Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Harris Jerrold B
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. [FRA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
55 EAST 52ND STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/08/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10055
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/08/2012   J(1)   118 A (1) 401.916 D  
Common Stock 10/08/2012   J(2)   137 A (2) 401.916 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Harris Jerrold B
55 EAST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10055
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Noah Gellner as Attorney-in-Fact   10/09/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Effective as of October 8, 2012, BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (the "Target Fund") was reorganized into BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (the "Acquiring Fund," and such reorganization, the "Reorganization"). In the Reorganization, common shareholders of the Target Fund received common shares of the Acquiring Fund in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Target Fund's common shares as determined at the close of business on October 5, 2012, less the costs of the Reorganization (although cash was distributed for any fractional shares). As of October 5, 2012, the Target Fund reported a net asset value per share of $10.8845 and the Acquiring Fund reported a net asset value per share of $15.0289. The conversion ratio for the Target Fund's common shares was 0.72423797. In the Reorganization, Mr. Jerrold B. Harris received 118 common shares of the Acquiring Fund in exchange for his 163.796 common shares of the Target Fund.
(2) Effective as of October 8, 2012, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (the "Target Fund") was reorganized into BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (the "Acquiring Fund," and such reorganization, the "Reorganization"). In the Reorganization, common shareholders of the Target Fund received common shares of the Acquiring Fund in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Target Fund's common shares as determined at the close of business on October 5, 2012, less the costs of the Reorganization (although cash was distributed for any fractional shares). As of October 5, 2012, the Target Fund reported a net asset value per share of $13.7458 and the Acquiring Fund reported a net asset value per share of $15.0289. The conversion ratio for the Target Fund's common shares was 0.91462449. In the Reorganization, Mr. Jerrold B. Harris received 137 common shares of the Acquiring Fund in exchange for his 150.864 common shares of the Target Fund.

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