UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number 811-21318
 
Name of Fund: BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)
 
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
 
Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc., 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: 08/31/2008
 
Date of reporting period: 09/01/2007 – 08/31/2008
 
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
 

 
EQUITIES   FIXED INCOME   REAL ESTATE   LIQUIDITY   ALTERNATIVES   BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS    
     
          Annual Report    

   
   
          AUGUST 31, 2008      
     
     
     
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)      
     
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)      
 
 
NOT FDIC INSURED  
MAY LOSE VALUE  
NO BANK GUARANTEE  


 
 
Table of Contents      
 
    Page  
 
A Letter to Shareholders     3  
Annual Report:      
Fund Summaries     4  
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging     6  
Swap Agreements     6  
Financial Statements:      
        Schedules of Investments     7  
        Statements of Assets and Liabilities     19  
        Statements of Operations     20  
        Statements of Changes in Net Assets     21  
        Statements of Cash Flows     22  
Financial Highlights     23  
Notes to Financial Statements     24  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     29  
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)     29  
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement     30  
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan     33  
Officers and Directors     34  
Additional Information     37  

             
2     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
A Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder

It has been a tumultuous year for investors, marked by almost daily headlines related to the beleaguered housing market, rising food and energy prices, and the escalating credit crisis. The news took an extraordinarily heavy tone shortly after the close of this reporting period as the credit crisis boiled over and triggered unprecedented failures and consolidation in the financial sector, stoking fears of a market and economic collapse and prompting the largest government rescue plan since the Great Depression.

Through it all, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) has been aggressive in its attempts to restore order in financial markets. Key moves included slashing the target federal funds rate 325 basis points (3.25%) between September 2007 and April 2008 and providing numerous cash injections and lending programs. As the credit crisis took an extreme turn for the worse in September, the Fed, in concert with five other global central banks, cut interest rates by 50 basis points in a rare move intended to stave off worldwide economic damage from the intensifying financial market turmoil. The U.S. economy managed to grow at a slow-but-positive pace through the second quarter of the year, though the recent events almost certainly portend a global economic recession.

Against this backdrop, U.S. stocks experienced intense volatility (steep declines and quick recoveries), generally posting losses for the current reporting period. Small-cap stocks fared significantly better than their larger counterparts. Non-U.S. markets followed the U.S. on the way down and, notably, decelerated at a faster pace than domestic equities — a stark reversal of recent years’ trends, when international stocks generally outpaced U.S. stocks.

Treasury securities also traded in a volatile fashion, but rallied overall (yields fell and prices correspondingly rose), as the broader flight-to-quality theme persisted. The yield on 10-year Treasury issues, which fell to 3.34% in March, climbed to the 4.20% range in mid-June as investors temporarily shifted out of Treasury issues in favor of riskier assets (such as stocks and other high-quality fixed income sectors), then declined again to 3.83% by period-end when credit fears resurfaced. Tax-exempt issues posted positive returns, but problems among municipal bond insurers and the collapse in the market for auction rate securities pressured the group throughout the course of the past year. Economic and financial market distress also dampened the performance of high yield issues, which were very volatile due to the macro factors noted above.

Overall, severe market instability resulted in mixed results for the major benchmark indexes:

Total returns as of August 31, 2008   6-month   12-month
U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)   (2.57 )%   (11.14 )%
Small cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)   8.53   (5.48 )
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)   (10.18 )   (14.41 )
Fixed income (Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index)   0.18   5.86
Tax-exempt fixed income (Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index)   5.12   4.48
High yield bonds (Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)   0.74   (0.66 )
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 . As always, 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 August 31, 2008     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.  
      Investment Objective      

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV) (the “Fund”) seeks to provide shareholders with current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities that are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (Ba or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s Corp. (“S&P”)) or are unrated securities of comparable quality.

      Performance  

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Fund returned (7.78)% based on market price and (3.99)% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (14.03)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. Amid considerable volatility in credit markets, the Fund’s relative performance was aided by conservative positioning, with higher-than-normal credit quality, defensive sector positioning, an allocation to bank loans, and higher-than-normal cash and cash equivalent balances. The Fund had much lower leverage (19% as of August 31, 2008) than most of its peers, which also benefited results. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which widened modestly during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. Economic and financial market distress also dampened the performance of high yield issues, which were highly volatile due to the macro factors noted above.

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     HYV  
Initial Offering Date     November 30, 2001  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($10.15) 1     11.82%  
Current Monthly Distribution per share of Common Shares 2     $0.10  
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Shares 2     $1.20  
Leverage as of August 31, 2008 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 The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.
3 As a percentage of total 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).

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

    8/31/08   8/31/07   Change   High   Low
Market Price   $   10.15   $   12.24   (17.08 )%   $   12.85   $     9.95
Net Asset Value   $   11.94   $   13.83   (13.67 )%   $   14.32   $   11.88

The following unaudited 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        
 
Asset Mix         8/31/08         8/31/07
Corporate Bonds   83 %   94 %
Floating Rate Loan Interests   14   3
Common Stocks   2   2
Preferred Securities   1   1

      Credit Quality Allocations 4        
 
Credit Rating         8/31/08         8/31/07
A/A   1 %   1 %
BBB/Baa   4   2
BB/Ba   26   23
B/B   54   55
CCC/Caa   13   18
Not Rated   2   1
4       Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

             
4     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Fund Summary as of August 31, 2008     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.  
      Investment Objective      

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT) (the “Fund”) seeks to provide shareholders with current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities that are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (Ba or lower by Moody’s or BB or lower by S&P) or are unrated securities of comparable quality.

      Performance  

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Fund returned (7.24)% based on market price and (4.30)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (14.03)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. Amid considerable volatility in credit markets, the Fund’s relative performance was aided by conservative positioning, with higher-than-normal credit quality, defensive sector positioning, an allocation to bank loans, and higher-than-normal cash and cash equivalent balances. The Fund had much lower leverage (21% as of August 31, 2008) than most of its peers, which also benefited results. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which widened modestly during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. Economic and financial market distress also dampened the performance of high yield issues, which were highly volatile due to the macro factors noted above.

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     HYT  
Initial Offering Date     May 30, 2003  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($10.14) 1     11.83%  
Current Monthly Distribution per share of Common Shares 2     $0.10  
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Shares 2     $1.20  
Leverage as of August 31, 2008 3     21%  
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 The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.
3 As a percentage of total 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).

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

    8/31/08   8/31/07   Change   High   Low
Market Price   $   10.14   $   12.15   (16.54 )%   $   12.89   $     9.97
Net Asset Value   $   11.89   $   13.81   (13.90 )%   $   14.30   $   11.83

The following unaudited 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        
 
Asset Mix         8/31/08         8/31/07
Corporate Bonds   83 %   94 %
Floating Rate Loan Interests   14   3
Common Stocks   2   2
Preferred Securities   1   1

      Credit Quality Allocations 4        
 
Credit Rating         8/31/08         8/31/07
BBB/Baa   5 %   3 %
BB/Ba   26   23
B/B   54   55
CCC/Caa   13   18
Not Rated   2   1
4       Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

             
    ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008     5  

 
 
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Funds may utilize leverage through credit facility borrowings or issuance of short-term debt securities. 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 each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Fund’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental yield.

Leverage creates risks for shareholders including the likelihood of greater NAV and market price volatility. In addition, there is the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings may reduce each Fund’s yield and negatively impact its NAV and market price. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, each Fund’s 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, each Fund’s net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders will be reduced.

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 August 31, 2008, the Funds had outstanding leverage from credit facility borrowings as a percentage of total managed assets as follows:

    Percent of  
    Leverage  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.     19%  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.     21%  

      Swap Agreements  

The Funds may invest in swap agreements, which are over-the-counter contracts in which one party agrees to make periodic payments based on the change in market value of a specified bond, basket of bonds, or index in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the change in market value of a different bond, basket of bonds or index. Swap agreements may be used to obtain exposure to a bond or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities. Swap agreements involve the risk that the party with whom the Fund has entered into the swap will default on its obligation to pay the Fund and the risk that the Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to pay the other party to the agreement.

             
6     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Corporate Bonds     (000)             Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.7%              
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 2.75%, 9/15/11 (a)(b)     USD 2,872     $     3,500,250  
DRS Technologies, Inc., 6.875%, 11/01/13     2,100         2,126,250  
Esterline Technologies Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/13     1,500         1,500,000  
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisitions Co. LLC,              
   8.875%, 4/01/15 (c)     365         363,175  
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., 3%, 8/01/35 (b)     2,120         2,498,950  
TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/14     700         680,750  
            10,669,375  
Airlines — 0.1%              
Continental Airlines, Inc.:              
      Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18     156         131,390  
      Series 1998-1-C, 6.541%, 9/15/09     32         31,690  
      Series 2001-1-C, 7.033%, 12/15/12     461         368,643  
            531,723  
Auto Components — 1.8%              
Allison Transmission, Inc. (a):              
      11%, 11/01/15     905         832,600  
      11.25%, 11/01/15 (c)     2,640         2,323,200  
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:              
      7.857%, 8/15/11     1,290         1,296,450  
      8.625%, 12/01/11     1,597         1,644,910  
Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16     1,325         997,062  
            7,094,222  
Automobiles — 0.4%              
Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10     1,095         911,587  
Ford Motor Co., 8.90%, 1/15/32     1,100         583,000  
            1,494,587  
Building Products — 1.1%              
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,              
   11.50%, 12/01/16     2,895         2,258,100  
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13 (a)     2,080         1,892,800  
            4,150,900  
Capital Markets — 0.6%              
E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17 (a)     2,240         2,396,800  
Chemicals — 2.0%              
American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15     1,300         1,261,000  
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:              
      7.304%, 11/15/14 (d)     950         724,375  
      9.75%, 11/15/14     800         666,000  
Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14     1,185         1,214,625  
Key Plastics LLC, 11.75%, 3/15/13 (a)     675         236,250  
MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (a)     2,500         2,287,500  
Nalco Finance Holdings, Inc., 10.086%, 2/01/14 (e)     1,077         969,300  
Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17     415         403,588  
            7,762,638  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.1%              
Aramark Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15     300         302,250  
Corrections Corp. of America, 7.50%, 5/01/11     4,425         4,458,188  
DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13     406         402,955  
Sally Holdings LLC:              
      9.25%, 11/15/14     315         318,544  
      10.50%, 11/15/16     1,105         1,110,525  
US Investigations Services, Inc., 10.50%,              
   11/01/15 (a)     1,000         890,000  
Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14     4,425         4,469,250  
West Corp.:              
      9.50%, 10/15/14     1,000         852,500  
      11%, 10/15/16     4,220         3,302,150  
            16,106,362  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%              
Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (d)     1,765         1,637,037  
Construction & Engineering — 0.6%              
Dycom Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 10/15/15     2,625         2,454,375  
Construction Materials — 1.5%              
Nortek Holdings, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13 (a)     5,160         4,824,600  
Texas Industries, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13     1,160         1,084,600  
            5,909,200  
Containers & Packaging — 4.0%              
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 6.651%, 9/15/14 (d)     2,530         1,897,500  
Graphic Packaging International Corp.:              
      8.50%, 8/15/11     1,825         1,797,625  
      9.50%, 8/15/13     945         888,300  
Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (a)(d)     620         558,000  
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,              
   8.25%, 5/15/13     1,500         1,545,000  
Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10%, 5/01/16 (a)     2,020         1,363,500  
Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13     1,765         1,685,575  
Rock-Tenn Co., 8.20%, 8/15/11     2,950         3,023,750  
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.,              
   8%, 3/15/17     3,520         2,816,000  
            15,575,250  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%              
Service Corp. International, 7%, 6/15/17     4,425         4,126,313  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.0%              
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,              
   3/01/16 (a)     770         773,850  
FCE Bank Plc, 7.125%, 1/16/12     EUR 3,700         4,527,339  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:              
      5.538%, 1/13/12 (d)     USD 625         461,441  
      7.80%, 6/01/12     300         222,799  
GMAC LLC:              
      7.25%, 3/02/11     900         600,509  
      5.011%, 12/01/14 (d)     2,125         1,115,937  
      6.75%, 12/01/14     1,985         1,077,787  
      8%, 11/01/31     2,200         1,186,568  
Leucadia National Corp., 8.125%, 9/15/15     2,000         2,012,500  
            11,978,730  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.3%              
Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc.,              
   11.375%, 9/01/12     1,400         1,204,000  
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13     385         370,081  
Qwest Communications International, Inc.,              
   7.50%, 2/15/14     4,845         4,408,950  
Qwest Corp.:              
      6.026%, 6/15/13 (d)     2,150         1,988,750  
      7.625%, 6/15/15     850         788,375  
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 8/01/13     4,400         4,356,000  
            13,116,156  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
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Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

