UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Investment Company Act file number 811-05870 811-10171
Name of Fund: BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. Master Senior Floating Rate, LLC
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. and Master Senior Floating Rate, LLC, 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: 08/31/2008
Date of reporting period: 09/01/2007 – 02/29/2008
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders |
EQUITIES FIXED INCOME REAL ESTATE LIQUIDITY ALTERNATIVES BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS

| BlackRock
Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FEBRUARY 29, 2008 | (UNAUDITED) |
NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE |
Table of Contents | | |
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A Letter to Shareholders | | 3 |
Semi-Annual Report: | | |
Fund Summary | | 4 |
Disclosure of Expenses | | 4 |
Fund Financial Statements: | | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | 5 |
Statement of Operations | | 6 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | 6 |
Fund Financial Highlights | | 7 |
Fund Notes to Financial Statements | | 8 |
Master LLC Portfolio Summary | | 10 |
Master LLC Financial Statements: | | |
Schedule of Investments | | 11 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | 17 |
Statement of Operations | | 18 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | 19 |
Master LLC Financial Highlights | | 19 |
Master LLC Notes to Financial Statements | | 20 |
Officers and Directors | | 24 |
Additional Information | | 25 |
2 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
| Dear Shareholder
Financial markets weathered intense bouts of volatility in 2007, only to enter 2008 with no relief. January and February
proved to be trying months for equities, but strong ones for some areas of the bond market, as fears of an economic
recession swelled. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”), after cutting the target federal funds rate 100 basis points
(1%) between September 2007 and year-end, more than matched those cuts in January alone. Responding to a slow-
ing economy and continued fallout from chaos in the credit markets, the Fed cut interest rates 75 basis points in a rare
unscheduled session on January 22, and followed with a 50-basis-point cut at its regular meeting on January 30.
Another 75-basis-point cut on March 18 brought the target rate to 2.25% .
Reverberations from the U.S. subprime mortgage collapse, and the associated liquidity and credit crisis, continue to per-
meate global financial markets. The S&P 500 Index of U.S. stocks was down in February, marking the fourth consecutive
month of negative returns. International markets, while not unscathed, generally have outperformed their U.S. counter-
parts so far in 2008. Emerging markets, benefiting from stronger economic growth rates, have done particularly well.
In fixed income markets, fears related to the economic slowdown and related credit crisis have led to a prolonged flight
to quality. Investors have largely shunned bonds associated with the housing and credit markets in favor of higher-quali-
ty government issues. The yield on 10-year Treasury issues, which touched 5.30% in June 2007 (its highest level in five
years), fell to 4.04% by year-end and to 3.53% by the end of February, while prices correspondingly rose. After setting
a new-issuance record in 2007, supply in the municipal bond market has been on the decline for four consecutive
months (measured year over year). The market has struggled with concerns around the creditworthiness of monoline
bond insurers and the failure of auctions for auction rate securities, driving yields higher and prices lower across the
curve. By period-end, municipal bonds were trading at higher yields than their Treasury counterparts, a very unusual
occurrence by historical standards.
Against this backdrop, the major benchmark indexes posted mixed results for the current reporting period, generally
reflecting heightened investor risk aversion: |
Total Returns as of February 29, 2008 | | 6-month | | 12-month |
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U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index) | | – 8.79% | | – 3.60% |
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Small cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index) | | –12.91 | | –12.44 |
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International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | | – 4.71 | | + 0.84 |
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Fixed income (Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) | | + 5.67 | | + 7.30 |
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Tax-exempt fixed income (Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index) | | – 0.60 | | – 1.17 |
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High yield bonds (Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index) | | – 1.39 | | – 3.08 |
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| Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
As you navigate today’s volatile markets, we encourage you to review your investment goals with your financial profes-
sional and to make portfolio changes, as needed. For more up-to-date commentary on the economy and financial
markets, we invite you to visit www.blackrock.com/funds. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your
investment assets, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the months and years ahead. |

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| Fund Summary as of February 29, 2008 (Unaudited) BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
Investment Objective
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. seeks high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in senior collateralized corporate loans made by banks and other financial institutions.
Performance
For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned –4.89% based on net asset value, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of –7.65% . Fund performance was hindered by widening credit spreads, lingering concerns about highly leveraged transactions, and the slow- down in growth of the structured product market. Hedge fund liquidations of leveraged loan positions also had a negative effect on the market. The rapid reduction of short-term rates resulting from Fed rate cuts also had a negative impact on bank loans as investors feared that their floating rate income would reset to lower rates.
Fund Information |
Initital Offering Date | | | | | | | | November 3, 1989 |
Yield based on Net Asset Value as of February 29, 2008 ($7.91)* | | | | | | | | 6.84% |
Current Monthly Distribution per share of Common Stock** | | | | | | | | $.042839 |
Current Annualized Distribution per share of Common Stock** | | | | | | | | $.540658 |
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* Yield based on net asset value is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the net asset value. | | |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. | | | | | | | | | | |
** The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. | | | | | | | | | | |
The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s net asset value per share: | | | | | | |
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| | 2/29/08 | | 8/31/07 | | Change | | High | | Low |
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Net Asset Value | | $7.91 | | $8.60 | | (8.02%) | | $8.71 | | $7.81 |
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| Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of the Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses related to transactions, including sales charges, redemption fees and exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses, including advisory fees, distribution fees including 12b-1 fees, and other Fund expenses. The following example (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2007 and held through February 29, 2008) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The first table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.” |
| The second table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in this Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’ shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the table are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, share- holder expenses would have been higher. |
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| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Expenses Paid | | Account Value | | Account Value | | Expenses Paid |
| | September 1, 2007 February 29, 2008 | | During the Period* | | September 1, 2007 February 29, 2008 | | During the Period* |
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BlackRock Senior Floating Rate, Inc. | | $1,000 | | $951.10 | | $7.04 | | $1,000 | | $1,017.48 | | $7.28 |
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* | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.46%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund is a feeder fund, the expense table reflects the expenses of both the feeder fund and the Master Senior Floating Rate LLC (the “Master LLC”) in which it invests. |
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** | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro-rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366. |
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4 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 29, 2008
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. |
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As of February 29, 2008 (Unaudited) | | |
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Assets | | |
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Investment in Master LLC, at value (identified cost — $474,906,381) | | $ 418,358,530 |
