Total Voting Rights

BLACKROCK ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGIES LTD - Total Voting Rights

PR Newswire

London, January 2

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 consisted of the following as at31 December 2012:

- 924,618 Sterling denominated shares of no par value with 1 voting right pershare

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 924,618.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for thecalculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify theirinterest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Rules.

With effect from 26 November 2012 the ISIN number for the Company's shares isJE00B705MR41 (Sterling).

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Date: 2 January 2013