BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Blackrock Floating Rate Income Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The company, as a secondary objective, also focuses on preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in worl-wide portfolio of floating rate securities, including investing a substantial amount in U.S. and non-U.S. senior secured floating rate loans (Senior Loans), made to corporate and other business entities.