Receivable for recovery of filing fees | | 793,978 |
Prepaid expenses | | 214,708 |
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Total assets | | 419,367,216 |
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Administration fees — payable | | 88,010 |
Income dividends payable | | 2,259,612 |
Other affiliates payable | | 9,580 |
Other accrued expenses payable | | 94,193 |
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Total liabilities | | 2,451,395 |
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Net Assets | | |
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Net Assets | | $ 416,915,821 |
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Net Assets Consist of | | |
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Common Stock, par value $.10 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized | | $ 5,272,805 |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | 828,489,934 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 739,295 |
Accumulated net realized loss allocated from the Master LLC | | (361,038,362) |
Net unrealized depreciation allocated from the Master LLC | | (56,547,851) |
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Net Assets, $7.91 net asset value per share of 52,728,048 shares of capital stock outstanding | | $ 416,915,821 |
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BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Statement of Operations | | BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. |
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For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2008 (Unaudited) | | | | |
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Investment Income | | | | |
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Net investment income allocated from the Master LLC: | | | | |
Interest | | | | $ 18,535,983 |
Facility and other fees | | | | 96,123 |
Expenses | | | | (2,371,750) |
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Total income | | | | 16,260,356 |
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Expenses | | | | |
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Administration | | | | 571,213 |
Transfer agent | | | | 183,359 |
Tender offer | | | | 138,017 |
Printing | | | | 36,550 |
Registration | | | | 16,351 |
Professional fees | | | | 4,143 |
Miscellaneous | | | | 13,802 |
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Total expenses | | | | 963,435 |
Recovery of filing fees | | | | (793,978) |
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Net expenses | | | | 169,457 |
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Net investment income | | | | 16,090,899 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Allocated from the Master LLC | | | | |
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Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investments | | | | (2,696,896) |
Swaps | | | | 80,894 |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, swaps and unfunded loan commitments | | | | (34,336,406) |
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Total realized and unrealized loss | | | | (36,952,408) |
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Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | | $ (20,861,509) |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | (Unaudited) | | 2007 |
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Operations | | | | |
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Net investment income | | $ 16,090,899 | | $ 36,717,895 |
Net realized loss | | (2,616,002) | | (30,570,377) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | (34,336,406) | | 11,735,034 |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (20,861,509) | | 17,882,552 |
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Dividends to Shareholders from | | | | |
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Net investment income | | (15,339,238) | | (36,713,751) |
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Capital Share Transactions | | | | |
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Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | | (52,398,751) | | (77,460,238) |
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Total decrease in net assets | | (88,599,498) | | (96,291,437) |
Beginning of period | | 505,515,319 | | 601,806,756 |
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End of period | | $ 416,915,821 | | $ 505,515,319 |
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End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ 739,295 | | $ (12,366) |
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6 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
Financial Highlights | | | | | | | | | | BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. |
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| | (Unaudited) | | | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 20031 |
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Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 8.60 | | $ 8.92 | | $ 9.01 | | $ 8.91 | | $ 8.40 | | $ 8.05 |
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Net investment income | | .302,5 | | | | .602 | | .522 | | .372 | | .302 | | .38 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.71) | | | | (.32) | | (.08) | | .10 | | .51 | | .36 |
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | | (.41) | | | | .28 | | .44 | | .47 | | .81 | | .74 |
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Dividends from net investment income | | (.28) | | | | (.60) | | (.53) | | (.37) | | (.30) | | (.39) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ 7.91 | | $ 8.60 | | $ 8.92 | | $ 9.01 | | $ 8.91 | | $ 8.40 |
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Total Investment Return3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Based on net asset value | | (4.89%)4,5 | | 3.07% | | 4.97% | | 5.38% | | 9.73% | | 9.61% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total expenses, excluding interest expense | | 1.46%5,7 | | | | 1.44% | | 1.43% | | 1.41% | | 1.44% | | 1.45% |
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Total expenses | | 1.46%5,7 | | | | 1.44% | | 1.43% | | 1.41% | | 1.44% | | 1.46% |
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Net investment income | | 7.02%7 | | | | 6.67% | | 5.84% | | 4.11% | | 3.41% | | 4.81% |
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Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ 416,916 | | $ 505,515 | | $ 601,807 | | $ 676,703 | | $ 756,795 | | $ 798,320 |
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Portfolio turnover for the Master LLC | | 24% | | | | 46% | | 54% | | 53% | | 76% | | 57% |
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Average amount of loans outstanding during the period (000) | | — | | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | $ 8,1388 |
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1 | On February 10, 2003, the Fund converted from a stand-alone investment company to a “feeder” fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in the Master LLC, which has the same investment objective as the Fund. All investments are made at the Master LLC level. This structure is sometimes called a “master/feeder” structure. |
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2 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
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3 | Total investment returns exclude the early withdrawal charge, if any. The Fund is a continuously offered closed-end fund, the shares of which are offered at net asset value. No secondary market for the Fund’s shares exists. |
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4 | Aggregate total investment return. |
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5 | During the six months ended February 29, 2008, the Fund recorded a refund related to overpayments of prior years’ tender offer fees, which increased net investment income per share $0.01 and increased total investment return 0.24%. The expense ratio net of the refund was 1.11%. |
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6 | Includes the Fund’s share of the Master LLC’s allocated expenses and/or net investment income. |
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7 | Annualized. |
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8 | Reflects the average amount of loan of the Fund prior to the Fund’s conversion from a stand-alone investment company to a “feeder” fund on February 10, 2003. |
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BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
| 1. Significant Accounting Policies: BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a continuously offered, non-diversified, closed-end manage- ment investment company. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in the Master Senior Floating Rate LLC (the “Master LLC”), which has the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Master LLC reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Master LLC. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master LLC. The financial statements of the Master LLC, including the Schedule of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and esti- mates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The percentage of the Master LLC owned by the Fund at February 29, 2008 was 68%.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund:
Valuation of Investments: The Fund records its investment in the Master LLC at fair value. Valuation of securities held by the Master LLC is dis- cussed in Note 1 of the Master LLC’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
Investment Income and Expenses: The Fund records daily its proportion- ate share of the Master LLC’s income, expenses and realized and unreal ized gains and losses. In addition, the Fund accrues its own expenses.
