Submission of Document

4th May 2012 11:06

SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENT

BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd

First Quarter Update

A copy of the first quarter update has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

The quarterly update may also be viewed at:www.blackrockinternational.com/bars/library/literature

4 May 2012

XLON

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