UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-22126

Name of Fund: BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
Defined Opportunity Credit Trust, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Mailing
address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ 08543-9011

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

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2009

Date of reporting period: 02/28/2009

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders



EQUITIES FIXED INCOME REAL ESTATE LIQUIDITY ALTERNATIVES BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS

Semi-Annual Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2009 | (UNAUDITED)

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)

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

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc.

NOT FDIC INSURED

MAY LOSE VALUE

NO BANK GUARANTEE


Table of Contents    
 
  Page  
 
A Letter to Shareholders   3  
Semi-Annual Report:    
Fund Summaries   4  
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging   10  
Derivative Instruments   11  
Disclosure of Expenses   11  
Fund Financial Statements    
        Schedules of Investments   12  
        Statements of Assets and Liabilities   36  
        Statements of Operations   37  
        Statements of Changes in Net Assets   39  
        Statements of Cash Flows   42  
Fund Financial Highlights   43  
Fund Notes to Financial Statements   49  
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC Portfolio Summary   57  
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC Financial Statements:    
        Schedule of Investments   58  
        Statement of Assets and Liabilities   64  
        Statement of Operations   65  
        Statements of Changes in Net Assets   67  
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC Financial Highlights   67  
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC Notes to Financial Statements   68  
Officers and Directors/Trustees   71  
Additional Information   72  

2 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


A Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder

The present time may well be remembered as one of the most tumultuous periods in financial market history. Over the past year, the housing market

collapse and the ensuing credit crisis swelled into an all-out global financial market meltdown, featuring the collapse of storied financial firms, volatile

swings in the world’s financial markets and monumental government actions, including the recent passage of the nearly $800 billion American Recovery

and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The US economy appeared somewhat resilient through the first few months of 2008 before becoming mired in the worst recession in decades. The

economic data was dire across the board, but worse was the intensifying pace of deterioration in consumer spending, employment, manufacturing and

other key indicators. US gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at an annual rate of 6.3% in the 2008 fourth quarter — substantially below forecast and

the worst reading since 1982. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) took forceful action to revive the global economy and financial system. In addition to

slashing the federal funds target rate from 3% to a record low range of 0% to 0.25%, the central bank provided enormous cash injections and significantly

expanded its balance sheet via various lending and acquisition programs.

Against this backdrop, US equities contended with relentless market volatility, and the sentiment turned decisively negative toward period end. Declines

were significant and broad based, with little divergence among the returns for large and small cap stocks. Non-US stocks were not spared either, as the

credit crisis revealed itself to be global in nature and economic activity slowed dramatically.

Risk aversion remained the dominant theme in fixed income markets, leading the Treasury sector to top all other asset classes. The high yield market was

particularly hard hit in this environment, as economic turmoil, combined with frozen credit markets and substantial technical pressures, took a heavy toll.

Meanwhile, tax-exempt issues posted positive returns for the period, but the sector was not without significant challenges, including a shortage of market

participants, lack of liquidity, difficult funding environment and backlog of new-issue supply.

In all, investors continued to gravitate toward relative safety, as evidenced in the six- and 12-month returns of the major benchmark indexes:

Total Returns as of February 28, 2009   6-month   12-month  
US equities (S&P 500 Index)   (41.82)%   (43.32)%  
Small cap US equities (Russell 2000 Index)   (46.91)   (42.38)  
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)   (44.58)   (50.22)  
US Treasury securities (Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index)   8.52   8.09  
Taxable fixed income (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index*)   1.88   2.06  
Tax-exempt fixed income (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index*)   0.05   5.18  
High yield bonds (Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index*)   (21.50)   (20.92)  

* Formerly a Lehman Brothers index.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Through periods of market turbulence, as ever, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For our most current

views on the economy and financial markets, we invite you to visit www.blackrock.com/funds . We thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments,

and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,


Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

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Fund Summary as of February 28, 2009 BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

Investment Objective

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL) (the “Fund”) seeks high current income, with a secondary objective of long-
term capital appreciation.

Performance

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund returned (20.79)% based on market price and (27.30)% based on net
asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of (39.55)% on
a market price basis and (35.93)% on a NAV basis. The performance of the Lipper category does not necessarily correlate to that
of the Fund, as the Lipper group comprises both closed-end funds and unleveraged continuously offered closed-end funds. All
returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the differ-
ence between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. This semi-annual period was one of the most difficult
in market history. Accordingly, the Fund was conservatively invested with an emphasis on more liquid credits and defensive market
sectors, which aided relative performance for the six months.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic
or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

Fund Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange   BHL  
Initial Offering Date   January 31, 2008  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2009 ($9.35) 1   14.44%  
Current Monthly Distribution per Share 2   $0.1125  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share 2   $1.3500  
Leverage as of February 28, 2009 3   24%  

1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2 A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 2, 2009. The Monthly Distribution per Share was decreased to $0.0825. The Yield on
Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution per Share and Current Annualized Distribution per Share do not reflect the new distribution rate.
The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of
capital or net realized gain.
3 Represents loans outstanding as a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to any
borrowing that may be outstanding, minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). For a discussion of
leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 10.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:

  2/28/09   8/31/08   Change   High   Low  
Market Price   $9.35   $12.66   (26.15)%   $13.29   $6.53  
Net Asset Value   $9.70   $14.31   (32.22)%   $14.35   $8.36  

The following chart shows the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments:

Portfolio Composition

  2/28/09   8/31/08  
Floating Rate Loan Interests   99%   99%  
Corporate Bonds   1   1  

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Fund Summary as of February 28, 2009 BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF) (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investors with a high current income by
investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of floating rate debt securities and instruments, including floating or variable rate
loans, bonds, preferred securities (including convertible preferred securities), notes or other debt securities or instruments that pay
a floating rate of interest.

Performance

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund returned (47.13)% based on market price and (53.82)% based on NAV.
For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of (39.55)% on a market
price basis and (35.93)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a discount to a
premium to NAV, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. During
the period, high yield bonds, which made up 48% of the Fund’s portfolio as of February 28, 2009, performed inline with loans.
This was neutral to performance, however, the Fund’s allocation to high yield floating rate notes detracted, as these issues under-
performed. The Fund was 25% leveraged as of February 28, 2009, amplifying its negative return during one of the most difficult
periods in market history. Credit quality also hampered results, as the Fund’s average credit distribution was lower than that of
the market.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic
or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

Fund Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange   DVF  
Initial Offering Date   January 31, 2005  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2009 ($6.03) 1   24.88%  
Current Monthly Distribution per Share 2   $0.125  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share 2   $1.500  
Leverage as of February 28, 2009 3   25%  

1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2 A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 2, 2009. The Monthly Distribution per Share was decreased to $0.1150. The Yield on
Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution per Share and Current Annualized Distribution per Share do not reflect the new distribution rate.
The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of
capital or net realized gain.
3 As a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be out-
standing, minus the sum of accrued liabilities, other than debt representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized
by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 10.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:

  2/28/09   8/31/08   Change   High   Low  
Market Price   $6.03   $12.77   (52.78)%   $13.04   $4.75  
Net Asset Value   $5.75   $13.94   (58.75)%   $13.94   $5.73  

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Fund’s
corporate bond investments:

      Portfolio Composition      
  2/28/09   8/31/08  
Floating Rate Loan Interests   50%   47%  
Corporate Bonds   48   50  
Common Stock   1   3  
Non-U.S. Government Agency      
    Mortgage-Backed Securities   1    

      Credit Quality Allocations 4      
  2/28/09   8/31/08  
AA/Aa     3%  
BBB/Baa     1  
BB/Ba   9%   7  
B/B   62   61  
CCC/Caa   19   20  
CC/Ca   6   2  
Not Rated   4   6  

4 Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investor
Service (“Moody’s”) ratings.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 5


Fund Summary as of February 28, 2009 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc

Investment Objective

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA) (the “Fund”) seeks high current income and such preservation of
capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and
instruments.

Performance

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund returned (35.03)% based on market price and (37.26)% based on NAV.
For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of (39.55)% on a market
price basis and (35.93)% on a NAV basis. The performance of the Lipper category does not necessarily correlate to that of the
Fund, as the Lipper group comprises both closed-end funds and unleveraged continuously offered closed-end funds. All returns
reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference
between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The six-month period featured considerable volatility
in credit markets. Consequently, the Fund was invested fairly conservatively in terms of credit and sector allocation, which
aided performance.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic
or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

Fund Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange   FRA  
Initial Offering Date   October 31, 2003  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2009 ($8.74) 1   15.77%  
Current Monthly Distribution per Share 2   $0.114835  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share 2   $1.378020  
Leverage as of February 28, 2009 3   19%  

1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2 A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 2, 2009. The Monthly Distribution per Share was decreased to $0.104835. The Yield on
Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution per Share and Current Annualized Distribution per Share do not reflect the new distribution rate.
The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future.
3 Represents loans outstanding as a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to
any borrowing that may be outstanding, minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). For a discussion
of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 10.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:

  2/28/09   8/31/08   Change   High   Low  
Market Price   $8.74   $14.49   (39.68)%   $14.68   $7.79  
Net Asset Value   $9.39   $16.12   (41.75)%   $16.12   $8.96  

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the
Fund’s corporate bond investments:

      Portfolio Composition      
  2/28/09   8/31/08  
Floating Rate Loan Interests   71%   73%  
Corporate Bonds   28   26  
Non-U.S. Government Agency      
    Mortgage-Backed Securities   1    
Common Stocks     1  

      Credit Quality Allocations 4      
  2/28/09   8/31/08  
AA/Aa     5%  
BBB/Baa   18%   11  
BB/Ba   17   11  
B/B   51   59  
CCC/Caa   7   8  
CC/Ca   1    
D   1    
Not Rated   5   6  

4 Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

6 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Fund Summary as of February 28, 2009 BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

Investment Objective

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.

Performance

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund returned (13.14)% based on market price and (20.15)% based on NAV.
For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (34.08)%
on a market price basis and (34.87)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s discount to NAV,
which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on
NAV. The Fund’s 24% allocation to mortgage securities (as of February 28, 2009) helped relative performance dramatically,
as these issues outperformed high yield for the six-month period. The Fund employed very little leverage, which also proved
beneficial to performance.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic
or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

Fund Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange   BLW  
Initial Offering Date   July 30, 2003  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2009 ($11.96) 1   10.03%  
Current Monthly Distribution per Share 2   $0.10  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share 2   $1.20  

1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance
does not guarantee future results.
2 A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 2, 2009. The Monthly Distribution per Share was decreased to $0.09. The Yield on Closing
Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution per Share and Current Annualized Distribution per Share do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new
distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or
net realized gain.

The table below summarizes the Fund’s market price and net asset value per share:

  2/28/09   8/31/08   Change   High   Low  
Market Price   $11.96   $14.57   (17.91)%   $14.83   $ 8.83  
Net Asset Value   $12.61   $16.71   (24.54)%   $16.81   $11.86  

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the
Fund’s corporate bond investments:

Portfolio Composition      
  2/28/09   8/31/08  
Floating Rate Loan Interests         44%   46%  
U.S. Government Agency      
    Mortgage-Backed Securities   24   16  
Corporate Bonds   24   32  
U.S. Government Obligations   5   4  
Foreign Government Obligations   3   2  

      Credit Quality Allocations 3      
  2/28/09   8/31/08  
AAA/Aaa     7%  
BBB/Baa         23%   14  
BB/Ba   21   17  
B/B   34   44  
CCC/Caa   17   13  
C/C   1    
Not Rated   4   5  

3 Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 7


Fund Summary as of February 28, 2009 BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a continuously offered closed-end fund that seeks high current income
and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in senior collateralized corporate loans made by banks and
other financial institutions.

Performance

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund returned (22.69)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end
Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of (35.93)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment
of dividends. The Fund employed no leverage during the six months, while the Lipper category comprises primarily leveraged
closed-end funds. This had a huge impact on relative performance during the first three months of the reporting period —
notably, the worst period in market history. In general, the Fund was defensively positioned with respect to sector allocation,
and was broadly diversified among individual credits. This aided performance in the first half, but detracted as performance
improved during the final two months.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic
or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

Fund Information 1

Initial Offering Date   November 3, 1989  
Yield based on Net Asset Value as of February 28, 2009 ($5.95) 2   6.60%  
Current Monthly Distribution per Share 3   $0.030132  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share 3   $0.392792  

1 The Fund is a continuously offered closed-end fund that does not trade on an exchange.
2 Yield based on net asset value is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the net asset value.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
3 The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

The table below summarizes the change in the Fund’s NAV per share:

  2/28/09   8/31/08   Change   High   Low  
Net Asset Value   $5.95   $7.98   (25.44)%   $7.98   $5.54  

Expense Example for Continuously Offered Closed-End Funds

    Actual       Hypothetical 5    
  Beginning   Ending     Beginning   Ending    
  Account Value   Account Value   Expenses Paid   Account Value   Account Value   Expenses Paid  
              September 1, 2008                 February 28,2009   During the Period 4               September 1, 2008                  February 28,2009   During the Period 4  
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate, Inc.   $1,000   $773.10   $6.66   $1,000   $1,017.39               $7.57  

4 Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.51%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year
period shown). Because the Fund is a feeder fund, the expense table reflects the expenses of both the feeder fund and the Master LLC in which it invests.
5 Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro-rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365.
See “Disclosure of Expenses for Continuously Offered Closed-End Funds” on page 11 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

8 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Fund Summary as of February 28, 2009 BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a continuously offered closed-end fund that seeks high current
income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in senior collateralized corporate loans made by banks
and other financial institutions.

Performance

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Fund returned (22.75)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end
Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of (35.93)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment
of dividends. The Fund employed no leverage during the six months, while the Lipper category comprises primarily leveraged
closed-end funds. This had a huge impact on relative performance during the first three months of the reporting period —
notably, the worst period in market history. In general, the Fund was defensively positioned with respect to sector allocation,
and was broadly diversified among individual credits. This aided performance in the first half, but detracted as performance
improved during the final two months.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic
or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

Fund Information 1

Initial Offering Date   March 26, 1999  
Yield based on Net Asset Value as of February 28, 2009 ($6.44) 2   6.46%  
Current Monthly Distribution per Share 3   $0.031926  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share 3   $0.416178  

1 The Fund is a continuously offered closed-end fund that does not trade on an exchange.
2 Yield based on net asset value is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the net asset value.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
3 The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

The table below summarizes the change in the Fund’s NAV per share:

  2/28/09   8/31/08   Change   High   Low  
Net Asset Value   $6.44   $8.67   (25.72)%   $8.67   $6.02  

Expense Example for Continuously Offered Closed-End Funds

    Actual       Hypothetical 5    
  Beginning   Ending     Beginning   Ending    
  Account Value   Account Value   Expenses Paid   Account Value   Account Value   Expenses Paid  
            September 1, 2008            February 28,2009   During the Period 4            September 1, 2008       February 28,2009   During the Period 4  
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate II, Inc.   $1,000   $772.50   $7.30   $1,000   $1,016.56               $8.30  

4 Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.67%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year
period shown). Because the Fund is a feeder fund, the expense table reflects the expenses of both the feeder fund and the Master LLC in which it invests.
5 Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro-rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365.
See “Disclosure of Expenses for Continuously Offered Closed-End Funds” on page 11 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 9


The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust, BlackRock Diversified Income
Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (each a “Fund” and collec-
tively, the “Funds”) may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and
NAV of its Common Shares. However, these objectives cannot be achieved
in all interest rate environments.

The Funds may utilize leverage through borrowings and the issuance of
short-term debt securities. In general, the concept of leveraging is based
on the premise that the cost of assets to be obtained from leverage will be
based on short-term interest rates, which normally will be lower than the
income earned by each Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments. To
the extent that the total assets of the Fund (including the assets obtained
from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the
Fund’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental yield.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from lever-
age is paid to Common Shareholders in the form of dividends, and the
value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV of the
Fund’s Common Shares. However, in order to benefit Common Share-
holders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is, short-term inter-
est rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. If the yield curve
becomes negatively sloped, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-
term interest rates, returns to Common Shareholders will be lower than if
the Fund had not used leverage.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Fund’s Common Shares capitaliza-
tion is $100 million and it issues debt securities for an additional $30 mil-
lion, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in long-
term securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and long-term
interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this
case, the Fund pays interest expense on the $30 million of debt securities
based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the Fund’s
total portfolio of $130 million earns the income based on long-term inter-
est rates. In this case, the interest expense of the debt securities is signifi-
cantly lower than the income earned on the fund’s long-term investments,
and therefore the Common Shareholders are the beneficiaries of the incre-
mental yield.

Conversely, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term inter-
est rates of 6%, the yield curve has a negative slope. In this case, the Fund
pays interest expense on the higher short-term interest rates whereas the
Fund’s total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.
If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term
and long-term interest rates, the incremental yield pickup on the Common
Shares will be reduced or eliminated completely.

Furthermore, the value of the Fund’s portfolio investments generally varies
inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other fac-
tors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the
redemption value of the Fund’s debt securities do not fluctuate in relation
to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the
Fund’s NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Fund per-
formance from leverage from debt securities.

The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased returns to the
Funds and Common Shareholders, but as described above, it also creates
risks as short- or long-term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will gen-
erally cause greater changes in a Funds’ NAV, market price and dividend
rate than a comparable portfolio without leverage. If the income derived
from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the
cost of leverage, the Funds’ net income will be greater than if leverage had
not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is
not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the Funds’ net income will be
less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount avail-
able for distribution to shareholders will be reduced. The Funds may be
required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or below fair mar-
ket values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to
the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments
which may cause the Funds to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a
Funds’ ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of
hedging strategies. The Funds will incur expenses in connection with the
use of leverage, all of which are borne by the holders of the Common
Shares and may reduce returns on the Common Shares.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Funds are permitted to
borrow through a credit facility and the issuance of short-term debt securities
up to 33 1 / 3 % of total managed assets. As of February 28, 2009, BlackRock
Limited Duration Income Trust had no outstanding leverage and the other
Funds had outstanding leverage from credit facility borrowings as a per-
centage of total managed assets as follows:

  Percent of  
  Leverage  
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust   24%  
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc   25%  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc   19%  

10 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Derivative Instruments

The Funds may invest in various derivative instruments, including swap
agreements, futures and forward currency contracts, and other instruments
specified in the Notes to Financial Statements, which constitute forms of
economic leverage. Such instruments are used to obtain exposure to a
market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge
market and/or interest rate risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks,
including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative instru-
ment and the underlying asset, possible default of the other party to the
transaction and illiquidity of the derivative instrument. The Funds’ ability to

successfully use a derivative instrument depends on the Advisor’s ability to
accurately predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured.
The use of derivative instruments may result in losses greater than if they
had not been used, may require the Funds to sell or purchase portfolio
securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market
values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Funds can realize on
an investment or may cause the Funds to hold a security that it might
otherwise sell. The Funds’ investments in these instruments are discussed
in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Disclosure of Expenses for Continuously Offered Closed-End Funds

Shareholders of BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. and
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc. may incur the following charges:
(a) expenses related to transactions, including early withdrawal fees; and
(b) operating expenses, including advisory fees, and other Fund expenses.
The examples on pages 8 and 9 (which are based on a hypothetical invest-
ment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2008 and held through
February 28, 2009) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating
expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing
these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The tables provide information about actual account values and actual
expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during
the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account
value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the
heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The tables also provide information about hypothetical account values and
hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an
assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist
shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these
Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5%
hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.

The expenses shown in the tables are intended to highlight shareholders’
ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such
as early withdrawal fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful
in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders deter-
mine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these trans-
actional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have
been higher.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 11


Schedule of Investments February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%          
Avio S.p.A. Facility:          
      B2, 2.604%, 12/15/14   USD   471   $   243,834  
      C2, 3.229%, 12/14/15     500     258,750  
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC:          
      Letter of Credit Facility Deposit, 2.10%, 3/26/14     135     61,807  
      Term Loan, 2.479% – 3.459%, 3/26/14     2,291     1,052,566  
        1,616,957  
Auto Components — 2.7%          
Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 3.20%, 8/07/14     2,199     1,456,534  
Dana Holding Corp. Term Advance,          
  6.50% – 7.25%, 1/31/15     1,321     402,071  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The Loan (Second Lien),          
  2.23%, 4/30/14     750     521,518  
        2,380,123  
Automobiles — 0.4%          
Ford Motor Co. Term Loan, 5%, 12/15/13     992     317,156  
Building Products — 1.5%          
Building Materials Corp. of America Term Loan Advance,          
  3.625% – 3.875%, 2/22/14     745     507,849  
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GMBH)          
  Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.803%, 12/04/13   EUR   1,000     790,229  
        1,298,078  
Capital Markets — 0.7%          
Nuveen Investments, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.479% – 4.466%, 11/13/14   USD   1,310     617,619  
Chemicals — 5.5%          
Brenntag Holding Gmbh & Co. KG Facility B2,          
  2.47% – 3.501%, 1/20/14     1,000     790,000  
Cognis GMBH Facility C, 3.996%, 9/15/13     1,000     587,500  
Huish Detergents Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.17%, 4/26/14     992     840,269  
Matrix Acquisition Corp. (MacDermid, Inc.)          
  Tranche B Term Loan, 2.479%, 4/12/14     1,712     1,010,017  
PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.):          
      Loan (Second Lien), 7.68%, 7/30/15     1,000     350,000  
      Term Loan (First Lien), 4.43% – 4.71%, 7/31/14     995     594,513  
Solutia Inc. Loan, 8.50%, 2/28/14     992     637,669  
        4,809,968  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.6%          
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Term Loan,          
  3.35% – 3.59%, 1/27/12     842     686,316  
Aramark Corp.:          
      Letter of Credit Facility, 2.038%, 1/26/14     119     103,208  
      U.S. Term Loan, 3.334%, 1/26/14     1,881     1,624,570  
Kion Group GMBH (formerly Neggio Holdings 3 GMBH):          
      Facility B, 2.479%, 12/29/14     500     170,000  
      Facility C, 2.979%, 12/29/15     500     170,000  
Synagro Technologies, Inc. Term Loan (First Lien),          
  2.45%, 4/02/14     992     553,287  
West Corp. Term B-2 Loan, 2.82% – 2.854%, 10/24/13     988     722,953  
        4,030,334  
Computers & Peripherals — 1.0%          
Intergraph Corp. Initial Term Loan (First Lien),          
  3.256%, 5/29/14     1,000     855,000  

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Containers & Packaging — 3.5%          
Crown Americas LLC Additional Term B Dollar Loan,          
  2.205%, 11/15/12   USD   495   $   442,109  
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Incremental Term          
  Loan, 3.203% – 4.185%, 5/16/14     1,480     1,261,557  
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (JSG):          
      C1 Term Loan Facility, 3.678% – 5.28%, 7/16/15   EUR   500     466,426  
      Term B1, 3.428% – 5.03%, 7/16/14     500     466,426  
Smurfit-Stone Container TLB, 8.75%, 2/03/10   USD   435     432,281  
        3,068,799  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.1%          
Coinmach Corp. Term Loan, 3.47% – 4.26%, 11/14/14     1,489     967,669  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.7%          
BCM Ireland Holdings Ltd. (Eircom):          
      Facility B, 3.428%, 8/14/14   EUR   493     416,914  
      Facility C, 3.678%, 8/14/13     492     416,961  
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. Tranche C          
  Term Loan, 4.75%, 5/30/14   USD   500     208,438  
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc. Term Loan (First Lien),          
  5.506% – 7.219%, 8/31/13     1,982     1,189,462  
PAETEC Holding Corp. Replacement Term Loan,          
  2.979%, 2/28/13     970     703,345  
Time Warner Telecom Holdings Inc. Term Loan B Loan,          
  2.48%, 1/07/13     1,030     910,639  
Wind Finance SL S.A. Euro Facility (Second Lien),          
  11.473%, 12/17/14   EUR   1,000     1,097,923  
        4,943,682  
Electric Utilities — 0.6%          
Astoria Generating Co. Acquisitions, LLC Second Lien          
  Term Loan C, 4.23%, 8/23/13   USD   750     540,937  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 2.4%          
Flextronics International Ltd.:          
      A Closing Date Loan, 3.344% – 3.685%, 10/01/14     765     501,144  
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 3.344%, 10/01/12     220     144,007  
L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Co. Term Loan,          
  6.75%, 8/05/13     370     339,762  
Matinvest 2 SAS/Butterfly Wendel US, Inc.          
  (Deutsche Connector):          
      B-2 Facility, 2.695%, 6/22/14     909     609,205  
      C-2 Facility, 3.195%, 6/22/15     751     503,360  
        2,097,478  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%          
Dresser, Inc. Term B Loan, 2.729% – 3.488%, 5/04/14     1,488     1,068,565  
Volnay Acquisition Co. I (aka CGG) B1 Term Loan Facility,          
  2.906% – 5.428%, 1/12/14     702     605,528  
        1,674,093  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%          
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd Facility B2 UK          
  Borrower, 4.161%, 7/09/15   GBP   1,000     1,005,300  
Food Products — 1.3%          
Dole Food Co., Inc.:          
      Credit-Linked Deposit, 2.13%, 4/12/13   USD   74     65,941  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.50% – 4.25%, 4/12/13     130     116,575  
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.563% – 4.25%, 4/12/13     485     434,324  
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  6.50%, 10/06/14     500     493,334  
        1,110,174  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

12 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.3%          
Bausch & Lomb Inc.          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 4.709%, 4/24/15   USD   150   $   127,664  
      Parent Term Loan, 4.709%, 4/24/15     988     842,580  
Biomet, Inc. Dollar Term Loan, 4.459%, 3/25/15     977     870,064  
DJO Finance LLC (ReAble Therapeutics Fin LLC) Term          
  Loan, 3.479% – 4.459%, 5/20/14     990     823,350  
Hologic, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/13     254     228,521  
        2,892,179  
Health Care Providers & Services — 8.9%          
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.729%, 7/25/14     168     142,069  
      Funded Term Loan, 2.729% – 3.506%, 7/25/14     3,292     2,787,375  
HCA Inc.:          
      Tranche A-1 Term Loan, 3.459%, 11/17/12     1,963     1,708,546  
      Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.709%, 11/18/13     961     809,761  
HealthSouth Corp. Term Loan,          
  2.95% – 4.69%, 3/10/13     1,762     1,554,935  
Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC Term Loan,          
  3.459%, 12/29/14     495     296,985  
Symbion, Inc.:          
      Tranche A Term Loan, 3.729%, 8/23/13     477     238,378  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 3.729%, 8/25/14     477     238,378  
        7,776,427  
Health Care Technology — 0.5%          
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. (Misys Hospital          
  Systems, Inc.) Term Loan, 3.73% – 4.21%, 10/13/14     494     395,000  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.1%          
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. Term B-2 Loan,          
  4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     1,729     1,005,931  
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Term Loan B,          
  2.23% – 2.99%, 10/03/12     985     886,928  
QCE, LLC (Quiznos) Term Loan (First Lien),          
  3.75%, 5/05/13     992     547,220  
VML US Finance LLC (aka Venetian Macau) Term B:          
      Delayed Draw Project Loan, 2.73%, 5/25/12     181     104,014  
      Funded Project Loan, 2.73%, 5/27/13     319     183,714  
        2,727,807  
Household Durables — 2.9%          
Jarden Corp. Term Loan B3, 3.959%, 1/24/12     1,733     1,564,501  
Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Term Loan,          
  2.42% – 3.47%, 2/06/14     1,606     974,197  
        2,538,698  
Household Products — 0.5%          
VI-JON, Inc. (VJCS Acquisition, Inc.) Tranche B          
  Term Loan, 2.72%, 4/24/14     500     425,000  
IT Services — 8.6%          
Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA:          
      Term Loan B, 2.419%, 5/22/15     969     550,393  
      Term Loan C, 2.919%, 5/22/16     969     550,393  
Amadeus IT Group SA/Amadeus Verwaltungs GmbH:          
      Term B3 Facility, 3.747%, 6/30/13   EUR   308     233,198  
      Term B4 Facility, 3.747%, 6/30/13     186     141,219  
      Term C3 Facility, 4.247%, 6/30/14     308     233,198  
      Term C3 Facility, 4.247%, 6/30/14     186     141,219  
Ceridian Corp U.S. Term Loan, 3.47%, 11/09/14   USD   2,000     1,380,000  
First Data Corp. Initial Tranche:          
      B-2 Term Loan, 3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     2,724     1,788,577  
      B-3 Term Loan, 3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     991     647,588  

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
IT Services (concluded)          
SunGard Data Systems Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.)          
  New US Term Loan:          
      2.198% – 2.991%, 2/28/14   USD   1,982   $   1,658,528  
      6.75%, 2/28/14     249     229,924  
        7,554,237  
Independent Power Producers &          
Energy Traders — 6.7%          
Dynegy Holdings Inc.:          
      Term Letter of Credit Facility Term Loan, 1.98%, 4/02/13   208     172,078  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 1.98%, 4/02/13     17     13,994  
Mirant North America, LLC Term Loan,          
  2.229%, 1/03/13     748     681,636  
NRG Energy, Inc.:          
      Credit-Linked Deposit, 1.60%, 2/01/13     164     150,182  
      Term Loan, 1.869% – 2.959%, 2/01/13     1,738     1,595,512  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):          
      Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan,          
      3.948% – 4.451%, 10/10/14     496     309,338  
      Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan,          
      3.948% – 4.451%, 10/10/14     4,702     2,933,110  
        5,855,850  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%          
Sequa Corp. Term Loan, 3.67% – 3.70%, 12/03/14     990     603,718  
Insurance — 0.8%          
Alliant Holdings I, Inc. Term Loan, 4.459%, 8/21/14     990     742,481  
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.2%          
FTD Group, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/04/14   249     213,216  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.4%          
Life Technologies Corp. Term B Facility,          
  5.25%, 11/20/15     1,247     1,220,379  
Machinery — 3.3%          
LN Acquisition Corp. (Lincoln Industrial):          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan (First Lien),          
      2.95%, 7/11/14     269     216,252  
      Initial U.S. Term Loan (First Lien), 2.95%, 7/11/14   716     576,673  
Navistar International Corp.:          
      Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit,          
      3.677% – 3.729%, 1/19/12     533     381,778  
      Term Advance, 3.729%, 1/19/12     1,467     1,049,888  
Oshkosh Truck Corp. Term B Loan,          
      2.20% – 3.95%, 12/06/13     892     624,070  
        2,848,661  
Media — 31.5%          
AlixPartners, LLP Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.94% – 3.36%, 10/12/13     500     430,000  
Alpha Topco Ltd. (Formula One):          
      Facility B1, 2.854%, 12/31/13     572     287,662  
      Facility B2, 2.854%, 12/31/13     393     197,768  
Bresnan Communications, LLC:          
      Additional Term Loan B (First Lien),          
      3.13%, 6/30/13     250     213,125  
      Term Loan B (First Lien), 3.18% – 4.20%, 9/29/13   500     426,250  
CSC Holdings Inc (Cablevision) Incremental Term Loan,        
  2.205% – 2.692%, 3/29/13     1,728     1,568,497  
Catalina Marketing Corp. Initial Term Loan,          
  4.459%, 10/01/14     1,979     1,568,110  
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning)        
  Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14   2,488     1,741,250  
Cequel Communications, LLC (aka Cebridge) Term Loan,        
  2.445% – 4.25%, 11/05/13     2,476     2,086,856  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC Replacement        
  Term Loan, 3.18% – 3.36%, 3/06/14     1,741     1,382,082  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 13