During the six months ended February 29, 2008, the Fund recorded a refund in the amount of $793,978 related to overpayments of prior years’ tender offer fees, which is reflected on the Statement of Operations as recovery of filing fees.
Income Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment compa- nies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its share- holders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
Effective February 29, 2008, the Fund implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition thresh- old a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncer- tainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity including investment companies, before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock Inc. |
has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to the Fund, and has deter- mined that the adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns remain open for the years ended August 31, 2004 through August 31, 2006. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates.
Investment Transactions: Investment transactions in the Master LLC are accounted for on a trade date basis.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement: In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a frame- work for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on the Fund’s financial statement disclo- sures, if any, is currently being assessed.
In addition, in February 2007, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FAS 157. FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. FAS 159 also establishes presen- tation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The impact on the Fund’s financial state- ment disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), non-interested Directors (“Independent Directors”) 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 certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the same economic effect as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in the other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds. The deferred compen- sation, if any, is included in other assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) |
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. |
| The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations there- under represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund. The Fund may, however, elect to invest in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors in order to match its deferred compensation obligations.
Other: Expenses that are directly related to one of the Funds are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses are pro-rated to certain Funds on the basis of relative net assets.
2. Transactions with Affiliates: The Fund entered into an Administration Agreement with the Admini- strator. The administration fee to the Administrator is calculated daily and paid monthly based on an annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the performance of administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities) necessary for the operation of the Fund.
The Fund has also entered into separate Distribution Agreements and Distribution Plans with FAM Distributors, Inc. (“FAMD”) and BlackRock Distributors, Inc. (“BDI”) (collectively, the “Distributor”). FAMD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. and BDI is an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.
For the six months ended February 29, 2008, the Distributor earned early withdrawal charges of $30,433 relating to the tender of the Fund’s shares.
PFPC Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of PNC and an affiliate of the Administrator, serves as transfer agent.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Fund are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates.
3. Capital Share Transactions: Transactions in capital shares were as follows: |
For the Six Months Ended | | | | Dollar |
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Shares sold | | 1,581,577 | | $ 13,227,794 |
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reinvestment of dividends | | 98,059 | | 822,541 |
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Total issued | | 1,679,636 | | 14,050,335 |
Shares tendered | | (7,758,067) | | (66,449,086) |
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Net decrease | | (6,078,431) | | $ (52,398,751) |
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Shares sold | | 2,617,014 | | $ 23,300,290 |
Shares issued to shareholders in | | | | |
reinvestment of dividends | | 2,075,693 | | 18,417,801 |
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| |
|
Total issued | | 4,692,707 | | 41,718,091 |
Shares tendered | | (13,354,571) | | (119,178,329) |
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|
Net decrease | | (8,661,864) | | $ (77,460,238) |
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4. Capital Loss Carryforward: As of August 31, 2007, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains of $328,245,470, of which $28,290,011 expires in 2008, $64,746,799 expires in 2009, $87,904,309 expires in 2010, $53,409,203 expires in 2011, $34,221,818 expires in 2012, $56,166,095 expires in 2013, $945,546 expires in 2014 and $2,561,689 expires in 2015. |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) |
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
Portfolio Composition | | |
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| | Percent of |
| | Long-Term |
Ten Largest Holdings | | Investments |
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|
TXU Corp. | | 1.9% |
Verso Paper Holdings LLC | | 1.7 |
Vanguard Health Systems | | 1.6 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | | 1.5 |
Idearc, Inc. | | 1.5 |
Activant Solutions | | 1.4 |
Huntsman ICI Holdings | | 1.4 |
Univision Communications, Inc. | | 1.4 |
Cequel Communications LLC | | 1.4 |
Paxson Communications Corp. | | 1.3 |
Credit Quality Allocations* | | | | |
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Credit Rating | | 2/29/08 | | 8/31/07 |
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BBB/Baa | | 1% | | 1% |
BB/BA | | 40 | | 34 |
B | | 44 | | 55 |
CCC/Caa | | 4 | | 2 |
CC/Ca | | 1 | | — |
Not Rated | | 8 | | 8 |
Other** | | 2 | | — |
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* Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investor Service rating. |
** Includes portfolio holdings in common stock and warrants. | | |
| | Percent of |
| | Long-Term |
Five Largest Industries | | Investments |
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|
Media | | 24.6% |
Chemicals | | 8.6 |
Health Care Providers & Services | | 6.1 |
Paper & Forest Products | | 5.7 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | 5.6 |
10 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 29, 2008
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
as of February 29, 2008 (Unaudited) |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
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|
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Aerospace & Defense — 2.0% | | | | |
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC: | | | | |
Letter of Credit, 4.73% — 5.26% due 3/31/2014 | | $ 312 | | $ 287,692 |
Term Loan B, 6.83% due 3/31/2014 | | 3,659 | | 3,374,495 |
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.: | | | | |
Revolving Credit, 5.12% — 7% due 12/22/2010 | | 4,400 | | 4,033,335 |
Term Loan, 7.34% due 12/22/2011 | | 4,127 | | 3,728,009 |
Tranche B Line of Credit Deposit, 7.82% | | | | |
due 12/22/2010 | | 1,200 | | 1,100,000 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 12,523,531 |
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| |
|
Airlines — 0.5% | | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. First Lien Term Loan, 7.36% | | | | |
due 5/15/2012 | | 1,500 | | 1,275,000 |
United Air Lines, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.125% — 7.125% | | | | |
due 1/30/2014 | | 2,137 | | 1,792,129 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 3,067,129 |
| |
| |
|
Auto Components — 0.8% | | | | |
Allison Transmission Term Loan B, 5.92% — 7.90% | | | | |
due 8/07/2014 | | 2,750 | | 2,420,764 |
Metaldyne Corp.: | | | | |
Letter of Credit, 5.17% – 8.25% due 1/15/2012 | | 288 | | 217,308 |
Term Loan B, 8.25% due 1/15/2014 | | 1,962 | | 1,477,692 |
TRW Automotive, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.688% — 6.688% | | | | |
due 12/31/2013 | | 995 | | 926,843 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 5,042,607 |
| |
| |
|
Beverages — 0.5% | | | | |
Culligan International Term Loan B, 5.37% — 7.08% | | | | |
due 4/24/2012 | | 3,970 | | 2,964,268 |
| |
| |
|
Biotechnology — 0.4% | | | | |
Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan, | | | | |
9.57% due 12/06/2014 | | 3,000 | | 2,460,000 |
| |
| |
|
Building Products — 0.1% | | | | |
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
5.375% due 12/04/2013 | | 1,000 | | 882,143 |
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| |
|
Capital Markets — 0.2% | | | | |
Marsico Parent Company, LLC Term Loan B, 6.188% | | | | |
due 11/14/2014 | | 1,000 | | 960,000 |
| |
| |
|
Chemicals — 6.5% | | | | |
Arizona Chemical Second Lien Term Loan, 8.59% | | | | |
due 2/28/2014 | | 400 | | 230,000 |
BOC Edwards Ltd. Term Loan B, 5.085% | | | | |
due 10/09/2015 | | 746 | | 485,062 |
Columbian Chemicals Co. Term Loan B, 6.58% | | | | |
due 3/16/2013 | | 1,965 | | 1,728,843 |
Flint Group Term Loan, 7.393% due 12/20/2014 | | 2,000 | | 1,716,666 |
GenTek, Inc. First Lien Term Loan, 5.12% — 7.24% | | | | |
due 2/28/2011 | | 2,988 | | 2,733,901 |
Huntsman ICI Holdings Term Loan B, 4.875% | | | | |
due 8/16/2012 | | 8,326 | | 7,895,996 |
ISP Chemco Term Loan B, 4.875% — 6.438% | | | | |
due 5/25/2014 | | 1,493 | | 1,340,452 |
Invista: | | | | |
Term Loan, 6.698% due 4/29/2011 | | 2,434 | | 2,271,990 |
