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<P style="margin-left:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000" align=center>FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC</P>
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<P style="margin-left:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000" align=center>ATTACHMENT 77O</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000"><B>TRADE DATE</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000" align=center><B>ISSUE SIZE </B></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000" align=center><B>AMOUNT PURCHASED</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000"><B>MEMBER OF UNDERWRITING SYNDICATE FROM WHOM FUND PURCHASED</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="padding-left:7.2pt; padding-top:0pt; padding-right:7.2pt; padding-bottom:0pt; border:0.5pt solid #000000" align=left valign=top width=1.2>&nbsp;</TD><TD style="padding-left:7.2pt; padding-top:0pt; padding-right:7.2pt; padding-bottom:0pt; border:0.5pt solid #000000" align=left valign=top width=102><P style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000" align=center>12/08/2003</P>
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<TR><TD style="padding-left:7.2pt; padding-top:0pt; padding-right:7.2pt; padding-bottom:0pt; border:0.5pt solid #000000" align=left valign=top width=1.2>&nbsp;</TD><TD style="padding-left:7.2pt; padding-top:0pt; padding-right:7.2pt; padding-bottom:0pt; border:0.5pt solid #000000" align=left valign=top width=102><P style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000" align=center>01/09/2004</P>
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<TR><TD style="padding-left:7.2pt; padding-top:0pt; padding-right:7.2pt; padding-bottom:0pt; border:0.5pt solid #000000" align=left valign=top width=1.2>&nbsp;</TD><TD style="padding-left:7.2pt; padding-top:0pt; padding-right:7.2pt; padding-bottom:0pt; border:0.5pt solid #000000" align=left valign=top width=102><P style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt; text-indent:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-size:10pt; color:#000000" align=center>01/15/2004</P>
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