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 811-08497

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: 02/28/2013

 

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2012

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments May 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

American Airlines Pass-Through
Trust, Series 2011-2, Class A,
8.63%, 4/15/23

 

USD

1,087

 

$

1,141,282

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities – 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,141,282

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

Auto Components — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Automotive Plc (a)

 

 

13,654

 

 

396,387

 

Delphi Automotive Plc (a)

 

 

242,654

 

 

7,044,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,440,621

 

Biotechnology — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

 

 

7,130

 

 

84,990

 

Capital Markets — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)

 

 

74,600

 

 

633,354

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

 

2,200

 

 

376,112

 

Huntsman Corp.

 

 

14,000

 

 

179,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

555,312

 

Commercial Banks — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

22,270

 

 

761,411

 

Communications Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loral Space & Communications
Ltd.

 

 

12,778

 

 

770,514

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

220,203,372

 

 

1,745,552

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

15,380

 

 

326,517

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd. (a)

 

 

70,784

 

 

262

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laricina Energy Ltd.

 

 

35,294

 

 

1,452,287

 

Osum Oil Sands Corp.

 

 

82,000

 

 

992,400

 

Transocean Ltd.

 

 

8,600

 

 

351,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,795,825

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
(a)

 

 

1,099

 

 

55

 

Travelport Worldwide Ltd.

 

 

76,940

 

 

38,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,525

 

Media — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belo Corp., Class A

 

 

23,782

 

 

137,460

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

63,805

 

 

4,000,574

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings,
Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

9,964

 

 

62,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISH Network Corp., Class A

 

 

5,900

 

$

165,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,366,243

 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Minerals Ltd. (a)

 

 

47,050

 

 

273,301

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Petroleum Corp. Ltd (a)

 

 

102,100

 

 

139,238

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

122,117

 

 

144,244

 

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

 

 

140,415

 

 

165,858

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)

 

 

158,023

 

 

126,988

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)

 

 

45,762

 

 

36,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

473,864

 

Road & Rail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group,
Inc. (a)

 

 

5,900

 

 

481,322

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

64,237

 

 

693,759

 

SunPower Corp. (a)

 

 

271

 

 

1,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

695,117

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management
Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

501

 

 

15

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

89,669

 

 

897

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

912

 

Total Common Stocks – 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

21,582,880

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 3/15/18

 

USD

230

 

 

238,050

 

7.13%, 3/15/21

 

 

330

 

 

342,375

 

Kratos Defense & Security
Solutions, Inc., 10.00%,
6/01/17

 

 

846

 

 

896,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,477,185

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

 

617

 

 

635,499

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15

 

 

624

 

 

642,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,278,130

 

Airlines — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1997-4, Class B,
6.90%, 7/02/18 (c)

 

 

278

 

 

277,703

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Airlines (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc. (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-1, Class B,
6.00%, 7/12/20

 

USD

480

 

$

480,955

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2002-1, Class G-1,
6.72%, 7/02/24

 

 

611

 

 

647,474

 

Series 2009-1, Class B,
9.75%, 6/17/18

 

 

199

 

 

213,179

 

Series 2010-1, Class B,
6.38%, 7/02/17

 

 

500

 

 

500,000

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%,
7/15/12

 

 

2,062

 

 

2,082,992

 

US Airways Pass Through Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2011-1, Class C,
10.88%, 10/22/14

 

 

679

 

 

699,261

 

Series 2012-1, Class C,
9.13%, 10/01/15

 

 

450

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,351,564

 

Auto Components — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Corp. International, Inc.,
8.25%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

210

 

 

210,000

 

Dana Holding Corp., 6.75%,
2/15/21

 

 

450

 

 

481,500

 

Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21

 

 

170

 

 

181,050

 

Icahn Enterprises LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 8/15/13 (b)(d)(e)

 

 

255

 

 

254,363

 

8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

3,035

 

 

3,213,306

 

IDQ Holdings, Inc., 11.50%,
4/01/17 (b)

 

 

380

 

 

397,100

 

International Automotive
Components Group SL, 9.13%,
6/01/18 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

36,100

 

Jaguar Land Rover Plc, 8.25%,
3/15/20

 

GBP

482

 

 

728,744

 

Titan International, Inc., 7.88%,
10/01/17

 

USD

465

 

 

481,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,983,438

 

Beverages — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

302

 

 

398,629

 

7.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

238

 

 

314,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

712,781

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Royalty Sub LLC, 10.25%,
3/15/15 (b)

 

USD

165

 

 

165,106

 

Building Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

530

 

 

556,500

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

950

 

 

971,375

 

Momentive Performance
Materials, Inc., 11.50%,
12/01/16

 

 

475

 

 

356,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,884,125

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Capital Markets — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%,
12/31/13 (f)

 

USD

720

 

$

722,023

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,227,825

 

