N-PX 1 frafinal.txt BR FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. 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: Anne Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., 40 East 52(nd) Street, New York City, NY 10022. Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4 Date of fiscal year end: 08/31 Date of reporting period: 07/01/2008 -- 06/30/2009 Item 1 -- Proxy Voting Record -- Attached hereto. 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/ Anne Ackerley Anne Ackerley Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. Date: August 14, 2009 ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-21413 Reporting Period: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. ============= BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. ============= AINSWORTH LUMBER CO LTD Ticker: ANS Security ID: 009037AG7 Meeting Date: JUL 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Bondholder Record Date: JUN 18, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Bondholder Resolution: Approve For Did Not Vote Management Arrangement Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AINSWORTH LUMBER CO LTD Ticker: ANS Security ID: 009037AH5 Meeting Date: JUL 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Bondholder Record Date: JUN 18, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Bondholder Resolution: Approve For Did Not Vote Management Arrangement Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AINSWORTH LUMBER CO LTD Ticker: ANS Security ID: 009037AK8 Meeting Date: JUL 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Bondholder Record Date: JUN 18, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Bondholder Resolution: Approve For Did Not Vote Management Arrangement Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AINSWORTH LUMBER CO LTD Ticker: ANS Security ID: 009037201 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert Chadwick For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jay Gurandiano For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul Houston For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Richard Huff For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John Lacey For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Gordon Lancaster For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jonathan I. Mishkin For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AINSWORTH LUMBER CO LTD Ticker: ANS Security ID: C01023206 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert Chadwick For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jay Gurandiano For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul Houston For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Richard Huff For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John Lacey For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Gordon Lancaster For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jonathan I. Mishkin For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC. Ticker: GSCQ Security ID: 37246R205 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 20, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Duncan H. Cocroft For For Management 2 Elect Director David L. Eaton For For Management 3 Elect Director Kenneth A. Ghazey For For Management 4 Elect Director Philip J. Gund For For Management 5 Elect Director Charles Macaluso For For Management 6 Elect Director Bradley E. Scher For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ticker: MDTL Security ID: 58500P107 Meeting Date: AUG 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 1, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert K. Lifton For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Howard Weingrow For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Jacob S. Weiss For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Amos Eiran For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Zeev Nahmoni For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Mitchell H. Freeman For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Steve M. Barnett For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Daniel A. Luchansky For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Andrew A. Levy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Barry Newman For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ticker: MDTL Security ID: 58500P107 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 26, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Preferred Stock For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRICO MARINE SERVICES, INC. Ticker: TRMA Security ID: 896106200 Meeting Date: AUG 12, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUN 27, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management Acquisition 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Note from Broadridge: Please vote NONE None Abstain Management if Stock Owned of Record or Beneficially by You is Owned and Controlled Only By U.S. Citizens, Or vote FOR if Such Stock is Owned or Controlled By any Person Who is Not a U.S. Citizen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRICO MARINE SERVICES, INC. Ticker: TRMA Security ID: 896106200 Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: APR 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) 1 Elect Director Joseph S. Compofelice For None Management 2 Elect Director Ben A. Guill For None Management 3 Ratify Auditors For None Management 4 Increase Size of Board to Nine Against None Shareholder 5 Increase Quorum Requirement at Board Against None Shareholder Meetings to Seven Directors 6 Remove Director Per Statehr Without Against None Shareholder Cause 7 Amend Bylaws to Reduce Ownership Against None Shareholder Threshold to Call Special Meeting 8 Repeal Bylaw Amendments Adopted After Against None Shareholder December 15, 2008 9 Declassify the Board of Directors None None Shareholder 10 Elect Douglas E. Swanson as Director to For None Management Fill Vacancy 11 Require a Majority Vote for the Against None Shareholder Election of Directors # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Blue Card) 1 Management Nominee - Ben A. Guill For For Shareholder 2 Management Nominee - Joseph S. Against For Shareholder Compofelice 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Increase Size of Board to Nine For For Shareholder 5 Increase Quorum Requirement at Board For For Shareholder Meetings to Seven Directors 6 Remove Director Per Statehr Without For For Shareholder Cause 7 Amend Bylaws to Reduce Ownership For For Shareholder Threshold to Call Special Meeting 8 Repeal Bylaw Amendments Adopted After For For Shareholder December 15, 2008 9 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Shareholder 10 Elect Douglas E. Swanson as Director to For For Shareholder Fill Vacancy 11 Elect Director Age Korsvold For For Shareholder 12 Elect Director Christen Sveaas For For Shareholder 13 Require a Majority Vote for the For Against Shareholder Election of Directors ========== END NPX REPORT