., Term Loan B10, 3.25%, 6/30/18

       2,461        2,458,486   
      

 

 

 
                       41,483,750   

Communications Equipment — 1.9%

      

Applied Systems, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 1/25/21

       776        774,586   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 1/24/22

       376        373,188   

CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3.83%, 12/29/22

       910        911,946   

Riverbed Technology, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 5.75%, 4/24/22

       931        933,501   

Telesat Canada:

      

Term Loan A, 3.00%, 3/28/17

     CAD        1,781        1,351,541   
Floating Rate Loan Interests          

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

      

Telesat Canada (continued):

      

Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 3/28/19

     USD        254      $ 254,105   

Zayo Group LLC:

      

Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/06/21

       4,710        4,713,985   

Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 5/06/21

       951        955,204   
      

 

 

 
                       10,268,056   

Construction & Engineering — 0.3%

      

AECOM Technology Corp., 2014 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 10/15/21

       528        529,888   

CNT Holdings III Corp, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 1/22/23

       1,335        1,342,516   
      

 

 

 
                       1,872,404   

Construction Materials — 1.6%

      

Filtration Group Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/21/20

       3,569        3,569,323   

HD Supply, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/13/21

       3,737        3,740,150   

Headwaters, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/24/22

       730        735,113   

McJunkin Red Man Corp., Term Loan, 5.00%, 11/08/19

       439        427,156   
      

 

 

 
                       8,471,742   

Containers & Packaging — 2.2%

      

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/17/19

       1,823        1,825,933   

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

      

Term Loan E, 3.75%, 1/06/21

       1,246        1,249,478   

Term Loan F, 4.00%, 10/01/22

       6,429        6,453,596   

BWAY Holding Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/14/20

       2,478        2,477,108   
      

 

 

 
                       12,006,115   

Distributors — 0.5%

      

ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 4/16/20

       1,632        1,632,693   

American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 5.25%, 9/01/21

       942        914,464   
      

 

 

 
                       2,547,157   

Diversified Consumer Services — 4.1%

      

Allied Security Holdings LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 2/12/21

       2,835        2,834,739   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 8/13/21

       1,417        1,418,659   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Consumer Services (continued)

  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 10/21/22

     USD        3,144      $ 3,144,450   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.:

      

Incremental Term Loan B1, 4.25%, 1/30/20

       237        237,742   

Term Loan B, 3.75%, 1/30/20

       2,733        2,744,120   

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/01/21

       1,193        1,174,222   

Laureate Education, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/15/18

       298        289,278   

ROC Finance LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/20/19

       1,698        1,623,712   

ServiceMaster Co., 2014 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/01/21

       7,477        7,505,312   

Wand Intermediate I LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 9/17/21

       1,396        1,395,869   
      

 

 

 
                       22,368,103   

Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%

  

AlixPartners LLP, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 7/28/22

       1,910        1,915,653   

Diamond US Holding LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%, 12/17/21

       963        947,167   

Jefferies Finance LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/14/20

       2,754        2,712,875   

Onex Wizard US Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/13/22

       549        548,930   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/01/18

       3,512        3,524,830   

SAM Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/17/20

       1,765        1,767,961   
      

 

 

 
                       11,417,416   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.7%

  

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/06/19

       2,669        2,663,909   

Integra Telecom, Inc.:

      

2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/14/20

       2,261        2,177,982   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 2/12/21

       750        708,156   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

      

2013 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 1/15/20

       10,260        10,293,345   

2019 Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/01/19

       3,105        3,111,750   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

  

Telenet International Finance Sarl, Term Loan AD, 4.25%, 6/30/24

     USD       1,425      $ 1,431,324   
      

 

 

 
                       20,386,466   

Electrical Equipment — 0.9%

      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC:

      

DIP Term Loan, 3.75%, 11/07/16

       4,496        4,496,075   

Extended Term Loan, 4.92%, 10/10/17 (a)(c)

       1,710        534,375   
      

 

 

 
                       5,030,450   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%

  

CDW LLC, Term Loan, 3.25%, 4/29/20

       1,715        1,716,524   

CPI Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/17/22

       787        763,535   
      

 

 

 
                       2,480,059   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%

  

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 4/23/20

       767        767,028   

Exgen Texas Power LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 9/16/21

       1,224        909,929   
      

 

 

 
                       1,676,957   

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.6%

  

