- Annual report of proxy voting record for management investment companies (N-PX)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-08991

Name of Fund: BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock High Yield Trust, 55 East 52 ^nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone], Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31

Date of reporting period: 07/01/2011 – 06/30/2012

 

 

 

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Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.

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ICA File Number: 811-08991
Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
BlackRock High Yield Trust











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AFRICAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.

Ticker: Security ID: Q0148X128
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Remuneration Report for the For Abstain Management
 Year Ended December 31, 2011
2 Elect Frank Timis as a Director For For Management
3 Elect Messrs Timothy Turner as a For Abstain Management
 Director
4 Elect James Smith as a Director For For Management
5 Elect Anthony Wilson as a Director For For Management
6 Ratify Past Issuance of 26.5 Million For For Management
 Shares to African Oil Investing SARL
7 Ratify Past Issuance of 15.79 Million For For Management
 Options to Consultants and Employees
 of the Company
8 Approve the Increase in Directors' For For Management
 Fees from $650,000 to $900,000 Per
 Annum
9 Approve the Variation of the Terms of For Abstain Management
 the Director Options
10 Approve Issue of 250,000 Director For Abstain Management
 Options with an Exercise Price of a $1.
 00



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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD.

Ticker: ANS Security ID: 009037201
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 04, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert Chadwick For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul Gagne For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Peter Gordon For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul Houston For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John Lacey For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gordon Lancaster For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Pierre McNeil For For Management
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
 Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
 Their Remuneration



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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD.

Ticker: ANS Security ID: C01023206
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 04, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert Chadwick For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul Gagne For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Peter Gordon For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul Houston For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John Lacey For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gordon Lancaster For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Pierre McNeil For For Management
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
 Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
 Their Remuneration



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BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND VI, INC.

Ticker: HYT Security ID: 09255P107
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard E. Cavanagh For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Frank J. Fabozzi For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kathleen F. Feldstein For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James T. Flynn For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Henry Gabbay For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jerrold B. Harris For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.10 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Karen P. Robards For For Management



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BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST II, INC.

Ticker: PSY Security ID: 09255H105
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard E. Cavanagh For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Frank J. Fabozzi For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kathleen F. Feldstein For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James T. Flynn For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Henry Gabbay For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jerrold B. Harris For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.10 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Karen P. Robards For For Management



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BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST IV

Ticker: BTZ Security ID: 092508100
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management



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BLACKROCK ENERGY AND RESOURCES TRUST

Ticker: BGR Security ID: 09250U101
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management



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BLACKROCK ENHANCED EQUITY DIVIDEND TRUST

Ticker: BDJ Security ID: 09251A104
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management



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BLACKROCK ENHANCED EQUITY DIVIDEND TRUST

Ticker: BDJ Security ID: 09251A104
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2012 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 26, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management
 Acquisition
2 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management
 Acquisition



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BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST

Ticker: BGT Security ID: 091941104
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management



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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME TRUST

Ticker: BGY Security ID: 092524107
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management



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BLACKROCK LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST

Ticker: BLW Security ID: 09249W101
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2011

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Audet For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Castellano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Carl Kester For For Management



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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker: CF Security ID: 125269100
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen A. Furbacher For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director John D. Johnson For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
 Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
 Election of Directors



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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Ticker: CHTR Security ID: 16117M305
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director W. Lance Conn For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Darren Glatt For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Craig A. Jacobson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bruce A. Karsh For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edgar Lee For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Marcus For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John D. Markley, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David C. Merritt For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Stan Parker For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas M. Rutledge For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Eric L. Zinterhofer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management



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CIT GROUP INC.

Ticker: CIT Security ID: 125581801
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John A. Thain For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael J. Embler For For Management
3 Elect Director William M. Freeman For For Management
4 Elect Director David M. Moffett For For Management
5 Elect Director R. Brad Oates For For Management
6 Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs For For Management
7 Elect Director Gerald Rosenfeld For For Management
8 Elect Director John R. Ryan For For Management
9 Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management
10 Elect Director Peter J. Tobin For For Management
11 Elect Director Laura S. Unger For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
 Executive Officers' Compensation



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DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

Ticker: DTG Security ID: 256743105
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 09, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Thomas P. Capo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Maryann N. Keller For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward C. Lumley For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard W. Neu For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director John C. Pope For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Scott L. Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
 Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management



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E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Ticker: ETFC Security ID: 269246401
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Rodger A. Lawson For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Frank J. Petrilli For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Rebecca Saeger For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Joseph L. Sclafani For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Stephen H. Willard For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
 Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management



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IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Ticker: IRWD Security ID: 46333X108
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph C. Cook, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director David A. Ebersman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management



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LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Ticker: LVLT Security ID: 52729N308
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James Q. Crowe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kevin P. Chilton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Archie R. Clemins For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Steven T. Clontz For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard R. Jaros For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael J. Mahoney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles C. Miller, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Peter Seah Lim Huat For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director John T. Reed For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Albert C. Yates For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Adopt NOL Rights Plan (NOL Pill) For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
 Executive Officers' Compensation



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TRANSOCEAN LTD.

Ticker: RIGN Security ID: H8817H100
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2012 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 01, 2012

# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
 Statutory Reports
2 Appropriation of the Available For For Management
 Earnings for Fiscal Year 2011
3a Elect Glyn Barker as Director For For Management
3b Elect Vanessa C.L. Chang as Director For For Management
3c Elect Chad Deaton as Director For For Management
3d Reelect Edward R. Muller as Director For For Management
3e Reelect Tan Ek Kia as Director For For Management
4 Appointment Of Ernst & Young LLP as For For Management
 Independent Registered Public
 Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2012
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
 Executive Officers' Compensation


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Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock High Yield Trust

 

By:		/s/ John Perlowski
		John Perlowski
		Chief Executive Officer of
		BlackRock High Yield Trust
Date:		August 27, 2012