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:           811-21566                                             

          BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust          
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE
19809

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)


Robert S. Kapito, President
BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust

40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      888-825-2257                                

Date of fiscal year end:
     December 31, 2005                                                                   

Date of reporting period:
     December 31, 2005                                                                               



Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

The Registrant’s annual report to shareholders is as follows:

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED INCOME

 

LIQUIDITY

 

EQUITIES

 

ALTERNATIVES

 

BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS


 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock

 

Closed-End Funds

 

Annual Report

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

 

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

NOT FDIC INSURED

 

MAY LOSE VALUE

 

NO BANK GUARANTEE

 




TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

1

 

 

Trusts’ Summaries

2

 

 

Portfolios of Investments

5

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

27

 

 

Statements of Operations

28

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

29

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

30

 

 

Financial Highlights

32

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

35

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

42

 

 

Directors/Trustees Information

43

 

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plans

46

 

 

Additional Information

46

 

 

Section 19 Notices

48




Privacy Principles of the Trusts

          The Trusts are committed to maintaining the privacy of shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Trusts collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.

          Generally, the Trusts do not receive any non-public personal information relating to their shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of shareholders may become available to the Trusts. The Trusts do not disclose any non-public personal information about their shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third-party administrator).

          The Trusts restrict access to non-public personal information about their shareholders to BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. The Trusts maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of their shareholders.



LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

December 31, 2005

Dear Shareholder:

          We are pleased to report that during the annual period, the Trusts provided the opportunity to invest in various portfolios of fixed income securities. This report contains the Trusts’ audited financial statements and a listing of the portfolios’ holdings.

          The portfolio management team continuously monitors the fixed income markets and adjusts the portfolios in order to gain exposure to various issuers and security types. This strategy enables the Trusts to move among different sectors, credits and coupons to capitalize on changing market conditions.

          The following table shows the Trusts’ yields, closing market prices per share and net asset values (“NAV”) per share as of December 31, 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Trust (Ticker)

 

Yield1

 

Market Price

 

NAV

 









BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

8.04

%

 

$

17.16

 

 

$

19.13

 














BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

 

10.56

 

 

 

2.33

 

 

 

2.61

 














BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 

 

8.26

 

 

 

24.20

 

 

 

24.43

 














 

 

1

Yield is based on market price.

          BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), a world leader in asset management, has a proven commitment to managing fixed income securities. As of December 31, 2005, BlackRock managed $301 billion in fixed income securities, including 20 open-end and 47 closed-end bond funds. BlackRock is recognized for its emphasis on risk management and proprietary analytics and for its reputation managing money for the world’s largest institutional investors. BlackRock Advisors, Inc., and its affiliate, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., which manage the Trusts, are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc.

          On behalf of BlackRock, we thank you for your continued confidence and assure you that we remain committed to excellence in managing your assets.

Sincerely,

 

 

-s- Laurence D. Fink

-s- Ralph L. Schlosstein

Laurence D. Fink

Ralph L. Schlosstein

Chief Executive Officer

President

BlackRock Advisors, Inc.

BlackRock Advisors, Inc.

1


TRUST SUMMARIES
DECEMBER 31, 2005

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 


Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 





Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BGT

 





Initial Offering Date:

 

August 30, 2004

 





Closing Market Price as of 12/31/05:

 

 

$

17.16

 

 








Net Asset Value as of 12/31/05:

 

 

$

19.13

 

 








Yield on Closing Market Price as of 12/31/05 ($17.16):1

 

 

 

8.04

%

 








Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.115

 

 








Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

1.380

 

 








1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

The table below summarizes the Trust’s market price and NAV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

12/31/05

 

12/31/04

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

17.16

 

$

18.63

 

 

(7.89

)%    

$

19.24

 

$

16.74

 


















NAV

 

$

19.13

 

$

19.21

 

 

(0.52

)%

$

19.48

 

$

18.96

 


















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


Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Composition

 

December 31, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 







Foreign Government Bonds

 

 

 

20

%

 

 

 

22

%

 













Consumer Products

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

9

 

 













Basic Materials

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

10

 

 













Energy

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

8

 

 













Media

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

13

 

 













Health Care

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

7

 

 













Telecommunications

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Entertainment & Leisure

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

6

 

 













Conglomerates

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Financial Institutions

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Real Estate

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Technology

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Automotive

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Building & Development

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Ecological Services & Equipment

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Industrials

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 














Corporate Credit Breakdown3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Credit Rating

 

December 31, 2004

 

December 31, 2005

 













BBB/Baa

 

 

 

19

%

 

 

 

28

%

 













BB/Ba

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

41

 

 













B

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

29

 

 













CCC/Caa

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Not Rated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

3

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 20.5% and 18.1% of net assets on December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

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TRUST SUMMARIES
DECEMBER 31, 2005

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 


Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 






Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

HIS

 






Initial Offering Date:

 

August 10, 1988

 






Closing Market Price as of 12/31/05:

 

 

$

2.33

 

 







 

Net Asset Value as of 12/31/05:

 

 

$

2.61

 

 







 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 12/31/05 ($2.33):1

 

 

 

10.56

%

 







 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.0205

 

 







 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.2460

 

 







 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

12/31/05

 

12/31/04

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

2.33

 

$

2.90

 

 

(19.66

)%

$

2.99

 

$

2.33

 


















NAV

 

$

2.61

 

$

2.87

 

 

(9.06

)%

$

2.87

 

$

2.56

 


















The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:


Corporate Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Composition

 

December 31, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 













Media

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

 

14

%

 













Energy

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

9

 

 













Basic Materials

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

12

 

 













Telecommunications

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Industrials

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Financial Institutions

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 













Consumer Products

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

20

 

 













Technology

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 













Entertainment & Leisure

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

13

 

 













Health Care

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

6

 

 













Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

 

 













Automotive

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

 

 













Building & Development

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Transportation

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 













Ecological Services & Equipment

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 














Corporate Credit Breakdown3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













BBB/Baa

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

 

%

 













Ba/BB

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

21

 

 













B/B

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

71

 

 













CCC/Caa

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

8

 

 













Not Rated

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

3

Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 141.8% and 140.5% of net assets on December 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, respectively.

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TRUST SUMMARIES
DECEMBER 31, 2005

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 


Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 






Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BPP

 





Initial Offering Date:

February 28, 2003

 




Closing Market Price as of 12/31/05:

 

 

$

24.20

 

 








Net Asset Value as of 12/31/05:

 

 

$

24.43

 

 








Yield on Closing Market Price as of 12/31/05 ($24.20):1

 

 

 

8.26

%

 








Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.166667

 

 








Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

2.000004

 

 








 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

12/31/05

 

12/31/04

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

24.20

 

$

25.39

 

 

(4.69

)%

$

25.81

 

$

22.60

 


















NAV

 

$

24.43

 

$

25.88

 

 

(5.60

)%

$

26.30

 

$

24.26

 


















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

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Composition

 

December 31, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 









Financial Institutions

 

 

 

72

%

 

 

 

71

%

 













Real Estate

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

12

 

 













Energy

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

7

 

 













Consumer Products

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Media

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Basic Materials

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Building & Development

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













Industrials

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













Telecommunications

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Automotive

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 














Credit Breakdown3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Credit Rating

 

December 31, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 







AAA/Aaa

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

1

%

 













AA/Aa

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

20

 

 













A

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

33

 

 













BBB/Baa

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

27

 

 













BB/Ba

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

10

 

 













B

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

9

 

 













CCC/Caa

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

3

Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating.

4


 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—153.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—20.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

$

25

 

Accuride Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

$

24,625

 

BB+

 

 

 

400

 

ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

384,000

 

Caa1

 

 

 

525

2

Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 8.60%, 4/15/09

 

 

480,375

 

B-

 

 

 

40

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11

 

 

39,100

 

CCC+

 

 

 

220

2

Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13

 

 

202,400

 

BB

 

 

 

185

 

Navistar Intl. Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/11

 

 

175,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,306,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—1.3%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

2

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 7.991%, 6/15/11 (Canada)

 

 

962,500

 

B+

 

 

 

260

2

Boise Cascade LLC, 7.475%, 10/15/12

 

 

253,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,000

2

Bowater, Inc., 7.491%, 3/15/10

 

 

985,000

 

B+

 

 

 

70

 

Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)

 

 

72,188

 

Ba3

 

 

 

750

 

Hercules, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/29

 

 

721,875

 

BBB-

 

 

 

95

 

Intl. Steel Group, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

95,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

300

 

 

11.125%, 7/15/12

 

 

336,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

300

 

 

Ser. A, 9.625%, 5/01/07

 

 

313,875

 

B-

 

 

 

565

 

Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13

 

 

591,131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

80

 

 

10.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

78,800

 

B3

 

 

 

1,500

2

 

10.50%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,485,000

 

B-

 

 

 

50

3

PQ Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

46,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,942,719

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

2

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 8.277%, 10/01/10 (Canada)

 

 

977,500

 

B2

 

 

 

90

3

Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

87,300

 

B-

 

 

 

240

3

Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

223,200

 

B

 

 

 

60

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 9.00%, 6/01/10 (Canada)

 

 

62,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,350,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—0.7%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

45

 

ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13

 

 

42,300

 

B3

 

 

 

400

 

Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/01/13

 

 

385,000

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,050

2

Duane Reade, Inc., 8.991%, 12/15/10

 

 

976,500

 

B3

 

 

 

110

 

Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12

 

 

99,000

 

B2

 

 

 

40

 

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

 

 

44,400

 

B-

 

 

 

555

3

Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

527,250

 

B-

 

 

 

400

 

Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

406,000

 

B

 

 

 

180

2

Levi Strauss & Co., 9.28%, 4/01/12

 

 

181,350

 

B3

 

 

 

310

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

241,800

 

B-

 

 

 

365

2,3

Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08

 

 

343,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,246,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

625

 

Allied Waste North America, 5.75%, 2/15/11

 

 

590,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—8.0%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

750

3

AES Corp., 9.00%, 5/15/15

 

 

821,250

 

B1

 

 

 

130

 

ANR Pipeline Co., 9.625%, 11/01/21

 

 

159,088

 

B

 

 

 

80

3

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

82,800

 

BB-

 

 

 

70

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)

 

 

72,100

 

B

 

 

 

375

 

El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13

 

 

390,937

 

B1

 

 

 

750

 

Foundation Pennsylvania Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14

 

 

778,125

 

BB

 

 

 

14,430

 

Gazprom OAO, 9.625%, 3/01/13 (Russia)

 

 

17,382,378

 

B-

 

 

 

730

 

KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12

 

 

730,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust,

 

 

 

 

Baa1

 

 

 

800

3

 

9.875%, 12/02/08

 

 

904,000

 

Baa1

 

 

 

12,700

 

 

Ser. 15, 6.40%, 10/15/09

 

 

13,335,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

5



BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

$

205

 

 

6.75%, 12/15/14

 

$

179,375

 

BB-

 

 

 

750

 

 

9.25%, 7/15/10

 

 

751,875

 

B2

 

 

 

300

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

303,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,890,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—0.2%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

180

3

Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

178,650

 

BB

 

 

 

750

 

MGM Mirage, 5.875%, 2/27/14

 

 

712,500

 

B

 

 

 

25

 

Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

25,813

 

B+

 

 

 

40

3

San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13

 

 

40,200

 

B+

 

 

 

70

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

68,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,025,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—3.2%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

93

 

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/25

 

 

103,528

 

BB

 

 

 

140

3

American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

139,650

 

BB

 

 

 

750

 

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

 

 

791,250

 

BB+

 

 

 

60

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.25%, 10/25/11

 

 

51,833

 

BB

 

 

 

3,000

2

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 5.50%, 1/16/07

 

 

2,850,780

 

BB

 

 

 

5,455

 

Kazkommerts Intl. BV, 8.50%, 4/16/13 (Netherlands)

 

 

5,940,495

 

Baa2

 

 

 

3,000

3

Kazkommertsbank Intl. BV, 8.50%, 4/16/13

 

 

3,247,500

 

BBB

 

 

 

25

2

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.72%, 7/13/07

 

 

24,902

 

B2

 

 

 

750

3

Rainbow National Services LLC, 8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

796,875

 

B-

 

 

 

300

2

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 9.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,246,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—0.9%

 

 

 

 

Ca

 

 

 

10

2,4

Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11

 

 

6,200

 

B-

 

 

 

750

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Cap. Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/14

 

 

788,437

 

B

 

 

 

1,750

2,3

Insight Health Services Corp., 9.174%, 11/01/11

 

 

1,675,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

30

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

27,450

 

B

 

 

 

50

 

 

9.875%, 7/01/14

 

 

50,750

 

B-

 

 

 

830

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11

 

 

863,200

 

B2

 

 

 

450

 

US Oncology, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/12

 

 

481,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,893,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—0.6%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

735

 

DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

764,400

 

CCC+

 

 

 

125

3

Hydrochem Industrial Services, 9.25%, 2/15/13

 

 

120,000

 

B-

 

 

 

180

 

NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15

 

 

187,650

 

CCC+

 

 

 

325

 

Park-Ohio Inds., Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14

 

 

282,750

 

B3

 

 

 

210

3

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13

 

 

213,150

 

CCC+

 

 

 

575

 

Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12

 

 

477,250

 

Caa1

 

 

 

600

 

United Rentals NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14

 

 

561,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,606,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—0.5%

 

 

 

 

NR

 

 

 

250

 

Cablecom SCA, 5.264%, 4/30/12 (Luxembourg) (EUR)

 

 

298,935

 

CCC+

 

 

 

780

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital Corp., 10.25%, 9/15/10

 

 

776,100

 

BB-

 

 

 

750

 

Echostar DBS Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/11

 

 

723,750

 

B2

 

 

 

80

3

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

80,100

 

B3

 

 

 

70

 

Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14

 

 

64,137

 

B2

 

 

 

350

2,3

Paxson Communications Corp., 7.777%, 1/15/12

 

 

348,250

 

CCC+

 

 

 

100

3

Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany)

 

 

103,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,395,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.3%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

6,350

 

Rouse Co., 5.375%, 11/26/13

 

 

6,041,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

6


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—0.9%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

$

1,500

2

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 7.35%, 7/15/09

 

$

1,548,750

 

Ba3

 

 

 

1,875

2

MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/Magna Semiconductor Finance Co., 7.741%, 12/15/11

 

 

1,907,812

 

B-

 

 

 

250

2,3

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 8.525%, 8/15/13

 

 

260,625

 

B

 

 

 

140

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12

 

 

138,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,855,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—1.9%

 

 

 

 

CCC

 

 

 

70

3

Centennial Communications Corp., 10.00%, 1/01/13

 

 

69,825

 

BB-

 

 

 

810

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

840,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

 

350

 

 

8.375%, 11/01/11

 

 

371,438

 

B1

 

 

 

325

2

 

9.00%, 11/01/11

 

 

338,000

 

B3

 

 

 

115

2,3

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 9.948%, 5/01/13

 

 

109,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Ltd., (Bermuda)

 

 

 

 

Caa1

 

 

 

75

 

 

5.25%, 11/01/08

 

 

67,875

 

B2

 

 

 

50

3

 

8.25%, 1/15/13

 

 

50,000

 

B2

 

 

 

200

3

 

8.625%, 1/15/15

 

 

202,000

 

B2

 

 

 

485

2,3

 

9.614%, 1/15/12

 

 

492,275

 

BB

 

 

 

2,350

2

Qwest Communications Intl., Inc, 7.84%, 2/15/09

 

 

2,376,437

 

BB+

 

 

 

2,500

2,3

Qwest Corp., 7.741%, 6/15/13

 

 

2,706,250

 

BB

 

 

 

400

2

Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., 7.616%, 12/15/10 (Canada)

 

 

414,000

 

Caa1

 

 

 

385

 

Rural Cellular Corp., 9.875%, 2/01/10

 

 

406,175

 

B3

 

 

 

150

3

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (Luxembourg)

 

 

156,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,600,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—0.3%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

130

3

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14

 

 

132,600

 

B3

 

 

 

315

 

Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12

 

 

331,538

 

B+

 

 

 

750

 

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Marshall Island)

 

 

758,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,222,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

92,214,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Loans—102.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,955

 

Caci International, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.50%, 5/03/11

 

 

2,979,510

 

 

 

 

 

976

 

Camp Acquisition Co., Term Loan A, LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/30/11

 

 

978,246

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

Dyncorp International LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 2/11/11

 

 

997,488

 

 

 

 

 

411

 

Hexcel Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

414,537

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

MRO Acquisition LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.25%, 8/15/11

 

 

2,025,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,492

 

Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/20/12

 

 

1,482,048

 

 

 

 

 

499

 

U.S. Investigations Services, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 10/14/12

 

 

499,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,376,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/30/10

 

 

503,021

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Third Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 4/01/11

 

 

996,750

 

 

 

 

 

993

 

Hilite International, European Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 4/15/10

 

 

932,950

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR, 12/31/12

 

 

757,500

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Keystone Automotive, Inc., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/30/10

 

 

501,250

 

 

 

 

 

999

 

Metaldyne Co. LLC, Term Loan D, LIBOR + 4.50%, 12/31/09

 

 

996,495

 

 

 

 

 

1,750

 

Polar Corp., Second Lein Term Loan, LIBOR, 6/15/10

 

 

1,776,250

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Precision Parts Intl., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%, 10/01/11

 

 

501,875

 

 

 

 

 

1,252

 

Progressive Moulded Products Ltd., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.50%, 8/16/11

 

 

1,069,123

 

 

 

 

 

2,993

 

TI Group Automotive Systems, Term Loan C, LIBOR + 3.25%, 6/30/11

 

 

2,948,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRW Automotive Acquisitions Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

494

 

 

Tranche B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 6/30/12

 

 

494,997

 

 

 

 

 

2,481

 

 

New Term Loan E, LIBOR + 1.50%, 10/29/10

 

 

2,485,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,964,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

7


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—13.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,776

 

Appleton Papers, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/11/10

 

$

2,798,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basell NV,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.50%, 9/07/13

 

 

507,344

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan C2, LIBOR + 3.00%, 9/07/14

 

 

507,344

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

Berry Plastics Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/02/11

 

 

1,005,987

 

 

 

 

 

1,912

 

Boise Cascade Corp., Term Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/29/11

 

 

1,935,605

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Brenntag Group, Term Loan, TBD

 

 

3,024,166

 

 

 

 

 

791

 

Buckeye Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 3/15/08

 

 

794,344

 

 

 

 

 

3,588

 

Celanese, Ag, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/06/11

 

 

3,621,091

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Cognis Deutschland, Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/15/13

 

 

2,039,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Compass Minerals, Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/31/12

 

 

1,005,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,426

 

Foundation Coal Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/30/11

 

 

1,445,727

 

 

 

 

 

987

 

Hercules, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/08/10

 

 

997,805

 

 

 

 

 

7,308

 

Huntsman International, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/16/12

 

 

7,340,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ineos Group, Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/16/13

 

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

Term Loan C2, LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/16/14

 

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,780

 

Innophos, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/13/10

 

 

3,817,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invista B.V.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,650

 

 

Term Loan, TBD

 

 

2,663,250

 

 

 

 

 

4,726

 