        Par           
Corporate Bonds         (000)             Value  
Electric Utilities — 1.8%                  
Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13     USD 2,750     $     2,756,875  
NSG Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/25 (a)         1,530         1,468,800  
Tenaska Alabama Partners LP, 7%, 6/30/21 (a)         2,900         2,727,302  
                6,952,977  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%                  
Coleman Cable, Inc., 9.875%, 10/01/12         1,525         1,418,250  
UCAR Finance, Inc., 10.25%, 2/15/12         183         188,490  
                1,606,740  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.9%                  
NXP BV, 5.541%, 10/15/13 (d)         1,995         1,551,112  
Sanmina-SCI Corp.:                  
      6.75%, 3/01/13         255         230,138  
      8.125%, 3/01/16         2,070         1,868,175  
                3,649,425  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%                  
Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas:                  
      7.50%, 5/15/15         305         303,475  
      7.75%, 5/15/17         470         467,650  
North American Energy Partners, Inc.,                  
   8.75%, 12/01/11         1,060         1,054,700  
                1,825,825  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%                  
AmeriQual Group LLC, 9%, 4/01/12 (a)         1,225         796,250  
Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17         1,615         1,340,450  
                2,136,700  
Food Products — 0.6%                  
Del Monte Corp., 8.625%, 12/15/12         2,423         2,447,230  
Gas Utilities — 0.5%                  
El Paso Performance-Linked Trust, 7.75%, 7/15/11 (a)     1,955         1,976,501  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%                  
Biomet, Inc.:                  
      10.375%, 10/15/17 (c)         400         422,000  
      11.625%, 10/15/17         400         420,500  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 9.50%,                  
   4/15/15 (c)         1,500         1,252,500  
DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14         7,500         7,518,750  
Hologic, Inc., 2%, 12/15/37 (b)         1,285         1,048,881  
                10,662,631  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%                  
Community Health Systems, Inc.,                  
   8.875%, 7/15/15         720         727,200  
Omnicare, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/13         1,075         1,007,812  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:                  
      6.375%, 12/01/11         410         395,650  
      6.50%, 6/01/12         6,420         6,211,350  
United Surgical Partners International, Inc.,                  
     8.875%, 5/01/17         1,056         908,160  
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC, 9%, 10/01/14     2,950         2,898,375  
                12,148,547  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.7%                  
American Real Estate Partners LP,                  
   7.125%, 2/15/13     4,065         3,551,794  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 7.875%, 3/15/10         2,075         1,768,938  
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co. Ltd. (a):                  
      8.133%, 12/15/10 (d)         425         408,000  
      9.875%, 12/15/12         850         799,000  
Gaylord Entertainment Co., 8%, 11/15/13         595         545,912  
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/15 (a)     2,970         2,799,225  
Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (a)(f)(g)     832         628,160  
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10.75%, 2/01/18 (a)(c)     4,810         2,841,037  
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino,                  
   12%, 11/15/10         2,450         1,745,625  
Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14         355         351,450  
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,                  
   10.25%, 2/15/14 (a)         1,855         1,544,287  
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 6.875%, 12/01/11         2,950         2,802,500  
San Pasqual Casino, 8%, 9/15/13 (a)         1,525         1,387,750  
Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority,                  
   9.375%, 6/15/15 (a)         490         398,125  
Station Casinos, Inc., 7.75%, 8/15/16         2,400         1,620,000  
Travelport LLC, 7.436%, 9/01/14 (d)         520         409,500  
Tropicana Entertainment LLC,                  
    9.625%, 12/15/14 (f)(g)         475         152,000  
Virgin River Casino Corp., 9%, 1/15/12         1,435         1,008,088  
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14         1,850         1,685,813  
                26,447,204  
Household Durables — 0.8%                  
American Greetings Corp., 7.375%, 6/01/16         1,525         1,448,750  
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 5/01/17         1,490         1,326,100  
The Yankee Candle Co., Inc., 9.75%, 2/15/17         290         184,150  
                2,959,000  
IT Services — 1.3%                  
First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15 (a)         1,940         1,673,250  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13         3,550         3,603,250  
                5,276,500  
Independent Power Producers &                  
Energy Traders — 3.4%                  
The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 (a)(h)         1,210         1,252,350  
Energy Future Holding Corp., 11.25%,                  
    11/01/17 (a)(c)         5,200         5,122,000  
NRG Energy, Inc.:                  
      7.25%, 2/01/14         2,325         2,293,031  
      7.375%, 2/01/16         2,300         2,271,250  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (a):                  
      10.50%, 11/01/16 (c)         1,500         1,432,500  
      Series B, 10.25%, 11/01/15         1,140         1,137,150  
                13,508,281  
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.0%                  
Sequa Corp. (a):                  
      11.75%, 12/01/15         3,750         3,300,000  
      13.50%, 12/01/15 (c)         4,910         4,001,904  
                7,301,904  
Insurance — 0.8%                  
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11%, 5/01/15 (a)         2,500         2,225,000  
USI Holdings Corp., 6.679%, 11/15/14 (a)(d)         1,000         797,500  
                3,022,500  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
8     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Corporate Bonds     (000)             Value  
Machinery — 1.0%              
AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14     USD 1,890     $     1,757,700  
Accuride Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15     820         528,900  
RBS Global, Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/16     825         769,313  
Terex Corp., 8%, 11/15/17     1,080         1,066,500  
            4,122,413  
Marine — 1.3%              
Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (b)     530         435,263  
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14     691         659,905  
Teekay Shipping Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/11     3,750         3,895,313  
            4,990,481  
Media — 12.9%              
Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13     2,065         2,034,025  
Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12     2,650         2,371,750  
Barrington Broadcasting Group LLC,              
    10.50%, 8/15/14     1,705         1,440,725  
CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14     2,950         1,843,750  
CSC Holdings, Inc. Series B, 7.625%, 4/01/11     3,400         3,417,000  
Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B:              
      7.133%, 4/01/09 (d)     100         100,500  
      8%, 4/15/12     700         693,000  
Cadmus Communications Corp., 8.375%, 6/15/14     2,400         1,860,000  
Charter Communications Holdings I, LLC,              
    11%, 10/01/15     1,875         1,430,963  
Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC,              
    10.25%, 9/15/10     5,420         5,203,200  
Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/13     2,081         1,602,370  
DirecTV Holdings LLC, 7.625%, 5/15/16 (a)     2,175         2,169,562  
EchoStar DBS Corp.:              
      7%, 10/01/13     140         133,000  
      7.125%, 2/01/16     1,685         1,550,200  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:              
      7.554%, 5/15/15 (d)     510         359,550  
      9.50%, 5/15/15     620         486,700  
Liberty Media Corp., 3.125%, 3/30/23 (b)     1,616         1,731,140  
Mediacom LLC, 9.50%, 1/15/13     3,675         3,555,562  
Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13     35         25,156  
Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 8/01/14     5,475         5,543,437  
R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (a)     2,451         1,801,485  
Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.375%,              
    9/01/14 (a)     1,912         2,033,890  
Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10 (h)     3,825         3,213,000  
TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)     5,890         5,035,950  
Virgin Media, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/16 (a)(b)     625         573,438  
Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%,              
    12/01/17 (a)     1,052         610,160  
            50,819,513  
Metals & Mining — 5.2%              
Aleris International, Inc.:              
      9%, 12/15/14 (c)     1,495         1,166,100  
      10%, 12/15/16     1,300         906,750  
FMG Finance Property Ltd. (a):              
      10%, 9/01/13     790         845,300  
      10.625%, 9/01/16     1,910         2,139,200  
Foundation PA Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14     2,925         2,932,312  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:              
      5.883%, 4/01/15 (d)     2,660         2,667,022  
      8.375%, 4/01/17     4,190         4,441,400  
Novelis, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/15     2,975         2,759,312  
Ryerson, Inc. (a):                  
      10.176%, 11/01/14 (d)         600         573,000  
      12%, 11/01/15         500         490,000  
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/12         770         762,300  
Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (a)         950         948,667  
                20,631,363  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%                  
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 9%, 10/15/15 (c)         2,210         2,149,225  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.5%                  
Atlas Energy Resources LLC, 10.75%,                  
   2/01/18 (a)         1,880         1,889,400  
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16         750         716,250  
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15         930         809,100  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:                  
      7.25%, 12/15/18         3,700         3,607,500  
      2.25%, 12/15/38 (b)         1,200         1,125,000  
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp.,                  
   7.625%, 12/01/13         2,390         2,243,612  
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 10.25%, 12/15/15 (a)     1,965         2,028,862  
Copano Energy LLC, 8.125%, 3/01/16         980         950,600  
EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11         4,150         4,108,500  
Encore Acquisition Co., 6.25%, 4/15/14         3,000         2,685,000  
Forest Oil Corp.:                  
      7.25%, 6/15/19         1,800         1,656,000  
      7.25%, 6/15/19 (a)         1,570         1,444,400  
OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14         2,530         2,526,837  
PetroHawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, 6/01/15 (a)         975         909,188  
Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16         555         485,625  
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (a):                  
      8.625%, 4/01/15 (c)         1,100         1,064,250  
      8%, 6/01/18         1,475         1,382,813  
                29,632,937  
Paper & Forest Products — 4.9%                  
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.:                  
      6.276%, 6/15/11 (d)         2,025         926,438  
      8.85%, 8/01/30         290         107,300  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (a)         1,533         1,230,596  
Bowater, Inc., 5.776%, 3/15/10 (d)         4,075         3,341,500  
Domtar Corp., 7.125%, 8/15/15         4,000         3,860,000  
NewPage Corp.:                  
      10%, 5/01/12         4,120         3,996,400  
      12%, 5/01/13         1,770         1,654,950  
Norske Skog Canada Ltd. Series D, 8.625%, 6/15/11     1,315         1,076,656  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B:                  
      6.551%, 8/01/14 (d)         420         373,800  
      9.125%, 8/01/14         2,710         2,547,400  
                19,115,040  
Personal Products — 0.5%                  
Chattem, Inc., 7%, 3/01/14         2,025         1,974,375  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%                  
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6.43%,                  
    12/01/13 (d)         2,105         1,862,925  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%                  
FelCor Lodging LP, 8.50%, 6/01/11         1,425         1,375,125  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
    ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008     9  

 
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Corporate Bonds     (000)             Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%              
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/15     USD 4,400     $     3,960,000  
Realogy Corp.:              
      10.50%, 4/15/14     1,900         1,121,000  
      11%, 4/15/14 (c)     2,340         1,099,800  
      12.375%, 4/15/15     2,385         1,097,100  
            7,277,900  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor              
Equipment — 1.2%              
Amkor Technology, Inc.:              
      7.75%, 5/15/13     410         384,375  
      9.25%, 6/01/16     1,255         1,211,075  
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:              
      8.875%, 12/15/14     640         518,400  
      9.125%, 12/15/14 (c)     1,505         1,173,900  
Spansion, Inc., 5.935%, 6/01/13 (a)(d)     1,800         1,251,000  
            4,538,750  
Software — 0.1%              
BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (a)(c)(d)     582         349,010  
Specialty Retail — 3.3%              
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 7.625%, 3/15/17     520         371,800  
AutoNation, Inc.:              
      4.791%, 4/15/13 (d)     4,200         3,465,000  
      7%, 4/15/14     1,200         1,038,000  
Buffets, Inc., 12.50%, 11/01/14 (f)(g)     970         9,700  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:              
      7.199%, 3/15/14 (c)(d)     2,610         2,183,386  
      10.75%, 3/15/15     2,100         1,821,750  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/36 (b)(e)     1,570         936,113  
Michaels Stores, Inc.:              
      10%, 11/01/14     1,440         1,080,000  
      11.375%, 11/01/16     1,125         720,000  
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16     1,675         1,358,844  
            12,984,593  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.2%              
Levi Strauss & Co., 8.875%, 4/01/16     2,925         2,515,500  
Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15     2,600         2,086,500  
            4,602,000  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 6.5%              
Centennial Cellular Operating Co. LLC,              
   10.125%, 6/15/13 (h)     2,400         2,502,000  
Centennial Communications Corp., 8.541%,              
   1/01/13 (d)     2,030         2,019,850  
Cricket Communications, Inc.:              
      10.875%, 11/01/14     1,850         1,833,812  
      10%, 7/15/15 (a)     120         120,600  
Digicel Group Ltd. (a):              
      8.875%, 1/15/15     1,710         1,605,348  
      9.125%, 1/15/15 (c)     2,987         2,699,501  
FiberTower Corp., 9%, 11/15/12 (b)     1,000         660,000  
iPCS, Inc., 4.926%, 5/01/13 (d)     920         816,500  
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14     4,705         4,663,831  
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%,              
   5/01/16 (a)     3,550         3,416,875  
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA, 7.875%,                  
   2/08/14 (a)       365         334,413  
Rural Cellular Corp., 8.25%, 3/15/12         1,365         1,421,306  
Sprint Capital Corp., 7.625%, 1/30/11         3,380         3,380,000  
                25,474,036  
Total Corporate Bonds — 101.4%                 398,825,319  
 