2.36%, 8/31/19 (b)(e)(g)

 

 

244

 

 

205,875

 

Series A, 2.36%, 8/31/19
(e)(g)

 

 

7

 

 

5,906

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%,
9/29/20 (b)

 

 

650

 

 

699,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,861,243

 

Chemicals — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%,
2/01/15

 

 

880

 

 

875,600

 

Ashland, Inc., 9.13%, 6/01/17

 

 

25

 

 

27,438

 

Basell Finance Co. BV, 8.10%,
3/15/27 (b)

 

 

495

 

 

584,100

 

Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%,
6/15/21

 

 

1,785

 

 

1,860,862

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

310

 

 

321,625

 

Hexion US Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 4/15/20 (b)

 

 

535

 

 

541,687

 

9.00%, 11/15/20

 

 

310

 

 

270,475

 

Huntsman International LLC,
8.63%, 3/15/21

 

 

170

 

 

190,400

 

Ineos Finance Plc (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 2/15/19

 

 

890

 

 

914,475

 

7.50%, 5/01/20

 

 

440

 

 

435,600

 

INEOS Group Holdings Plc, 8.50%,
2/15/16 (b)

 

 

145

 

 

130,863

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH,
10.00%, 6/15/18

 

EUR

380

 

 

466,440

 

Kraton Polymers LLC, 6.75%,
3/01/19

 

USD

125

 

 

128,125

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV,
5.75%, 4/15/24 (b)

 

 

2,745

 

 

2,813,625

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%,
3/01/18 (b)

 

 

185

 

 

177,600

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

215

 

 

226,825

 

Solutia, Inc., 7.88%, 3/15/20

 

 

620

 

 

725,400

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17

 

 

335

 

 

351,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,042,890

 

Commercial Banks — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/02/16 (b)

 

 

2,786

 

 

2,782,517

 

5.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

550

 

 

541,750

 

5.50%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

530

 

 

515,425

 

6.00%, 4/01/36

 

 

550

 

 

494,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,334,090

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

360

 

 

368,554

 

ARAMARK Holdings Corp., 8.63%,
5/01/16 (b)(h)

 

 

440

 

 

449,904

 

Aviation Capital Group Corp.,
6.75%, 4/06/21 (b)

 

 

540

 

 

543,856

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%,
10/17/16 (b)

 

USD

108

 

$

111,361

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.,
9.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

25

 

 

24,000

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.,
7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

650

 

 

637,000

 

Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%,
8/15/16

 

 

380

 

 

397,100

 

Covanta Holding Corp., 6.38%,
10/01/22

 

 

635

 

 

658,418

 

Iron Mountain, Inc., 7.75%,
10/01/19

 

 

340

 

 

362,100

 

Mead Products LLC/ACCO Brands
Corp., 6.75%, 4/30/20 (b)

 

 

460

 

 

472,650

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%,
12/01/20

 

 

365

 

 

383,250

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.,
8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

875

 

 

925,312

 

Verisure Holding AB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/18

 

EUR

184

 

 

213,296

 

8.75%, 12/01/18

 

 

100

 

 

103,248

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18

 

USD

135

 

 

140,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,790,787

 

Communications Equipment — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc., 9.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

780

 

 

643,500

 

Consolidated Communications
Finance Co., 10.88%, 6/01/20
(b)

 

 

650

 

 

650,000

 

Frontier Communications Corp.,
6.25%, 1/15/13

 

 

900

 

 

920,250

 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,
6.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

380

 

 

385,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,599,450

 

Computers & Peripherals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SanDisk Corp., 1.50%, 8/15/17
(e)

 

 

220

 

 

218,900

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boart Longyear Management
Property Ltd., 7.00%, 4/01/21
(b)

 

 

200

 

 

206,500

 

URS Corp., 5.00%, 4/01/22 (b)

 

 

350

 

 

346,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

552,986

 

Construction Materials — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD Supply, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 4/15/19

 

 

1,320

 

 

1,376,100

 

11.00%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,445,500

 

Xefin Lux SCA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 6/01/18 (b)

 

EUR

254

 

 

287,375

 

8.00%, 6/01/18

 

 

200

 

 

226,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,335,255

 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%,
2/01/17

 

USD

445

 

 

478,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Consumer Finance (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

USD

200

 

$

200,000

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

520

 

 

583,700

 

12.00%, 5/15/15

 

 

730

 

 

921,625

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

139

 

 

161,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,345,099

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 10/15/17

 

EUR

375

 

 

477,598

 

9.13%, 10/15/20

 

USD

205

 

 

213,200

 

9.13%, 10/15/20

 

 

395

 

 

406,850

 

Berry Plastics Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.35%, 9/15/14 (d)

 

 

300

 

 

293,625

 

8.25%, 11/15/15

 

 

115

 

 

121,613

 

9.50%, 5/15/18

 

