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: 811-08603
Name of Fund: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.,
55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 02/28
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2015 06/30/2016
Item 1 Proxy Voting Record Attached hereto.
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-08603 Reporting Period: 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. ===================== BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. ===================== E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Ticker: ETFC Security ID: 269246401 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2016 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Richard J. Carbone For For Management 1b Elect Director James P. Healy For For Management 1c Elect Director Paul T. Idzik For For Management 1d Elect Director Frederick W. Kanner For For Management 1e Elect Director James Lam For For Management 1f Elect Director Rodger A. Lawson For For Management 1g Elect Director Shelley B. Leibowitz For For Management 1h Elect Director Rebecca Saeger For For Management 1i Elect Director Joseph L. Sclafani For For Management 1j Elect Director Gary H. Stern For For Management 1k Elect Director Donna L. Weaver For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC. Ticker: GSCQ.L Security ID: 37246R205 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2016 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Duncan H. Cocroft For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael Colodner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David L. Eaton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenneth A. Ghazey For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Philip J. Gund For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Linda Koffenberger For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles Macaluso For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV Ticker: LYB Security ID: N53745100 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2016 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Jacques Aigrain to Supervisory For For Management Board 1b Elect Lincoln Benet to Supervisory For For Management Board 1c Elect Nance K. Dicciani to Supervisory For For Management Board 1d Elect Bruce A. Smith to Supervisory For For Management Board 2a Elect Thomas Aebischer to Management For For Management Board 2b Elect Dan Coombs to Management Board For For Management 2c Elect James D. Guilfoyle to Management For For Management Board 3 Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For For Management Accountants N.V. as Auditors 8 Approve Dividends of USD 3.12 Per Share For For Management 9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNPOWER CORPORATION Ticker: SPWR Security ID: 867652406 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 29, 2016 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Bernard Clement For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Denis Giorno For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Catherine A. Lesjak For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management ========== END NPX REPORT
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 Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
By: | /s/ John Perlowski | |
John Perlowski | ||
Chief Executive Officer of | ||
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | ||
Date: | August 25, 2016 |