UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-07456

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

 

Date of fiscal year end: 02/28/2010

 

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2009

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


 

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Aerospace & Defense - 3.1%

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, 8.50%, 4/01/15

 

USD

1,600

 

$

672,000

 

 

 

Moog, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/18 (a)

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,372,000

 











Auto Components - 2.4%

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.625%, 12/01/11

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,890,000

 

 

 

Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16

 

 

1,015

 

 

263,900

 

 

 

Venture Holdings Co. LLC 12%, 6/01/09 (b)(c)

 

 

700

 

 

 

 

 

Venture Holdings Co. LLC Series B, 9.50%, 7/01/05 (b)(c)

 

 

3,325

 

 

333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,154,233

 











Building Products - 4.5%

 

Building Materials Corp. of America, 7.75%, 8/01/14

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., 8.561%, 7/01/12 (d)

 

 

3,500

 

 

1,855,000

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

1,500

 

 

787,500

 

 

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. Series WI, 9.75%, 12/01/14

 

 

1,175

 

 

446,500

 

 

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13

 

 

2,065

 

 

1,321,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,910,600

 











Chemicals - 3.5%

 

American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15

 

 

610

 

 

532,225

 

 

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals Corp., 7.50%, 3/31/15 (a)(e)(f)

 

 

1,822

 

 

1,184,440

 

 

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 10%, 3/31/15

 

 

1,839

 

 

1,195,168

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. Second Lien Subordinate Note, 10%, 1/29/19 (a)(e)

 

 

2,383

 

 

2,383,000

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. Third Lien Subordinate Note, 5%, 1/29/19 (e)

 

 

1,557

 

 

778,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,073,333

 











Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.5%

 

ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

 

970

 

 

925,137

 











Construction Materials - 1.0%

 

Nortek, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13

 

 

2,630

 

 

1,702,925

 











Containers & Packaging - 2.8%

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 4.504%, 9/15/14 (d)

 

 

100

 

 

65,500

 

 

 

Clondalkin Acquisition BV, 2.629%, 12/15/13 (a)(d)

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,320,000

 

 

 

Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

4,285

 

 

1,435,475

 

 

 

Smurfit Kappa Funding Plc, 7.75%, 4/01/15

 

 

1,050

 

 

714,000

 

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 8.375%, 7/01/12 (b)(c)

 

 

800

 

 

252,000

 

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 8%, 3/15/17 (b)(c)

 

 

1,300

 

 

422,500

 

 

 

Wise Metals Group LLC, 10.25%, 5/15/12

 

 

2,000

 

 

665,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,874,475

 











Diversified Financial Services - 0.9%

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.889%, 1/13/12 (d)

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,058,600

 

 

 

Highland Legacy Ltd., 7.278%, 6/01/11 (a)(d)

 

 

4,076

 

 

611,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,669,977

 











Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.4%

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

Qwest Corp., 8.375%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,947,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,147,500

 











Electric Utilities - 0.4%

 

NSG Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

 

1,000

 

 

805,000

 











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BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%

 

SUPERVALU, Inc., 8%, 5/01/16

 

USD

370

 

$

362,600

 











Food Products - 0.8%

 

Tyson Foods, Inc., 10.50%, 3/01/14 (a)

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,420,400

 











Health Care Providers & Services - 1.0%

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. Series WI, 8.875%, 7/15/15

 

 

1,880

 

 

1,858,850

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 7.0%

 

American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,565,000

 

 

 

CCM Merger, Inc., 8%, 8/01/13 (a)

 

 

4,125

 

 

2,846,250

 

 

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

4,674

 

 

3,119,895

 

 

 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 10.25%, 2/15/14 (a)

 

 

1,210

 

 

523,325

 

 

 

MGM Mirage, 10.375%, 5/15/14 (a)

 

 

400

 

 

412,000

 

 

 

MGM Mirage, 11.125%, 11/15/17 (a)

 

 

750

 

 

785,625

 

 

 

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, 9.375%, 6/15/15 (a)

 

 

690

 

 

400,200

 

 

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, 5.384%, 2/01/14 (a)(d)

 

 

500

 

 

261,250

 

 

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC Series WI, 9.625%, 12/15/14 (b)(c)

 

 

220

 

 

1,100

 

 

 

Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority, 9%, 11/15/15 (a)

 

 

845

 

 

733,037

 

 

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 5.778%, 5/01/10 (d)

 

 

1,000

 

 

715,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,362,682

 











Household Durables - 0.4%

 