 

215

 

 

220,375

 

9.75%, 1/15/21

 

 

315

 

 

327,600

 

Beverage Packaging Holdings
Luxembourg II SA, 8.00%,
12/15/16

 

EUR

643

 

 

699,661

 

GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%,
4/15/18 (b)

 

 

267

 

 

297,131

 

Graphic Packaging International,
Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/18

 

USD

375

 

 

413,438

 

OI European Group BV, 6.88%,
3/31/17

 

EUR

155

 

 

197,886

 

Sealed Air Corp., 8.38%, 9/15/21
(b)

 

USD

255

 

 

280,500

 

Tekni-Plex, Inc., 9.75%, 6/01/19
(b)

 

 

180

 

 

178,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,128,127

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, 7.00%,
6/15/17

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,337,500

 

ServiceMaster Co., 8.00%,
2/15/20

 

 

655

 

 

686,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,024,431

 

Diversified Financial Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

280

 

 

296,800

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

3,650

 

 

4,106,250

 

Boparan Holdings Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/30/18

 

EUR

102

 

 

124,862

 

9.88%, 4/30/18

 

GBP

145

 

 

216,770

 

CNG Holdings, Inc., 9.38%,
5/15/20 (b)

 

USD

300

 

 

301,500

 

DPL, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,277,812

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
6.75%, 6/01/18

 

 

300

 

 

322,072

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (a)(i):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 10/17/12

 

EUR

150

 

 

45,441

 

4.75%, 1/16/14

 

 

760

 

 

230,236

 

1.00%, 2/05/14

 

 

1,600

 

 

494,600

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

3




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (a)(i)
(concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00%, 9/22/18

 

USD

175

 

$

40,031

 

1.00%, 12/31/49

 

 

620

 

 

141,825

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%,
9/15/15

 

 

825

 

 

921,937

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/15/16 (f)

 

EUR

123

 

 

156,272

 

7.75%, 10/15/16

 

 

256

 

 

325,249

 

7.13%, 4/15/19 (b)

 

USD

245

 

 

251,738

 

9.00%, 4/15/19 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

96,000

 

7.88%, 8/15/19 (b)

 

 

455

 

 

481,163

 

9.88%, 8/15/19 (b)

 

 

1,290

 

 

1,286,775

 

6.88%, 2/15/21 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

203,000

 

8.50%, 2/15/21 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

125,213

 

WMG Acquisition Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

128,100

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

585

 

 

623,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,196,671

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc.,
11.38%, 9/01/12

 

 

1,035

 

 

796,950

 

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%,
4/01/16

 

 

280

 

 

294,700

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,675,000

 

8.63%, 7/15/20 (b)

 

 

950

 

 

969,000

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

460

 

 

484,150

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

393

 

 

418,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,638,345

 

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.,
4.50%, 3/24/14

 

EUR

1,750

 

 

2,142,237

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,
8.50%, 4/01/19

 

USD

205

 

 

210,638

 

Elster Finance BV, 6.25%,
4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

114

 

 

145,542

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

235

 

 

272,600

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 9.75%,
8/01/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

225,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

854,280

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antero Resources Finance Corp.,
7.25%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

165

 

 

167,063

 

Atwood Oceanics, Inc., 6.50%,
2/01/20

 

 

140

 

 

144,900

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%,
12/01/20 (b)

 

 

395

 

 

371,300

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique
Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

250

 

 

257,500

 

6.50%, 6/01/21

 

 

1,255

 

 

1,229,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.,
9.00%, 6/15/19

 

USD

365

 

$

338,537

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 8.13%,
11/15/18 (b)

 

 

1,755

 

 

1,737,450

 

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., 6.38%,
3/15/22 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

155,775

 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.,
5.88%, 4/01/20 (b)

 

 

315

 

 

308,700

 

Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%,
3/01/21

 

 

450

 

 

451,687

 

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%,
3/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,229,100

 

Oil States International, Inc.,
6.50%, 6/01/19

 

 

320

 

 

330,400

 

Peabody Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,405

 

 

1,401,487

 

7.88%, 11/01/26

 

 

375

 

 

388,125

 

Precision Drilling Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

155

 

 

157,325

 

6.50%, 12/15/21

 

 

295

 

 

297,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,966,462

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bakkavor Finance 2 Plc, 8.25%,
2/15/18 (j)

 

GBP

100

 

 

125,608

 

Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 3/15/20 (b)

 

USD

375

 

 

359,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

484,670

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%,
12/15/18

 

 

115

 

 

128,369

 

Del Monte Corp., 7.63%, 2/15/19

 

 

350

 

 

339,500

 

Post Holdings, Inc., 7.38%,
2/15/22 (b)

 

 

230

 

 

234,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

701,894

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

195

 

 

207,431

 

10.38%, 10/15/17 (h)

 

 

2,790

 

 