 
Floating Rate Loan Interests                  
Auto Components — 0.7%                  
Allison Transmission Term Loan,                  
   5.22% – 5.56%, 8/07/14         489         438,939  
Dana Corp. Term Advance, 6.75%, 1/31/15         2,695         2,477,316  
                2,916,255  
Automobiles — 0.5%                  
Ford Motor Term Loan, 5.47%, 12/16/13         1,499         1,161,082  
General Motors Corp. Secured Term Loan B,                  
   5.163%, 11/29/13         1,197         883,694  
                2,044,776  
Building Products — 2.1%                  
Building Material Corp. of America Term Loan Advance,              
   5.438% – 5.563%, 2/24/14         748         641,829  
CPG International, I Inc. Term Loan B, 7.85%, 2/28/11     4,600         4,508,000  
Masonite International:                  
      Canadian Term Loan, 4.63% – 5.046%, 4/05/13         1,944         1,655,504  
      U.S. Term Loan, 4.63% – 5.046%, 4/05/13         1,935         1,647,671  
                8,453,004  
Capital Markets — 0.2%                  
Marsico Parent Co., LLC Term Loan,                  
   5.50% – 7%, 12/15/14         995         850,725  
Chemicals — 1.7%                  
PQ Corp.:                  
      First Lien Term Loan, 5.92% – 6.05%, 7/30/14         1,000         935,625  
      Second Lien Term Loan, 9.30%, 7/30/15         5,500         4,757,500  
Wellman, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan, 11.989%,                  
   2/10/10 (f)(g)         4,650         930,000  
                6,623,125  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%                  
Berry Plastics Corp. Loan, 9.791%, 6/05/14 (c)         1,386         762,307  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%                  
Wind Telecomunicazione SpA Euro Facility Second                  
   Lien, 10.92%, 11/26/14     EUR 1,500         2,200,076  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%                  
Community Health Systems, Inc. Term Loan,                  
   4.882%, 7/25/14     USD 2,378         2,247,824  
Rotech Healthcare, Inc. Term Loan,                  
   9.135%, 9/26/11 (c)         2,435         2,045,266  
                4,293,090  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%                  
Travelport, Inc. Term Loan, 9.793%, 3/27/12 (c)         4,159         2,557,581  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
10     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)             Value  
Household Products — 0.2%              
Spectrum Brands, Inc.:              
      Dollar Term B Loan, 6.669% – 6.804%,              
          3/30/13     USD 734     $     630,289  
      Letter of Credit, 2.314%, 3/30/13     37         31,834  
            662,123  
Independent Power Producers &              
Energy Traders — 1.8%              
Calpine Corp. First Priority Term Loan,              
    5.685%, 3/31/14     1,000         928,750  
TXU Corp.:              
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-1,              
          5.963% – 6.303%, 10/10/14     329         306,364  
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-2,              
          5.963% – 6.303%, 10/10/14     744         693,716  
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-3,              
          5.963% – 6.303%, 10/10/14     5,459         5,076,638  
            7,005,468  
Machinery — 0.8%              
Navistar International Transportation Corp.:              
      Revolving Credit, 5.916%, 1/19/12     795         732,394  
      Term Loan, 6.229%, 1/19/12     2,185         2,012,931  
Rexnord Corp. Loan, 9.676%, 3/01/13 (c)     604         483,187  
            3,228,512  
Media — 4.6%              
Affinion Group Inc. Loan, 9.368%, 3/01/12     650         545,188  
Catalina Marketing Group Senior Unsecured              
    Interim Loan, 7.533%, 10/01/15     4,000         3,480,000  
Cengage Learning Acquisitions (Thomson              
   Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,              
    7.50%, 7/05/14     2,500         2,475,000  
Education Media and Publishing:              
      Mezzanine, 6.464%, 11/14/14     8,793         7,034,551  
      Tranche A Term Loan, 6.464%, 6/12/14     3,735         3,352,027  
New Vision Television Second Lien,              
    9.19%, 10/26/14     1,750         1,260,000  
            18,146,766  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%              
Turbo Beta Term Loan, 14.50%,              
    3/15/18 (i)     3,311         3,245,015  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%              
New Page Corp. Term Loan, 6.563%, 12/22/14     498         484,689  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Loan,              
    9.033%, 2/01/13     1,705         1,598,100  
            2,082,789  
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 16.5%             65,071,612  
 
 
Common Stocks     Shares          
 
Capital Markets — 0.1%              
E*Trade Financial Corp. (g)     108,426         346,963  
Communications Equipment — 0.6%              
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (g)     123,724         2,272,810  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%              
Medis Technologies Ltd. (g)     109,685         343,314  
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%              
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     64,961         1,031,581  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%              
EXCO Resources, Inc.     113,160         2,996,477  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%              
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.     186,002         534,287  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)     208,741         600,708  
Western Forest Products, Inc. (g)     74,889         60,656  
Western Forest Products, Inc. Restricted Shares (g)     74,936         60,694  
            1,256,345  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor              
Equipment — 0.4%              
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (g)     46,938         1,521,730  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%              
American Tower Corp. Class A (g)     19,024         786,262  
Total Common Stocks — 2.7%             10,555,482  
 
Preferred Securities              
    Par           
Capital Trusts     (000)          
Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%              
Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% (d)(j)     USD 3,700         3,141,374  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (d)(j)     1,140         1,035,690  
Total Capital Trusts — 1.1%             4,177,064  
 
 
Preferred Stocks     Shares          
Insurance — 0.2%              
American International Group, Inc., 8.50% (b)     20,000         997,000  
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%             997,000  
Total Preferred Securities — 1.3%             5,174,064  
 
 
Warrants (k)              
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%              
HealthSouth Corp. (expires 1/16/14)     52,465         13,116  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%              
MDP Acquisitions Plc (expires 10/01/13)     1,100         31,527  
Total Warrants — 0.0%             44,643  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
    ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008     11  

 
 
Schedule of Investments (concluded)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Beneficial          
    Interest          
Other Interests (l)     (000)         Value  
Media — 0.0%              
Adelphia Escrow (i)     USD 1,250     $     125  
Adelphia Recovery Trust (i)     1,568         6,271  
Total Other Interests — 0.0%             6,396  
Total Long-Term Investments              
(Cost — $533,057,159) — 121.9%             479,677,516  
 
 
Short-Term Securities              
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC              
  Cash Sweep Series, 2.41% (m)(n)     6,347         6,347,441  
Total Short-Term Securities              
(Cost — $6,347,441) — 1.6%             6,347,441  
Total Investments (Cost — $539,404,600*) — 123.5%         486,024,957  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (23.5)%             (92,635,919)
Net Assets — 100.0%         $   393,389,038  
 

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:
Aggregate cost   $   540,233,073  
Gross unrealized appreciation   $   6,213,684  
Gross unrealized depreciation       (60,421,800)
Net unrealized depreciation   $   (54,208,116)

(a) 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.
(b) Convertible security.
(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) Represents a step bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase.
(f) Issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments.
(g) Non-income producing security.
(h) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.
(i) Security is fair valued.
(j) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(k) Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. 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 reorganization entities and are non-income producing.
(m) Represents the current yield as of report date.
(n) 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      
    Activity      
Affiliate     (000)     Income  
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series     USD 3,512     $102,527  
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. These industry classifications are unaudited.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:
                    Unrealized  
Currency     Currency     Settlement     Appreciation  
Purchased     Sold     Date     (Depreciation)  
USD     610,267     CAD     650,000     10/23/08     $     (1,476)
USD     2,288,118     EUR     1,462,000     10/23/08         149,648  
USD     4,658,664     EUR     3,181,000     10/23/08         5,809  
Total                     $     153,981  
Swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:
    Notional         Unrealized  
    Amount       Appreciation  
    (000)         (Depreciation)  
Sold credit default protection on            
   Ford Motor Co. and receive 3.80%            
Broker, JPMorgan Chase            
   Expires March 2010     USD 4,750     $   (976,543)
Sold credit default protection on            
   Ford Motor Co. and receive 3.80%            
Broker, UBS Warburg            
   Expires March 2010     USD 1,480       (304,270)
Sold credit default protection on            
   Ford Motor Co. and receive 5%            
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.            
   Expires June 2010     USD 5,920       (1,313,092)
Sold credit default protection Cooper            
   Tire & Rubber Co. and receive 7.70%            
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing            
   Expires September 2013     USD 2,000         606  
Total         $   (2,593,299)
Currency Abbreviations:
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
USD U.S. Dollar

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
12     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Corporate Bonds     (000)             Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.6%              
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 2.75%, 9/15/11 (a)(b)     USD 3,089     $     3,764,719  
DRS Technologies, Inc., 6.875%, 11/01/13     2,325         2,354,062  
Esterline Technologies Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/13     1,600         1,600,000  
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.,3%, 8/01/35 (a)     2,220         2,616,825  
TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/14     750         729,375  
            11,064,981  
Airlines — 0.6%              
Continental Airlines, Inc.:              
      Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18     2,495         2,102,235  
      Series 1998-1-C, 6.541%, 9/15/09     10         9,835  
      Series 2001-1-C, 7.033%, 12/15/12     487         389,589  
            2,501,659  
Auto Components — 1.8%              
Allison Transmission, Inc. (b):              
      11%, 11/01/15     960         883,200  
      11.25%, 11/01/15 (c)     2,825         2,486,000  
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:              
      7.857%, 8/15/11     1,375         1,381,875  
      8.625%, 12/01/11     1,725         1,776,750  
Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16     1,420         1,068,550  
            7,596,375  
Automobiles — 0.4%              
Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10     1,192         992,340  
Ford Motor Co., 8.90%, 1/15/32     1,100         583,000  
            1,575,340  
Building Products — 1.1%              
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,              
   11.50%, 12/01/16     3,100         2,418,000  
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13 (b)     2,225         2,024,750  
            4,442,750  
Capital Markets — 0.6%              
E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17 (b)     2,400         2,568,000  
Chemicals — 2.0%              
American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15     1,400         1,358,000  
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:              
      7.304%, 11/15/14 (d)     1,000         762,500  
      9.75%, 11/15/14     850         707,625  
Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14     1,250         1,281,250  
Key Plastics LLC, 11.75%, 3/15/13 (b)     720         252,000  
MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (b)     2,680         2,452,200  
Nalco Finance Holdings, Inc., 10.078%,              
   2/01/14 (e)     1,168         1,051,200  
Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17     450         437,625  
            8,302,400  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.2%              
ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15     335         337,513  
Corrections Corp. of America, 7.50%, 5/01/11     4,775         4,810,813  
DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13     451         447,618  
Sally Holdings LLC:              
      9.25%, 11/15/14     350         353,938  
      10.50%, 11/15/16     1,201         1,207,005  
US Investigations Services, Inc., 10.50%,              
   11/01/15 (b)     1,100         979,000  
Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14     4,775         4,822,750  
West Corp.:              
      9.50%, 10/15/14     1,200         1,023,000  
      11%, 10/15/16     4,470         3,497,775  
            17,479,412  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%              
Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (d)     1,885         1,748,338  
Construction & Engineering — 0.6%              
Dycom Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 10/15/15     2,825         2,641,375  
Construction Materials — 1.5%              
Nortek Holdings, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13 (b)     5,520         5,161,200  
Texas Industries, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13     1,285         1,201,475  
            6,362,675  
Containers & Packaging — 4.0%              
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 6.651%, 9/15/14 (d)     2,740         2,055,000  
Graphic Packaging International Corp.:              
      8.50%, 8/15/11     1,975         1,945,375  
      9.50%, 8/15/13     1,000         940,000  
Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (b)(d)     670         603,000  
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,              
    8.25%, 5/15/13     1,575         1,622,250  
Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10%,              
    5/01/16 (b)     2,165         1,461,375  
Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13     1,920         1,833,600  
Rock-Tenn Co., 8.20%, 8/15/11     3,175         3,254,375  
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.,              
    8%, 3/15/17     3,770         3,016,000  
            16,730,975  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.1%              
Service Corp. International, 7%, 6/15/17     4,775         4,452,687  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1%              
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,              
    3/01/16 (b)     820         824,100  
FCE Bank Plc, 7.125%, 1/16/12     EUR 4,000         4,894,421  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:              
      5.538%, 1/13/12 (d)     USD 680         502,047  
      7.80%, 6/01/12     300         222,799  
GMAC LLC:              
      7.25%, 3/02/11     950         633,870  
      5.011%, 12/01/14 (d)     2,260         1,186,832  
      6.75%, 12/01/14     2,135         1,159,232  
      8%, 11/01/31     2,360         1,272,864  
Leucadia National Corp., 8.125%, 9/15/15     2,100         2,113,125  
            12,809,290  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.3%              
Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc.,              
    11.375%, 9/01/12     1,540         1,324,400  
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13     415         398,919  
Qwest Communications International, Inc.,              
    7.50%, 2/15/14     5,095         4,636,450  
Qwest Corp.:              
      6.026%, 6/15/13 (d)     2,300         2,127,500  
      7.625%, 6/15/15     875         811,562  
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 8/01/13     4,800         4,752,000  
            14,050,831  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
    ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008     13  