Albertsons LLC, Term Loan B4, 5.50%, 8/25/21

       3,988        3,986,672   

Hostess Brands LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/03/22

       2,179        2,186,306   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 8/03/23

       516        511,244   

Rite Aid Corp.:

      

5.75%, 8/21/20

       1,040        1,042,600   

4.88%, 6/21/21

       1,630        1,632,037   

Supervalu, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B, 5.50%, 3/21/19

       407        407,264   

US Foods, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan, 4.50%, 3/31/19

       4,452        4,453,742   
      

 

 

 
                       14,219,865   

Food Products — 2.1%

  

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 4.75%, 5/26/23

       740        742,220   

Blue Ribbon LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 11/13/21

       1,767        1,764,943   

CTI Foods Holding Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/29/20

       1,061        1,050,782   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Food Products (continued)

      

Dole Food Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/01/18

     USD       2,640      $ 2,632,607   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC:

      

Incremental Term Loan I, 3.75%, 1/13/23

       504        505,914   

Term Loan G, 3.25%, 4/29/20

       2,638        2,638,882   

Post Holdings Inc., Series A Incremental Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/02/21

       1        600   

Reddy Ice Corp.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 5/01/19

       1,604        1,411,140   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.75%, 11/01/19

       1,195        845,462   
      

 

 

 
                       11,592,550   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.3%

      

Alere, Inc.:

      

2015 Term Loan A, 3.46%, 6/18/20

       477        469,061   

2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/18/22

       2,507        2,498,981   

Auris Luxembourg III Sarl, Term Loan B4, 4.25%, 1/15/22

       2,033        2,034,871   

Capsugel Holdings US, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/31/21

       3,864        3,863,425   

DJO Finance LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/08/20

       4,510        4,416,495   

Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 5/03/18

       2,159        2,161,578   

Immucor, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B2, 5.00%, 8/17/18

       2,289        2,173,534   

National Vision, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/12/21

       3,140        3,101,609   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 6/30/21

       2,739        2,592,520   
      

 

 

 
                       23,312,074   

Health Care Management Services — 0.1%

      

New Millennium HoldCo, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 7.50%, 12/21/20 (a)(c)

             509        381,481   

Health Care Providers & Services — 11.2%

      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.:

      

Term Loan B, 3.75%, 2/11/22

       463        464,101   

Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 2/16/23

       2,155        2,164,037   

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 4/28/22

       469        464,226   

Amsurg Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/16/21

       3,043        3,048,435   
Floating Rate Loan Interests           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

      

ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/23

     USD       620      $ 620,775   

CHG Healthcare Services Inc., Term Loan:

      

2016 B, 5.25%, 5/19/23

       3,425        3,437,844   

4.25%, 11/19/19

       2,960        2,958,508   

Community Health Systems, Inc.:

      

Term Loan F, 3.92%, 12/31/18

       1,407        1,404,704   

Term Loan G, 3.75%, 12/31/19

       3,145        3,081,057   

Curo Health Services LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 2/07/22

       1,584        1,578,060   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 6/24/21

       9,545        9,602,257   

Envision Healthcare Corp., Term Loan:

      

4.25%, 5/25/18

       1,877        1,878,282   

B2, 4.50%, 10/28/22

       888        890,625   

HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/07/22

       1,445        1,446,578   

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B6, 3.70%, 3/17/23

       5,224        5,272,520   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan:

      

2016 B, 5.00%, 5/26/23

       2,740        2,759,180   

3.75%, 3/31/21

       3,053        3,077,279   

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 1/31/21

       489        488,300   

NVA Holdings, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 8/14/21

       17        16,497   

2016 Term Loan, 5.50%, 8/14/21

       1,442        1,445,708   

Precyse Acquisition Corp., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 9/30/22

       1,650        1,658,250   

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/15/22

       3,094        3,078,978   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/03/20

       1,848        1,851,950   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/17/22

       2,281        2,276,447   

Team Health, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/23/22

       1,826        1,829,828   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/31/22

       2,379        2,358,221   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2016    7


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

      

Vizient, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.25%, 2/13/23

     USD       2,065      $ 2,089,532   
      

 

 

 
                       61,242,179   

Health Care Technology — 0.6%

      

IMS Health, Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 3/17/21

             3,303        3,303,201   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.5%

      

Amaya Holdings BV:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 8/01/21

       2,765        2,676,619   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 8/01/22

       1,036        1,015,273   

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/14/20

       2,001        2,004,315   

Bronco Midstream Funding LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 8/15/20