 

Term Loan B-1, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/29/11

 

 

4,765,461

 

 

 

 

 

220

 

Kraton Polymers, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/23/10

 

 

223,180

 

 

 

 

 

5,831

 

Nalco Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/04/10

 

 

5,900,687

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Pinnoak Resources, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR, 11/22/12

 

 

1,503,750

 

 

 

 

 

496

 

PQ Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/10/12

 

 

501,213

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Pregis Corp., Term Loan B-2, LIBOR + 2.50%, 10/12/12

 

 

594,910

 

 

 

 

 

950

 

Professional Paint, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 9/30/11

 

 

953,563

 

 

 

 

 

4,355

 

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., Term Loan E, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/13/13

 

 

4,399,229

 

 

 

 

 

1,970

 

Supresta, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/30/12

 

 

1,972,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,818,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

242

 

Atrium Companies, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.75%, 12/28/11

 

 

238,777

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Custom Building Products, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 4/29/12

 

 

1,485,000

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Euramax International, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.00%, 6/29/13

 

 

468,125

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

Harmon Koval, Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/18/07

 

 

1,246,875

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Landsource Communities Development, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/10

 

 

2,017,500

 

 

 

 

 

988

 

Nortek, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/27/11

 

 

995,400

 

 

 

 

 

2,268

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., CND Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/15/10

 

 

2,276,731

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

Professional Service, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 10/31/12

 

 

1,251,563

 

 

 

 

 

975

 

Rhodes Ranch, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/21/10

 

 

972,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,952,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Equipment & Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

990

 

Latham International, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.75%, 12/31/10

 

 

997,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conglomerates—6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantis Plastics, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 9/30/11

 

 

998,731

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.25%, 3/11/05

 

 

748,125

 

 

 

 

 

486

 

Chart Industries, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/17/12

 

 

491,884

 

 

 

 

 

2,757

 

Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/09/13

 

 

2,767,507

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Gentek, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.75%, 3/15/12

 

 

496,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,456

 

Honeywell Security, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 6/28/10

 

 

3,473,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IAP Acquisition Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,496

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 3/01/11

 

 

1,496,874

 

 

 

 

 

625

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

637,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invensys Intl. Holdings, Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR, 3/05/09

 

 

1,940,000

 

 

 

 

 

561

 

 

Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 3.50%, 9/05/09

 

 

570,609

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/30/09

 

 

2,050,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

8


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

Conglomerates—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jarden Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

989

 

 

Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/24/12

 

$

990,825

 

 

 

 

 

1,577

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/15/11

 

 

1,583,396

 

 

 

 

 

463

 

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 9/01/11

 

 

464,813

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

Mueller Group, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/03/12

 

 

1,008,722

 

 

 

 

 

417

 

Penn Engineering & Manufacturing, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 5/25/11

 

 

421,105

 

 

 

 

 

2,439

 

Polypore, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/12/11

 

 

2,420,661

 

 

 

 

 

707

 

Rexnord Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/11

 

 

713,919

 

 

 

 

 

2,487

 

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/11/13

 

 

2,501,750

 

 

 

 

 

3,754

 

Visant Holding Corp., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/04/11

 

 

3,800,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,576,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—15.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 6/08/12

 

 

1,011,667

 

 

 

 

 

469

 

Adams Outdoor Advertising, L.P., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/18/12

 

 

475,063

 

 

 

 

 

1,985

 

Alliance One International, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.50%, 5/13/10

 

 

1,982,519

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/25/12

 

 

499,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline Bench Craft,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,625

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/03/11

 

 

1,495,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 10.00%, 4/30/12

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolthouse Farms, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Term Loan, PRIME + 1.50%, 12/16/12

 

 

1,013,750

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan, PRIME + 4.50%, 12/16/13

 

 

510,833

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

Burger King Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/12

 

 

1,005,883

 

 

 

 

 

963

 

Carrols Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/10

 

 

974,160

 

 

 

 

 

742

 

Central Garden & Pet Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/15/09

 

 

751,716

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/28/12

 

 

502,061

 

 

 

 

 

1,116

 

CKE Restaurants, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

1,125,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coinmach Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

596

 

 

Term Loan, 0.50%, 12/19/12

 

 

604,693

 

 

 

 

 

404

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/19/12

 

 

409,057

 

 

 

 

 

1,750

 

Commonwealth Brands, Inc., Term Loan, PRIME + 1.25%, 12/22/12

 

 

1,766,406

 

 

 

 

 

1,122

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 11/30/11

 

 

1,132,902

 

 

 

 

 

743

 

Culligan International Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 9/30/11

 

 

750,853

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

Denny’s Corp., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.25%, 9/30/10

 

 

3,591,875

 

 

 

 

 

1,473

 

Desa International, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 12/30/11

 

 

1,455,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastman Kodak Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

368

 

 

Term Loan B-2, 1.50%, 10/18/12

 

 

364,890

 

 

 

 

 

882

 

 

Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/18/12

 

 

883,088

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Eight O’Clock Coffee, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/14/11

 

 

1,511,250

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Fender Musical Instruments Corp., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.50%, 9/30/12

 

 

505,000

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., Term Loan, PRIME, 6/30/12

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

224

 

Herbalife International, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/20/10

 

 

225,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,266

 

 

Term Loan, 11.25%, 12/31/07

 

 

1,281,231

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR, 12/31/12

 

 

506,016

 

 

 

 

 

1,484

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/12

 

 

1,501,854

 

 

 

 

 

748

 

Knoll, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/03/12

 

 

755,606

 

 

 

 

 

990

 

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/28/10

 

 

999,075

 

 

 

 

 

749

 

Language Line, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.25%, 6/10/11

 

 

751,662

 

 

 

 

 

917

 

Maidenform, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 5/11/10

 

 

923,542

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

Mapco Express, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/28/11

 

 

1,009,969

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

MD Beauty, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.00%, 2/18/13

 

 

503,125

 

 

 

 

 

3,483

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%, 4/27/11

 

 

3,323,301

 

 

 

 

 

1,750

 

Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 4/06/13

 

 

1,761,947

 

 

 

 

 

1,995

 

NewPage, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 5/02/11

 

 

2,014,950

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

Olympus Cable Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, PRIME + 2.00%, 9/30/10

 

 

3,404,999

 

 

 

 

 

591

 

Oreck Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/27/12

 

 

593,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oriental Trading Co., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,345

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/06/10

 

 

1,349,103

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 1/08/11

 

 

1,504,375

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

9


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,455

 

OSI Group LLC, German Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/02/11

 

$

3,491,042

 

 

 

 

 

903

 

PBM Products, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/26/11

 

 

904,263

 

 

 

 

 

2,382

 

Pierre Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/10

 

 

2,409,303

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

Pivotal Promontory, LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 6.50%, 8/31/11

 

 

750,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,970

 

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/06/11

 

 

1,985,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R.H. Donnelley, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

396

 

 

Term Loan A3, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/09

 

 

397,279

 

 

 

 

 

2,163

 

 

Term Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/11

 

 

2,172,046

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/03/11

 

 

1,489,875

 

 

 

 

 

2,955

 

Solo Cup, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/27/11

 

 

2,972,741

 

 

 

 

 

993

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/06/12

 

 

996,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synventive Acquisition, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

748

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 7/29/12

 

 

751,398

 

 

 

 

 

800

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 14.00%, 7/29/14

 

 

800,000

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Travelcenters of America, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

504,625

 

 

 

 

 

961

 

Tupperware Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/05/12

 

 

959,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,317,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

349

 

Flexsol Packaging Corp., First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/30/11

 

 

346,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graham Packaging Company, L.P.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,687

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/07/11

 

 

5,749,092

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 4.25%, 4/07/12

 

 

2,032,500

 

 

 

 

 

3,425

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/30/10

 

 

3,463,744

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

Ranpak Corp., Term Loan B, PRIME + 1.50%, 12/31/11

 

 

754,687

 

 

 

 

 

900

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/01/11

 

 

907,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,254,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Waste North America, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

535

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/15/12

 

 

537,811

 

 

 

 

 

1,416

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,422,941

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Envirosolutions, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 7/07/12

 

 

2,030,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,990,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

AES Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/08

 

 

1,513,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boart Longyear Co.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,496

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/28/12

 

 

1,511,212

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.00%, 4/30/13

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

Cellnet Technology, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/26/12

 

 

1,004,950

 

 

 

 

 

1,498

 

Coffeyville Resources, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/24/12

 

 

1,515,068

 

 

 

 

 

597

 

Cogentrix Delaware Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/14/12

 

 

602,142

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

Coleto Creek Power, Term Loan C1, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/12

 

 

509,688

 

 

 

 

 

249

 

Complete Production Services, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR, 9/12/12

 

 

251,869

 

 

 

 

 

1,975

 

El Paso Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.85%, 11/30/07

 

 

1,982,681

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

Energy Transfer Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 5/20/12

 

 

497,749

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Key Energy Services, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 6/30/12

 

 

1,518,124

 

 

 

 

 

482

 

Mainline, L.P., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.375%, 12/31/11

 

 

482,500

 

 

 

 

 

650

 

MGG Holdings, Term Loan, TBD, 12/15/10

 

 

655,688

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

Petro Geological Services, Term Loan, LIBOR, 12/31/12

 

 

1,258,594

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

Petrohawk, Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.50%, 7/31/10

 

 

251,875

 

 

 

 

 

7,037

 

Reliant Energy Resources Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.375%, 4/30/10

 

 

7,009,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semcrude, L.P.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

636

 

 

USD Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/16/11

 

 

641,679

 

 

 

 

 

1,496

 

 

CND Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/16/11

 

 

1,511,349

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Targa Resources Asst. Sale, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/31/07

 

 

1,498,125

 

 

 

 

 

2,983

 

Texas Genco, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/14/11

 

 

2,984,461

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

10



BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

500

 

 

Trout Coal Holdings, LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 6.50%, 3/15/12

 

$

481,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wolf Hollow I LP.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

491

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR, 6/15/12

 

 

493,939

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR, 12/15/12

 

 

506,250

 

 

 

 

 

509

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/15/12

 

 

512,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,694,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—8.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

Blockbuster Entertainment Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 8/20/11

 

 

967,766

 

 

 

 

 

1,970

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 6/30/11

 

 

1,991,753

 

 

 

 

 

1,245

 

 

CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/13/12

 

 

1,252,157

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/03/12

 

 

2,020,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Hit Entertainment, Ltd., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/20/12

 

 

1,502,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hollywood Theaters, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,724

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 7/31/09

 

 

1,732,369

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.00%, 1/31/10

 

 

2,515,625

 

 

 

 

 

1,485

 

 

Kerasotes Theatres, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 10/31/11

 

 

1,489,949

 

 

 

 

 

4,924

 

 

Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/31/11

 

 

4,938,627

 

 

 

 

 

990

 

 

Marina District Fin. Company, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/20/11

 

 

995,775

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/08/12

 

 

5,029,545

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

Penn National Gaming, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/03/12

 

 

1,008,411

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, LLC, Term Loan B, PRIME + 3.00%, 11/15/12

 

 

750,000

 

 

 

 

 

990

 

 

Universal City Dev. Partners LP, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/09/11

 

 

1,001,137

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Venetian Casino Resorts, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/15/11

 

 

1,508,672

 

 

 

 

 

499

 

 

Volume Svcs. America, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 10/01/10

 

 

501,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wembley, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/23/11

 

 

1,010,547

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.75%, 8/23/12

 

 

508,437

 

 

 

 

 

1,099

 

 

Wyndham International, Inc., Term Loan E, LIBOR + 4.50%, 9/11/07

 

 

1,154,317

 

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.15%, 12/14/11

 

 

4,036,668

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

 

Yellowstone Mountain Club, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.35%, 9/30/10

 

 

498,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,414,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,185

 

 

Arias Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.75%, 7/26/11

 

 

1,180,556

 

 

 

 

 

1,433

 

 

Global Cash Access, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/10/10

 

 

1,450,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

904

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 7/08/11

 

 

915,623

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.00%, 6/30/12

 

 

253,750

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/08/11

 

 

2,010,834

 

 

 

 

 

496

 

 

USI Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/11/08

 

 

497,142

 

 

 

 

 

1,103

 

 

Walnut Investment Co., LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/13/12

 

 

1,110,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,419,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,900

 

 

Arizant, Inc., Term Loan, PRIME + 2.25%, 8/15/10

 

 

3,915,096

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

CCS Med., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 9/30/12

 

 

1,485,000

 

 

 

 

 

5,377

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/19/11

 

 

5,440,776

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

Concentra Operating Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/30/11

 

 

3,540,834

 

 

 

 

 

958

 

 

Davita, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/05/12

 

 

970,495

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Duloxetine Royalty Sub., First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.50%, 10/15/13

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

319

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/28/10

 

 

319,547

 

 

 

 

 

1,175

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/10

 

 

1,178,282

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 6/15/10

 

 

1,996,666

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Term Loan, 10.375%, 1/16/11

 

 

2,103,334

 

 

 

 

 

2,955

 

 

IASIS Healthcare Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/30/11

 

 

2,990,705

 

 

 

 

 

2,663

 

 

Jean Coutu Group, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/30/11

 

 

2,686,887

 

 

 

 

 

531

 

 

Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Term Loan B-2, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/11/10

 

 

534,853

 

 

 

 

 

480

 

 

NDC Hlth. Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/26/08

 

 

479,968

 

 

 

 

 

993

 

 

Select Med. Corp., Term Loan B, PRIME + 0.75%, 2/24/12

 

 

992,224

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Triumph Healthcare Second Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 8.50%, 8/31/12

 

 

499,584

 

 

 

 

 

3,029

 

 

US Oncology, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/20/11

 

 

3,059,746

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

11


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

993

 

 

Vanguard Hlth. Holding Co. II, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 9/23/11

 

$

1,004,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warner Chilcott Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

530

 

 

Term Loan, 1.375%, 1/18/11

 

 

528,928

 

 

 

 

 

2,167

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/18/11

 

 

2,163,007

 

 

 

 

 

873

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/18/11

 

 

871,586

 

 

 

 

 

403

 

 

Term Loan D, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/18/11

 

 

402,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,164,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acosta, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/15/12

 

 

1,262,500

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.75%, 6/06/13

 

 

153,000

 

 

 

 

 

435

 

 

Alderwoods Group, Inc., Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/29/09

 

 

439,305

 

 

 

 

 

744

 

 

Novelis, Inc., CND Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/06/12

 

 

750,959

 

 

 

 

 

625

 

 

QTC Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 6.50%, 5/04/13

 

 

624,219

 

 

 

 

 

492

 

 

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Term Loan, PRIME + 1.50%, 6/30/11

 

 

494,544

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.25%, 11/01/11

 

 

1,860,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,649

 

 

Worldspan, L.P., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 2/16/10

 

 

1,599,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,183,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—14.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,844

 

 

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/20/11

 

 

1,854,704

 

 

 

 

 

1,737

 

 

American Lawyers Media, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/05/10

 

 

1,733,980

 

 

 

 

 

978

 

 

Bragg Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/31/11

 

 

989,744

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Bresnan Communications, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.50%, 9/30/10

 

 

1,010,938

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

Century Cable Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, PRIME + 2.00%, 12/31/09

 

 

9,735,436

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Century TCI California, L.P., Term Loan, PRIME + 0.75%, 12/31/07

 

 

1,984,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,993

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/27/10

 

 

6,005,188

 

 

 

 

 

1,968

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 4/27/11

 

 

1,971,703

 

 

 

 

 

3,479

 

 

Dex Media East, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/08

 

 

3,500,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dex Media West, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

702

 

 

Term Loan, TBD, 9/09/10

 

 

703,719

 

 

 

 

 

1,592

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/09/10

 

 

1,598,989

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

DirecTV Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 3/06/10

 

 

2,016,562

 

 

 

 

 

1,336

 

 

Emmis Communications Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

1,340,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,777

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 1.50%, 6/30/09

 

 

3,774,235

 

 

 

 

 

2,985

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/09

 

 

3,020,216

 

 

 

 

 

248

 

 

Masonite International Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/05/13

 

 

245,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mediacom Communications Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,103

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 1.25%, 3/31/10

 

 

2,095,768

 

 

 

 

 

993

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/01/14

 

 

1,004,906

 

 

 

 

 

1,980

 

 

Mediacom Illinois, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/31/13

 

 

2,004,132

 

 

 

 

 

1,941

 

 

Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/14/12

 

 

1,950,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEP Supershooters, L.P.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

693

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 2/03/11

 

 

699,930

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 8.00%, 2/01/11

 

 

495,000

 

 

 

 

 

328

 

 

New Skies Satellites BV, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/02/11

 

 

329,017

 

 

 

 

 

1,976

 

 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/14/12

 

 

1,985,772

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

NTL Investment Holding Ltd., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 5/19/12

 

 

5,011,250

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Co., Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 6.25%, 7/31/11

 

 

762,188

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

Raycom Media, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/31/12

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

UPC Distribution Corp., Term Loan H, LIBOR + 2.75%, 9/30/12

 

 

1,008,214

 

 

 

 

 

3,942

 

 

WMG Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/28/11

 

 

3,980,442

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/03/12

 

 

499,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,812,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publishing—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Endurance Business Media, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/08/12

 

 

755,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

12


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Growth Properties, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

832

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/12/07

 

$

833,922

 

 

 

 

 

3,487

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/12/08

 

 

3,507,746

 

 

 

 

 

2,746

 

 

Headwaters, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/30/11

 

 

2,759,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyle Acquisition Group, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

731

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/20/08

 

 

733,176

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/20/10

 

 

552,062

 

 

 

 

 

885

 

 

Lake Las Vegas Resort, First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/01/09

 

 

887,386

 

 

 

 

 

952

 

 

Macerich Partnership, L.P., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.60%, 4/25/06

 

 

952,308

 

 

 

 

 

248

 

 

Masonite Intl. Corp., CND Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/05/13

 

 

245,150

 

 

 

 

 

473

 

 

Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/19/11

 

 

478,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,950,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Colfax Intl., Term Loan, TBD, 11/30/11

 

 

5,919,500

 

 

 

 

 

2,916

 

 

Directed Electronics, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 3/15/10

 

 

2,926,510

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

 

Federal IT Systems, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/01/11

 

 

501,542

 

 

 

 

 

353

 

 

SS&C Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/04/12

 

 

355,619

 

 

 

 

 

2,308

 

 

UGS Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/30/11

 

 

2,333,833

 

 

 

 

 

2,875

 

 

Verifone, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/11

 

 

2,907,465

 

 

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

Westcom Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/16/10

 

 

1,403,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,348,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

AAT Communications Corp., First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 7/27/12

 

 

252,969

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/31/12

 

 

1,009,250

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/30/11

 

 

2,023,750

 

 

 

 

 

4,369

 

 

Centennial Cellular Operating Co., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/09/11

 

 

4,417,585

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Country Road Communications, LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR, 7/15/13

 

 

506,250

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/15/12

 

 

751,875

 

 

 

 

 

993

 

 

Intelsat Zeus, Ltd., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 7/28/11

 

 

1,000,875

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/23/11

 

 

2,015,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPC Acquisition Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 8/05/11

 

 

1,008,333

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.25%, 8/05/12

 