KB Home, 6.375%, 8/15/11

 

 

695

 

 

667,200

 











IT Services - 1.9%

 

First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15

 

 

5,000

 

 

3,400,000

 











Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 4.3%

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8%, 6/01/16 (a)

 

 

750

 

 

713,437

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/16

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,610,000

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 11.25%, 11/01/17 (f)

 

 

1,590

 

 

819,682

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 10.25%, 11/01/15

 

 

6,510

 

 

3,857,175

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.25%, 11/01/16 (f)

 

 

1,267

 

 

495,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,496,083

 











Industrial Conglomerates - 1.3%

 

Sequa Corp., 11.75%, 12/01/15 (a)

 

 

2,550

 

 

1,134,750

 

 

 

Sequa Corp., 13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)(f)

 

 

3,590

 

 

1,162,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,297,107

 











Machinery - 1.7%

 

ESCO Corp., 4.504%, 12/15/13 (a)(d)

 

 

1,540

 

 

1,108,800

 

 

 

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 9.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

550

 

 

596,120

 

 

 

RBS Global, Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/16

 

 

835

 

 

605,375

 

 

 

Titan International, Inc., 8%, 1/15/12

 

 

770

 

 

662,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,972,495

 











Marine - 0.1%

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14

 

 

324

 

 

247,860

 











Media - 4.1%

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

515

 

 

484,100

 

 

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14 (a)

 

 

390

 

 

388,050

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 10%, 4/01/09 (b)(c)

 

 

1,121

 

 

5,605

 

2


 

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 11.125%, 1/15/11 (b)(c)

 

USD

1,319

 

$

65,950

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 10%, 5/15/11 (b)(c)

 

 

660

 

 

3,300

 

 

 

Intelsat Corp., 9.25%, 8/15/14 (a)

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,377,500

 

 

 

Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17

 

 

1,244

 

 

335,880

 

 

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 11.625%, 2/01/14 (a)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,475,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,135,385

 











Metals & Mining - 2.0%

 

Aleris International, Inc., 9%, 12/15/14 (b)(c)(f)

 

 

840

 

 

8,400

 

 

 

RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14

 

 

2,175

 

 

576,375

 

 

 

Ryerson, Inc., 8.403%, 11/01/14 (a)(d)

 

 

3,360

 

 

1,852,200

 

 

 

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.75%, 5/15/19 (a)

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,105,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,542,881

 











Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.9%

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.50%, 2/15/15

 

 

935

 

 

923,312

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/16

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,450,000

 

 

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

1,475

 

 

737,500

 

 

 

Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.75%, 3/01/16

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

 

Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14 (a)

 

 

1,285

 

 

1,240,025

 

 

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

2,985

 

 

2,417,850

 

 

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 4.833%, 4/01/14 (d)

 

 

1,000

 

 

790,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,108,996

 











Paper & Forest Products - 4.2%

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 0%, 6/15/11 (b)(c)(d)

 

 

2,755

 

 

261,725

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (a)

 

 

3,162

 

 

865,581

 

 

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

1,630

 

 

1,605,550

 

 

 

NewPage Corp., 7.278%, 5/01/12 (d)

 

 

5,175

 

 

2,509,875

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14 (a)

 

 

315

 

 

289,699

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B, 4.778%, 8/01/14 (d)

 

 

3,300

 

 

1,782,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,314,430

 











Pharmaceuticals - 2.0%

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.418%, 12/01/13 (d)

 

 

2,690

 

 

1,936,800

 

 

 

Elan Finance Plc, 7.75%, 11/15/11

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,485,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,421,800

 











Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

 

Realogy Corp., 10.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

1,200

 

 

441,000

 











Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.2%

 

Avago Technologies Finance Pte. Ltd., 6.168%, 6/01/13 (d)

 

 

766

 

 

647,270

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., 4.386%, 6/01/13 (a)(b)(c)

 

 

2,180

 

 

1,373,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,020,670

 











Specialty Retail - 0.8%

 

Michaels Stores, Inc., 10%, 11/01/14

 

 

1,055

 

 

759,600

 

 

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

915

 

 

704,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,464,150

 











Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3%

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

3,525

 

 

2,344,125

 











Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.3%

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16 (a)

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,207,812

 

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 1/15/15

 

 

225

 

 

227,250

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14 (a)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

3


 

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









 

 

Orascom Telecom Finance SCA, 7.875%, 2/08/14 (a)

 

USD

395

 

$

323,900

 

 