2,969,606

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

519

 

 

528,083

 

8.75%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

450

 

 

452,250

 

7.75%, 4/15/18

 

 

100

 

 

80,750

 

Fresenius Medical Care US
Finance II, Inc., 5.88%, 1/31/22
(b)

 

 

650

 

 

646,750

 

Fresenius Medical Care US
Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/18
(b)

 

 

208

 

 

216,840

 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc.,
9.00%, 7/15/15 (b)

 

 

540

 

 

616,950

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

295

 

 

312,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,031,360

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

415

 

 

431,600

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

4




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP
(concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

USD

155

 

$

159,650

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, 7.38%,
12/15/17 (b)

 

EUR

494

 

 

623,048

 

Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%,
2/15/18 (b)

 

GBP

364

 

 

532,947

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

USD

135

 

 

149,006

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,995

 

 

2,107,219

 

7.88%, 2/15/20

 

 

95

 

 

104,263

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,834,000

 

5.88%, 3/15/22

 

 

275

 

 

272,938

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%,
5/15/19

 

 

1,565

 

 

1,471,100

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%,
7/15/19 (b)

 

 

410

 

 

387,962

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%,
8/15/18 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

114,075

 

Omnicare, Inc., 7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,102,987

 

PSS World Medical, Inc., 6.38%,
3/01/22 (b)

 

 

285

 

 

287,850

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16

 

 

345

 

 

336,375

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

459

 

 

523,260

 

6.25%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

330

 

 

333,300

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

2,504

 

 

2,785,700

 

United Surgical Partners
International, Inc., 9.00%,
4/01/20 (b)

 

 

290

 

 

300,875

 

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II
LLC, 7.75%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

465

 

 

455,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,313,855

 

Health Care Technology — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%,
3/01/18 (b)

 

 

2,405

 

 

2,813,850

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinity Gaming LLC/Affinity
Gaming Finance Corp., 9.00%,
5/15/18 (b)

 

 

290

 

 

290,000

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.,
Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/01/17

 

 

1,090

 

 

1,158,125

 

10.00%, 12/15/18

 

 

3,898

 

 

2,631,150

 

Caesars Operating Escrow LLC.,
8.50%, 2/15/20 (b)

 

 

440

 

 

438,350

 

Carlson Wagonlit BV, 6.88%,
6/15/19 (b)

 

 

325

 

 

323,375

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%,
8/15/18

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,282,225

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%,
6/15/19 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

131,250

 

Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%,
12/06/18

 

GBP

324

 

 

381,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gategroup Finance Luxembourg
SA, 6.75%, 3/01/19

 

EUR

265

 

$

320,300

 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, 9.00%, 8/31/20
(b)

 

USD

300

 

 

273,000

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

190

 

 

213,750

 

4.25%, 4/15/15 (e)

 

 

800

 

 

791,000

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,568,000

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.11%, 9/01/14 (d)

 

 

180

 

 

113,850

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

40

 

 

27,900

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

120

 

 

77,400

 

6.47%, 12/01/16 (b)(h)

 

 

412

 

 

297,952

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC,
9.63%, 12/15/14 (a)(i)

 

 

305

 

 

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 5.38%,
3/15/22 (b)

 

 

620

 

 

600,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,919,754

 

Household Durables — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 12.00%,
10/15/17

 

 

1,345

 

 

1,449,238

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20

 

EUR

305

 

 

383,921

 

Libbey Glass, Inc., 6.88%,
5/15/20 (b)

 

USD

250

 

 

250,625

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%,
5/01/20

 

 

340

 

 

341,700

 

Spie BondCo 3 SCA, 11.00%,
8/15/19

 

EUR

303

 

 

354,990

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

USD

1,390

 

 

1,622,825

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

555

 

 

593,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,997,149

 

Household Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

150

 

 

177,129

 

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/18

 

USD

360

 

 

397,800

 

9.50%, 6/15/18 (b)

 

 

590

 

 

651,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,226,879

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (b)

 

 

275

 

 

297,000

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/15/17

 

 

180

 

 

189,900

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

100

 

 

104,500

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

195

 

 

206,213

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp.,
10.00%, 1/15/20

 

 

1,920

 

 

2,040,000

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co.
LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

2,714

 

 

2,924,335

 

11.75%, 3/01/22 (b)

 

 

1,420

 

 

1,448,400

 

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 2/15/19

 

 

510

 

 

566,100

 

7.38%, 5/01/22 (b)

 

 

425

 

 

434,562

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

5




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QEP Resources, Inc., 5.38%,
10/01/22

 

USD

333

 

$

325,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,536,517

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

2,340

 

 

2,483,325

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

3,954

 

 

4,196,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,679,519

 

Insurance — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%,
5/01/15 (b)

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,763,750

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%,
1/15/18 (b)

 

 

367

 

 