 

724,375

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Madison River Capital, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 7/29/12

 

 

1,013,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ntelos, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

743

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/24/10

 

 

747,141

 

 

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 2/24/12

 

 

1,760,937

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 2/25/12

 

 

1,257,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PanAmSat Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,248

 

 

Term Loan A1, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/20/09

 

 

1,257,606

 

 

 

 

 

1,980

 

 

Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/20/11

 

 

2,001,616

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Qwest Corp., Term Loan A, LIBOR + 4.75%, 6/30/07

 

 

2,044,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satbirds Finance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/04/13

 

 

5,912,100

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.25%, 10/15/13

 

 

2,396,081

 

 

 

 

 

451

 

 

Triton PCS, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/15/09

 

 

452,026

 

 

 

 

 

1,933

 

 

Valor Telecommunication Enterprises II, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/14/12

 

 

1,938,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,492,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Term Loan A, LIBOR + 4.50%, 3/16/08

 

 

518,000

 

 

 

 

 

436

 

 

Sirva Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 12/31/09

 

 

416,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport Industries, LP,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121

 

 

Term Loan, TBD, 9/30/11

 

 

120,989

 

 

 

 

 

629

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 9/31/09

 

 

631,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,686,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

 

 

460,170,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

13


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds—30.4%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

$

11,840

 

 

Argentina Republic, 4.01%, 8/03/12

 

$

9,091,635

 

B+

 

 

 

5,809

2

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2.75%, 12/18/07

 

 

5,780,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

3,560

2

 

2.125%, 4/15/12

 

 

3,515,258

 

BB-

 

 

 

10,424

2

 

3.125%, 4/15/12

 

 

10,321,846

 

BB-

 

 

 

9,435

2

 

10.271%, 6/29/09

 

 

10,897,425

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/07/11

 

 

2,143,600

 

B+

 

 

 

1,600

 

 

Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 6.75%, 2/19/09

 

 

1,612,622

 

 

 

 

 

5,689

2

 

Kingdom of Morocco, Zero Coupon, 1/02/09

 

 

5,674,665

 

A-

 

 

 

800

 

 

Malaysia, 8.75%, 6/01/09

 

 

893,584

 

A

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

Republic of Chile, 6.875%, 4/28/09

 

 

2,539,200

 

BB

 

 

 

3,200

 

 

Republic of Costa Rica, 9.335%, 5/15/09

 

 

3,536,000

 

BB+

 

 

 

800

 

 

Republic of El Salvador, 9.50%, 8/15/06

 

 

822,400

 

BB

 

 

 

12,714

2

 

Republic of Panama, 2.75%, 7/17/16

 

 

12,415,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru,

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

5,488

2

 

4.50%, 3/07/17

 

 

5,117,560

 

BB

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

9.125%, 1/15/08

 

 

2,580,000

 

BBB+

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

Republic of South Africa, 7.375%, 4/25/12

 

 

2,673,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

Republic of the Philippines, 8.875%, 4/15/08

 

 

2,574,811

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

Republic of Turkey, 12.00%, 12/15/08

 

 

2,821,440

 

NR

 

 

 

950

 

 

Republic of Uruguay, 6.875%, 1/19/16 (EUR)

 

 

1,150,011

 

B+

 

 

 

3,321

2

 

Republic of Venezuela, 3.063%, 3/31/07

 

 

3,304,469

 

BBB

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

Russian Federation, 10.00%, 6/26/07

 

 

4,276,000

 

A2

 

 

 

2,000

2

 

Sberbank of Russia, 5.944%, 10/24/06

 

 

2,021,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,800

3

 

6.875%, 3/04/11

 

 

2,885,680

 

BB-

 

 

 

16,100

2,3

 

7.343%, 8/05/09

 

 

17,307,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States,

 

 

 

 

Baa1

 

 

 

4,800

2

 

5.28%, 1/13/09

 

 

4,867,200

 

NR

 

 

 

35,170

 

 

8.00%, 12/19/13 (MXN)

 

 

3,263,474

 

NR

 

 

 

5,845

 

 

9.00%, 12/22/11 (MXN)

 

 

573,038

 

NR

 

 

 

1,445

 

 

9.50%, 12/18/14 (MXN)

 

 

146,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela Republic,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

4,000

2

 

5.194%, 4/20/11

 

 

3,920,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

4,800

 

 

9.125%, 6/18/07

 

 

4,982,400

 

B+

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

11.00%, 3/05/08 (EUR)

 

 

2,687,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

 

 

136,395,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $683,942,135)

 

 

688,780,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Security—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,500

5

 

FNMA Discount Note, 3.50%, 1/03/06 (cost $24,495,236)

 

 

24,495,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments—158.8% (cost $708,437,3716)

 

$

713,275,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(4.6)%

 

 

(20,519,499

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(54.2)%

 

 

(243,537,266

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100%

 

$

449,218,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

1

Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.

2

Rate shown is interest rate as of December 31, 2005.

3

Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2005, the Trust held 7.6% of its net assets, with a current market value of $34,352,355, in securities restricted as to resale.

4

Issuer is in default and/or bankruptcy.

5

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of December 31, 2005.

6

Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $708,500,396. The net unrealized appreciaton on a tax basis is $4,775,233, consisting of $8,820,009 gross unrealized appreciation and $4,004,776 gross unrealized depreciation.

              A category in the Corporate Bonds and Bank Loans sections may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

 

CND

Canadian Dollar

 

TBD

To Be Determined

EUR

European Monetary Unit

 

USD

U.S. Dollar

MXN

Mexican Peso

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

14


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2005

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—143.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—141.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—4.3%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

$

250

 

 

AAR Corp., 6.875%, 12/15/07

 

$

253,125

 

B

 

 

 

380

 

 

Argo-Tech Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/11

 

 

394,100

 

B+

 

 

 

80

 

 

Armor Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13

 

 

86,400

 

BB

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

Availl, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/11

 

 

1,793,750

 

B

 

 

 

1,940

 

 

BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.875%, 5/01/11

 

 

2,037,000

 

BB

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Sequa Corp., 8.875%, 4/01/08

 

 

1,567,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,131,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—3.5%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

580

 

 

ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

553,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delco Remy Intl., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

CCC-

 

 

 

500

 

 

9.375%, 4/15/12

 

 

172,500

 

CCC-

 

 

 

500

 

 

11.00%, 5/01/09

 

 

175,000

 

B-

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11

 

 

1,710,625

 

CCC+

 

 

 

985

2

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13

 

 

906,200

 

BB

 

 

 

720

 

 

Navistar Intl. Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/11

 

 

676,800

 

B-

 

 

 

200

 

 

Stanadyne Corp., 10.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

188,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

550

 

 

TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13

 

 

595,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,978,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—15.3%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

1,200

2

 

Alpha Natural Resources LLC/Alpha Natural Resources Capital Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,290,000

 

B-

 

 

 

215

2,3

 

BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 10.10%, 7/15/10

 

 

219,031

 

B-

 

 

 

2,380

 

 

Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11

 

 

2,427,600

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,010

2

 

Del Monte Corp., 8.625%, 12/15/12

 

 

1,073,125

 

B+

 

 

 

390

 

 

Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)

 

 

402,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equistar Chemicals LP/Equistar Funding Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

125

 

 

8.75%, 2/15/09

 

 

131,250

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,780

 

 

10.125%, 9/01/08

 

 

3,016,300

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

10.625%, 5/01/11

 

 

1,375,000

 

B

 

 

 

500

3

 

Huntsman Intl. LLC, 7.375%, 1/01/15

 

 

482,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,450

 

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.625%, 10/15/10

 

 

1,645,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMC Global, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

200

 

 

Ser. B, 10.875%, 6/01/08

 

 

222,000

 

BB

 

 

 

45

 

 

10.875%, 8/01/13

 

 

51,638

 

CCC+

 

 

 

2,205

2,3

 

Innophos, Inc., 9.625%, 8/15/14

 

 

2,227,050

 

BBB+

 

 

 

165

 

 

Ispat Inland ULC, 9.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada)

 

 

187,688

 

B

 

 

 

500

 

 

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., 9.625%, 7/01/10

 

 

531,250

 

BB-

 

 

 

790

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 10.50%, 6/01/13

 

 

894,675

 

B-

 

 

 

715

 

 

Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13

 

 

748,069

 

B3

 

 

 

1,225

 

 

NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,206,625

 

B+

 

 

 

275

 

 

Norske Skog, Ltd., 7.375%, 3/01/14 (Canada)

 

 

240,625

 

B-

 

 

 

255

3

 

PQ Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

237,788

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Resolution Performance Products, Inc., 13.50%, 11/15/10

 

 

1,057,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhodia SA,

 

 

 

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

8.875%, 6/01/11 (France)

 

 

1,292,187

 

B3

 

 

 

250

 

 

10.25%, 6/01/10 (France)

 

 

275,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Peru Copper Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

140

3

 

6.375%, 7/27/15

 

 

139,833

 

BBB-

 

 

 

370

3

 

7.50%, 7/27/35

 

 

365,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,741,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—3.4%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

670

3

 

Ahern Rentals, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/13

 

 

695,963

 

B2

 

 

 

540

3

 

Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

523,800

 

B-

 

 

 

2,500

3

 

Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

2,325,000

 

Ba2

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

987,116

 

B

 

 

 

330

 

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 9.00%, 6/01/10 (Canada)

 

 

343,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,875,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

15


BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—9.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cenveo Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

$

565

 

 

7.875%, 12/01/13

 

$

543,812

 

B1

 

 

 

550

 

 

9.625%, 3/15/12

 

 

592,625

 

B3

 

 

 

2,035

 

 

Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,831,500

 

B2

 

 

 

928

 

 

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

 

 

1,030,080

 

B-

 

 

 

1,760

3

 

Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

1,672,000

 

B-

 

 

 

2,425

 

 

Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

2,461,375

 

B

 

 

 

110

2

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 9.28%, 4/01/12

 

 

110,825

 

Caa2

 

 

 

1,230

2

 

Merisant Co., 9.50%, 7/15/13

 

 

756,450

 

B3

 

 

 

2,065

 

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,610,700

 

B2

 

 

 

240

3

 

Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/15

 

 

245,400

 

BB-

 

 

 

400

3

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

385,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rite Aid Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

750

 

 

4.75%, 12/01/06

 

 

733,125

 

B-

 

 

 

715

2,3

 

6.125%, 12/15/08

 

 

672,100

 

BB-

 

 

 

250

 

 

8.125%, 5/01/10

 

 

255,000

 

B

 

 

 

500

 

 

Swift & Co., 12.50%, 1/01/10

 

 

526,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,426,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—5.6%

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

 

640

3

 

Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/15

 

 

662,400

 

B

 

 

 

1,575

 

 

Crown Cork & Seal, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/23

 

 

1,512,000

 

B

 

 

 

285

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.375%, 12/15/26

 

 

261,488

 

CCC+

 

 

 

75

 

 

Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 9.875%, 10/15/14

 

 

72,750

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 7.50%, 6/01/13

 

 

920,000

 

B

 

 

 

2,600

 

 

Owens Brockway, 8.25%, 5/15/13

 

 

2,684,500

 

B

 

 

 

250

 

 

Owens Illinois, Inc., 7.35%, 5/15/08

 

 

253,125

 

CCC+

 

 

 

575

3

 

Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13

 

 

565,656

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Stone-Container Corp. Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/11

 

 

1,010,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,941,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Waste NA, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

800

 

 

8.50%, 12/01/08

 

 

841,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

8.875%, 4/01/08

 

 

1,052,500

 

B

 

 

 

400

 

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13

 

 

421,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,314,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—17.8%

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

250

 

 

AES Corp., 9.50%, 6/01/09

 

 

270,000

 

B1

 

 

 

285

 

 

ANR Pipeline Co., 9.625%, 11/01/21

 

 

348,769

 

B+

 

 

 

340

3

 

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.125%, 12/15/15

 

 

343,060

 

B-

 

 

 

140

2,3,4

 

Calpine Corp., 8.50%, 7/15/10

 

 

114,450

 

B

 

 

 

420

3

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

429,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

720

 

 

6.625%, 1/15/16

 

 

729,000

 

BB

 

 

 

50

 

 

6.875%, 1/15/16

 

 

51,250

 

B-

 

 

 

685

 

 

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/13

 

 

657,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMS Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

80

 

 

7.50%, 1/15/09

 

 

82,400

 

BB-

 

 

 

160

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/11

 

 

174,400

 

BB-

 

 

 

240

 

 

9.875%, 10/15/07

 

 

257,400

 

BB-

 

 

 

390

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)

 

 

401,700

 

B

 

 

 

230

3

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Canada)

 

 

232,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

180

3

 

9.875%, 7/15/10

 

 

197,100

 

B+

 

 

 

519

3

 

10.125%, 7/15/13

 

 

586,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.,

 

 

 

 

Caa1

 

 

 

100

3

 

7.42%, 2/15/37

 

 

95,000

 

B-

 

 

 

600

3

 

7.75%, 6/15/10

 

 

612,000

 

Caa1

 

 

 

3,250

3

 

9.625%, 5/15/12

 

 

3,583,125

 

Caa1

 

 

 

205

3

 

10.75%, 10/01/10

 

 

227,294

 

16


 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

$

50

2

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32

 

$

56,625

 

B

 

 

 

80

 

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 7.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

79,200

 

B

 

 

 

1,390

 

 

Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

1,410,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

200

3

 

7.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

203,500

 

B

 

 

 

139

3

 

10.50%, 9/01/10

 

 

153,942

 

BBB-

 

 

 

198

 

 

Homer City Funding LLC, 8.734%, 10/01/26

 

 

230,507

 

B-

 

 

 

760

 

 

KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12

 

 

760,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Generation LLC,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

388

 

 

8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

421,864

 

B+

 

 

 

295

 

 

8.75%, 5/01/34

 

 

324,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

400

3

 

Mirant North America LLC, 7.375%, 12/31/13

 

 

403,000

 

B2

 

 

 

1,680

 

 

Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08

 

 

1,948,800

 

B-

 

 

 

240

3

 

Ocean Rig AS, 8.375%, 7/01/13 (Norway)

 

 

255,000

 

B2

 

 

 

1,775

 

 

Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

2,005,750

 

B

 

 

 

25

 

 

Range Resources Corp., 6.375%, 3/15/15

 

 

24,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

295

 

 

6.75%, 12/15/14

 

 

258,125

 

BB-

 

 

 

285

 

 

9.25%, 7/15/10

 

 

285,712

 

B2

 

 

 

1,475

 

 

Roseton/Danskammer, 7.27%, 11/08/10

 

 

1,482,375

 

B2

 

 

 

345

3

 

Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

354,487

 

B+

 

 

 

598

3

 

Tenaska Alabama Partners LP, 7.00%, 6/30/21

 

 

600,976

 

B1

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 7.50%, 4/01/17

 

 

1,073,750

 

BB+

 

 

 

60

 

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/26

 

 

65,700

 

BBB-

 

 

 

200

 

 

TXU Corp., 6.55%, 11/15/34

 

 

189,626

 

Ba3

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Universal Compression, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/10

 

 

2,030,000

 

B2

 

 

 

820

 

 

Utilicorp Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada)

 

 

842,550

 

B-

 

 

 

240

3

 

Verasun Energy Corp., 9.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

243,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

35

3

 

7.00%, 2/01/14

 

 

35,088

 

B2

 

 

 

200

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

202,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,335,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—6.1%

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

 

250

2

 

Felcor Lodging LP, 8.83%, 6/01/11

 

 

260,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co.,

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

450

 

 

6.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

439,875

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

8.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

1,047,500

 

B3

 

 

 

990

3

 

Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

982,575

 

B

 

 

 

650

 

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 12.00%, 11/15/10

 

 

643,500

 

BB

 

 

 

450

 

 

K2, Inc., 7.375%, 7/01/14

 

 

448,875

 

BB+

 

 

 

500

 

 

Park Place Entertainment Corp., 7.875%, 3/15/10

 

 

537,500

 

B

 

 

 

720

 

 

Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

743,400

 

B-

 

 

 

705

 

 

Riddell Bell Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 10/01/12

 

 

655,650

 

BBB-

 

 

 

500

 

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 6.875%, 12/01/13 (Liberia)

 

 

529,570

 

B+

 

 

 

240

3

 

San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13

 

 

241,200

 

BB-

 

 

 

630

3

 

Seneca Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

633,937

 

B

 

 

 

500

2

 

Virgin River Casino, 9.00%, 1/15/12

 

 

510,000

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

975,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,648,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—13.4%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

280

 

 

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/25

 

 

310,585

 

B3

 

 

 

1,625

 

 

BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14 (Luxembourg)

 

 

1,807,813

 

B-

 

 

 

445

3

 

Borden US Finance Corp./Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

441,106

 

BB

 

 

 

200

 

 

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

 

 

211,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

220

3

 

7.375%, 9/15/13

 

 

222,750

 

B+

 

 

 

205

 

 

7.875%, 12/01/15

 

 

211,663

 

BB

 

 

 

1,205

 

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada)

 

 

1,129,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.,

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

2,440

 

 

5.70%, 1/15/10

 

 

2,072,414

 

BB+

 

 

 

450

 

 

7.25%, 10/25/11

 

 

388,746

 

17


 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

$

2,500

 

 

Jostens Intermediate Holding Corp., 7.625%, 10/01/12

 

$

2,512,500

 

B-

 

 

 

1,945

 

 

K&F Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,969,312

 

B-

 

 

 

1,240

3

 

Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg)

 

 

1,227,600

 

B3

 

 

 

2,955

3

 

Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

3,316,987

 

B-

 

 

 

2,005

 

 

Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,659,138

 

B-

 

 

 

110

2

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 9.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

110,000

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC, 9.00%, 10/01/14

 

 

1,328,125

 

BB-

 

 

 

110

 

 

Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12

 

 

122,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,042,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—4.7%

 

 

 

 

Ca

 

 

 

50

2,4

 

Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11

 

 

31,000

 

B

 

 

 

500

 

 

Genesis Healthcare Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/13

 

 

526,250

 

B

 

 

 

725

2,3

 

Insight Health Services Corp., 9.174%, 11/01/11

 

 

694,187

 

CCC+

 

 

 

390

 

 

MedQuest, Inc., 11.875%, 8/15/12

 

 

383,175

 

B-

 

 

 

900

 

 

Norcross Safety Products LLC/Norcross Capital Corp., 9.875%, 8/15/11

 

 

927,000

 

B-

 

 

 

940

2,3

 

Select Medical Corp., 9.933%, 9/15/15

 

 

944,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

180

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

164,700

 

B

 

 

 

180

 

 

9.875%, 7/01/14

 

 

182,700

 

B-

 

 

 

1,290

 

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11

 

 

1,341,600

 

B-

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

VWR Intl., Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/14

 

 

1,492,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,687,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—13.3%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Blount, Inc., 8.875%, 8/01/12

 

 

1,055,000

 

B+

 

 

 

1,235

 

 

Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada)

 

 

1,213,387

 

B-

 

 

 

150

3

 

Chart Industries, Inc., 9.125%, 10/15/15

 

 

153,375

 

B-

 

 

 

3,150

 