       2,447        2,178,159   

Burger King Newco Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 12/10/21

       4,723        4,737,889   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Term Loan B, 7.00%, 10/11/20

       7,629        7,293,190   

CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 8/08/21

       1,466        1,472,411   

Diamond Resorts Corp., Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/09/21

       1,087        1,063,662   

Eldorado Resorts LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/23/22

       2,084        2,091,480   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 10/26/20

       2,590        2,596,527   

La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 4/14/21

       1,144        1,131,020   

Las Vegas Sands LLC, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 12/19/20

       2,444        2,445,118   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 4/28/23

       477        476,933   

RHP Hotel Properties LP, Term Loan B, 3.50%, 1/15/21

       1,263        1,264,406   

Sabre, Inc.:

      

Incremental Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/19/19

       497        497,250   

Term Loan B, 4.00%, 2/19/19

       2,626        2,630,258   

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B1, 6.00%, 10/18/20

       1,153        1,140,644   

Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan B:

      

2016, 3.75%, 5/23/23

       5,165        5,171,456   

4.25%, 3/02/20

       4,615        4,621,209   
      

 

 

 
                       46,507,819   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Household Products — 0.9%

      

Bass Pro Group LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.00%, 6/05/20

     USD       781      $ 767,769   

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 6/23/22

       3,971        3,986,618   
      

 

 

 
                       4,754,387   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 3.5%

  

 

Aria Energy Operating LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/27/22

       1,433        1,247,030   

Calpine Construction Finance Co., LP, Term Loan B1, 3.00%, 5/03/20

       1,612        1,573,435   

Calpine Corp.:

      

Term Loan B5, 3.50%, 5/27/22

       516        511,787   

Term Loan B6, 4.00%, 1/15/23

       2,145        2,138,191   

Term Loan B7, 3.00%, 5/02/23

       1,305        1,295,543   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, DIP Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/19/16

       5,791        5,787,869   

Granite Acquisition, Inc.:

      

Term Loan B, 5.00%, 12/19/21

       3,329        3,292,592   

Term Loan C, 5.00%, 12/19/21

       148        146,708   

NRG Energy, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B, 2.75%, 7/02/18

       2,015        2,012,863   

Terra-Gen Finance Co. LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/09/21

       1,522        1,255,696   
      

 

 

 
                       19,261,714   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

      

Sequa Corp., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/19/17

             701        551,054   

Insurance — 1.8%

      

AmWINS Group LLC, 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 9/04/20

       610        611,230   

Asurion LLC:

      

Term Loan B1, 5.00%, 5/24/19

       2,780        2,782,219   

Term Loan B4, 5.00%, 8/04/22

       1,530        1,525,079   

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/01/21

       1,989        1,959,559   

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 2/28/21

       905        912,358   
 

 

                
8    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2016   


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Insurance (continued)

  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (continued):

      

2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 2/28/22

     USD       1,805      $ 1,730,544   
      

 

 

 
                       9,520,989   

Internet Software & Services — 0.6%

  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/13/21

       2,505        2,513,041   

WaveDivision Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/15/19

       800        798,504   
      

 

 

 
                       3,311,545   

IT Services — 4.6%

  

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/20/22

       4,561        4,542,314   

Cision US Inc., Term Loan B, 7.00%, 5/12/23

       1,230        1,186,569   

First Data Corp.:

      

2018 Term Loan, 3.94%, 9/24/18

       1,150        1,149,517   

2021 Extended Term Loan, 4.44%, 3/24/21

       13,446        13,501,775   

Global Payments Inc., Term Loan B, 3.94%, 4/22/23

       2,925        2,946,406   

Vantiv LLC, 2014 Term Loan B, 3.50%, 6/13/21

       1,685        1,689,302   
      

 

 

 
                       25,015,883   

Leisure Products — 0.2%

  

Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/15/21

             1,455        1,139,948   

Machinery — 2.1%

  

Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 8/23/19

       1,198        1,200,909   

Faenza Acquisition GmbH:

      

Term Loan B1, 4.25%, 8/30/20

       1,056        1,056,490   

Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 8/30/20

       322        322,418   

Infiltrator Systems, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/27/22

       1,507        1,509,556   

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/25/21

       790        792,962   

Rexnord LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/21/20

       2,559        2,544,162   

Silver II US Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/19

       3,586        3,230,159   

Wabash National Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/16/22

       919        917,889   
      

 