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)         Value  
 
Media (concluded)          
Clarke American Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.979% – 3.959%, 6/30/14   USD   1,480   $   871,661  
Dex Media West LLC Tranche B Term Loan,          
  7%, 10/24/14     750     360,000  
Discovery Communications Holding, LLC Term Loan B,          
  3.459%, 5/14/14     987     895,053  
FoxCo Acquisition Sub, LLC Term Loan,          
  7.25%, 7/14/15     749     384,358  
Getty Images, Inc Initial Term Loan,          
  6.25% – 7.25%, 7/02/15     497     472,860  
Gray Television, Inc. Term Loan B – DD,          
  1.95% – 2.93%, 12/31/14     483     242,325  
HMH Publishing Co. Ltd. (fka Education Media)          
  Tranche A Term Loan, 5.256%, 6/12/14     1,995     1,122,188  
Hanley-Wood, LLC (FSC Acquisition) Term Loan,          
  2.695% – 2.729%, 3/08/14     496     180,297  
Hargray Acquisition Co./DPC Acquisition LLC/HCP          
  Acquisition LLC, Term Loan (First Lien),          
  3.486%, 6/27/14     491     387,741  
Idearc Inc (Verizon) Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.48% – 3.46%, 11/17/14     368     128,477  
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC B Term Loan,          
  2.42%, 4/07/14     1,000     879,583  
Intelsat Corp. (fka PanAmSat Corp.):          
      Term B-2-B, 3.925%, 1/03/14     663     566,489  
      Term B-2-C, 3.925%, 1/03/14     663     566,489  
      Tranche B-2-A Term Loan, 3.925%, 1/03/14     663     566,661  
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):          
      Facility B1, 4.589%, 6/28/15   EUR   1,010     114,483  
      Facility C1, 4.839%, 6/30/16     1,010     114,483  
Local TV Finance, LLC Term Loan, 2.48%, 5/07/13   USD   1,982     832,605  
MCC Iowa LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group):          
      Tranche D-1 Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/31/15     879     747,567  
      Tranche D-2 Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/31/15     248     210,886  
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (fka Mediacom          
  Communications, LLC) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  1.87%, 1/31/15     735     610,384  
NTL Cable Plc:          
      Term Loan, 4.392%, 11/19/37   GBP   389     447,261  
      Term Loan B, 5.892%, 9/03/12     469     538,117  
NV Broadcasting, LLC Term Loan (First Lien),          
  5.22%, 11/01/13   USD   1,639     639,148  
Newsday, LLC:          
      Fixed Rate Term Loan, 9.75%, 8/01/13     250     225,625  
      Floating Rate Term Loan, 6.594%, 8/01/13 (a)     500     438,750  
Nielsen Finance LLC Dollar Term Loan,          
  2.448%, 8/09/13     2,472     1,939,626  
Parkin Broadcasting, LLC Term Loan, 5.22%, 11/01/13     336     131,106  
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (aka HIT Entertainment)          
  Term Facility, 3.49%, 7/31/14     1,751     831,623  
TWCC Holding Corp. Term Loan, 7.25%, 9/14/15     399     380,646  
UPC Financing Partnership:          
      Facility N, 2.163%, 12/31/14     250     211,875  
      M Facility, 3.759%, 12/31/14   EUR   750     694,957  
      M Facility, 3.759%, 11/19/37     650     602,296  
Virgin Media NTL Term Loan B,          
  5.892%, 9/03/12   GBP   281     321,915  
        27,559,135  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%          
Algoma Steel Inc. Term Loan, 2.92%, 6/20/13   USD   995     587,020  

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)             Value  
 
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%          
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (fka NE Energy, Inc.):          
      First Lien Term Loan B, 4.125%, 11/01/13   USD   443   $   369,847  
      Synthetic Letter of Credit, 2.65%, 11/01/13     57     47,653  
        417,500  
Multiline Retail — 1.5%          
Dollar General Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan,          
  3.198% – 3.924%, 7/07/14     1,500     1,295,114  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7%          
Petroleum GEO-Services ASA/PGS Finance, Inc.          
  Term Loan, 3.21%, 6/29/15     1,458     1,047,419  
Vulcan Energy Corp. (fka Plains Resources, Inc.)          
  Term B3 Loan, 5.50%, 8/12/11     500     432,500  
        1,479,919  
Paper & Forest Products — 3.5%          
Georgia-Pacific LLC Term B Loan,          
  2.956% – 4.189%, 12/20/12     2,667     2,301,967  
NewPage Corp. Term Loan, 5.313%, 12/22/14     1,233     750,718  
        3,052,685  
Personal Products — 0.9%          
American Safety Razor Co., LLC Loan (Second Lien),          
  6.73%, 1/30/14     1,250     800,000  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%          
Warner Chilcott Co., Inc. Tranche B Acquisition Date          
  Term Loan, 3.459%, 1/18/12     579     522,445  
Warner Chilcott Corp. Tranche C Acquisition Date          
  Term Loan, 3.459%, 1/18/12     269     242,722  
        765,167  
Professional Services — 1.1%          
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  7.50%, 7/31/15     998     939,146  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%          
Capital Automotive LP Term Loan, 2.17%, 12/16/10     600     280,000  
Road & Rail — 0.8%          
RailAmerica, Inc.:          
      Canadian Term Loan, 5.44%, 8/14/09     65     58,707  
      U.S. Term Loan, 5.44%, 8/14/09     685     616,293  
        675,000  
Specialty Retail — 2.2%          
Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.) Initial Term Loan,          
  2.73% – 3.709%, 10/20/13     928     623,983  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.69% – 3.72%, 9/16/13     990     720,170  
Michaels Stores, Inc. Term Loan B,          
  2.688% – 3.313%, 10/31/13     990     553,505  
        1,897,658  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%          
Hanesbrands Inc. Term B Loan (First Lien),          
  2.909% – 4%, 9/05/13     436     408,322  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.4%          
Cricket Communications, Inc. (aka Leap Wireless)          
  Term B Loan, 6.50%, 6/16/13     1,070     989,970  
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. New Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.75% – 3.438%, 11/03/13     1,536     1,331,492  
Ntelos, Inc. Term B-1 Facility, 2.73%, 8/24/11     742     675,479  
        2,996,941  
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 126.2%         110,280,627  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

14 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par      
Corporate Bonds   (000)     Value  
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%        
Qwest Corp., 5.246%, 6/15/13 (a)   USD 750   $   635,625  
Total Corporate Bonds — 0.7%       635,625  
Total Long-Term Investments        
(Cost — $146,762,245) — 126.9%       110,916,252  
 
 
 
  Beneficial      
  Interest      
Short-Term Securities   (000)      
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC        
    Cash Sweep Series, 0.73% (b)(c)   2,338     2,338,274  
Total Short-Term Securities        
(Cost — $2,338,274) — 2.7%       2,338,274  
Total Investments (Cost — $149,100,519*) — 129.6%     113,254,526  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (29.6)%       (25,860,529)  
Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 87,393,997  

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February
28, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 148,898,929  
Gross unrealized appreciation   $   98,628  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (35,743,031)  
Net unrealized depreciation   $   (35,644,403)  

(a) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(b) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

  Net    
Affiliate   Activity   Income  
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC      
    Cash Sweep Series   USD (27,287)   $14,960  

(c) Represents the current yield as of report date.
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine indus
try sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2009 were as follows:

Currency   Currency     Settlement     Unrealized  
Purchased          Sold   Counterparty   Date        Appreciation  
 
USD   5,195,272   EUR   3,963,000   Deutsche Bank AG                                       3/18/09   $   172,291  
USD   644,025   EUR   500,000   UBS AG   3/18/09     10,252  
USD   209,232   EUR   165,000   UBS AG   3/18/09     87  
USD   2,101,838   GBP   1,418,500      Deutsche Bank AG                                         3/18/09     71,293  
USD   217,518   GBP   150,000   UBS AG   3/18/09     2,797  
Total             $   256,720  

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — sold protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Received         Notional    
  Fixed   Counter-     Credit   Amount   Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   party   Expiration   Rating 1   (000) 2   Depreciation  
 
LCDX Index   3.25%   JPMorgan   June   B–   USD 1,000   $(26,702)  
    Chase Bank   2013        

1 Using Standard and Poor’s weighted average ratings of the underlying securities
in the index.
2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit
event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Currency Abbreviations :  
      EUR   Euro  
      GBP   British Pound  
      USD   U.S. Dollar  

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes
a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the
use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair
value of investments, which are as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices
for 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
circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an
indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information
about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant
accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in
determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:

Valuation   Investments in     Other Financial  
Inputs   Securities     Instruments*    
  Assets     Assets     Liabilities  
Level 1            
Level 2   $ 86,549,621   $   256,720   $   (26,702)  
Level 3   26,704,905          
Total   $113,254,526   $   256,720   $   (26,702)  

* Other financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps,
which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3)
that were used in determining fair value:

  Investments in  
    Securities  
      Assets  
Balance as of August 31, 2008   $   4,841,355  
Accrued discounts/premiums     224,400  
Realized loss     (275,118)  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 1     (15,927,562)  
Net sales     (2,114,803)  
Net transfers in Level 3     39,956,633  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $   26,704,905  

1 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on
the Statements of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 15


Schedule of Investments February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Airlines — 0.5%          
US Airways Group, Inc. Loan, 2.979%, 3/21/14   USD   740   $   336,469  
Auto Components — 2.8%          
Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 3.20%, 8/07/14     1,954     1,294,426  
Dana Holding Corp. Term Advance, 7.25%, 1/31/15     887     270,080  
Intermet Corp.:          
      Term Loan B PIK, 7.696%, 11/08/10 (a)     110     43,816  
      Term Loan B, 7.696%, 11/08/10 (b)(c)     402     160,797  
      Synth Letter of Credit, 2.343%, 11/09/10 (b)(c)     335     134,110  
      Synth Letter of Credit PIK, 2.343%, 11/09/10 (a)     25     10,111  
Metaldyne Co. LLC:          
      Deposit Funded Loan, 0.347% – 5.125%, 1/11/12     87     10,385  
      Initial Tranche B Term Loan, 8% – 9.87%, 1/13/14     590     70,804  
        1,994,529  
Automobiles — 0.3%          
Ford Motor Co. Term Loan, 5%, 12/15/13     323     103,176  
General Motors Corp. Secured Term Loan,          
  4.148%, 11/29/13     248     88,873  
        192,049  
Beverages — 0.2%          
Culligan International Co. Loan (Second Lien),          
  6.485% – 8.536%, 4/24/13   EUR   500     111,985  
Building Products — 0.7%          
Stile Acquisition Corp. (aka Masonite):          
      Canadian Term Loan, 6.25%, 4/06/13   USD   566     231,335  
      US Term Loan, 6.75%, 4/06/13     572     233,590  
        464,925  
Chemicals — 4.2%          
Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. Term Loan (First Lien),          
  2.479%, 5/31/14     493     295,500  
Huish Detergents Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.17%, 4/26/14     243     205,853  
ISP Chemco LLC Term Loan, 2% – 2.75%, 6/04/14     493     412,059  
PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.):          
      Loan (Second Lien), 7.68%, 7/30/15     3,250     1,137,500  
      Term Loan (First Lien), 4.43% – 4.71%, 7/31/14     498     297,256  
Solutia Inc. Loan, 8.50%, 2/28/14     995     639,271  
        2,987,439  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%          
NES Rentals Holdings, Inc. Permanent Term Loan          
  (Second-Lien), 8%, 7/20/13     1,726     828,342  
West Corp. Term B-2 Loan,          
  2.82% – 2.854%, 10/24/13     556     407,186  
        1,235,528  
Computers & Peripherals — 1.2%          
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds & Reynolds)          
  Term Loan (First Lien), 2.479%, 10/26/12     663     431,155  
Intergraph Corp. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  6.479% – 7.256%, 11/28/14     500     412,500  
        843,655  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%          
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FR Brand          
  Acquisition Corp.) Second Lien Term Loan,          
  3.688% – 3.75%, 2/07/15     491     147,375  
Containers & Packaging — 0.9%          
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. Loan, 8.421%, 6/05/14     3,086     617,222  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.6%          
Coinmach Corp. Term Loan, 3.47% – 4.26%, 11/14/14     1,737     1,128,947  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%          
J.G. Wentworth, LLC Loan (First Lien), 3.709%, 4/04/14     2,000     180,000  

  Par  
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.0%          
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. Tranche C          
  Term Loan, 4.75%, 5/30/14   USD   1,500   $   625,313  
Wind Acquisition Holdings Finance S.A. Dollar PIK          
  Loan, 8.393%, 12/21/11     2,179     1,481,502  
        2,106,815  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%          
Generac Acquisition Corp. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.919%, 11/10/13     494     264,258  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%          
Dresser, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  2.729% – 3.488%, 5/04/14     970     696,874  
MEG Energy Corp.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.46%, 4/02/13     496     307,288  
      Initial Term Loan, 3.46%, 4/03/13     486     301,475  
        1,305,637  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%          
McJunkin Corp. Term Loan, 4.709%, 1/31/14     735     535,325  
WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  5.979%, 12/16/13     500     272,500  
        807,825  
Food Products — 2.2%          
Dole Food Co., Inc.:          
      Credit-Linked Deposit, 0.66%, 4/12/13     86     77,368  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.50% – 4.25%, 4/12/13     153     136,776  
JRD Holdings, Inc. (Jetro Holdings) Term Loan,          
  2.697%, 7/02/14     484     421,406  
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.563% – 4.25%, 4/12/13     568     509,588  
Sturm Foods, Inc.:          
      Initial Term Loan First Loan,          
      3.438% – 3.75%, 1/31/14 (a)     491     278,784  
      Initial Term Loan Second Lien, 7.25%, 7/31/14     500     125,000  
        1,548,922  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%          
DJO Finance LLC (ReAble Therapeutics Fin LLC)          
  Term Loan, 3.479% – 4.459%, 5/20/14     743     617,513  
Hologic, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/13     254     228,521  
        846,034  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%          
CCS Medical, Inc. (Chronic Care) Term Loan (First Lien),        
  4.71%, 9/30/12     484     217,647  
Health Management Associates, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  3.209%, 2/28/14     379     302,197  
        519,844  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.2%          
Golden Nugget, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  3.73%, 12/31/14     500     65,000  
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC Second Lien          
  Term Loan, 3.697%, 8/16/14     500     25,000  
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc. Term B-2 Loan,          
  4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     496     288,652  
Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture/LLV-1, LLC (b)(c):          
      Revolving Loan Credit-Linked Deposit Account,          
      11.75%, 6/20/12     120     5,617  
      Term Loan, 11.75%, 6/20/12     1,125     52,510  
Las Vegas Sands, LLC:          
      Delayed Draw I Term Loan, 2.16%, 5/23/14     199     87,809  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.16%, 5/23/14     788     347,705  
QCE, LLC (Quiznos) Term Loan (Second Lien),          
  7.218%, 11/05/13     1,000     335,000  
VML US Finance LLC (aka Venetian Macau) Term B:          
      Delayed Draw Project Loan, 2.73%, 5/25/12     76     43,957  
      Funded Project Loan, 2.73%, 5/27/13     549     316,038  
        1,567,288  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)         Value  
 
Household Durables — 1.2%          
American Residential Services LLC Term Loan          
  (Second Lien), 12%, 4/17/15   USD   1,010   $   862,729  
IT Services — 3.7%          
Activant Solutions Inc. Term Loan, 3.438%, 5/02/13     1,570     737,792  
Audio Visual Services Group, Inc.:          
      Loan (Second Lien), 6.96%, 8/28/14     500     35,000  
      Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 3.71%, 2/28/14     988     276,500  
Ceridian Corp U.S. Term Loan, 3.47%, 11/09/14     1,000     690,000  
First Data Corp.:          
      Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan,          
      3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     1,139     747,925  
      Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan,          
      3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     122     79,626  
        2,566,843  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.7%        
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU) Initial          
  Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.909% – 4.451%, 10/10/14   738     460,494  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%          
Sequa Corp. Term Loan, 3.67% – 3.70%, 12/03/14     398     242,488  
Insurance — 0.5%          
Alliant Insurance Services Term Loan B,          
  4.459%, 10/23/14     494     370,313  
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.6%          
FTD Group, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/04/14     499     426,431  
Machinery — 3.2%          
Navistar International Corp.:          
      Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit,          
      3.677% – 3.729%, 1/19/12     800     572,666  
      Term Advance, 3.729%, 1/19/12     2,200     1,574,833  
Rexnord Holdings, Inc Loan, 9.181%, 3/01/13     390     97,502  
        2,245,001  
Media — 19.5%          
Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. Loan, 8.523%, 3/01/12     1,150     517,500  
AlixPartners, LLP Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.94% – 3.36%, 10/12/13     506     435,258  
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning)          
  Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14     2,236     1,565,379  
Cequel Communications, LLC (aka Cebridge):          
      Second Lien Tranche A Term Loan (Cash Pay),          
      4.913%, 5/05/14     2,000     1,225,000  
      Term Loan, 2.445% – 4.25%, 11/05/13     793     668,427  
EB Sports Corp Loan, 9.27%, 5/01/12     1,327     331,759  
Ellis Communications KDOC, LLC Loan, 10%, 12/30/11     1,948     1,168,611  
HMH Publishing Co. Ltd. (fka Education Media):          
      Mezzanine, 10.756%, 11/14/14     5,862     1,758,777  
      Tranche A Term Loan, 5.256%, 6/12/14     1,534     862,894  
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC B Term Loan,          
  2.42%, 4/07/14     475     417,802  
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG)          
  Facility B1, 4.589%, 6/30/15   EUR   337     38,161  
NEP II, Inc. Term B Loan, 2.729%, 2/18/14   USD   482     390,816  
Newsday, LLC Fixed Rate Term Loan, 9.75%, 8/01/13     2,000     1,805,000  
Nielsen Finance LLC Dollar Term Loan, 2.448%, 8/09/13   1,955     1,533,874  
Penton Media, Inc.:          
      Loan (Second Lien), 2.729% – 3.424%, 2/01/14     983     109,303  
      Term Loan (First Lien), 6.174%, 2/01/13     1,000     372,500  
TWCC Holding Corp. Term Loan, 7.25%, 9/14/15     499     475,808  
        13,676,869  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%          
Euramax International, Inc.:          
      Domestic Loan (Second Lien), 13%, 6/29/13     503     75,375  
      Domestic Term Loan, 8.75%, 6/29/12     1,224     397,697  
        473,072  

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)         Value  
 
Multiline Retail — 0.3%          
Dollar General Corp. Tranche B-2 Term Loan,          
  3.229%, 7/07/14   USD   250   $   205,813  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.7%          
Petroleum GEO-Services ASA/PGS Finance, Inc.          
  Term Loan, 3.21%, 6/29/15     477     342,405  
ScorpionDrilling Ltd. Second Lien, 8.966%, 5/08/14     2,000     1,610,000  
Turbo Beta Ltd. Dollar Facility, 14.50%, 3/15/18     1,717     1,373,350  
Vulcan Energy Corp. (fka Plains Resources, Inc.)          
  Term B3 Loan, 5.50%, 8/12/11     750     648,750  
        3,974,505  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%          
LNR Property Corp. Initial Tranche B Term Loan,          
  3.92%, 7/12/11     1,140     598,500  
Software — 1.0%          
Aspect Software, Inc. Loan (Second Lien),          
  8.313%, 7/11/12   USD   2,500     750,000  
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 65.6%         46,059,804  
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds          
Auto Components — 2.6%          
Allison Transmission, Inc. (d):          
      11%, 11/01/15     95     46,075  
      11.25%, 11/01/15 (a)     305     117,425  
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.625%, 12/01/11     2,000     1,600,000  
Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16     255     43,350  
        1,806,850  
Building Products — 3.0%          
CPG International I, Inc., 8.561%, 7/01/12 (e)     2,500     1,325,000  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. Series WI,          
  9.75%, 12/01/14     400     152,000  
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13     1,350     621,000  
        2,098,000  
Capital Markets — 2.1%          
E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17     2,125     977,500  
Marsico Parent Co., LLC, 10.625%, 1/15/16 (d)     724     296,840  
Marsico Parent Holdco, LLC, 12.50%, 7/15/16 (a)(d)     283     116,198  
Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC,          
  14.50%, 1/15/18 (a)(d)     193     79,423  
        1,469,961  
Chemicals — 2.1%          
American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15     440     369,600  
Wellman Holdings, Inc. (f):          
      Second Lien Subordinate Note, 10%, 1/29/19     894     894,000  
      Third Lien Subordinate Note, 5%, 1/29/19     272     190,400  
        1,454,000  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%          
West Corp., 11%, 10/15/16     985     630,400  
Construction Materials — 1.2%          
Nortek, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13     2,050     820,000  
Containers & Packaging — 8.6%          
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 5.871%, 9/15/14 (e)     2,235     1,039,275  
Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10%, 5/01/16 (d)     1,570     675,100  
Smurfit Kappa Funding Plc, 7.75%, 4/01/15 (g)     5,000     2,912,500  
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.,          
  8%, 3/15/17 (b)(c)     780     68,250  
Wise Metals Group LLC, 10.25%, 5/15/12     2,750     1,347,500  
        6,042,625  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 17


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Corporate Bonds     (000)       Value  
 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1%          
FCE Bank Plc, 7.125%, 1/16/12   EUR   2,300   $   1,778,651  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.01%, 1/13/12 (e)   USD   815     399,350  
        2,178,001  
Food Products — 1.0%          
Tyson Foods, Inc., 10.50%, 3/01/14 (d)     750     706,875  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.9%          
Harrahs Operating Co., Inc.:          
      10%, 12/15/15 (d)     220     61,600  
      10.75%, 2/01/16     1,992     278,880  
      10.75%, 2/01/18 (a)     944     57,941  
      10%, 12/15/18 (d)     938     262,640  
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,          
  10.25%, 2/15/14 (d)     800     368,000  
Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority,          
  9.375%, 6/15/15 (d)     410     239,850  
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority,          
  5.384%, 2/01/14 (d)(e)     305     164,700  
Travelport LLC, 5.886%, 9/01/14 (e)     810     259,200  
Tropicana Entertainment LLC Series WI,          
  9.625%, 12/15/14 (b)(c)     120     1,200  
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, 9%, 11/15/15 (d)     1,000     800,000  
Universal City Florida Holding Co. I,          
  5.92%, 5/01/10 (e)     2,025     972,000  
        3,466,011  
Household Durables — 0.5%          
Stanley-Martin Communities LLC, 9.75%, 8/15/15     1,250     350,000  
IT Services — 0.3%          
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 1.75%, 8/01/13 (d)(f)     370     246,975  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.1%        
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/16     1,000     635,000  
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 11.25%, 11/01/17 (a)     1,000     440,000  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC,          
  10.50%, 11/01/16 (a)     800     384,000  
        1,459,000  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%          
Sequa Corp. (d):          
      11.75%, 12/01/15     1,530     244,800  
      13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)     2,132     255,068  
        499,868  
Insurance — 0.3%          
USI Holdings Corp., 5.113%, 11/15/14 (d)(e)     490     232,750  
Machinery — 1.9%          
ESCO Corp., 5.871%, 12/15/13 (d)(e)     920     570,400  
RBS Global, Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/16     505     380,013  
Titan International, Inc., 8%, 1/15/12     460     369,150  
        1,319,563  
Marine — 0.1%          
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14     141     84,600  
Media — 4.3%          
Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13     320     248,000  
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14 (d)     180     172,800  
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.,          
  12.75%, 2/15/14     3,000     607,500  
Local Insight Regatta Hldgs, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17     832     199,680  
TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (d)     1,570     737,900  
Virgin Media, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/16 (d)(f)     2,000     1,045,000  
        3,010,880  

    Par      
Corporate Bonds     (000)         Value  
 
Metals & Mining — 1.9%          
Aleris International, Inc. (b)(c):          
      9%, 12/15/14   USD   370   $   37  
      10%, 12/15/16     500     625  
RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14     1,390     305,800  
Ryerson, Inc., 8.545%, 11/01/14 (d)(e)     2,010     1,025,100  
        1,331,562  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.8%          
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.50%, 2/15/15     800     744,000  
Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.75%, 3/01/16     1,500     1,410,000  
Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14 (d)     640     582,400  
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 5.06%, 4/01/14 (e)     1,000     657,172  
        3,393,572  
Paper & Forest Products — 5.7%          
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 5.496%, 6/15/11 (e)     5,000     450,000  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (a)(d)     2,623     1,183,870  
Bowater, Inc., 9%, 8/01/09     190     48,450  
NewPage Corp.:          
      7.42%, 5/01/12 (e)     3,000     720,000  
      10%, 5/01/12     1,820     550,550  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B,          
  4.92%, 8/01/14 (e)     4,000     1,040,000  
        3,992,870  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.3%          
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,          
  5.011%, 12/01/13 (e)     1,500     918,750  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.0%          
Realogy Corp.:          
      10.50%, 4/15/14     2,445     513,450  
      12.375%, 4/15/15     1,460     175,200  
        688,650  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%          
Avago Technologies Finance Pte. Ltd.,          
  6.761%, 6/01/13 (e)     400     314,000  
Spansion, Inc., 4.386%, 6/01/13 (b)(c)(d)     1,410     329,588  
        643,588  
Software — 0.1%          
BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.224%, 2/15/12 (a)(d)(e)     446     107,517  
Specialty Retail — 2.4%          
Buffets, Inc., 12.50%, 11/01/14 (b)(c)     360     36  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 7.584%, 3/15/14 (a)(e)     1,670     985,300  
Michaels Stores, Inc.:          
      10%, 11/01/14     715     243,994  
      11.375%, 11/01/16     1,135     268,144  
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16     355     170,400  
        1,667,874  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 5.9%          
BCM Ireland Preferred Equity Ltd.,          
  8.959%, 2/15/17 (a)(d)   EUR   438     27,755  
Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 1/15/15   USD   215     209,625  
Digicel Group Ltd. (d):          
      8.875%, 1/15/15     1,070     797,150  
      9.125%, 1/15/15 (a)     2,129     1,490,300  
iPCS, Inc., 3.295%, 5/01/13 (e)     200     144,000  
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS (d):          
      8.875%, 5/01/16     800     728,000  
      10.357%, 5/01/16 (e)   EUR   500     526,115  
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA, 7.875%, 2/08/14 (a)   USD   325     195,000  
        4,117,945  
Total Corporate Bonds — 63.7%         44,738,687  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Non-U.S. Government Agency   Par      
Mortgage-Backed Securities   (000)         Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.5%        
Crown Castle Towers LLC:        
      Series 2005-1A Class AFL, 0.841%, 6/15/35 (e)   USD 785   $   714,350  
      Series 2005-1A Class AFX, 4.643%, 6/15/35 (d)   220     210,100  
Global Signal Trust Series 2006-1 Class A2,        
  5.45%, 2/15/36   125     116,875  
Total Non-U.S.Government Agency Mortgage-Backed        
Securities — 1.5%       1,041,325  
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities        
North Street Referenced Linked Notes 2000-1 Ltd.        
  Series 2005-8A Class D, 16.496%, 6/15/41 (d)(e)   1,350     62,019  
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%       62,019  
 
 
Capital Trusts        
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%        
Citigroup, Inc. Series E, 8.40% (e)(h)   690     241,569  
Total Capital Trusts — 0.3%       241,569  
 
 
Common Stocks   Shares      
Capital Markets — 0.1%        
E*Trade Financial Corp. (b)   96,809     77,447  
Chemicals — 0.0%        
Wellman Holdings, Inc.   1,613     403  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%        
Medis Technologies Ltd. (b)   176,126     100,392  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%        
EXCO Resources, Inc. (b)   72,787     663,089  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%        
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.   311,678     176,394  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (b)(d)   349,782     198,481  
      374,875  
Total Common Stocks — 1.6%       1,216,206  
 
 
Preferred Stocks        
Capital Markets — 0.0%        
Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (d)   48     20,880  
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%       20,880  
Total Long-Term Investments        
(Cost — $199,041,581) — 132.8%       93,380,490  
 
 
  Beneficial      
  Interest      
Short-Term Securities   (000)      
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC        
Cash Sweep Series, 0.73% (i)(j)   USD 2,757     2,757,179  
Total Short-Term Securities        
(Cost — $2,757,179) — 3.9%       2,757,179  

Options Purchased   Contracts     Value  
 
Over-the-Counter Call Options        
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, expiring        
  December 2009 at USD 942.86,        
  Goldman Sachs & Co.   13   $   20,995  
Total Options Purchased        
(Cost — $12,711) — 0.0%       20,995  
Total Investments (Cost — $201,811,471*) — 136.7%       96,158,664  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (36.7)%       (25,839,974)  
Net Assets — 100.0%     $   70,318,690  

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28,
2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 201,810,260  
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 348,397  
Gross unrealized depreciation   (105,999,993)  
Net unrealized depreciation   $(105,651,596)  

(a) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in
additional par/shares.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors.
(e) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(f) Convertible security.
(g) All, or portion of, security held as collateral in connection with swaps.
(h) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(i) Represents the current yield as of report date.
(j) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

  Net    
Affiliate   Activity   Income  
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC      
    Cash Sweep Series   USD (2,835,226)   $17,840  

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine
industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2009 were as follows:

            Unrealized  
Currency   Currency     Settlement Appreciation  
Purchased     Sold   Counterparty   Date   (Depreciation)  
 
USD   345,725   CAD   425,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   $ 11,678  
USD   2,906,531   EUR   2,217,000   Deutsche Bank AG   3/18/09   96,383  
USD   94,210   EUR   75,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   (856)  
Total             $ 107,205  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 19


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Pay       Notional      
  Fixed       Amount   Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   Counterparty   Expiration   (000)   Appreciation  
 
Tyson     Goldman Sachs            
  Foods, Inc.   4.22%   Bank USA   March 2014   USD   500     162  
Masco     JPMorgan            
  Corp.   5.30%   Chase Bank,            
    National            
    Association   March 2014   USD   500     14,093  
Host Hotel &     Goldman Sachs            
  Resorts LP   5.00%   Bank USA   March 2014   USD 1,275     21,736  
Mohawk     JPMorgan            
  Industries   4.45%   Chase Bank,            
    National            
    Association   March 2014   USD   500     5,594  
Total             $   41,585  

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Received         Notional    
  Fixed   Counter-     Credit   Amount   Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   party   Expiration   Rating 1   (000) 2   Depreciation  
 
Ford Motor     Deutsche   March        
  Co.   4.20%   Bank AG   2010   CCC   USD 2,000   $(1,397,085)  
BAA Ferrovial              
  Junior     Deutsche   June        
  Term Loan   2.00%   Bank AG   2012   A–   GBP 300   (108,863)  
Total             $(1,505,948)  

1 Using Standard and Poor’s ratings of the issuer.
2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit
event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Pay         Notional  
  Fixed         Amount Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   Counterparty   Expiration       (000) Appreciation  
 
Dow Jones   5.00%   Credit   June   USD 1,940 $ 352,096  
  CDX North     Suisse   2013    
  America     International      
  High Yield          
  Index          

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — sold protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Pay         Notional    
  Fixed   Counter-     Credit   Amount   Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   party   Expiration   Rating 1   (000) 2   Depreciation  
 
Aces High   5.00%   Morgan   March   CCC+   USD 7,000   $(5,336,893)  
  Yield Index     Stanley   2010        
    Capital          
    Services, Inc.        