 

DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

3,276,000

 

B-

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12

 

 

2,065,000

 

B3

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

H&E Equipment Services LLC/H&E Finance Corp., 11.125%, 6/15/12

 

 

1,105,000

 

B-

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,563,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,910

 

 

Rent-A-Center, Inc., 7.50%, 5/01/10

 

 

1,824,050

 

BB

 

 

 

1,387

 

 

Service Corp. Intl., 7.70%, 4/15/09

 

 

1,456,350

 

B3

 

 

 

1,470

3

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13

 

 

1,492,050

 

B

 

 

 

175

 

 

Terex Corp., 7.375%, 1/15/14

 

 

173,688

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,710

 

 

Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12

 

 

1,419,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Rentals NA, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

Caa1

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,028,500

 

Caa1

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

7.75%, 11/15/13

 

 

1,072,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,897,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—19.1%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

840

 

 

Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12

 

 

845,250

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09

 

 

1,055,550

 

NR

 

 

 

1,250

2

 

Cablecom SCA, 5.264%, 4/30/12 (Luxembourg), (EUR)

 

 

1,494,674

 

B3

 

 

 

650

2

 

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.716%, 4/01/09

 

 

659,750

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,250

3

 

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.125%, 1/15/14

 

 

731,250

 

B

 

 

 

500

3

 

Charter Communications Operating/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.375%, 4/30/14

 

 

497,500

 

CCC+

 

 

 

3,390

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital Corp., 10.25%, 9/15/10

 

 

3,373,050

 

B+

 

 

 

550

 

 

Corus Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12 (Canada)

 

 

595,375

 

B3

 

 

 

2,550

 

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 5/15/16

 

 

2,709,375

 

BB

 

 

 

500

 

 

Dex Media East LLC/Dex Media East Finance Co., 9.875%, 11/15/09

 

 

540,625

 

B

 

 

 

1,088

 

 

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., 9.875%, 8/15/13

 

 

1,206,320

 

B

 

 

 

750

 

 

Dex Media, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

768,750

 

B

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Echostar Communications Corp., 5.75%, 5/15/08

 

 

975,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

365

2

 

Echostar DBS Corp., 7.78%, 10/01/08

 

 

372,300

 

B

 

 

 

250

 

 

General Cable Corp., 9.50%, 11/15/10

 

 

265,625

 

B-

 

 

 

410

 

 

Houghton Mifflin Co., 9.875%, 2/01/13

 

 

440,750

 

B2

 

 

 

420

3

 

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

420,000

 

18


 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

$

660

 

 

Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14

 

$

604,725

 

B2

 

 

 

575

2,3

 

Paxson Communications Corp., 7.777%, 1/15/12

 

 

572,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primedia, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

1,310

 

 

8.875%, 5/15/11

 

 

1,205,200

 

B2

 

 

 

940

2

 

9.715%, 5/15/10

 

 

911,800

 

B

 

 

 

610

 

 

Quebecor Media, Inc., 11.125%, 7/15/11 (Canada)

 

 

661,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

2,150

 

 

8.00%, 3/15/12

 

 

2,214,500

 

B

 

 

 

450

 

 

8.75%, 12/15/11

 

 

473,062

 

CCC+

 

 

 

175

3

 

Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany)

 

 

181,781

 

Caa1

 

 

 

2,095

 

 

Vertis, Inc., 10.875%, 6/15/09

 

 

2,063,575

 

CCC

 

 

 

1,510

 

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11

 

 

1,411,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,251,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—6.8%

 

 

 

 

CCC+

 

 

 

120

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc., 9.25%, 2/15/08

 

 

116,400

 

BBB-

 

 

 

500

 

 

Fisher Scientific Intl., Inc., 3.25%, 3/01/24

 

 

496,875

 

B+

 

 

 

200

3

 

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South Korea)

 

 

216,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,600

 

 

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/28

 

 

2,190,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/Magna Semiconductor Finance Co., (Luxembourg)

 

 

 

 

Ba3

 

 

 

540

 

 

6.875%, 12/15/11

 

 

533,250

 

Ba3

 

 

 

60

 

 

7.741%, 12/15/11

 

 

61,050

 

B2

 

 

 

980

 

 

8.00%, 12/15/14

 

 

933,450

 

CCC+

 

 

 

130

3

 

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 11.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

133,250

 

BB

 

 

 

900

 

 

STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 7/19/10 (Singapore)

 

 

904,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

240

2,3

 

8.525%, 8/15/13

 

 

250,200

 

B-

 

 

 

685

3

 

9.125%, 8/15/13

 

 

712,400

 

B-

 

 

 

1,200

3

 

10.25%, 8/15/15

 

 

1,206,000

 

B

 

 

 

685

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12

 

 

678,150

 

B-

 

 

 

740

 

 

UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12

 

 

810,300

 

BB+

 

 

 

500

 

 

Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/13

 

 

527,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,770,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—14.4%

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

750

2

 

Airgate PCS, Inc., 8.35%, 10/15/11

 

 

774,375

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

American Tower Corp., 7.125%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,030,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centennial Communications Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

645

 

 

8.125%, 2/01/14

 

 

654,675

 

CCC

 

 

 

400

3

 

10.00%, 1/01/13

 

 

399,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,085

 

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

2,163,188

 

B3

 

 

 

170

2,3

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 9.948%, 5/01/13

 

 

162,350

 

B+

 

 

 

500

 

 

Insight Midwest LP/Insight Capital, 10.50%, 11/01/10

 

 

525,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Ltd., (Bermuda)

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

1,235

3

 

8.625%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,247,350

 

B2

 

 

 

895

3

 

9.609%, 1/15/12

 

 

908,425

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,120

 

 

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.45%, 3/15/29

 

 

954,800

 

B-

 

 

 

150

 

 

Northern Telecom Ltd., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada)

 

 

134,250

 

CCC+

 

 

 

410

2,3

 

Ntelos Holdings Corp., 13.35%, 10/15/13

 

 

408,975

 

B1

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

PanAmSat Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

1,125,600

 

NA

 

 

 

3,000

2,4,6

 

Poland Telecom Finance BV, 14.00%, 12/01/07 (Netherlands)

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

230

 

 

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.00%, 8/03/09

 

 

231,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

850

3

 

7.741%, 6/15/13

 

 

920,125

 

BB+

 

 

 

3,190

2

 

8.875%, 3/15/12

 

 

3,580,775

 

BB-

 

 

 

615

 

 

Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/12 (Canada)

 

 

651,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural Cellular Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

8.25%, 3/15/12

 

 

1,055,000

 

Caa1

 

 

 

1,560

 

 

9.875%, 2/01/10

 

 

1,645,800

 

CCC-

 

 

 

1,170

 

 

Triton PCS, Inc., 9.375%, 2/01/11

 

 

854,100

 

B3

 

 

 

1,100

3

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (Luxembourg)

 

 

1,135,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,563,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

19


 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—3.1%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

$

905

 

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada)

 

$

916,313

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,035

3

 

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14

 

 

1,055,700

 

B3

 

 

 

1,616

 

 

Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12

 

 

1,700,840

 

BB+

 

 

 

660

 

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/13

 

 

694,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,367,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

201,973,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

495

5

 

Crown Castle Intl. Corp.

 

 

13,320

 

 

 

 

 

64,467

4,5,6

 

Goss Holdings, Inc.

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

13,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., 7.00%

 

 

676,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Owens Illinois, Inc., 4.75%

 

 

170,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

3,4,6

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 4.00%

 

 

649,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,300

 

 

Emmis Communications Corp., 6.25%

 

 

436,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

Crown Castle Intl. Corp., 6.25%

 

 

529,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

 

 

2,462,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,700

3,5,6

 

Pliant Corp. expires 6/01/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $209,555,522)

 

 

204,449,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Security—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,300

7

 

FNMA Discount Note, 3.50%, 1/03/06 (cost $1,299,747)

 

 

1,299,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments—144.4% (cost $210,855,2698)

 

$

205,749,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(44.4)%

 

 

(63,291,719

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders—100%

 

$

142,457,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

1

Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.

2

Rate shown is interest rate as of December 31, 2005.

3

Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2005, the Trust held 29.7% of its net assets, with a current market value of $42,248,536, in securities restricted as to resale.

4

Issuer is in default and/or bankruptcy.

5

Non-income producing security.

6

Security is fair valued.

7

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of December 31, 2005.

8

Cost for federal income purposes is $211,400,414. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is $5,651,387, consisting of $3,203,169 gross unrealized appreciation and $8,854,556 gross unrealized depreciation.

A category in the Corporate Bonds section may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

 

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

EUR – European Monetary Unit

20



 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

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Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—145.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities—65.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

20,000

2

 

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.875%

 

$

2,003,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—4.1%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Devon Energy Corp., Ser. A, 6.49%

 

 

501,250

 

A-

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

Gulf Power Co., Ser. 1, 6.00%

 

 

5,150,000

 

B-

 

 

 

115,000

 

 

Hanover Compressor Cap. Trust, 7.25%, expires 12/14/29, price $17.875, 2.7972 shares

 

 

5,575,430

 

Baa3

 

 

 

275,000

 

 

Nexen, Inc., 7.35%

 

 

7,097,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,324,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—46.5%

 

 

 

 

A3

 

 

 

600

 

 

ABN Amro NA, Inc., 6.46%

 

 

642,000

 

Baa2

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

ACE Ltd., Sec. C, 7.80%

 

 

7,818,750

 

BBB-

 

 

 

405,000

 

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., Ser. A, 7.25%

 

 

9,639,000

 

A2

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

Banesto Hldgs. Ltd., Ser. A, 10.50%

 

 

955,312

 

A

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc., Ser. E, 6.15%

 

 

5,053,130

 

B1

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

Chevy Chase Preferred Cap. Corp., Ser. A, 10.375%

 

 

3,335,400

 

A-

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

CIT Group, Inc., 6.35%

 

 

2,580,000

 

A3

 

 

 

23,600

 

 

Citigroup Cap. I , 6.75%

 

 

592,360

 

AA

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

Citigroup Cap. X, 6.10%

 

 

974,000

 

AA

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

Citigroup Cap. XI , 6.00%

 

 

1,220,500

 

BB

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

Colonial Cap. Trust IV, 7.875%

 

 

2,048,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

Aa3

 

 

 

11,100

 

 

6.25%

 

 

273,171

 

Aa3

 

 

 

12,300

 

 

7.00%

 

 

308,654

 

BB+

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd., 7.75%

 

 

4,740,000

 

BBB+

 

 

 

72,500

 

 

Everest Re Cap. Trust, 7.85%

 

 

1,844,219

 

BBB+

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

Everest Re Cap. Trust II, Ser. B, 6.20%

 

 

666,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

 

 

 

 

AA-

 

 

 

96,150

 

 

Ser. F, 5.00%

 

 

4,172,910

 

AA-

 

 

 

27,958

 

 

Ser. H, 5.10%

 

 

1,202,194

 

AA

 

 

 

15,200

 

 

Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd., 5.60%

 

 

341,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Republic Bank,

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

185,000

 

 

6.25%

 

 

4,427,050

 

BBB-

 

 

 

277,200

 

 

6.70%

 

 

6,869,376

 

BBB-

 

 

 

120,000

 

 

First Republic Preferred Cap. Corp., 7.25%

 

 

3,000,000

 

Aa3

 

 

 

85,000

 

 

Fleet Cap. Trust VII, 7.20%

 

 

2,143,700

 

Aa3

 

 

 

26,100

 

 

Fleet Cap. Trust VIII, 7.20%

 

 

663,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

A+

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

Ser. B, 6.20%

 

 

4,980,000

 

Aa3

 

 

 

102,900

 

 

6.00%

 

 

2,453,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ING Groep NV,

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

76,700

 

 

7.05%

 

 

1,960,644

 

A

 

 

 

560,337

 

 

7.20%

 

 

14,383,851

 

A1

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

JP Morgan Chase Cap. XII, 6.25%

 

 

1,987,504

 

A3

 

 

 

117,200

 

 

KeyCorp Cap. V, 5.875%

 

 

2,750,543

 

A

 

 

 

263,400

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Cap. Trust III, Ser. K, 6.375%

 

 

6,535,612

 

A

 

 

 

90,000

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Cap. Trust IV, Ser. L, 6.375%

 

 

2,252,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

31,100

 

 

Ser. D, 5.67%

 

 

1,491,830

 

A

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

Ser. M, 6.50%

 

 

3,975,000

 

A+

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Ser. 3, 6.375%

 

 

5,112,500

 

A+

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

Merrill Lynch Preferred Cap. Trust III, 7.00%

 

 

508,126

 

A+

 

 

 

86,900

 

 

Merrill Lynch Preferred Cap. Trust V, 7.28%

 

 

2,269,828

 

A-

 

 

 

625,000

 

 

MetLife, Inc., Ser. B, 6.50%

 

 

16,200,000

 

A1

 

 

 

187,000

 

 

Morgan Stanley Cap. Trust III, 6.25%

 

 

4,547,840

 

BBB

 

 

 

7,200

 

 

News Corp. Ltd., The, Ser. 9, Class 1, 8.125%

 

 

181,800

 

A

 

 

 

209,400

 

 

Partnerre Ltd., Ser. C, 6.75%

 

 

5,084,504

 

BBB

 

 

 

79,385

 

 

Phoenix Companies Inc., The, 7.45%

 

 

1,992,563

 

BBB+

 

 

 

18,400

 

 

PLC Cap. Trust IV, 7.25%

 

 

464,600

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

21



BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

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Description

 

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Financial Institutions—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

A-

 

 

 

409,975

3

 

Principal Financial Group, 6.518%

 

$

10,915,584

 

BBB

 

 

 

371,725

 

 

Renaissancere Holdings Ltd., Ser. B, 7.30%

 

 

8,889,561

 

BBB-

 

 

 

30

 

 

Roslyn Real Estate Asset Corp., Ser. C, 8.95%

 

 

3,054,750

 

AA-

 

 

 

375,000

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, ADR, 6.35%

 

 

9,423,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safeco Cap. Trust I,

 

 

 

 

Baa2

 

 

 

4,100

 

 

8.072% (CORTS)

 

 

108,322

 

Baa2

 

 

 

23,600

 

 

8.25% (SATURNS)

 

 

606,011

 

Baa2

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

8.375% (CORTS)

 

 

53,480

 

Baa2

 

 

 

14,700

 

 

8.70% (CORTS)

 

 

411,894

 

Baa2

 

 

 

35,700

 

 

8.75% (CORTS)

 

 

1,033,515

 

A-

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

SLM Corp., Ser. A, 6.97%

 

 

265,938

 

A-

 

 

 

50,600

 

 

Sprint Corp., 7.00%

 

 

1,257,916

 

A-

 

 

 

103,439

 

 

Structured Repackaged Asset-Backed Trust Securities, 6.50%

 

 

2,508,396

 

A

 

 

 

60

2

 

Union Planters Preferred Funding Corp., 7.75%

 

 

7,217,100

 

BBB-

 

 

 

11,100

 

 

Valero Energy Corp., 7.25%

 

 

284,271

 

A2

 

 

 

404,400

 

 

Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Ser. A, 7.25%

 

 

11,285,308

 

Baa1

 

 

 

5,200

 

 

Washington Mutual Cap. I, 7.65%

 

 

131,463

 

Baa1

 

 

 

143,865

 

 

Zions Cap. Trust, 8.00%

 

 

3,727,010

 

Baa2

 

 

 

2,000

2,3

 

Zurich Regcaps Funding Trust, 6.58%

 

 

2,074,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

207,892,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—1.4%

 

 

 

 

Baa1

 

 

 

253,100

 

 

AOL Time Warner, Inc., Ser. A-1, 7.625%

 

 

6,459,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—12.5%

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

305

 

 

BRE Properties, Ser. D, 6.75%

 

 

7,523,754

 

BBB-

 

 

 

78,888

 

 

CarrAmerica Realty Corp., Ser. E, 7.50%

 

 

1,984,033

 

BBB-

 

 

 

120,000

 

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 7.375%

 

 

2,958,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Realty Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BBB

 

 

 

90,000

 

 

Ser. J, 6.625%

 

 

2,216,700

 

BBB

 

 

 

160,800

 

 

Ser. K, 6.50%

 

 

3,879,300

 

BBB+

 

 

 

322,000

 

 

Kimco Realty Corp., Ser. F, 6.65%

 

 

8,251,250

 

BBB+

 

 

 

255,200

 

 

NB Capital Corp., 8.35%

 

 

6,765,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regency Centers Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BBB

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

6.70%

 

 

1,830,473

 

BBB

 

 

 

324,000

 

 

7.45%

 

 

8,353,141

 

Aa3

 

 

 

30

2

 

Sun Trust Real Estate Investment Corp., 9.00%

 

 

3,960,000

 

A-

 

 

 

320,000

 

 

Weingarten Realty Investors, Ser. D, 6.75%

 

 

8,243,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,965,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

 

 

290,645,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferred Securities—35.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—1.8%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

$

3,000

 

 

HL&P Cap. Trust II, 8.257%, 2/01/37

 

 

3,022,500

 

BBB-

 

 

 

4,655

 

 

K N Cap. Trust III, 7.63%, 4/15/28

 

 

5,153,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,176,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—31.4%

 

 

 

 

Ba2

 

 

 

4,500

 

 

AFC Cap. Trust I, 8.207%, 2/03/27

 

 

4,761,814

 

A2

 

 

 

6,000

2

 

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, 7.30%, 10/14/49

 

 

6,250,500

 

BBB

 

 

 

5,500

 

 

AON Corp., 8.205%, 1/01/27

 

 

6,538,400

 

BBB

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Astoria Cap. Trust 1, 9.75%, 11/01/29

 

 

5,794,500

 

A3

 

 

 

9,774

 

 

AXA SA, 7.10%, 5/29/49 (France)

 

 

10,050,636

 

A+

 

 

 

3,557

 

 

BNP Paribas Cap. Trust V, 7.20%, 12/31/49

 

 

3,650,549

 

A1

 

 

 

5,500

 

 

California Preferred Funding Trust, 7.00%, 1/30/49

 

 

5,685,900

 

BBB-

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

Colonial Cap. Trust II, 8.92%, 1/15/27

 

 

1,173,810

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22



BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

A1

 

 

$

3,000

 

 

Credit Agricole Preferred Fund Trust II, 7.00%, 8/29/49

 

$

3,090,000

 

A+

 

 

 

14,500

2,3

 

Deutsche Bank Cap. Funding, 7.872%, 12/29/49

 

 

15,657,390

 

A-

 

 

 

8,000

2

 

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, 6/30/31

 

 

9,939,760

 

Baa2

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

FCB/NC Cap. Trust I, 8.05%, 3/01/28

 

 

1,169,828

 

A3

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Greenpoint Cap. Trust I, 9.10%, 6/01/27

 

 

5,460,450

 

A1

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

HBOS Cap. Funding LP, 6.85%, 3/29/49

 

 

5,081,500

 

AA-

 

 

 

200

 

 

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.20%, (United Kingdom)

 

 

4,928,000

 

BBB-

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

HUBCO Cap. Trust I, 8.98%, 2/01/27

 