 
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Corporate Bonds     (000)             Value  
Electric Utilities — 2.4%              
Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13     USD 2,975     $     2,982,437  
NSG Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/25 (b)     1,630         1,564,800  
Nevada Power Co. Series A, 8.25%, 6/01/11     2,400         2,573,602  
Tenaska Alabama Partners LP, 7%, 6/30/21 (b)     3,081         2,897,758  
            10,018,597  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%              
Coleman Cable, Inc., 9.875%, 10/01/12     1,625         1,511,250  
UCAR Finance, Inc., 10.25%, 2/15/12     64         65,920  
            1,577,170  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.8%              
NXP BV, 5.541%, 10/15/13 (d)     2,005         1,558,887  
Sanmina-SCI Corp.:              
      6.75%, 3/01/13     175         157,937  
      8.125%, 3/01/16     2,010         1,814,025  
            3,530,849  
Energy Equipment & Services —0.5%              
Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas:              
      7.50%, 5/15/15     335         333,325  
      7.75%, 5/15/17     510         507,450  
North American Energy Partners, Inc.,              
   8.75%, 12/01/11     1,140         1,134,300  
            1,975,075  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%              
AmeriQual Group LLC, 9%, 4/01/12 (b)     1,300         845,000  
Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17     1,765         1,464,950  
            2,309,950  
Food Products — 0.6%              
Del Monte Corp., 8.625%, 12/15/12     2,681         2,707,810  
Gas Utilities — 0.5%              
El Paso Performance-Linked Trust, 7.75%,              
    7/15/11 (b)     2,110         2,133,206  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%              
Biomet, Inc.:              
      10.375%, 10/15/17 (c)     430         453,650  
      11.625%, 10/15/17     430         452,037  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.,              
    9.50%, 4/15/15 (c)     1,500         1,252,500  
DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14     8,140         8,160,350  
Hologic, Inc., 2%, 12/15/37 (a)(e)     1,365         1,114,181  
            11,432,718  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%              
Community Health Systems, Inc.,              
    8.875%, 7/15/15     925         934,250  
Omnicare, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/13     1,150         1,078,125  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:              
      6.375%, 12/01/11     435         419,775  
      6.50%, 6/01/12     6,795         6,574,163  
United Surgical Partners International, Inc.,              
    8.875%, 5/01/17     1,147         986,420  
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC, 9%, 10/01/14     3,175         3,119,438  
            13,112,171  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.7%              
American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%,              
    2/15/13     4,390         3,835,763  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 7.875%, 3/15/10     2,200         1,875,500  
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co. Ltd. (b):              
      8.133%, 12/15/10 (d)     450         432,000  
      9.875%, 12/15/12     875         822,500  
Gaylord Entertainment Co., 8%, 11/15/13     630         578,025  
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/15 (b)     3,180         2,997,150  
Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%,              
    12/01/13 (b)(f)(g)     893         674,215  
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10.75%,              
    2/01/18 (b)(c)     5,140         3,039,986  
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino,              
    12%, 11/15/10     2,575         1,834,687  
Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14     380         376,200  
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,              
    10.25%, 2/15/14 (b)     1,895         1,577,588  
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 6.875%, 12/01/11     3,150         2,992,500  
San Pasqual Casino, 8%, 9/15/13 (b)     1,575         1,433,250  
Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority,              
    9.375%, 6/15/15 (b)     560         455,000  
Station Casinos, Inc., 7.75%, 8/15/16     2,575         1,738,125  
Travelport LLC, 7.436%, 9/01/14 (d)     530         417,375  
Tropicana Entertainment LLC,              
    9.625%, 12/15/14 (f)(g)     515         164,800  
Virgin River Casino Corp., 9%, 1/15/12     1,500         1,053,750  
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14     1,975         1,799,719  
            28,098,133  
Household Durables — 0.8%              
American Greetings Corp., 7.375%, 6/01/16     1,770         1,681,500  
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 5/01/17     1,595         1,419,550  
The Yankee Candle Co., Inc., 9.75%, 2/15/17     340         215,900  
            3,316,950  
IT Services — 1.3%              
First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15 (b)     2,045         1,763,812  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13     3,750         3,806,250  
            5,570,062  
Independent Power Producers              
& Energy Traders — 3.1%              
The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 (b)     51         52,785  
Energy Future Holding Corp., 11.25%,              
    11/01/17 (b)(c)     5,575         5,491,375  
NRG Energy, Inc.:              
      7.25%, 2/01/14     2,550         2,514,937  
      7.375%, 2/01/16     2,350         2,320,625  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (b):              
      10.50%, 11/01/16 (c)     1,575         1,504,125  
      Series B, 10.25%, 11/01/15     1,145         1,142,138  
            13,025,985  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.9%              
Sequa Corp. (b):              
      11.75%, 12/01/15     4,010         3,528,800  
      13.50%, 12/01/15 (c)     5,282         4,303,275  
            7,832,075  
Insurance — 0.8%              
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11%, 5/01/15 (b)     2,600         2,314,000  
USI Holdings Corp., 6.679%, 11/15/14 (b)(d)     1,070         853,325  
            3,167,325  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
14     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Corporate Bonds     (000)             Value  
Machinery — 1.1%              
AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14     USD 2,050     $     1,906,500  
Accuride Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15     865         557,925  
RBS Global, Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/16     885         825,262  
Terex Corp., 8%, 11/15/17     1,185         1,170,188  
            4,459,875  
Marine — 0.8%              
Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (a)     565         464,006  
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14     743         709,565  
Teekay Shipping Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/11     2,250         2,337,188  
            3,510,759  
Media — 13.0%              
Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13     2,189         2,156,165  
Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12     2,800         2,506,000  
Barrington Broadcasting Group LLC,              
    10.50%, 8/15/14     1,850         1,563,250  
CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14     3,175         1,984,375  
CSC Holdings, Inc. Series B, 7.625%, 4/01/11     3,750         3,768,750  
Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B, 8%, 4/15/12     775         767,250  
Cadmus Communications Corp., 8.375%, 6/15/14     2,525         1,956,875  
Charter Communications Holdings I, LLC,              
    11%, 10/01/15     2,035         1,553,638  
Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC,              
    10.25%, 9/15/10     5,975         5,736,000  
Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/13     2,161         1,663,970  
DirecTV Holdings LLC, 7.625%, 5/15/16 (b)     2,300         2,294,250  
EchoStar DBS Corp.:              
      7%, 10/01/13     150         142,500  
      7.125%, 2/01/16     1,840         1,692,800  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:              
      7.554%, 5/15/15 (d)     550         387,750  
      9.50%, 5/15/15     660         518,100  
Liberty Media Corp., 3.125%, 3/30/23 (a)     1,748         1,872,545  
Mediacom LLC, 9.50%, 1/15/13     3,900         3,773,250  
Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13     40         28,750  
Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 8/01/14     5,785         5,857,313  
R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (b)     2,676         1,966,860  
Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.375%,              
    9/01/14 (b)     2,010         2,138,137  
Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10     4,075         3,423,000  
TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (b)     6,240         5,335,200  
Virgin Media, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/16 (a)(b)     690         633,075  
Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%,              
    12/01/17 (b)     1,117         647,860  
            54,367,663  
Metals & Mining — 5.3%              
Aleris International, Inc.:              
      9%, 12/15/14 (c)     1,625         1,267,500  
      10%, 12/15/16     1,300         906,750  
FMG Finance Property Ltd. (b):              
      10%, 9/01/13     850         909,500  
      10.625%, 9/01/16     2,060         2,307,200  
Foundation PA Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14     3,250         3,258,125  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:              
      5.883%, 4/01/15 (d)     2,775         2,782,326  
      8.375%, 4/01/17     4,445         4,711,700  
Novelis, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/15     3,175         2,944,813  
Ryerson, Inc. (b):              
      10.176%, 11/01/14 (d)     640         611,200  
      12%, 11/01/15     560         548,800  
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/12     820         811,800  
Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (b)     1,015         1,013,576  
            22,073,290  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%              
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 9%, 10/15/15 (c)     2,355         2,290,237  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.7%              
Atlas Energy Resources LLC, 10.75%, 2/01/18 (b)     2,005         2,015,025  
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16     800         764,000  
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15     1,070         930,900  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:              
      7.25%, 12/15/18     4,000         3,900,000  
      2.25%, 12/15/38 (a)     1,250         1,171,875  
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp.,              
   7.625%, 12/01/13     2,555         2,398,506  
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 10.25%,              
   12/15/15 (b)     2,035         2,101,137  
Copano Energy LLC, 8.125%, 3/01/16     1,100         1,067,000  
EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11     4,450         4,405,500  
Encore Acquisition Co., 6.25%, 4/15/14     3,150         2,819,250  
Forest Oil Corp.:              
      7.25%, 6/15/19     1,920         1,766,400  
      7.25%, 6/15/19 (b)     1,675         1,541,000  
OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14     2,710         2,706,613  
PetroHawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, 6/01/15 (b)     975         909,188  
Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16     610         533,750  
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (b):              
      6.416%, 4/01/14 (d)     1,000         937,821  
      8.625%, 4/01/15 (c)     1,100         1,064,250  
      8%, 6/01/18     1,570         1,471,875  
            32,504,090  
Paper & Forest Products — 4.9%              
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.:              
      6.276%, 6/15/11 (d)     2,255         1,031,662  
      8.85%, 8/01/30     310         114,700  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (b)     1,628         1,306,353  
Bowater, Inc., 5.776%, 3/15/10 (d)     4,475         3,669,500  
Domtar Corp., 7.125%, 8/15/15     4,300         4,149,500  
NewPage Corp.:              
      10%, 5/01/12     4,385         4,253,450  
      12%, 5/01/13     1,930         1,804,550  
Norske Skog Canada Ltd. Series D,              
      8.625%, 6/15/11     1,415         1,158,531  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B:              
      6.551%, 8/01/14 (d)     450         400,500  
      9.125%, 8/01/14     2,900         2,726,000  
            20,614,746  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
    ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008     15  

 
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Corporate Bonds     (000)             Value  
Personal Products — 0.5%              
Chattem, Inc., 7%, 3/01/14     USD 2,175     $     2,120,625  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%              
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6.43%,              
   12/01/13 (d)     2,225         1,969,125  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%              
FelCor Lodging LP, 8.50%, 6/01/11     1,875         1,809,375  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%              
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/15     4,750         4,275,000  
Realogy Corp.:              
      10.50%, 4/15/14     2,525         1,186,750  
      11%, 4/15/14 (c)     2,040         1,203,600  
      12.375%, 4/15/15     2,565         1,179,900  
            7,845,250  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.1%          
Amkor Technology, Inc.:              
      7.75%, 5/15/13     450         421,875  
      9.25%, 6/01/16     1,265         1,220,725  
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:              
      8.875%, 12/15/14     620         502,200  
      9.125%, 12/15/14 (c)     1,450         1,131,000  
Spansion, Inc., 5.935%, 6/01/13 (b)(d)     1,920         1,334,400  
            4,610,200  
Software — 0.1%              
BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (b)(c)(d)     621         372,752  
Specialty Retail — 3.3%              
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 7.625%, 3/15/17     560         400,400  
AutoNation, Inc.:              
      4.791%, 4/15/13 (d)(h)     4,575         3,774,375  
      7%, 4/15/14     1,150         994,750  
Buffets, Inc., 12.50%, 11/01/14 (f)(g)     950         9,500  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:              
      7.199%, 3/15/14 (c)(d)     2,800         2,340,808  
      10.75%, 3/15/15     2,260         1,960,550  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/36 (a)(e)     1,685         1,004,681  
Michaels Stores, Inc.:              
      10%, 11/01/14     1,600         1,200,000  
      11.375%, 11/01/16     1,225         784,000  
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16     1,805         1,464,306  
            13,933,370  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.2%              
Levi Strauss & Co., 8.875%, 4/01/16     3,200         2,752,000  
Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15     2,725         2,186,812  
            4,938,812  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 6.4%              
Centennial Cellular Operating Co. LLC,              
   10.125%, 6/15/13 (h)     2,675         2,788,688  
Centennial Communications Corp., 8.541%,              
   1/01/13 (d)     2,170         2,159,150  
Cricket Communications, Inc.:              
      10.875%, 11/01/14     1,850         1,833,813  
      10%, 7/15/15 (b)     130         130,650  
Digicel Group Ltd. (b):              
      8.875%, 1/15/15     1,830         1,718,004  
      9.125%, 1/15/15 (c)     3,064         2,769,090  
FiberTower Corp., 9%, 11/15/12 (a)     1,000         660,000  
iPCS, Inc., 4.926%, 5/01/13 (d)     990         878,625  
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14     5,090         5,045,462  
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%,              
   5/01/16 (b)     3,800         3,657,500  
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA, 7.875%,              
   2/08/14 (b)     385         352,737  
Rural Cellular Corp., 8.25%, 3/15/12     1,425         1,483,781  
Sprint Capital Corp., 7.625%, 1/30/11     3,580         3,580,000  
            27,057,500  
Total Corporate Bonds — 102.2%             428,612,833  
 