389,020

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%,
9/24/21

 

 

430

 

 

417,297

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc.,
9.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

223,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,793,667

 

IT Services — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.,
6.38%, 4/01/20 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

358,200

 

Epicor Software Corp., 8.63%,
5/01/19

 

 

570

 

 

571,425

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,525,000

 

8.88%, 8/15/20 (b)

 

 

535

 

 

571,113

 

8.25%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

620

 

 

601,400

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,699

 

 

1,601,307

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

550

 

 

559,625

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

600

 

 

615,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,403,070

 

Machinery — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17

 

 

175

 

 

190,750

 

UR Financing Escrow Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 7/15/18

 

 

257

 

 

261,498

 

7.38%, 5/15/20

 

 

440

 

 

451,000

 

7.63%, 4/15/22

 

 

2,157

 

 

2,205,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,108,780

 

Media — 13.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%,
12/15/18

 

 

815

 

 

688,675

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%,
7/15/21 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

249,750

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

1,542

 

 

1,726,598

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/01/20

 

 

270

 

 

288,900

 

6.50%, 4/30/21

 

 

498

 

 

509,205

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions,
Inc., 11.50%, 4/15/20 (b)

 

 

950

 

 

947,625

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.67%,
11/15/15 (b)(g)

 

 

670

 

 

261,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinemark USA, Inc., 8.63%,
6/15/19

 

USD

220

 

$

239,250

 

Clear Channel Communications,
Inc., 9.00%, 3/01/21

 

 

555

 

 

477,300

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,599,650

 

7.63%, 3/15/20 (b)

 

 

1,982

 

 

1,892,810

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

5,202

 

 

5,592,150

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 12.00%,
8/15/18

 

 

674

 

 

679,242

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%,
8/15/18

 

 

771

 

 

776,569

 

Shares Loan, 12.00%,
8/15/18

 

 

795

 

 

800,914

 

CSC Holdings LLC, 8.50%,
4/15/14

 

 

390

 

 

429,487

 

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 7/15/22 (b)

 

 

610

 

 

594,750

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%,
6/29/15

 

 

345

 

 

355,350

 

Harron Communications LP,
9.13%, 4/01/20 (b)

 

 

320

 

 

335,200

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

883

 

 

921,631

 

7.25%, 10/15/20 (b)

 

 

910

 

 

903,175

 

Intelsat Luxemburg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

620

 

 

609,150

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (h)

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,355,850

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%,
8/01/18

 

 

1,345

 

 

1,489,587

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.,
10.00%, 7/15/17

 

 

340

 

 

383,350

 

Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und
Service GmbH & Co. KG, 6.50%,
6/29/18 (b)

 

EUR

345

 

 

443,656

 

Lamar Media Corp., 5.88%,
2/01/22 (b)

 

USD

140

 

 

140,875

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.,
8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

735

 

 

767,156

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC,
8.25%, 12/15/17 (b)

 

 

620

 

 

675,800

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

117

 

 

132,941

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

2,145

 

 

2,305,875

 

Odeon & UCI Finco Plc, 9.00%,
8/01/18 (b)

 

GBP

207

 

 

304,672

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18
(b)

 

USD

500

 

 

430,000

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%,
10/15/12 (a)(b)(e)(i)

 

 

850

 

 

425

 

Truven Health Analytics, Inc.,
10.63%, 6/01/20 (b)(j)

 

 

510

 

 

502,350

 

Unitymedia GmbH:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

EUR

168

 

 

219,157

 

9.63%, 12/01/19 (b)

 

 

570

 

 

743,570

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

6



 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unitymedia GmbH (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 3/15/21

 

EUR

320

 

$

413,486

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

USD

655

 

 

691,025

 

8.13%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

EUR

441

 

 

572,562

 

7.50%, 3/15/19

 

 

673

 

 

846,728

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18
(b)

 

USD

400

 

 

432,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 7/01/20 (b)

 

EUR

822

 

 

978,288

 

6.38%, 7/01/20

 

 

300

 

 

357,040

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc,
7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

283

 

 

462,329

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%,
5/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

388

 

 

513,346

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%,
11/15/17 (b)

 

 

652

 

 

846,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,887,257

 

Metals & Mining — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eco-Bat Finance Plc, 7.75%,
2/15/17

 

 

460

 

 

548,883

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property
Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 2/01/18

 

USD

370

 

 

363,525

 

6.88%, 4/01/22

 

 

525

 

 

505,312

 

Global Brass and Copper, Inc.,
9.50%, 6/01/19 (b)(j)

 

 

300

 

 

303,000

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (e)

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,188,525

 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 8.25%,
6/01/20 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

226,125

 

New Gold, Inc., 7.00%, 4/15/20
(b)

 

 

150

 

 

153,000

 

New World Resources NV, 7.88%,
5/01/18

 

EUR

655

 

 