1 Using Standard & Poor’s weighted average ratings of the underlying securities in
the Index.
2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit
event take place under the terms of the agreement.
Interest rate swaps outstanding as of February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Notional    
  Amount   Unrealized  
  (000)   Depreciation  
 
Pay a fixed rate of 4.823% and receive a      
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR      
Broker, JPMorgan Chase Bank,      
National Association      
Expires January 2013   USD 20,000   $ (1,823,284)  

Currency Abbreviations :  
      CAD   Canadian Dollar  
      EUR   Euro  
      USD   U.S. Dollar  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)

Effective September 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, estab-
lishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures
about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining
the fair value of investments, which are as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices
for 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
circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indica-
tion of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about
the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting
policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in deter-
mining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:

Valuation   Investments in   Other Financial  
Inputs     Securities   Instruments*  
    Assets   Assets   Liabilities  
Level 1   $   1,017,322      
Level 2     65,867,757   $ 522,737   $ (8,558,118)  
Level 3     29,252,590     (108,863)  
Total   $   96,137,669   $ 522,737   $ (8,666,981)  

* Other financial instruments are swaps, foreign currency exchange contracts
and options. Swaps and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at
the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are
shown at market value.

The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3)
that were used in determining fair value:

  Investments in  
    Securities  
      Assets  
Balance as of August 31, 2008   $   17,146,004  
Accrued discounts/premiums     95,505  
Realized loss     (2,360,754)  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 1     (28,504,080)  
Net sales     (7,789,301)  
Net transfers in Level 3     50,665,216  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $   29,252,590  

1 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on the Statements of Operations.

  Other Financial  
  Instruments*  
    Liabilities  
Balance as of August 31, 2008      
Accrued discounts/premiums      
Realized gain (loss)      
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   $   (44,064)  
Net purchases (sales)      
Net transfers out of Level 3     (64,799)  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $   (108,863)  

* Other financial instruments are swaps, foreign currency exchange contracts
and options. Swaps and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at
the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are
shown at market value.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 21


Schedule of Investments February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Aerospace & Defense — 5.7%          
Avio S.p.A.:          
      Dollar Mezzanine Term Loan, 10.061%, 12/13/16   USD   2,079   $   488,438  
      Facility B2, 2.604% – 3.936, 12/15/14     1,661     859,731  
      Facility C2, 3.229% – 4.56%, 12/14/15     1,771     916,512  
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC:          
      Letter of Credit Facility Deposit, 3.459%, 3/26/14     240     110,313  
      Term Loan, 2.479% – 3.459%, 3/26/14     4,089     1,878,628  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. Term Loan (First-Lien),          
  8.25%, 12/30/12     2,030     1,055,361  
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.:          
      Revolver, 2.47% – 2.48%, 12/22/10     3,000     1,800,000  
      Term Loan, 2.98%, 12/22/11     3,016     2,432,895  
      Tranche B Letter of Credit Deposit, 2.97%, 12/22/10   373     301,156  
        9,843,034  
Airlines — 0.9%          
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Credit-Linked Deposit Loan,          
  0.32% – 2.445%, 4/30/12     1,238     940,500  
US Airways Group, Inc. Loan, 2.979%, 3/21/14     1,480     672,938  
        1,613,438  
Auto Components — 3.3%          
Affinia Group Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  4.174%, 11/30/11     2,544     1,271,786  
Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 3.32%, 8/07/14     4,885     3,236,064  
Dana Holding Corp. Term Advance, 7.25%, 1/31/15     1,576     479,392  
GPX International Tire Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  8.23% – 10.25%, 3/30/12     1,266     696,228  
        5,683,470  
Automobiles — 0.2%          
Ford Motor Co. Term Loan, 5.0%, 12/15/13     522     166,668  
General Motors Corp. Secured Term Loan,          
  4.148%, 11/29/13     422     151,085  
        317,753  
Beverages — 0.1%          
Culligan International Co. Loan (Second Lien),          
  6.48% – 8.536%, 4/24/13   EUR   500     111,985  
Building Products — 2.1%          
Building Materials Corp. of America Term Loan Advance,          
  3.625% – 3.875%, 2/22/14   USD   2,729     1,860,560  
PGT Industries, Inc. Tranche A-2 Term Loan,          
  6.25%, 2/14/12     1,923     1,057,719  
Stile Acquisition Corp. (aka Masonite) Canadian          
  Term Loan, 6.25%, 4/06/13     912     372,680  
Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp. (aka Masonite) US Term          
  Loan, 6.75%, 4/06/13     921     376,312  
        3,667,271  
Capital Markets — 0.8%          
Riskmetrics Group Holdings, LLC Term B Loan          
  (First Lien), 3.459%, 1/10/14     1,453     1,300,521  
Chemicals — 4.4%          
Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. Term Loan (First Lien),          
  2.479%, 5/31/14     493     295,500  
Huish Detergents Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.17%, 4/26/14     1,478     1,250,950  
ISP Chemco LLC Term Loan, 2.0% – 2.75%, 6/04/14     985     824,117  
PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.) Term Loan          
  (First Lien), 4.43% – 4.71%, 7/31/14     3,980     2,378,050  
Solutia Inc. Loan, 8.50%, 2/28/14     4,485     2,881,552  
        7,630,169  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%          
John Maneely Co. Term Loan,          
  4.41% – 4.604%, 12/09/13   USD   851   $   487,360  
West Corp. Term B-2 Loan, 2.82% – 2.854%, 10/24/13     1,037     759,598  
        1,246,958  
Computers & Peripherals — 0.9%          
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds & Reynolds)          
  Term Loan (First Lien), 2.479%, 10/26/12     1,110     721,403  
Intergraph Corp.:          
      Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.256%, 5/29/14     419     357,980  
      Second Lien Term Loan, 8.181%, 11/28/14     500     412,500  
        1,491,883  
Construction Materials — 0.4%          
Headwaters Inc. Term Loan B1 (First Lien),          
  5.97%, 4/30/11     1,025     717,708  
Containers & Packaging — 2.0%          
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. Loan, 8.421%, 6/05/14     1,218     243,640  
Graham Packaging Co., LP New Term Loan,          
  2.688% – 6.313%, 10/07/11     1,217     1,018,143  
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Incremental          
  Term Loan, 3.203% – 4.185%, 5/16/14     1,970     1,679,263  
Smurfit-Stone Container Term Loan B, 8.75%, 2/03/10     580     576,375  
        3,517,421  
Distributors — 0.3%          
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Loan,          
  3.947% – 5.75%, 1/12/12     1,426     534,883  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%          
Coinmach Corp. Term Loan, 3.47% – 4.26%, 11/14/14     2,729     1,774,060  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%          
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC          
  Term Loan (First Lien), 6.0%, 8/03/12     3,960     2,059,148  
J.G. Wentworth, LLC Loan (First Lien), 3.709%, 4/04/14     2,300     207,000  
        2,266,148  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%          
Generac Acquisition Corp. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.919%, 11/10/13     548     293,393  
Sensus Metering Systems New Term B-1,          
  2.47% – 3.256%, 12/17/10     1,578     1,420,435  
        1,713,828  
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.4%          
Dresser, Inc. Term B Loan, 2.729% – 3.489%, 5/04/14     4,000     2,872,000  
MEG Energy Corp.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.46%, 4/02/13     991     614,575  
      Initial Term Loan, 3.46%, 4/03/13     973     602,950  
        4,089,525  
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.4%          
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. Facility B2 UK Borrower,          
  4.161%, 7/09/15   GBP   3,000     3,015,899  
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. (ASM Merger          
  Sub, Inc.) Term Loan, 2.45% – 3.47%, 3/29/13   USD   1,461     1,147,133  
DSW Holdings, Inc. Loan, 2.705%, 3/02/12     924     674,844  
McJunkin Corp. Term Loan, 4.709%, 1/31/14     725     528,151  
WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  5.979%, 12/16/13     1,000     545,000  
        5,911,027  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Food Products — 1.3%          
Dole Food Co., Inc.:          
      Credit-Linked Deposit, 2.79%, 4/12/13   USD   176   $   158,033  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.50% – 4.25%, 4/12/13     312     279,382  
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.563% – 4.25%, 4/12/13     1,161     1,040,895  
Sturm Foods, Inc.:          
      Initial Term Loan First Loan,          
      3.438% – 3.75%, 1/31/14 (a)     975     553,355  
      Initial Term Loan Second Lien, 7.25%, 7/31/14     1,000     250,000  
        2,281,665  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%          
DJO Finance LLC (ReAble Therapeutics Fin LLC)          
  Term Loan, 3.479% – 4.459%, 5/20/14     990     823,350  
Hologic, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/13     381     342,781  
        1,166,131  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%          
CCS Medical, Inc. (Chronic Care) Term Loan (First Lien),          
  4.71%, 9/30/12     473     212,968  
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.729%, 7/25/14     65     55,312  
      Funded Term Loan, 2.729% – 3.506%, 7/25/14     1,280     1,083,853  
Health Management Associates, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  3.209%, 2/28/14     2,874     2,291,708  
        3,643,841  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.6%          
Golden Nugget, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  3.73%, 12/31/14     500     65,000  
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC Second Lien          
  Term Loan, 3.697%, 8/16/14     500     25,000  
Greenwood Racing Inc. Term Loan, 2.73%, 11/28/11     490     362,600  
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.:          
      Term B-1 Loan, 4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     236     136,327  
      Term B-2 Loan, 4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     2,779     1,616,453  
      Term B-3 Loan, 4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     210     121,180  
Las Vegas Sands, LLC:          
      Delayed Draw I Term Loan, 2.16%, 5/23/14     398     175,617  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.16%, 5/23/14     1,576     695,410  
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Term Loan B,          
  2.23% – 2.99%, 10/03/12     1,195     1,076,174  
QCE, LLC (Quiznos) Term Loan (Second Lien),          
  3.75%, 11/05/13     984     542,431  
Travelport LLC (fka Travelport Inc.):          
      Original Post-First Amendment and Restatement          
      Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 2.729% –          
      3.709%, 8/23/13     178     105,133  
      Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 2.729%, 8/23/13     889     523,962  
VML US Finance LLC (aka Venetian Macau) Term B:          
      Delayed Draw Project Loan, 2.73%, 5/25/12     384     220,899  
      Funded Project Loan, 2.73%, 5/27/13     866     498,420  
        6,164,606  
Household Durables — 2.8%          
American Residential Services LLC Term Loan          
  (Second Lien), 12%, 4/17/15     2,020     1,725,457  
Simmons Bedding Co. Tranche D Term Loan,          
  9.535%, 12/19/11     3,166     2,418,797  
Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Term Loan,          
  2.42% – 3.47%, 2/06/14     1,250     758,334  
        4,902,588  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
IT Services — 2.6%          
Activant Solutions Inc. Term Loan, 3.438%, 5/02/13   USD   1,962   $   922,240  
Audio Visual Services Group, Inc.:          
      Loan (Second Lien), 6.96%, 8/28/14     1,000     70,000  
      Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 3.71%, 2/28/14   1,481     414,750  
Ceridian Corp U.S. Term Loan, 3.47%, 11/09/14     2,000     1,380,000  
First Data Corp.:          
      Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan,          
      3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     1,286     844,271  
      Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan,          
      3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     343     224,256  
RedPrairie Corp.:          
      Loan (Second Lien), 7.736%, 1/20/13     300     129,000  
      Term Loan, 4.25% – 5.25%, 7/20/12     636     400,882  
        4,385,399  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.1%        
Calpine Generating Co., LLC Second Priority Term Loan,        
  11.07%, 4/01/10     1     598  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):          
      Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan,          
      3.948% – 4.451%, 10/10/14     983     612,954  
      Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan,          
      3.948% – 4.451%, 10/10/14     1,955     1,219,463  
        1,833,015  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%          
Sequa Corp. Term Loan, 3.67% – 3.70%, 12/03/14     2,796     1,705,759  
Insurance — 0.2%          
Alliant Holdings I, Inc. Term Loan, 4.459%, 8/21/14     494     370,313  
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.4%          
FTD Group, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/04/14   748     639,647  
Leisure Equipment & Products — 2.7%          
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,        
  2.98% – 3.93%, 6/08/12     3,890     2,178,400  
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.66% – 2.92%, 3/16/12     3,119     2,281,872  
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.:          
      Delayed Draw Loan, 2.75%, 6/09/14     166     74,750  
      Initial Loan, 3.71%, 6/09/14     329     147,997  
        4,683,019  
Machinery — 4.0%          
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. Loan,          
  2.479% – 4.595%, 3/21/13     1,463     760,500  
Navistar International Corp.:          
      Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit,          
      3.67% – 3.729%, 1/19/12     1,333     954,444  
      Term Advance, 3.729%, 1/19/12     3,667     2,624,721  
Oshkosh Truck Corp. Term B Loan,          
  2.20% – 3.95%, 12/06/13     1,761     1,232,538  
TriMas Co. LLC:          
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.729% – 3.434%, 8/02/13   1,588     1,000,716  
      Tranche B-1 Loan, 2.40%, 3/27/12     375     236,250  
        6,809,169  
Media — 23.2%          
Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. Loan, 8.523%, 3/01/12   2,000     900,000  
AlixPartners, LLP Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.94% – 3.36%, 10/12/13     1,591     1,367,953  
Bresnan Communications, LLC Additional Term Loan B        
  (First Lien), 3.13%, 6/30/13     1,500     1,278,750  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 23


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)         Value  
 
Media (concluded)          
Catalina Marketing Corp. Initial Term Loan,          
  4.459%, 10/01/14   USD   1,732   $   1,372,489  
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning):          
      Term Loan, 2.98%, 7/03/14     234     152,071  
      Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14     5,221     3,654,879  
Cequel Communications, LLC (aka Cebridge):          
      Second Lien Tranche A Term Loan (Cash Pay),          
      4.913%, 5/05/14     2,000     1,225,000  
      Term Loan, 2.445% – 4.25%, 11/05/13     2,121     1,787,765  
Clarke American Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.979% – 3.959%, 6/30/14     985     580,165  
Dollar General Corp. Tranche B-2 Term Loan,          
  3.160%, 7/07/14     725     596,856  
Emmis Operating Co. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.479% – 3.466%, 11/01/13     545     234,400  
HMH Publishing Co. Ltd. (fka Education Media):          
      Mezzanine, 10.756%, 11/14/14     9,593     2,877,998  
      Tranche A Term Loan, 5.256%, 6/12/14     2,630     1,479,247  
Hanley-Wood, LLC (FSC Acquisition) Term Loan,          
  2.695% – 2.729%, 3/08/14     1,481     538,187  
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC B Term Loan,          
  2.42%, 4/07/14     1,825     1,605,239  
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd. Tranche B          
  Term Loan, 3.925%, 1/03/14     1,906     1,677,254  
Knology, Inc. Term Loan, 2.663%, 6/30/12     728     582,315  
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):          
      Facility B1, 4.589%, 6/30/15   EUR   337     38,161  
      Facility C1, 4.839%, 6/30/16     337     38,161  
MCC Iowa LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group) Tranche A          
  Term Loan, 1.87%, 3/31/10   USD   888     820,938  
MCNA Cable Holdings LLC (OneLink Communications)          
  Loan (PIK facility), 9.62%, 3/01/13 (a)     1,179     731,214  
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (fka Mediacom          
  Communications, LLC) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  1.87%, 1/31/15     3,097     2,572,280  
Mediannuaire Holding (Pages Jaunes) Term Loan D,          
  5.909%, 1/11/17   EUR   500     80,593  
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  3.729% – 4.7809%, 4/09/12   USD   3,314     1,474,576  
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.195%, 12/18/12     328     229,814  
Newsday, LLC Fixed Rate Term Loan, 9.75%, 8/01/13     1,000     902,500  
NextMedia Operating, Inc.:          
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.123%, 11/15/12     200     94,149  
      Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.174%, 11/15/12     267     125,461  
      Loan (Second Lien), 8.17%, 11/15/13     1,763     432,034  
Nielsen Finance LLC Dollar Term Loan,          
  2.448%, 8/09/13     5,865     4,601,621  
Penton Media, Inc. Loan (Second Lien),          
  6.174%, 2/01/14     1,000     111,250  
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (aka HIT Entertainment)          
  Term Facility, 3.49%, 7/31/14     732     347,716  
TWCC Holding Corp. Term Loan, 7.25%, 9/14/15     748     713,711  
UPC Financing Partnership M Facility,          
  3.760%, 12/31/14   EUR   5,000     4,633,044  
        39,857,791  
Multi-Utilities — 1.9%          
Energy Transfer Equity, LP Term Loan,          
  2.991%, 11/01/12   USD   1,000     870,000  
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (fka NE Energy, Inc.)          
  Second Lien Term Loan, 5.966%, 5/01/14     500     315,000  
Riverside Energy Center Term Loan, 5.424%, 6/24/11     1,531     1,393,367  

Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)             Value  
 
Multi-Utilities (concluded)          
Rocky Mountain Energy Center:          
      LLC Credit Linked Deposit, 1.074%, 6/24/11   USD   134   $   121,909  
      LLC Term Loan, 5.424%, 6/24/11     701     638,203  
        3,338,479  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%          
Big West Oil, LLC:          
      Delayed Advance Loan, 4.50%, 5/15/14     550     269,500  
      Initial Advance Loan, 4.50%, 5/15/14     438     214,375  
Coffeyville Resources, LLC:          
      Funded Letter of Credit, 8.75%, 12/28/10     487     353,311  
      Tranche D Term Loan, 8.75%, 12/30/13     1,567     1,137,938  
Petroleum GEO-Services ASA/PGS Finance, Inc.          
  Term Loan, 3.21%, 6/29/15     953     684,811  
Vulcan Energy Corp. (fka Plains Resources Inc) Term B3          
  Loan, 5.50%, 8/12/11     1,500     1,297,500  
Western Refining, Inc. Term Loan, 8.25%, 5/30/14     986     612,125  
        4,569,560  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%          
NewPage Corp. Term Loan, 5.313%, 12/22/14     1,238     753,750  
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC Loan,          
  7.685% – 8.435%, 2/01/13     1,899     379,722  
        1,133,472  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%          
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. (fka Cardinal          
  Health 409, Inc.) Euro Term Loan, 5.223%, 4/15/14   EUR   985     899,087  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.0%          
Mattamy Funding Partnership Loan, 3.563%, 4/11/13   USD   973     680,750  
Realogy Corp. Initial Term B Loan, 3.434%, 10/10/13     1,970     1,114,145  
        1,794,895  
Specialty Retail — 0.6%          
Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.) Initial Term Loan,          
  2.73% – 3.71%, 10/20/13     1,436     965,887  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%          
Renfro Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  4.16% – 4.48%, 10/05/13     436     218,125  
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 84.1%         144,793,530  
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds          
Auto Components — 2.5%          
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.318%, 12/01/09 (b)     4,500     4,235,625  
Building Products — 2.2%          
CPG International I, Inc.:          
      8.561%, 7/01/12 (b)     3,500     1,855,000  
      10.50%, 7/01/13     3,000     1,590,000  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. Series WI,          
  9.75%, 12/01/14     750     285,000  
        3,730,000  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Corporate Bonds     (000)       Value  
 
Capital Markets — 1.9%          
E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17 (c)   USD   5,313   $   2,443,750  
Marsico Parent Co., LLC, 10.625%, 1/15/16 (c)     1,168     478,880  
Marsico Parent Holdco, LLC, 12.50%, 7/15/16 (a)(c)     457     187,416  
Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC,          
  14.50%, 1/15/18 (a)(c)     312     127,747  
        3,237,793  
Chemicals — 1.1%          
GEO Specialty Chemicals Corp.,          
  7.50%, 3/31/15 (a)(c)(d)     820     614,217  
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,          
  9.935%, 12/31/09 (b)(d)     1,319     987,601  
Wellman Holdings, Inc. Third Lien Subordinate Note,          
  5%, 1/29/19 (d)     430     301,000  
        1,902,818  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%          
Allied Waste North America, Inc. Series B,          
  7.375%, 4/15/14     3,375     3,324,375  
Construction Materials — 0.8%          
Nortek, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13     3,420     1,368,000  
Containers & Packaging — 3.2%          
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 5.871%, 9/15/14 (b)     1,450     674,250  
Clondalkin Acquisition BV, 3.996%, 12/15/13 (b)(c)     4,000     2,480,000  
Crown European Holdings SA, 6.25%, 9/01/11   EUR   795     977,624  
Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,          
  6.75%, 12/01/14     395     445,677  
Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10%, 5/01/16 (c)   USD   2,350     1,010,500  
        5,588,051  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8%          
FCE Bank Plc, 7.125%, 1/16/12   EUR   4,000     3,093,306  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%          
Qwest Corp., 5.246%, 6/15/13 (b)   USD   3,500     2,966,250  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%          
AmeriQual Group LLC, 9.50%, 4/01/12 (c)     250     150,000  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%          
DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14     3,250     2,470,000  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.0%          
American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13     5,000     4,112,500  
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.:          
      10.75%, 2/01/16     1,325     185,500  
      10.75%, 2/01/18 (a)     315     19,335  
      10%, 12/15/18 (c)     505     141,400  
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,          
  10.25%, 2/15/14 (c)     1,565     719,900  
        5,178,635  
IT Services — 1.9%          
First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15     6,000     3,300,000  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.5%          
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC,          
  10.25%, 11/01/15     5,230     2,641,150  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%          
Sequa Corp. (c):          
      11.75%, 12/01/15     640     102,400  
      13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)     1,591     190,309  
        292,709  

  Par      
Corporate Bonds   (000)         Value  
 
Machinery — 0.7%        
Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 (c)   USD 2,000   $   1,100,000  
Media — 1.9%        
CSC Holdings, Inc.:        
      8.50%, 4/15/14 (c)   420     403,200  
      Series B, 7.625%, 4/01/11   2,000     1,980,000  
Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B, 8%, 4/15/12   575     556,312  
Local Insight Regatta Hldgs, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17   1,244     298,560  
      3,238,072  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%        
FMG Finance Property Ltd., 5.261%, 9/01/11 (b)(c)   265     225,250  
Ryerson, Inc., 8.545%, 11/01/14 (b)(c)   1,680     856,800  
      1,082,050  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.6%        
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 5.06%, 4/01/14 (b)   1,600     1,051,475  
Paper & Forest Products — 1.9%        
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 5.496%, 6/15/11 (b)   2,650     238,500  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (a)(c)   1,147     517,679  
NewPage Corp.:        
      10%, 5/01/12   2,000     605,000  
      7.42%, 5/01/12 (b)   3,925     942,000  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B, 4.92%, 8/01/14 (b)   4,000     1,040,000  
      3,343,179  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%        
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 5.011%, 12/01/13 (b)   1,000     612,500  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%        
Realogy Corp., 10.50%, 4/15/14   1,055     221,550  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.8%        
Avago Technologies Finance Pte. Ltd.,        
6.761%, 6/01/13 (b)   900     706,500  
Spansion, Inc., 4.386%, 6/01/13 (b)(c)(e)(f)   2,870     670,862  
      1,377,362  
Specialty Retail — 0.2%        
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 7.584%, 3/15/14 (a)(b)   700     413,000  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%        
Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 1/15/15   550     536,250  
Digicel Group Ltd., 9.125%, 1/15/15 (a)(c)   278     194,600  
      730,850  
Total Corporate Bonds — 32.9%       56,648,750  
 
 
 
Common Stocks   Shares      
Capital Markets — 0.1%        
E*Trade Financial Corp. (e)   242,021     193,617  
Chemicals — 0.0%        
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (e)   13,117     5,035  
Wellman Holdings, Inc.   430     108  
      5,143  
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%        
Medis Technologies Ltd. (e)   71,654     40,843  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%        
Trico Marine Services, Inc. (e)   119,185     389,735  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%        
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.   136,289   $   77,133  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (c)(e)   152,951     86,791  
Western Forest Products, Inc. (c)(e)   84,448     9,957  
      173,881  
Total Common Stocks — 0.4%       803,219  
 
 
Non-U.S. Government Agency   Par      
Mortgage-Backed Securities   (000)      
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.4%        
Crown Castle Towers LLC Series 2005-1A:        
Class AFL, 0.936%, 6/15/35 (b)   USD 1,795     1,633,450  
Class AFX, 4.643%, 6/15/35 (c)   495     472,725  
Global Signal Trust Series 2006-1 Class A2,        
  5.45%, 2/15/36   290     271,150  
Total Non-U.S. Government Agency        
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.4%       2,377,325  
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks   Shares      
Capital Markets — 0.0%        
Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (c)   78     33,930  
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%       33,930  
Total Long-Term Investments        
(Cost — $335,541,062) — 118.8%       204,656,754  
 
 
  Beneficial      
  Interest      
Short-Term Securities   (000)      
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC        
  Cash Sweep Series, 0.73% (g)(h)   USD 4,457     4,457,276  
Total Short-Term Securities        
(Cost — $4,457,276) — 2.6%       4,457,276  
 
 
 
Options Purchased   Contracts      
Over the Counter Call Options        
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, expiring        
  December 2009 at USD 942.86 Broker,        
  Goldman Sachs & Co.   20     32,300  
Total Options Purchased        
(Cost — $19,556) — 0.0%       32,300  
Total Investments (Cost — $340,017,894*) — 121.4%       209,146,330  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (21.4)%       (36,911,150)  
Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 172,235,180  

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February
28, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 339,963,284  
Gross unrealized appreciation      $        313,322  
Gross unrealized depreciation   (131,130,276)  
Net unrealized depreciation   $(130,816,954)  

(a) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in
additional par/shares.
(b) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors.
(d) Convertible security.
(e) Non-income producing security.
(f) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(g) Represents the current yield as of report date.
(h) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

  Net    
Affiliate   Activity   Income  
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC      
    Cash Sweep Series   USD 2,822,607   $24,202  

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry
sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2009 were as follows:

Currency   Currency     Settlement   Unrealized  
Purchased   Sold     Counterparty   Date   Appreciation  
 
USD   256,243   CAD   315,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   $ 8,655  
USD           10,228,578   EUR   7,802,000   Deutsche Bank AG   3/18/09   339,191  
USD   1,383,308   EUR   1,055,000   Citibank NA   3/18/09   46,047  
USD   837,233   EUR   650,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   13,328  
USD   3,118,328   GBP   2,103,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   107,940  
Total             $ 515,161  

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Pay       Notional    
  Fixed       Amount   Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   Counterparty   Expiration   (000) 2   Appreciation  
 
First Data   5%   JPMorgan Chase   December        
  Corp.     Bank, NA   2013   USD   3,000   $ 184,800  
First Data   5%   JPMorgan Chase   December        
  Corp.     Bank, NA   2013   USD   3,000   237,300  
Host Hotels &   5%   Goldman Sachs   March   USD   2,500   42,620  
  Resorts LP     Bank USA   2014        
Masco Corp.   5.3%   JPMorgan Chase   March        
    Bank, NA   2014   USD   1,000   28,186  
Mohawk   4.45%   JPMorgan Chase   March        
  Industries,     Bank, NA   2014   USD   1,000   11,188  
  Inc.              
Total             $ 504,094  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

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

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Receive       Notional  
  Fixed         Amount           Unrealized  
Issuer 1   Rate   Counterparty   Expiration       (000) 2              Depreciation  
 
Ford Motor   3.80%   UBS AG   March   USD 10,000     $(7,007,760)  
Co.       2010    

1 Credit rating is CCC using Standard and Poor’s ratings.
2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit
event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.
Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of February
28, 2009 were as follows:

  Pay       Notional    
  Fixed       Amount   Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   Counterparty   Expiration   (000)   Appreciation  
 
Dow Jones   5%   Credit Suisse   June   USD 3,880   $704,193  
  CDX North     International   2013      
  America            
  High Yield            
  Index 10.V1            

Currency Abbreviations :  
      CAD   Canadian Dollar  
      EUR   Euro  
      GBP   British Pound  
      USD   U.S. Dollar  

Effective September 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measure-
ments” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the
use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair
value of investments, which are as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices
for 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
circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indica-
tion of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about
the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting
policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in deter-
mining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:

Valuation   Investments in     Other Financial  
Inputs     Securities     Instruments*  
    Assets     Assets   Liabilities  
Level 1     $        711,284        
Level 2     145,788,452   $   1,755,748   $ (7,007,760)  
Level 3     62,614,294        
Total   $ 209,114,030   $   1,755,748   $ (7,007,760)  

* Other financial instruments are swaps, foreign currency exchange contracts
and options. Swaps and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at
the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instruments and options are
shown at market value.
The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3)
that were used in determining fair value:

  Investments in  
    Securities  
      Assets  
Balance as of August 31, 2008   $   27,977,920  
Accrued discounts/premiums     164,900  
Realized loss     (5,006,943)  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 1     (46,483,912)  
Net sales     (16,941,868)  
Net transfers in Level 3     102,904,197  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $   62,614,294  

1 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on the Statements of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 27