 

 
                       11,574,545   
Floating Rate Loan Interests           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Manufacture Goods — 0.1%

  

KP Germany Erste GmbH, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20

     USD       490      $ 490,904   

Media — 13.8%

  

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., Extended Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/14/22

       4,784        4,788,595   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan:

      

1st Lien, 7.00%, 3/31/20

       4,232        4,225,447   

2016 B, 5.25%, 5/17/23

       3,615        3,610,481   

0.00%, 7/03/16 (a)(c)

       2,489          

Charter Communications Operating LLC:

      

2016 Term Loan H, 3.25%, 8/24/21

       1,060        1,060,000   

2016 Term Loan I, 3.50%, 1/24/23

       6,485        6,511,134   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D, 7.20%, 1/30/19

       5,115        3,916,092   

Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan C, 4.25%, 6/13/21

       2,199        2,207,186   

Hemisphere Media Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 7/30/20

       1,586        1,578,464   

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 5/31/21

       2,767        2,730,648   

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Extended Term Loan E, 7.95%, 7/30/19

       515        392,044   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 6/30/19

       3,290        3,025,009   

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 1/07/22

       1,215        1,193,069   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 8/16/20

       488        488,109   

MCC Iowa LLC, Term Loan J, 3.75%, 6/30/21

       516        514,848   

Media General, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/31/20

       2,110        2,110,884   

Mediacom Communications Corp., Term Loan F, 2.91%, 3/31/18

       1,098        1,090,740   

Neptune Finco Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/09/22

       4,740        4,774,555   

Numericable U.S. LLC:

      

Term Loan B6, 4.75%, 2/10/23

       3,781        3,785,251   

Term Loan B7, 5.00%, 1/15/24

       1,230        1,233,075   

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, Term Loan B1, 3.25%, 3/24/21

       4,461        4,454,949   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 4/09/20

     USD       198      $ 197,029   

Tribune Media Co., Term Loan, 3.75%, 12/27/20

       3,938        3,944,211   

Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan C4, 4.00%, 3/01/20

       7,113        7,109,081   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd.:

      

Term Loan E, 4.25%, 6/30/23

     GBP        2,840        4,089,949   

Term Loan F, 3.65%, 6/30/23

     USD        2,299        2,300,174   

Ziggo Financing Partnership:

      

Term Loan B1, 3.65%, 1/15/22

       1,451        1,449,112   

Term Loan B2A, 3.60%, 1/15/22

       944        943,114   

Term Loan B3, 3.60%, 1/15/22

       1,551        1,549,554   
      

 

 

 
                       75,272,804   

Metals & Mining — 0.8%

  

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/30/19

       778        728,305   

Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc., Term Loan A, 3.21%, 5/31/18

       41        39,996   

Novelis, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 6/02/22

       3,542        3,529,610   
      

 

 

 
                       4,297,911   

Multiline Retail — 2.0%

  

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 9/26/19

       3,520        3,502,786   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/26/20

       866        835,187   

Dollar Tree, Inc., Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 7/06/22

       3,668        3,685,035   

Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.75%, 9/30/22

       1,360        1,359,337   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/25/20

       1,851        1,695,097   
      

 

 

 
                       11,077,442   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%

  

California Resources Corp., Term Loan A, 2.00%, 10/01/19

       580        531,059   

CITGO Holding, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 9.50%, 5/12/18

       1,068        1,072,783   

Drillships Financing Holding, Inc., Term Loan B1, 6.00%, 3/31/21

       1,225        534,911   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Term Loan, 3.25%, 12/02/19

       207        199,124   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

EP Energy LLC, Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 5/24/18

     USD       916      $ 741,713   

Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC, Term Loan B1, 6.50%, 11/13/21

       895        868,150   

MEG Energy Corp., Refinancing Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/20

       3,688        3,282,725   

Panda Patriot LLC, Term Loan B1, 6.75%, 12/19/20

       1,435        1,334,550   

Power Buyer LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/06/20

       506        505,030   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 11/06/20

       470        451,200   

Samchully Midstream 3 LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 10/20/21

       1,456        1,237,274   

Seventy Seven Operating LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/25/21 (a)(c)

       263        221,660   

Southcross Energy Partners LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/04/21

       92        73,179   

Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, Exit Term Loan B, 3.50%, 4/13/23