747,140

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A,
1.25%, 7/15/14 (e)

 

USD

1,475

 

 

1,836,375

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

 

 

3,315

 

 

3,505,612

 

Schmolz + Bickenbach
Luxembourg SA, 9.88%,
5/15/19

 

EUR

315

 

 

373,918

 

Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%,
4/15/19

 

USD

420

 

 

399,000

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 8.25%,
6/07/21 (b)

 

 

270

 

 

233,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,383,965

 

Multiline Retail — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%,
7/15/17 (d)

 

 

4,351

 

 

4,655,614

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Appalachia Holdings, Inc.,
3.25%, 8/01/15 (e)

 

 

280

 

 

235,900

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

130

 

 

116,350

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

440

 

 

391,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aurora USA Oil & Gas, Inc., 9.88%,
2/15/17 (b)

 

USD

455

 

$

475,475

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 6.38%,
9/15/22

 

 

410

 

 

418,200

 

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP,
7.88%, 4/15/22 (b)

 

 

255

 

 

249,900

 

CCS, Inc., 11.00%, 11/15/15 (b)

 

 

570

 

 

589,950

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.63%,
11/15/22 (b)

 

 

220

 

 

224,950

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

195

 

 

183,300

 

6.88%, 11/15/20

 

 

175

 

 

165,813

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

595

 

 

559,300

 

Chesapeake Midstream Partners
LP, 6.13%, 7/15/22

 

 

275

 

 

261,250

 

Chesapeake Oilfield Operating
LLC, 6.63%, 11/15/19 (b)

 

 

5

 

 

4,325

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%,
4/01/15 (b)

 

 

116

 

 

123,540

 

Concho Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

160

 

 

171,600

 

6.50%, 1/15/22

 

 

110

 

 

114,950

 

5.50%, 10/01/22

 

 

475

 

 

466,687

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%,
4/01/20

 

 

1,965

 

 

1,965,000

 

Continental Resources, Inc.,
7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

370

 

 

407,000

 

Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%,
4/01/21

 

 

335

 

 

345,050

 

Crosstex Energy LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

180

 

 

189,000

 

7.13%, 6/01/22 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

148,875

 

Crown Oil Partners IV LP, 15.00%,
3/07/15

 

 

591

 

 

590,722

 

Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%,
2/15/20

 

 

47

 

 

50,760

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

555

 

 

596,625

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

900

 

 

909,000

 

EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%,
4/15/19

 

 

150

 

 

151,500

 

Everest Acquisition LLC/Everest
Acquisition Finance, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 5/01/19

 

 

395

 

 

404,875

 

9.38%, 5/01/20

 

 

300

 

 

307,500

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%,
4/15/21 (b)

 

 

745

 

 

778,525

 

Holly Energy Partners LP, 6.50%,
3/01/20 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

154,225

 

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., 8.13%,
12/01/19 (b)

 

 

420

 

 

432,600

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

95

 

 

92,150

 

6.25%, 11/01/19 (b)

 

 

2,045

 

 

1,947,862

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

225

 

 

238,500

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

200

 

 

204,500

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

7




 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 11/01/20

 

USD

55

 

$

58,438

 

6.25%, 6/15/22

 

 

80

 

 

82,000

 

Newfield Exploration Co., 6.88%,
2/01/20

 

 

780

 

 

826,800

 

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.00%,
6/01/20 (b)

 

 

310

 

 

308,450

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/19

 

 

330

 

 

339,900

 

6.50%, 11/01/21

 

 

290

 

 

290,000

 

Offshore Group Investments Ltd.,
11.50%, 8/01/15 (b)

 

 

1,080

 

 

1,150,200

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA
(b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 6/01/18

 

 

4,055

 

 

3,902,937

 

8.38%, 4/01/22

 

 

700

 

 

663,250

 

PBF Holding Co. LLC, 8.25%,
2/15/20 (b)

 

 

295

 

 

283,200

 

PetroBakken Energy Ltd., 8.63%,
2/01/20 (b)

 

 

1,195

 

 

1,212,925

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 7.25%,
8/15/18

 

 

320

 

 

364,711

 

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA,
7.38%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

575

 

 

595,125

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

460

 

 

541,357

 

7.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

145

 

 

179,298

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 5/01/21

 

 

585

 

 

576,225

 

6.75%, 2/01/22

 

 

55

 

 

54,450

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

345

 

 

376,050

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

985

 

 

1,014,550

 

5.00%, 8/15/22

 

 

435

 

 

417,600

 

Samson Investment Co., 9.75%,
2/15/20 (b)

 

 

690

 

 

686,550

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 3/15/21

 

 

250

 

 

242,500

 

8.13%, 10/15/22 (b)

 

 

255

 

 

251,175

 

SESI LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 5/01/19

 

 

325

 

 

341,250

 

7.13%, 12/15/21 (b)