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 7.625%, 1/30/11

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,975,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,733,962

 











 

 

Total Corporate Bonds - 66.3%

 

 

 

 

 

116,247,856

 











 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Aerospace & Defense - 2.0%

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC Letter of Credit Facility Deposit, 1.12% - 2.10%, 3/26/14

 

 

294

 

 

168,600

 

 

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC Term Loan, 2.319% - 3.22%, 3/26/14

 

 

4,990

 

 

2,863,951

 

 

 

IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. Term Loan (First-Lien), 7.25%, 12/30/12

 

 

791

 

 

482,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,514,826

 











Airlines - 0.6%

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Credit-Linked Deposit Loan, 0.261% - 2.414%, 4/30/12

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,037,167

 











Auto Components - 3.1%

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 3.12% - 3.15%, 8/07/14

 

 

5,080

 

 

3,917,781

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp. Term Advance, 7.25%, 1/31/15

 

 

1,527

 

 

722,155

 

 

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Loan (Second Lien), 2.07%, 4/30/14

 

 

500

 

 

418,047

 

 

 

Intermet Corp. Synth LC, 5.12%, 11/09/10 (b)(c)

 

 

378

 

 

151,341

 

 

 

Intermet Corp. Synth LC PIK, 6.293%, 11/09/10 (b)(c)

 

 

32

 

 

12,769

 

 

 

Intermet Corp. Term Loan B, 6.293%, 11/08/10 (b)(c)

 

 

508

 

 

203,062

 

 

 

Intermet Corp. Term Loan B PIK, 6.293%, 11/08/10 (b)(c)(f)

 

 

138

 

 

55,333

 

 

 

Metaldyne Co. LLC DF Loan, 0.166% - 8.75%, 1/11/12 (b)(c)

 

 

58

 

 

6,865

 

 

 

Metaldyne Co. LLC Initial Tranche B Term Loan, 6.188%, 1/13/14 (b)(c)

 

 

393

 

 

46,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,534,162

 











Automobiles - 0.2%

 

General Motors Corp. Secured Term Loan, 8%, 11/29/13

 

 

371

 

 

347,693

 











Building Products - 1.6%

 

Building Materials Corp. of America Term Loan Advance, 3.063%, 2/22/14

 

 

1,984

 

 

1,673,279

 

 

 

Stile Acquisition Corp. Canadian Term Loan, 4.75%, 4/06/13

 

 

1,086

 

 

555,910

 

 

 

Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp. U.S. Term Loan, 4.25%, 4/06/13

 

 

1,105

 

 

565,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,794,822

 











Chemicals - 3.7%

 

Ashland, Inc. Term Loan B, 7.65%, 5/13/14

 

 

496

 

 

495,889

 

 

 

Nalco Co. Term Loan B, 6.50%, 5/06/16

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,026,922

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.) Term Loan (First Lien), 4.29% - 4.47%, 7/31/14

 

 

4,963

 

 

3,746,688

 

 

 

Solutia Inc. Loan, 7.25%, 2/28/14

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,198,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,468,429

 











Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

 

John Maneely Co. Term Loan, 3.599% - 4.389%, 12/09/13

 

 

871

 

 

681,558

 











4


 

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Construction & Engineering - 0.2%

 

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FR Brand Acquisition Corp.) Synthetic L/C Term Loan (First Lien), 1.125%, 2/07/14

 

USD

500

 

$

390,000

 











Construction Materials - 0.3%

 

Headwaters Inc. Term Loan B1 (First Lien), 6.22%, 4/30/11

 

 

735

 

 

477,586

 











Containers & Packaging - 0.3%

 

Smurfit-Stone Container DIP Term Loan, 10%, 7/28/10

 

 

602

 

 

607,119

 











Distributors - 0.4%

 

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Loan, 0.335% - 3.25%, 1/12/12

 

 

1,423

 

 

640,222

 











Diversified Consumer Services - 0.9%

 

Coinmach Corp. Term Loan, 3.31% - 3.76%, 11/14/14

 

 

1,980

 

 

1,504,762

 











Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%

 

J.G. Wentworth, LLC Loan (First Lien), 3.47%, 4/04/14 (b)(c)

 

 

3,200

 

 

277,334

 











Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

 

Paetec Communications Term Loan, 2.819%, 2/28/13

 

 

350

 

 

316,750

 











Electrical Equipment - 0.2%

 

Generac Acquisition Corp. First Lien Term Loan, 2.911%, 11/10/13

 

 

554

 

 

