Doc re Submission of Documents

2 May 2012 14:13

SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENT

BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd

Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011 and the Form of Proxy

Copies of the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011 andthe Form of Proxy have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, andwill shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011 may also be viewed at:

http://www.blackrockinternational.com/content/groups/internationalsite/documents/literature/1111163519.pdf

2 May 2012