 

1,522,192

 

BBB-

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

HUBCO Cap. Trust II, 7.65%, 6/15/28

 

 

3,210,000

 

A1

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

JPM Cap. Trust II, 7.95%, 2/01/27

 

 

1,065,378

 

BBB+

 

 

 

10,000

2,3

 

Mangrove Bay Pass-Through Trust, 6.102%, 7/15/33

 

 

9,923,800

 

BB+

 

 

 

3,145

 

 

Markel Cap. Trust I, 8.71%, 1/01/46

 

 

3,333,983

 

Aa3

 

 

 

1

 

 

Morgan Stanley, 7.05%, 4/01/32

 

 

33,191

 

A2

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

NBP Capital Trust III, 7.375%, 10/29/49

 

 

2,105,000

 

A3

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

North Fork Cap. Trust II, 8.00%, 12/15/27

 

 

3,249,750

 

BBB+

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Old Mutual Cap. Funding, 8.00%, 5/29/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

5,256,500

 

A1

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

RBS Cap. Trust, 6.80%, 12/31/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

3,050,878

 

A+

 

 

 

4,600

2

 

State Street Institutional Capital A, 7.94%, 12/30/26

 

 

4,884,832

 

A+

 

 

 

7,500

2

 

Sun Life of Canada US Cap. Trust I, 8.526%, 5/29/49

 

 

8,042,475

 

BBB-

 

 

 

5,000

2

 

Webster Cap. Trust I, 9.36%, 1/29/27

 

 

5,354,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

140,265,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.7%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

8,180

2

 

Sovereign Real Estate Investor Corp., 12.00%, 8/29/49

 

 

11,861,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Trust Preferred Securities

 

 

160,302,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—44.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—0.8%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

100

 

 

Accuride Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

 

98,500

 

BB+

 

 

 

75

 

 

ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

72,000

 

B-

 

 

 

130

 

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11

 

 

127,075

 

CCC+

 

 

 

250

3

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13

 

 

230,000

 

BB

 

 

 

100

 

 

Navistar Intl. Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/11

 

 

95,000

 

B-

 

 

 

2,850

 

 

Rexnord Corp., 10.125%, 12/15/12

 

 

3,070,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,693,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—1.4%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

100

2

 

BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 10.10%, 7/15/10

 

 

101,875

 

B-

 

 

 

2,145

 

 

Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11

 

 

2,187,900

 

B+

 

 

 

200

 

 

Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)

 

 

206,250

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,700

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.125%, 7/15/12

 

 

3,030,750

 

B3

 

 

 

450

 

 

NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

443,250

 

B-

 

 

 

100

2

 

PQ Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

93,250

 

BBB-

 

 

 

190

2

 

Southern Peru Copper Corp., 7.50%, 7/27/35

 

 

187,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,251,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—1.4%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

75

2

 

Ahern Rentals, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/13

 

 

77,906

 

B2

 

 

 

260

2

 

Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

252,200

 

B-

 

 

 

790

2

 

Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

734,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

3,250

 

 

6.25%, 1/15/15

 

 

3,038,750

 

BB+

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

6.25%, 1/15/16

 

 

1,860,000

 

B

 

 

 

170

 

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 9.00%, 6/01/10 (Canada)

 

 

176,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,140,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—3.7%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

115

 

 

ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13

 

 

108,100

 

B1

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

Cenveo Corp., 9.625%, 3/15/12

 

 

3,232,500

 

BB+

 

 

 

8,500

 

 

Delhaize America, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/11

 

 

9,271,375

 

B3

 

 

 

320

 

 

Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12

 

 

288,000

 

B2

 

 

 

110

 

 

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

 

 

122,100

 

B-

 

 

 

140

2

 

Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

133,000

 

B-

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

1,278,900

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

23



BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

$

460

3

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 9.28%, 4/01/12

 

$

463,450

 

B3

 

 

 

860

 

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

670,800

 

BB-

 

 

 

300

2

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

288,750

 

B-

 

 

 

750

2,3

 

Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08

 

 

705,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,561,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.1%

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

 

385

2

 

Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/15

 

 

398,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

290

 

 

Allied Waste North America, 5.75%, 2/15/11

 

 

274,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—3.0%

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

AES Corp., 8.875%, 2/15/11

 

 

3,240,000

 

B2

 

 

 

620

 

 

Aquila Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada)

 

 

637,050

 

B-

 

 

 

45

2,3,4

 

Calpine Corp., 8.50%, 7/15/10

 

 

36,788

 

B

 

 

 

220

2

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

227,700

 

BB

 

 

 

30

2

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/20

 

 

30,075

 

B-

 

 

 

285

 

 

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/13

 

 

273,600

 

BB-

 

 

 

85

 

 

CMS Energy Corp., 8.50%, 4/15/11

 

 

92,650

 

BB-

 

 

 

210

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)

 

 

216,300

 

B

 

 

 

130

2

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Canada)

 

 

131,300

 

B2

 

 

 

710

 

 

Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11

 

 

747,275

 

B+

 

 

 

1,190

2

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/13

 

 

1,344,700

 

B

 

 

 

50

 

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 7.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

49,500

 

B

 

 

 

120

2

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

122,100

 

B+

 

 

 

19

 

 

Midwest Generation LLC, 8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

20,579

 

B2

 

 

 

50

 

 

Mirant Americas Generation LLC, 8.30%, 5/01/11

 

 

63,250

 

B-

 

 

 

130

2

 

Ocean Rig AS, 8.375%, 7/01/13

 

 

138,125

 

B2

 

 

 

2,950

 

 

Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

3,333,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

295

 

 

6.75%, 12/15/14

 

 

258,125

 

BB-

 

 

 

50

 

 

9.25%, 7/15/10

 

 

50,125

 

B2

 

 

 

420

2

 

Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

431,550

 

B2

 

 

 

55

2

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/14

 

 

55,137

 

BB

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Williams Cos., Inc., 7.125%, 9/01/11

 

 

2,080,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,579,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—0.2%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

510

2

 

Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

506,175

 

B

 

 

 

130

 

 

Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

134,225

 

B+

 

 

 

130

2

 

San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13

 

 

130,650

 

B+

 

 

 

190

 

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

185,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

956,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—26.7%

 

 

 

 

Aa3

 

 

 

9,605

2,5

 

American General Institute Cap., 7.57%, 12/01/45

 

 

11,813,189

 

BB

 

 

 

415

2

 

American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

413,962

 

Aa3

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

BAC Capital Trust V, 5.625%, 3/08/35

 

 

4,919,550

 

AA

 

 

 

5,000

2,3

 

Barclays Bank PLC, 6.86%, 9/29/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

5,571,350

 

B3

 

 

 

300

 

 

BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14 (Luxembourg)

 

 

333,750

 

B-

 

 

 

70

2,3

 

Borden US Finance Corp./Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

69,388

 

BB

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

 

 

1,055,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

125

2

 

7.375%, 9/15/13

 

 

126,563

 

B+

 

 

 

170

 

 

7.875%, 12/01/15

 

 

175,525

 

BB

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada)

 

 

4,687,500

 

BBB

 

 

 

11,500

 

 

First Midwest Cap. Trust I, 6.95%, 12/01/33

 

 

12,725,670

 

BB+

 

 

 

125

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.25%, 10/25/11

 

 

107,985

 

AA-

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

HSBC Bank USA, Inc., 5.875%, 11/01/34

 

 

7,133,140

 

AA-

 

 

 

10,000

2,3

 

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 4.61%, 12/29/49 (Jersey)

 

 

9,423,100

 

A1

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

JP Morgan Chase Capital XVII, 5.85%, 8/01/35

 

 

4,972,850

 

BBB-

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Kingsway America, Inc., 7.50%, 2/01/14

 

 

5,145,250

 

A+

 

 

 

7,399

 

 

Lloyds Bank Ltd., 6.90%, 10/10/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

7,519,604

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24



BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

$

340

2

 

Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg)

 

$

336,600

 

A

 

 

 

8,000

 

 

Prudential, 6.50%, 6/29/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

7,910,000

 

BBB+

 

 

5,000

 

 

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/65

 

 

5,052,450

 

A3

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

Resparcs Funding LP, 8.00%, 12/30/49 (Hong Kong)

 

 

4,130,000

 

A

 

 

 

5,000

2,3

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 5.471%, 3/29/49

 

 

4,993,750

 

Ba1

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Sovereign Capital Trust 1, 9.00%, 4/01/27

 

 

2,145,620

 

B-

 

 

 

30

 

 

Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14

 

 

24,825

 

AA+

 

 

 

4,051

3

 

Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10

 

 

4,057,530

 

AA

 

 

 

10,000

3

 

UBS Preferred Funding Trust, 8.622%, 10/29/49

 

 

11,439,080

 

B-

 

 

 

60

3

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 9.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

60,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

60

 

 

Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12

 

 

67,050

 

A2

 

 

 

3,000

2,3

 

Westpac Capital Trust IV, 5.256%, 12/29/49

 

 

2,928,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,338,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

530

2,3

 

Insight Health Services Corp., 9.174%, 11/01/11

 

 

507,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

90

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

82,350

 

B

 

 

 

90

 

 

9.875%, 7/01/14

 

 

91,350

 

B-

 

 

 

520

 

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11

 

 

540,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,221,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—1.1%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

210

 

 

Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada)

 

 

206,325

 

B-

 

 

 

90

2

 

Chart Industries, Inc., 9.125%, 10/15/15

 

 

92,025

 

B-

 

 

 

1,770

 

 

DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,840,800

 

B-

 

 

 

300

 

 

ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12

 

 

309,750

 

CCC+

 

 

 

400

2

 

Hydrochem Industrial Services, 9.25%, 2/15/13

 

 

384,000

 

CCC+

 

 

 

2,395

 

 

Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12

 

 

1,987,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,820,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—1.9%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

200

 

 

Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12

 

 

201,250

 

B3

 

 

 

200

3

 

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.716%, 4/01/09

 

 

203,000

 

BBB

 

 

 

110

 

 

Comcast Corp., Zero Coupon, 11/15/29

 

 

5,032,390

 

B

 

 

 

1,950

 

 

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., 9.875%, 8/15/13

 

 

2,162,062

 

B2

 

 

 

220

2

 

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

220,275

 

B3

 

 

 

270

 

 

Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14

 

 

247,388

 

B2

 

 

 

350

2,3

 

Paxson Communications Corp., 7.777%, 1/15/12

 

 

348,250

 

B2

 

 

 

280

5

 

Primedia, Inc, 9.715%, 5/15/10

 

 

271,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,686,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rouse Co.,

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

3.625%, 3/15/09

 

 

4,648,450

 

BB+

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

5.375%, 11/26/13

 

 

1,902,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,551,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—0.4%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

120

2

 

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South Korea)

 

 

130,050

 

BB-

 

 

 

185

 

 

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/28

 

 

155,863

 

B2

 

 

 

110

 

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/Magna Semiconductor Finance Co., 8.00%, 12/15/14 (Luxembourg)

 

 

104,775

 

BB

 

 

 

60

 

 

STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 7/19/10 (Singapore)

 

 

60,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

140

2,3

 

8.525%, 8/15/13

 

 

145,950

 

B-

 

 

 

350

2

 

9.125%, 8/15/13

 

 

364,000

 

B-

 

 

 

320

2

 

10.25%, 8/15/15

 

 

321,600

 

B

 

 

 

460

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12

 

 

455,400

 

B-

 

 

 

80

 

 

UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12

 

 

87,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,825,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—1.0%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

290

 

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

300,875

 

B3

 

 

 

190

2,3

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 9.948%, 5/01/13

 

 

181,450

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

25



BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1
(unaudited)

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

Description

 

 

Value

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Ltd., (Bermuda)

 

 

 

 

Caa1

 

 

$

200

 

 

5.25%, 11/01/08

 

$

181,000

 

B2

 

 

 

85

2

 

8.25%, 1/15/13

 

 

85,000

 

B2

 

 

 

355

2

 

8.625%, 1/15/15

 

 

358,550

 

B2

 

 

 

365

2,3

 

9.614%, 1/15/12

 

 

370,475

 

BB-

 

 

 

30

 

 

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.45%, 3/15/29

 

 

25,575

 

B-

 

 

 

80

 

 

Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada)

 

 

71,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

460

2,3

 

7.741%, 6/15/13

 

 

497,950

 

BB+

 

 

 

1,845

 

 

7.875%, 9/01/11

 

 

1,987,987

 

B3

 

 

 

420

2

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (Luxembourg)

 

 

437,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,498,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—0.5%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

90

 

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada)

 

 

91,125

 

BB-

 

 

 

395

2

 

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14

 

 

402,900

 

B3

 

 

 

32

 

 

Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12

 

 

33,680

 

B+

 

 

 

80

 

 

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Marshall Island)

 

 

80,900

 

B

 

 

 

1,910

 

 

Sea Containers Ltd., 10.50%, 5/15/12

 

 

1,895,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,504,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

197,302,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $635,882,737)

 

 

648,250,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Security—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,000

6

 

FNMA Discount Note, 3.50%, 1/03/06 (cost $13,997,278)

 

 

13,997,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments before borrowed bonds and investments sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost $649,880,0147)

 

 

662,247,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BORROWED BONDS—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

8

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.35%, 1/04/06

 

 

50,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

12,073

8

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.50%, 1/03/06-1/04/06

 

 

12,072,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Borrowed Bonds (cost $12,123,263)

 

 

12,123,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS SOLD SHORT—(2.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(45)

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31

 

 

(50,605

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,500)

 

 

4.25%, 10/15/10

 

 

(7,462,500

)

 

 

 

 

(4,550)

 

 

4.50%, 11/15/15

 

 

(4,589,084

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments Sold Short (proceeds received $12,010,577)

 

 

(12,102,189

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments net of borrowed bonds and investments sold short—148.1%

 

$

662,268,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities—1.3%

 

 

5,798,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(49.4)%

 

 

(220,878,008

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets —100%

 

$

447,189,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

1

Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.

2

Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of December 31, 2005, the Trust held 29.9% of its net assets, with a current market value of $133,820,567, in securities restricted as to resale.

3

Rate shown is interest rate as of December 31, 2005.

4

Issuer is in default and/or bankruptcy.

5

Securities, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral with a value of $3,074,750 on 160 short U.S. Treasury Note futures contracts expiring March 2006 and 524 short U.S. Treasury Bond futures contracts expiring March 2006. The notional value of such contracts on December 31, 2005 was ($77,339,250), with an unrealized loss of $1,484,963.

6

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of December 31, 2005.

7

Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $650,051,896. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $12,140,735, consisting of $17,156,333 gross unrealized appreciation and $4,960,344 gross unrealized depreciation.

8

The interest rate and maturity date shown represent the terms of the bonds borrowed transaction, not the security borrowed (see Note 1).


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

 

ADR

American Depository Receipt

 

PPLUS

Preferred Plus

CABCO

Corporate Asset Backed Corp.

 

SATURNS

Structured Asset Trust Unit Repackagings

CORTS

Corporate Backed Trust Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2005



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global
Floating Rate
Income Trust
(BGT)

 

High
Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Preferred
Opportunity
Trust
(BPP)

 

 

 


 


 


 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value1

 

$

713,275,629

 

$

205,749,027

 

$

662,247,885

 

Cash

 

 

828,319

 

 

68,697

 

 

2,111,729

 

Foreign currency at value2

 

 

3,484,883

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable from investments sold

 

 

5,723,742

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,501

 

Unrealized gain on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

388,125

 

 

35,926

 

 

 

Deposits with brokers as collateral for borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,123,263

 

Interest receivable

 

 

7,696,040

 

 

4,275,289

 

 

5,814,688

 

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,362,527

 

Investments in affiliates

 

 

25,624

 

 

2,881

 

 

61,969

 

Other assets

 

 

19,243

 

 

5,979

 

 

19,177

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

731,441,605

 

 

210,137,799

 

 

683,899,739

 

 

 



 



 



 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for investments purchased

 

 

35,224,619

 

 

 

 

 

Investments sold short at value3

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,102,189

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

66,000,000

 

 

 

Interest payable

 

 

 

 

194,713

 

 

121,508

 

Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

207,169

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends payable—common shares

 

 

2,700,317

 

 

1,117,114

 

 

3,050,969

 

Investment advisory fee payable

 

 

324,552

 

 

130,965

 

 

368,655

 

Deferred Trustees’ fees

 

 

25,624

 

 

2,881

 

 

61,969

 

Payable to affiliates

 

 

37,345

 

 

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

165,849

 

 

234,818

 

 

126,499

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

38,685,475

 

 

67,680,491

 

 

15,831,789

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares at Redemption Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.001 par value per share and $25,000 liquidation value per share, including dividends payable4

 

 

243,537,266

 

 

 

 

220,878,008

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

$

449,218,864

 

$

142,457,308

 

$

447,189,942

 

 

 



 



 



 

Composition of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value

 

$

23,481

 

$

 

$

18,306

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

444,771,968

 

 

402,401,094

 

 

433,529,217

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

(341,283

)

 

(505,133

)

 

90,975

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(274,479

)

 

(254,368,302

)

 

1,397,605

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

5,039,177

 

 

(5,070,351

)

 

12,153,839

 

 

 



 



 



 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, December 31, 2005

 

$

449,218,864

 

$

142,457,308

 

$

447,189,942

 

 

 



 



 



 

Net asset value per common share5

 

$

19.13

 

$

2.61

 

$

24.43

 

 

 



 



 



 

1

Investments at cost

 

$

708,437,371

 

$

210,855,269

 

$

649,880,014

 

2

Foreign currency at cost

 

 

3,479,849

 

 

 

 

 

3

Proceeds received

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,010,577

 

4

Preferred shares outstanding

 

 

9,738

 

 

 

 

8,832

 

5

Common shares outstanding

 

 

23,481,021

 

 

54,493,341

 

 

18,305,777

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

27


 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2005



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global
Floating Rate
Income Trust
(BGT)

 

High
Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Preferred
Opportunity
Trust
(BPP)

 

 

 


 


 


 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

44,071,722

 

$

17,328,976

 

$

26,457,468

 

Dividend income

 

 

 

 

148,103

 

 

19,180,085

 

Income from affiliates

 

 

1,241

 

 

77

 

 

4,645

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total investment income

 

 

44,072,963

 

 

17,477,156

 

 

45,642,198

 

 

 



 



 



 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

5,294,734

 

 

1,566,881

 

 

4,456,570

 

Transfer agent

 

 

18,324

 

 

25,280

 

 

14,965

 

Custodian

 

 

278,248

 

 

71,416

 

 

130,472

 

Reports to shareholders

 

 

114,687

 

 

51,166

 

 

118,915

 

Directors/Trustees

 

 

56,691

 

 

26,982

 

 

54,502

 

Registration

 

 

19,693

 

 

51,251

 

 

21,250

 

Independent accountants

 

 

60,826

 

 

64,350

 

 

59,227

 

Legal

 

 

88,931

 

 

72,157

 

 

80,143

 

Insurance

 

 

49,209

 

 

19,736

 

 

43,668

 

Auction agent

 

 

629,661

 

 

 

 

