<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001062993-16-007188.txt : 20160121
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160121121954
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-16-007188
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160121
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160121
GROUP MEMBERS:		BOAZ R. WEINSTEIN

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001051003
		IRS NUMBER:				223564108
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-85201
		FILM NUMBER:		161352956

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-441-7762

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DEBT STRATEGIES FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030428

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DEBT STRATEGIES FUND II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971208

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Saba Capital Management, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001510281
		IRS NUMBER:				800361690
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		58TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10174
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-542-4635

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		58TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10174
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<DESCRIPTION>SCHEDULE 13G/A
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<P align=center><B><FONT size=5>UNITED STATES </FONT></B><BR><B><FONT
size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B><B> </B><BR>Washington, D.C.
20549<B> </B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT size=5>SCHEDULE 13G/A
</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </P>
<P align=center>(Amendment No. 2)* </P>
<P align=center><B><U><FONT size=5>BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund,
Inc.</FONT></U></B><B> </B><BR>(Name of Issuer) </P>
<P align=center><B><U>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</U> </B><BR>(Title of Class of Securities) </P>
<P align=center><B><U>09255R103</U> </B><BR>(CUSIP Number) </P>
<P align=center><B><U>January 15, 2016</U> </B><BR>(Date of Event which
Requires Filing of this Statement) </P>
<P align=justify>Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed: </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5%" align=justify>[_] Rule 13d-1(b) </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5%" align=justify>[X] Rule 13d-1(c) </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5%" align=justify>[_] Rule 13d-1(d) </P>
<P align=justify>*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person&#146;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. </P>
<P align=justify>The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the <I>Notes</I>). </P>
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<P align=center><B>SCHEDULE 13G/A </B></P>
<DIV align=left>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left><B>CUSIP
      No.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      09255R103 </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>1</B> </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Names of Reporting Persons</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>Saba Capital Management, L.P.</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>2</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see
      instructions)</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top align=left>(a) [&nbsp; &nbsp;]</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top align=left>(b) [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>3</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Sec Use Only</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>4</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Citizenship or Place of Organization</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>Delaware</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>5</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Sole Voting Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;
    </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">-0- </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Number of</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Shares</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>6</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Shared Voting Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Beneficially</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">18,790,316 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Owned by Each</B> </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Reporting Person</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>7</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Sole Dispositive Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>With:</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">-0- </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;
    </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>8</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Shared Dispositive Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;
    </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">18,790,316 </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>9</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
      Person</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
      <P align=justify>18,790,316</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>10</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes
      certain shares (See Instructions)</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
      <P align=justify>[&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>11</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Percent of class represented by amount in row
    (9)</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
      <P align=justify>10.05%*</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>12</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
      <P align=justify>PN; IA</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=center>*<B>The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule
13G/A are calculated based upon 186,913,216 shares of common stock outstanding
as of 8/31/15, as disclosed in the Company's Certified Shareholder Report on
Form N-CSRS filed on 11/03/15.</B></P>
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<P align=center><B>SCHEDULE 13G/A </B></P>
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borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="40%" border=1>

  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left><B>CUSIP
      No.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      09255R103 </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>1</B> </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Names of Reporting Persons</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>Boaz R. Weinstein</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>2</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see
      instructions)</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top align=left>(a) [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top align=left>(b) [&nbsp; &nbsp;]</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>3</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Sec Use Only</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>4</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left><B>Citizenship or Place of Organization</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>United States</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV>
<TABLE
style="BORDER-COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; "
cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0>

  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>5</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Sole Voting Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;
    </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">-0- </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Number of</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Shares</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>6</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Shared Voting Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Beneficially</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">18,790,316 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Owned by Each</B> </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>Reporting Person</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>7</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Sole Dispositive Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><B>With:</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">-0- </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;
    </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%"><B>8</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%"><B>Shared Dispositive Power</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;
    </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="80%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="5%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=left width="80%">18,790,316 </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV>
<TABLE
style="BORDER-COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; "
cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0 BCLLIST>

  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>9</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
      Person</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify>18,790,316</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>10</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes
      certain shares (See Instructions)</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify>[&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>11</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Percent of class represented by amount in row
    (9)</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify>10.05%*</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    vAlign=top width="5%"><B>12</B> </TD>
    <TD
      style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"><P
      align=justify><B>Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    width="5%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
      <P align=justify>IN</P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
<P align=justify><B>*</B>The percentages used herein and in the rest of this
Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon 186,913,216 shares of common stock
outstanding as of 8/31/15, as disclosed in the Company's Certified Shareholder
Report on Form N-CSRS filed on 11/03/15. </P>
<P align=center>Page 3 of 6 </P>
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noShade SIZE=5>
<A name=page_4></A>
<P align=justify><B>Item 1. </B></P>
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style="BORDER-COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; "
cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0 BCLLIST>