       88        70,586   

Stonewall Gas Gathering LLC, Term Loan B, 8.75%, 1/28/22

       1,031        1,033,630   

TPF II Power LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 10/02/21

       2,068        2,066,549   

Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership, Term Loan B1, 5.25%, 3/31/22

       1,668        1,571,197   

WTG Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 1/15/21

       591        589,909   
      

 

 

 
                       16,385,229   

Personal Products — 0.8%

  

NBTY, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 5/05/23

       1,757        1,766,381   

Prestige Brands, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 9/03/21

       2,509        2,515,126   
      

 

 

 
                       4,281,507   

Pharmaceuticals — 5.6%

  

Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 4/16/21

       1,458        1,465,588   

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Incremental Term Loan, 4.50%, 11/01/19

       1,495        1,491,204   

CCC Information Services, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/20/19

       900        895,654   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

      

DPx Holdings BV, 2014 Incremental Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/11/21

     USD       4,846      $ 4,764,626   

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl, 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 9/26/22

       3,426        3,377,449   

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.45%, 2/27/21

       4,208        4,216,868   

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 8/18/22

       5,432        5,436,133   

Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 1.00%, 8/18/22

       425        425,353   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

      

Series A3 Tranche A, 3.71%, 10/20/18

       665        655,042   

Series A4 Tranche A, 3.69%, 4/01/20

       626        605,596   

Series C2 Term Loan B, 4.75%, 12/11/19

       4,043        3,987,036   

Series D2 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 2/13/19

       1,986        1,959,054   

Series E Term Loan B, 4.75%, 8/05/20

       1,433        1,410,143   
      

 

 

 
                       30,689,746   

Professional Services — 4.0%

  

Acosta Holdco, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 4.25%, 9/26/21

       1,259        1,251,891   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.:

      

2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/23/21

       2,613        2,601,949   

2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/25/22

       880        838,200   

Emdeon Business Services LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 11/02/18

       3,187        3,183,354   

ON Assignment, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/03/22

       2,370        2,373,700   

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan, 7.50%, 3/27/19

       1,765        1,672,694   

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/20/22

       2,213        2,200,253   

TransUnion LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 4/09/21

       7,387        7,384,657   
      

 

 

 
                       21,506,698   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1%

  

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/24/22

       2,092        2,075,384   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

  

MGM Growth Properties LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/25/23

     USD       3,770      $ 3,792,884   
      

 

 

 
                       5,868,268   

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.0%

  

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 10/16/20

       2,154        2,158,900   

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/04/21

       2,437        2,429,122   

Realogy Corp.:

      

Extended Letter of Credit, 0.48%, 10/16/16

       113        112,025   

Term Loan A, 2.69%, 10/23/20

       1,130        1,107,400   

Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/05/20

       5,120        5,128,439   
      

 

 

 
                       10,935,886   

Road & Rail — 1.3%

      

Hertz Corp., Term Loan B2, 3.00%, 3/11/18

       4,269        4,256,697   

Road Infrastructure Investment LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/31/21

       1,983        1,964,687   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 9/30/21

       975        960,375   
      

 

 

 
                       7,181,759   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%

  

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd., 2016 Term Loan B1, 4.25%, 2/01/23

       12,745        12,775,461   

Microsemi Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.25%, 1/15/23

       754        760,525   

NXP BV:

      

2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 12/07/20

       3,056        3,064,156   

Term Loan D, 3.25%, 1/11/20

       1,394        1,392,075   

ON Semiconductor Corp., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 3/31/23

       675        679,360   
      

 

 

 
                       18,671,577   

Software — 5.2%

      

Evertec Group LLC, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 4/17/20

       1,041        1,012,823   

Infor US, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3.75%, 6/03/20

       3,401        3,332,241   

Informatica Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/05/22

       4,102        4,052,041   

IQOR US, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/01/21

       492        403,491   
 

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Software (continued)

  

Kronos, Inc.:

      

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 4/30/20

     USD       1,786      $ 1,821,842   

Initial Incremental Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/30/19

       2,133        2,135,348   

Mitchell International, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/13/20

       2,127        2,111,611   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 10/11/21

       1,600        1,477,328   

SolarWinds, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 2/03/23

       2,900        2,899,101   

Solera Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 3/03/23

       1,000        1,005,420   

Sophia LP, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.75%, 9/30/22

       1,925        1,923,488   

SS&C Technologies, Inc.:

      

2015 Term Loan B1, 4.00%, 7/08/22

       5,320        5,337,557   

2015 Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 7/08/22

       732        734,612   
      

 