577,571

 

Deferred Trustee’s fees

 

 

1,241

 

 

77

 

 

4,645

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

69,055

 

 

79,612

 

 

79,794

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

6,681,300

 

 

2,028,908

 

 

5,641,722

 

Interest expense

 

 

351,973

 

 

2,454,816

 

 

1,344,842

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total expenses

 

 

7,033,273

 

 

4,483,724

 

 

6,986,564

 

Less fees waived by Advisor

 

 

(1,411,929

)

 

 

 

 

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(72,857

)

 

(7,996

)

 

(13,967

)

 

 



 



 



 

Net expenses

 

 

5,548,487

 

 

4,475,728

 

 

6,972,597

 

 

 



 



 



 

Net investment income

 

 

38,524,476

 

 

13,001,428

 

 

38,669,601

 

 

 



 



 



 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(43,510

)

 

(754,008

)

 

7,812,429

 

Foreign currency

 

 

(690,363

)

 

110,906

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,741,607

)

Interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,057,611

)

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

(641,661

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

(733,873

)

 

(643,102

)

 

2,371,550

 

 

 



 



 



 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(3,571,502

)

 

(11,607,552

)

 

(19,188,348

)

Foreign currency

 

 

252,623

 

 

35,891

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

 

 

349,369

 

Interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,038,668

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

345,857

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

(3,318,879

)

 

(11,571,661

)

 

(17,454,454

)

 

 



 



 



 

Net loss

 

 

(4,052,752

)

 

(12,214,763

)

 

(15,082,904

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Preferred Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(7,702,674

)

 

 

 

(4,681,820

)

Net realized gains

 

 

(22,268

)

 

 

 

(2,471,709

)

 

 



 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(7,724,942

)

 

 

 

(7,153,529

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

 

$

26,746,782

 

$

786,665

 

$

16,433,168

 

 

 



 



 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28


 

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended December 31, 2005



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations to Net Cash
Provided by Operating Activities

 

Global
Floating Rate
Income Trust
(BGT)

 

High
Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Preferred
Opportunity
Trust
(BPP)

 

 

 


 


 


 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

26,746,782

 

$

786,665

 

$

16,433,168

 

 

 



 



 



 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(335,698,253

)

 

(239,073,932

)

 

(514,220,555

)

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

347,638,653

 

 

242,166,246

 

 

524,679,038

 

Increase (Decrease) in short-term investments

 

 

8,509,300

 

 

(61,096

)

 

5,179,586

 

Amortization of premium and discounts on investments

 

 

995,229

 

 

432,716

 

 

1,147,567

 

Net realized loss (gain) on investments

 

 

(132,006

)

 

754,008

 

 

(7,812,429

)

Increase in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

3,571,502

 

 

11,607,552

 

 

19,188,348

 

Decrease in investments sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,401,686

)

(Increase) Decrease in investments in affiliates

 

 

(23,529

)

 

231,811

 

 

(27,599

)

Net effect of exchange rates on foreign currency

 

 

757,369

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) Decrease in receivable for investments sold

 

 

(5,271,376

)

 

808,195

 

 

 

Increase in interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,038,668

)

Decrease in deposits with brokers as collateral for borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,673,612

 

Increase in variation margin receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

(915,126

)

Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency contacts

 

 

(238,439

)

 

(35,926

)

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in income receivable

 

 

(2,093,047

)

 

(315,212

)

 

745,849

 

Decrease in other assets

 

 

18,614

 

 

101,296

 

 

437

 

Decrease in interest payable

 

 

 

 

50,412

 

 

(1,214,771

)

Increase (Decrease) in payable for investments purchased

 

 

(14,151,227

)

 

 

 

 

Decrease in investment advisory fee payable

 

 

(322

)

 

(5,035

)

 

(14,922

)

Increase (Decrease) in deferred Directors/Trustees’ fees

 

 

23,529

 

 

(234,692

)

 

27,599

 

Increase in payable to affiliates

 

 

28,752

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in accrued expenses

 

 

(281,345

)

 

(126,624

)

 

(7,303

)

 

 



 



 



 

Total adjustments

 

 

3,653,404

 

 

16,299,719

 

 

25,988,977

 

 

 



 



 



 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

 

$

30,400,186

 

$

17,086,384

 

$

42,422,145

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Foreign Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

 

$

30,400,186

 

$

17,086,384

 

$

42,422,145

 

 

 



 



 



 

Cash used for financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs relating to the issuance of preferred shares

 

 

81,708

 

 

 

 

8,740

 

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

840,842

 

 

 

Increase in loan payable

 

 

 

 

(3,000,000

)

 

 

Increase in preferred shares at redemption value including dividends payable

 

 

51,560

 

 

 

 

46,154

 

Cash dividends paid to common shareholders

 

 

(28,227,405

)

 

(15,681,635

)

 

(43,060,935

)

 

 



 



 



 

Net cash used for financing activities

 

 

(28,094,137

)

 

(17,840,793

)

 

(43,006,041

)

 

 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

2,306,049

 

 

(754,409

)

 

(583,896

)

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of year

 

 

2,007,153

 

 

823,106

 

 

2,695,625

 

 

 



 



 



 

Cash and foreign currency at end of year

 

$

4,313,202

 

$

68,697

 

$

2,111,729

 

 

 



 



 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

29


 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the year ended December 31, 2005 and for the period1 ended December 31, 2004



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Floating Rate
Income Trust
(BGT)

 

High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

20042

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

38,524,476

 

$

7,644,992

 

$

13,001,428

 

$

14,823,261

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(733,873

)

 

104,561

 

 

(643,102

)

 

(1,468,607

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(3,318,879

)

 

8,358,056

 

 

(11,571,661

)

 

2,948,471

 

Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(7,702,674

)

 

(945,917

)

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains

 

 

(22,268

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net increase in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

26,746,782

 

 

15,161,692

 

 

786,665

 

 

16,303,125

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(28,572,525

)

 

(8,763,117

)

 

(14,468,525

)

 

(16,001,963

)

Net realized gains

 

 

(164,417

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(28,736,942

)

 

(8,763,117

)

 

(14,468,525

)

 

(16,001,963

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares

 

 

 

 

438,510,001

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised

 

 

 

 

9,053,500

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs relating to preferred shares

 

 

81,708

 

 

(2,834,760

)

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

840,842

 

 

698,683

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net proceeds from capital share transactions

 

 

81,708

 

 

444,728,741

 

 

840,842

 

 

698,683

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total increase (decrease)

 

 

(1,908,452

)

 

451,127,316

 

 

(12,841,018

)

 

999,845

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

451,127,316

 

 

 

 

155,298,326

 

 

154,298,481

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

End of period

 

$

449,218,864

 

$

451,127,316

 

$

142,457,308

 

$

155,298,326

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

(476,855

)

$

(1,900,197

)

$

(792,169

)

$

186,113

 



 

 

1

Commencement of investment operations for Global Floating Rate Income Trust was August 30, 2004. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc. The other Trusts’ statements are for a full year.

2

Audited by other Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

See Notes to Financial Statements

30


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred
Opportunity Trust
(BPP)

 

 

 


 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 


 


 

Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

38,669,601

 

$

40,552,790

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

2,371,550

 

 

12,492,981

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(17,454,454

)

 

(6,235,228

)

Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(4,681,820

)

 

(2,900,841

)

Net realized gains

 

 

(2,471,709

)

 

(402,710

)

 

 



 



 

Net increase in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

16,433,168

 

 

43,506,992

 

 

 



 



 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(31,788,280

)

 

(36,611,627

)

Net realized gains

 

 

(11,272,655

)

 

(1,328,999

)

 

 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(43,060,935

)

 

(37,940,626

)

 

 



 



 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs relating to preferred shares

 

 

8,740

 

 

 

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Net proceeds from capital share transactions

 

 

8,740

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Total increase (decrease)

 

 

(26,619,027

)

 

5,566,366

 

 

 



 



 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

473,808,969

 

 

468,242,603

 

 

 



 



 

End of period

 

$

447,189,942

 

$

473,808,969

 

 

 



 



 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

175,514

 

$

(34,370

)

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2005

 

For the period
August 30, 20041
through
December 31, 2004

 

 

 


 


 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

19.21

 

 

$

19.10

2

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

1.64

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

0.35

 

 

Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

Net realized gains

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

1.14

 

 

 

0.64

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Dividends and distributions to common shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(1.22

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

Net realized gains

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(1.22

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Capital charges with respect to issuance of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

Preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Total capital charges

 

 

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

19.13

 

 

$

19.21

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

17.16

 

 

$

18.63

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN4

 

 

(1.34

)%

 

 

(5.00

)%

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.56

%

 

 

1.26

%6

 

Net expenses

 

 

1.23

%

 

 

0.97

%6

 

Net expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

0.97

%6

 

Net investment income before preferred share dividends

 

 

8.52

%

 

 

5.04

%6

 

Preferred share dividends

 

 

1.71

%

 

 

0.62

%6

 

Net investment income available to common shareholders

 

 

6.81

%

 

 

4.42

%6

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net assets (000)

 

$

452,179

 

 

$

446,660

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

46

%

 

 

11

%

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

449,219

 

 

$

451,126

 

 

Preferred shares outstanding (000)

 

$

243,450

 

 

$

243,450

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

$

10,722

 

 

$

114

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.27

%

 

 

2.24

%

 

Asset coverage, end of period

 

$

71,139

 

 

$

71,330

 

 


 

 


1

Commencement of investment operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc.

2

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.90 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $20.00 per share.

3

Amounted to less than $0.01 per common share outstanding.

4

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

5

Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of the common shareholders.

6

Annualized.

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2005

 

20044

 

20034

 

20024

 

20014

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.86

 

$

2.42

 

$

3.05

 

$

3.88

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.28

1

 

0.32

1

 

0.36

1

 

0.55

1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.23

)

 

0.03

 

 

0.40

 

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.81

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.72

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.26

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.57

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.57

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

2.61

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.86

 

$

2.42

 

$

3.05

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Market value, end of year

 

$

2.33

 

$

2.90

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.32

 

$

3.36

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN2

 

 

(11.28

)%

 

12.24

%

 

37.23

%

 

(21.23

)%

 

(6.85

)%

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

3.04

%

 

2.23

%

 

2.21

%

 

2.53

%

 

3.43

%

Net expenses

 

 

3.04

%

 

2.23

%

 

2.21

%

 

2.53

%

 

3.43

%

Net expense, excluding interest expense

 

 

1.37

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.49

%

 

1.26

%

Net investment income

 

 

8.82

%

 

9.70

%

 

11.99

%

 

13.29

%

 

15.56

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net assets (000)

 

$

147,376

 

$

152,815

 

$

143,397

 

$

144,665

 

$

174,851

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

115

%

 

56

%

 

93

%

 

134

%

 

82

%

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

142,457

 

$

155,298

 

$

154,298

 

$

129,538

 

$

161,693

 

Loan outstanding, end of year (000)

 

$

66,000

 

$

69,000

 

$

68,000

 

$

51,000

 

$

73,800

 

Asset coverage, end of year3

 

$

3,158

 

$

3,251

 

$

3,269

 

$

3,540

 

$

3,191

 

Loan average daily balance (000)

 

$

65,992

 

$

64,081

 

$

60,604

 

$

68,577

 

$

74,023

 

Loan weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.37

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.72

%

 

2.20

%

 

5.50

%


 

 


1

Net investment income per share has been recalculated in accordance with SEC requirements, with the exception that end-of-the-year accumulated undistributed/(overdistributed) net investment income has not been adjusted to reflect current-year permanent differences between financial and tax accounting.

2

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at rates obtained under the Trust dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

3

Per $1,000 of loan outstanding.

4

Audited by other Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each year indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

The performance set forth in this table is the financial data of BlackRock High Income Shares (formerly CIGNA High Income Shares). BlackRock began managing CIGNA High Income Shares on March 2, 2005.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Period
February 28, 20031
through
December 31, 2003

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

25.88

 

$

25.58

 

 

$

23.88

2

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

2.11

 

 

2.22

 

 

 

1.72

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.82

)

 

0.33

 

 

 

1.93

 

 

Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.16

)

 

 

(0.10

)

 

Net realized gains

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.90

 

 

2.37

 

 

 

3.55

 

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Dividends and distributions to common shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(1.74

)

 

(2.00

)

 

 

(1.66

)

 

Net realized gains

 

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(2.35

)

 

(2.07

)

 

 

(1.66

)

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Capital charges with respect to issuance of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

Preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Total capital charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

24.43

 

$

25.88

 

 

$

25.58

 

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

24.20

 

$

25.39

 

 

$

24.83

 

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN3

 

 

4.83

%

 

11.01

%

 

 

6.28

%

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.51

%

 

1.44

%

 

 

1.52

%5

 

Net expenses

 

 

1.51

%

 

1.44

%

 

 

1.52

%5

 

Net expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

1.22

%

 

1.19

%

 

 

1.16

%5

 

Net investment income before preferred share dividends

 

 

8.37

%

 

8.66

%

 

 

8.35

%5

 

Preferred share dividends

 

 

1.27

%

 

0.62

%

 

 

0.48

%5

 

Net investment income available to common shareholders

 

 

7.10

%

 

8.04

%

 

 

7.87

%5

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net assets of common shareholders (000)

 

$

461,868

 

$

468,110

 

 

$

449,345

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

77

%

 

88

%

 

 

98

%

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

447,190

 

$

473,809

 

 

$

468,243

 

 

Preferred shares value outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

220,800

 

$

220,800

 

 

$

220,841

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

3,486

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

$

2,904

 

$

782

 

 

$

19,822

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.07

%

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.44

%

 

Asset coverage, end of period

 

$

75,642

 

$

78,650

 

 

$

78,021

 

 


 

 


1

Commencement of investment operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc.

2

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $1.12 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $25.00 per share.

3

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

4

Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of the common shareholders.

5

Annualized.

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1. Organization & Accounting Policies

BlackRock High Income Shares (“High Income”) (formerly CIGNA High Income Shares), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (“Global”) and BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (“Preferred Opportunity”) are organized as Delaware statutory trusts and are registered as non-diversified and diversified, closed-end management investment companies, respectively, under the 1940 Act. Global, High Income and Preferred Opportunity are individually referred to as a “Trust” and collectively as the “Trusts”.

          The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts.

Investment Valuation: The Trusts value most of their investments on the basis of current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Trust’s Board of Trustees or Board of Directors as the case may be (each a “Board”). In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, 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. Exchange-traded options are valued at their last sales price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges. In the absence of a last sale, options are valued at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices as of the close of business. A futures contract is valued at the last sale price as of the close of the commodities exchange on which it trades. Swap quotations are provided by dealers selected under the supervision of the Board. Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Investments or assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value (“Fair Value Assets”) as determined in good faith under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, each Trust’s Board. The investment advisor and/or sub-advisor will submit its recommendations regarding the valuation and/or valuation methodologies for Fair Value Assets to a valuation committee. The valuation committee may accept, modify or reject any recommendations. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets shall be subsequently reported to the Board.

          When determining the price for a Fair Value Asset, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor shall seek to determine the price that the Trust 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.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. The cost of investments sold and the related gain or loss is determined by use of a specific identification method, generally first-in, first out, for both financial reporting and Federal income tax purposes. Each Trust records interest income on an accrual basis and amortizes premium and/or accretes discount on securities purchased using the interest method.

Repurchase Agreements: In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, a Trust’s custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by a Trust may be delayed or limited.

Bank Loans: In the process of buying, selling and holding bank loans, a Trust may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments received and may include facility fees, commitment fees, amendment fees, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. When a Trust buys a bank loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a bank loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a Trust may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a bank loan. In certain circumstances, a Trust may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a bank loan by a borrower. Other fees received by a Trust may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

Credit Default Swaps: Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. Risks arise from the possible inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

          During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

          The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Trusts closely monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. Interest rate swaps are efficient as asset/liability management tools. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

          During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

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          The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Trusts closely monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Financial Futures Contracts: A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument for a set price on a future date. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into futures contracts and can be either cash or securities. During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking-to-market on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are made or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contract is closed, a Trust records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract.

          Financial futures contracts, when used by the Trusts, help in maintaining a targeted duration. Futures contracts can be sold to effectively shorten an otherwise longer duration portfolio. In the same sense, futures contracts can be purchased to lengthen a portfolio that is shorter than its duration target. Thus, by buying or selling futures contracts, the Trusts may attempt to manage the duration of positions so that changes in interest rates do not change the duration of the portfolio unexpectedly.

Forward Currency Contracts: The Trusts enter into forward currency contracts primarily to facilitate settlement of purchases and sales of foreign securities and to help manage the overall exposure to foreign currency. A forward contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date (usually the security transaction settlement date) at a negotiated forward rate. In the event that a security fails to settle within the normal settlement period, the forward currency contract is renegotiated at a new rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the settlement value of the original and renegotiated forward contracts is isolated and is included in net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions. Risks may arise as a result of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contract.

          Forward currency contracts, when used by the Trusts, help to manage the overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the investments held by the Trusts. Forward currency contracts are not meant to be used to eliminate all of the exposure to the foreign currency, rather they allow the Trusts to limit their exposure to foreign currency within a narrow band to the objectives of the Trusts.

Foreign Currency Translation: Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis:

 

 

 

 

(i)

market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time rates of exchange.

 

 

 

 

(ii)

purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

          The Trusts isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held at period end. Similarly, the Trusts isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the period.

          Net realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses includes realized foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign portfolio securities, maturities of foreign reverse repurchase agreements, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of interest and discount recorded on the Trusts’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid and changes in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses in the value of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate.

          Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

Short Sales: The Trusts may make short sales of securities as a method of managing potential price declines in similar securities owned. When a Trust makes a short sale, it may borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale as collateral for its obligation to deliver the security upon conclusion of the sale. The Trusts may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular securities and may be obligated to pay over any payments received on such borrowed securities. A gain, limited to the price at which a Trust sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is greater or less than the proceeds originally received.

Bonds Borrowed Agreements: In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust borrows securities from a third party, with the commitment that they will be returned to the lender on an agreed-upon date. Bonds borrowed agreements are primarily entered into to settle short positions. In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust’s third-party broker takes possession of the underlying collateral securities or cash to settle such short positions. The value of the underlying collateral securities or cash approximates the principal amount of the bonds borrowed transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that bonds borrowed transactions exceed one business day, the value of the collateral with any counterparty is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the lender defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the lender of the security, realization of the collateral by the Trust may be delayed or limited.

Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act, and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) require a Trust to segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., when-issued securities, reverse repurchase agreements or futures contracts), each Trust will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the Commission, designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.

Federal Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s intention to continue to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute sufficient amounts of their taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provisions are required.

Dividends and Distributions: Each Trust declares and pays dividends and distributions to common shareholders monthly from net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains and other sources, if necessary. Net long-term capital gains, if any, in excess of loss car-

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ryforwards may be distributed in accordance with the 1940 Act. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, non-interested Trustees are required to 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 other BlackRock closed-end funds selected by the Trustees, these amounts are shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Investments in affiliates. This has the same economic effect for the Trustees as if the Trustees had invested the deferred amounts in such Trusts.