380,310

 











Energy Equipment & Services - 0.9%

 

Dresser, Inc. Term B Loan, 3.104%, 5/04/14

 

 

206

 

 

178,515

 

 

 

Dresser, Inc. Term Loan (Second Lien), 6.085%, 5/04/15

 

 

1,000

 

 

608,750

 

 

 

MEG Energy Corp. Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.22%, 4/02/13

 

 

494

 

 

425,780

 

 

 

MEG Energy Corp. Initial Term Loan, 3.22%, 4/03/13

 

 

485

 

 

417,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,630,751

 











Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%

 

McJunkin Corp. Term Loan, 4.47%, 1/31/14

 

 

350

 

 

311,850

 











Food & Tobacco - 0.2%

 

WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan, 5.819%, 12/16/13

 

 

375

 

 

285,938

 











Food Products - 0.9%

 

Dole Food Co., Inc. Credit-Linked Deposit, 1.139%, 4/12/13

 

 

828

 

 

821,288

 

 

 

Solvest, Ltd. (Dole) Tranche C Term Loan, 8%, 4/12/13

 

 

705

 

 

699,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,520,873

 











Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%

 

DJO Finance LLC (ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC) Term Loan, 3.319% - 4.22%, 5/20/14

 

 

987

 

 

871,963

 











Health Care Providers & Services - 3.3%

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. Funded Term Loan, 2.569%, 7/25/14

 

 

1,397

 

 

1,239,211

 

 

 

DaVita, Inc. Term Loan B, 1.82%, 10/05/12

 

 

550

 

 

513,648

 

 

 

Fresenius AG Term Loan B1, 6.75%, 7/06/14

 

 

650

 

 

649,407

 

 

 

Fresenius AG Term Loan B2, 6.75%, 7/06/14

 

 

350

 

 

349,843

 

 

 

HCA Inc. Tranche A-1 Term Loan, 2.97% - 3.22%, 11/17/12

 

 

3,475

 

 

3,108,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,861,049

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.7%

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. Term B-2 Loan, 3.319% - 4.092%, 1/28/15

 

 

990

 

 

758,725

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands, LLC Delayed Draw I Term Loan, 2.07%, 5/23/14

 

 

172

 

 

122,813

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands, LLC Tranche B Term Loan, 2.07%, 5/23/14

 

 

555

 

 

397,041

 

 

 

QCE, LLC (Quiznos) Term Loan (Second Lien), 3.50%, 11/05/13

 

 

973

 

 

620,455

 

5


 

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









 

 

VML US Finance LLC New Project Term Loan, 2.57%, 5/25/13

 

USD

1,000

 

$

834,000

 

 

 

VML US Finance LLC Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 2.57%, 5/25/12

 

 

250

 

 

208,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,941,534

 











IT Services - 2.1%

 

Audio Visual Services Group, Inc. Loan (Second Lien), 7.72%, 8/28/14

 

 

510

 

 

32,297

 

 

 

Audio Visual Services Group, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 3.47%, 2/28/14

 

 

1,970

 

 

758,450

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp U.S. Term Loan, 3.316%, 11/09/14

 

 

1,483

 

 

1,091,809

 

 

 

First Data Corp. Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.059% - 3.069%, 9/24/14

 

 

1,231

 

 

902,178

 

 

 

First Data Corp. Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.059% - 3.069%, 9/24/14

 

 

392

 

 

287,632

 

 

 

RedPrairie Corp. Term Loan, 3.688%, 7/20/12

 

 

607

 

 

436,792

 

 

 

RedPrairie Corp. Term Loan, 5.25%, 7/20/12

 

 

260

 

 

187,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,696,579

 











Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.3%

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU) Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.819% - 3.882%, 10/10/14

 

 

488

 

 

335,661

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU) Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.819% - 3.882%, 10/10/14

 

 

229

 

 

156,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

492,072

 











Insurance - 0.1%

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc. Term Loan, 4.232%, 8/21/14

 

 

143

 

 

121,878

 











Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.4%

 

FTD Group, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/04/14

 

 

746

 

 

716,400

 











Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.7%

 

Fender Musical Instruments Corp. Delayed Draw Loan, 2.67%, 6/09/14

 

 

662

 

 

410,576

 

 

 

Fender Musical Instruments Corp. Initial Loan, 3.47%, 6/09/14

 

 

1,311

 

 

812,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,223,454

 











Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.4%

 

Life Technologies Corp. Term B Facility, 5.25%, 11/20/15

 

 