 
Floating Rate Loan Interests              
Auto Components — 0.8%              
Allison Transmission Term Loan,              
   5.22% – 5.56%, 8/07/14     734         658,408  
Dana Corp. Term Advance, 6.75%, 1/31/15     2,795         2,569,003  
            3,227,411  
Automobiles — 0.5%              
Ford Motor Term Loan, 5.47%, 12/16/13     1,574         1,219,131  
General Motors Corp. Secured Term Loan,              
   5.163%, 11/29/13     1,297         957,336  
            2,176,467  
Building Products — 2.2%              
Building Material Corp. of America Term Loan              
   Advance, 5.438% – 5.563%, 2/24/14     748         641,829  
CPG International, I Inc. Term Loan B,              
   7.85%, 2/28/11     5,013         4,912,250  
Masonite International:              
      Canadian Term Loan, 4.63% – 5.046%,              
          4/05/13     2,048         1,744,561  
      U.S. Term Loan, 4.63% – 5.046%, 4/05/13     2,074         1,766,525  
            9,065,165  
Capital Markets — 0.2%              
Marsico Parent Co., LLC Term Loan,              
   5.50% – 7%, 12/15/14     995         850,725  
Chemicals — 1.6%              
PQ Corp:              
      First Lien Term Loan, 5.92% – 6.05%, 7/30/14     1,000         935,625  
      Second Lien Loan, 9.30%, 7/30/15     5,500         4,757,500  
Wellman, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan, 11.989%,              
   2/10/10 (f)(g)     4,870         974,000  
            6,667,125  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%              
Berry Plastics Corp. Loan, 9.791%, 6/05/14 (c)     1,485         816,752  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
16     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Par           
Floating Rate Loan Interests     (000)             Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%              
Wind Telecomunicazione SpA Euro Facility Second Lien,          
   10.92%, 11/26/14     EUR 1,500     $     2,200,076  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%              
Community Health Systems, Inc. Term Loan,              
   4.882% – 7.57%, 6/18/14     USD 2,650         2,504,552  
Rotech Healthcare, Inc. Term Loan,              
   9.135%, 9/26/11 (c)     2,643         2,219,744  
            4,724,296  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%              
Travelport, Inc. Term Loan, 9.793%, 3/27/12 (c)     4,468         2,747,662  
Household Products — 0.2%              
Spectrum Brands, Inc.:              
      Dollar B Loan, 6.669% – 6.804%, 3/30/13     790         678,388  
      Letter of Credit, 2.314%, 3/30/13     40         34,256  
            712,644  
Independent Power Producers              
& Energy Traders — 1.8%              
Calpine Corp. First Priority Term Loan, 5.685%,              
   3/31/14     1,050         975,188  
TXU Corp.:              
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-1,              
          5.963% – 6.303%, 10/10/14     349         324,931  
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-2,              
          5.963% – 6.303%, 10/10/14     744         693,716  
      Initial Tranche Term Loan B-3,              
          5.963% – 6.303%, 10/10/14     5,955         5,538,150  
            7,531,985  
Machinery — 0.8%              
Navistar International Transportation Corp.:              
      Revolving Credit, 5.916%, 1/19/12     850         783,063  
      Term Loan, 6.229%, 1/19/12     2,335         2,151,119  
Rexnord Corp. Loan, 9.676%, 3/01/13 (c)     650         520,355  
            3,454,537  
Media — 4.7%              
Affinion Group, Inc. Loan, 9.368%, 3/01/12     650         545,188  
Catalina Marketing Group Senior Unsecured              
   Interim Loan, 7.533%, 10/01/15     4,250         3,708,125  
Cengage Learning Acquisitions (Thomson              
   Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,              
   7.50%, 7/05/14     2,750         2,722,500  
Education Media and Publishing:              
      Mezzanine, 6.464%, 11/14/14     9,828         7,862,145  
      Tranche A Term Loan, 6.464%, 6/12/14     3,955         3,549,205  
New Vision Television Second Lien,              
   9.19%, 10/26/14     1,750         1,260,000  
            19,647,163  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%              
Turbo Beta Term Loan, 14.50%,              
   3/15/18 (i)     3,612         3,540,016  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%              
NewPage Corp. Term Loan, 6.563%, 12/22/14     498         484,689  
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Loan,              
   9.033%, 2/01/13     1,763         1,652,700  
            2,137,389  
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 16.6%             69,499,413  

              
Common Stocks     Shares             
Capital Markets — 0.1%              
E*Trade Financial Corp. (g)     116,170         371,744  
Communications Equipment — 0.6%              
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (g)     134,482         2,470,434  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%              
Medis Technologies Ltd. (g)     116,910         365,928  
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%              
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     66,692         1,059,069  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%              
EXCO Resources, Inc.     122,108         3,233,420  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%              
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.     197,452         567,178  
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (b)     221,591         637,687  
Western Forest Products, Inc. Restricted Shares (g)     78,039         63,207  
            1,268,072  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor              
Equipment — 0.4%              
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (g)     49,717         1,611,825  
Total Common Stocks — 2.4%             10,380,492  
 
      Preferred Securities              
    Par           
Capital Trusts     (000)          
Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%              
Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% (d)(j)     USD 3,940         3,345,139  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (d)(j)     1,210         1,099,285  
Total Capital Trusts — 1.1%             4,444,424  
 
 
Preferred Stocks     Shares          
Insurance — 0.2%              
American International Group, Inc., 8.50% (a)     20,000         997,000  
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%              
Total Preferred Securities — 1.3%             5,441,424  
 
 
Warrants (k)              
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%              
HealthSouth Corp. (expires 1/16/14)     54,577         13,644  
Total Warrants — 0.0%             13,644  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
    ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008     17  

 
 
Schedule of Investments (concluded)     BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.  
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)  

    Beneficial          
    Interest          
Other Interests (l)     (000)         Value  
Media — 0.0%              
Adelphia Escrow (i)     USD 1,300     $     130  
Adelphia Recovery Trust (i)     1,630         6,522  
Total Other Interests — 0.0%             6,652  
Total Long Term Investments              
(Cost — $571,621,338) — 122.5 %             513,954,458  
 
 
Short-Term Securities              
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep              
   Series, 2.41% (m)(n)     14,277         14,277,183  
Total Short-Term Securities              
(Cost — $14,277,183) — 3.4%             14,277,183  
Total Investments (Cost — $585,898,521*) — 125.9%         528,231,641  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (25.9)%             (108,729,708)
Net Assets — 100.0%         $   419,501,933  
 

* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:
Aggregate cost   $   586,817,500  
Gross unrealized appreciation   $    5,520,946  
Gross unrealized depreciation       (64,106,805)
Net unrealized depreciation   $    (58,585,859)

(a) Convertible security.
(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) Represents a step bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase.
(f) Issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments.
(g) Non-income producing security.
(h) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.
(i) Security is fair valued.
(j) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(k) Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. 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 reorganization entities and are non-income producing.
(m) Represents the current yield as of report date.
(n) 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      
    Activity      
Affiliate     (000)     Income  
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series     USD 11,459     $104,391  
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. These industry classifications are unaudited.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:
                    Unrealized  
Currency     Currency     Settlement     Appreciation  
Purchased     Sold     Date     (Depreciation)  
USD     563,324     CAD     600,000     10/23/08     $     (1,363)
USD     2,288,118     EUR     1,462,000     10/23/08         149,648  
USD     5,037,976     EUR     3,440,000     10/23/08         6,283  
Total                     $     154,568  
Swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:
    Notional     Unrealized  
    Amount     Appreciation  
    (000)     (Depreciation)  
Sold credit default protection on Ford            
   Motor Co. and receive 3.80%            
Broker, JPMorgan Chase            
    Expires March 2010     USD 5,000     $   (1,027,940)
Sold credit default protection on Ford            
    Motor Co. and receive 3.80%            
Broker, UBS Warburg            
    Expires March 2010     USD 1,590       (326,885)
Sold credit default protection on Ford            
    Motor Co. and receive 5%            
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.            
    Expires June 2010     USD 6,330       (1,404,032)
Sold credit default protection Cooper            
    Tire & Rubber Co. and receive 7.70%            
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing            
    Expires September 2013     USD 2,100         636  
Total         $   (2,758,221)
Currency Abbreviations:
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
USD U.S. Dollar

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
18     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities                      
 
    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate High     Corporate High  
    Yield Fund V,     Yield Fund VI,  
August 31, 2008     Inc. (HYV)     Inc. (HYT)  
      Assets                      
Investments at value — unaffiliated 1     $   479,677,516     $   513,954,458  
Investments at value — affiliated 2         6,347,441         14,277,183  
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts         155,457         155,931  
Unrealized appreciation on swaps         606         636  
Cash         210,275         144,323  
Foreign currency at value 3         30         35  
Interest receivable         10,793,851         11,530,884  
Principal paydown receivable         3,348          
Investments sold receivable         233,165         249,794  
Swaps receivable         112,073         117,655  
Dividends receivable         11,955         34,448  
Prepaid expenses         16,666         17,874  
Other assets         15,352         16,311  
Total assets         497,577,735         540,499,532  
 
      Liabilities                      
Loan payable         94,700,000         110,900,000  
Unrealized depreciation on swaps         2,593,905         2,758,857  
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts         1,476         1,363  
Investments purchased payable         6,321,069         6,638,325  
Investment advisory fees payable         251,833         315,358  
Income dividends payable         160,500         184,601  
Interest on loans payable         69,706         77,285  
Other affiliates payable         2,690         2,869  
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable         16,005         17,095  
Other accrued expenses payable         71,513         101,846  
Total liabilities         104,188,697         120,997,599  
Net Assets     $   393,389,038     $   419,501,933  
 
      Net Assets Consist of                      
Par value $0.10, 200,000,000 shares authorized 4     $   3,294,409     $   3,528,644  
Paid-in capital in excess of par         466,525,752         501,493,556  
Undistributed net investment income         4,338,550         5,584,221  
Accumulated net realized loss         (24,944,534 )         (30,827,212 )  
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation         (55,825,139 )         (60,277,276 )  
Net Assets     $   393,389,038     $   419,501,933  
Net asset value     $   11.94     $   11.89  
  1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated     $   533,057,159     $   571,621,338  
  2 Investments at cost — affiliated     $   6,347,441     $   14,277,183  
  3 Foreign currency at cost     $   30     $   35  
  4 Shares outstanding         32,944,087         35,286,436  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
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Statements of Operations                      
 
    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate High     Corporate High  
    Yield Fund V,     Yield Fund VI,  
Year Ended August 31, 2008     Inc. (HYV)     Inc. (HYT)  
      Investment Income                      
Interest     $   47,207,894     $   50,386,556  
Dividends         407,116         433,153  
Income from affiliates         102,873         104,842  
Facility and other fees         147,090         143,331  
Total income         47,864,973         51,067,882  
 
      Expenses                      
Investment advisory         3,175,859         3,961,119  
Borrowing         312,283         329,179  
Professional         306,164         338,069  
Accounting services         113,012         120,366  
Printing         50,552         50,233  
Officer and Directors         37,331         39,883  
Custodian         28,976         30,186  
Registration         10,856         11,623  
Transfer agent         10,947         16,615  
Miscellaneous         75,906         81,099  
Total expenses excluding interest expense         4,121,886         4,978,372  
Interest expense         4,841,081         5,179,283  
Total expenses         8,962,967         10,157,655  
Less fees paid indirectly         (5,934 )         (5,993 )  
Total expenses after fees paid indirectly         8,957,033         10,151,662  
Net investment income         38,907,940         40,916,220  
 
      Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                      
Net realized gain (loss) from:                      
      Investments         (24,923,309 )         (27,675,025 )  
      Swaps         542,705         574,340  
      Foreign currency         (20,106 )         (14,872 )  
        (24,400,710 )         (27,115,557 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:                      
      Investments         (34,892,173 )         (36,907,792 )  
      Swaps         (1,900,446 )         (2,022,206 )  
      Foreign currency         147,803         147,825  
        (36,644,816 )         (38,782,173 )  
Total realized and unrealized loss         (61,045,526 )         (65,897,730 )  
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     $   (22,137,586 )     $   (24,981,510 )  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets                                          
 
    BlackRock Corporate     BlackRock Corporate  
    High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)     High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)  
    Year Ended August 31,     Year Ended August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:     2008     2007     2008     2007  
      Operations                                          
Net investment income     $   38,907,940     $   39,686,156     $   40,916,220     $   41,462,151  
Net realized gain (loss)         (24,400,710 )         8,111,952         (27,115,557 )         5,544,124  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation         (36,644,816 )         (18,985,516 )         (38,782,173 )         (19,212,802 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations         (22,137,586 )         28,812,592         (24,981,510 )         27,793,473  
 
      Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From                                          
Net investment income         (38,515,495 )         (37,556,259 )         (42,767,302 )         (38,638,647 )  
Net realized gain         (1,667,429 )                          
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders         (40,182,924 )         (37,556,259 )         (42,767,302 )         (38,638,647 )  
 
      Net Assets                                          
Total decrease in net assets         (62,320,510 )         (8,743,667 )         (67,748,812 )         (10,845,174 )  
Beginning of year         455,709,548         464,453,215         487,250,745         498,095,919  
End of year     $   393,389,038     $   455,709,548     $   419,501,933     $   487,250,745  
End of year undistributed net investment income     $   4,338,550     $   3,498,069     $   5,584,221     $   6,661,683  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
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Statements of Cash Flows                      
 
    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate High     Corporate High  
    Yield Fund V,     Yield Fund VI,  
Year Ended August 31, 2008     Inc. (HYV)     Inc. (HYT)  
      Cash Provided by Operating Activities                      
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations     $   (22,137,586 )     $   (24,981,510 )  
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:                      
Decrease in receivables         1,521,289         1,593,273  
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets         (20,919 )         (26,704 )  
Decrease in other liabilities         (266,743 )         (260,726 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss         62,201,519         66,151,743  
Amortization of premium and discount on investments         (526,591 )         (385,880 )  
Paid-in-kind income         (1,130,174 )         (1,066,305 )  
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of long-term securities         272,404,743         286,517,318  
Purchases of long-term securities         (235,196,749 )         (248,240,021 )  
Net proceeds from sales of short-term investments         (3,512,602 )         (11,459,443 )  
Net cash provided by operating activities         73,336,187         67,841,745  
 