          The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of those Trusts selected by the Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations.

Note 2. Agreements

Global and Preferred Opportunity each have an Investment Management Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., (the “Sub-Advisor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as sub-advisor to Global and Preferred Opportunity. BlackRock, Inc. is an indirect, majority owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

          Effective March 2, 2005, High Income entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Advisor, and a sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Advisor. Prior to March 2, 2005, High Income had an Investment Management Agreement with CIGNA Investment Advisors, Inc. (“CIAI”) and a sub-advisory agreement with Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.

          The Investment Management Agreements for Global, High Income and Preferred Opportunity cover both investment advisory and administration services. The investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor by each of Global and Preferred Opportunity is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, equal to 0.75% of Global’s average weekly net assets and 0.65% of Preferred Opportunity’s average weekly managed assets. For Global, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive receipt of a portion of the management fee or other expenses of the Trust in the amount of 0.20% of the average weekly value of the Trust’s Managed Assets for the first five years of the Trust’s operations (through August 30, 2009) and for a declining amount for an additional three years (through August 30, 2012). High Income’s investment advisory fee paid to the current Advisor and CIAI is/was computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 0.75% of the first $200 million of the Trust’s average weekly managed assets and 0.50% thereafter. The Advisor, in turn, pays the Sub-Advisor its sub-advisory fee. “Managed assets” means the total assets of a Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

          Pursuant to the agreements, the Advisor provides continuous supervision of the investment portfolio and pays the compensation of officers of each Trust who are affiliated persons of the Advisor, as well as occupancy and certain clerical and accounting costs for each Trust. Each Trust bears all other costs and expenses, which include reimbursements to the Advisor for costs of employees that provide pricing, secondary market support and compliance services to each Trust. Prior to March 2, 2005, for administrative services, High Income reimbursed CIAI for a portion of the compensation and related expenses of the Trust’s Treasurer and Secretary and certain persons who assist in carrying out the responsibilities of those offices. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Trusts reimbursed the Advisor the following amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Amount

 


 


 

Global

 

$

34,905

 

High Income

 

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

17,502

 

          Pursuant to the terms of their custody agreements, each Trust received earnings credits from its custodian for positive cash balances maintained, which are used to offset custody fees.

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Note 3. Portfolio Investments

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, dollar rolls and U.S. government securities, for the year ended December 31, 2005, aggregated as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 


 


 


 

Global

 

$

335,698,253

 

$

347,638,653

 

High Income

 

 

239,073,932

 

 

242,166,246

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

416,769,869

 

 

431,543,082

 

          Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities for the year ended December 31, 2005, aggregated as follows:

Trust

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 


 


 


 

Preferred Opportunity

 

$

97,450,686

 

$

93,135,956

 

          Details of open forward currency contracts at December 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

Foreign
Currency

 

Settlement
Date

 

Contract to
Purchase/
Receive

 

Value at
Settlement
Date

 

Value at
December 31,
2005

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 



 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

Bought:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

 

01/20/06

 

 

6,500,000

$

7,698,412

 

 

$

7,706,181

 

 

 

$

7,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Dollar

 

 

01/30/06

 

$

353,000

 

$

304,894

 

 

$

303,039

 

 

 

 

1,855

 

 

 

Euro

 

 

01/20/06

 

 

15,925,700

$

19,259,473

 

 

$

18,880,972

 

 

 

 

378,501

 

 

 

Mexican Peso

 

 

01/26/06

 

$

58,000,000

 

$

5,272,656

 

 

$

5,438,625

 

 

 

 

(165,969

)

 

 

 

 

 

01/27/06

 

$

14,581,921

 

$

1,326,138

 

 

$

1,367,338

 

 

 

 

(41,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

173,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

High Income

Bought:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

 

01/20/06

 

 

15,554

$

18,423

 

 

$

18,440

 

 

 

$

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

 

01/20/06

 

 

1,216,034

$

1,477,608

 

 

$

1,441,699

 

 

 

$

35,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

          Details of open interest rate swaps at December 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Termination
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 


 

 


 


 


 


 


 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

4.495

%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

10/19/14

 

 

$

2,342,199

 

 

 

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

5.118

(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

11/10/15

 

 

 

(979,672

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,362,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 


 

 

(a)

Trust pays fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

Note 4. Borrowings

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third-party broker-dealers as determined by and under the direction of each Trust’s Board. Interest on the value of reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time a Trust enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated account with the lender, containing liquid investment grade securities having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest of the reverse repurchase agreement. There were no open reverse repurchase agreements at December 31, 2005.

Loan Payable: High Income has an $80 million revolving credit agreement (the “Agreement”), which expires on October 31, 2007. Prior to expiration of the Agreement, principal is repayable in whole or in part at the option of the Trust. Borrowings under this Agreement bear interest at a variable rate tied to the lender’s average daily cost of funds, or at fixed rates, as may be agreed to between the Trust and the lender. The Trust may borrow up to 331/3% of its total assets up to the committed amount or 100% of the borrowing base eligible assets, as determined under the terms of the Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Trust has pledged its portfolio assets as collateral for the borrowing.

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Note 5. Income Tax Information

The estimated tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2005, and the tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2004, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 


 

Distributions Paid From:

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-term
Gains

 

Total
Distributions

 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

$

36,326,312

 

 

$

135,572

 

 

 

$

36,461,884

 

 

High Income

 

 

14,468,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,468,525

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

38,101,545

 

 

 

12,112,919

 

 

 

 

50,214,464

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 


 

Distributions Paid From:

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-term
Gains

 

Total
Distributions

 


 

 


 


 


Global

 

$

9,709,034

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

9,709,034

 

 

High Income

 

 

16,001,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,001,963

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

37,476,397

 

 

 

3,767,780

 

 

 

 

41,244,177

 

 

          As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

 

Undistributed
Long-term
Gains

 

Unrealized Net
Appreciation

 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

4,329,903

 

 

High Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

42,830

 

 

 

84,538

 

 

 

 

12,195,989

 

 

          For federal income tax purposes, the following Trust had capital loss carryforwards at December 31, 2005:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward Amount

 

Expires

 


 


 


 

High Income

 

 

$

24,744,772

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,363,213

 

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,878,284

 

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,576,339

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,467,396

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,339,279

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

249,369,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Accordingly, no capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders of a Trust until that Trust has net realized capital gains in excess of its carryforward amounts.

Reclassification of Capital Accounts: In order to present undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income (“UNII”), accumulated net realized gain (“Accumulated Gain”) and paid-in-capital (“PIC”) more closely to its tax character, the following accounts for each Trust were increased (decreased) as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

UNII

 

Accumulated Gain

 

PIC

 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

$

(690,363

)

 

$

690,363

 

 

$

 

High Income

 

 

775,851

 

 

 

(348,360

)

 

 

(427,491

)

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

(2,074,155

)

 

 

2,074,155

 

 

 

 

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Note 6. Capital

There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value common shares authorized for Preferred Opportunity and Global. There are an unlimited number of no par value shares authorized for High Income. At December 31, 2005, the common shares outstanding and the shares owned by affiliates of the Advisor of each Trust were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Common Shares
Outstanding

 

Common Shares
Owned

 


 


 


 

Global

 

 

23,481,021

 

 

6,478

 

High Income

 

 

54,493,341

 

 

    —

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

18,305,777

 

 

    —

 

          Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest from August 30, 2004 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2004 for Global were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares from

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Initial
Public Offering

 

Underwriters’ Exercising
the Over-allotment Option

 

Reinvestment
of Dividends

 

Net Increase in
Shares Outstanding

 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

 

23,006,021

 

 

475,000

 

 

 

 

23,481,021

 

          Offering costs of $924,000 ($0.04 per common share) incurred in connection with Global’s offering of common shares have been charged to paid-in capital in excess of par of the common shares.

          During the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, High Income issued additional shares of 302,078 and 242,592, respectively, under the terms of its Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

          As of December 31, 2005, Global and Preferred Opportunity have the following series of preferred shares outstanding as listed in the table below. The preferred shares have a liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Shares

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Shares

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

T7

 

 

 

3,246

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

T7

 

 

 

2,944

 

 

 

W7

 

 

 

3,246

 

 

 

 

W7

 

 

 

2,944

 

 

 

R7

 

 

 

3,246

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

 

2,944

 

          Underwriting discounts of $2,434,500 ($0.10 per common share) and offering costs of $400,260 ($0.02 per common share) incurred in connection with the preferred share offering of Global have been charged to paid-in capital in excess of par of the common shares.

          Dividends on seven-day preferred shares are cumulative at a rate which is reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. The dividend ranges on the preferred shares for Global and Preferred Opportunity for the year ended December 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Low

 

High

 

Average

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Low

 

High

 

Average

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

T7

 

 

 

2.14

%

 

4.27

%

3.16

%

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

T7

 

 

 

2.25

%

 

4.27

%

3.25

%

 

 

 

W7

 

 

 

2.10

 

 

4.31

 

3.18

 

 

 

 

 

W7

 

 

 

2.25

 

 

4.31

 

3.27

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

 

2.15

 

 

4.35

 

3.11

 

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

 

2.21

 

 

4.34

 

3.26

 

 

          Global and Preferred Opportunity may not declare dividends or make other distributions on common shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding preferred shares and any other borrowings would be less than 200%. The preferred shares are redeemable at the option of Global and Preferred Opportunity, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The preferred shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of Global and Preferred Opportunity, as set forth in Global’s and Preferred Opportunity’s Declaration of Trust, are not satisfied. The holders of preferred shares have voting rights equal to the holders of common shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. However, holders of preferred shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Trustees for Global and Preferred Opportunity. In addition, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that along with approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding preferred shares, voting separately as a class would be required to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the preferred shares, (b) change a Trust’s sub-classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions and (c) change the nature of its business so as to cease to be an investment company.

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Note 7. Dividends

Subsequent to December 31, 2005, each Board declared dividends from undistributed earnings per common share payable January 31, 2006, to shareholders of record on January 17, 2006. The per share common dividends declared were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Common Dividend
Per Share

 


 


 

Global

 

 

$

0.115000

 

 

High Income

 

 

 

0.020500

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

0.166667

 

 

          The dividends declared on preferred shares for the period January 1, 2006 to January 31, 2006 for Global and Preferred Opportunity were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Dividends
Declared

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Dividends
Declared

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

T7

 

 

 

252,928

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

T7

 

 

 

236,020

 

 

 

W7

 

 

 

259,388

 

 

 

 

W7

 

 

 

236,168

 

 

 

R7

 

 

 

257,862

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

 

235,756

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of:

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust
(Collectively the “Trusts”)

          We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Trusts, including the portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2005, and the related statements of operations 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 periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trusts’ 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 Trusts are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Trust’s 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 December 31, 2005, 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 the Trusts as of December 31, 2005, 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 periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

(DELOITTE & TOUCH LLP)

Boston, Massachusetts,
February 27, 2006

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of

 

BlackRock High Income Shares:

          We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock High Income Shares (the “Trust”) as of December 31, 2005, and the related statements of operations and cash flows, statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended December 31, 2004 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated February 22, 2005, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

          We conducted our audit 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 Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit 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 Trust’s 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 December 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides 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 High Income Shares as of December 31, 2005, the results of its operations and cash flows, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

(DELOITTE & TOUCH LLP)

Boston, Massachusetts
February 27, 2006

42


 

DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES INFORMATION (Unaudited)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Name, address, age

Current positions
held with the Trusts

Term of office
and length of time
served

Principal occupations
during the past five years

Number of
portfolios over-
seen within the
fund complex1

Other Directorships
held outside the
fund complex1

Events or transactions by
reason of which the Trustee
is an interested person as
defined in Section 2(a)
(19) of the 1940 Act


Interested Directors/Trustees2


Ralph L.
Schlosstein
BlackRock, Inc.
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY
10022
Age: 54

Chairman of the Board

3 years3/since inception

Director since 1999 and President of BlackRock, Inc. since its formation in 1998 and of BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities since 1988. Member of the Management Committee and Investment Strategy Group of BlackRock, Inc. Formerly, Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Co-head of its Mortgage and Savings Institutions Group. Chairman and President of the BlackRock Liquidity Funds and Director of several of BlackRock’s alternative investment vehicles.

65

Director and Chairman of the Board of Anthracite Capital, Inc. Member of the Visiting Board of Overseers of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, a member of the board of the Financial Institutions Center of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, a trustee of Trinity School in New York City, a member of the Board of Advisors of Marujupu LLC, and a trustee of New Visions for Public Education, The Public Theater in New York City and the James Beard Foundation. Formerly, a director of Pulte Corporation, the nation’s largest home-builder, a trustee of Denison University and a member of Fannie Mae’s Advisory Council.

Director and President of the Advisor.


Robert S. Kapito
BlackRock, Inc.
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY
10022
Age: 48

President and Trustee

3 years3/since inception

Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. Head of the Portfolio Management Group. Also a member of the Management Committee, the Investment Strategy Group, the Fixed Income and Global Operating Committees and the Equity Investment Strategy Group. Responsible for the portfolio management of the Fixed Income, Domestic Equity and International Equity, Liquidity, and Alternative Investment Groups of BlackRock.

55

Chairman of the Hope and Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund. President of the Board of Directors of the Periwinkle National Theatre for Young Audiences.

Director and Vice Chairman of the Advisor.


43


 

DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)



 

 

 

 

 

 


Name, address, age

Current positions held
with the Trusts

Term of office and
length of time served

Principal occupations
during the past five years

Number of
portfolios overseen
within the fund
complex1

Other Directorships held
outside the fund complex


Independent Directors/ Trustees


Andrew F. Brimmer
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 79

Lead Trustee Audit Committee
Chairman4

3 years3/since inception

President of Brimmer & Company, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based economic and financial consulting firm, also Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts – Amherst. Formerly member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Former Chairman, District of Columbia Financial Control Board.

55

Director of CarrAmerica Realty Corporation and Borg-Warner Automotive. Formerly Director of Airborne Express, BankAmerica Corporation (Bank of America), BellSouth Corporation, College Retirement Equities Fund (Trustee), Commodity Exchange, Inc. (Public Governor), Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Gannett Company, Mercedes-Benz of North America, MNC Financial Corporation (American Security Bank), NCM Capital Management, Navistar International Corporation, PHH Corp. and UAL Corporation (United Airlines).


Richard E. Cavanagh
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 59

Trustee Audit Committee
Member

3 years3/since inception

President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board, Inc., a leading global business research organization, from 1995-present. Former Executive Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 1988-1995. Acting Director, Harvard Center for Business and Government (1991-1993). Formerly Partner (principal) of McKinsey & Company, Inc. (1980-1988). Former Executive Director of Federal Cash Management, White House Office of Management and Budget (1977-1979). Co-author, THE WINNING PERFORMANCE (best selling management book published in 13 national editions).

55

Trustee of Aircraft Finance Trust (AFT) and Chairman of Educational Testing Service (ETS). Director, Arch Chemicals, Fremont Group and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.


Kent Dixon
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 68

Trustee Audit Committee
Member4

3 years3/since inception

Consultant/Investor. Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Federal Savings Bank of America and Banc PLUS Savings Association, former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Savings.

55

Former Director of ISFA (the owner of INVEST, a national securities brokerage service designed for banks and thrift institutions).


Frank J. Fabozzi
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 57

Trustee Audit Committee
Member4

3 years3/since inception

Consultant. Editor of THE JOURNAL OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT and Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow at the School of Management at Yale University. Author and editor of several books on fixed income portfolio management. Visiting Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1986 to August 1992.

55

Director, Guardian Mutual Funds Group (18 portfolios).


44


 

DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)



 

 

 

 

 

 


Name, address, age

Current positions
held with the Trusts

Term of office and
length of time served

Principal occupations
during the past five years

Number of
portfolios
overseen
within
the fund
complex1

Other Directorships held
outside the fund complex


Independent Directors/Trustees (continued)


Kathleen F. Feldstein
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 63

Trustee

3 years3/since January 19, 20055

President of Economics Studies, Inc., a Belmont, MA-based private economic consulting firm, since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA.

55

Director of BellSouth Inc. and Knight Ridder, Inc.; Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Committee for Economic Development and Partners HealthCare, Inc., Corporation member of Sherrill House, Inc. Member of the Visiting Committee of the Harvard University Art Museums and of the Advisory Board to the International School of Business at Brandeis University.


R. Glenn Hubbard
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 47

Trustee

3 years3/since November 16, 2004

Dean of Columbia Business School since July 1, 2004. Columbia faculty member since 1988. Co-director of Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program 1994-1997. Visiting professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and the Harvard Business School, as well as the University of Chicago. Visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington and member of International Advisory Board of the MBA Program of Ben-Gurion University. Deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Tax Policy 1991-1993. Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United States 2001-2003.

55

Director of ADP, Dex Media, Duke Realty, KKR Financial Corporation, and Ripplewood Holdings. Advisory boards of the Congressional Budget Office, the Council on Competitiveness, the American Council on Capital Formation, the Tax Foundation and the Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse. Trustee of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church of New York.


James Clayburn
La Force, Jr.6
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 76

Trustee

3 years3/since inception

Dean Emeritus of the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California since July 1, 1993. Acting Dean of the School of Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 1990-1993. From 1978 to September 1993, Dean of the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California.

55

Director of Payden & Rygel Investment Trust, Metzler-Payden Investment Trust, Advisors Series Trust, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and CancerVax Corporation. Former director of First Nationwide Bank, Eli Lilly & Company, National Inter-group, Rockwell International, Cyprus Mines, Getty Oil Company, The Timken Company, Jacobs Engineering Group, and Motor Cargo Industries.


Walter F. Mondale6
P.O. Box 4546
New York, NY
10163-4546
Age: 77

Trustee

3 years3/since inception

Senior Counsel, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, a law firm (January 2004-present); Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, (December 1996- December 2003, September 1987-August 1993). Formerly U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1993-1996). Formerly Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator and Attorney General of the State of Minnesota. 1984 Democratic Nominee for President of the United States.

55

Chairman of Panasonic Foundation’s Board of Directors and Director of United Health Foundation. Member of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Advisory Board, The Mike and Maureen Mansfield Foundation and the Dean’s Board of Visitors of the Medical School at the University of Minnesota.


 

 

1

The Fund Complex means two or more registered investments companies that: (1) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services; or (2) have a common investment advisor or have an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of the investment advisor of any of the other registered investment companies.

2

Interested Director/Trustee as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

3

The Board is classified into three classes of which one class is elected annually. Each Director/Trustee serves a three-year term concurrent with the class from which they are elected.

4

The Board of each Trust has determined that each Trust has three Audit Committee financial experts serving on its Audit Committee, Dr. Brimmer, Mr. Dixon and Mr. Fabozzi, each of whom are independent for the purpose of the definition of Audit Committee financial expert as applicable to the Trusts.

5

Advisory Board member until elected Director/Trustee on May 26, 2005.

6

Mr. La Force and Mr. Mondale retired from the Board on February 23, 2006.