 

 

235

 

 

256,150

 

SM Energy Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 2/15/19

 

 

130

 

 

133,900

 

6.50%, 11/15/21

 

 

265

 

 

270,963

 

Vanguard Natural Resources,
7.88%, 4/01/20

 

 

270

 

 

266,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,353,938

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.,
11.00%, 7/29/15 (b)(h)

 

 

1,221

 

 

989,268

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

65

 

 

71,663

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

125

 

 

136,875

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

390

 

 

434,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Paper & Forest Products (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwater Paper Corp. (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 11/01/18

 

USD

585

 

$

615,712

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging,
Inc., 8.00%, 6/01/16 (b)

 

 

345

 

 

342,413

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%,
12/31/14 (a)(i)

 

 

2,070

 

 

1,283,400

 

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH,
6.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

131,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,005,781

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capsugel Finance Co. SCA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.88%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

EUR

200

 

 

259,665

 

9.88%, 8/01/19

 

 

100

 

 

129,833

 

Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc., 9.50%,
12/01/19 (b)

 

USD

220

 

 

234,300

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.75%,
3/15/20 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

263,250

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
(b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 7/15/16

 

 

855

 

 

872,100

 

6.75%, 8/15/21

 

 

570

 

 

523,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,282,835

 

Professional Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%,
10/01/20

 

 

920

 

 

968,300

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Felcor Lodging LP, 6.75%,
6/01/19

 

 

1,405

 

 

1,408,513

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%,
11/09/15

 

 

520

 

 

543,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,951,913

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBRE Services, Inc., 6.63%,
10/15/20

 

 

335

 

 

356,775

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.,
7.63%, 6/01/15

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,410,750

 

IVG Immobilien AG, 8.00% (k)

 

EUR

100

 

 

59,352

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17

 

USD

400

 

 

354,000

 

12.00%, 4/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

88,500

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

2,380

 

 

2,261,000

 

7.63%, 1/15/20 (b)

 

 

505

 

 

518,888

 

9.00%, 1/15/20 (b)

 

 

365

 

 

365,000

 

Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,303,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,717,390

 

Road & Rail — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,
8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

130

 

 

134,550

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp.,
8.13%, 2/01/17

 

 

410

 

 

420,250

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

8




 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Road & Rail (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hertz Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

USD

550

 

$

572,688

 

6.75%, 4/15/19 (b)

 

 

290

 

 

296,525

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

415

 

 

435,231

 

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 7/31/15

 

EUR

188

 

 

247,572

 

8.50%, 7/31/15 (b)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,744,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,851,673

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17

 

USD

580

 

 

556,800

 

Software — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audatex North America, Inc.,
6.75%, 6/15/18 (b)

 

 

530

 

 

545,900

 

Lawson Software, Inc., 9.38%,
4/01/19 (b)

 

 

1,780

 

 

1,833,400

 

Sophia LP, 9.75%, 1/15/19 (b)

 

 

442

 

 

458,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,837,875

 

Specialty Retail — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.,
8.38%, 11/15/20

 

 

365

 

 

392,375

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., 9.00%,
3/15/19 (b)

 

 

635

 

 

635,000

 

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%,
6/01/18

 

 

530

 

 

552,525

 

House of Fraser Funding Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

GBP

285

 

 

382,141

 

8.88%, 8/15/18

 

 

221

 

 

296,326

 

Limited Brands, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 6/15/19

 

USD

785

 

 

923,356

 

5.63%, 2/15/22

 

 

160

 

 

161,200

 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.,
7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,060,875

 

Phones4u Finance Plc, 9.50%,
4/01/18 (b)

 

GBP

400

 

 

536,338

 

QVC, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

USD

230

 

 

243,800

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

625

 

 

679,687

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

290

 

 

316,100

 

Sally Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/19 (b)

 

 

545

 

 

580,425

 

5.75%, 6/01/22

 

 

435

 

 

439,894

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%,
3/15/18

 

 

370

 

 

399,600

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%,
9/01/16 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

151,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,750,767

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 6.88%,
5/01/22 (b)

 

 

440

 

 

436,700

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircastle Ltd., 6.75%, 4/15/17 (b)

 

 

470

 

 

465,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russel Metals, Inc., 6.00%,
4/19/22 (b)

 

CAD

175

 

$

172,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

638,072

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (b)

 

USD

431

 

 

439,620

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

110

 

 

116,050

 

7.75%, 10/15/20

 

 

70

 

 

64,050

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

700

 

 

689,500

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,783

 

 

1,756,255

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,180

 

 

1,185,900

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

500

 

 

510,000

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.59%, 5/01/13 (d)

 

 

545

 

 

534,100

 

Matterhorn Mobile Holdings SA,
8.25%, 2/15/20

 

EUR

305

 

 

381,847

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.63%,
11/15/20

 

USD

760

 