 

 
                       28,246,903   

Specialty Retail — 2.5%

  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., Repriced Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/31/20

       1,300        1,299,708   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/16/19

       1,106        1,105,679   

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

      

Incremental 2014 Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 1/28/20

       2,354        2,359,914   

Term Loan B, 3.75%, 1/28/20

       2,213        2,215,897   

Party City Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 8/19/22

       3,119        3,109,419   

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.:

      

2016 Term Loan B1, 5.75%, 1/26/23

       833        838,227   

2016 Term Loan B2, 5.64%, 1/26/23

       1,621        1,630,388   

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/11/22

       506        506,151   

Things Remembered, Inc., Term Loan B, 0.00%, 5/24/18 (a)(c)

       1,490        409,842   
      

 

 

 
                       13,475,225   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.8%

  

Dell International LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 4/29/20

       1,407        1,406,866   

Dell, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 10/29/18

       2,397        2,396,084   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)

  

Linxens France SA, Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/14/22

     USD       793      $ 787,065   
      

 

 

 
                       4,590,015   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%

      

Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, 6.75%, 4/10/18

       2,009        1,979,145   

J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/05/21

       488        362,067   

Samsonite International SA, Term Loan B, 4.00%, 5/12/23

       495        498,960   
      

 

 

 
                       2,840,172   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.4%

      

IG Investment Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 10/29/21

             2,181        2,172,575   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

      

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/01/22

       1,394        1,396,261   

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 2016 Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/05/23

       250        250,157   
      

 

 

 
                       1,646,418   

Transportation — 0.2%

      

Gruden Acquisition, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/18/22

             1,267        1,144,893   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

      

Penn Products Terminals LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%, 4/13/22

             1,012        983,993   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.8%

      

LTS Buyer LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/13/20

       4,927        4,911,486   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 4/12/21

       300        296,250   

New Lightsquared LLC, PIK Exit Term Loan (9.75% PIK), 9.75%, 6/15/20 (g)

       7,285        6,702,486   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 11/09/22

       3,436        3,456,861   
      

 

 

 
                       15,367,083   
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 134.2%        731,459,720   
 

 

                
12    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2016   


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2%

      

Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX, 4.60%, 11/05/30 (b)(d)

     USD       991      $ 993,182   
      
                          
Investment Companies                      

Capital Markets — 0.0%

      

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust

       54        732   

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

             13,945        83,252   
Total Investment Companies — 0.0%                      83,984   
      
                          
Other Interests (h)   

Beneficial
Interest

(000)

        

Auto Components — 0.0%

      

Intermet Liquidating Trust, Class A

     USD        256        3   

Household Durables — 0.3%

      

Stanley Martin, Class B Membership Units (i)

             1,250        1,525,000   
Total Other Interests — 0.3%                      1,525,003   
      
                          
Preferred Securities    Shares         
Trust Preferred — 0.3%                         

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

      

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 6.41%, 2/15/40 (d)

             60,894        1,520,752   
Total Preferred Securities — 0.3%                      1,520,752   
Warrants — 0.0%         Shares     Value  

Software — 0.0%

      

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Issued/exercisable 3/09/10, 19 Shares for 1 Warrant, Expires 6/22/19, Strike Price $42.27)

         2,406      $ 6,177   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $798,381,505) — 144.3%

                 786,476,248   
      
                      
Short-Term Securities                    

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.42% (j)(k)

         3,218,564        3,218,564   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $3,218,564) — 0.6%

                 3,218,564   

Options Purchased

(Cost — $43,022) — 0.0%

                   

Total Investments

(Cost — $801,643,091*) — 144.9%

         789,694,812   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (44.9)%          (244,551,251
      

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%        $ 545,143,561   
      

 

 

 

*  As of period end, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      

Tax cost

    $ 807,399,577   
      

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 5,371,601   

Gross unrealized depreciation

      (23,076,366
      

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

    $ (17,704,765
      

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   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.

 

(c)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(d)   Variable rate security. Rate as of period end.

 

(e)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(f)   Convertible security.

 

(g)   Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

 

(h)   Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

(i)   All or a portion of security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary.