45


 

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS


          Pursuant to each Trust’s respective Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), shareholders of Global and High Income may elect, while shareholders of Preferred Opportunity are automatically enrolled, to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Agent”) in the respective Trust’s shares pursuant to the Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Plan.

          After Global and/or High Income declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participant’s account, by the purchase of outstanding shares on the open market, on the Trust’s primary exchange or elsewhere (“open market purchases”). These Trusts will not issue any new shares under the Plan.

          After Preferred Opportunity declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participant’s account, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trust (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by open market purchases. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market value per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.

          Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

          The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by each Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any Federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

          Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants who request a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 or (800) 699-1BFM.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


          The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 26, 2005, to elect a certain number of Directors/Trustees for each of the following Trusts to three year terms, unless otherwise indicated, expiring in 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elected the Class I Trustees as follows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

Richard E. Cavanagh2

 

 

7,729

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

R. Glenn Hubbard1

 

 

20,177,093

 

 

 

1,094,202

 

 

 

James Clayburn La Force, Jr.

 

 

20,174,396

 

 

 

1,096,899

 

 

 

Elected the Class II Trustee as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein1

 

 

20,177,284

 

 

 

1,094,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elected the Class II Trustees as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

Frank J. Fabozzi2

 

 

6,985

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein

 

 

17,520,587

 

 

 

215,310

 

 

 

Walter F. Mondale

 

 

17,451,899

 

 

 

283,998

 

 

 

Ralph L. Schlosstein

 

 

17,524,145

 

 

 

211,752

 

 


 

 


1

Mr. Hubbard and Mrs. Feldstein will serve until the end of the term for the class of Directors/Trustees to which they were elected, if such class was not standing for election at May 26, 2005 annual shareholders meeting.

2

Voted on by holders of preferred shares only

46


          The following Trust had an additional proposal (Proposal #2A) to amend its Declaration of Trust in order to change the maximum number of permitted Trustees allowed on its Board to 11:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

 


 


 


 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

17,142,812

 

 

 

 

392,617

 

 

 

 

200,467

 

 

          The following Trust had an additional proposal (Proposal #2B) to amend its Declaration of Trust in order to reduce the maximum number of permitted Trustees allowed on its Board from 15 to 11:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

 


 


 


 

Global

 

 

 

19,981,501

 

 

 

 

1,093,656

 

 

 

 

196,138

 

 

          BlackRock, Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (‘‘Merrill Lynch’’) announced on February 15, 2006 that they had reached an agreement to merge Merrill Lynch’s investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, with BlackRock, Inc. to create a new independent company. Merrill Lynch will have a 49.8% economic interest and a 45% voting interest in the combined company and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (‘‘PNC’’), which currently holds a majority interest in BlackRock, Inc., will have approximately a 34% economic and voting interest. The new company will operate under the BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority of independent members. Each of Merrill Lynch and PNC has agreed that it will vote all of its shares on all matters in accordance with the recommendation of BlackRock’s board in order to assure its independence. Completion of the transaction is subject to various regulatory approvals, client consents, approval by BlackRock, Inc. shareholders and customary conditions. In the event it is determined that the transaction would constitute an assignment of the investment management agreement between the Trusts and BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and the sub-investment advisory agreement by and among the Trusts, BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., the agreements would automatically terminate upon closing of the merger and new agreements would need to be approved by the board of trustees and shareholders of the Trusts. BlackRock, Inc. believes and is discussing its views with the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that completion of the transaction should not cause an assignment of these agreements.

          On March 1, 2005, the shareholders of CIGNA High Income Shares approved proposals to: approve an advisory agreement between the Trust and BlackRock Advisors, Inc. approve a sub-advisory agreement among the Trust, BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and BlackRock Financial Management Inc., and elect new Trustees, all of whom currently oversee BlackRock’s 55 closed-end funds, to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Upon approval of the Trustees, BlackRock Advisors, Inc. changed the name of the Trust to BlackRock High Income Shares.

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

          Each Trust listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has filed with the NYSE its annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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

          Quarterly performance and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com/indiv/products/closedendfunds/funds.html. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended, to incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

          Certain of the officers of the Trusts listed on the inside back cover of this Report to Shareholders are also officers of the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. They serve in the following capacities for the Advisor or Sub-Advisor; Robert S. Kapito—Director and Vice Chairman of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, Henry Gabbay, Anne Ackerley and Bartholomew Battista—Managing Directors of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, James Kong and Vincent B. Tritto—Managing Directors of the Sub-Advisor, and Jeff Gary and Brian P. Kindelan—Managing Directors of the Advisor.

47


 

SECTION 19 NOTICES


          Set forth below are amended notices, as of December 31, 2005, sent by the following Trusts, pursuant to Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Section 19 requires each Trust to accompany dividend payments with a notice if any part of that payment is estimated to be from a source other than accumulated net investment income, not including profits or losses from the sale of securities or other properties. These notices are not for tax reporting purposes and were provided only for informational purposes in order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the 1940 Act. In January 2006, after the completion of each Trust’s tax year, shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV which will reflect the amount of income, capital gain and return of capital paid by the Trust taxable in calendar year 2005 and reportable on your 2005 federal and other income tax returns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total
Distributions

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions from
proceeds from the
sale of securities

 

Distributions
from return
of capital

 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

BlackRock

 

 

 

May-05

 

 

 

$

0.02300

 

 

 

$

0.02300

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

High Income Shares

 

 

 

Jun-05

 

 

 

$

0.02300

 

 

 

$

0.02300

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

(HIS)

 

 

 

Aug-05

 

 

 

$

0.02300

 

 

 

$

0.02300

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock

 

 

 

Jan-05

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.05077

 

 

 

$

0.11590

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

Preferred

 

 

 

May-05

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

Opportunity

 

 

 

Jul-05

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

Trust (BPP)

 

 

 

Aug-05

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov-05

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec-05

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

 

$

0.16667

 

 

 

$

0.00000

 

 

48


BlackRock Closed-End Funds

 

 

Directors/Trustees
Ralph L. Schlosstein, Chairman
Andrew F. Brimmer
Richard E. Cavanagh
Kent Dixon
Frank J. Fabozzi
Kathleen F. Feldstein
R. Glenn Hubbard
Robert S. Kapito
James Clayburn La Force, Jr.
Walter F. Mondale

Officers
Robert S. Kapito, President
Henry Gabbay, Treasurer
Bartholomew Battista, Chief Compliance Officer
Anne Ackerley, Vice President
Jeff Gary, Vice President
James Kong, Assistant Treasurer
Vincent B. Tritto, Secretary
Brian P. Kindelan, Assistant Secretary

Investment Advisor
BlackRock Advisors, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(800) 227-7BFM

Sub-Advisor1
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

Accounting Agent and Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
2 Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
(800) 699-1BFM

Auction Agent1
Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street, 7 West
New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116

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

Legal Counsel – Independent Trustees
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

   This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of Trust shares.Statements and other information contained in this report are asdated and are subject to change.

BlackRock Closed-End Funds
c/o BlackRock Advisors, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(800) 227-7BFM


 

 


1

For Global and Preferred Opportunity.

The Trusts 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 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 Transfer Agent at (800) 699-1BFM.

The Trusts have delegated to the Advisor the voting of proxies relating to their voting securities pursuant to the Advisor’s proxy voting policies and procedures. You may obtain a copy of these proxy voting policies and procedures, without charge, by calling (800) 699-1BFM. These policies and procedures are also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at http://www.sec.gov.

Information on how proxies relating to the Trusts’ voting securities were voted (if any) by the Advisor during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 699-1BFM or on the website of the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

The Trusts file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of their respective fiscal years with the Commission on Form N-Q. Each Trust’s Form N-Q will be available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may also be obtained upon request, without charge, by calling (800) 699-1BFM.



 

 

This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for
use in the purchase or sale of Trust shares. Statements and other information
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a)      The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Code of Ethics") that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.

(b)      Not applicable.

(c)      The Registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(d)      The Registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from a provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(e)      Not applicable.

(f)      The Registrant's Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 99.CODEETH hereto.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that it has three audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee, each of whom is an "independent" Trustee: Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer, Kent Dixon and Frank Fabozzi. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is 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 of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)      Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $40,500 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and $41,600 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

(b)      Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported above in Item 4(a) were $600 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and $0 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. The nature of these services was attest services not required by statute or regulation, overhead and out-of-pocket expenses.



(c)      Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $7,500 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and $0 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. The nature of these services was federal, state and local income and excise tax return preparation and related advice and planning and miscellaneous tax advice.

(d)      All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant were $3,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and $0 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. The nature of these fees were the Registrant and the Advisor, BlackRock, Inc., hired the principal accountant to conduct a complete review of the Registrant’s and the Advisor’s compliance procedures and provide an attestation regarding such review.

(e)      Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.

          (1) The Registrant has polices and procedures (the "Policy") for the pre-approval by the Registrant's Audit Committee of Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and Other Services (as each is defined in the Policy) provided by the Registrant’s independent auditor (the "Independent Auditor") to the Registrant and other "Covered Entities" (as defined below). The term of any such pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The amount of any such pre-approval is set forth in the appendices to the Policy (the "Service Pre-Approval Documents"). At its first meeting of each calendar year, the Audit Committee will approve or re-approve the Service Pre-Approval Documents for that year, together with any changes deemed necessary or desirable by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee may, from time to time, modify the nature of the services pre-approved, the aggregate level of fees pre-approved or both.

          For the purposes of the Policy, "Covered Services" means (A) all engagements for audit and non-audit services to be provided by the Independent Auditor to the Registrant and (B) all engagements for non-audit services that directly impacted the operations and financial reporting or the Registrant to be provided by the Independent Auditor to any Covered Entity. "Covered Entities" means (1) BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) or (2) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.

          In the intervals between the scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee delegates pre-approval authority under this Policy to the Chairman of the Audit Committee (the "Chairman"). The Chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions under this Policy to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. At each scheduled meeting, the Audit Committee will review with the Independent Auditor the Covered Services pre-approved by the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority, if any, and the fees related thereto. Based on these reviews, the Audit Committee can modify, at its discretion, the pre-approval originally granted by the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority. This modification can be to the nature of services pre-approved, the aggregate level of fees approved, or both. Audit Committee may modify or withdraw this delegated authority at any time the Audit Committee determines that it is appropriate to do so.



          Fee levels for all Covered Services to be provided by the Independent Auditor and pre-approved under this Policy will be established annually by the Audit Committee and set forth in the Service Pre-Approval Documents. Any increase in pre-approved fee levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

          The terms and fees of the annual Audit services engagement for the Registrant are subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority) will approve, if necessary, any changes in terms, conditions or fees resulting from changes in audit scope, Registrant structure or other matters.

          In addition to the annual Audit services engagement specifically approved by the Audit Committee, any other Audit services for the Registrant not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

          Audit-Related services are assurance and related services that are not required for the audit, but are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements of the Registrant and, to the extent they are Covered Services, the other Covered Entities or that are traditionally performed by the Independent Auditor. Audit-Related services that are Covered Services and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

          The Audit Committee believes that the Independent Auditor can provide Tax services to the Registrant and Covered Entities such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence. However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the Independent Auditor in connection with a transaction, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. Tax services that are Covered Services and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

          All Other services that are covered and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

          Requests or applications to provide Covered Services that require approval by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority) must be submitted to the Audit Committee or the Chairman, as the case may be, by both the Independent Auditor and the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant or the respective Covered Entity, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, (a) the request or application is consistent with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on auditor independence and (b) the requested service is or is not a non-audit service prohibited by the SEC. A request or application submitted to the Chairman between scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee should include a discussion as to why approval is being sought prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Audit Committee.



          (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)      The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, the Advisor (except for any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for each of the last two fiscal years were $8,100 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and $0 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

(h)      The Registrant's Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser 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.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit Committee of the Registrant is comprised of: Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer; Richard E. Cavanagh; Kent Dixon and Frank J. Fabozzi.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

The Registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Registrant has delegated the voting of proxies relating to its voting securities to its investment advisor, BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") and its sub-advisor, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the "Sub-Advisor"). The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Advisor and Sub-Advisor (the "Proxy Voting Policies") are attached as an Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL hereto.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a)(1) The fund management team is led by a team of investment professionals at BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BFM), including the following individuals who have day-to-day responsibility: Mark Williams, Managing Director of BFM since 1998, Jeff Gary, Managing Director of BFM since 2003, and Imran Hussain, Managing Director of BFM since 1998.


     Mr. Williams is the head of the loan team and a member of the Investment Strategy Group. He joined BlackRock in 1998 and has been managing the Registrant since 2004.

     Mr. Gary is the head of the High Yield Team and is a member of the Investment Strategy Group. Prior to joining BFM in 2003, he was a Managing Director and portfolio manager with AIG (American General) Investment Group. Mr. Gary joined BlackRock in 2003 and has been co-managing the Registrant since 2004.

     Mr. Hussain is the lead portfolio manager for emerging markets and is a member of the Investment Strategy Group. He joined BlackRock in 1998 and has been co-managing the Registrant since 2004.

(a)(2) As of December 31, 2005, Mark Williams managed or was a member of the management team for the following client accounts:

                   
            Number of       
            Accounts       
            Subject to    Assets Subject   
    Number    Assets    a Performance    to a   
Type of Account    of Accounts    of Accounts    Fee    Performance Fee   
Registered                   
Investment                   
Companies    3    $1.8 billion    0    $-   
 
Pooled Investment                   
Vehicles Other Than                   
Registered Investment                   
Companies    12    $3.9 billion    9    $3.7 billion   
 
Other Accounts    1    $159 million    0    $-   

     As of December 31, 2005, Jeff Gary managed or was a member of the management team for the following client accounts:

            Number of       
            Accounts       
            Subject to    Assets Subject   
    Number    Assets    a Performance    to a   
Type of Account    of Accounts    of Accounts    Fee    Performance Fee   
Registered                   
Investment                   
Companies    4    $1.4 billion    0    $-   
 
Pooled Investment                   
Vehicles Other Than                   
Registered Investment                   
Companies    10    $7.4 billion    7    $2.9 billion   
 
Other Accounts    12    $1.7 billion    2    $308 million   

     As of December 31, 2005, Imran Hussain managed or was a member of the management team for the following client accounts:

            Number of       
            Accounts       
            Subject to    Assets Subject   
    Number    Assets    a Performance    to a   
Type of Account    of Accounts    of Accounts    Fee    Performance Fee   
Registered                   
Investment                   
Companies    4    $903 million    0    $-   
 
Pooled Investment                   
Vehicles Other Than                   
Registered Investment                   
Companies    32    $19.3 billion    1    $1.6 billion   
 
Other Accounts    44    $7.8 billion    3    $299 million   


     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 Registrant, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Registrant. 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 Registrant. 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 Registrant 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 and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Each portfolio manager also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for the Registrant. In this connection, it should be noted that Mr. Williams manages certain accounts that are subject to performance fees. In addition, Mr. Williams and Mr. Gary assist in managing certain hedge funds and may be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such funds and a portion of such incentive fees may be voluntarily or involuntarily deferred. Additional portfolio managers may in the future manage other such accounts or funds and may be entitled to receive incentive fees.

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

(a)(3) 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 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.

Discretionary compensation. In addition to base compensation, portfolio managers may receive discretionary compensation, which can be a substantial portion of total compensation. Discretionary compensation can include a discretionary cash bonus as well as one or more of the following:


     Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan (LTIP) —The LTIP is a long-term incentive plan that seeks to reward certain key employees. The plan provides for the grant of awards that are 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. Mr. Williams and Mr. Gary have received awards under the LTIP.

     Deferred Compensation Program —A portion of the compensation paid to each portfolio manager may be voluntarily deferred by the portfolio manager into an account that tracks the performance of certain of the firm’s investment products. Each portfolio manager is permitted to allocate his deferred amounts among various options, including to certain of the firm’s hedge funds and other unregistered products. In addition, prior to 2005, a portion of the annual compensation of certain senior managers, including Mr. Williams and Mr. Gary were mandatorily deferred in a similar manner for a number of years. Beginning in 2005, a portion of the annual compensation of certain senior managers, including Mr. Williams, is paid in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years.

     Options and Restricted Stock Awards —While incentive stock options are not currently being awarded to BlackRock employees, BlackRock, Inc. previously granted stock options to key employees, including certain portfolio managers who may still hold unexercised or unvested options. BlackRock, Inc. also has a restricted stock award program designed to reward certain key employees as an incentive to contribute to the long-term success of BlackRock. These awards vest over a period of years. Mr. Williams has been granted stock options in prior years, and Mr. Williams and Mr. Gary participate in BlackRock’s restricted stock program.

     Incentive Savings Plans —The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., which owns approximately 71% of BlackRock, Inc.’s common stock, has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock employees are eligible to participate, including an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and a 401(k) plan. The 401(k) plan may involve a company match of the employee’s contribution of up to 6% of the employee’s salary. The company match is made using BlackRock, Inc. common stock. The firm’s 401(k) plan offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies managed by the firm. Each portfolio manager is eligible to participate in these plans.

     Annual incentive compensation for each portfolio manager 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 teamwork and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. Unlike many other firms, portfolio managers at BlackRock compete against benchmarks rather than each other. In most cases, including for the portfolio managers of the Registrant, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Registrant or other accounts are measured. A group of BlackRock, Inc.’s officers determines the benchmarks against which to compare the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager. The performance of Portfolio Managers for the same fund, including the Registrant, may be measured against different benchmarks because they are responsible for different segments of the portfolio. With respect to the Registrant’s portfolio managers, such benchmarks include the following:

     Mark Williams:

     Jeff 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.


     Imran Hussain:

     The group of BlackRock, Inc.’s officers then makes a subjective determination with respect to the portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. This determination may take into consideration the fact that a benchmark may not perfectly correlate to the way the Registrant or other accounts are managed, even if it is the benchmark that is most appropriate for the Registrant or other accounts. For example, a benchmark’s return may be based on the total return of the securities comprising the benchmark, but the Registrant or other account may be managed to maximize income and not total return. Senior portfolio managers who perform additional management functions within BlackRock may receive additional compensation for serving in these other capacities.

(a)(4) As of December 31, 2005, the end of the Registrant’s most recently completed fiscal year, the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by each portfolio manager in the Registrant is shown below:
     Mark Williams: None
     Jeff Gary: None
     Imran Hussain: None

(b) Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Registrant’s Nominating Committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations which include biographical information and sets 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.

(a) The Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded, as of that date, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principle executive and principle financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(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 (17 CFR 270.30a -3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics attached as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a) (2) Certifications of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act attached as EX-99.CERT.



(b) Certification of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished as EX-99.906CERT.

Proxy Voting Policies attached as EX-99.PROXYPOL.



SIGNATURES

          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.

(Registrant)     BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust          

By:     /s/ Henry Gabbay                                 
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date: March 1, 2006

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:     /s/ Robert S. Kapito                             
Name: Robert S. Kapito
Title: President and Principal Executive Officer
Date: March 1, 2006

By:     /s/ Henry Gabbay                                 
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date: March 1, 2006