Schedule of Investments February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%          
Avio Holding SpA:          
      Term Loan B, 2.604%, 9/25/14   USD   1,000   $   517,500  
      Term Loan C, 3.229%, 9/25/15     1,000     517,500  
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC:          
      Letter of Credit Facility Deposit, 2.10%, 3/26/14     244     112,016  
      Term Loan, 2.479% – 3.459%, 3/26/14     4,569     2,099,278  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,          
  7.25%, 12/31/12     585     304,392  
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.73%, 9/25/13     486     401,156  
        3,951,842  
Airlines — 0.2%          
US Airways Group, Inc. Term Loan, 2.979%, 3/23/14     2,220     1,009,407  
Auto Components — 0.7%          
Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 3.20%, 8/07/14     4,053     2,685,303  
Dana Holding Corp. Term Advance, 6.50% – 7.25%, 1/31/15   890     270,759  
Dayco Products LLC — (Mark IV Industries, Inc.)          
  Replacement Term B Loan, 5.97% – 8.48%, 6/01/11     854     204,853  
Metaldyne Co. LLC:          
      Deposited Fund Tranche Loan, 0.346% –          
      5.125%, 1/11/12     98     11,769  
      Initial Tranche Term B Loan, 2% – 8%, 1/11/14     669     80,244  
Rally Parts, LLC (Motorsport Aftermarket) Tranche          
  Term B Loan, 2.98% – 3.96%, 11/03/13     490     181,300  
        3,434,228  
Beverages — 0.1%          
Culligan International Co., Second Lien Term Loan,          
  6.485% – 8.536%, 5/25/13   EUR   1,500     335,954  
Le-Nature's, Inc. Term B Loan,          
10.25%, 12/28/12 (e)(f)   USD   1,000     145,000  
        480,954  
Building Products — 1.0%          
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.223%, 10/02/13     194     174,177  
Building Material Corp. of America Advance Term Loan,          
  3.625% – 3.875%, 2/22/14     2,873     1,958,643  
Custom Building Products, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  10.75%, 4/29/12     1,500     847,500  
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GMBH):        
      Tranche B-1, 2.75%, 12/04/13     967     716,839  
      Tranche B-2, 3.803%, 12/04/13   EUR   1,000     790,229  
United Subcontractors Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  6.43% – 6.80%, 12/27/12   USD   1,820     364,016  
        4,851,404  
Capital Markets — 0.2%          
Marsico Parent Co., LLC Term Loan,          
  4.50% – 7.25%, 12/15/14     475     225,393  
Nuveen Investments, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.479% – 4.466%, 11/13/14     1,496     705,367  
        930,760  
Chemicals — 3.1%          
Brenntag Holdings GMBH & Co. KG Facility:          
      B6A and B6B, 7.163%, 11/24/37   EUR   500     488,717  
      Second Lien Term Loan 2, 5.501%, 7/17/15   USD   500     289,375  
      Second Lien Term Loan 3A, 9.421%, 3/21/16   EUR   115     86,361  
      Second Lien Term Loan 3B, 9.421%, 3/15/16     385     289,209  
Cognis GMBH Facility:          
      Term Loan A, 5.329%, 11/17/13     803     641,564  
      Term Loan B, 5.329%, 11/16/13     197     157,118  
Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.479%, 5/23/14   USD   493     295,500  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Chemicals (concluded)          
ElectriciInvest Holding Co. Ltd (Viridian Group Plc)          
  Junior Term Facility:          
      6.082%, 4/20/12   EUR   894   $   764,728  
      5.928%, 12/21/12   GBP   900     872,917  
Huish Detergents, Inc. Tranche Term B Loan,          
  2.17%, 4/26/14   USD   1,244     1,052,989  
ISP Chemco Term B Loan, 2% – 2.75%, 6/04/14     1,478     1,236,175  
Ineos U.S. Finance LLC Term Facility:          
      A4, 7.702%, 2/20/13     923     364,674  
      B2, 8.202%, 2/20/15     1,631     636,101  
      C2, 8.703%, 2/20/14     1,631     636,101  
Lucite International Group Holdings Ltd. PIK,          
  11.312%, 7/03/14 (c)   EUR   1,185     1,026,543  
PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.):          
      First Lien Term Loan, 4.43% – 4.71%, 7/31/14   USD   3,980     2,378,050  
      Second Lien Term Loan, 7.68%, 7/30/15     3,250     1,137,500  
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. Tranche Term Loan D,          
  1.979%, 12/13/12     960     843,200  
Solutia, Inc. Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/28/14     1,741     1,118,725  
        14,315,547  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%          
Aramark Corp.          
      Letter of Credit, 2.038%, 1/26/14     185     159,546  
      Term Loan, 3.334%, 1/26/14     2,907     2,511,359  
EnviroSolutions Real Property Holdings, Inc. Initial          
  Term Loan, 10.50%, 7/01/12     503     276,698  
Kion GmbH:          
      Term Loan B, 2.479%, 3/04/15     250     85,000  
      Term Loan C, 2.979%, 3/04/16     250     85,000  
Language Line, Inc. Tranche B-1 Term Loan,          
  4.71%, 11/14/11     708     608,563  
Sirva Worldwide, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  12%, 5/15/15     246     12,299  
Synagro Technologies, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.45%, 4/01/14     2,729     1,521,540  
West Corp. Term B Loan-2,          
  2.82% – 2.854%, 10/31/13     2,940     2,152,729  
        7,412,734  
Communications Equipment — 0.2%          
SafeNet, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,          
  3.398% – 3.66%, 4/12/14     1,970     1,068,725  
Computers & Peripherals — 0.6%          
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds &          
  Reynolds) First Lien Term Loan, 2.479%, 10/31/12     1,381     897,534  
Intergraph Corp.:          
      First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3.256%, 5/15/14     1,431     1,223,363  
      Second Lien Term Loan,          
      6.479% – 7.256%, 11/17/14     750     618,750  
        2,739,647  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%          
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.          
  Term Loan B:          
      3.688% – 3.75%, 1/31/14     990     638,335  
      7% – 7.313%, 2/15/15     1,000     300,000  
        938,335  
Containers & Packaging — 1.5%          
Atlantis Plastic Films, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  12.25%, 3/22/12 (e)(f)     250     0  
Graham Packaging Co. LP New Term Loan,          
  2.689% – 6.313%, 9/30/11     1,585     1,326,418  
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Incremental          
  Term Loan, 3.203% – 4.185%, 5/16/14     2,340     1,994,125  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Containers & Packaging (concluded)          
Modelo 3 S.a.r.l. (Mivisa) Tranche B2 Term Loan,          
  5.452%, 6/03/15   EUR   1,000   $   933,908  
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.:          
      Term Loan, 5%, 11/01/10   USD   568     376,065  
      Term Loan B, 0.50%, 2/03/10     580     576,375  
      Term Loan B, 0.50%, 11/01/11     130     86,429  
      Term Loan C, 2.69% – 4.50%, 2/03/10     630     592,200  
      Term Loan C, 1.312%, 11/01/11     376     250,363  
Solo Cup Co. Term B Loan1,          
  3.913% – 5.75%, 2/27/11     1,114     1,003,031  
        7,138,914  
Distributors — 0.1%          
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.947% – 5.75%, 1/12/12     1,426     534,883  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%          
Coinmach Corp. Term Loan, 3.47% – 4.26%, 11/15/14     4,714     3,064,286  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%          
JG Wentworth, LLC:          
      First Lien Term Loan, 3.709%, 4/03/14     4,000     360,000  
      Term Loan B, 3.709%, 4/03/14     400     36,000  
Professional Services Industries Inc. First Lien          
  Term Loan, 3.23%, 10/31/12     649     564,323  
        960,323  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%          
Eircom Group Plc:          
      Term Loan B, 3.428%, 8/14/14   EUR   1,970     1,667,657  
      Term Loan C, 3.678%, 8/14/13     1,970     1,667,843  
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. Tranche C          
  Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/01/14   USD   1,898     791,312  
Time Warner Telecom Holdings Inc. Term B Loan,          
  2.48%, 2/23/14     2,013     1,778,905  
Wind Telecomunicazione S.P.A. A1 Term Loan Facility,          
  3.082% – 6.973%, 9/22/12   EUR   424     468,486  
        6,374,203  
Electric Utilities — 0.4%          
Astoria Generating Co. Acquisitions, LLC Second Lien          
  Term Loan C, 4.23%, 8/23/13   USD   1,500     1,081,875  
TPF Generation Holdings LLC:          
      First Lien Term Loan, 2.479%, 11/28/13     448     407,129  
      Letter of Credit, 1.359%, 11/28/13     151     136,806  
      Revolving Credit, 1.359%, 11/28/13     47     42,886  
        1,668,696  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%          
Electrical Components International Holdings Co. (ECI)          
  Second Lien Term Loan, 11.50%, 5/05/14     500     125,000  
Generac Acquisition Corp. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.919%, 11/10/13     1,464     783,213  
Sensus Metering Systems New Term B Loan-1,          
  2.47% – 3.256%, 12/17/10     1,057     950,870  
        1,859,083  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.9%          
Deutsch Connectors:          
      Term B Loan, 2.695%, 7/27/14     34     22,827  
      Term B Loan 2, 2.695%, 7/27/14     457     305,883  
      Term Loan C, 3.195%, 7/27/15     851     570,304  
Flextronics International Ltd.:          
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 3.344%, 10/05/14     1,103     722,615  
      Term Loan A, 3.344% – 3.685%, 10/01/14     3,839     2,514,698  
        4,136,327  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%          
Dresser, Inc. Term B Loan, 2.729% – 3.488%,          
  5/15/14   USD   3,432   $   2,464,440  
MEG Energy Corp. Term Loan, 3.46%, 3/23/13     486     301,475  
Trinidad USA Partnership LLP US Term Loan,          
  2.913%, 4/15/11     1,458     1,093,125  
        3,859,040  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.3%          
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. Facility B2          
  UK Borrower, 4.161%, 7/09/15   GBP   4,000     4,021,199  
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. (ASM Merger          
  Sub, Inc.) Term Loan, 2.45% – 3.47%, 4/15/13   USD   970     761,571  
DS Waters of America, Inc. Term Loan,          
  4.455%, 3/31/12     500     275,000  
WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.688%, 11/29/12     970     807,525  
        5,865,295  
Food Products — 1.2%          
Dole Food Co., Inc.:          
      Letter of Credit, 2.13%, 4/12/13     280     250,710  
      Term Loan C, 2.50%, 4/12/13     1,842     1,651,321  
      Tranche Term B Loan, 2.50% – 4.25%, 4/12/13     494     443,223  
Michael Foods, Inc. Term B Loan-1,          
  3.001% – 3.328%, 11/21/10     2,167     2,036,765  
Sturm Foods, Inc.:          
      First Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 1/22/14     1,346     763,798  
      First Lien Term Loan, 3.438%, 1/22/14 (c)(g)     500     283,750  
      Second Lien Term Loan, 7.25%, 11/12/37     500     125,000  
        5,554,567  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%          
Biomet, Inc. Dollar Term Loan, 4.459%, 3/25/15     4,444     3,955,493  
DJO Finance LLC (ReAble Therapeutics Fin LLC)          
  Term Loan, 3.479% – 4.459%, 11/20/13     2,475     2,058,376  
Select Medical Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.473% – 4.25%, 2/24/12     963     770,000  
        6,783,869  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%          
CHSI Community Health Systems, Inc.:          
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 2.729%, 6/18/14     419     354,402  
      Term B Loan, 2.729% – 3.506%, 7/25/14     8,188     6,932,939  
CSS Medical, Inc. (Chronic Care) First Lien Term Loan,          
  4.71%, 8/01/12     583     262,518  
Catalent Pharma (fka Cardinal Health 409, Inc.)          
  Euro Term Loan, 5.223%, 11/19/37   EUR   1,970     1,798,174  
HCA, Inc. Tranche Term B-1 Loan, 3.709%, 11/15/12   USD   1,216     1,025,239  
Health Management Associates, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  3.209%, 2/28/14     882     703,055  
HealthSouth Corp. Term Loan,          
  2.95% – 4.75%, 3/12/13     2,324     2,050,539  
Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC Term Loan,          
  3.459%, 6/29/14     1,977     1,186,451  
        14,313,317  
Health Care Technology — 0.3%          
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.          
  (Misys Hospital Systems, Inc.) Term Loan,          
  3.73% – 4.21%, 10/11/14     1,481     1,185,000  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%          
BLB Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Wembley, Inc.) First          
  Priority Term Loan, 4.75%, 8/12/12     1,989     729,303  
CCM Merger Inc. (Motor City Casino) Term B Loan,          
  8.50%, 7/26/12     1,555     878,747  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 29


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

      Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)         Value  
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)          
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC:          
      First Lien Term Loan, 2.449% – 4%, 2/26/14   USD   473   $   189,700  
      Second Lien Term Loan, 3.697%, 2/26/14     1,500     75,000  
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.:          
      Term Loan B-1, 4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     552     318,097  
      Term Loan B-2, 4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     695     404,113  
      Term Loan B-3, 4.159% – 4.459%, 1/28/15     806     464,643  
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.:          
      Revolving Credit, 1.813% – 2.813%, 5/15/14     32     15,075  
      Term Loan B, 2.813%, 5/15/14     381     178,633  
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Term Loan B,          
  2.23% – 2.99%, 10/03/12     4,025     3,625,589  
QCE, LLC (Quiznos) First Lien Term Loan,          
  3.75%, 5/05/13     1,950     1,075,287  
Travelport LLC (fka Travelport Inc.) First Priority Term          
  Loan, 7.979%, 3/20/12     4,454     913,149  
        8,867,336  
Household Durables — 0.9%          
Berkline/Benchcraft, LLC First Lien Term Loan,          
  6.578%, 11/10/11     95     4,735  
Jarden Corp. Term Loan B3, 3.959%, 1/24/12     990     893,679  
Simmons Bedding Co. Tranche D Term Loan,          
  9.535%, 12/19/11     3,250     2,483,000  
Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Term Loan,          
  2.42% – 3.47%, 2/06/14     1,000     606,667  
        3,988,081  
Household Products — 0.1%          
Central Garden & Pet Co. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  1.98% – 3.75%, 9/30/12     996     672,439  
IT Services — 2.4%          
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) Term Loan,          
  2.479%, 3/20/13     728     671,573  
Amadeus Global Travel distribution SA:          
      Term Loan B, 3.747%, 6/30/13   EUR   307     233,198  
      Term Loan B-4, 3.747%, 6/30/13     186     141,219  
      Term Loan C, 4.247%, 6/30/14     307     233,198  
      Term Loan C-4, 4.247%, 6/30/14     186     141,219  
Audio Visual Services Group, Inc. Second Lien Term          
  Loan, 6.96%, 8/28/13   USD   1,000     70,000  
Ceridian Corp. US Term Loan, 3.47%, 11/09/14     3,500     2,415,000  
First Data Corp.:          
      Term Loan B-1, 3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     3,682     2,416,956  
      Term Loan B-2, 3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     1,244     816,526  
      Term Loan B-3, 3.223% – 3.229%, 9/24/14     846     552,535  
RedPrairie Corp. Term Loan, 4.25% – 5.25%, 7/17/12     685     431,672  
SunGard Data Systems Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.)          
  New US Term Loan, 2.198% – 2.991%, 2/28/14     2,911     2,435,297  
Verifone, Inc. Term B Loan, 3.23%, 2/28/13     920     717,600  
        11,275,993  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.5%        
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC:          
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-2, 3.948% –          
      4.451%, 10/10/14     4,209     2,626,058  
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-3, 3.948% –          
      4.451%, 10/10/14     7,269     4,534,303  
        7,160,361  
Insurance — 0.1%          
Conseco, Inc. Term Loan, 2.447%, 10/10/13     733     410,561  
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.1%          
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.98% – 3.93%, 6/08/12     973     544,600  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)       Value  
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7%          
Life Technologies Corp. Facility Term B Loan,          
  5.25%, 6/11/15   USD   2,244   $   2,196,682  
Quintiles Transnational Corp. Term B Loan,          
  3.459%, 3/21/13     973     857,016  
        3,053,698  
Machinery — 1.5%          
Blount, Inc. Term Loan B, 2.163%, 8/09/10     722     636,546  
LN Acquisition Corp. (Lincoln Industrials) Initial          
  Second Lien Term Loan, 6.21%, 12/18/14     1,500     1,200,000  
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. Term Loan,          
  2.479% – 4.595%, 3/21/13     488     253,500  
Navistar International Transportation Corp.:          
      Advance Term Loan, 3.729%, 1/19/12     2,750     1,968,541  
      Credit-Linked Deposit, 3.696% – 3.729%, 1/19/12   1,000     715,833  
OshKosh Truck Corp. Term B Loan,          
  2.20% – 3.95%, 12/06/13     2,201     1,540,673  
Standard Steel:          
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 2.98%, 6/21/12     77     49,169  
      First Lien Term Loan, 3.96%, 6/21/12     381     243,966  
Trimas Co.:          
      Letter of Credit, 2.40%, 8/02/11     94     59,063  
      Term Loan B, 2.729% – 3.434%, 8/02/13     397     250,179  
        6,917,470  
Marine — 0.2%          
Dockwise Shipping BV:          
      Term Loan B, 3.459%, 4/26/15     1,000     503,333  
      Term Loan C, 4.334%, 4/26/16     1,000     503,333  
        1,006,666  
Media — 12.7%          
Acosta, Inc. Term Loan, 2.73%, 2/28/14     975     794,625  
Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. Term Loan:          
      8.523%, 1/31/12     500     225,000  
      8.523%, 3/01/12     500     225,000  
AlixPartners Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.94% – 3.36%, 10/30/13     1,446     1,243,594  
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC Tranche B-2          
  Term Loan, 3.71%, 2/27/14     975     867,869  
CSC Holdings Inc. (Cablevision) Incremental Term Loan,        
  2.205% – 2.692%, 3/23/13     2,895     2,627,317  
Catalina Marketing Corp. Initial Term Loan,          
  4.459%, 10/01/14     3,461     2,743,011  
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson          
  Learning) Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,          
  7.50%, 7/05/14     3,731     2,611,875  
Cequel Communications, LLC (aka Cebridge) Term          
  Loan, 2.445% – 4.25%, 11/05/13     7,379     6,218,842  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC Replacement        
  Term Loan, 3.18% – 3.36%, 11/23/37     3,950     3,135,352  
Clarke American Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.979% – 3.959%, 12/31/14     3,384     1,993,160  
Dex Media West LLC Tranche B Term Loan,          
  7%, 10/24/14     2,250     1,080,000  
Discovery Communications Holding, LLC Term B Loan,        
  3.459%, 5/14/14     1,480     1,341,492  
Formula One Group:          
      Second Lien Term Loan, 2.854%, 7/05/14     589     165,000  
      Term Loan B, 5.311%, 12/31/13     1,000     503,409  
      Term Loan B, 2.854%, 1/05/14     857     431,493  
FoxCo Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC Term Loan,          
  2.45% – 4.25%, 7/14/15     1,000     513,333  
Getty Images, Inc. Initial Term Loan,          
  6.25% – 7.25%, 6/30/15     745     709,289  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)         Value  
 
Media (concluded)          
Gray Television, Inc. Term Loan B-DD,          
  1.95% – 2.93%, 12/31/14   USD   731   $   366,736  
HIT Entertainment Ltd.:          
      First Lien Term Loan, 3.49%, 8/31/12     1,268     602,314  
      Second Lien Term Loan, 6.74%, 2/24/13     1,000     200,000  
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd. Mezzanine Assignment,          
  5.256%, 11/14/14     9,060     2,718,109  
Hanley-Wood, LLC (FSC Acquisition) Term Loan,          
  2.695% – 2.729%, 3/08/14     1,481     538,187  
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC B Term Loan,          
  2.42%, 4/06/14     2,550     2,242,937  
Knology, Inc. Term Loan, 2.663%, 6/30/12     485     388,210  
MCC Iowa (Mediacom Broadband Group)          
  Tranche D-1 Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/31/15     1,960     1,666,000  
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (fka Mediacom          
  Communications, LLC) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  1.87%, 1/31/15     1,936     1,607,675  
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  3.729% – 4.709, 3/15/12     3,870     1,722,218  
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.195%, 12/15/12     328     229,814  
NTL Cable Plc:          
      Second Lien Term Loan, 4.392%, 11/19/37   GBP   1,101     1,264,726  
      Term Loan, 4.919%, 7/17/13     2,000     2,013,781  
New Vision Television Term Loan B:          
      5.22% — 5.25%, 10/21/13   USD   990     386,090  
Newsday, LLC Fixed Rate Term Loan, 9.75%, 7/02/13     1,500     1,353,750  
Nexstar Broadcasting Group:          
      Term Loan, 3.209%, 10/01/12     1,781     997,504  
      Term Loan B, 3.209%, 10/01/12     1,883     1,054,297  
Nielsen Finance LLC Dollar Term Loan,          
  2.448%, 8/15/13     4,219     3,310,345  
PanAmSat Corp.:          
      Term Loan B, 3.925%, 1/03/14     590     504,262  
      Term Loan B2, 3.925%, 1/03/14     591     504,415  
      Term B Loan B2C, 3.925%, 1/03/14     590     504,262  
Penton Media:          
      Second Lien Term Loan, 6.174%, 2/01/14     1,000     111,250  
      Term Loan, 2.729% – 3.424, 2/01/13     1,105     411,729  
ProSiebenSat. 1 Media AG:          
      Second Lien Term Loan, 5.964%, 12/28/16   EUR   904     49,130  
      Term Loan B, 4.589%, 6/30/15     337     38,161  
      Term Loan B, 4.839%, 6/30/16     337     38,161  
Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Co. Inc. (D/B/A          
  Choice TV) Term Loan, 8%, 1/28/12     692     380,769  
San Juan Cable First Lien Term loan, 9.62%, 10/26/12     1,769     1,096,820  
Sitel, LLC (ClientLogic) U.S. Term Loan,          
  5.947% – 6.911%, 1/30/14     911     503,899  
Telecommunications Management, LLC:          
      Assignment Term Loan, 3.979%, 6/30/13     926     555,750  
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 3.979%, 6/30/13     233     140,080  
United Pan Europe Communications:          
      Term Loan M, 3.76%, 11/19/37   EUR   1,413     1,308,835  
      Term Loan N, 2.163%, 12/31/14   USD   2,000     1,695,000  
Yell Group Plc Facility B2 (Euro), 4.553%, 4/30/11   EUR   1,500     1,298,536  
        59,233,413  
Metals & Mining — 0.2%          
Algoma Steel Inc. Term Loan, 2.92%, 6/19/13     497     293,510  
Compass Minerals International, Inc. Term Loan,          
  1.96% – 2.96%, 12/22/12     776     722,136  
Euramax International Plc Second Lien Term Loan:          
      13%, 6/21/13     83     12,496  
      13%, 6/29/13     168     25,191  
        1,053,333  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%          
Coleto Creek Power, LP (aka Coleto Creek WLE, LP):        
      First Lien Term Loan, 4.209%, 7/31/13   USD   1,180   $   810,524  
      Synthetic Letter of Credit, 1.359%, 7/31/13     84     57,417  
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (fka NE Energy, Inc.):        
      First Lien Term Loan, 4.125%, 10/31/13     1,230     1,027,411  
      Letter of Credit, 2.65%, 10/03/13     159     132,378  
MACH Gen, LLC Synthetic Letter of Credit First Lien        
  Term Loan, 2.25%, 2/12/13     69     51,739  
        2,079,469  
Multiline Retail — 0.0%          
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Term Loan,          
  4.193%, 4/06/13     280     179,292  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%          
Big West Oil:          
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/15/14     550     269,500  
      Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/15/14     438     214,375  
CR Gas Storage:          
      Bridge Loan, 2.205%, 5/08/11     29     22,532  
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 2.203%, 5/08/13     51     39,467  
      Term Loan, 4.847%, 5/08/13     528     411,489  
Coffeyville Resources, LLC:          
      Funded Letter of Credit, 3.15%, 12/21/13     243     176,655  
      Tranche D Term Loan, 8.50% – 8.75%, 12/28/13   783     568,969  
Drummond Co., Inc. Term Advance, 1.723%, 2/15/12   1,275     1,236,750  
Turbo Beta Ltd. Dollar Facility, 14.50%, 3/15/18     3,029     2,423,558  
Western Refining, Inc. Term Loan, 8.25%, 5/30/14   915     567,993  
        5,931,288  
Paper & Forest Products — 1.7%          
Georgia-Pacific LLC:          
      First Lien Term Loan B,          
      2.956% – 4.189%, 12/22/12     5,261     4,541,312  
      Term Loan B2, 2.956% – 4.189%, 3/08/13     2,209     1,906,312  
NewPage Corp. Term Loan, 5.313%, 12/21/14     2,479     1,509,779  
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC Term Loan,          
  7.685% – 8.435%, 2/01/13     575     114,928  
        8,072,331  
Personal Products — 0.6%          
American Safety Razor Co., LLC Second Lien          
  Term Loan, 6.73%, 1/25/14     2,500     1,600,000  
Prestige Brands, Inc. Tranche Term Loan B-1,          
  2.729%, 10/06/10     1,092     971,495  
        2,571,495  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%        
Enclave Term Loan B, 6.14%, 3/01/12     3,000     1,200,000  
Georgian Towers Term Loan, 6.14%, 3/01/12     3,000     1,050,000  
Pivotal Promontory, LLC Second Lien Term Loan,          
  11.50%, 8/11/11 (e)(f)     750     37,500  
        2,287,500  
Road & Rail — 0.3%          
Rail America, Inc. Term Loan, 5.44%, 6/30/09     1,500     1,350,000  
Software — 0.2%          
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. First Lien          
  Term Loan, 4.48%, 7/06/12     978     566,950  
CCC Information Services Group Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.72%, 2/10/13     411     329,119  
        896,069  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 31


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

          Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)             Value  
 
Specialty Retail — 0.6%          
ADESA, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.) Initial Term Loan,          
  2.73% – 3.709%, 10/20/13   USD   1,679   $   1,129,668  
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. Term Loan,          
  2.73%, 5/28/13     586     206,788  
Eye Care Centers of America, Inc. Term Loan,          
  2.92% – 3.97%, 3/01/12     527     437,457  
Orchard Supply Hardware Term Loan B,          
  2.784%, 12/21/13     1,500     930,000  
        2,703,913  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%          
Hanesbrands Inc. Term Loan, 2.909% – 4%, 9/05/13     872     816,645  
Renfro Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  4.16% – 4.71%, 10/05/13     436     218,125  
St. John Knits International, Inc. Term Loan,          
  9%, 8/24/13     631     378,397  
        1,413,167  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%          
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  2.479% – 3.435%, 11/02/13     1,222     865,494  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%          
Cellular South, Inc.:          
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 1.979%, 5/16/14     500     450,000  
      Term Loan B, 1.979% – 3.75%, 5/29/14     1,478     1,329,750  
Cricket Communications, Inc. (aka Leap wireless)          
  Term B Loan, 6.50%, 6/16/13     1,444     1,336,486  
NTELOS Inc. Term B-1 Loan, 2.73%, 8/14/11     1,678     1,527,061  
        4,643,297  
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 51.9%         241,608,652  
 
 
US Government Agency          
Mortgage-Backed Securities          
Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass Through Certificates:          
      5.00%, 3/15/24 (i)     121,000     124,403,125  
      5.50%, 12/01/28 – 11/01/33 (j)     7,389     7,602,151  
Total US Government Agency          
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 28.4%         132,005,276  
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds          
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%          
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14     905     371,050  
Airlines — 0.1%          
American Airlines, Inc. Series 99-1, 7.324%, 4/15/11     520     488,800  
Auto Components — 0.1%          
Allison Transmission, Inc. (b):          
      11%, 11/01/15     135     65,474  
      11.25%, 11/01/15 (c)     435     167,475  
Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16     525     89,250  
        322,199  
Automobiles — 0.0%          
Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10     500     160,000  
Building Products — 0.2%          
CPG International I, Inc., 10.50%, 7/01/13     750     397,500  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,          
  11.50%, 12/01/16     1,850     388,500  
        786,000  

    Par      
Corporate Bonds     (000)     Value  
 
Capital Markets — 0.7%          
E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17   USD   2,656   $   1,221,875  
Marsico Parent Co., LLC, 10.625%, 1/15/16     2,651     1,086,910  
Marsico Parent Holdco, LLC, 12.50%, 7/15/16 (b)(c)     1,039     425,904  
Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC,          
14.50%, 1/15/18 (b)(c)     707     289,946  
        3,024,635  
Chemicals — 0.9%          
American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15     1,100     924,000  
Ames True Temper, Inc., 5.094%, 1/15/12 (d)     2,085     1,355,250  
Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14     2,225     1,768,875  
Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17     15     13,650  
        4,061,775  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2%          
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13     2,000     1,750,000  
DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13     2,326     2,116,660  
Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14     2,065     1,631,350  
        5,498,010  
Containers & Packaging — 0.7%          
Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:          
      5.871%, 9/15/14 (d)     510     237,150  
      8.875%, 9/15/14     465     276,675  
Crown Americas LLC, 7.75%, 11/15/15     885     891,638  
Impress Holdings BV, 4.219%, 9/15/13 (b)(d)     1,370     1,013,800  
Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13     2,020     898,900  
        3,318,163  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%          
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:          
      5.544%, 4/15/09 (d)     60     55,500  
      7.375%, 2/01/11     2,800     1,671,216  
      4.01%, 1/13/12 (d)     565     276,850  
      7.80%, 6/01/12     1,665     902,467  
GMAC LLC, 6.875%, 8/28/12 (b)     1,731     996,606  
Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 1.633%, 1/21/10     2,088     1,775,072  
        5,677,711  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.7%          
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13     1,420     1,356,100  
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV,          
  8.50%, 6/15/10     5,000     5,256,075  
Qwest Communications International, Inc.:          
      7.50%, 2/15/14     610     516,975  
      Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14     2,985     2,529,788  
Qwest Corp., 5.246%, 6/15/13 (d)     3,000     2,542,500  
Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (b)     1,500     1,503,750  
Windstream Corp.:          
      8.125%, 8/01/13     2,340     2,269,800  
      8.625%, 8/01/16     1,060     1,017,600  
        16,992,588  
Electric Utilities — 0.7%          
Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13     590     541,325  
Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26     141     113,281  
Midwest Generation LLC Series B, 8.56%, 1/02/16     2,676     2,642,091  
        3,296,697  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.1%          
Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 3/01/16     1,340     469,000  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%          
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:          
      7.50%, 5/15/15     255     199,538  
      7.75%, 5/15/17     420     325,500  
North American Energy Partners, Inc.,          
  8.75%, 12/01/11     140     110,250  
        635,288  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Corporate Bonds     (000)     Value  
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%          
Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17   USD   2,355   $   1,271,700  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%          
Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13     725     456,750  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%          
Biomet, Inc., 10%, 10/15/17     500     500,000  
DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14     6,420     4,879,200  
        5,379,200  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%          
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.50%, 6/01/12     1,985     1,766,650  
Viant Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/17 (b)     2,948     1,474,000  
        3,240,650  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%          
American Real Estate Partners LP:          
      8.125%, 6/01/12     5,860     5,156,800  
      7.125%, 2/15/13     1,480     1,217,300  
Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (b)(e)(f)   1,344     120,960  
Harrahs Operating Co., Inc.:          
      10%, 12/15/15 (b)     300     84,000  
      10.75%, 2/01/16     2,719     380,660  
      10.75%, 2/01/18 (c)     1,323     80,417  
      10%, 12/15/18 (b)     1,292     361,760  
Tropicana Entertainment LLC Series WI,          
9.625%, 12/15/14 (e)(f)     375     3,750  
        7,405,647  
Household Durables — 0.0%          
Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, 4.50%, 11/03/12 (c)(e)(f)(g)   200     0  
IT Services — 0.4%          
First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15     250     137,500  
iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14     950     560,500  
iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (b)(c)(g)     4,474     1,118,396  
        1,816,396  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.7%        
The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 (b)     2,803     2,718,910  
NRG Energy, Inc.:          
      7.25%, 2/01/14     210     197,925  
      7.375%, 2/01/16     595     548,888  
        3,465,723  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%          
Sequa Corp. (b):          
      11.75%, 12/01/15     3,210     513,600  
      13.50%, 12/01/15 (c)     5,314     635,750  
        1,149,350  
Machinery — 0.7%          
AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14     1,700     1,020,000  
Accuride Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15     850     255,000  
Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 (b)     3,125     1,718,750  
Synventive Molding Solutions Sub-Series A,          
14%, 1/14/11     692     380,484  
        3,374,234  
Marine — 0.1%          
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14     676     405,600  
Media — 5.4%          
Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13     2,825     2,189,374  
CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14     2,425     72,750  
Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B,          
8.334%, 4/01/09 (d)     800     800,000  
Charter Communications Holdings II LLC (e)(f):          
      10.25%, 9/15/10     1,155     929,775  
      Series B, 10.25%, 9/15/10     765     612,000  