      Cash Used for Financing Activities                      
Cash receipts from loans         164,000,000         187,000,000  
Cash payments on loans         (197,000,000 )         (212,000,000 )  
Cash dividends paid         (40,172,334 )         (42,741,156 )  
Net cash used for financing activities         (73,172,334 )         (67,741,156 )  
 
      Cash                      
Net increase in cash         163,853         100,589  
Cash at beginning of year         46,452         43,769  
Net cash and foreign currency at end of year     $   210,305     $   144,358  
 
      Cash Flow Information                      
Cash paid during the year for interest     $   4,974,372     $   5,317,767  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
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Financial Highlights                                                        
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)  
    Year Ended August 31,
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $   13.83     $   14.10     $   15.19     $   16.15     $   14.90  
Net investment income         1.18 1         1.20 1         1.22 1             1.47 1         1.67 1  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)         (1.85 )         (0.33 )         (0.50 )             0.19         1.27  
Net increase (decrease) from                                                        
    investment operations         (0.67 )         0.87         0.72             1.66         2.94  
Dividends and distributions from:                                                        
      Net investment income         (1.17 )         (1.14 )         (1.25 )             (1.64 )         (1.63 )  
      Net realized gain         (0.05 )                 (0.56 )             (0.98 )         (0.06 )  
Total dividends and distributions         (1.22 )         (1.14 )         (1.81 )             (2.62 )         (1.69 )  
Net asset value, end of year     $   11.94     $   13.83     $   14.10     $   15.19     $   16.15  
Market price, end of year     $   10.15     $   12.24     $   12.81     $   15.04     $   15.44  
 
      Total Investment Return 2                                                        
Based on net asset value         (3.99 )%         6.76 %         6.37 %         11.03 %         20.92 % 3  
Based on market price         (7.78 )%         4.00 %         (2.40 )%         14.99 %         19.04 %  
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                        
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid                                                        
    indirectly and excluding interest expense         0.97 %         0.99 %         0.98 %         0.97 %         0.97 %  
Total expenses after waiver and fees                                                        
   paid indirectly         2.11 %         3.20 %         2.87 %         1.99 %         1.46 %  
Total expenses         2.11 %         3.20 %         2.87 %         1.99 %         1.46 %  
Net investment income         9.16 %         8.23 %         8.49 %         9.38 %         10.52 %  
 
      Supplemental Data                                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $   393,389     $   455,710     $   464,453     $   500,303     $   528,498  
Loan outstanding, end of year (000)     $   94,700     $   127,700     $   200,100     $   188,500     $   199,700  
Average loan outstanding during                                                        
    the year (000)     $   106,140     $   188,373     $   183,484     $   184,650     $   180,502  
Portfolio turnover         46 %         51 %         64 %             48 %         82 %  
Asset coverage, end of year per $1,000     $   5,154     $   4,569     $   3,321     $   3,654     $   3,646  
                                                       
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)  
    Year Ended August 31,
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
      Per Share Operating Performance                                                        
Net asset value, beginning of year     $   13.81     $   14.12     $   15.08     $   15.71     $   14.39  
Net investment income         1.16 1         1.18 1         1.16 1             1.37 1         1.50  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)         (1.87 )         (0.39 )         (0.49 )             0.19         1.27  
Net increase (decrease) from                                                        
   investment operations         (0.71 )       0.79         0.67             1.56         2.77  
Dividends and distributions from:                                                        
      Net investment income         (1.21 )         (1.10 )         (1.17 )             (1.49 )         (1.43 )  
      Net realized gain                         (0.46 )             (0.70 )         (0.02 )  
Total dividends and distributions         (1.21 )         (1.10 )         (1.63 )             (2.19 )         (1.45 )  
Net asset value, end of year     $   11.89     $   13.81     $   14.12     $   15.08     $   15.71  
Market price, end of year     $   10.14     $   12.15     $   12.48     $   14.32     $   14.52  
 
      Total Investment Return 2                                                        
Based on net asset value         (4.30 )%         6.29 %         6.29 %         11.28 %         20.70 %  
Based on market price         (7.24 )%         5.80 %         (1.07 )%         14.34 %         17.95 %  
 
      Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                        
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid                                                        
    indirectly and excluding interest expense         1.10 %         1.12 %         1.11 %         1.11 %         1.09 %  
Total expenses after waiver and fees                                                        
   paid indirectly         2.24 %         3.35 %         2.89 %         2.09 %         1.56 %  
Total expenses         2.24 %         3.35 %         2.89 %         2.09 %         1.57 %  
Net investment income         9.02 %         8.03 %         8.11 %         8.91 %         9.76 %  
 
      Supplemental Data                                                        
Net assets, end of year (000)     $   419,502     $   487,251     $   498,096     $   532,031     $   554,390  
Loan outstanding, end of year (000)     $   110,900     $   135,900     $   216,200     $   185,200     $   207,100  
Average loan outstanding during                                                        
    the year (000)     $   113,996     $   202,705     $   184,070     $   188,044     $   178,605  
Portfolio turnover         45 %         51 %         62 %             48 %         81 %  
Asset coverage, end of year per $1,000     $   4,783     $   4,585     $   3,304     $   3,873     $   3,677  

1      Based on average shares outstanding.
2 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.
3 The previous investment advisor reimbursed the Fund for the difference in value of unregistered securities sold by the Fund and the same security of the issuer that had been registered for resale, which had no impact on the total investment return.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

             
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Notes to Financial Statements

1. Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (the “Funds” or individually the “Fund”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The Funds’ 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 Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset values of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

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 price or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Fund’s Board of Directors (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 a pricing service. 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. Swaps are valued by quoted fair values received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers. Short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day.

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 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 the Funds 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 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 will 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.

Derivative Financial Instruments: The Funds may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to increase the return of the Funds and to hedge, or protect, their 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 underlying security, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

  • Foreign currency exchange contracts — The Funds may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as a hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. Foreign currency exchange con tracts, when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the investments held by the Funds. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record 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.
     
  • Credit default swaps — The Funds may invest in credit default swaps, which are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counter party to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations as realized gains and losses, respectively. Gains and losses are also realized upon termination of the swap agreements. 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.

             
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

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.

Floating Rate Loans: The Funds 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 their investment policies.

The Funds earn and/or pay 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 recognized on the accrual basis. When each 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 Funds 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, the Funds may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan by a borrower. Other fees received by the Funds may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

The Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. Each 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 Funds 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 Funds may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the Funds will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Funds’ investments 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 Funds may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower.

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.

Each Fund reports 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.

Preferred Stock: The 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 convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations 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 payments 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.

Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Funds segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., forward foreign currency contracts and swaps) or certain borrowings, each Fund will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid debt securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.

             
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment 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. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. The Funds amortize all premiums and discounts on debt securities.

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 each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its 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.

Effective February 29, 2008, the Funds implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. The investment advisor has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to the Funds, and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds file U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ tax returns remains open for the years ended August 31, 2005 through August 31, 2007. The statutes of limitations on the Funds’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on each Fund’s financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

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. In September 2008, FASB Staff Position No. 133-1 and FASB Interpretation No. 45-4 (the “FSP”), “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161” was issued and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008. The FSP amends FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also clarifies the effective date of FAS 161, whereby disclosures required by FAS 161 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The impact on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

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 had been invested in common shares of the 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 each Fund. Each Fund may, however, elect to invest in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors in order to match their deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Fund’s deferred compensation liability are included in other assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Funds investments under the plan are included in income from affiliates on the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to each 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.

             
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. to provide investment advisory and administration services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.

The Advisor is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, BlackRock Corporate High Yield V, Inc. and BlackRock Corporate High Yield VI, Inc. pay the Advisor a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.60% and 0.70%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets, plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings used for leverage.

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

For the year ended August 31, 2008, 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  
    From Advisor  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.     $ 7,208  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.     $ 7,696  

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 Statement 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 compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

3. Investments:

Purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended August 31, 2008 were as follows:

    Total Purchases     Total Sales  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.     $240,481,068     $270,834,281  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.     $253,794,471     $284,845,609  

4. Capital Share Transactions:

Each Fund is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares, par value $0.10 per share, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized, however, to classify and reclassify any unissued shares without approval of the holders of Common Shares.

At August 31, 2008, an affiliate of the Advisor owned 29,012 and 12,269 shares of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc., respectively.

Shares issued and outstanding for the Funds during the years ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 remained constant.

5. Short-Term Borrowings:

On May 16, 2008, the Funds 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 has a maximum limit of $212,000,000 for BlackRock Corporate High Yield V, Inc. and $227,000,000 for BlackRock Corporate High Yield VI, Inc. Under the Citicorp program, the conduits will fund advances to each Fund through highly rated commercial paper. Each Fund has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to, and in favor of, the Lenders as security for its obligations to the Lenders. The interest rate on each Fund’s borrowings is based on the interest rate carried by the commercial paper plus a program fee. In addition, 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.

For the year ended August 31, 2008, the daily weighted average interest rates were as follows:

    Daily Weighted  
    Average Interest Rate  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.     4.51%  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.     4.49%  

             
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

6. Income Tax Information:

Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or on net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2008 attributable to amortization methods on fixed income securities, foreign currency transactions and accounting for swap agreements were reclassified to the following accounts:

    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate     Corporate  
    High Yield     High Yield  
    Fund V, Inc.     Fund VI, Inc.  
Increase undistributed net investment income     $   448,036     $   773,620  
Decrease accumulated net realized loss         (448,036 )         (773,620 )  

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2008 and August 31, 2007 were as follows:

    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate     Corporate  
    High Yield     High Yield  
    Fund V, Inc.     Fund VI, Inc.  
Ordinary income                  
   8/31/08     $     39,960,291     $   42,767,302  
    8/31/07         37,556,259         38,638,647  
Long-term capital gain                  
    8/31/08         222,633          
    8/31/07                  
Total                  
    8/31/08     $     40,182,924     $   42,767,302  
 
    8/31/07     $     37,556,259     $   38,638,647  

As of August 31, 2008, the tax components of accumulated earnings/losses were as follows:

    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate     Corporate  
    High Yield     High Yield  
    Fund V, Inc.     Fund VI, Inc.  
Undistributed ordinary income     $   5,113,706     $   6,418,741  
Capital loss carryforward         (950,802 )         (3,981,401 )  
Net unrealized losses*         (80,594,027 )         (87,957,607 )  
Total accumulated net earnings (losses)     $   (76,431,123 )     $   (85,520,267 )  

*      The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized losses is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the deferral of post-October losses for tax purposes, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the book/tax differences in the accrual of income on securities in default, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized losses on certain foreign currency contracts, the deferral of compensation to directors, the accounting for swap agreements and other book/tax temporary differences.

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

    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate     Corporate  
    High Yield     High Yield  
Expires August 31,     Fund V, Inc.     Fund VI, Inc.  
2014     $       $   (2,291,195 )  
2015                 (564,489 )  
2016         (950,802 )         (1,125,717 )  
Total     $   (950,802 )     $   (3,981,401 )  

7. Subsequent Events:

The Funds paid an ordinary income dividend in the amount of $0.10 per share on September 30, 2008 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2008.

On September 15, 2008, Bank of America Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch, one of the principal owners of BlackRock, Inc. The purchase has been approved by the directors of both companies. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2009.

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and various other Lehman entities filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. As of August 31, 2008, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. had swap contracts outstanding with Lehman as counterparty with net unrealized appreciation of $606 and $636, respectively.

             
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. and
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2008, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. as of August 31, 2008, the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
October 29, 2008

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)  

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid monthly by BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008:

    BlackRock     BlackRock  
    Corporate     Corporate  
    High Yield     High Yield  
Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents*     Fund V, Inc.     Fund VI, Inc.  
Month(s) Paid:          
September 2007     86.40%     87.43%  
October 2007     93.14%     87.43%  
November 2007     91.77%     87.43%  
December 2007     91.77%     87.43%  
January 2008     91.77%     87.43%  
February 2008 — August 2008     85.51%     89.88%  
*      Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. distributed a short-term gain dividend for Non-U.S. Residents of $0.012973 per share to shareholders of record on December 31, 2007, which is eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

Additionally, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. distributed long-term capital gains of $0.006758 per share to shareholders of record on December 31, 2007.

             
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement

The Board of Directors (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Directors”) of the BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (“HYV”) and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (“HYT,” and together with HYV, the “Funds”) met in April and May 2008 to consider approving the continuation of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), each Fund’s investment advisor.The Board also considered the approval of each Fund’s subadvisory agreement (each, a “Subadvisory Agreement” and, together with the “Advisory Agreement,” the “Agreements”) between the Advisor and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Subadvisor”). The Advisor and the Subadvisor are collectively referred to herein as the “Advisors” and, together with BlackRock, Inc., “BlackRock.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

The Board of each Fund consists of thirteen individuals, eleven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”). The Directors are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee and a Performance Oversight Committee.

Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement

Upon the consummation of the combination of BlackRock, Inc.’s investment management business with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.’s investment management business, including Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P., and certain affiliates, each Fund entered into an Advisory Agreement and a Subadvisory Agreement, each with an initial two-year term. Consistent with the 1940 Act, after the Advisory Agreement’s and Subadvisory Agreement’s respective initial two-year term, the Board is required to consider the continuation of each Fund’s Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to each Fund by the personnel of BlackRock and its affiliates, including investment advisory services, administrative services, secondary market support services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also received and assessed information regarding the services provided to each Fund by certain unaffiliated service providers.

Throughout the year, the Board also considered a range of information in connection with its oversight of the services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, as well as senior management and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for underperformance, if applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration and other fees paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund, as applicable; (c) Fund operating expenses paid to third parties; (d) the resources devoted to and compliance reports relating to each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) each Fund’s compliance with its Code of Ethics and compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting guidelines approved by the Board; (i) execution quality; (j) valuation and liquidity procedures; and (k) reviews of BlackRock’s business, including BlackRock’s response to the increasing scale of its business.

Board Considerations in Approving the Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement

To assist the Board in its evaluation of the Agreements, the Directors received information from BlackRock in advance of the April 22, 2008 meeting which detailed, among other things, the organization, business lines and capabilities of the Advisors, including: (a) the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel and biographical information relating to key personnel; (b) financial statements for BlackRock; (c) the advisory and/or administrative fees paid by each Fund to the Advisors, including comparisons, compiled by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent third party, with the management fees, which include advisory and administration fees, of funds with similar investment objectives (“Peers”); (d) the profitability of BlackRock and certain industry profitability analyses for advisors to registered investment companies; (e) the expenses of BlackRock in providing various services; (f) non-investment advisory reimbursements, if applicable, and “fallout” benefits to BlackRock; (g) economies of scale, if any, generated through the Advisors’ management of all of the BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Fund Complex”); (h) the expenses of each Fund, including comparisons of each such Fund’s expense ratios (both before and after any fee waivers) with the expense ratios of its Peers; (i) an internal comparison of management fees classified by Lipper, if applicable; and (j) each Fund’s performance for the past one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, as well as each Fund’s performance compared to its Peers.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, where applicable, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of Fund shares, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, and direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.

In addition to the foregoing materials, independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors provided a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Board under the 1940 Act, as well as the general principles of relevant law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts, the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters, an advisor’s fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation,

             
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued)

and the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of directors have fulfilled their duties and the factors to be considered by boards in voting on advisory agreements.

The Independent Directors reviewed this information and discussed it with independent legal counsel prior to the meeting on April 22, 2008. At the Board meeting on April 22, 2008, BlackRock made a presentation to and responded to questions from the Board. Following the meeting on April 22, 2008, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written materials provided to the Directors prior to the meetings on May 29 and 30, 2008. At the Board meetings on May 29 and 30, 2008, BlackRock responded to further questions from the Board. In connection with BlackRock’s presentations, the Board considered each Agreement and, in consultation with independent legal counsel, reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) statements relating to the renewal of the Agreements.

Matters Considered by the Board

In connection with its deliberations with respect to the Agreements, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the following: the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisors; the investment performance of each Fund; the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisors and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund Complex grows; and whether BlackRock realizes other benefits from its relationship with the Funds.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services: In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Advisors’ services, the Board reviewed information concerning the types of services that the Advisors provide and are expected to provide to each Fund, narrative and statistical information concerning each Fund’s performance record and how such performance compares to each Fund’s Peers, information describing BlackRock’s organization and its various departments, the experience and responsibilities of key personnel and available resources. The Board noted the willingness of the personnel of BlackRock to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board further considered the quality of the Advisors’ investment process in making portfolio management decisions.

In addition to advisory services, the Directors considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. The Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with such administrative and other services, as applicable (in addition to any such services provided by others for the Funds), and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the respective Fund. In addition to investment management services, the Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with services such as: preparing shareholder reports and communications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements and the Funds’ websites; communications with analysts to support secondary market trading; assisting with daily accounting and pricing; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; providing legal and compliance support (such as helping to prepare proxy statements and responding to regulatory inquiries); and performing other Fund administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Fund (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). The Board considered the Advisors’ policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and BlackRock: As previously noted, the Board received performance information regarding each Fund and its Peers. Among other things, the Board received materials reflecting each Fund’s historic performance and each Fund’s one-, three- and five-year total returns (as applicable) relative to its Peers (including the Peers’ median performance). The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select each Fund's Peers. The Board noted that it regularly reviews the performance of each Fund throughout the year. The Board reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper rankings.

The Board noted that in general HYV performed better than its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was at or above the median of its Peers in at least two of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.

The Board noted that HYT’s performance was at or above the median of its Peers in at least one of the one-year, three-year and since inception periods reported. The Board concluded that BlackRock was committed to providing the resources necessary to assist the portfolio managers and to continue improving HYT’s performance. Based on its review, the Board generally was satisfied with BlackRock’s efforts to manage HYT.

C. Consideration of the Advisory Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Funds: In evaluating the management fees and expenses that each Fund is expected to bear, the Board considered each Fund’s current management fee structure and each Fund’s expense ratios in absolute terms as well as relative to the fees and expense ratios of its applicable Peers. The Board, among other things, reviewed comparisons of each Fund’s gross management fees before and after any applicable reimbursements and fee waivers and total expense ratios before and after any applicable waivers with those of applicable Peers. The Board also reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings prepared by Lipper and summarized by BlackRock at the request of the Board. This summary placed the Peer rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons.

             
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (concluded)

The Board noted that the Funds paid contractual management fees lower than or equal to the median contractual fees paid by each Fund’s respective Peers. This comparison was made without giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

The Board also compared the management fees charged and services provided by the Advisors to closed-end funds in general versus other types of clients (such as open-end investment companies and separately managed institutional accounts) in similar investment categories. The Board noted certain differences in services provided and costs incurred by the Advisor with respect to closed-end funds compared to these other types of clients and the reasons for such differences.

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the fees and expense information, the Board reviewed the considerable investment management experience of the Advisors and considered the high level of investment management, administrative and other services provided by the Advisors.

D. Profitability of BlackRock: The Board also considered BlackRock’s profitability in conjunction with its review of fees. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Fund Complex and other fund complexes managed by the Advisors. In reviewing profitability, the Board recognized that one of the most difficult issues in determining profitability is establishing a method of allocating expenses. The Board also reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board also recognized that individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is generally not publicly available.

The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, to the extent available, the Board considered BlackRock’s operating margin compared to the operating margin estimated by BlackRock for a leading investment management firm whose operations consist primarily of advising closed-end funds. The comparison indicated that BlackRock’s operating margin was approximately the same as the operating margin of such firm.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the Advisors’ compensation, the Board also considered any other revenues paid to the Advisors, including partial reimbursements paid to the Advisors for certain non-investment advisory services, if applicable. The Board noted that these payments were less than the Advisors’ costs for providing these services. The Board also considered indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements) that the Advisors and their affiliates are expected to receive, which are attributable to their management of the Fund.

E. Economies of Scale: In reviewing each Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board examined the potential benefits of economies of scale, and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Fund’s fee structure, for example through the use of breakpoints for the Fund or the Fund Complex. In this regard, the Board reviewed information provided by BlackRock, noting that most closed-end fund complexes do not have fund-level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after their initial public offering and each fund is managed independently consistent with its own investment objectives. The Board noted that only three closed-end funds in the Fund Complex have breakpoints in their fee structures. Information provided by Lipper also revealed that only one closed-end fund complex used a complex-level breakpoint structure. The Board found, based on its review of comparable funds, that each Fund’s management fee is appropriate in light of the scale of the respective Fund.

F. Other Factors: In evaluating fees, the Board also considered indirect benefits or profits the Advisors or their affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Funds (“fall-out benefits”). The Directors, including the Independent Directors, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to the Advisors and their affiliates by virtue of their relationships with the Funds, including potential benefits accruing to the Advisors and their affiliates as a result of participating in offerings of the Funds’ shares, potentially stronger relationships with members of the broker-dealer community, increased name recognition of the Advisors and their affiliates, enhanced sales of other investment funds and products sponsored by the Advisors and their affiliates and increased assets under management which may increase the benefits realized by the Advisors from soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. The Board also considered the unquantifiable nature of these potential benefits.

Conclusion with Respect to the Agreements

In reviewing and approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Directors did not identify any single factor discussed above as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Directors were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The Directors, including the Independent Directors, unanimously determined that each of the factors described above, in light of all the other factors and all of the facts and circumstances applicable to each respective Fund, was acceptable for each Fund and supported the Directors’ conclusion that the terms of each Agreement were fair and reasonable, that each Fund’s fees are reasonable in light of the services to be provided to the respective Fund and that each Agreement should be approved.

             
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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

How the Plan Works — The Funds offer a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) under which income and capital gains dividends paid by the Fund are automatically reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan is administered on behalf of the shareholders by Comput-ershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Agent”). Under the Plan, whenever the Fund declares a dividend, participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Stock of the Fund. The Plan Agent will acquire the shares for the participant’s account either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized shares of the Fund (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares of Common Stock on the open market on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the dividend payment date, the Fund’s net asset value per share is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (a condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares. If the Fund’s net asset value per share is greater than the market price per share (a condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount by purchasing on the open market additional shares. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will invest any uninvested portion in newly issued shares. The shares acquired are credited to each shareholder’s account. The amount credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by either (i) when the shares are newly issued, the net asset value per share on the date the shares are issued or (ii) when shares are purchased in the open market, the average purchase price per share.

Participation in the Plan — Participation in the Plan is automatic, that is, a shareholder is automatically enrolled in the Plan when he or she purchases shares of Common Stock of the Fund unless the shareholder specifically elects not to participate in the Plan. Shareholders who elect not to participate will receive all dividend distributions in cash. Shareholders who do not wish to participate in the Plan must advise the Plan Agent in writing (at the address set forth below) that they elect not to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by writing to the Plan Agent.

Benefits of the Plan — The Plan provides an easy, convenient way for shareholders to make additional, regular investments in the Fund. The Plan promotes a long-term strategy of investing at a lower cost. All shares acquired pursuant to the Plan receive voting rights. In addition, if the market price plus commissions of the Fund’s shares is above the net asset value, participants in the Plan will receive shares of the Fund for less than they could otherwise purchase them and with a cash value greater than the value of any cash distribution they would have received. However, there may not be enough shares available in the market to make distributions in shares at prices below the net asset value. Also, since the Fund does not redeem shares, the price on resale may be more or less than the net asset value.

Plan Fees — There are no enrollment fees or brokerage fees for participating in the Plan. The Plan Agent’s service fees for handling the reinvestment of distributions are paid for by the Funds. However, brokerage commissions may be incurred when the Funds purchases shares on the open market and shareholders will pay a pro rata share of any such commissions.

Tax Implications — The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends. Therefore, income and capital gains may still be realized even though shareholders do not receive cash. Participation in the Plan generally will not affect the tax-exempt status of exempt interest dividends paid by the Funds. If, when the Funds’ shares are trading at a market premium, the Funds issue shares pursuant to the Plan that have a greater fair market value than the amount of cash reinvested, it is possible that all or a portion of the discount from the market value (which may not exceed 5% of the fair market value of the Funds’ shares) could be viewed as a taxable distribution. If the discount is viewed as a taxable distribution, it is also possible that the taxable character of this discount would be allocable to all the shareholders, including shareholders who do not participate in the Plan. Thus, shareholders who do not participate in the Plan might be required to report as ordinary income a portion of their distributions equal to their allocable share of the discount.

Contact Information — All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078 or by calling (800) 699-1BFM. All overnight correspondence should be directed to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.