  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%"><B>(a)</B> </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>Name of Issuer: </B>BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund,
      Inc</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%"><B>(b)</B> </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>Address of Issuer&#146;s Principal Executive Offices:
      </B>100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=justify><B>Item 2. </B></P>
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style="BORDER-COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; "
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  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top align=center width="5%">(a) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>Name of Person Filing: </B>This statement is being
      jointly filed by Saba Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited
      partnership ("Saba Capital") and Mr. Boaz R. Weinstein (together, the
      "Reporting Persons') with respect to the ownership of the shares of Common
      Stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) by Saba Capital Master Fund Ltd. ("SCMF"),
      Saba Capital Master Fund II, Ltd. ("SCMF II"), Saba Capital Leveraged
      Master Fund Ltd. ("SCLMF"), Saba Capital Series LLC Series 1 ("SCS") and
      Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1, Ltd. ("SCEF").2</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing
      Agreement, dated August 31, 2015, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1 to
      the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on October 5, 2015,
      pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement
      and any subsequent amendments hereto jointly in accordance with the
      provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than
      the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making
      inquiry to the appropriate party.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>The filing of this statement should not be construed as
      an admission that any of the forgoing persons or the Reporting Persons is,
      for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the
      Common Stock reported herein.</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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style="BORDER-COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; "
cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0 BCLLIST>

  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%"><B>(b)</B> </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
      Residence:</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>The address of the business office of Saba Capital and
      Mr. Weinstein is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, New York
      10174.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%"><B>(c)</B> </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>Citizenship: </B>Saba Capital is organized as a
      limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Weinstein
      is a citizen of the United States.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%"><B>(d)</B> </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>Title and Class of Securities: </B>Common stock, $0.01
      par value per share (the "Common Stock").</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%"><B>(e)</B> </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>CUSIP No.:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </B>09255R103</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>
      <P align=justify><B>Item 3.</B> </P></TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify><B>If this statement is filed pursuant to &#167;&#167; 240.13d-1(b)
      or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the</B> <B>person filing is a:</B>
      </P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
<TABLE
style="BORDER-COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; "
cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>

  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(a) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >Broker or dealer registered under
      Section 15 of the Act; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(b) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >Bank as defined in Section
      3(a)(6) of the Act; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(c) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >Insurance company as defined in
      Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(d) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >Investment company registered
      under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(e) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >An investment adviser in
      accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(f) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >An employee benefit plan or
      endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
</TD></TR></TABLE>
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    <TD width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(g) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
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      <P align=justify>A parent holding company or control person in accordance
      with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); </P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
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      <P align=justify>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" ></TD>
    <TD align=left>(h) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >
      <P align=justify>A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
      Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); </P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
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      <P align=justify>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" ></TD>
    <TD align=left>(i) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >
      <P align=justify>A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
      investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
      1940; </P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
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      <P align=justify>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left>(j) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="85%" >
      <P align=justify>A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule
      240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); </P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
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      <P align=justify>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD align=left>(k) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%" >[_] </TD>
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      <P align=justify>Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If
      filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule
      240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:
    _____</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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    <TD align=left width="90%"
      ><STRONG>Ownership</STRONG> </TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="5%"><B>(a)</B> </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify><B>Amount Beneficially Owned: </B>The information
      required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows (5) - (11) of the cover
      page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by
      reference for each such Reporting Person.</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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    <TD align=left><B>Item</B> <B>5.</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" ><B>Ownership of Five Percent or
      Less of a Class. N/A</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left><B>Item</B> <B>6.</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" ><B>Ownership of more than Five
      Percent on Behalf of Another Person. </B>N/A </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left><B>Item</B> <B>7.</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" ><B>Identification and
      classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being
      reported on</B> <B>by the parent holding company or control person.
      N/A</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left><B>Item</B> <B>8.</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" ><B>Identification and
      classification of members of the group. N/A</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left><B>Item</B> <B>9.</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" ><B>Notice of Dissolution of
      Group. N/A</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD align=left><B>Item</B> <B>10.</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" ><B>Certifications.</B> </TD></TR>
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    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD align=left></TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >By signing below each Reporting
      Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the
      securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
      purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
      the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
      connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
      or effect. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P align=justify><B>SIGNATURE </B></P>
<P align=justify>After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct. </P>
<P align=justify>Dated: 1/21/2016</P>
<P align=justify><U><I>/</I></U><i><u>s/Michael D&#146;Angelo <br>
</u></i>Name: Michael D&#146;Angelo </P>
<P align=justify>Title: Chief Compliance Officer </P>
<P align=justify>Boaz R. Weinstein </P>
<P align=justify>By: Michael D&#146;Angelo </P>
<P align=justify>Title: Attorney-in-fact*** </P>
<P align=justify>*** Pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated as of November 16,
2015</P>
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