    Par      
Corporate Bonds     (000)         Value  
 
Media (concluded)          
Comcast Cable Communications LLC,          
6.875%, 6/15/09   USD   6,685   $   6,730,231  
DirecTV Holdings LLC, 8.375%, 3/15/13     500     505,000  
EchoStar DBS Corp.:          
      7%, 10/01/13     200     186,500  
      7.125%, 2/01/16     200     180,500  
Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17     1,575     378,000  
Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13     1,520     235,600  
Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 8/01/14     3,695     3,048,375  
ProtoStar I Ltd., 18%, 10/15/12 (b)(h)     3,454     1,899,760  
Rainbow National Services LLC (b):          
      8.75%, 9/01/12     925     926,156  
      10.375%, 9/01/14     3,134     3,208,433  
Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10     2,000     990,000  
TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (b)     4,965     2,333,550  
        25,226,004  
Metals & Mining — 0.5%          
AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12     1,250     1,075,000  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.,          
7.084%, 4/01/15 (d)     1,495     1,117,513  
        2,192,513  
Multiline Retail — 0.9%          
JC Penny Corp. Inc., 8%, 3/01/10     4,400     4,367,704  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7%          
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16     550     280,500  
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15     650     531,375  
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp.,          
7.625%, 12/01/13     700     234,500  
EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11     495     395,381  
Encore Acquisition Co., 6%, 7/15/15     250     193,750  
OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14     1,990     676,600  
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/13     1,650     1,464,375  
Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16     1,515     1,018,838  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.:          
      5.06%, 4/01/14 (d)     1,500     985,758  
      8.625%, 4/01/15 (c)     1,500     1,035,000  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.:          
      7.25%, 5/01/13     1,390     1,132,850  
      7.25%, 5/01/12     75     63,000  
        8,011,927  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%          
Bowater, Inc., 4.996%, 3/15/10 (d)     670     120,600  
Domtar Corp., 7.875%, 10/15/11     140     119,350  
NewPage Corp.:          
      7.42%, 5/01/12 (d)     1,500     360,000  
      10%, 5/01/12     665     201,163  
        801,113  
Professional Services — 0.1%          
FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/16     350     345,625  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%          
Rouse Co. LP, 5.375%, 11/26/13     2,000     600,000  
Software — 0.0%          
BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.224%, 2/15/12 (b)(c)(d)     543     130,962  
Specialty Retail — 1.6%          
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:          
      7.584%, 3/15/14 (c)(d)     2,250     1,327,500  
      10.75%, 3/15/15     1,700     1,190,000  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13 (f)     5,000     3,750,000  
Lazy Days' R.V. Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12 (e)(f)     1,454     116,320  
Sonic Automotive, Inc. Series B, 8.625%, 8/15/13     3,500     1,085,000  
        7,468,820  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 33


Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Corporate Bonds     (000)     Value  
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%          
Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15   USD   575   $   287,500  
Tobacco — 0.2%          
Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16     1,000     878,462  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.4%          
Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/01/14     270     246,375  
Digicel Group Ltd. (b):          
      8.875%, 1/15/15     1,120     834,400  
      9.125%, 1/15/15 (c)     2,467     1,726,900  
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14     350     330,750  
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS,          
  8.875%, 5/01/16 (b)     3,850     3,503,500  
        6,641,925  
Total Corporate Bonds — 28.0%         130,019,721  
 
 
 
US Government Obligations          
Fannie Mae, 7.25%, 1/15/10     17,000     17,890,443  
U.S. Treasury Notes:          
      3.875%, 5/15/09 (h)     6,000     6,043,362  
      3.375%, 9/15/09     3,425     3,476,375  
      4.25%, 8/15/15     1,815     2,008,127  
Total US Government Obligations — 6.3%         29,418,307  
 
 
 
Foreign Government Obligations          
Colombia Government International Bond,          
  9.75%, 4/23/09     5,000     5,050,000  
Peru Government International Bond,          
  8.375%, 5/03/16     4,871     5,431,165  
Turkey Government International Bond, 7%, 9/26/16     5,093     4,736,490  
Total Foreign Government Obligations — 3.3%         15,217,655  
 
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities          
Sterling Bank Trust Series 2004-2 Class Note,          
  2.081%, 3/30/30 (a)     19,594     1,194,019  
Sterling Coofs Trust Series 1, 2.362%, 4/15/29 (a)     15,871     1,477,973  
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 0.6%         2,671,992  
 
 
 
Common Stocks          
Capital Markets — 0.0%          
E*Trade Financial Corp. (f)     121,011     96,809  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%          
Sirva Common Stock     1,109     5,545  
Total Common Stocks — 0.0%         102,354  
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks          
Capital Markets — 0.0%          
Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (b)     177     76,995  
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%         76,995  

Warrants(k)   Shares   Value  
Machinery — 0.0%      
Synventive Molding Solutions (expires 1/15/13)   1   0  
Total Warrants — 0.0%     0  
 
  Beneficial    
  Interest    
Other Interests (l)   (000)    
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%      
Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (g)   USD 7,579   1,525  
Household Durables — 0.0%      
Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC (g)   3,155   0  
Total Other Interests — 0.0%     1,525  
Total Long-Term Investments      
(Cost — $744,323,872) — 118.5%     551,122,477  
 
 
Short-Term Securities   Shares    
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, 0.86% (g)(m)   31,220,283   31,220,283  
Total Short-Term Securities      
(Cost — $31,220,283) — 6.7%     31,220,283  
 
 
Options Purchased   Contracts    
Over-the-Counter Call Options      
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, expiring      
  December 2009 at USD 942.86      
Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.   46   74,290  
Total Options Purchased (Cost — $44,978) — 0.0%     74,290  
Total Investments (Cost — $775,589,133*) — 125.2%     582,417,050  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (25.2)%     (117,255,378)  
Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 465,161,672  

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28,
2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $  775,657,541  
Gross unrealized appreciation   $      1,854,170  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (195,094,661)  
Net unrealized depreciation   $(193,240,491)  

(a) Represents the interest only portion of a mortgage-backed security and has
either a nominal or notional amount of principal.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors.
(c) Represents a payment-in-kind security, which may pay interest/dividends in
additional par/shares.
(d) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(e) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(f) Non-income producing security.
(g) Represents the current yield as of report date.
(h) Convertible security.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(i) Represents or includes a to-be-announced transaction. The Fund has committed to
purchasing securities for which all specific information is not available at this time.

    Unrealized  
Counterparty   Market Value   Appreciation  
Barclays Capital PLC   $124,403,125   $170,156  

(j) All, or a portion of security, pledged as collateral in connection with open financial
futures contracts.
(k) Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of com-
mon stock. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment
under certain conditions until the expiration date.
(l) Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorgani-
zation entities and are non-income producing.
(m) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

  Net    
Affiliate   Activity   Income  
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund   USD 31,220,283   $20,283  

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry
sub-classification for reporting ease.
Financial futures contracts sold as of February 28, 2009 were as follows:

    Expiration   Face   Unrealized  
Contracts                     Issue   Date   Value   Appreciation  
 
57   5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2009   $6,628,587   $16,811  

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2009 were as follows:

            Unrealized  
Currency   Currency     Settlement                 Appreciation  
Purchased     Sold   Counterparty   Date   (Depreciation)  
 
USD   529,140   EUR   400,000   Citibank N.A.   3/18/09   $ 22,122  
USD   1,803,270   EUR   1,400,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   28,707  
USD           14,055,445   EUR                  10,721,000   Deutsche Bank AG   3/18/09   466,094  
USD   191,534   GBP   139,500   Citibank NA   3/18/09   (8,157)  
USD   8,041,224   GBP   5,423,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   278,344  
Total             $ 787,110  

Currency Abbreviations:  
      EUR   Euro  
      GBP   British Pound  
      USD   U.S. Dollar  

Effective September 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measure-
ments” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the
use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair
value of investments, which are as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices
for 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
circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indica-
tion of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about
the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting
policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in deter-
mining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:

Valuation   Investments in     Other Financial  
Inputs   Securities     Instruments*  
  Assets     Assets     Liabilities  
Level 1   $ 31,317,092   $   16,811      
Level 2   449,520,281     869,557   $   (8,157)  
Level 3   101,505,387          
Total   $582,342,760   $   886,368   $   (8,157)  

Other financial instruments are futures, foreign currency exchange contracts
and options. Futures and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the
unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown
at market value.
The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3)
that were used in determining fair value:

  Investments in  
    Securities  
      Assets  
Balance as of August 31, 2008   $   27,082,546  
Accrued discounts/premiums     340,388  
Realized loss     (6,448,682)  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 1     (72,247,376)  
Net sales     (1,890,185)  
Net transfers in Level 3     154,668,696  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $   101,505,387  

1 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
on the Statements of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 35


Statements of Assets and Liabilities                
 
      BlackRock       BlackRock      
  BlackRock     Diversified     Floating Rate     BlackRock  
  Defined         Income         Income         Limited  
  Opportunity       Strategies       Strategies       Duration  
  Credit Trust       Fund, Inc.       Fund, Inc.     Income Trust  
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)   (BHL)           (DVF)           (FRA)         (BLW)  
 
      Assets                
 
Investments at value — unaffiliated 1   $ 110,916,252   $   93,401,485   $   204,689,054   $   551,196,767  
Investments at value — affiliated 2   2,338,274     2,757,179     4,457,276     31,220,283  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   256,720     108,061     515,161     795,267  
Unrealized appreciation on unfunded corporate loans           9,352      
Unrealized appreciation on swaps       393,681     1,208,287      
Foreign currency at value 3   694,351     238,153     332,957     709,554  
Cash   173,136             25,895  
Swap premiums paid       362,580     2,009,941      
Cash collateral on swaps       2,100,000          
Interest receivable   674,269     2,730,641     4,110,019     7,603,303  
Investments sold receivable   2,268,125     1,832,827     3,218,443     2,318,759  
Dividends receivable       16,822         590  
Swaps receivable   6,500     132,591     73,890      
Commitment fees receivable   327         1,772     171  
Principal paydown receivable   62,075         49,851     46,943  
Margin variation receivable               11,578  
Prepaid expenses   1,024     6,294     12,115     69,729  
Other assets   33,694         12,323     83,476  
Total assets   117,424,747     104,080,314     220,700,441     594,082,315  
 
 
      Liabilities                
 
Loan payable   27,000,000     23,500,000     39,500,000      
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts       856         8,157  
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded corporate loans   6,893              
Unrealized depreciation on swaps   26,702     8,666,125     7,007,760      
Swap premiums received   227,742              
Swaps payable       120,724     117,978      
Investments purchased payable   2,406,739     965,644     895,270     128,279,810  
Interest expense payable   42,062     6,809     7,900      
Deferred income   26,696         34,592     14,144  
Bank overdraft       24,377     48,737      
Officer’s and Directors’/Trustees’ fees payable   70     64     135     64,316  
Investment advisory fees payable   91,564     56,713     126,188     202,219  
Income dividends to shareholders payable   201,691         229,564     143,253  
Other liabilities       412,558     495,052      
Other affiliates payable   591     1,190     2,085     4,400  
Other accrued expenses payable       6,564         204,344  
Total liabilities   30,030,750     33,761,624     48,465,261     128,920,643  
Net Assets   $        87,393,997   $   70,318,690   $   172,235,180   $   465,161,672  
 
 
      Net Assets Consist of                
 
Par value 4 per share 5   $ 9,009   $   1,222,669   $   1,833,682   $   36,890  
Paid-in capital in excess of par   127,890,080     230,656,312     347,664,609     701,305,214  
Distributions in excess of net investment income   (2,838,491)     (2,012,286)     (583,822)     (5,510,833)  
Accumulated net realized loss   (2,032,343)     (45,710,037)     (40,354,660)     (38,302,106)  
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (35,634,258)     (113,837,968)     (136,324,629)     (192,367,493)  
Net Assets   $       87,393,997   $   70,318,690   $   172,235,180   $   465,161,672  
Net asset value   $ 9.70   $   5.75   $   9.39   $   12.61  
      1 Investment at cost — unaffiliated   $     146,762,245   $   199,054,292   $   335,560,618   $   744,368,850  
      2 Investment at cost — affiliated   $         2,338,274   $   2,757,179   $   4,457,276   $   31,220,283  
      3 Foreign currency at cost   $            705,770   $   265,798   $   341,841   $   714,689  
      4 Par value per share   $                0.001   $   0.10   $   0.10   $   0.001  
      5 Shares outstanding   9,008,704     12,226,693     18,336,820     36,889,650  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)          
 
 
        BlackRock     BlackRock  
  Senior Floating   Senior Floating  
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)   Rate Fund, Inc.   Rate Fund II, Inc.  
      Assets          
Investment at value — Master Senior Floating Rate (the “Master LLC”) 1   $ 268,277,380   $   122,821,506  
Capital shares sold receivable     604,596     522,999  
Prepaid expenses     197,337     102,912  
Total assets   269,079,313     123,447,417  
 
      Liabilities          
Income dividends payable   1,294,538     575,561  
Contributions payable to the Master LLC     604,596     522,999  
Administration fees payable     52,997     37,822  
Other affiliates payable     45,892     13,686  
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable     157     69  
Other accrued expenses payable     30,790     17,918  
Total liabilities   2,028,970     1,168,055  
Net Assets   $ 267,050,343   $   122,279,362  
 
      Net Assets Consist of          
Par value $0.10 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized 2   $      4,489,008   $   1,898,017  
Paid-in capital in excess of par   746,184,668     223,669,959  
Undistributed net investment income     201,596     100,753  
Accumulated net realized loss   (361,736,583)     (45,991,526)  
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (122,088,346)     (57,397,841)  
Net Assets   $ 267,050,343   $   122,279,362  
Net asset value   $   5.95   $   6.44  
      1 Cost — investment in Master LLC   $ 390,365,726   $   180,219,347  
      2 Shares outstanding   44,890,078     18,980,172  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 37


Statements of Operations          
 
    BlackRock   BlackRock    
  BlackRock   Diversified   Floating Rate   BlackRock  
          Defined   Income           Income           Limited  
  Opportunity   Strategies   Strategies   Duration  
  Credit Trust   Fund, Inc.   Fund, Inc.   Income Trust  
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)             (BHL)           (DVF)           (FRA)           (BLW)  
 
Investment Income          
 
Interest   $ 5,740,508   $ 8,997,785   $ 13,656,833   $ 23,011,421  
Facility and other fees   62,316   79,411   447,438   291,886  
Income — affiliated   14,960   17,840   24,202   26,189  
Total income   5,817,784   9,095,036   14,128,473   23,329,496  
 
 
Expenses          
 
Investment advisory   649,684   520,825   1,005,216   1,421,884  
Professional   144,069   57,637   79,380   81,529  
Registration   8,442   4,046   4,271   5,645  
Borrowing costs 1   21,362   172,159   144,633    
Accounting services   13,130   12,833   27,418   38,757  
Transfer agent   9,280   13,337   20,285   7,817  
Printing   8,935   10,125   15,861   53,042  
Custodian   7,588   9,312   13,870   17,705  
Officer and Directors/Trustees   5,513   4,947   12,536   13,883  
Offering costs       1,696    
Miscellaneous   16,895   19,620   21,908   39,581  
Total expenses excluding interest expense   884,898   824,841   1,347,074   1,679,843  
Interest expense   286,443   727,985   1,081,126   101,938  
Total expenses   1,171,341   1,552,826   2,428,200   1,781,781  
Less fees waived by advisor         (3,484)  
Less fees paid indirectly   (396)   (338)   (456)   (1,413)  
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly   1,170,945   1,552,488   2,427,744   1,776,884  
Net investment income   4,646,839   7,542,548   11,700,729   21,552,612  
 
 
      Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)          
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:          
    Investments   (4,444,940)   (27,584,924)   (33,647,266)   (24,137,791)  
    Futures and swaps   (857,171)   (2,244,905)   320,258   85,002  
    Foreign currency transactions   2,515,750   780,893   2,689,793   7,859,857  
  (2,786,361)   (29,048,936)   (30,637,215)   (16,192,932)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:          
    Investments   (35,960,131)   (63,633,292)   (86,533,722)   (130,399,531)  
    Futures and swaps   (217,498)   (5,027,675)   (3,895,546)   (53,465)  
    Foreign currency transactions   (734,047)   (143,472)   (761,212)   (2,461,822)  
    Unfunded corporate loans   (11,866)   (2,059)   191,960   26,733  
  (36,923,542)   (68,806,498)   (90,998,520)   (132,888,085)  
Total realized and unrealized loss   (39,709,903)   (97,855,434)   (121,635,735)   (149,081,017)  
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (35,063,064)   $ (90,312,886)   $ (109,935,006)   $ (127,528,405)  

1 See Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of short-term borrowings.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Statements of Operations (concluded)        
 
 
        BlackRock     Blackrock  
  Senior Floating   Senior Floating  
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)   Rate Fund, Inc.   Rate Fund II, Inc.  
 
      Investment Income        
 
Net Investment income allocated from the Master LLC:        
    Interest   $ 12,500,246   $   5,686,904  
    Income — affiliated   128,265     59,041  
    Facility and other fees   163,730     74,432  
    Expenses   (1,552,074)     (707,102)  
Total income   11,240,167     5,113,275  
 
 
      Expenses        
 
Administration   372,798     271,770  
Transfer agent   159,158     48,716  
Tender offer   63,623     37,411  
Professional   45,125     26,863  
Printing   37,905     22,467  
Registration   17,305     12,608  
Officer and Directors   460     212  
Miscellaneous   6,062     5,937  
Total expenses   702,436     425,984  
Net investment income   10,537,731     4,687,291  
 
 
      Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Allocated from the Master LLC        
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:        
    Investments   (19,231,655)     (8,737,548)  
    Swaps   114,163     52,739  
    Foreign currency transactions   2,045,418     940,794  
  (17,072,074)     (7,744,015)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, swaps, foreign currency and unfunded corporate loans   (81,616,206)     (38,089,005)  
Total realized and unrealized loss   (98,688,280)     (45,833,020)  
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (88,150,549)   $   (41,145,729)  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 39


Statements of Changes in Net Assets   BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)  
 
    Six Months   Period  
    Ended   January 31,  
    February 28,   2008 1 to  
    2009   August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     (Unaudited)   2008  
      Operations        
Net investment income                                       $   4,646,839   $ 4,088,383  
Net realized gain (loss)     (2,786,361)   641,116  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (36,923,542)   1,289,284  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (35,063,064)   6,018,783  
 
      Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From        
Net investment income     (6,047,240) 2   (5,435,571)  
Tax return of capital       (481,911)  
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders     (6,047,240)   (5,917,482)  
 
      Capital Share Transactions        
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares       127,448,000  
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares       (200,500)  
Reinvestment of dividends     809,153   224,341  
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     809,153   127,471,841  
 
      Net Assets        
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (40,301,151)   127,573,142  
Beginning of period     127,695,148   122,006  
End of period                                       $   87,393,997   $ 127,695,148  
End of period distributions in excess of net investment income                                       $   (2,838,491)   $ (1,438,090)  

1 Commencement of operations.
2 A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended February 28, 2009 may be deemed a tax return of capital or realized gain at fiscal year end.

  BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)  
    Six Months    
    Ended   Year  
    February 28,   Ended  
    2009       August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     (Unaudited)   2008  
      Operations        
Net investment income                                                     $   7,542,548   $ 19,628,678  
Net realized loss     (29,048,936)   (13,105,495)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (68,806,498)   (28,460,128)  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (90,312,886)   (21,936,945)  
 
      Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From        
Net investment income     (9,379,189) 3   (20,910,360)  
Tax return of capital       (443,389)  
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders     (9,379,189)   (21,353,749)  
 
      Capital Share Transactions        
Reinvestment of dividends     303,686   205,747  
 
      Net Assets        
Total decrease in net assets     (99,388,389)   (43,084,947)  
Beginning of period     169,707,079   212,792,026  
End of period                                                       $   70,318,690   $ 169,707,079  
End of period distributions in excess of net investment income                                                       $   (2,012,286)   $ (175,645)  

3 A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended February 28, 2009 may be deemed a tax return of capital or realized gain at fiscal year end.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Statements of Changes in Net Assets   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)  
 
  Six Months    
  Ended   Year  
  February 28,   Ended  
  2009       August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   (Unaudited)   2008  
      Operations      
Net investment income   $ 11,700,729   $ 26,533,760  
Net realized loss   (30,637,215)   (10,426,510)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (90,998,520)   (26,845,871)  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   (109,935,006)   (10,738,621)  
 
      Dividends to Shareholders From      
Net investment income   (13,133,191)   (28,321,303)  
 
      Capital Share Transactions      
Reinvestment of dividends   298,574    
 
      Net Assets      
Total decrease in net assets   (122,769,623)   (39,059,924)  
Beginning of period                                                                   295,004,803   334,064,727  
End of period   $ 172,235,180   $ 295,004,803  
End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ (583,822)   $ 848,640  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

      Six Months   Period    
  Ended   November 1,   Year  
  February 28,   2007 to   Ended  
  2009       August 31,   October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:       (Unaudited)   2008   2007  
      Operations        
Net investment income   $ 21,552,612   $ 41,919,013   $ 55,219,613  
Net realized gain (loss)   (16,192,932)   (24,118,166)   3,120,082  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (132,888,085)   (40,618,831)   (21,221,592)  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (127,528,405)   (22,817,984)   37,118,103  
 
      Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From        
Net investment income   (23,702,670) 1   (43,898,690)   (51,967,739)  
Net realized gain       (2,229,742)  
Tax return of capital       (1,074,826)  
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders   (23,702,670)   (43,898,690)   (55,272,307)  
 
      Capital Share Transactions        
Reinvestment of dividends       2,057,525  
 
      Net Assets        
Total decrease in net assets   (151,231,075)   (66,716,674)   (16,096,679)  
Beginning of period   616,392,747   683,109,421   699,206,100  
End of period   $ 465,161,672   $ 616,392,747   $ 683,109,421  
End of undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ (5,510,833)   $ (3,360,775)   $ 800,386  

1 A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended February 28, 2009 may be deemed a tax return of capital or realized gain at fiscal year end.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 41


Statements of Changes in Net Assets   BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.  
 
    Six Months    
    Ended    
    February 28,       Year Ended  
    2009       August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     (Unaudited)   2008  
      Operations        
Net investment income                         $   10,537,731   $ 26,675,323  
Net realized loss       (17,072,074)   (14,362,509)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation       (81,616,206)   (18,260,695)  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations       (88,150,549)   (5,947,881)  
 
      Dividends to Shareholders From        
Net investment income       (10,504,204)   (26,664,539)  
 
      Capital Share Transactions        
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions       (33,695,125)   (73,502,678)  
 
      Net Assets        
Total decrease in net assets     (132,349,878)   (106,115,098)  
Beginning of period     399,400,221   505,515,319  
End of period                         $   267,050,343   $ 399,400,221  
End of period undistributed net investment income                       $   201,596   $ 168,069  

  BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc.  
 
    Six Months    
    Ended    
    February 28,       Year Ended  
    2009       August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     (Unaudited)   2008  
      Operations        
Net investment income                             $   4,687,291   $ 12,299,609  
Net realized loss     (7,744,015)   (6,857,340)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (38,089,005)   (8,921,385)  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (41,145,729)   (3,479,116)  
 
      Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From        
Net investment income     (4,671,647)   (12,294,014)  
Net realized gain     (460,006)    
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders     (5,131,653)   (12,294,014)  
 
      Capital Share Transactions        
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     (18,080,305)   (45,450,688)  
 
      Net Assets        
Total decrease in net assets     (64,357,687)   (61,223,818)  
Beginning of period     186,637,049   247,860,867  
End of period                             $   122,279,362   $ 186,637,049  
End of period undistributed net investment income                             $   100,753   $ 85,109  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

42 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Statements of Cash Flows            
 
      BlackRock     BlackRock  
  BlackRock     Diversified     Floating Rate  
  Defined       Income         Income  
  Opportunity     Strategies       Strategies  
  Credit Trust     Fund, Inc.       Fund, Inc.  
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)               (BHL)         (DVF)           (FRA)  
 
      Cash Provided by Operating Activities            
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   $ (35,063,064)   $   (90,312,886)   $   (109,935,006)  
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash            
provided by operating activities:            
      Decrease in receivables   729,618     1,356,678     823,067  
      Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses and other assets   (33,694)         7,880  
      Increase in other liabilities   (287,661)     (492,982)     45,944  
      Net realized and unrealized loss   41,118,713     95,547,870     124,978,057  
      Amortization of premium and discount on investments   (1,185,459)     (374,850)     (1,109,000)  
      Paid-in-kind income       (507,299)     (516,550)  
      Cash collateral on swaps       (2,100,000)      
Swap premiums paid       (385,438)     (1,838,750)  
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of long-term securities   38,874,180     66,797,973     118,160,338  
Purchases of long-term securities   (28,225,350)     (21,875,725)     (53,938,622)  
Net proceeds from sales of short-term investments   1,432,371     2,835,226      
Net purchases of short-term investments           (2,822,607)  
Cash provided by operating activities   17,359,654     50,488,567     73,854,751  
 
 
      Cash Used for Financing Activities            
 
Cash receipts from loans   15,000,000     14,000,000     34,000,000  
Cash payments on loans   (26,500,000)     (56,000,000)     (96,000,000)  
Cash dividends paid to shareholders   (5,237,232)     (9,256,909)     (12,839,203)  
Net cash used for financing activities   (16,737,232)     (51,256,909)     (74,839,203)  
 
 
      Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations            
 
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations   (11,419)     (27,645)     (8,884)  
 
 
      Cash            
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash   611,003     (795,987)     (993,336)  
Cash at beginning of period   256,484     1,009,763     1,277,556  
Cash at end of period   $ 867,487   $   213,776   $   284,220  
 
 
      Cash Flow Information            
 
Cash paid for interest   $ 385,363   $   770,824   $   1,149,608  
 
 
      Non-Cash Financing Activities            
 
Reinvestment of dividends   $ 809,153   $   303,686   $   298,574  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 43


Financial Highlights   BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)  
 
  Six Months       Period  
    Ended   January 31,  
  February 28,   2008 1 to  
    2009   August 31,  
  (Unaudited)         2008  
      Per Share Operating Performance          
Net asset value, beginning of period                                               $   14.31   $   14.33 2  
Net investment income 3     0.52     0.47  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.45)     0.21  
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations     (3.93)     0.68  
Dividends and distributions from:          
Net investment income 4     (0.68)     (0.62)  
Tax return of capital         (0.06)  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.68)     (0.68)  
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares         (0.02)  
Net asset value, end of period                                               $   9.70   $   14.31  
Market price, end of period                                               $   9.35   $   12.66  
 
      Total Investment Return 5          
Based on net asset value     (27.30)% 6     4.79% 6  
Based on market price     (20.79)% 6         (11.44)% 6  
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets          
Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense     1.91% 7     1.48% 7  
Total expenses after fees paid indirectly     2.53% 7     1.78% 7  
Total expenses     2.53% 7     1.78% 7  
Net investment income     10.02% 7     5.52% 7  
 
      Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (000)                                               $   87,394   $   127,695  
Loan outstanding, end of period (000)                                               $   27,000   $   38,500  
Average loan outstanding during the period (000)                                               $   37,522   $   13,788  
Portfolio turnover     10%     18%  
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000                                               $   4,237   $   4,317  

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.675 per share sales charge from initial offering price of $15.00 per share.
3 Based on average shares outstanding.
4 A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.
5 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment
returns exclude the effects of sales charges.
6 Aggregate total investment return.
7 Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Financial Highlights     BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)  
 
  Six Months               Period  
        Ended               January 31,  
  February 28,               2005 1 to  
        Year Ended August 31,        
    2009               August 31,  
  (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006   2005  
      Per Share Operating Performance                      
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   13.94   $   17.50   $   18.70   $   18.38   $   19.10  
Net investment income 2     0.62     1.61     1.83     1.77     0.84  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (8.04)     (3.41)     (1.23)     0.25     (0.77)  
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations     (7.42)     (1.80)     0.60     2.02     0.07  
Dividends and distributions from:                      
Net investment income     (0.77) 3     (1.72)     (1.80)     (1.70)     (0.75)  
Tax return of capital         (0.04)              
Total dividends and distributions     (0.77)     (1.76)     (1.80)     (1.70)     (0.75)  
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares                       (0.00) 4     (0.04)  
Net asset value, end of period   $   5.75   $   13.94   $   17.50   $   18.70   $   18.38  
Market price, end of period   $   6.03   $   12.77   $   17.16   $   18.85   $   17.53  
 
      Total Investment Return 5                      
Based on net asset value     (53.82)% 6     (10.17)%     3.00%     11.99%     0.42% 6  
Based on market price     (47.13)% 6     (16.08)%     0.19%     18.36%   (8.53)% 6  
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                      
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense     1.62% 7     1.23%     1.30%     1.29%     1.00% 7  
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly     3.05% 7     2.77%     3.66%     3.17%     2.20% 7  
Total expenses     3.05% 7     2.77%     3.66%     3.17%     2.48% 7  
Net investment income     14.80% 7     10.40%     9.63%     9.57%     7.88% 7  
 
      Supplemental Data                      
Net assets, end of period (000)   $   70,319   $   169,707   $   212,792   $   224,156   $ 219,748  
Loan outstanding, end of period (000)   $   23,500   $   65,500   $   72,000   $   88,800   $ 101,400  
Average loan outstanding during the period (000)   $   37,235   $   64,335   $   95,465   $   86,132   $ 75,543  
Portfolio turnover     13%     41%     72%     64%     17%  
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000   $   3,992   $   3,591   $   3,955   $   3,524   $   3,167  

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.
4 Amount is less than $(0.01) per share.
5 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns.
Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.
6 Aggregate total investment return.
7 Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 45


Financial Highlights         BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)  
 