Term Loan B-1, 6.70% due 4/29/2011 | | 5,243 | | 4,893,136 |
Nalco Co. Tranche B Term Loan, 4.92% — 6.48% | | | | |
due 11/04/2010 | | 3,735 | | 3,599,091 |
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Chemicals (concluded) | | | | |
Polymer Group, Inc. Term Loan B, 7.093% | | | | |
due 11/22/2012 | | $ 1,904 | | $ 1,580,239 |
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. Tranche D Term | | | | |
Loan, 4.744% due 12/10/2012 | | 3,631 | | 3,401,302 |
Wellman, Inc.: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 7.239% due 2/10/2009 | | 7,500 | | 5,355,000 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 9.989% | | | | |
due 2/10/2010 (b)(f) | | 8,250 | | 2,612,503 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 39,844,181 |
| |
| |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.2% | | | | |
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Term Loan, | | | | |
5.85% — 5.90% due 1/27/2012 | | 1,698 | | 1,604,489 |
Allied Waste North America, Inc.: | | | | |
Term Loan, 4.57% — 6.42% due 1/15/2012 | | 2,864 | | 2,681,994 |
Tranche A Credit Linked Deposit, 7.072% | | | | |
due 1/15/2012 | | 1,724 | | 1,614,567 |
ARAMARK Corp.: | | | | |
Letter of Credit, 4.22%% due 1/24/2014 | | 196 | | 181,297 |
Term Loan B, 6.705% due 1/24/2014 | | 3,549 | | 3,283,947 |
Brickman Group, Inc. Term Loan, 7.143% | | | | |
due 1/23/2014 | | 248 | | 224,553 |
CamelBak Products LLC First Lien Term Loan, | | | | |
6.88% — 8.75% due 8/04/2011 | | 2,088 | | 1,830,191 |
Jason, Inc. Term Loan, 5.621% due 4/30/2010 | | 995 | | 859,431 |
John Maneely Co. Term Loan, 6.345% — 7.693% | | | | |
due 12/08/2013 | | 1,213 | | 1,050,052 |
Kion GmbH: | | | | |
Term Loan B, 6.751% due 3/15/2015 | | 250 | | 207,266 |
Term Loan C, 7.251% due 3/15/2016 | | 250 | | 208,360 |
RiskMetrics Group, Inc. First Lien Term Loan B, 7.08% | | | | |
due 1/11/2014 | | 1,489 | | 1,410,591 |
Sirva Worldwide Tranche B Term Loan, 11.93% | | | | |
due 12/01/2010 | | 1,056 | | 480,311 |
West Corp. Term Loan, 5.465% — 5.635% | | | | |
due 10/21/2013 | | 4,938 | | 4,188,340 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 19,825,389 |
| |
| |
|
Communications Equipment — 0.8% | | | | |
Alltel Corp.: | | | | |
Term Loan B2, 7.74% due 5/16/2015 | | 1,000 | | 906,477 |
Term Loan B3, 5.866% due 5/18/2015 | | 4,496 | | 4,075,747 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 4,982,224 |
| |
| |
|
Computers & Peripherals — 1.0% | | | | |
Intergraph Corp. Term Loan, 9.09% | | | | |
due 11/28/2014 | | 1,000 | | 910,000 |
Reynolds and Reynolds Co.: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 6.843% due 10/31/2012 | | 4,679 | | 4,094,261 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 10.343% | | | | |
due 10/31/2013 | | 1,500 | | 1,372,500 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 6,376,761 |
| |
| |
|
Construction & Engineering — 0.2% | | | | |
BakerCorp Term Loan C, 5.521% — 7.193% | | | | |
due 5/15/2014 | | 993 | | 908,137 |
| |
| |
|
Construction Materials — 1.0% | | | | |
Headwaters, Inc. Term Loan B-1, 5.17% — 6.89 | | | | |
due 4/30/2011 | | 2,215 | | 2,104,102 |
Nortek, Inc. Term Loan, 5.35% due 8/27/2011 | | 4,825 | | 4,137,438 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 6,241,540 |
| |
| |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Containers & Packaging — 2.2% | | | | |
Anchor Glass Container Corp. Term Loan B, 7.08% | | | | |
due 5/03/2013 | | $ 1,855 | | $ 1,725,474 |
Consolidated Container Co. LLC Second Lien Term | | | | |
Loan, 8.751% — 10.581% due 10/15/2014 | | 450 | | 241,500 |
Graham Packaging Co. LP Term Loan B, | | | | |
6.813% — 7.75% due 4/15/2011 | | 4,958 | | 4,487,800 |
Graphic Packaging International Corp. Term Loan B, | | | | |
5.331% — 6.729% due 5/16/2014 | | 1,915 | | 1,713,915 |
SCA Packaging First Lien Term Loan, 7.60% | | | | |
due 3/15/2014 | | 993 | | 694,750 |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.: | | | | |
Deposit Account, 4.50% due 11/01/2010 | | 2,241 | | 2,113,020 |
Term Loan B, 7.125% | | | | |
due 11/01/2011 | | 482 | | 454,297 |
Term Loan C, 5.313% — 7.125% | | | | |
due 11/01/2011 | | 2,058 | | 1,942,600 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 13,373,356 |
| |
| |
|
Distributors — 0.9% | | | | |
Buhrmann USA, Inc. Term Loan C, 5.119% — 6.991% | | | | |
due 12/23/2010 | | 3,866 | | 3,692,390 |
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
6.644% — 7.451% due 1/15/2012 | | 2,723 | | 2,146,237 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 5,838,627 |
| |
| |
|
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6% | | | | |
Chrysler Financial Corp. First Lien Term Loan, 9% | | | | |
due 8/03/2012 | | 998 | | 866,238 |
J.G. Wentworth Manufacturing Term Loan B, 7.093% | | | | |
due 4/15/2014 | | 6,800 | | 4,522,000 |
LPL Holdings, Inc. Term Loan C, 6.83% | | | | |
due 8/28/2013 | | 5,382 | | 4,749,548 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 10,137,786 |
| |
| |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7% | | | | |
Hawaiian Telcom Term Loan C, 7.08% | | | | |
due 5/30/2014 | | 845 | | 681,257 |
Kentucky Data Link, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.372% | | | | |
due 2/28/2015 | | 485 | | 431,650 |
PaeTec Communications Term Loan, 5.622% | | | | |
due 2/28/2012 | | 1,496 | | 1,347,849 |
Time Warner Telecom Term Loan, 5.13% | | | | |
due 10/31/2013 | | 1,980 | | 1,940,400 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 4,401,156 |
| |
| |
|
Electrical Equipment — 0.3% | | | | |
Generac Power Systems, Inc.: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 7.203% due 11/10/2013 | | 980 | | 807,800 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 10.703% | | | | |
due 5/15/2014 | | 1,500 | | 1,022,500 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 1,830,300 |
| |
| |
|
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.1% | | | | |
Flextronics International Ltd. Term Loan B, 7.394% | | | | |
due 10/01/2014 | | 4,489 | | 4,167,055 |
SafeNet, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan, 10.627% | | | | |
due 5/11/2015 | | 3,000 | | 2,310,000 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 6,477,055 |
| |
| |
|
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7% | | | | |
Brock Holdings Term Loan, 6.83% — 7.143% | | | | |
due 2/26/2014 | | 1,489 | | 1,302,656 |
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. | | | | |
| |
| |
|
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Energy Equipment & Services (concluded) | | | | |
Dresser, Inc.: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 5.565% — 5.621% | | | | |
due 5/04/2014 | | $ 2,946 | | $ 2,713,093 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 8.82% due 5/04/2015 | | 2,000 | | 1,735,000 |
Helix Energy Solutions Term Loan B, | | | | |
6.377% — 6.83% due 7/01/2013 | | 3,296 | | 3,063,699 |
MEG Energy Corp.: | | | | |
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 6.73% due 4/03/2013 | | 410 | | 369,844 |
Term Loan B, 6.83% due 4/03/2013 | | 1,228 | | 1,115,752 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 10,300,044 |
| |
| |
|
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7% | | | | |
Advance Food Co.: | | | | |
Term Loan, 6.13% due 3/31/2014 | | 66 | | 54,347 |
Term Loan B, 6.58% due 3/31/2014 | | 767 | | 629,295 |
American Seafood Group LLC Delay Draw | | | | |
Term Loan, 6.58% due 9/30/2012 | | 2,888 | | 2,642,097 |
DS Waters LP Term Loan B: | | | | |
5.372% due 11/15/2012 | | 1,489 | | 1,324,962 |
7.264% due 11/15/2012 | | 500 | | 445,000 |
Dole Food Co., Inc.: | | | | |
Letter of Credit, 4.247% due 4/12/2013 | | 272 | | 227,929 |
Term Loan B, 7.125% — 9% due 4/12/2013 | | 395 | | 331,229 |
Term Loan C, 7.438% — 9.25% due 3/31/2013 | | 344 | | 289,097 |
Term Loan C, 7.125% — 8.75% due 4/04/2013 | | 971 | | 814,996 |
Eight O’Clock Coffee, 7.625% due 7/21/2012 | | 725 | | 695,902 |
McJunkin Corp. Term Loan B, 8.08% due 1/31/2014 | | 495 | | 466,538 |
Pierre Foods, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.97% | | | | |
due 6/30/2010 | | 491 | | 321,829 |
Sturm Foods, Inc.: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 5.813% | | | | |
due 1/30/2014 (a) | | 2,481 | | 1,827,855 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 9.313% | | | | |
due 6/30/2014 | | 1,000 | | 656,667 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 10,727,743 |
| |
| |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.1% | | | | |
Biomet, Inc. Term Loan B, 7.858% due 3/25/2015 | | 3,990 | | 3,813,442 |
ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC Term Loan, | | | | |
7.83% due 5/25/2015 | | 3,000 | | 2,820,000 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 6,633,442 |
| |
| |
|
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.7% | | | | |
Aearo Technologies, Inc. Term Loan B, 7.08% | | | | |
due 5/14/2014 | | 1,741 | | 1,719,484 |
CCS Medical First Lien Term Loan, 8.10% | | | | |
due 9/30/2012 | | 744 | | 673,595 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
5.335% due 6/18/2014 | | 9,227 | | 8,430,044 |
DaVita, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.57% — 6.52% | | | | |
due 7/30/2012 | | 4,000 | | 3,738,332 |
HCA, Inc. Term Loan B, 7.08% due 11/15/2012 | | 5,018 | | 4,612,256 |
Health Management Associates, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
6.58% due 2/28/2014 | | 1,949 | | 1,674,609 |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.715% | | | | |
due 4/15/2012 | | 3,947 | | 3,594,178 |
Sterigenics International, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
7.25% — 7.76% due 11/30/2013 | | 733 | | 659,580 |
Surgical Care Affiliates Term Loan B, 7.08% | | | | |
due 12/26/2014 | | 1,000 | | 820,000 |
Vanguard Health Systems Term Loan B, 5.372% | | | | |
due 9/23/2011 | | 9,714 | | 8,960,874 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 34,882,952 |
| |
| |
|
12 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Health Care Technology — 0.2% | | | | |
