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: 07/01/2016 06/30/2017
Item 1 Proxy Voting Record Attached hereto.
******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-08603 Reporting Period: 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. ===================== BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. ===================== ISHARES TRUST Ticker: Security ID: 464288513 Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2017 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 02, 2017 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jane D. Carlin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Fagnani For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Drew E. Lawton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Madhav V. Rajan For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Mark Wiedman For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. Ticker: LYB Security ID: N53745100 Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 26, 2017 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Robert G. Gwin For For Management 1b Elect Director Jacques Aigrain For For Management 1c Elect Director Lincoln Benet For For Management 1d Elect Director Jagjeet S. Bindra For For Management 1e Elect Director Robin Buchanan For For Management 1f Elect Director Stephen F. Cooper For For Management 1g Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management 1h Elect Director Claire S. Farley For For Management 1i Elect Director Isabella D. Goren For For Management 1j Elect Director Bruce A. Smith For For Management 1k Elect Director Rudy van der Meer For For Management 2 Adoption of Dutch Statutory Annual For For Management Accounts 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For For Management Accountants N.V. as Auditors 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 7 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.85 Per Share For For Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 9 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year Three Years Management 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 11 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNPOWER CORPORATION Ticker: SPWR Security ID: 867652406 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2017 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Helle Kristoffersen For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Thomas R. McDaniel For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas H. Werner For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY Ticker: VTGDF Security ID: G9325C113 Meeting Date: AUG 04, 2016 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUL 11, 2016 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles of Association For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISTRA ENERGY CORP. Ticker: VST Security ID: 92840M102 Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2017 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gavin R. Baiera For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Curtis A. Morgan 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 ========== 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, 2017 |