  Six Months                   Period  
      Ended                   October 31,  
  February 28,                   2003 1 to  
            Year Ended August 31,          
    2009                   August 31,  
  (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     2005   2004  
      Per Share Operating Performance                          
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   16.12   $   18.25   $   19.32   $   19.35   $   19.16   $   19.10  
Net investment income     0.64 2     1.45 2     1.54 2     1.40 2     1.23 2     0.66  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (6.65)     (2.03)     (1.07)     (0.06)     0.08     0.02  
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations     (6.01)     (0.58)     0.47     1.34     1.31     0.68  
Dividends and distributions from:                          
Net investment income     (0.72)     (1.55)     (1.54)     (1.37)     (1.11)     (0.60)  
Net realized gain                     (0.01)      
Total dividends and distributions     (0.72)     (1.55)     (1.54)     (1.37)     (1.12)     (0.60)  
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares                         (0.02)  
Net asset value, end of period   $   9.39   $   16.12   $   18.25   $   19.32   $   19.35   $   19.16  
Market price, end of period   $   8.74   $   14.49   $   16.70   $   17.49   $   17.85   $   19.44  
 
      Total Investment Return 3                          
Based on net asset value     (37.26)% 4     (2.56)%     2.74%     7.92%     7.27%     3.50% 4  
Based on market price     (35.03)% 4     (4.28)%     3.85%     5.91%     (2.47)%     0.29% 4  
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                          
Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense     1.31% 5     1.18%     1.20%     1.14%     1.22%     0.71% 5  
Total expenses after fees paid indirectly     2.37% 5     2.60%     3.33%     2.54%     2.18%     0.87% 5  
Total expenses before fees paid indirectly     2.37% 5     2.61%     3.33%     2.54%     2.18%     0.87% 5  
Total expenses     2.37% 5     2.61%     3.33%     2.54%     2.18%     1.08% 5  
Net investment income     11.40% 5     8.49%     7.88%     7.30%     6.34%     3.80% 5  
 
      Supplemental Data                          
Net assets, end of period (000)   $   172,235   $   295,005   $   334,065   $   353,713   $   354,114   $ 350,254  
Loan outstanding, end of period (000)   $   39,500   $   101,500   $   107,000   $   135,200   $   123,600   $ 123,225  
Average loan outstanding during the period (000)   $   63,307   $   102,272   $   133,763   $   101,916   $   117,702   $ 38,654  
Portfolio turnover     18%     49%     69%     57%     48%     43%  
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000   $   5,360   $   3,906   $   4,122   $   3,616   $   3,865   $   3,842  

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns.
Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.
4 Aggregate total investment return.
5 Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

46 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Financial Highlights               BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)  
 
  Six Months   Period                     Period  
        Ended   November 1,                   July 30, 2003 1  
  February 28,   2007 to                     through  
              Year Ended October 31,          
    2009   August 31,                   October 31,  
  (Unaudited)   2008     2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
Per Share Operating Performance                            
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   16.71   $ 18.52   $   19.01   $   19.17   $   20.13   $   19.74   $   19.10 2  
Net investment income     0.58 3   1.14 3     1.50     1.35     1.46     1.46     0.33  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (4.04)   (1.76)     (0.49)     0.03     (0.94)     0.43     0.60  
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations     (3.46)   (0.62)     1.01     1.38     0.52     1.89     0.93  
Dividends and distributions from:                            
    Net investment income     (0.64) 4   (1.19)     (1.41)     (1.52)     (1.33)     (1.49)     (0.25)  
    Net realized gain           (0.06)         (0.15)     (0.01)      
    Tax return of capital           (0.03)     (0.02)              
Total dividends and distributions     (0.64)   (1.19)     (1.50)     (1.54)     (1.48)     (1.50)     (0.25)  
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares                           (0.04)  
Net asset value, end of period   $   12.61   $ 16.71   $   18.52   $   19.01   $   19.17   $   20.13   $   19.74  
Market price, end of period   $   11.96   $ 14.57   $   16.68   $   18.85   $   17.48   $   19.95   $   18.80  
 
Total Investment Return 5                            
Based on net asset value     (20.15)% 6   (2.60)% 6     5.66%     7.85%     2.93%     10.17%     4.71% 6  
Based on market price     (13.14)% 6   (5.70)% 6     (4.03)%     17.31%     (5.30)%     14.64%     (4.77)% 6  
 
Ratios to Average Net Assets                            
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly and                            
    excluding interest expense     0.68% 7   0.76% 7     0.83%     0.91%     0.92%     0.90%     0.79% 7  
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly     0.72% 7   1.38% 7     2.14%     2.19%     1.71%     1.25%     0.82% 7  
Total expenses after waiver and before fees paid indirectly     0.72% 7   1.39% 7     2.16%     2.20%     1.71%     1.28%     0.82% 7  
Total expenses     0.72% 7   1.39% 7     2.16%     2.20%     1.71%     1.26%     0.82% 7  
Net investment income     8.73% 7   7.84% 7     7.92%     7.10%     7.42%     7.34%     6.87% 7  
 
Supplemental Data                            
Net assets, end of period (000)   $   465,162   $ 616,393   $   638,109   $   699,206   $   704,961   $   739,225   $   724,747  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding,                            
    end of period (000)       $ 64,538   $   109,287   $   220,000   $   176,010   $   159,416   $   118,993  
Reverse repurchase agreements average                            
    daily balance (000)   $   23,523   $ 120,295   $   172,040   $   179,366   $   186,660   $   195,845   $   26,591  
Portfolio turnover     143% 8   191% 9     65%     132%     70%     215%     127%  
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000       $ 10,551   $   7,251   $   4,178   $   5,005   $   5,637   $   7,091  

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.90 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $20.00 per share.
3 Based on average shares outstanding.
4 A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.
5 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns.
Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.
6 Aggregate total investment return.
7 Annualized.
8 Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions; excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 63%.
9 Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 24%.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 47


Financial Highlights               BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.  
 
  Six Months                      
        Ended                      
  February 28,                      
    2009         Year Ended August 31,        
  (Unaudited)     2008     2007   2006     2005     2004  
Per Share Operating Performance                          
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   7.98   $   8.60   $   8.92   $   9.01   $   8.91   $   8.40  
Net investment income 1     0.23     0.51     0.60     0.52     0.37     0.30  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.04)     (0.62)     (0.32)     (0.08)     0.10     0.51  
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations     (1.81)     (0.11)     0.28     0.44     0.47     0.81  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.22)     (0.51)     (0.60)     (0.53)     (0.37)     (0.30)  
Net asset value, end of period   $   5.95   $   7.98   $   8.60   $   8.92   $   9.01   $   8.91  
 
Total Investment Return 2                          
Based on net asset value     (22.69)% 3     (1.32)% 4     3.07%   4.97%     5.38%     9.73%  
 
Ratios to Average Net Assets 5                          
Total expenses     1.51% 6     1.28% 4     1.44%   1.43%     1.41%     1.44%  
Net investment income     7.07% 6     6.16%     6.67%   5.84%     4.11%     3.41%  
 
      Supplemental Data                          
Net assets, end of period (000)   $   267,050   $   399,400   $   505,515   $ 601,807   $   676,703   $   756,795  
Portfolio turnover for the Master LLC     14%     56%     46%     54%     53%     76%  

1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total investment returns exclude the early withdrawal charge, if any. The Fund is a continuously offered closed-end fund, the shares of which are offered at net asset value.
No secondary market for the Fund’s shares exists.
3 Aggregate total investment return.
4 During the year ended August 31, 2008, the Fund recorded a refund related to overpayments of prior years’ tender offer fees, which increased net investment income per
share $0.02 and increased total investment return 0.24%. The expense ratio excluding the refund was 1.46%.
5 Includes the Fund’s share of the Master LLC’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income.
6 Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

48 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Financial Highlights             BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc.  
 
  Six Months                      
        Ended                      
  February 28,                      
    2009         Year Ended August 31,        
  (Unaudited)     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
      Per Share Operating Performance                          
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   8.67   $   9.35   $   9.70   $   9.79   $   9.67   $   9.13  
Net investment income 1     0.24     0.54     0.63     0.56     0.39     0.30  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.21)     (0.69)     (0.34)     (0.10)     0.11     0.55  
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations     (1.97)     (0.15)     0.29     0.46     0.50     0.85  
Dividends and distributions from:                          
Net investment income     (0.24)     (0.53)     (0.64)     (0.55)     (0.38)     (0.31)  
Net realized gain     (0.02)                      
Total dividends and distributions     (0.26)     (0.53)     (0.64)     (0.55)     (0.38)     (0.31)  
Net asset value, end of period   $   6.44   $   8.67   $   9.35   $   9.70   $   9.79   $   9.67  
 
      Total Investment Return 2                          
Based on net asset value     (22.75)% 3     (1.61)% 4     2.89%     4.90%     5.26%     9.41%  
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets 5                          
Total expenses     1.67% 6     1.50% 4     1.59%     1.57%     1.54%     1.57%  
Net investment income     6.90% 6     5.96%     6.53%     5.70%     4.03%     3.20%  
 
      Supplemental Data                          
Net assets, end of period (000)   $   122,279   $   186,637   $   247,861   $   322,202   $   355,108   $   295,382  
Portfolio turnover for the Master LLC     14%     56%     46%     54%     53%     76%  

1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total investment returns exclude the early withdrawal charge, if any. The Fund is a continuously offered closed-end fund, the shares of which are offered at net asset value.
No secondary market for the Fund’s shares exists.
3 Aggregate total investment return.
4 During the year ended August 31, 2008, the Fund recorded a refund related to overpayments of prior years’ tender offer fees, which increased net investment income per
share $0.02 and increased total investment return 0.11%. The expense ratio excluding the refund was 1.64%.
5 Includes the Fund’s share of the Master LLC’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income.
6 Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (“Defined Opportunity”),
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (“Diversified Income”),
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (“Floating Rate
Income”), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (“Limited Duration”)
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (“Senior Floating Rate”) and
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc. (“Senior Floating Rate II”)
(referred to as the “Funds” or individually as the “Fund”) are registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
Defined Opportunity and Limited Duration are organized as Delaware
Statutory trusts. Diversified Income, Floating Rate Income, Senior Floating
Rate and Senior Floating Rate II are organized as Maryland corporations.
Defined Opportunity, Diversified Income, Floating Rate Income and Limited
Duration are registered as diversified, closed-end management investment
companies. Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II are registered
as continuously offered, non-diversified, closed-end management invest-
ment companies. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in conform-
ity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates.
Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Funds determine and
make available for publication the net asset value of their Common Shares
on a daily basis.

Prior to commencement of operations on January 31, 2008, Defined
Opportunity had no operations other than those relating to organizational
matters and the sale of 8,517 Common Shares on November 13, 2007
to BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor” or “Administrator”), an indirect,
wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., for $122,006. Investment
operations for Defined Opportunity commenced on January 31, 2008.
Defined Opportunity will terminate no later than December 31, 2017.

Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II seek to achieve their
investment objectives by investing all their assets in the Master Senior
Floating Rate LLC (the “Master LLC”), which has the same investment
objective and strategies of the Funds. The value of each Fund’s invest-
ment in the Master LLC reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the
net assets of the Master LLC. The performance of each Fund is directly
affected by the performance of the Master LLC. The financial statements
of the Master LLC, including the Schedule of Investments, are included
elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with Senior
Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II’s financial statements. The per-
centage of the Master LLC owned by Senior Floating Rate and Senior
Floating Rate II at February 28, 2009 was 69% and 31%, respectively.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed
by the Funds:

Valuation of Investments: The Funds value their bond investments on the
basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by
dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of the Funds’
Board of Directors/Trustees (the “Board”). Floating rate loan interests are
valued at the mean between the last available bid prices from one or more

brokers or dealers as obtained from pricing services. In determining the
value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information
with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers,
pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various
relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated
yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the
market for such investments. The fair value of asset-backed and mortgage
backed securities are estimated based on models that consider the esti-
mated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establishes a benchmark
yield and develops an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark
yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Financial futures con-
tracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. TBA commit-
ments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities.
Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’
pricing service or through brokers which are derived using daily swap curves
and trades of underlying securities. Short-term securities with maturities
less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair
value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net
asset value each business day. The Funds value their investments in Cash
Sweep Series and Money Market Series, each of BlackRock Liquidity Series,
LLC, at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon their pro-rata ownership
in the net assets of the underlying fund.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the
NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price
that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity
investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale
price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity
investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no
sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price
is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that
such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and
ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An
exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the
last bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used
unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair
value of the option. Over-the-counter options and swaptions are valued by
an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which incorpo-
rates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of
the underlying securities.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a
price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the
market value of such investment, the investment will be valued by a
method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”).
When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor
and/or sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that each Fund might
reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an
arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon
all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems

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relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to
the Board or a committee thereof.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each
day at various times prior to the close of business on the New York Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of such securities used in computing the
net assets of each Fund are determined as of such times. Foreign currency
exchange rates will be determined as of the close of business on the
NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such securities and such
exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined
and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the
computation of the Fund’s net assets. If events (for example, a company
announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such
periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities,
those securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good
faith by the Board or by the investment advisor using a pricing service
and/or procedures approved by the Board. Foreign currency exchange
contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at
the mean between the bid and ask prices. Interpolated values are derived
when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which
quotations are not available.

Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II record their investments in
the Master LLC at fair value. Valuation of securities held by the Master LLC
is discussed in Note 1 of the Master LLC’s Notes to Financial Statements,
which are included elsewhere in this report.

Effective September 1, 2008, the Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating
Rate II implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”
(“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures
about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in
determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical
securities

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted
prices for 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 circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available
(including the Funds’ own assumptions used in determining the fair
value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessar-
ily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2009
in determining the fair valuation of the Senior Floating Rate’s investments:

  Investments in  
Valuation Inputs   Securities  
Level 1    
Level 2   $ 268,277,380  
Level 3    
Total   $ 268,277,380  

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28,
2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Senior Floating Rate II’s
investments:

  Investments in  
Valuation Inputs   Securities  
Level 1    
Level 2   $ 122,821,506  
Level 3    
Total   $ 122,821,506  

Derivative Financial Instruments: The Funds may engage in various port-
folio investment strategies both to increase the returns of the Funds and
to hedge, or protect, their exposure to interest rate movements and move-
ments in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of the
contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the under-
lying security, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Financial futures contracts — The Funds may purchase or sell financial
futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts for invest-
ment purposes or to manage its interest rate risk. Futures contracts are
contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and
at a specific price or yield. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to
receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily
fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are
known as margin variation and are recognized by the Portfolio as unre-
alized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a
realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the
contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was
closed. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of an imperfect
correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts, interest
rates and the underlying assets, and the possible inability of counter-
parties to meet the terms of their contracts.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts — A forward foreign cur-
rency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy
and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Each Fund
may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a hedge
against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. Foreign cur-
rency exchange contracts, when used by the Fund, help to manage the
overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the invest-
ments held by the Fund. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the
change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain
or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain
or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was
opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of forward for-
eign currency contracts involves the risk that counterparties may not

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meet the terms of the agreement and market risk of unanticipated
movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the US dollar.

Options — The Funds may purchase and write call and put options. A
call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the
obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is
exercised), the underlying position at the exercise price at any time or
at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the
holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying
position at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during
the option period.

When a Fund purchases (writes) an option, an amount equal to the
premium paid (received) by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an
equivalent liability. The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently
marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option
written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an
option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted
from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to)
the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Fund
enter into a closing transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss on the
option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss
to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium
received or paid). When a Fund writes a call option, such option is “cov-
ered,” meaning that the Fund holds the underlying security subject to
being called by the option counterparty, or cash in an amount sufficient
to cover the obligation. Certain call options are written as part of an
arrangement where the counterparty to the transaction borrows the
underlying security from the Fund in a securities lending transaction.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the market risk of
an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security or index.
Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing a
security at a price different from the current market value. A Fund
may execute transactions in both listed and over-the-counter options.
Transactions in certain over-the-counter options may expose the Fund
to the risk of default by the counterparty to the transaction.

Covered call options — The Funds may sell covered call options which
are options that give the purchaser the right to require the Fund to
sell a security owned by the Fund to the purchaser at a specified price
within a limited time period. A Fund will receive a premium (an up front
payment) for selling a covered call option, and if the option expires
unexercised because the price of the underlying security has gone down
the premium received by the Fund will partially offset any unrealized
losses on the underlying security. By writing a covered call option,
however, a Fund limits its ability to sell the underlying security and
gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in the value of the
underlying security beyond the sale price specified in the option.

Swaps — The Funds may enter into swap agreements, in which the Fund
and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified
notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the

Funds are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations
as realized gains or losses, respectively. Swaps are marked-to-market
daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation
depreciation). When the swap is terminated, the Funds will record a
realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from
(or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract,
if any. Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit
and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will
be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the
agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to
the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there
may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values
associated with these transactions.

Credit default swaps — The Funds may enter into credit default swaps
for investment purposes or to manage their credit risk. Each Fund enters
into credit default agreements to provide a measure of protection
against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain
credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as
seller of protection). Credit default swaps are agreements in which one
party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration
for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment
should a negative credit event take place (e.g. bankruptcy, failure to
pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). A
Fund may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps. As a buyer, the
Fund will either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional
amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying
securities comprising of an index or receive a net settlement of cash
equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of
the security or underlying securities comprising of an index. As a seller
(writer), the Fund will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the
notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security
or underlying securities comprising of an index or pay a net settlement
of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery
value of the security or underlying securities comprising of an index. In
the event of default by the counterparty, the Fund may recover amounts
paid under the agreement either partially or in total by offsetting any
payables and/or receivables with collateral held or pledged.

Interest rate swaps — Certain Funds may enter into interest rate swaps
for investment purposes or to manage their interest rate risk. Interest
rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of
interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of
interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of
time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating
rate. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline
(or amortize) over time.

Swaptions — Swap options (swaptions) are similar to options on securi-
ties except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a
security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying

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the right to enter into a previously agreed upon swap agreement at any
time before the expiration of the option.

Foreign Currency Transactions: Foreign currency amounts are translated
into United States dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of
investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange;
and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and
expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates
of such transactions.

The Funds report foreign currency related transactions as components of
realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components
are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: The Funds may invest in
asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as
pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership
interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are
also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the
debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning
such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often
backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of dif-
ferent parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities
may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is
that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time
because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As
a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases
in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance
and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an
asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the
effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If a Fund has purchased
such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated
prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the
premium paid.

The Funds may purchase in the secondary market certain mortgage pass-
through securities. There are a number of important differences among the
agencies and instrumentalities of the US Government that issue mortgage
related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example,
mortgage-related securities guaranteed by the Government National
Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) are guaranteed as to the timely payment
of principal and interest by GNMA and such guarantee is backed by the full
faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities
issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) include
FNMA guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, which are solely the
obligations of the FNMA, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and
credit of the United States and are supported by the right of the issuer to
borrow from the Treasury.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of its assets in securities backed by
commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage
and other asset-backed securities. Please see the Schedules of Investments
for these securities. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies

and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value,
income and/or liquidity of such positions.

Capital Trusts: These securities are typically issued by corporations,
generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities
characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally
in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly
structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or
adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated
maturity date. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of
default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all
cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments
does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market.
Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends
for federal income tax purposes. These securities can have a rating that is
slightly below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: The Funds may sell mortgage-backed
securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar
(same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at
an agreed upon price. Pools of mortgage securities are used to collateral-
ize mortgage dollar roll transactions and may have different prepayment
histories than those sold. During the period between the sale and the
repurchase, the Funds will not be entitled to receive interest and principal
payments on the securities sold. Proceeds of the sale will be invested in
additional instruments for the Funds, and the income from these invest-
ments will generate income for the Funds. The Funds will account for dollar
roll transactions as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on
these transactions.

Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities
that the Funds are required to purchase may decline below the agreed
upon repurchase price of those securities. If investment performance of
securities purchased with proceeds from these transactions does not
exceed the income, capital appreciation and gain or loss that would have
been realized on the securities sold as part of the dollar roll, the use of this
technique will adversely impact the investment performance of the Funds.

Floating Rate Loans: The Funds may invest in floating rate loans, which are
generally non-investment grade, made by banks, other financial institutions
and privately and publicly offered corporations. Floating rate loans are
senior in the debt structure of a corporation. Floating rate loans generally
pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a
base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally
(i) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR
(London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more
U.S. banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. The Funds consider these
investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of its
investment policies.

The Fund earns and/or pays facility and other fees on floating rate loans.
Other fees earned/paid include commitment, amendment, consent, com-
missions and prepayment penalty fees. Facility, amendment and consent

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fees are typically amortized as premium and/or accreted as discount over
the term of the loan. Commitment, commission and various other fees are
recorded as income. Prepayment penalty fees are recorded on the accrual
basis. When the Fund buys a floating rate loan it may receive a facility fee
and when it sells a floating rate loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing
basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn por-
tion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan. In certain
circumstances, the Fund may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the
prepayment of a floating rate loan by a borrower. Other fees received by the
Fund may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

The Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series
or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loans are usually freely callable at the issuer’s option. The
Fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans
(“Participations”) and assignments of all or a portion of loans from third
parties. Participations typically will result in the Fund having a contractual
relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Fund will have
the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which
it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon
receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower.

In connection with purchasing Participations, the Fund generally will have
no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan
agreement relating to the loans, nor any rights of offset against the bor-
rower, and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting
the loan in which it has purchased the Participation.

As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and
the lender that is selling the Participation. The Fund’s investments in loan
participation interests involve the risk of insolvency of the financial interme-
diaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of
the lender selling the Participation, the Fund may be treated as a general
creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the
lender and the borrower.

Preferred Stock: Certain Funds may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred
stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally
in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the
issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock
with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with
interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convert-
ible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion
value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obliga-
tions of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause
greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior
debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest pay-
ments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if
declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be
subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may enter into reverse repur-
chase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. In a reverse

repurchase agreement, the Funds sell securities to a bank or broker-dealer
and agree to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and
price. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued
and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the
time of issuance. The Funds may utilize reverse repurchase agreements
when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the
investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest
expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve lever-
age risk and also the risk that the market value of the securities that the
Funds are obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below
the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse
repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the
Funds’ use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending
determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to
enforce the Funds’ obligation to repurchase the securities.

TBA Commitments: The Funds may enter into to-be-announced (“TBA”)
commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future
date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves, and
involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold
declines or increases prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the
risk of decline in the value of the Funds’ other assets.

Treasury Roll Transactions: A treasury roll transaction involves the sale of
a Treasury security, with an agreement to repurchase the same security at
an agreed upon price and date. Treasury rolls constitute a borrowing (not
treated as purchase and sales) and the difference between the sale and
repurchase prices represents interest expense at an agreed upon rate.
Whether such a transaction produces a positive impact on performance
depends upon whether the income and gains on the securities purchased
with the proceeds received from the sale of the security exceeds the inter-
est expense incurred by the Fund. Treasury rolls are not considered pur-
chases and sales and any gains or losses incurred on the treasury rolls
will be deferred until the treasury securities are disposed.

Treasury roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the
securities that the Fund is required to purchase may decline below the
agreed upon purchase price of those securities. If investment performance
of securities purchased with proceeds from these transactions does not
exceed the income, capital appreciation and gain or loss that would have
been realized on the securities sold as part of the dollar roll, the use of this
technique will adversely impact the investment performance of the Funds.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the
interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
require that each Fund segregates assets in connection with certain invest-
ments (e.g., dollar rolls, TBA’s beyond normal settlement, options, swaps,
forward foreign currency exchange contracts or financial futures contracts)
or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements), each Fund will,
consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on
its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value
at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physi-
cally segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with

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certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each Fund may also be
required to deliver or deposit securities as collateral for certain investments
(e.g., financial futures contracts, reverse repurchase agreements and swaps).

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Certain Funds’ invest-
ment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered
into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions
are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded
on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the
Funds have determined the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recog-
nized on the accrual basis. The Funds amortize all premiums and
discounts on debt securities.

Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II record daily their propor-
tionate share of the Master LLC’s income, expenses and realized and unre-
alized gains and losses. In addition, both Funds accrue their own expenses.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are
declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded
on the ex-dividend dates.

Income Taxes: It is the Funds policy to comply with the requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and
to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders.
Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Under the applicable
foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends
and capital gains at various rates.

Each Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No
income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limita-
tions on the Funds’ US federal tax returns remains open for the year ended
August 31, 2008 for Defined Opportunity, the four years ended August 31,
2008 for Diversified Income, Floating Rate Income, Senior Floating Rate
and Senior Floating Rate II, the three years ended October 31, 2007 and
the year ended August 31, 2008 for Limited Duration. The statutes of limi-
tations on the Funds’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an
additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In March 2008, Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133” (“FAS 161”), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial
reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that
enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives,
how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an
entity’s results of operations and financial position. FAS 161 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008. The impact on each of the Portfolio’s financial
statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

Bank Overdraft: Diversified Income and Floating Rate Income recorded
bank overdrafts which resulted from estimates of available cash.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent
Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each
Fund’s Board, non-interested Directors (“Independent Directors”) may defer
a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts
earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts have
been invested in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End
Funds selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the
same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent
Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in other certain
BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder
represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the
Funds. The Funds may, however, elect to invest in common shares of other
certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors
in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to
cover certain Funds’ deferred compensation liability are included in other
assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distribu-
tions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan are
included in income — affiliated on the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other
operating expenses shared by several funds are pro-rated among those
funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions
with Affiliates:

Certain Funds entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Advisor
to provide investment advisory and administration services. The PNC
Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) and Bank of America Corporation
(“BAC”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
BAC became a stockholder of BlackRock following its acquisition of Merrill
Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) on January 1, 2009. Prior to that date,
both PNC and Merrill Lynch were considered affiliates of the Fund under
the 1940 Act. Subsequent to the acquisition, PNC remains an affiliate, but
due to the restructuring of Merrill Lynch’s ownership interest of BlackRock,
BAC is not deemed to be an affiliate under the 1940 Act.

The Advisor is responsible for the management of the Funds’ portfolio and
provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other
services necessary to the operations of the Funds. For such services,
Defined Opportunity pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of 1.00%,
Limited Duration pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.55% and
Diversified Income and Floating Rate Income each pay a monthly fee at an
annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets
plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings. Average daily net assets
is the average daily value of the Fund’s total assets minus the sum of its
accrued liabilities.

The Advisor, on behalf of Diversified Income, Floating Rate Income and
Limited Duration, has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Advisor,

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

under which the Advisor pays BFM, for services it provides, a monthly fee
that is an annual percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the
Funds to the Advisor.

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Funds reimbursed the
Advisor for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting
services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were
as follows:

  Reimbursement  
  to Advisor  
Defined Opportunity   $ 723  
Diversified Income   $1,276  
Floating Rate Income   $2,487  
Limited Duration   $4,928  

For the period September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, received underwriting fees of $3,462,804 in
connection with the issuance of the Defined Opportunity’s Common
Shares. In addition, Defined Opportunity reimbursed MLPF&S $46,000
as a partial reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with the
issuance of the Fund’s Common Shares.

Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II have entered into an
Administration Agreement with the Administrator. The administration fee to
the Administrator is calculated daily and paid monthly based on an annual
rate of 0.25% and 0.40%, respectively, of the average daily value of each
Fund’s net assets for the performance of administrative services (other
than investment advice and related portfolio activities) necessary for the
operation of the Funds.

Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II entered into a separate
Distribution Agreement and Distribution Plan with BlackRock Investments,
LLC (“BIL”), which replaced FAM Distributors, Inc. (“FAMD”) and BlackRock
Distributors, Inc. and its affiliates (“BDI”) (collectively, the “Distributor”) as
the sole distributor of the Funds. FAMD is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. BIL and BDI are affiliates of BlackRock, Inc.

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Distributor received early
withdrawal charges for Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II in
the amount of $136,691 and $27,255, respectively, relating to the tender
of each Fund’s shares.

PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., an indirect, wholly owned sub-
sidiary of PNC and an affiliate of the Administrator, is Senior Floating Rate
and Senior Floating Rate II’s transfer agent. Transfer agency fees borne by
each Fund are comprised of those fees charged for all shareholder com-
munications including mailing of shareholder reports, dividend and distri-
bution notices, and proxy materials for shareholders meetings, as well as
per account and per transaction fees related to servicing and maintenance
of shareholder accounts, including the issuing, redeeming and transferring
of shares, check writing, anti-money laundering services, and customer
identification services.

Pursuant to the terms of the custody agreement, custodian fees may be
reduced by amounts calculated on uninvested cash balances, which are
shown on the Statements of Operations as fees paid indirectly.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors
of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Advisor for com-
pensation to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

3. Investments:

Purchases and sales (including paydowns and TBA and mortgage dollar roll
transactions and excluding short-term securities US Government securities)
for the six months ended February 28, 2009 were as follows:

    Total     Total  
    Purchases     Sales  
Defined Opportunity   $   13,511,775   $   40,755,731  
Diversified Income   $   18,951,256   $   67,980,006  
Floating Rate Income   $   49,461,383   $   118,610,313  
Limited Duration   $   892,518,966   $   956,093,504  

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, purchases and sales of US
government securities for Limited Duration were $0 and $17,000,000,
respectively.

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, purchases and sales for
Limited Duration attributable to mortgage dollar rolls were $739,743,242
and $738,788,047, respectively.

4. Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, Limited Duration’s daily
weighted average interest rate was 0.43%.

5. Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter
into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market
risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (credit
risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to
certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securi-
ties are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general economy;
overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or eco-
nomic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations.
Similar to credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty risk, or
the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open trans-
actions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds
to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash
due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to credit and
counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is approximated by
their value recorded in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Capital Share Transactions:

Defined Opportunity and Limited Duration are authorized to issue an unlim-
ited number of shares, par value $0.001, all of which were initially classi-
fied as Common Shares. Diversified Income and Floating Rate Income are
authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares, par value $0.10, all of which

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized, how-
ever, to classify and reclassify any unissued shares without approval of
Common Shareholders.

Defined Opportunity’s shares issued and outstanding during the period
January 31, 2008 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2008
increased by 8,900,000 from shares sold.

Organization costs of $22,000 were expensed upon the commencement of
operations. Offering costs incurred in connection with Defined Opportunity’s
offering of Common Shares have been charged against the proceeds from
the initial Common Share offering in the amount of $200,500.