Misys Hospital Systems, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.37% | | | | |
due 10/11/2014 | | $ 1,496 | | $ 1,391,513 |
| |
| |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.7% | | | | |
Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC: | | | | |
Term Loan, 5.085% — 6.843% due 1/29/2012 | | 478 | | 382,455 |
Term Loan, 6.335% due 8/16/2014 | | 1,750 | | 1,312,500 |
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.: | | | | |
Term Loan B2, 6.244% due 1/29/2015 | | 2,907 | | 2,662,924 |
Term Loan B3, 6.244% due 1/28/2015 | | 420 | | 385,698 |
Harrah’s Operating Term Loan B, 6.244% | | | | |
due 1/28/2015 | | 473 | | 432,630 |
Lake Las Vegas Resort (b)(f): | | | | |
Revolving Credit, 11.75% due 12/14/2012 | | 361 | | 133,611 |
Term Loan B, 11.75% due 12/14/2012 | | 2,810 | | 1,039,849 |
Las Vegas Sands LLC Term Loan B, 6.58% | | | | |
due 5/04/2014 | | 2,687 | | 2,385,948 |
MotorCity Casino Term Loan B, 5.08% — 7.198% | | | | |
due 7/21/2012 | | 1,923 | | 1,663,030 |
OSI Group Term Loan B, 6.843% due 9/02/2011 | | 988 | | 878,875 |
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.: | | | | |
Revolving Credit, 4.878% due 5/15/2014 | | 75 | | 61,063 |
Term Loan B, 5.563% due 5/15/2014 | | 890 | | 722,412 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
4.88% — 7.15% due 10/03/2012 | | 3,865 | | 3,661,001 |
QCE LLC: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 7% — 7.125%% | | | | |
due 5/05/2013 | | 1,970 | | 1,666,057 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 10.58% | | | | |
due 11/05/2013 | | 6,800 | | 5,750,855 |
Venetian Macau US Finance Co. LLC: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 7.08% due 5/25/2012 | | 2,083 | | 1,882,102 |
Term Loan B, 7.08% due 5/25/2013 | | 4,167 | | 3,764,204 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 28,785,214 |
| |
| |
|
Household Durables — 1.8% | | | | |
American Achievement Corp. Term Loan B, | | | | |
5.42% — 8.50% due 3/22/2011 | | 1,562 | | 1,421,049 |
Jarden Corp. Term Loan B3, 7.33% | | | | |
due 1/24/2012 | | 1,500 | | 1,425,000 |
Josten’s, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.718% | | | | |
due 10/04/2011 | | 1,819 | | 1,718,922 |
Simmons Co. Tranche B Term Loan, | | | | |
4.875% — 7.375% due 12/19/2011 | | 7,269 | | 6,433,219 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 10,998,190 |
| |
| |
|
IT Services — 4.2% | | | | |
Activant Solutions Term Loan B, 6.75% — 7.50% | | | | |
due 5/02/2013 | | 9,541 | | 8,061,805 |
Alliance Data Systems Term Loan, 8.058% | | | | |
due 12/15/2014 | | 5,500 | | 5,115,000 |
Audio Visual Services Corp.: | | | | |
Second Lien Term Loan, 8.77% due 8/28/2014 | | 1,500 | | 1,380,000 |
Term Loan B, 5.62% due 2/28/2014 | | 1,995 | | 1,795,500 |
First Data Corp. Term Loan B, 7.58% — 7.634% | | | | |
due 9/24/2014 | | 3,990 | | 3,622,286 |
RedPrairie Corp. Term Loan, 8% — 8.75% | | | | |
due 7/31/2012 | | 791 | | 695,846 |
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.128% | | | | |
due 2/11/2013 | | 5,893 | | 5,427,752 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 26,098,189 |
| |
| |
|
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.7% | | | | |
The AES Corp.Term Loan, 7% — 7.19% | | | | |
due 4/30/2008 | | $ 2,000 | | $ 1,899,000 |
TXU Corp.: | | | | |
Term Loan B-2, 6.478% — 6.596% | | | | |
due 10/14/2014 | | 3,990 | | 3,639,211 |
Term Loan B-3, 6.478% — 6.596% | | | | |
due 10/10/2014 | | 11,970 | | 10,913,109 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 16,451,320 |
| |
| |
|
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.1% | | | | |
Sequa Corp. Term Loan B, 8.08% due 12/03/2014 | | 3,000 | | 2,818,125 |
Trimas Corp.: | | | | |
Letter of Credit, 6.85% due 8/02/2013 | | 938 | | 796,875 |
Term Loan B, 5.494% — 5.516% | | | | |
due 8/02/2013 | | 4,012 | | 3,409,961 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 7,024,961 |
| |
| |
|
Insurance — 0.3% | | | | |
Alliant Insurance Services Term Loan B, 7.83% | | | | |
due 10/23/2014 | | 998 | | 887,775 |
USI Holdings Corp. Term Loan B, 7.58% | | | | |
due 5/15/2014 | | 995 | | 880,575 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 1,768,350 |
| |
| |
|
Internet Software & Services — 0.0% | | | | |
Channel Master Holdings, Inc. (b)(f): | | | | |
Revolving Credit, 8.313% due 11/15/2004 | | 128 | | 0 |
Term Loan, 9% due 11/15/2004 | | 1,014 | | 0 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 0 |
| |
| |
|
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4% | | | | |
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 6.97% due 5/25/2014 | | 668 | | 560,935 |
Term Loan B, 7.08% — 7.16% due 5/25/2014 | | 1,329 | | 1,116,260 |
True Temper Sports, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
8.095% — 8.729% due 3/15/2011 | | 1,075 | | 935,373 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 2,612,568 |
| |
| |
|
Machinery — 2.3% | | | | |
Harrington Holdings, Inc. Term Loan, 7.08% | | | | |
due 1/15/2014 | | 993 | | 873,400 |
Mueller Water Products Term Loan B, | | | | |
4.872% — 6.893% due 5/16/2014 | | 5,636 | | 5,114,686 |
Navistar International Transportation Corp.: | | | | |
Revolving Credit, 4.794% — 6.501% | | | | |
due 6/30/2012 | | 1,600 | | 1,426,000 |
Term Loan, 6.501% due 6/30/2012 | | 4,400 | | 3,921,500 |
OshKosh Truck Corp. Term Loan B, 6.90% | | | | |
due 12/06/2013 | | 2,963 | | 2,758,212 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 14,093,798 |
| |
| |
|
Media — 22.9% | | | | |
Bragg Communications Term Loan B, 5.588% | | | | |
due 8/06/2014 | | 2,985 | | 2,895,450 |
Cablevision Systems Corp. Term Loan, 6.896% | | | | |
due 3/28/2013 | | 1,985 | | 1,832,133 |
Catalina Marketing Group Term Loan, 7.83% | | | | |
due 10/01/2014 | | 2,244 | | 1,885,275 |
Cequel Communications LLC: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 7% due 11/05/2013 | | 943 | | 788,658 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 7.739% | | | | |
due 5/04/2014 | | 7,000 | | 5,267,500 |
Term Loan B, 5.07% — 7% due 11/05/2013 | | 9,280 | | 7,756,875 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Schedule of Investments (continued)
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Media (continued) | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.26% | | | | |
due 4/30/2014 | | $ 2,000 | | $ 1,755,714 |
Clarke American Corp. Term Loan B, 7.33% — 7.698% | | | | |
due 3/12/2013 | | 3,334 | | 2,707,584 |
ClientLogic Holding Corp. Term Loan B, | | | | |
5.622% — 7.343% due 1/30/2014 | | 973 | | 769,034 |
Cumulus Media Term Loan B, 4.878% — 5.021% | | | | |
due 5/21/2014 | | 995 | | 812,584 |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC Tranche B Term Loan, 4.622% | | | | |
due 4/13/2013 | | 2,381 | | 2,280,489 |
Dex Media West LLC Term Loan B, 4.57% — 6.33% | | | | |
due 3/09/2010 | | 1,853 | | 1,759,007 |
Discovery Communications Term Loan B, 6.83% | | | | |
due 5/15/2013 | | 4,975 | | 4,554,612 |
EMMIS Communications Term Loan B, 7.198% | | | | |
due 10/31/2013 | | 2,410 | | 1,996,616 |
Education Media and Publishing: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 9.141% due 5/15/2009 | | 606 | | 579,545 |
First Lien Term Loan B, 9.141% | | | | |
due 11/14/2014 | | 4,394 | | 3,954,545 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 13.641% | | | | |
due 11/14/2014 | | 8,000 | | 6,960,000 |
Formula One Group: | | | | |
Second Lien Term Loan, 8.218% | | | | |
due 6/30/2014 | | 1,000 | | 812,500 |
Term Loan B, 7.093% due 12/31/2013 | | 1,500 | | 1,299,750 |
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.09% due 9/15/2014 | | 592 | | 418,900 |
Term Loan B, 5.09% — 6.45% due 8/28/2014 | | 4,000 | | 2,832,000 |
Gray Communications Systems, Inc.: | | | | |
First Lien Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.82% — 6.85% | | | | |
due 9/18/2014 | | 917 | | 778,021 |
Term Loan B, 6.21% due 12/31/2014 | | 1,950 | | 1,655,063 |
Term Loan D, 6.82% due 9/18/2014 | | 133 | | 113,167 |
Idearc, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.83% due 11/15/2014 | | 10,419 | | 8,571,529 |
Insight Midwest Holdings LLC Delay Draw Term Loan, | | | | |
7% due 4/03/2014 | | 6,075 | | 5,439,026 |
Intelsat Ltd.: | | | | |
Term Loan B, 4.894% due 7/03/2013 | | 1,992 | | 1,969,179 |
Term Loan B, 5.644% due 2/01/2014 | | 5,300 | | 5,238,165 |
Knology, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.953% due 3/15/2012 | | 2,488 | | 2,089,500 |
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. Term Loan, 6.83% | | | | |
due 4/04/2014 | | 1,991 | | 1,670,158 |
Mediacom Broadband Group Tranche A Term Loan, | | | | |
4.62% — 4.70% due 3/31/2010 | | 3,469 | | 3,006,251 |
Merrill Corp. Term Loan, 5.372% — 7.08% | | | | |
due 5/15/2011 | | 2,940 | | 2,601,900 |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
8.108% due 4/30/2011 | | 5,290 | | 4,346,269 |
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. Term Loan, | | | | |
7.901% due 12/15/2012 | | 579 | | 543,790 |
NEP Supershooters, LP Term Loan B, 7.108% | | | | |
due 2/16/2014 | | 1,241 | | 1,090,712 |
National Cinemedia LLC Term Loan B, 6.87% | | | | |
due 2/13/2015 | | 2,500 | | 2,132,033 |
New Vision First Lien Term Loan, 11.63% | | | | |
due 10/26/2014 | | 3,250 | | 2,730,000 |
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Media (concluded) | | | | |
NextMedia Group, Inc.: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.098% due 11/15/2012 | | $ 1,294 | | $ 1,119,146 |
First Lien Term Loan, 5.086% due 11/15/2012 | | 2,265 | | 1,959,417 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 7.77% | | | | |
due 11/15/2013 | | 3,250 | | 2,665,000 |
Nielsen Finance LLC Term Loan B, 5.346% | | | | |
due 8/09/2013 | | 6,913 | | 6,088,776 |
PanAmSat Corp.: | | | | |
Term Loan B, 5.644% due 1/03/2014 | | 3,680 | | 3,342,555 |
Term Loan B2, 5.644% due 1/03/2014 | | 3,681 | | 3,343,557 |
Term Loan B2C, 5.644% due 1/03/2014 | | 3,680 | | 3,342,555 |
