Total Voting Rights

30 Jul 2010 15:49

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:

- 2,066,343 Euro denominated Shares with 1.4 voting rights per share - 2,207,602 US Dollar denominated Shares with 1 voting right per share - 10,780,362 Sterling denominated Shares with 1.6 voting rights per share - (excluding 330,750 treasury shares)

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 22,349,061 - (excluding treasury shares).

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:Kerry V HigginsBlackRockTel: 020 7743 1089Date: 30 July 2010