UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-21413 Name of Fund: BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA) Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4 Date of fiscal year end: 08/31 Date of reporting period: 07/01/2007 -- 06/30/2008 Item 1 -- Proxy Voting Record -- Attached hereto. Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Donald C. Burke Donald C. Burke Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. Date: August 25, 2008 ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-21413 Reporting Period: 07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. ============= BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. ============= GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC. Ticker: GSCQ Security ID: 37246R205 Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 4, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director David L. Eaton For For Management 2 Elect Director Charles Macaluso For For Management 3 Elect Director Bradley E. Scher For For Management 4 Elect Director Kenneth A. Ghazey For For Management 5 Increase in the Authorized Share Capital None For Management from 6 Million Shares to 120 Million Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ticker: MDTL Security ID: 58500P107 Meeting Date: JUL 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 4, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert K. Lifton For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Howard Weingrow For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Jacob S. Weiss For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Amos Eiran For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Zeev Nahmoni For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jacob E. Goldman For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Philip Weisser For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mitchell H. Freeman For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Steve M. Barnett For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Daniel A. Luchansky For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ticker: MDTL Security ID: 58500P107 Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: APR 7, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRICO MARINE SERVICES, INC. Ticker: TRMA Security ID: 896106200 Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 18, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard A. Bachmann For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kenneth M Burke For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management ========== END NPX REPORT