750

 

 

748,031

 











Machinery - 2.9%

 

LN Acquisition Corp. (Lincoln Industrial) Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 6.10%, 1/09/15

 

 

1,000

 

 

730,000

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp. Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit, 0.166% - 3.569%, 1/19/12

 

 

1,067

 

 

889,524

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp. Term Advance, 3.569%, 1/19/12

 

 

2,933

 

 

2,446,192

 

 

 

Oshkosh Truck Corp. Term B Loan, 7.15% - 7.32%, 12/06/13

 

 

1,195

 

 

1,022,889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,088,605

 











Media - 12.0%

 

Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. Loan, 9.273%, 3/01/12

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning) Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

5,709

 

 

5,472,451

 

 

 

Cequel Communications, LLC (aka Cebridge) Term Loan, 2.349% - 2.401%, 11/05/13

 

 

1,618

 

 

1,458,794

 

6


 

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









 

 

Cequel Communications, LLC Tranche B Term Loan (Second Lien), 6.411%, 5/05/14

 

USD

4,243

 

$

3,541,019

 

 

 

Ellis Communications KDOC, LLC Loan, 10%, 12/30/11

 

 

3,879

 

 

1,086,013

 

 

 

HMH Publishing Co. Ltd. (fka Education Media) Tranche A Term Loan, 7.66%, 6/12/14

 

 

4,642

 

 

3,307,722

 

 

 

Hanley-Wood, LLC (FSC Acquisition) Term Loan, 2.563% - 2.599%, 3/08/14

 

 

986

 

 

351,160

 

 

 

MCC Iowa LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group) Tranche D-1 Term Loan, 2.04%, 1/31/15

 

 

955

 

 

869,756

 

 

 

Newsday, LLC Fixed Rate Term Loan, 9.75%, 8/01/13

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,241,875

 

 

 

Penton Media, Inc. Term Loan (First Lien), 2.569% - 3.289%, 2/01/13

 

 

735

 

 

433,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,062,440

 











Metals & Mining - 0.3%

 

Euramax International, Inc. Domestic Loan (Second Lien), 13%, 6/29/13

 

 

692

 

 

20,769

 

 

 

Euramax International, Inc. Domestic Loan (Second Lien), 13%, 6/29/13

 

 

343

 

 

10,303

 

 

 

Euramax International, Inc. Domestic Term Loan, 8.75%, 6/29/12

 

 

1,632

 

 

413,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

444,405

 











Multiline Retail - 0.4%

 

Dollar General Corp. Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.068% - 3.07%, 7/07/14

 

 

750

 

 

685,715

 











Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.3%

 

Big West Oil, LLC Delayed Advance Loan, 6.50%, 5/15/14

 

 

550

 

 

431,750

 

 

 

Big West Oil, LLC Initial Advance Loan, 6.50%, 5/15/14

 

 

437

 

 

343,438

 

 

 

ScorpionDrilling Ltd. Second Lien, 8.72%, 5/08/14

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,375,188

 











Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC Term B Loan, 2.323%, 12/20/12

 

 

600

 

 

555,975

 











Pharmaceuticals - 0.3%

 

Warner Chilcott Co., Inc. Tranche B Acquisition Date Term Loan, 2.319%, 1/18/12

 

 

370

 

 

349,999

 

 

 

Warner Chilcott Corp. Tranche C Acquisition Date Term Loan, 2.139%, 1/18/12

 

 

130

 

 

122,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

472,750

 











Real Estate Management & Development - 1.8%

 

LNR Property Corp. Initial Tranche B Term Loan, 3.91%, 7/12/11

 

 

2,400

 

 

1,170,000

 

 

 

Realogy Corp. Synthetic LC, 0.166% - 3.15%, 10/10/13

 

 

2,947

 

 

2,048,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,218,513

 











Specialty Retail - 0.4%

 

Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.) Initial Term Loan, 2.57% - 3.47%, 10/20/13

 

 

750

 

 

642,188

 











Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

 

Cricket Communications, Inc. (aka Leap Wireless) Term B Loan, 5.75%, 6/16/13

 

 

425

 

 

426,771

 

 

 

Digicel Group Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

907,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,334,271

 











 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests - 46.4%

 

 

 

 

 

81,275,162

 











7


 

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 2.0%

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC Series 2005-1A Class AFL, 0.699%, 6/15/35 (a)(d)

 

USD

1,680

 

$

1,596,000

 

 

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC Series 2005-1A Class AFX, 4.643%, 6/15/35 (a)