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

 

(j)   During the period ended May 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund 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, 2015

       Net
Activity
      

Shares

Held at
May 31, 2016

       Value at
May 31, 2016
       Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

                 3,218,564           3,218,564         $ 3,218,564         $ 1,026   

 

(k)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ADS    American Depositary Shares
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
DIP    Debtor-In-Possession
GBP    British Pound
OTC    Over-the-Counter
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
USD    United States Dollar

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts                                      

Contracts

Short

     Issue      Expiration        Notional
Value
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

(17)

     10-Year U.S. Treasury Note        September 2016         $ 2,204,688         $ (182

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

       Counterparty  

Settlement

Date

  Unrealized
Appreciation
      
USD     956,399         CAD        1,198,000         Westpac Group   6/06/16   $ 42,857     
USD     4,023,044         GBP        2,750,000         Standard Chartered Bank   6/06/16     40,020     
USD     915,156         CAD        1,192,000         Royal Bank of Canada   7/06/16     6,188     
USD     4,027,383         GBP        2,750,000         Barclays Bank PLC   7/06/16     43,437       
Total                      $ 132,502     
                    

 

 

 

                
14    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2016   


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

OTC Options Purchased

 

Description   Put/
Call
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Value  

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC

  Call   Goldman Sachs & Co.     12/14/19      USD     942.86        44          

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity   Fixed Rate/Floating
Rate
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
   

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Value    

Premiums

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

IBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index

  3-Month LIBOR   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/20/16      USD     570      $ (296   $ (385   $ 89   

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

   

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 Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as level 3.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value 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 investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

                
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments:

                

Asset-Backed Securities

            $ 13,972,894         $ 3,971,910         $ 17,944,804   

Common Stocks

  $ 32,606           57,761           42,672           133,039   

Corporate Bonds

              31,138,358           1,671,229           32,809,587   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              688,228,265           43,231,455           731,459,720   

Investment Companies

    83,984                               83,984   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              993,182                     993,182   

Other Interests

                        1,525,003           1,525,003   

Trust Preferred

    1,520,752                               1,520,752   

Warrants

                        6,177           6,177   

Short-Term Securities

    3,218,564                               3,218,564   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,855,906         $ 734,390,460         $ 50,448,446         $ 789,694,812   
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments1                                         

Assets:

                

Equity contracts

            $ 89                   $ 89   

Forward foreign currency contracts

              132,502                     132,502   

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (182                            (182
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ (182      $ 132,591                   $ 132,409   
 

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

        

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

   

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                

Cash

  $ 949,271                             $ 949,271   

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    22,000                               22,000   

Foreign currency at value

    7,369                               7,369   

Liabilities:

                

Bank borrowings payable

            $ (228,000,000                  (228,000,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 978,640         $ (228,000,000                $ (227,021,360
 

 

 

 

 

                
16    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2016   


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.  (FRA)

 

During the period ended May 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities
    Common
Stocks
    Corporate
Bonds
    Floating Rate
Loan
Interests
    Other
Interests
    Warrants     Total  

Assets:

             

Opening Balance, as of August 31, 2015

  $ 10,022,033      $ 345,687      $ 2,987,102      $ 33,105,389      $ 1,715,003      $ 20,682      $ 48,195,896   

Transfers into Level 31

                         28,642,273                      28,642,273   

Transfers out of Level 32

    (3,560,344            (944,697     (13,076,426                   (17,581,467

Accrued discounts/premiums

    5,644               657        61,553                      67,854   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (280,670                   (380,752                   (661,422

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2,3

    (110,510     (312,858     (431,839     (1,295,414     (88,579     (14,505     (2,253,705

Purchases

    2,166,565        11,282        60,006        5,580,159                      7,818,012   

Sales

    (4,270,808     (1,439            (9,405,327     (101,421            (13,778,995

Closing Balance, as of May 31, 2016

  $ 3,971,910      $ 42,672      $ 1,671,229      $ 43,231,455      $ 1,525,003      $ 6,177      $ 50,448,446   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at May 31, 20164

  $ (98,282   $ (225,062   $ (431,840   $ (1,300,869   $ (88,579   $ (14,504   $ (2,159,136
 

 

 

 

1   As of May 31, 2016, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of May 31, 2016, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning of period value of $28,642,273 transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

        

2    As of May 31, 2016, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of May 31, 2016, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning of period value of $17,581,467 transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

         

3   Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

      

4   Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held as of May 31, 2016 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

       

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

                
   BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2016    17


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 Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski

  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
Date: July 22, 2016

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 Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
Date: July 22, 2016
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
Date: July 22, 2016