             
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Officers and Directors        
 
Name, Address and
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Fund
Length of Time     
Served as a
Director 2
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years     Number of
BlackRock-
Advised Funds     
and Portfolios
Overseen
Public Directorships
      Non-Interested Directors 1
Richard E. Cavanagh
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1946
Chairman of
the Board
and Director
Since 2007 Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust since 1999; Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Trustee, Educational Testing Service since 1997; Director, The Fremont Group since 1996; Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.     113 Funds
110 Portfolios
Arch Chemical
(chemical and allied
products)
Karen P. Robards
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1950
Vice Chair of     
the Board,
Chair of
the Audit
Committee
and Director
Since 2007 Partner of Robards & Company, LLC (financial advisory firm) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development, (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Formerly Director of Enable Medical Corp. from 1996 to 2005; Formerly an investment banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987.     112 Funds
109 Portfolios
AtriCure, Inc.
(medical devices);
Care Investment
Trust, Inc. (health
care REIT)
G. Nicholas Beckwith, III     
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1945
Director Since 2007 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arch Street Management, LLC (Beckwith Family Foundation) and various Beckwith property compa nies since 2005; Chairman of the Board of Directors, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center since 2002; Board of Directors, Shady Side Hospital Foundation since 1977; Board of Directors, Beckwith Institute for Innovation In Patient Care since 1991; Member, Advisory Council on Biology and Medicine, Brown University since 2002; Trustee, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation (charitable foundation) since 1989; Board of Trustees, Chatham University since 1981; Board of Trustees, University of Pittsburgh since 2002; Emeritus Trustee, Shady Side Academy since 1977; Formerly Chairman and Manager, Penn West Industrial Trucks LLC (sales, rental and servicing of material handling equipment) from 2005 to 2007; Formerly Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beckwith Machinery Company (sales, rental and servicing of construction equipment) from 1985 to 2005; Formerly Board of Directors, National Retail Properties (REIT) from 2006 to 2007.     112 Funds
109 Portfolios
None
Kent Dixon
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1937
Director and
Member of
the Audit
Committee
Since 2007 Consultant/Investor since 1988.     113 Funds
110 Portfolios
None
Frank J. Fabozzi
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1948
Director and
Member of
the Audit
Committee
Since 2007 Consultant/Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management since 2006; Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University, School of Management since 2006; Formerly Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University from 1994 to 2006.     113 Funds
110 Portfolios
None
Kathleen F. Feldstein
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1941
Director Since 2007 President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital from 2000 to 2008 and Trustee Emeritus thereof since 2008; Member of the Corpora tion of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. since 2005; Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare since 1995; Member of the Corporation of Sherrill House (health care) since 1990; Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member of the Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; Trustee, The Committee for Economic Development (research organization) since 1990; Member of the Advisory Board to the International School of Business, Brandeis University since 2002.     113 Funds
110 Portfolios
The McClatchy
Company
(newspaper
publishing)

             
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Officers and Directors (continued)    
 
Name, Address and
Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with
Fund
Length of Time     
Served as a
Director 2
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years     Number of
BlackRock-
Advised Funds     
and Portfolios
Overseen
Public Directorships
      Non-Interested Directors 1 (concluded)
James T. Flynn
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1939
Director and
Member of
the Audit
Committee
Since 2007 Formerly Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995.     112 Funds
109 Portfolios
None
Jerrold B. Harris
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1942
Director Since 2007 Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) since 2000.     112 Funds
109 Portfolios
BlackRock Kelso
Capital Corp.
R. Glenn Hubbard
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1958
Director Since 2007 Dean of Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty member since 1988; Formerly Co-Director of Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program from 1997 to 2004; Visiting Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Harvard Business School since 1985 and at the University of Chicago since 1994; Formerly Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United States from 2001 to 2003.     113 Funds
110 Portfolios
ADP (data and infor-
mation services);
KKR Financial Corpo-
ration (finance);
Duke Realty (real
estate); Metropolitan
Life Insurance
Company (insur-
ance); Information
Services Group
(media/technology)
W. Carl Kester
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1951
Director and
Member of
the Audit
Committee
Since 2007 Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School. Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs since 2006; Unit Head, Finance, Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard Business School from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981; Independent Consultant since 1978.     112 Funds
109 Portfolios
None
Robert S. Salomon, Jr.     
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1936
Director and     
Member of
the Audit
Committee
Since
2001 (HYV)
and
2003 (HYT)
Formerly Principal of STI Management LLC (investment adviser) from 1994 to 2005.     112 Funds
109 Portfolios
None
  Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.
  Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain directors as joining the Fund’s board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of directors of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: G. Nicholas Beckwith, III since 1999; Richard E. Cavanagh since 1994; Kent Dixon since 1988; Frank J. Fabozzi since 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein since 2005; James T. Flynn since 1996; Jerrold B. Harris since 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard since 2004; W. Carl Kester since 1998; Karen P. Robards since 1998; and Robert S. Salomon, Jr. since 1996.

             
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Officers and Directors (concluded)    
 
Name, Address and     
Year of Birth
    Position(s)
Held with
Fund
Length of Time     
Served as a
Director
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years     Number of
BlackRock-
Advised Funds     
and Portfolios
Overseen
Public Directorships
      Interested Directors 1                  
Richard S. Davis
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1945
    Director Since 2007 Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Formerly Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman, SSR Realty from 2000 to 2004.     185 Funds
295 Portfolios
None
Henry Gabbay
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1947
    Director Since 2007 Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Formerly Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Formerly Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; Formerly President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Formerly Treasurer of certain closed-end Funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.     184 Funds
294 Portfolios
None
  Messrs. Davis and Gabbay are both “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of the Fund based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. 
     
Name, Address and
Year of Birth
    Position(s)
Held with
Fund
Length of
Time
Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
      Fund Officers 1                  
Donald C. Burke
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1960
    Fund President     
and Chief
Executive
Officer
Since 2007 Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L (“FAM”) in 2006; First Vice President thereof from 1997 to 2005; Treasurer thereof from 1999 to 2006 and Vice President thereof from 1990 to 1997.
Anne F. Ackerley
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1962
    Vice President Since 2007 Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2006; Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006; Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 2000, most recently as First Vice President and Operating Officer of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group.
Neal J. Andrews
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1966
    Chief Financial
Officer
Since 2007 Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (formerly PFPC Inc.) from 1992 to 2006.
Jay M. Fife
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1970
    Treasurer Since 2007 Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Formerly Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM/FAM-advised Funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.
Brian P. Kindelan
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1959
    Chief
Compliance
Officer of
the Fund
Since 2007 Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. from 2001 to 2004 and Vice President and Senior Counsel thereof from 1998 to 2000; Formerly Senior Counsel of The PNC Bank Corp. from 1995 to 1998.
Howard Surloff
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
1965
    Secretary Since 2007 Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly General Counsel (U.S.) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L from 1993 to 2006.
  Officers of the Fund serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Custodian Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and       Computershare Trust
Trust Company Company, N.A.
Boston, MA 02101 Providence, RI 02940
 
Accounting Agent Independent Registered Public
State Street Bank and        Accounting Firm
Trust Company Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, NJ 08540 Princeton, NJ 08540
 
Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY 10036

             
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Additional Information  
      Fund Certification  

The Funds are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. Each Fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) the certification of their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

      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 calling (800) 441-7762.

      Electronic Delivery  

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Funds’ websites or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, 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.

      Section 19 Notices  

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources 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 distributions for federal income tax purposes.

    Total Fiscal Period to Date   Percentage of Fiscal Period to Date  
    Cumulative Distributions by Character     Cumulative Distributions by Character  
        Net               Net        
    Net   Realized   Return   Total Per   Net   Realized   Return   Total Per
    Investment   Capital   of   Common   Investment   Capital   of   Common
    Income   Gains   Capital   Share   Income   Gains   Capital   Share
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.     $1.200     $0.020         $1.220     98%     2%     0%     100%  
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.     $1.217             $1.217     100%     0%     0%     100%  

             
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Additional Information (concluded)  
      General Information  

The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statements of Additional Information of the Funds have not been updated after completion of the Funds’ offering and the information contained in the Funds’ Statements of Additional Information may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Funds’ investment objectives or policies or to the Funds’ charters or by-laws that were not approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Funds. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios.

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 otherwise. 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 information 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 regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

      BlackRock Privacy Principles  

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding 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 applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer 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 procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

             
38     ANNUAL REPORT     AUGUST 31, 2008      

 
 

This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. The Funds have leveraged 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. Past performance results shown in these reports should not be considered a representation of future performance. Statements and other information 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 the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 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.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809

#COYVVI-8/08


 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 2 –
Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions.  During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com.
 
Item 3 –
Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors or trustees, as applicable (the “board of directors”) has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:
Kent Dixon (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Frank J. Fabozzi (term began effective November 1, 2007)
James T. Flynn (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Joe Grills (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
W. Carl Kester (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Karen P. Robards (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Robert S. Salomon, Jr.
 
The registrant’s board of directors has determined that W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions.  Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial consulting services to corporate clients since 1978.  Prof. Kester’s financial consulting services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements.
 
Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions.  Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987.  Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results.  Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements.  She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and a non-profit organization.
 
Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert.  The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
 

 
Item 4 –
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
 
(a) Audit Fees
(b) Audit-Related Fees 1
(c) Tax Fees 2
(d) All Other Fees 3
Entity Name
Current Fiscal Year End
Previous Fiscal Year End
Current Fiscal Year End
Previous Fiscal Year End
Current Fiscal Year End
Previous Fiscal Year End
Current Fiscal Year End
Previous Fiscal Year End
                 
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.
$37,300
$38,500
$8,000
$0
$6,100
$6,100
$1,049
$1,042
1 The nature of the services include assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3 The nature of the services include a review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services.  Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee.  The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant.  Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”).  The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period.  Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operation or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees.  For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.
 
Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services).  The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting.  At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification.  The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.
 
(e)(2)  None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
 
(f) Not Applicable
 
(g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees:
 
Entity Name
Current Fiscal Year End
Previous Fiscal Year End
     
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.
$302,649
$291,642
 

 
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment advisor (not including any non-affiliated sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment advisor), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
 
Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $287,500, 0%
 
Item 5 –
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):
 
James H. Bodurtha (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
Kent Dixon (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Frank J. Fabozzi (term began effective November 1, 2007)
James T. Flynn (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Kenneth A. Froot (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
Joe Grills (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
W. Carl Kester (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Herbert I. London (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
Roberta Cooper Ramo (term ended effective November 1, 2007)
Karen P. Robards (term began effective November 1, 2007)
Robert S. Salomon, Jr.
 
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 – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund securities to the Fund’s investment advisor (“Investment Advisor”) pursuant to the Investment Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Advisor will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Advisor, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Advisor, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Advisor’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Advisor’s clients. If the Investment Advisor determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Advisor’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Advisor’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov .
 

 
Item 8 – 
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of August 31, 2008.
 
(a)(1) BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Jeffrey Gary, CPA, Managing Director at BlackRock, Kevin J. Booth, CFA, Managing Director and co-head of the high yield team at BlackRock, and James E. Keenan, CFA, Managing Director and co-head of the high yield team at BlackRock. Each is a member of BlackRock’s fixed income portfolio management group. Messrs. Booth and Keenan 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. Messrs. Gary and Keenan have been members of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2006 and Mr. Booth has been a member of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2007.
 
Jeffrey Gary is a senior member of the high yield team within BlackRock's Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group. His primary responsibilities are business development, client service, and product development.  Prior to joining BlackRock in 2003, Mr. Gary was a Managing Director and portfolio manager with AIG (American General) Investment Group.
 
Kevin Booth is co-head of the high yield team within BlackRock's Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group, he also co-heads BlackRock's leveraged finance business. His primary responsibilities are managing portfolios and directing investment strategy. He specializes in hybrid high yield portfolios, consisting of leveraged bank loans, high yield bonds, and distressed obligations. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Booth was a Managing Director (Global Fixed Income) of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (“MLIM”) in 2006, a Director from 1998 to 2006 and was a Vice President of MLIM from 1991 to 1998. He has been a portfolio manager with BlackRock or MLIM since 1992, and was a member of MLIM’s bank loan group from 2000 to 2006.
 
James Keenan is co-head of the high yield team within BlackRock's Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group and co-head of BlackRock's leveraged finance business. His primary responsibilities are managing portfolios and directing investment strategy. Mr. Keenan has been with BlackRock since 2004. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was a senior high yield trader at Columbia Management Group. Mr. Keenan began his investment career at UBS Global Asset Management where he held roles as a trader, research analyst and a portfolio analyst from 1998 through 2003.
 
(a)(2) As of August 31, 2008:
 
 
Number of Other Accounts Managed
and Assets by Account Type
Number of Other Accounts and
Assets for Which Advisory Fee is
Performance-Based
Name of
Portfolio Manager
Other
Registered
Investment
Companies
Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Other
Accounts
Other
Registered
Investment
Companies
Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
Other
Accounts
Jeffrey Gary
14
8
15
0
4
6
 
$5.86 Billion
$2.7 Billion
$5.94 Billion
$0
$1.7 Billion
$800.7 Million
Kevin Booth
24
10
10
0
4
3
 
$8.64 Billion
$4.87 Billion
$1.97 Billion
$0
$2.98 Billion
$400 Million
James Keenan
18
9
59
0
4
20
 
$6.82 Billion
$4.93 Billion
$8.9 Billion
$0
$3.56 Billion
$4.29 Billion
  

  
(iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
 
BlackRock, Inc. 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 for the Fund.  In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates 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 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’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or the officers, directors or 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 regard, it should be noted that Messrs. Gary, Booth and Keenan currently manage certain accounts that are subject to performance fees.  In addition, Mr. Keenan assists 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 August 31, 2008:
 
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
Jeffrey Gary
A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.
Kevin Booth
A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.
James Keenan
A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap 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. Each portfolio manager has 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.  Each portfolio manager has 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% of eligible compensation, plus an additional contribution of 2% for any year in which BlackRock has positive net operating income.  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 is eligible to participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities. As of August 31, 2008, none of Messrs. Gary, Booth or Keenan beneficially owned any stock issued by the Fund.
 
Item 9 –
Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.
 
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 13a-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 – See Item 2
 
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 Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.
 
     
By: 
/s/ Donald C. Burke  
  Donald C. Burke  
 
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.
 
     
Date: October 20, 2008

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 Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.
 
     
Date: October 20, 2008

     
By: 
/s/ Neal J. Andrews  
  Neal J. Andrews  
 
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.
 
     
Date: October 20, 2008
 
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