 

 

2,035

 

 

1,984,125

 











 

 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,580,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 










Chemicals - 0.0%

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (b)

 

 

142,466

 

 

54,693

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. (b)

 

 

5,131

 

 

1,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,976

 











Containers & Packaging - 0.1%

 

Smurfit Kappa Plc (b)

 

 

18,171

 

 

101,883

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%

 

Lodgian, Inc. (b)

 

 

41,866

 

 

79,545

 











Paper & Forest Products - 0.6%

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (b)

 

 

375,634

 

 

533,302

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)(b)

 

 

421,556

 

 

596,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,129,590

 











 

 

Total Common Stocks - 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

1,366,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 










Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%

 

Citigroup, Inc. Series E, 8.40% (b)(c)(d)(g)

 

USD

425

 

 

371,871

 











 

 

Total Capital Trusts - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

371,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










 

 

Other Interests (h)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 










Media - 0.0%

 

Adelphia Preferred Escrow

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust Series ACC-6B INT

 

 

250

 

 

25

 











 

 

Total Other Interests - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

25

 











 

 

Total Investments
(Cost - $296,205,750*) - 115.6%

 

 

 

 

 

202,842,033

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (15.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(27,393,539

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

175,448,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

  *

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of May 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

296,907,541

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,862,442

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(98,927,950

)

 

 




Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(94,065,508

)

 

 





 

 

 

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

 

(c)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

 

 

(d)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

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BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 



 

 

 

 

(e)

Convertible security.

 

 

(f)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(g)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

 

(h)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Affiliate

 

Net Activity

 

Income

 









BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Sweep Series

 

 

USD (4,346,896

)

$

4,490

 










 

 

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of May 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 











USD          817,266

 

 

CAD

 

 

990,000

 

 

Citibank, NA

 

 

6/10/09

 

$

(89,599

)



















 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues - buy protection outstanding as of May 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 













First Data Corp.

 

 

5%

 

 

JPMorgan Chase
Bank NA

 

 

December 2013

 

 

USD

 

 

5,000

 

$

208,859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Hotels &
Resorts LP

 

 

5%

 

 

Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

 

March 2014

 

 

USD

 

 

2,500

 

 

(308,770

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Masco Corp.

 

 

5.30%

 

 

JPMorgan Chase
Bank NA

 

 

March 2014

 

 

USD

 

 

1,000

 

 

(81,238

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

 

 

4.45%

 

 

JPMorgan Chase
Bank NA

 

 

March 2014

 

 

USD

 

 

1,000

 

 

(70,014

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lennar Corp.

 

 

5.75%

 

 

JPMorgan Chase
Bank NA

 

 

June 2014

 

 

USD

 

 

1,100

 

 

(103,705

)





















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(354,868

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




9


 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 



 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues - sold protection outstanding as of May 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 















Ford Motor Co.

 

 

2.05%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

March 2010

 

 

CCC+

 

USD5,000

 

$

(341,494

)



















 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Using Standard and Poor’s ratings of the issuer.

 

 

 

2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

CAD     Canadian Dollar
USD     US Dollar

10


 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 



 

 

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”) clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities

 

 

Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of May 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Valuation
Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Other Financial
Instruments*

 









 

 

Assets

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

 

 







Level 1

 

$

612,848

 

 

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

157,578,970

 

$

208,859

 

$

(994,820

)

Level 3

 

 

44,650,215

 

 

 

 

 












Total

 

$

202,842,033

 

$

208,859

 

$

(994,820

)

 

 











 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are swaps and foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

11


 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 



 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value:


 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Investments in Securities

 





 

 

Assets

 

 

 



Balance, as of February 28, 2009

 

$

52,636,697

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

(3,884,608

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

8,066,512

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

(12,538,407

)

Net transfers in/out of Level 3

 

 

370,021

 






Balance as of May 31, 2009

 

$

44,650,215

 

 

 




12


Item 2 – Controls and Procedures
   

2(a) –

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13(a)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

   

2(b) –

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

   
Item 3 – Exhibits
   
  Certifications – Attached hereto
   
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
   
  BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.
   
 

By:

/s/ Donald C. Burke  
    Donald C. Burke
    Chief Executive Officer of
    BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.
   
  Date: July 15, 2009
   
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
   
 

By:

/s/ Donald C. Burke  
    Donald C. Burke
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.
   
  Date: July 15, 2009
   
 

By:

/s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.
   
  Date: July 15, 2009