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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-349936
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-PX
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130828
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130828
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20130828

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001287480
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-PX
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21566
		FILM NUMBER:		131065235

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 EAST 52ND STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-754-5336

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 EAST 52ND STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK GLOBAL FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040528

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK VARIABLE RATE & INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040416
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM N-PX </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Investment Company Act file number 811-21566 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name of Fund: BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name
and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:-2%;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">55 East 52</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">nd</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
Street, New York City, NY 10055. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (800)&nbsp;882-0052, Option 4 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date of fiscal year end: 10/31 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date of
reporting period: 07/01/2012 &#150; 06/30/2013 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT *******************************

ICA File Number: 811-21566
Reporting Period: 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust









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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD.

Ticker:       ANS            Security ID:  009037201
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  APR 09, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert Chadwick          For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Paul Gagne               For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Peter Gordon             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Paul Houston             For       Withhold     Management
1.5   Elect Director John Lacey               For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Jim Lake                 For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Gordon Lancaster         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Pierre McNeil            For       Withhold     Management
2     Approve Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as        For       For          Management
      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
3     Change Jurisdiction of Incorporation    For       For          Management
      [CBCA to BCBCA]


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AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD.

Ticker:       ANS            Security ID:  C01023206
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  APR 09, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert Chadwick          For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Paul Gagne               For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Peter Gordon             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Paul Houston             For       Withhold     Management
1.5   Elect Director John Lacey               For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Jim Lake                 For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Gordon Lancaster         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Pierre McNeil            For       Withhold     Management
2     Approve Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as        For       For          Management
      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
      Their Remuneration
3     Change Jurisdiction of Incorporation    For       For          Management
      [CBCA to BCBCA]


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LEAR CORPORATION

Ticker:       LEA            Security ID:  521865204
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2013   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2013

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Thomas P. Capo           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Jonathan F. Foster       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Kathleen A. Ligocki      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Donald L. Runkle         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Matthew J. Simoncini     For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Gregory C. Smith         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Henry D. G. Wallace      For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation

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report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ John Perlowski</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John Perlowski</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Executive Officer of</FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: August&nbsp;27, 2013 </FONT></P>
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