Shares issued and outstanding for the six months ended February 28, 2009
and the period ended August 31, 2008 (and the year ended October 31,
2007 for Limited Duration) increased by the following amounts as a result
of dividend reinvestments:

  Six Months Ended   Period Ended   Year Ended  
  February 28,   August 31,   October 31,  
  2009   2008   2007  
Defined Opportunity   84,923   15,264    
Diversified Income   49,816   13,892    
Floating Rate Income   31,791      
Limited Duration       107,367  

At February 28, 2009, the shares owned by an affiliate of the Advisor of
the Funds were as follows:

  Shares  
Defined Opportunity   8,517  
Floating Rate Income   7,877  
Limited Duration   6,021  

Transactions in capital shares, with respect to Senior Floating Rate and Senior Floating Rate II, were as follows:

  Six Months Ended   Year Ended  
  February 28, 2009   August 31, 2007  
Senior Floating Rate   Shares   Amount   Shares         Amount  
Shares sold   1,837,725   $11,319,841   4,490,899   $ 36,601,922  
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends   113,657   699,508   182,375   1,499,356  
Total issued   1,951,382   12,019,349   4,673,274   38,101,278  
Shares tendered   (7,128,513)   (45,714,474)   (13,412,544)   (111,603,956)  
Net decrease   (5,177,131)   $(33,695,125)   (8,739,270)   $ (73,502,678)  
 
Senior Floating Rate II   Shares   Amount   Shares         Amount  
Shares sold   1,881,424   $12,488,536   2,834,064   $ 25,451,600  
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends          
and distributions   36,466   240,166   41,005   365,615  
Total issued   1,917,890   12,728,702   2,875,069   25,817,215  
Shares tendered   (4,462,356)   (30,809,007)   (7,873,162)   (71,267,903)  
Net decrease   (2,544,466)   $(18,080,305)   (4,998,093)   $ (45,450,688)  

7. Commitments:

Certain Funds may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these
investments, the Funds may also enter into unfunded corporate loans
(“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Funds to furnish tempo-
rary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. In
connection with these commitments, the Funds earn a commitment fee,
typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income,
which is classified in the Statements of Operations as facility and other
fees, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. As of February 28,
2009 the Funds had the following unfunded loan commitments:

Defined Opportunity          
 
        Value of  
    Unfunded   Underlying  
  Commitment     Loans  
Borrower     (000)     (000)  
Bausch & Lomb, Inc   $   100   $   85  
Smurfit Stone   $   315   $   296  

Floating Rate Income          
 
        Value of  
    Unfunded   Underlying  
Underlying   Commitment     Loans  
Borrower     (000)     (000)  
Smurfit Corp   $   420   $   395  

8. Short-Term Borrowings:

On May 16, 2008, Diversified Income and Floating Rate Income renewed
their revolving credit and security agreement funded by a commercial paper
asset securitization program with Citicorp North America, Inc. (“Citicorp”) as
agent, certain secondary backstop lenders, and certain asset securitization
conduits as lenders (the “Lenders”). The agreement was renewed for one
year and at the time of renewal had a maximum limit of $91 million for
Diversified Income and $155 million for Floating Rate Income.

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Under the Citicorp program, the conduits will fund advances to the Funds
through the issuance of highly rated commercial paper. The Funds have
granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to, and in favor
of, the Lenders. The interest rate on the Funds’ borrowings is based on the
interest rate carried by the commercial paper plus a program fee. In addi-
tion, each Fund pays a liquidity fee to the secondary backstop lenders and
the agent. These amounts are shown on the Statements of Operations as
borrowing costs.

Under the agreement, the Funds are subject to certain conditions and
covenants, which include among other things limitations on asset declines
over prescribed time periods. As a result of the decline in net assets attribut-
able to market conditions, certain terms of the facility were renegotiated
effective December 5, 2008, which included a reduction of the maximum
limits to $50 million and $103 million for Diversified Income and Floating
Rate Income, respectively, waivers of certain financial covenants by the
Lenders, and an increase in program and liquidity fees under the facility.

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the daily weighted average
interest rates were as follows:

  Daily Weighted  
  Average  
  Interest Rate  
Diversified Income   1.96%  
Floating Rate Income   1.71%  

Defined Opportunity is a party to a senior committed secured, 364-day
revolving line of credit and a separate security agreement (the “Agreement”)
with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) dated April 9, 2008. The
Agreement has a maximum limit of $67.5 million. Defined Opportunity has
granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to SSB. For the
six months ended February 28, 2009, the weighted average annual interest
rate was 0.76%.

9. Capital Loss Carryforward:

As of August 31, 2008, the Funds had capital loss carryforward available to
offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration date:

    Floating     Senior   Senior  
Expires   Diversified   Rate   Limited   Floating   Floating  
August 31   Income   Income   Duration   Rate   Rate II  
2009         $ 64,746,799   $ 1,546,632  
2010         87,904,309   864,375  
2011         53,409,203   17,719,049  
2012         34,221,818   6,383,383  
2013     $ 691,829     56,166,095    
2014   $1,755,694       945,546    
2015   2,237,399       2,561,691    
2016   1,444,704   475,453   $21,933,927   31,419,599   4,923,144  
Total   $5,437,797   $1,167,282   $21,933,927   $331,375,060   $31,436,583  

10. Subsequent Events:

On March 5, 2009, the Diversified Income and Floating Rate Income ter-
minated their revolving credit agreement with Citicorp and entered into a
senior committed secured, 364-day revolving line of credit and a separate
security agreement (the “Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust
Company (“SSB”). The Agreement has a maximum commitment of $50
million for Diversified Income and $103 million for Floating Rate Income.
The Funds have a granted security interest in substantially all of their
assets to SSB.

The Funds paid net investment income dividends on March 31, 2009 to
shareholders of record on March 16, 2009 in the following amounts:

  Common  
  Dividend  
  Per Share  
Defined Opportunity   $0.082500  
Diversified Income   $0.115000  
Floating Rate Income   $0.104835  
Limited Duration   $0.090000  

Defined Opportunity renewed its revolving line of credit and security agree-
ment with SSB effective April 8, 2009. The maximum commitment was
reduced from $67.5 million to $55 million.

Master Portfolio Summary as of February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC

Portfolio Composition

  Percent of  
  Long-Term  
  Investments  
 
Floating Rate Loan Interests   95%  
Corporate Bonds   5  

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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Aerospace & Defense — 2.0%          
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC:          
      Letter of Credit Facility Deposit, 3.459%, 3/26/14   USD   392   $   180,284  
      Term Loan, 3.459% – 5.762%, 3/26/14     6,682     3,070,229  
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.:          
      Revolver, 2.47% – 4.25%, 12/22/10     6,000     3,600,000  
      Term Loan, 2.98%, 12/22/11     400     322,667  
      Tranche B Letter of Credit Deposit, 2.469%,          
      12/22/10     800     645,334  
        7,818,514  
Airlines — 0.5%          
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Credit-Linked Deposit Loan,          
  0.32% – 2.445%, 4/30/12     1,485     1,128,600  
US Airways Group, Inc. Loan, 2.979%, 3/21/14     1,495     679,736  
        1,808,336  
Auto Components — 1.8%          
Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 3.20%, 8/07/14     7,089     4,696,661  
Dana Holding Corp. Term Advance, 7.25%, 1/31/15     2,485     756,224  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The Loan (Second Lien),          
  2.23%, 4/30/14     2,000     1,390,714  
Metaldyne Co. LLC:          
      Deposit Funded Tranche Loan, 2.319% – 5.125%,          
      1/11/12     288     34,615  
      Initial Tranche B Term Loan, 7.875% – 8%, 1/13/14     1,967     236,012  
        7,114,226  
Automobiles — 0.1%          
Ford Motor Co. Term Loan, 5%, 12/15/13     746     238,470  
Building Products — 0.8%          
Building Materials Corp. of America Term Loan Advance,          
  3.625% – 3.875%, 2/22/14     2,013     1,372,168  
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GMBH):          
      Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.75%, 12/04/13     1,474     1,092,346  
      Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.803%, 12/04/13   EUR   972     768,258  
        3,232,772  
Capital Markets — 1.0%          
Marsico Parent Co., LLC Term Loan,          
  4.25% – 7.75%, 12/15/14   USD   949     450,785  
Nuveen Investments, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.479% – 4.466%, 11/13/14     4,233     1,995,593  
Riskmetrics Group Holdings, LLC Term B Loan (First Lien),        
  3.459%, 1/10/14     1,453     1,300,521  
        3,746,899  
Chemicals — 3.5%          
Brenntag Holding Gmbh & Co. KG:          
      Acquisition Facility 1, 2.47% – 3.201%, 1/20/14     30     23,734  
      Facility B2, 2.47% – 3.501%, 1/20/14     1,470     1,161,266  
Columbian Chemicals Acquisition LLC/Columbian          
  Chemicals Merger Sub, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  4.709%, 3/16/13     1,732     952,653  
Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. Term Loan (First Lien),          
  2.479%, 5/31/14     739     443,250  
Huish Detergents Inc:          
      Loan (Second Lien), 4.67%, 10/26/14     750     506,250  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.17%, 4/26/14     1,985     1,680,538  
ISP Chemco LLC Term Loan, 2% – 2.75%, 6/04/14     1,478     1,236,176  
PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.):          
      Loan (Second Lien), 7.68%, 7/30/15     3,000     1,050,000  
      Term Loan (First Lien), 4.43% – 4.71%, 7/31/14     2,985     1,783,538  
Polymer Group, Inc. Term Loan,          
  2.72% – 3.72%, 11/22/12     1,786     1,321,893  
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. Tranche E Term Loan,          
  1.979%, 7/30/12     1,853     1,627,475  
Solutia Inc. Loan, 8.50%, 2/28/14     2,885     1,853,887  
        13,640,660  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.5%          
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Term Loan,          
  3.35% – 3.59%, 1/27/12   USD   1,430   $   1,165,276  
ARAMARK Corp.:          
      Letter of Credit Facility Letter of Credit, 2.038%,          
      1/26/14     225     194,773  
      Term Loan, 3.334%, 1/26/14     3,549     3,065,859  
John Maneely Co.Term Loan,          
  4.604% – 4.41%, 12/09/13     1,149     657,936  
Kion Group GMBH (fka Neggio Holdings 3 GMBH):          
      Facility B, 2.479%, 12/29/14     250     85,000  
      Facility C, 2.979%, 12/29/15     250     85,000  
SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. Loan (Second Lien),          
  8.17% – 12%, 5/12/15     403     20,154  
Synagro Technologies, Inc. Term Loan (First Lien),          
  2.45%, 4/02/14     2,730     1,521,889  
West Corp. Term B-2 Loan,          
  2.811% – 2.854%, 10/24/13     3,903     2,857,552  
        9,653,439  
Computers & Peripherals — 0.4%          
Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (Reynolds & Reynolds)          
  Term Loan (First Lien), 2.479%, 10/26/12     743     482,968  
Intergraph Corp. Second Lien Term Loan,          
  6.479% – 7.256%, 11/28/14     1,000     825,000  
        1,307,968  
Construction & Engineering — 0.3%          
BakerCorp. Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.705% – 2.729, 5/08/14     983     621,431  
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.          
  (FR Brand Acquisition Corp.) First Lien Term Loan B,          
  3.688% – 8.25%, 2/07/14     2,183     993,713  
        1,615,144  
Construction Materials — 0.4%          
Headwaters Inc. Term Loan B1 (First Lien),          
  5.97%, 4/30/11     2,109     1,476,562  
Containers & Packaging — 1.8%          
Graham Packaging Co., LP New Term Loan,          
  2.688% – 4.813%, 10/07/11     1,751     1,464,760  
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.:          
      Incremental Term Loan, 3.229% – 7.50%, 5/16/14     2,595     2,211,417  
      Term B Loan, 2.479% – 6.635%, 5/16/14     584     486,014  
Smurfit-Stone Container Canada, Inc.:          
      Tranche C, 2.44% – 4.25%, 11/01/11     339     225,134  
      Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 2.94%, 11/01/11     421     279,906  
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.:          
      Deposit Funded Facility, 2.10%, 11/01/10     1,821     1,206,438  
      Tranche B, 2.44% – 4.25%, 11/01/11     180     118,996  
Smurfit-Stone Container Term Loan B, 0%, 2/03/10     1,160     1,152,750  
        7,145,415  
Distributors — 0.2%          
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Loan,          
  3.947% – 5.75%, 1/12/12     2,615     980,617  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%          
Coinmach Corp.Term Loan, 3.47% – 4.26%, 11/14/14     3,970     2,580,451  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%          
J.G. Wentworth, LLC Loan (First Lien), 3.709%, 4/04/14     6,800     612,000  
LPL Holdings, Inc. Tranche D Term Loan,          
  2.159% – 2.229%, 6/28/13     2,236     1,810,998  
        2,422,998  
Diversified Media — 1.8%          
Nielsen Finance LLC Dollar Term Loan,          
  2.448% – 4.803%, 8/09/13     9,099     7,138,633  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6%          
BCM Ireland Holdings Ltd. (Eircom):          
      Facility B, 3.428%, 8/14/14   EUR   985   $   833,921  
      Facility C, 3.678%, 8/14/13     985     833,828  
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. Tranche C          
  Term Loan, 4.75%, 5/30/14   USD   1,595     665,085  
PAETEC Holding Corp. Replacement Term Loan,          
  2.979%, 2/28/13     1,452     1,052,363  
Time Warner Telecom Holdings Inc. Term Loan B Loan,          
  2.48%, 1/07/13     1,960     1,732,150  
Wind Finance SL S.A. Euro Facility (Second Lien),          
  11.473%, 12/17/14   EUR   1,000     1,097,923  
        6,215,270  
Electric Utilities — 0.4%          
Astoria Generating Co.Acquisitions, L.L.C. Second Lien          
  Term Loan C, 4.23%, 8/23/13   USD   2,250     1,622,813  
Electrical Equipment — 0.3%          
Generac Acquisition Corp. First Lien Term Loan,          
  2.919% – 6.65%, 11/10/13     2,107     1,127,411  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.8%          
Flextronics International Ltd. A Closing Date Loan,          
  3.344% – 3.685%, 10/01/14     1,515     992,182  
Flextronics International Ltd. Delay Draw Term Loan,          
  3.344%, 10/01/12     435     285,110  
L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Co. Term Loan,          
  6.75% – 7.294%, 8/05/13     1,210     1,109,888  
Safenet, Inc. Loan (Second Lien), 7.66%, 4/12/15     2,250     877,500  
        3,264,680  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7%          
Brock Holdings III, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  0.468% – 4.25%, 2/26/14     1,474     869,513  
Dresser, Inc.:          
      Term B Loan, 2.729% – 3.488%, 5/04/14     2,912     2,090,623  
      Term Loan (Second Lien), 6.988%, 5/04/15     2,000     900,000  
MEG Energy Corp.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.46%, 4/02/13     1,239     768,219  
      Initial Term Loan, 3.46%, 4/03/13     1,216     753,688  
Volnay Acquisition Co. I (aka CGG) B1 Term Loan Facility,          
  3.811% – 5.428%, 1/12/14     1,407     1,213,347  
        6,595,390  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%          
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. Facility B2 UK Borrower,          
  4.161%, 7/09/15   GBP   4,000     4,021,199  
DS Waters of America, Inc. Term Loan,          
  4.455%, 10/29/12   USD   500     275,000  
DSW Holdings, Inc. Loan, 2.705%, 3/02/12     1,390     1,014,804  
        5,311,003  
Food Products — 0.9%          
Dole Food Co., Inc.:          
      Credit-Linked Deposit, 1.03%, 4/12/13     345     309,315  
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.50%, 4/12/13     446     399,414  
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.563% – 6%, 4/12/13     1,660     1,488,096  
Sturm Foods, Inc. Initial Term Loan First Loan,          
  3.75%, 1/31/14 (a)     2,456     1,393,922  
        3,590,747  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1%          
Bausch & Lomb Inc.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 4.709%, 4/24/15   USD   300   $   255,738  
      Parent Term Loan, 4.709%, 4/24/15     1,979     1,687,868  
Biomet, Inc. Dollar Term Loan, 4.459%, 3/25/15     3,191     2,840,047  
DJO Finance LLC (ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC)          
  Term Loan, 3.409% – 4.459%, 5/20/14     2,970     2,470,051  
Hologic, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/13     889     799,823  
        8,053,527  
Health Care Providers & Services — 6.3%          
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan,          
      2.72% – 3.404%, 7/25/14     464     392,903  
      Funded Term Loan, 1.018% – 5.973%, 7/25/14     9,073     7,682,379  
HCA Inc.:          
      Tranche A-1 Term Loan, 3.459%, 11/17/12     6,884     5,990,562  
      Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.709%, 11/18/13     4,311     3,633,399  
Health Management Associates, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  3.209%, 2/28/14     380     303,257  
HealthSouth Corp. Term Loan, 2.93% – 5.50%, 3/10/13     3,473     3,064,962  
Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC Term Loan,          
  3.459%, 12/29/14     990     593,970  
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC (Vanguard          
  Health System, Inc.) Replacement Term Loan,          
  2.729% – 3.709%, 9/23/11     3,135     2,878,125  
        24,539,557  
Health Care Technology — 0.3%          
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. (Misys Hospital          
  Systems, Inc.) Term Loan, 4.21%, 10/13/14     1,481     1,185,000  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.9%          
CCM Merger Inc. (Motor City Casino) Term B Loan,          
  3.459% – 4.193%, 7/13/12     1,772     1,001,192  
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC:          
      Second Lien Term Loan, 3.697%, 8/16/14     1,750     87,500  
      Term Loan (New), 2.449% – 4%, 2/16/14     473     189,700  
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.:          
      Term B-1 Loan, 4.459%, 1/28/15     469     270,566  
      Term B-2 Loan, 4.159%, 1/28/15     10,182     5,922,803  
      Term B-3 Loan, 4.159%, 1/28/15     417     240,503  
Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture/LLV-1, LLC (b)(c):          
      Revolving Loan Credit-Linked Deposit Account,          
      11.75%, 6/20/12     361     16,852  
      Term Loan, 11.75%, 6/20/12     3,376     157,530  
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Term Loan B,          
  2.15% – 4.41%, 10/03/12     4,920     4,431,326  
QCE, LLC (Quiznos) Term Loan:          
      (First Lien) 3.75%, 11/05/13     1,950     1,075,287  
      (Second Lien) 9.512%, 11/05/13     2,800     938,000  
VML US Finance LLC (aka Venetian Macau) Term B          
  Funded Project Loan, 2.73%, 5/27/13     1,624     934,779  
        15,266,038  
Household Durables — 2.0%          
American Achievement Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.71% – 4.50%, 3/25/11     910     745,935  
Jarden Corp. Term Loan B3, 3.959%, 1/24/12     1,485     1,340,518  
Simmons Bedding Co.Tranche D Term Loan,          
  5.50% – 9.535%, 12/19/11     4,269     3,261,649  
Visant Corp. (fka Jostens) Tranche C Term Loan,          
  2.413%, 12/21/11     1,819     1,568,858  
Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Term Loan,          
  2.42% – 2.48%, 2/06/14     1,833     1,111,834  
        8,028,794  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

60 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
IT Services — 4.7%          
Activant Solutions Inc. Term Loan, 3.438%, 5/02/13   USD   3,392   $   1,594,396  
Audio Visual Services Group, Inc.:          
      Loan (Second Lien), 6.96%, 8/28/14     1,500     105,000  
      Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 3.71%, 2/28/14     1,975     553,000  
Ceridian Corp U.S. Term Loan, 3.47%, 11/09/14     3,250     2,242,500  
First Data Corp. Initial Tranche:          
      B-1 Term Loan, 3.159% – 3.223%, 9/24/14     2,831     1,857,979  
      B-2 Term Loan, 3.139% – 3.223%, 9/24/14     9,689     6,361,104  
      B-3 Term Loan, 3.159% – 3.223%, 9/24/14     995     650,042  
RedPrairie Corp. Term Loan, 5.875%, 7/20/12     294     185,220  
SunGard Data Systems Inc (Solar Capital Corp.) New US          
  Term Loan, 2.198% – 2.991%, 2/28/14     5,834     4,880,722  
        18,429,963  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 4.2%          
NRG Energy, Inc. Term Loan,          
  1.909% – 5.262%, 2/01/13     4,212     3,868,086  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):          
      Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan,          
      3.909% – 4.451%, 10/10/14     9,866     6,155,214  
      Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan,          
      3.909 – 4.451%%, 10/10/14     10,344     6,451,922  
        16,475,222  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%          
Sequa Corp. Term Loan, 3.67% – 3.70%, 12/03/14     2,385     1,454,929  
Insurance — 0.4%          
Alliant Holdings I, Inc. Term Loan, 4.459%, 8/21/14     1,973     1,479,389  
Internet Software & Services — 0.0%          
Channel Master Holdings, Inc. (b)(c):          
      Revolver, 8.313%, 11/15/04     128      
      Term Loan, 9%, 11/15/04     1,014      
         
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4%          
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.:          
      Delayed Draw Loan, 2.66%, 6/09/14     664     298,998  
      Initial Loan, 3.71%, 6/09/14     1,316     591,987  
True Temper Sports, Inc. Term Loan B,          
  3.606% – 6.061%, 3/15/11     1,063     665,998  
        1,556,983  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%          
Life Technologies Corp. Term B Facility,          
  5.25%, 11/20/15     3,416     3,343,838  
Machinery — 2.6%          
Mueller Water Products Inc. Term Loan B,          
  3.209% – 5.512%, 5/24/14     2,669     2,167,348  
Navistar International Corp.:          
      Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit,          
      3.729% – 5.739%, 1/19/12     1,600     1,145,333  
      Term Advance, 3.729%, 1/19/12     4,400     3,149,665  
Oshkosh Truck Corp.Term B Loan,          
  1.95% – 4.57%, 12/06/13     2,641     1,848,808  
TriMas Co. LLC:          
      Tranche B Term Loan, 2.729% – 3.201%, 8/02/13     2,360     1,486,639  
      Tranche B-1 Loan, 2.463%, 3/27/12     557     350,967  
        10,148,760  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Media — 19.3%          
Alpha Topco Ltd. (Formula One):          
      Facility B2, 2.854%, 12/31/13   USD   857   $   431,493  
      Facility D, 2.854%, 6/30/14     589     296,652  
      Facility D, 5.311%, 6/30/14     1,000     280,000  
Bragg Communications Inc. Term Loan B Tranche Two          
  Facility, 4.525%, 8/31/14     1,213     1,121,563  
Bresnan Communications, LLC Term Loan B (First Lien),        
  3.18% – 4.20%, 9/29/13     1,750     1,491,875  
CSC Holdings Inc. (Cablevision) Incremental Term Loan,        
  2.205% – 2.692%, 3/29/13     3,449     3,130,236  
Catalina Marketing Corp. Initial Term Loan,          
  4.459%, 10/01/14     3,956     3,135,311  
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning):        
      Term Loan, 2.98%, 7/03/14     1,212     786,257  
      Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14   7,971     5,579,410  
Cequel Communications, LLC (aka Cebridge):          
      Second Lien Tranche A Term Loan (Cash Pay), 7.693%,        
      5/05/14     5,000     3,062,500  
      Term Loan, 2.453% – 4.25%, 11/05/13     5,902     4,974,482  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC Replacement        
  Term Loan, 3.18% – 3.36%, 3/06/14     4,472     3,550,007  
Clarke American Corp. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.909% – 2.959%, 6/30/14     3,301     1,944,062  
Cumulus Media, Inc. Replacement Term Loan,          
  2.197%, 6/11/14     941     378,568  
Dex Media West LLC Tranche B Term Loan,          
  7%, 10/24/14     3,000     1,440,000  
Discovery Communications Holding, LLC Term B Loan,        
  3.459%, 5/14/14     2,439     2,210,659  
FoxCo Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC Term Loan, 7.25%,          
  7/14/15     1,491     765,187  
Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 7.25%, 7/02/15   1,491     1,418,579  
Gray Television, Inc. Term Loan B – DD,          
  1.95% – 3.50%, 12/31/14     1,326     665,841  
HMH Publishing Co. Ltd. (fka Education Media):          
      Mezzanine, 4.409% – 10.756%, 11/14/14     8,527     2,558,221  
      Tranche A Term Loan, 4.409%, 6/12/14     4,383     2,465,412  
Hanley-Wood, LLC (FSC Acquisition) Term Loan,          
  2.814%, 3/08/14     2,233     811,337  
Hargray Acquisition Co./DPC Acquisition LLC/HCP          
  Acquisition LLC, Term Loan (First Lien),          
  3.486%, 6/27/14     1,963     1,550,962  
Idearc Inc. (Verizon) Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.48% – 3.46%, 11/17/14     1,340     467,217  
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC B Term Loan,          
  2.42%, 4/07/14     3,075     2,704,718  
Intelsat Corp. (fka PanAmSat Corp.):          
      Term B-2-A, 3.925%, 1/03/14     1,254     1,070,772  
      Term B-2-B, 3.925%, 1/03/14     1,253     1,070,306  
      Term B-2-C, 3.925%, 1/03/14     1,253     1,070,306  
      Tranche B-2-B Term Loan, 3.925%, 1/03/14     1,972     1,735,578  
Knology, Inc. Term Loan, 2.663%, 6/30/12     2,426     1,941,051  
Local TV Finance, LLC Term Loan, 2.48%, 5/07/13     1,241     521,033  
Lodgenet Entertainment Corp. Closing Date Term Loan,        
  3.46%, 4/04/14     1,883     1,042,025  
MCC Iowa LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group) Tranche A        
  Term Loan, 1.87%, 3/31/10     2,219     2,052,344  
MCNA Cable Holdings LLC (OneLink Communications)        
  Loan (PIK facility), 9.62%, 3/01/13 (a)     1,179     731,214  
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.659% – 3.729%, 4/09/12     2,995     1,332,919  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)         Value  
 
Media (concluded)          
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.195%, 12/18/12   USD   533   $   373,447  
NEP II, Inc. Term B Loan, 2.729%, 2/18/14     378     306,270  
NTL Cable Plc Term Loan, 5.892%, 11/19/37   GBP   199     228,570  
NV Broadcasting, LLC Second Lien,          
  8.72%, 11/03/14   USD   3,250     650,000  
National CineMedia, LLC Term Loan, 3.75%, 2/13/15     1,250     1,021,875  
Newsday, LLC Floating Rate Term Loan,          
  6.594%, 8/01/13     2,500     2,193,750  
NextMedia Operating, Inc.:          
      Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.123%, 11/15/12     122     57,235  
      Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.174%, 11/15/12     1,403     659,350  
      Loan (Second Lien), 8.44% – 9.47%, 11/15/13     3,275     802,348  
Nielsen Finance LLC Dollar Term Loan,          
  4.803%, 8/09/13     483     378,962  
Penton Media, Inc. Loan (Second Lien),          
  7.799%, 2/01/14     500     55,625  
Penton Media, Inc. Term Loan (First Lien),          
  2.659%, 2/01/13     491     182,991  
Sitel, LLC (ClientLogic) U.S. Term Loan,          
  5.947% – 6.911%, 1/30/14     911     503,899  
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (aka HIT Entertainment)          
  Term Facility, 3.49% – 4.71%, 7/31/14     4,243     2,015,511  
TWCC Holding Corp. Term Loan, 7.25%, 9/14/15     998     951,615  
UPC Financing Partnership:          
      Facility N, 2.163%, 12/31/14     500     423,750  
      M Facility, 3.76%, 12/31/14   EUR   2,800     2,594,505  
Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd. (fka NTL):          
      B1 Facility, 5.04%, 7/30/12   GBP   823     945,688  
      B1 Facility, 5.802%, 7/30/12     1,141     1,310,766  
      C Facility, 5.892%, 7/17/13     131     150,550  
        75,594,804  
Metals & Mining — 0.4%          
Algoma Steel Inc. Term Loan, 2.92%, 6/20/13   USD 2,446     1,443,254  
Multi-Utilities — 1.2%          
Energy Transfer Equity, LP Term Loan,          
  2.991%, 11/01/12     750     652,500  
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (fka NE Energy, Inc.):          
      First Lien Term Loan B, 4.125% – 5.75%, 11/01/13     1,774     1,481,571  
      Synthetic Letter of Credit, 1.35%, 11/01/13     226     188,429  
KGEN LLC:          
      Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan (First Lien), 1.34%,          
      2/08/14     750     525,000  
      Term Loan (First Lien), 3.25%, 2/08/14     1,225     857,500  
Mach Gen, LLC Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan (First Lien),        
  1.218%, 2/22/13     69     51,739  
USPF Holdings, LLC Term Loan, 2.205%, 4/11/14     923     784,632  
        4,541,371  
Multiline Retail — 0.4%          
Dollar General Corp. Tranche B-1 Term Loan,          
  3.079% – 6.17%, 7/07/14     2,000     1,726,818  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%          
Big West Oil, LLC:          
      Delayed Advance Loan, 4.50%, 5/15/14     963     471,625  
      Initial Advance Loan, 4.50%, 5/15/14     766     375,156  

    Par      
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)     Value  
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)          
Enterprise GP Holdings LP Term Loan B,          
  2.699% – 3.648%, 11/08/14   USD   1,733   $   1,576,575  
Petroleum GEO-Services ASA/PGS Finance, Inc.          
  Term Loan, 3.21%, 6/29/15     1,910     1,372,196  
ScorpionDrilling Ltd. Second Lien, 8.966%, 5/08/14     7,000     5,635,000  
Vulcan Energy Corp. (fka Plains Resources Inc.) Term B3          
  Loan, 6.25%, 8/12/11     1,750     1,513,750  
Western Refining, Inc. Term Loan, 9.25%, 5/30/14     1,128     700,389  
        11,644,691  
Other — 0.1%          
RedPrairie Corp. Term Loan, 5.25% – 6.313%, 7/20/12     489     307,895  
Paper & Forest Products — 2.7%          
Georgia-Pacific LLC Term B Loan:          
      1.994% – 3.689%, 12/20/12     7,493     6,467,619  
      1.994% – 2.956%, 12/20/12     1,767     1,525,049  
NewPage Corp. Term Loan, 7%, 12/22/14     3,960     2,412,000  
        10,404,668  
Personal Products — 0.4%          
American Safety Razor Co., LLC Loan (Second Lien),          
  6.73%, 1/30/14     2,650     1,696,000  
Professional Services — 0.5%          
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,          
  7.50%, 7/31/15     1,995     1,878,293  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%          
Capital Automotive LP Term Loan, 2.217%, 12/16/10     2,128     992,894  
Mattamy Funding Partnership Loan, 3.563%, 4/11/13     2,918     2,042,250  
        3,035,144  
Road & Rail — 0.5%          
RailAmerica, Inc. Canadian Term Loan, 5.44%, 8/14/09     156     140,787  
RailAmerica, Inc. U.S. Term Loan, 5.44%, 8/14/09     2,093     1,884,213  
        2,025,000  
Specialty Retail — 0.5%          
Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.) Initial Term Loan,          
  2.73% – 3.709%, 10/20/13     957     643,925  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. Term Loan,          
  3.69% – 3.72%, 9/16/13     1,741     1,266,679  
        1,910,604  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%          
Hanesbrands Inc. Term B Loan (First Lien),          
  2.909% – 4%, 9/05/13     1,045     979,021  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%          
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc. Term B Loan,          
  2.479% – 3.435%, 9/30/13     978     692,396  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%          
Cellular South, Inc.:          
      Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.988%, 5/29/14     500     450,000  
      Term Loan, 1.979% – 3.75%, 5/29/14     1,478     1,329,750  
Cricket Communications, Inc. (aka Leap Wireless)          
  Term B Loan, 6.50%, 6/16/13     3,283     3,038,978  
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. New Tranche B Term Loan,          
  2.75%, 11/03/13     2,237     1,939,823  
        6,758,551  
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 85.5%         334,248,928  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

