0001209191-17-006980.txt : 20170202 0001209191-17-006980.hdr.sgml : 20170202 20170202134525 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-17-006980 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170131 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170202 ISSUER: 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 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Marshall Adrian C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001463985 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08603 FILM NUMBER: 17567728 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2017-01-31 0 0001051003 BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC. DSU 0001463985 Marshall Adrian C 55 EAST 52ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10055 0 0 0 1 Portfolio Manager Phantom Shares 2017-01-31 4 A 0 2404.18 11.48 A Common Stock 2404.18 2404.18 D A phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock and, subject to the applicable vesting requirements, becomes payable in cash. These phantom shares vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the award. /s/ Eugene Drozdetski as Attorney-in-Fact 2017-02-02