Paxson Communications Corp. First Lien Term Loan, | | | | |
7.627% due 1/15/2012 | | 9,000 | | 7,515,000 |
Penton Media: | | | | |
Term Loan, 5.372% — 5.521% due 2/15/2013 | | 496 | | 392,038 |
Term Loan, 8.122% due 2/15/2014 | | 500 | | 357,500 |
R.H. Donnelley, Inc. Term Loan D-2, 4.59% — 6.59% | | | | |
due 8/30/2011 | | 1,712 | | 1,576,634 |
San Juan Cable Term Loan B, 11.97% | | | | |
due 3/15/2013 | | 1,061 | | 896,604 |
Thomson Learning Inc. Term Loan, 5.62% — 7.58% | | | | |
due 6/30/2014 | | 2,993 | | 2,609,257 |
Univision Communications, Inc. Delay Draw Term | | | | |
Loan, 5.375% — 5.494% due 9/30/2014 | | 9,664 | | 8,086,528 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 141,188,101 |
| |
| |
|
Metals & Mining — 0.1% | | | | |
Algoma Steel Term Loan B, 7.33% due 6/14/2014 | | 709 | | 616,492 |
| |
| |
|
Multi-Utilities — 1.9% | | | | |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.: | | | | |
Second Lien Term Loan, 9.313% — 11.563% | | | | |
due 2/15/2015 | | 1,200 | | 1,074,000 |
Term Loan B, 5.375% — 7.125% due 2/07/2014 | | 993 | | 923,025 |
Energy Transfer Equity LP Term Loan B, 4.878% | | | | |
due 11/01/2012 | | 750 | | 700,000 |
KGen Partners: | | | | |
Letter of Credit, 6.625% due 2/15/2014 | | 750 | | 646,875 |
Term Loan B, 6.625% due 2/15/2014 | | 1,238 | | 1,067,344 |
La Paloma Generating Company, LLC: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 6.58% due 8/16/2012 | | 118 | | 102,114 |
Letter of Credit, 3.022% due 8/16/2012 | | 262 | | 226,448 |
Second Lien Term Loan, 8.33% due 8/16/2013 | | 2,000 | | 1,645,000 |
Term Loan, 6.58% due 8/16/2012 | | 1,485 | | 1,282,147 |
MACH Gen LLC: | | | | |
Letter of Credit, 6.83% due 2/22/2014 | | 69 | | 63,673 |
Term Loan, 5.10% due 2/22/2014 | | 675 | | 626,019 |
Metcalf Energy Center LLC Tranche 1 Term Loan, | | | | |
8.081% due 5/20/2010 | | 2,750 | | 2,640,000 |
USPF Holdings Term Loan, 6.293% — 6.963% | | | | |
due 4/15/2014 | | 998 | | 887,775 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 11,884,420 |
| |
| |
|
Multiline Retail — 0.6% | | | | |
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Term Loan, | | | | |
4.931% — 6.90% due 4/06/2013 | | 4,053 | | 3,741,457 |
| |
| |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0% | | | | |
Big West Oil & Gas: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.375% due 5/15/2014 | | 219 | | 200,156 |
Term Loan B, 5.50% due 5/15/2014 | | 779 | | 712,556 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
14 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments (continued) |
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded) | | | | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan, | | | | |
9.58% due 7/21/2010 | | $ 1,834 | | $ 1,705,423 |
Enterprise GP Holdings LP Term Loan B, | | | | |
5.443% — 6.793% due 10/26/2014 | | 3,500 | | 3,377,500 |
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA Term Loan B, 6.58% | | | | |
due 6/28/2015 | | 1,994 | | 1,850,855 |
Scorpion Drilling Ltd. Second Lien Term Loan, | | | | |
12.406% due 5/08/2015 | | 7,000 | | 7,210,000 |
Western Refining Co. LP: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.994% due 5/30/2014 | | 491 | | 438,371 |
Term Loan B, 4.994% due 5/30/2014 | | 3,205 | | 2,884,500 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 18,379,361 |
| |
| |
|
Paper & Forest Products — 2.6% | | | | |
Cenveo, Inc.: | | | | |
Delay Draw Term Loan, 6.66% due 9/07/2013 | | 24 | | 20,677 |
Term Loan C, 6.66% due 9/07/2013 | | 716 | | 622,688 |
Georgia-Pacific Corp.: | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan B, 6.896% — 7.367% | | | | |
due 2/14/2013 | | 2,940 | | 2,705,186 |
Term Loan B, 6.831% — 7.474% due 11/22/2012 | | 1,000 | | 920,167 |
Term Loan B, 6.58% — 6.896% due 11/22/2012 | | 1,995 | | 1,835,698 |
Term Loan B, 5.085% — 6.896% due 12/20/2012 | | 2,982 | | 2,744,252 |
NewPage Corp. Term Loan B, 8.688% | | | | |
due 12/07/2014: | | 4,000 | | 3,878,332 |
SP Newsprint Co. Tranche B-1 Credit Linked Deposit, | | | | |
3.122% due 1/09/2010 | | 3,183 | | 3,135,076 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 15,862,076 |
| |
| |
|
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4% | | | | |
Pharmaceutical Technologies & Services (PTS) | | | | |
Term Loan, 7.08% due 4/10/2014 | | 2,985 | | 2,462,625 |
| |
| |
|
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.2% | | | | |
Capital Automotive Term Loan B, 5.02% | | | | |
due 12/16/2010 | | 5,303 | | 4,918,925 |
Mattamy Group Term Loan B, 5.375% | | | | |
due 4/11/2013 | | 2,948 | | 2,682,225 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 7,601,150 |
| |
| |
|
Road & Rail — 0.8% | | | | |
Rail America, Inc. Term Loan, 5.32% | | | | |
due 8/14/2008 | | 2,500 | | 2,337,500 |
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Term Loan B, | | | | |
6.50% due 5/10/2014 | | 3,419 | | 2,636,599 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 4,974,099 |
| |
| |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3% | | | | |
Marvell Technology Group Term Loan B, 7.33% | | | | |
due 11/15/2009 | | 1,974 | | 1,855,325 |
| |
| |
|
Specialty Retail — 0.6% | | | | |
ADESA, Inc. Term Loan B, 7.08% due 10/18/2013 | | 995 | | 889,032 |
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. Term | | | | |
Loan B, 5.34% due 4/15/2013 | | 987 | | 827,347 |
Claire’s Stores Term Loan B, 5.994% — 7.58% | | | | |
due 5/24/2014 | | 1,491 | | 1,168,397 |
Mattress Giant Term Loan B, 5.50% due 2/28/2014 | | 744 | | 669,946 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 3,554,722 |
| |
| |
|
| | Par | | |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2% | | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. First Lien Term Loan, | | | | |
4.994% — 5.016% due 10/15/2013 | | $ 1,199 | | $ 1,140,766 |
| |
| |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3% | | | | |
Beacon Sales Co. Term Loan B, 5.085% — 6.729% | | | | |
due 10/31/2013 | | 988 | | 834,437 |
United Rentals, Inc.: | | | | |
Term Loan, 5.10% due 2/14/2011 | | 719 | | 681,875 |
Tranche B Credit Linked Deposit, 4.50% | | | | |
due 2/14/2011 | | 303 | | 287,572 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 1,803,884 |
| |
| |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2% | | | | |
Cellular South Term Loan B, 4.625% — 6.50% | | | | |
due 5/16/2014 | | 1,493 | | 1,373,100 |
Centennial Cellular Operating Co. Term Loan, | | | | |
5.085% — 6.83% due 2/09/2011 | | 2,942 | | 2,785,758 |
Crown Castle Operating Co. Term Loan, | | | | |
6.33% due 3/15/2014 | | 988 | | 891,946 |
IPC Systems First Lien Term Loan, 7.093% | | | | |
due 5/25/2014 | | 2,488 | | 1,960,978 |
NG Wireless Term Loan, 6.021% — 7.593% | | | | |
due 7/31/2014 | | 610 | | 579,144 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 7,590,926 |
| |
| |
|
Total Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Interests | | | | |
(Cost — $618,899,971) — 88.0% | | | | 542,559,878 |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds | | | | |
| |
| |
|
Chemicals — 1.5% | | | | |
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 13.85% | | | | |
due 12/31/2009 (c) | | 5,992 | | 4,486,510 |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 7.863% | | | | |
due 11/15/2013 (d) | | 5,505 | | 4,679,250 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 9,165,760 |
| |
| |
|
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1% | | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.708% | | | | |
due 4/15/2012 (d) | | 750 | | 718,017 |
| |
| |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | | | | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc., | | | | |
6.565% due 2/15/2009 (d) | | 3,166 | | 3,142,255 |
Qwest Corp., 6.05% due 6/15/2013 (d) | | 275 | | 264,687 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 3,406,942 |
| |
| |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6% | | | | |
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co. Ltd., 9.829% | | | | |
due 12/15/2010 (d)(e) | | 3,300 | | 3,283,500 |
Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 7.989% | | | | |
due 5/01/2010 (d) | | 250 | | 240,312 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 3,523,812 |
| |
| |
|
Media — 0.0% | | | | |
Intelsat Corp., 9% due 6/15/2016 | | 210 | | 210,000 |
| |
| |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) |
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
| | Par | | |
Corporate Bonds | | (000) | | Value |
| |
| |
|
|
Paper & Forest Products — 2.3% | | | | |
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 8.83% | | | | |
due 4/01/2013 (d) | | $ 6,000 | | $ 3,720,000 |
NewPage Corp., 9.489% due 5/01/2012 (d) | | 650 | | 637,000 |
Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B, 6.989% | | | | |
due 8/01/2014 (d) | | 11,400 | | 9,690,000 |
| | | |
|
| | | | 14,047,000 |
| |
| |
|
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost — $37,778,412) — 5.1% | | | | 31,071,531 |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks | | Shares | | |
| |
| |
|
Chemicals — 0.0% | | | | |
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (f) | | 39,151 | | 39,151 |
| |
| |
|
Total Common Stocks (Cost — $0) — 0.0% | | | | 39,151 |
| |
| |
|
Warrants | | Shares | | Value |
| |
| |
|
Electric Utilities — 0.0% | | | | |
Reliant Resources (expires 10/25/2008) (g) | | 9,115 | | $ 145,840 |
| |
| |
|
Total Warrants (Cost — $0) — 0.0% | | | | 145,840 |
| |
| |
|
|
|
| | Beneficial | | |
| | Interest | | |
Short-term Securities | | (000) | | |
| |
| |
|
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC | | | | |
Cash Sweep Series, 3.76% (h)(i) | | $42,836 | | 42,836,040 |
| |
| |
|
Total Short-Term Securities | | | | |
(Cost — $42,836,040) — 6.9% | | | | 42,836,040 |
| |
| |
|
Total Investments (Cost — $699,514,423*) — 100.0% | | | | 616,652,440 |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — 0.0% | | | | (133,159) |
| | | |
|
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | $616,519,281 |
| | | |
|
* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as of February 29, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
|
Aggregate cost | | $ 699,667,468 |
| |
|
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ 212,867 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | (83,227,895) |
| |
|
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ (83,015,028) |
| |
|
(a) Represents a pay-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional face/shares.
(b) Issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments. (c) Convertible security.
(d) Floating rate security. Rate is as of report date.
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.
(f) | Non-income producing security. |
|
(g) | Warrants entitle the Master LLC to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date. |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
(h) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Master LLC, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: |
|
| | | | Net Activity | | Interest |
| | Affiliate | | (000) | | Income |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
| | BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC | | | | |
| | Cash Sweep Series | | $(54,716) | | $1,545,991 |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
(i) | | Represents the current yield as of report date. | | | | |
•For Master LLC compliance purposes,the Master LLC's industry classifications refer
to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Master LLC management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
•Swapsoutstanding as of February 29, 2008 were as follows: | | |
| |
|
| | Notional | | Unrealized |
| | Amount | | Appreciation |
| | (000) | | (Depreciation) |
| |
| |
|
Sold credit default protection on | | | | |
LCDX Index and receive 2.25% | | | | |
Broker, UBS Warburg | | | | |
Expires December 2012 | | $ 4,104 | | $ 24,714 |
Sold credit default protection on | | | | |
LCDX Index and receive 2.25% | | | | |
Broker, JPMorgan Chase | | | | |
Expires December 2012 | | $ 3,714 | | (44,032) |
| |
| |
|
Total | | | | $ (19,318) |
| | | |
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16 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
|
As of February 29, 2008 (Unaudited) | | |
| |
|
|
Assets | | |
| |
|
|
Investments at value — affiliated (identified cost — $656,678,383) | | $ 573,816,400 |
Investments at value — unaffiliated (identified cost — $42,836,040) | | 42,836,040 |
Unrealized appreciation on swaps | | 24,714 |
Cash | | 2,338,855 |
Interest receivable | | 6,415,504 |
Investments sold receivable | | 4,337,876 |
Contributions receivable | | 2,985,065 |
Principal paydowns receivable | | 23,512 |
Swaps receivable | | 39,313 |
Commitment fees receivable | | 9,873 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 1,126,875 |
| |
|
Total assets | | 633,954,027 |
| |
|
|
|
Liabilities | | |
| |
|
|
Swap premiums received | | 672,790 |
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | | 454,387 |
Unrealized depreciation on swaps | | 44,032 |
Deferred Income | | 15,776 |
Investments purchased payable | | 13,143,182 |
Investment advisory fees payable | | 1,607,633 |
Withdrawals payable | | 1,051,141 |
Directors payable | | 27,985 |
Swaps payable | | 14,134 |
Other affiliates payable | | 5,024 |
Other accrued expenses payables | | 199,594 |
Other liabilities | | 199,068 |
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Total liabilities | | 17,434,746 |
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Net Assets | | |
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Net Assets | | $ 616,519,281 |
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Net Assets Consist of | | |
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Investors’ capital | | $ 699,854,969 |
Net unrealized depreciation | | (83,335,688) |
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Net Assets | | $ 616,519,281 |
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BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Statement of Operations | | Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
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For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2008 (Unaudited) | | |
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Investment Income | | |
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Interest (including $1,545,991 from affiliates) | | $ 27,543,571 |
Facility and other fees | | 142,673 |
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Total income | | 27,686,244 |
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Expenses | | |
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Investment advisory | | $ 3,225,974 |
Accounting services | | 114,897 |
Professional fees | | 99,630 |
Directors | | 29,205 |
Custodian | | 25,190 |
Printing | | 1,948 |
Miscellaneous | | 27,499 |
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Total expenses | | 3,524,343 |
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Net investment income | | 24,161,901 |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
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Net realized gain (loss) from: | | |
Investments | | (4,012,517) |
Swaps | | 120,061 |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | | |
Investments | | (51,178,937) |
Swaps | | (12,650) |
Unfunded loan commitments | | 454,795 |
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Total realized and unrealized loss | | (54,629,248) |
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Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ (30,467,347) |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | | | | | | | | Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
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| | | | | | | | | | February 29, 2008 | | August 31, |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | (Unaudited) | | 2007 |
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Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | $ 24,161,901 | | $ 57,598,184 |
Net realized loss | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,892,456) | | (35,000,705) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | (50,736,792) | | 6,856,164 |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | | | | | | (30,467,347) | | 29,453,643 |
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Capital Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Proceeds from contributions | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,992,232 | | 58,523,411 |
Fair value of withdrawals | | | | | | | | | | | | (136,333,370) | | (255,559,328) |
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Net decrease in net assets derived from capital transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | (111,341,138) | | (197,035,917) |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total decrease in net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | (141,808,485) | | (167,582,274) |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | | | | | | 758,327,766 | | 925,910,040 |
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End of period | | | | | | | | | | $ 616,519,281 | | $ 758,327,766 |
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Financial Highlights | | | | | | | | | | Master Senior Floating Rate LLC |
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| | February 29, 2008 | | | | For the Year Ended August 31, | | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 |
Total Investment Return | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total investment return | | (4.68%)1 | | | | 3.49% | | 5.37% | | 5.78% | | 10.15% | | 11.07% |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total expenses, excluding interest expense | | 1.04%2 | | | | 1.02% | | 1.03% | | 1.01% | | 1.02% | | 1.04% |
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Total expenses | | 1.04%2 | | | | 1.04% | | 1.04% | | 1.01% | | 1.02% | | 1.05% |
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Net investment income | | 7.10%2 | | | | 7.07% | | 6.22% | | 4.52% | | 3.81% | | 4.80% |
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Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ 616,519 | | $ 758,328 | | $ 925,910 | | $1,032,819 | | $1,052,881 | | $ 942,878 |
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Portfolio turnover | | 24% | | | | 46% | | 54% | | 53% | | 76% | | 57% |
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Average amount of loan outstanding during the period (000) | | — | | $ 2,255 | | $ 1,932 | | — | | — | | $ 3,187 |
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1 | Aggregate total investment return. |
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2 | Annualized. |
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BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
| 1. Significant Accounting Policies:
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC (the “Master LLC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to issue nontransferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations. The Master LLC’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Master LLC:
Valuation of Investments: Floating rate loans are valued in accordance with guidelines established by the Board. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean between the last available bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from the Loan Pricing Corporation (“LPC”). For the limited number of floating rate loans for which no reli- able price quotes are available, such floating rate loans may be valued by LPC through the use of pricing matrixes to determine valuations. If the pricing service does not provide a value for a floating rate loan, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned sub- sidiary of BlackRock, Inc. will value the floating rate loan at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value.