62 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Schedule of Investments (continued)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par    
Corporate Bonds   (000)   Value  
 
Chemicals — 2.1%      
GEO Specialty Chemicals Corp.,      
7.50%, 3/31/15 (d)(e)   USD 2,445   $ 1,831,006  
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 9.935%, 12/31/09 (d)   3,929   2,941,839  
Wellman Holdings, Inc. (d):      
Second Lien Subordinate Note, 10%, 1/29/19   2,000   2,000,000  
      Third Lien Subordinate Note, 5%, 1/29/19   2,206   1,544,200  
    8,317,045  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%      
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.544%, 4/15/09 (f)   750   693,750  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%      
Qwest Corp., 5.246%, 6/15/13 (f)   2,525   2,139,937  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%      
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co. Ltd.,      
7.323%, 12/15/10 (e)(f)   3,300   2,475,000  
Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 5.92%, 5/01/10 (f)   50   24,000  
    2,499,000  
Paper & Forest Products — 1.1%      
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (e)   2,821   1,272,980  
NewPage Corp., 7.42%, 5/01/12 (f)   650   156,000  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B, 4.92%, 8/01/14 (f)   11,400   2,964,000  
    4,392,980  
Total Corporate Bonds — 4.6%     18,042,712  
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks   Shares    
Chemicals — 0.0%      
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (c)(e)   39,151   15,030  
Wellman Holdings, Inc. (c)   5,206   1,302  
    16,332  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%      
Sirva Technologies Holding Co.   1,817   9,085  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%      
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.   335,138   189,671  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (c)(e)   376,109   213,420  
    403,091  
Total Common Stocks — 0.1%     428,508  
Total Long-Term Investments      
(Cost —$532,500,843) — 90.2%     352,720,148  
 
 
 
  Beneficial    
  Interest    
Short-Term Securities   (000)    
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC      
Cash Sweep Series, 0.73% (g)(h)   USD 32,079   32,079,462  
Total Short-Term Securities      
(Cost — $32,079,462) — 8.2%     32,079,462  
Total Investments (Cost — $564,580,305*) — 98.4%     384,799,610  
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.6%     6,299,276  
Net Assets — 100.0%     $391,098,886  

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February
28, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 563,928,649  
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 1,060,734  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (180,189,773)  
Net unrealized depreciation   $(179,129,039)  

(a) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in
additional par/shares.
(b) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) Convertible security.
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors.
(f) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(g) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Master LLC, for pur-
poses of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

  Net      
Affiliate   Activity     Income  
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC        
    Cash Sweep Series   USD 3,013,425   $     187,306  

(h) Represents the current yield as of report date.
For Master LLC compliance purposes, the Master LLC’s industry classifications refer
to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely
recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Master
LLC management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which
may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of February 28, 2009 were as follows:

              Unrealized  
Currency         Settlement                 Appreciation  
Purchased     Currency Sold   Counterparty   Date   (Depreciation)  
 
USD   504,352   CAD   620,000   UBS AG   3/18/09   $   17,036  
USD   4,810,788   EUR   3,669,500   Deutsche Bank AG   3/18/09     159,531  
USD   464,768   EUR   370,000   UBS AG   3/18/09     (4,224)  
USD   6,242,588   GBP   4,210,000   UBS AG   3/18/09     216,085  
Total             $   388,428  

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — sold protection outstanding as of
February 28, 2009 were as follows:

  Received         Notional    
  Fixed   Counter-     Credit   Amount   Unrealized  
Issuer   Rate   party   Expiration   Rating 1   (000) 2   Depreciation  
 
LCDX Index   3.25%   JPMorgan   June   B–   USD 1,893   $ (66,756)  
    Chase   2013        

1 Using Standard and Poor’s weighted average ratings of the underlying securities
in the Index.
2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit
event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Currency Abbreviations :  
      CAD   Canadian Dollar  
      EUR   Euro  
      GBP   British Pound  
      USD   US Dollar  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 63


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC

Effective September 1, 2008, the Master LLC adopted Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, estab-
lishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures
about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining
the fair value of investments, which are as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices
for 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
circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Master LLC’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indica-
tion of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about
the Master LLC’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant
accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2009 in deter-
mining the fair valuation of the Master LLC’s investments:

Valuation   Investments in     Other Financial  
Inputs     Securities     Instruments*  
    Assets     Assets     Liabilities  
Level 1     $        189,671          
Level 2     265,071,284   $   392,652   $   (70,980)  
Level 3     119,538,655          
Total   $384,799,610   $   392,652   $   (70,980)  

* Other financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps,
which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3)
that were used in determining fair value:

  Investments in  
    Securities  
    Assets  
Balance as of August 31, 2008   $   43,445,695  
Accrued discounts/premiums     472,149  
Realized loss     (10,368,113)  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 1     (76,313,399)  
Net sales     (26,377,340)  
Net transfers in Level 3     188,679,663  
Balance as of February 28, 2009   $   119,538,655  

1 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on
the Statement of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

64 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Statement of Assets and Liabilities   Master Senior Floating Rate LLC  
 
February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)      
 
Assets      
 
Investments at value — unaffiliated (cost — $532,500,843)                                       $   352,720,148  
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $32,079,462)     32,079,462  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     392,652  
Foreign currency at value (cost — $111,932)     112,111  
Cash     342,298  
Cash held as collateral on swaps     600,000  
Investments sold receivable     5,203,455  
Interest receivable     3,802,665  
Contributions receivable from investors     1,127,595  
Principal paydown receivable     20,404  
Swaps receivable     16,212  
Commitment fees receivable     7,128  
Prepaid expenses     20,867  
Other assets     2,227  
Total assets     396,447,226  
 
 
Liabilities      
 
Swap premiums received     575,107  
Unrealized depreciation on swaps     66,756  
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded corporate loans     26,639  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     4,224  
Investments purchased payable     4,199,701  
Investment advisory fees payable     292,355  
Deferred income     16,088  
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable     633  
Other affiliates payable     4,105  
Other accrued expenses payable     162,677  
Other liabilities payable     55  
Total liabilities     5,348,340  
Net Assets                                       $   391,098,886  
 
 
Net Assets Consist of      
 
Investors’ capital                                       $   570,585,073  
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (179,486,187)  
Net Assets                                       $   391,098,886  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 65


Statement of Operations   Master Senior Floating Rate LLC  
 
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009 (Unaudited)    
 
      Investment Income    
 
Interest   $ 18,187,150  
Income — affiliated   187,306  
Facility and other fees   238,162  
Total income   18,612,618  
 
 
Expenses    
 
Investment advisory   2,061,538  
Accounting services   84,887  
Custodian   30,041  
Officer and Directors   26,461  
Professional   9,395  
Printing   3,216  
Assignment   3,114  
Miscellaneous   40,524  
Total expenses   2,259,176  
Net investment income   16,353,442  
 
 
      Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)    
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:    
    Investments   (27,969,203)  
    Swaps   166,902  
    Foreign currency   2,986,212  
  (24,816,089)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:    
    Investments   (119,400,610)  
    Swaps   (125,171)  
    Foreign currency   (525,069)  
    Unfunded corporate loans   345,639  
  (119,705,211)  
Total realized and unrealized loss   (144,521,300)  
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (128,167,858)  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

66 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Master Senior Floating Rate LLC  
 
    Six Months    
    Ended    
    February 28,       Year Ended  
    2009       August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     (Unaudited)   2008  
      Operations        
Net investment income   $   16,353,442   $ 40,966,288  
Net realized loss       (24,816,089)   (21,219,849)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     (119,705,211)   (27,182,080)  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (128,167,858)   (7,435,641)  
 
      Capital Transactions        
Proceeds from contributions     23,808,377   62,053,522  
Fair value of withdrawals       (93,289,652)   (224,197,628)  
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital transactions       (69,481,275)   (162,144,106)  
 
      Net Assets        
Total decrease in net assets     (197,649,133)   (169,579,747)  
Beginning of period     588,748,019   758,327,766  
End of period   $   391,098,886   $ 588,748,019  

Financial Highlights             Master Senior Floating Rate LLC  
 
  Six Months                
  Ended                
  February 28,                
  2009       Year Ended August 31,    
  (Unaudited)   2008     2007     2006   2005         2004  
      Total Investment Return                  
Total investment return   (22.44)% 1   (1.08)%     3.49%     5.37%   5.78%   10.15%  
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                  
Total expenses excluding interest expense   1.04% 2   1.04%     1.02%     1.03%   1.01%   1.02%  
Total expenses   1.04% 2   1.04%     1.04%     1.04%   1.01%   1.02%  
Net investment income   7.54% 2   6.41%     7.07%     6.22%   4.52%   3.81%  
 
      Supplemental Data                  
Net assets, end of period (000)   $ 391,099 $   588,748   $   758,328   $   925,910   $ 1,032,819   $ 1,052,881  
Portfolio turnover   14%   56%     46%     54%   53%   76%  
Average loan outstanding during the period (000)       $   2,255   $   1,932      

1 Aggregate total investment return.
2 Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 67


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC (the “Master LLC”) is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is
organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Limited Liability
Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to issue
nontransferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations.
The Master LLC’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by
the Master LLC:

Valuation of Investments: The Master LLC values most of its bond invest-
ments on the basis of last available bid price or current market quotations
provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of
the Board. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean between the
last available bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained
from pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment,
pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in
such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market trans-
actions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the
market between investments, and calculated yield measures based on val-
uation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments.
Swap agreements are valued by quoted fair values received daily by the
Master LLC’s pricing service or through brokers. Short-term securities with
maturities less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approxi-
mates market value.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the
NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price
that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity
investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale
price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity
investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales
on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is
available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that
such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a
price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the
market value of such investment, the investment will be valued by, under
the direction of, or in accordance with, a method approved by the Board
as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price
for Fair Value Assets, the Advisor and/or sub-advisor seeks to determine
the price that the Master LLC might reasonably expect to receive from
the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value
determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Advisor
and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is
subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.

Derivative Financial Instruments: The Master LLC may engage in various
portfolio investment strategies both to increase the return of the Master
LLC and to hedge, or protect, its exposure to interest rate movements and
movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of the
contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the under-
lying security, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Credit default swaps — The Master LLC may enter into credit default
swaps for investment purposes or to manage their credit risk. The
Master LLC enters into credit default agreements to provide a measure
of protection against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection)
and/or gain credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise
exposed (as seller of protection). Credit default swaps are agreements
in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in
consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific
payment should a negative credit event take place (e.g. bankruptcy,
failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or
restructuring). The Master LLC may either buy or sell (write) credit
default swaps. As a buyer, the Master LLC will either receive from the
seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver
the referenced security or underlying securities comprising of an index
or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the
swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities
comprising of an index. As a seller (writer), the Master LLC will either
pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap
and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities
comprising of an index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the
notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or
underlying securities comprising of an index. In the event of default by
the counterparty, the Master LLC may recover amounts paid under the
agreement either partially or in total by offsetting any payables and/or
receivables with collateral held or pledged.

The Master LLC may utilize credit default swaps for the purpose of
reducing the interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio and decreasing the
Master LLC’s exposure to interest rate risk.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Master LLC may
enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a hedge
against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. Forward for-
eign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Master LLC, help to
manage the overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the
investments held by the Master LLC. The contract is marked-to-market
daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Master LLC as
an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Master LLC
records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value
at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Foreign Currency Transactions: Foreign currency amounts are translated into
United States dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment
securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange; and (ii) pur-
chases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the
rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

68 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC

The Master LLC reports foreign currency related transactions as compo-
nents of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such com-
ponents are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Floating Rate Loans: The Master LLC invests in floating rate loans, which
are generally non-investment grade, made by banks, other financial institu-
tions and privately and publicly offered corporations. Floating rate loans
generally pay interest at rates that are periodically predetermined by refer-
ence to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are
generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such
as LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by
one or more U.S. banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. The Master
LLC considers these investments to be investments in debt securities for
purposes of its investment policies.

The Master LLC earns and/or pays facility and other fees on floating
rate loans. Other fees earned/paid include commitment, amendment,
consent, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. Facility, amendment
and consent fees are typically amortized as premium and/or accreted as
discount over the term of the loan. Commitment, commission and various
other fees are recorded as income or expense. Prepayment penalty fees
are recorded as gains or losses. When the Master LLC buys a floating rate
loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan it
may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a Master LLC may receive a
commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of
credit portion of a floating rate loan. In certain circumstances, a Master LLC
may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a floating
rate loan by a borrower. Other fees received by a Master LLC may include
covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

The Master LLC may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A
different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different
associated risks.

Floating rate loans are usually freely callable at the issuer’s option. The
Master LLC may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans
(“Participations”) and assignments of all or a portion of loans from third
parties. Participations typically will result in the Master LLC having a con-
tractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Master
LLC will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any
fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and
only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower.

In connection with purchasing Participations, the Master LLC generally will
have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the
loan agreement relating to the loans, nor any rights of offset against the
borrower, and the Master LLC may not benefit directly from any collateral
supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation.

As a result, the Master LLC will assume the credit risk of both the borrower
and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Master LLC’s invest-
ments in loan participation interests involve the risk of insolvency of the
financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of

the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, the Master LLC may
be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any
offset between the lender and the borrower.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and
the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) require that the Master LLC segregates assets in connection with
certain investments (e.g., swaps and forward foreign currency contracts),
the Master LLC will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by
the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities
having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise
be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on require-
ments and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-
dealers, the Master LLC may also be required to deliver or deposit
securities as collateral for certain investments (e.g., swaps).

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: With respect to the
Master LLC, Investment transactions are recorded on the dates the trans-
actions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on
security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend
income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign
securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently
recorded when the Master LLC has determined the ex-dividend date.
Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. The Master LLC amor-
tizes all premiums and discounts on debt securities.

Income Taxes: The Master LLC is classified as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Master LLC is treated as
owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and
realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master LLC. Therefore, no
federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Master LLC’s
assets will be managed so an investor in the Master LLC can satisfy the
requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Master LLC files US federal and various state and local tax returns.
No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limi-
tations on the Master LLC’s US federal tax returns remains open for each
of the four years ended August 31, 2008. The statutes of limitations on the
Master LLC’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional
year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In March 2008, Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133” (“FAS 161”), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial
reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that
enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives,
how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an
entity’s results of operations and financial position. FAS 161 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008. The impact on the Master LLC’s financial state-
ment disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Master Senior Floating Rate LLC

Other: Expenses directly related to the Master LLC are charged to that
Master LLC. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro-
rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other
appropriate methods.

2. Transactions with Affiliates:

The Master LLC entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with
BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) to provide investment advisory
and administration services. As of January 31, 2009, The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) and Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) are
the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BAC became a
stockholder of BlackRock following its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) on January 1, 2009. Prior to that date, both PNC and
Merrill Lynch were considered affiliates of the Master LLC under the 1940
Act. Subsequent to the acquisition, PNC remains an affiliate, but due to the
restructuring of Merrill Lynch’s ownership interest of BlackRock, BAC is not
deemed to be an affiliate under the 1940 Act.

The Advisor is responsible for the management of the Master LLC’s portfolio
and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain
other services necessary to the operations of the Master LLC. For such
services, the Master LLC pays the Advisor a monthly fee at an annual rate
of 0.95% of the average daily value of the Master LLC’s net assets.

The Advisor has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate the Advisor,
under which the Advisor pays BFM for services it provides, monthly fee
that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Master LLC
to the Advisor.

For the six months ended February 28, 2009, the Master LLC reimbursed
the Advisor $4,863 for certain accounting services, which are included in
accounting services in the Statement of Operations.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or
directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Master LLC reimburses the
Advisor for compensation to the Master LLC’s Chief Compliance Officer.

3. Investments:

Purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investments, excluding
short-term securities, for the six months ended February 28, 2009 were
$61,781,412 and $133,239,614, respectively.

4. Commitments:

The Master LLC may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these
investments, the Master LLC may also enter into unfunded corporate loan
(“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Master LLC to furnish
temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be
arranged. In connection with these commitments, the Master LLC earns a
commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount.

Such fee income, which is classified in the Statement of Operations as
facility and other fees, is recognized ratably over the commitment period.
As of February 28, 2009 the Master LLC had the following unfunded
loan commitments:

        Value of  
  Unfunded   Underlying  
  Commitment       Loan  
Borrower         (000)       (000)  
Bausch & Lomb, Inc       $   200     $   170  
Smurfit Corp       $   803     $   790  

5. Short-Term Borrowings:

The Master LLC, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager
and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a
group of lenders, which expired November 2008 and was subsequently
renewed until November 2009. The Master LLC may borrow under the
credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions and for other lawful
purposes other than for leverage. The Master LLC may borrow up to the
maximum amount allowable under the Master LLC’s current Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information, subject to various other legal,
regulatory or contractual limits. The Master LLC paid its pro rata share of a
0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount based on its net
assets as of October 31, 2008. The Master LLC pays a commitment fee of
0.08% per annum based on the Master LLC’s pro rata share of the unused
portion of the credit agreement, which is included in miscellaneous in the
Statement of Operations. Amounts borrowed under the credit agreement
bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) federal funds effective rate
and (b) reserve adjusted one month LIBOR, plus, in each case, the higher
of (i) 1.50% and (ii) 50% of the CDX Index (as defined in the credit agree-
ment) in effect from time to time. The Master LLC did not borrow under the
credit agreement during the six months ended February 28, 2009.

6. Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Master LLC invests in securities and
enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market
(market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations
(credit risk). The value of securities held by the Master LLC may decline in
response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers
whose securities are owned by the Master LLC; conditions affecting the
general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political,
social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price
fluctuations. Similar to credit risk, the Master LLC may be exposed to coun-
terparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Master LLC has unset-
tled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially
expose the Master LLC to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally
of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Master
LLCs’ exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these finan-
cial assets is approximated by their value recorded in the Master LLCs’
Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

70 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Officers and Directors/Trustees

Richard E. Cavanagh, Chairman of the Board and Director/Trustee
Karen P. Robards, Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the
Audit Committee and Director/Trustee
G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Director/Trustee
Richard S. Davis, Director/Trustee
Kent Dixon, Director/Trustee
Frank J. Fabozzi, Director/Trustee
Kathleen F. Feldstein, Director/Trustee
James T. Flynn, Director/Trustee
Henry Gabbay, Director/Trustee
Jerrold B. Harris, Director/Trustee
R. Glenn Hubbard, Director/Trustee
W. Carl Kester, Director/Trustee
Donald C. Burke, Fund President and Chief Executive Officer
Anne F. Ackerley, Vice President
Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay M. Fife, Treasurer
Brian P. Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds
Howard B. Surloff, Secretary

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02101

Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Providence, RI 02940

BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II, Inc.

Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809

For All Funds:

Accounting Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Princeton, NJ 08540

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, NJ 08540

Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY 10036

Fund Address
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809

Effective January 1, 2009, Robert S. Salomon, Jr. retired as
Director/Trustee of the Funds. The Board wishes Mr. Salomon
well in his retirement.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 71


Additional Information

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on September 12, 2008 for shareholders of record on July 14, 2008 to elect director/trustee nominees of
each Fund:

Approved the Directors/Trustees as follows:              
      G. Nicholas Beckwith, III   Kent Dixon   R. Glenn Hubbard  
      Votes       Votes       Votes  
  Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld  
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   9,925,257     175,303   9,926,382     174,178   9,925,852     174,708  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   14,372,341     233,038   14,365,248     240,131   14,367,596     237,783  
 
  W. Carl Kester   Robert S. Salomon, Jr.   Richard S. Davis  
      Votes       Votes       Votes  
  Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld  
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   9,931,332     169,228   9,927,027     173,533   9,931,425     169,135  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   14,371,576     233,803   14,362,354     243,025   14,368,564     236,815  
 
  Frank J. Fabozzi   James T. Flynn   Karen P. Robards  
      Votes       Votes       Votes  
  Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld  
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   9,929,686     170,874   9,928,366     172,194   9,931,412     169,148  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   14,370,537     234,842   14,366,141     239,238   14,367,784     237,595  
 
  Richard E. Cavanagh   Kathleen F. Feldstein   Henry Gabbay  
      Votes       Votes       Votes  
  Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld  
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   9,932,186     168,374   9,926,659     173,901   9,928,672     171,888  
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   14,372,341     233,038   14,365,872     239,507   14,368,564     236,815  
 
Jerrold B. Harris

      Votes          
  Votes For   Withheld          
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   9,930,605     169,955          
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   14,370,470     234,909          
 
Approved the Class I Directors/Trustees as follows:              
      G. Nicholas Beckwith, III   Kent Dixon   R. Glenn Hubbard  
      Votes       Votes       Votes  
  Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld  
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust   8,602,281       98,661   8,601,615       99,327   8,602,781       98,161  
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust   30,799,737     392,487   30,793,529     398,695   30,791,279     400,945  
 
  W. Carl Kester   Robert S. Salomon, Jr.      
      Votes       Votes      
  Votes For   Withheld   Votes For   Withheld      
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust   8,602,281       98,661   8,594,615     106,327      
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust   30,799,289     392,935   30,788,987     403,237      

72 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


Additional Information (continued)

Section 19 Notices

These amounts are sources of distributions reported are only estimates
and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts
and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon
each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject

to changes based on the tax regulations. The Funds will send you a Form
1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distribu-
tions for federal income tax purposes.

    Total Fiscal Year-to-Date Cumulative     Percentage of Fiscal Year-to-Date    
    Distributions by Character     Cumulative Distributions by Character    
  Net   Net     Total Per         Net   Net     Total Per  
  Investment   Realized   Return of   Common   Investment   Realized   Return of   Common  
  Income   Capital Gains   Capital   Share   Income   Capital Gains   Capital   Share  
Defined Opportunity   $0.43725     $0.23775   $0.67500         65%   0%   35%   100%  
Diversified Income   $0.63481     $0.13519   $0.77000         82%   0%   18%   100%  
Floating Rate Income   $0.69440     $0.02281   $0.71721         97%   0%   3%   100%  
Limited Duration   $0.52020     $0.12233   $0.64253         81%   0%   19%   100%  

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC
for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’
Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov
and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference

Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’
Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by call-
ing (800) 441-7762.

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Funds’ web-
sites or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly state-
ments, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Funds’ electronic
delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks
or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all
investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

General Information

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including
annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders
with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly
called “householding” and it is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate
duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder
documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us other-
wise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined
with those for other members of your household, please contact the Funds
at (800) 441-7762.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other informa-
tion regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can
be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s
website is intended to allow investors public access to information regard-
ing the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate
BlackRock’s website into this report.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009 73


Additional Information (concluded)

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former
fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safe-
guarding their non-public personal information. The following information
is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock
collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share
such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations
require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related
rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with
those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and
about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information
we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on appli-
cations, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions
with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a con-
sumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-
public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law
or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client
accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the
confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its
intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to
provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services
that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to
non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock
employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock
maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed
to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including pro-
cedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

74 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 28, 2009


This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a represen-
tation of future performance. BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust, BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Floating Rate
Income Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc., BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund II,
Inc. leverage their Common Shares, which creates risk for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market
price of Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other informa-
tion herein are as dated and are subject to change.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without
charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at
http://www.sec.gov. Information about how each Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in each Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month
period ended June 30, 2008 is available upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the Securities
and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.




Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 6 – Investments
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under
Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous
Form N-CSR filing.

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies –
Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of February 28, 2009
(a) Not Applicable
(b) Effective May 8, 2009, Messrs. Mark Williams and Kevin Booth, each a portfolio manager of the
registrant identified in response to paragraph (a) of this item in the registrant’s most recent annual report,
has resigned from the registrant’s investment adviser.

Effective May 8, 2009, the registrant is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of
Leland T. Hart, Managing Director at BlackRock, James E. Keenan, Managing Director at BlackRock and
C. Adrian Marshall, Director at BlackRock. Messrs. Hart, Keenan and Marshall are the Fund’s co-
portfolio managers and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio and the
selection of its investments. Mr. Keenan has been a member of the Fund’s management team since 2008.
Messrs. Hart and Marshall have been members of the Fund’s management team since 2009.

Portfolio Manager   Biography  
Leland T. Hart   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Partner of R3 Capital  
  Partners ("R3") in 2009; Managing Director of R3 from 2008 - 2009;  
  Managing Director of Lehman Brothers from 2006 - 2008; Executive Director  
  of Lehman Brothers from 2003 - 2006.  
James E. Keenan   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2008; Director of BlackRock, Inc.  
  from 2004 - 2008; Head of the Leveraged Finance Portfolio team; senior high  
yield trader at Columbia Management from 2003 to 2004.

C. Adrian Marshall   Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc.  
  from 2004 - 2007.  
 
(a)(2) As of May 8, 2009:  

  (ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed   (iii) Number of Other Accounts and  
  and Assets by Account Type   Assets for Which Advisory Fee is  
          Performance-Based    
  Other   Other Pooled     Other   Other Pooled    
(i) Name of   Registered   Investment   Other   Registered   Investment   Other  
Portfolio Manager   Investment   Vehicles   Accounts   Investment   Vehicles   Accounts  
  Companies       Companies      
Leland T. Hart   9   0   0   0   0   0  
  $2.02 Billion   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0  
James E. Keenan   22   14   54   0   7   13  
  $6.79 Billion   $2.69 Billion   $8.62 Billion   $0   $1.94 Billion   $4.09 Billion  
C. Adrian Marshall              
  9   1   3   0   0   0  


$2.02 Billion   $49.4 Million   $441.3 Million   $0   $0   $0  

(iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

BlackRock and its affiliates (collectively, herein “BlackRock”) has built a professional working
environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect
against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and
procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions,
personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all
client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management
and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with
applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which
are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers
have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made
to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director,
stockholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale
BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any
officer, director, stockholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than
those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock
may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of
BlackRock’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or
officers, or companies as to which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the
officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses
material non-public information. Each portfolio manager also may manage accounts whose investment
strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. In this connection, it should be noted
that Mr. Keenan currently manages certain accounts that are subject to performance fees. In addition, a
portfolio manager may assist in managing certain hedge funds and may be entitled to receive a portion of
any incentive fees earned on such funds and a portion of such incentive fees may be voluntarily or
involuntarily deferred. Additional portfolio managers may in the future manage other such accounts or
funds and may be entitled to receive incentive fees.

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When
BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a
manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and
equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end,
BlackRock has adopted a policy that is intended to ensure that investment opportunities are allocated fairly
and equitably among client accounts over time. This policy also seeks to achieve reasonable efficiency in
client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner
that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base.

(a)(3) As of May 8, 2009:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its
career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources.
Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of


factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based
discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive
compensation programs established by BlackRock such as its Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan and
Restricted Stock Program.

Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their seniority
and/or their position with the firm. Senior portfolio managers who perform additional management
functions within the portfolio management group or within BlackRock may receive additional
compensation for serving in these other capacities.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation
Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of
BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment
performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that
portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s seniority, role within the
portfolio management team, teamwork and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and
BlackRock. In most cases, including for the portfolio managers of the Fund, these benchmarks are the
same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Fund or other accounts
managed by the portfolio managers are measured. BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers determine the
benchmarks against which the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio
manager is compared and the period of time over which performance is evaluated. With respect to the
portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund include the following:

Portfolio Manager   Benchmarks Applicable to Each Manager  
Leland T. Hart   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., CSFB Leveraged Loan  
  Index, CSFB High Yield II Value Index), certain customized indices  
  and certain fund industry peer groups.  
James E. Keenan   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The Barclays Capital U.S.  
  Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index), certain customized indices  
  and certain fund industry peer groups.  
C. Adrian Marshall   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., CSFB Leveraged Loan  
  Index, CSFB High Yield II Value Index), certain customized indices  
  and certain fund industry peer groups.  

BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to the portfolio
managers’ compensation based on the performance of the funds and other accounts managed by each
portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks noted above. Performance is measured on both a
pre-tax and after-tax basis over various time periods including 1, 3, 5 and 10-year periods, as applicable.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation
Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash and
BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years. The BlackRock, Inc.
restricted stock units, if properly vested, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Typically, the
cash bonus, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the
portfolio managers. Paying a portion of annual bonuses in stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio
manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance
over future periods.


Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) — The LTIP is a long-term incentive plan
that seeks to reward certain key employees. Prior to 2006, the plan provided for the grant of awards that
were expressed as an amount of cash that, if properly vested and subject to the attainment of certain
performance goals, will be settled in cash and/or in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Beginning in 2006,
awards are granted under the LTIP in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, if properly
vested and subject to the attainment of certain performance goals, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc.
common stock. Messrs. Keenan and Marshall have each received awards under the LTIP.

Deferred Compensation Program — A portion of the compensation paid to eligible BlackRock
employees may be voluntarily deferred into an account that tracks the performance of certain of the firm’s
investment products. Each participant in the deferred compensation program is permitted to allocate his
deferred amounts among the various investment options. Messrs. Keenan and Marshall have each
participated in the deferred compensation program.

Other compensation benefits. In addition to base compensation and discretionary incentive
compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in
which BlackRock employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement
Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer
contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 6% of eligible pay
contributed to the plan capped at $4,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of
eligible compensation. The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment
companies managed by the firm. BlackRock contributions follow the investment direction set by
participants for their own contributions or, absent employee investment direction, are invested into a
balanced portfolio. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock common stock at a 5% discount on the
fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the
purchase of 1,000 shares or a dollar value of $25,000. Each portfolio manager except Mr. Hart is eligible
to participate in these plans.

United Kingdom-based portfolio managers are also eligible to participate in broad-based plans
offered generally to BlackRock employees, including broad-based retirement, health and other employee
benefit plans. For example, BlackRock has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which
BlackRock employees are eligible to participate, including a Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and the
BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution to the GPPP is between 6%
to 15% (dependent on service related entitlement) of eligible pay capped at £150,000 per annum. The
GPPP offers a range of investment options, including several collective investment funds managed by the
firm. BlackRock contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own
contributions or, in the absence of an investment election being made, are invested into a passive balanced
managed fund. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock common stock at a 5% discount on the fair
market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase
of 1,000 shares or a dollar value of $25,000. Mr. Hart is eligible to participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities.

Portfolio Manager   Dollar Range of Equity  


  Securities Beneficially Owned  
Leland T. Hart   None  
James E. Keenan   $100,001 - $500,000  
C. Adrian Marshall   None  

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated
Purchasers – Not Applicable

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance
Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy
becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations that include
biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s
Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

11(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 13(a)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

11(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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto

12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

12(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

12(a)(3) – Not Applicable

12(b) – 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 Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

By: /s/ Donald C. Burke
Donald C. Burke
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

Date: May 8, 2009

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/ Donald C. Burke
Donald C. Burke
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

Date: May 8, 2009

By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

Date: May 8, 2009


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