11th Jan 2012 16:42
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS BLACKROCK ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGIES LTD ("the Company")
In conformity with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("the Rules"), the Company would like to notify the market of the following:
The Company's issued share capital consists of the following:
- 1,665,646 Euro denominated shares of no par value with 1.3 voting rights per share - 1,727,243 US Dollar denominated shares of no par value with 1 voting right per share - 9,702,237 Sterling denominated shares of no par value with 1.5 voting rights per share
The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 18,445,937.
The voting rights above, effective from 1 January 2012, reflect the relative estimated net asset values on 31 December 2011 in accordance with the provisions of the Company's prospectus dated 4 April 2008.
The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Rules.
All enquiries:
Ian WebsterBlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited,Company SecretaryTel: 015 3460 0802
Date: 11 January 2012
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