The Master LLC values most of its corporate bond investments on the basis of last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of the 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.
Equity investments traded on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. Equity invest- ments traded on a national exchange for which there were no sales on that day and equity investments traded on over-the-counter (“OTC”) mar- kets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last available bid price. |
Swap agreements are valued by quoted fair values received daily by the Master LLC’s pricing service. Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, the investment will be valued by, under the direction of, or in accordance with, a method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Advisor and/or sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that the Master LLC 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 Advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Floating Rate Loans: The Master LLC invests in floating rate loans, which are generally non-investment grade, made by banks, other finan- cial institutions, and privately and publicly offered corporations. Floating rate loans generally pay interest at rates that are periodically redeter- mined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. The Master LLC considers these investments to be invest- ments in debt securities for purposes of its investment policies.
The Master LLC earns and/or pays facility and other fees on floating rate loans. Other fees earned/paid include commitment, amendment, consent, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. Facility, amendment and consent fees are typically amortized as premium and/or accreted as discount over the term of the loan. Commitments, commissions and various other fees are recorded as income. Prepayment penalty fees are recorded as realized gains or losses. When the Master LLC buys a floating rate loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a float- ing rate loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Master LLC may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan. In certain circumstances, the Master LLC may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan by a borrower. Other fees received by the Master LLC may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.
The Master LLC may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. |
20 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
Floating rate loans are usually freely callable at the issuer’s option. The Master LLC may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) and assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Master LLC having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the bor- rower. The Master LLC will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower.
In connection with purchasing Participations, the Master LLC generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loans, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and the Master LLC may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation.
As a result, the Master LLC will assume the credit risk of both the bor- rower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Master LLC’s investments in loan participation interests involve the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, the Master LLC may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower.
Derivative Financial Instruments: The Master LLC may engage in various portfolio investment strategies to increase the return of the Master LLC and to hedge, or protect, its exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
•Credit Default Swaps — The Master LLC may invest in credit default swaps, which 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. These periodic payments received or made by the Master LLC are recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations as realized gains and losses, respectively. Gains or losses are also realized upon termination of the swap agreements. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Risks arise from the possible inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Master LLC is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-perform- ance by the other party to the swap.
The Master LLC may utilize credit default swaps for the purpose of reducing the interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio and decreasing the Master LLC’s exposure to interest rate risk. |
Income Taxes: The Master LLC is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Master LLC is treated as owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master LLC. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Master LLC’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master LLC can sat- isfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
Effective February 29, 2008, the Master LLC implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition thresh- old a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncer- tainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and rec- ognized in the financial statements. The Advisor has evaluated the appli- cation of FIN 48 to the Master LLC, and has determined that the adop- tion of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on the Master LLC’s financial statements. The Master LLC files U.S. and various state tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Master LLC’s tax returns remains open for the years ended August 31, 2004 through August 31, 2006. The statutes of limitations on the Master LLC’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transac- tions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. The Master LLC amortizes all premiums and discounts on debt securities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a frame- work for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on the Master LLC’s financial statements, if any, is currently being assessed.
In addition, in February 2007, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before |
BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. FEBRUARY 29, 2008 21
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provi- sions of FAS 157. FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. FAS 159 also estab- lishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attrib- utes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The impact on the Master LLC’s financial statements, if any, is currently being assessed.
Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive posi- tions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Master LLC segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., swaps), the Master LLC will, consistent with certain interpretive let- ters issued by the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid debt securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.
Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by the Fund’s Board, non-interested Directors (“Independent Directors”) 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 the other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds. The deferred compensation, if any, is included in other assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations there- under represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund. Each Fund may, however, elect to invest in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors in order to match its deferred compensation obligations.
Other: Expenses that are directly related to one of the Funds are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses are pro-rated to certain Funds on the basis of relative net assets.
2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The Master LLC entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Advisor to provide investment advisory and administration services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc. |
| The Advisor is responsible for the management of the Master LLC’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Master LLC. For such services, the Master LLC pays the Advisor a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.95% of the average daily value of the Master LLC’s net assets.
In addition, the Advisor has entered into a separate sub-advisory agree- ment with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Advisor, under which the Advisor pays BFM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Master LLC to the Advisor. For the six months ended February 29, 2008, the Master LLC reimbursed the Advisor $41,016 for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates.
3. Investments:
Purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended February 29, 2008 were $150,306,636 and $169,265,629, respectively.
4. Commitments:
The Master LLC may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these investments, the Master LLC may, with its Advisor, also enter into unfunded corporate loans (“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Master LLC to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until perma- nent financing can be arranged. At February 29, 2008, the Master LLC had outstanding commitments of approximately $4,778,000. In connection with these commitments, the Master LLC earns a commit- ment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is classified in the Statement of Operations as facility and other fees, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. As of February 29, 2008, the Master LLC had the following unfunded loan commitments: |
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Borrower | | (000) | | (000) |
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Advance Food Delay Draw | | $155 | | $127 |
Big West | | $744 | | $681 |
Cellular South | | $500 | | $460 |
Community Health Delay Draw | | $464 | | $425 |
Las Vegas Sands | | $800 | | $711 |
MEG Energy Corp Delay Draw | | $839 | | $757 |
NG Wireless | | $140 | | $133 |
Vought Aircraft Revolver | | $800 | | $749 |
Univision | | $336 | | $281 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)
Master Senior Floating Rate LLC
5. Short-Term Borrowings:
The Master LLC, along with certain other funds managed by the Advisor and its affiliates, is party to a $500,000,000 credit agreement with a group of lenders. The Master LLC may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions and for other lawful purposes other than for leverage. The Master LLC may borrow up to the maximum amount allowable under the Master LLC’s current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, subject to various other legal, regulatory or contractual limits. On November 21, 2007, the credit agreement was renewed for one year under substantially the same terms. The Master LLC pays a commitment fee of 0.06% per annum based on the Master LLC’s pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement, which is included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations. Amounts borrowed under the credit agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at each fund’s election, the federal funds rate plus 0.35% or a base rate as defined in the credit agreement. The Master LLC did not borrow under the credit agreement during the six months ended February 29, 2008. |
BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Officers and Directors
G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Director Richard E. Cavanagh, Director Richard S. Davis, Director Kent Dixon, Director Frank J. Fabozzi, Director Kathleen F. Feldstein, Director James T. Flynn, Director Henry Gabbay, Director Jerrold B. Harris, Director R. Glenn Hubbard, Director W. Carl Kester, Director Karen . Robards, Director Robert S. Salomon, Jr., Director Donald C. Burke, Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Anne F. Ackerley, Vice President Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer Jay M. Fife, Treasurer Brian . Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer Howard Surloff, Secretary |
Custodian The Bank of New York Mellon New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent PFPC Inc. Wilmington, DE 19809
Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company Princeton, NJ 08540
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Princeton, NJ 08540
Legal Counsel Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP New York, NY 10036 |
24 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
Additional Information
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quar- ters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed |
and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. |
Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements and annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program. |
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service. |
The Fund 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 it 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 Fund at (800) 441-7762.
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Fund may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.
BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC. |
Additional Information (concluded)
BlackRock Privacy Principles
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following infor- mation is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy- related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on appli- cations, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transac- tions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites. |
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non- public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information. |
26 BLACKROCK SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.

This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a pro- spectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by call- ing toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809 |

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form
Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
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Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable
Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the Board recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations which include biographical information and set 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
11(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
11(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) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto
12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
12(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
12(a)(3) – Not Applicable
12(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto |
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.
BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. and Master Senior Floating Rate, LLC
By: | | /s/ Donald C. Burke |
| | Donald C. Burke |
| | Chief Executive Officer of |
| | BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. and Master Senior Floating Rate, LLC |
Date: April 23, 2008
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | | /s/ Donald C. Burke |
| | Donald C. Burke |
| | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
| | BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. and Master Senior Floating Rate, LLC |
By: | | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
| | Neal J. Andrews |
| | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
| | BlackRock Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. and Master Senior Floating Rate, LLC |