 

735,300

 

NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21

 

 

621

 

 

523,192

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%,
11/15/28

 

 

2,220

 

 

1,648,350

 

Sprint Nextel Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/15/18

 

 

1,930

 

 

2,089,225

 

7.00%, 3/01/20

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,742,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,976,744

 

Total Corporate Bonds – 105.3%

 

 

 

 

 

283,589,790

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit - New
Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/20/17

 

 

397

 

 

394,592

 

Auto Components — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal-Mogul Corp., Term Loan B,
2.18%, 12/29/14

 

 

948

 

 

890,674

 

Schaeffler AG, Term Loan C2,
6.00%, 1/27/17

 

 

495

 

 

492,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,383,199

 

Building Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan
(Second Lien), 9.00%,
10/30/17

 

 

398

 

 

401,108

 

Capital Markets — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuveen Investments, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan,
7.25%, 5/13/17

 

 

655

 

 

653,363

 

New Second Lien Term Loan,
8.25%, 2/28/19

 

 

415

 

 

417,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,070,828

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

9




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (d)

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ineos US Finance LLC, 6 year Term
Loan, 6.50%, 5/04/18

 

USD

 

 

1,150

 

$

1,126,379

 

PQ Corp., Term Loan B, 3.99%,
7/30/14

 

 

 

 

290

 

 

277,874

 

Styron Sarl LLC, Term Loan B,
6.00% - 6.75%, 8/02/17

 

 

 

 

438

 

 

390,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,795,221

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl,
Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

 

 

476

 

 

473,539

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2,
4.75%, 4/12/16

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

549,313

 

Volume Services America, Inc.,
Term Loan B, 10.50% - 11.75%,
9/16/16

 

 

 

 

985

 

 

979,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,002,109

 

Communications Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc., Term Loan B1, 3.22%,
10/24/14

 

 

 

 

254

 

 

239,467

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services LLC, Mezzanine
Loan, 15.63%, 12/16/17

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

Construction Materials — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD Supply, Inc., Senior Debt B,
7.25%, 10/12/17

 

 

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,119,460

 

Consumer Finance — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Finance Corp., Term
Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

 

 

5,085

 

 

4,688,777

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laureate Education, Inc., Extended
Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

 

 

145

 

 

138,579

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2.74%, 7/24/14

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

8,275

 

Term Loan, 2.74% - 2.99%,
7/24/14

 

 

 

 

85

 

 

83,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

229,950

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B3, 5.75%,
8/31/18

 

 

 

 

850

 

 

841,959

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 2.49% -
2.72%, 3/13/14

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

486,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,328,419

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC, Extended Term Loan,
4.00%, 7/14/17

 

 

 

 

276

 

 

263,617

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Midwest Generation LLC,
Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%,
8/04/16

 

 

 

 

1,986

 

 

2,024,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (d)

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Power LLC, Gas Co. Term
Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

USD

 

 

3,635

 

$

3,745,987

 

Tervita Corp., Incremental Term
Loan, 6.50%, 10/17/14

 

 

 

 

274

 

 

272,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,043,775

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Foods, Inc. (FKA U.S.
Foodservice, Inc.), Term Loan B,
2.74%, 7/03/14

 

 

 

 

164

 

 

158,735

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan
(Second Lien), 11.25%,
9/29/17

 

 

 

 

900

 

 

904,779

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Term Loan B,
5.25%, 5/17/19

 

 

 

 

475

 

 

466,431

 

Hupah Finance Inc., Term Loan B,
6.25%, 1/21/19

 

 

 

 

765

 

 

767,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,233,825

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan A, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

 

 

380

 

 

372,771

 

Tranche A Additional Term
Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

 

 

401

 

 

393,196

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., Combined
Term Loan, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

 

 

735

 

 

688,358

 

Wolverine Healthcare, Term Loan
B, 6.75%, 6/06/19

 

 

 

 

375

 

 

368,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,823,231

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.,
Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan B6,
5.50%, 1/26/18

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

176,032

 

Incremental Term Loan B4,
9.50%, 10/31/16

 

 

 

 

484

 

 

486,873

 

Term Loan B1, 3.24%,
1/28/15

 

 

 

 

546

 

 

498,342

 

Term Loan B2, 3.24%,
1/28/15

 

 

 

 

309

 

 

282,084

 

Term Loan B3, 3.24% - 3.47%,
1/28/15

 

 

 

 

968

 

 

883,121

 

OSI Restaurant Partners LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolver, 2.54% - 2.72%,
6/14/13

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

9,207

 

Term Loan B, 2.56%, 6/14/14

 

 

 

 

95

 

 

93,091

 

Sabre, Inc., Non Extended Initial
Term Loan, 2.24%, 9/30/14

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

95,021

 

Station Casinos, Inc., Term Loan
B1, 3.24%, 6/17/16

 

 

 

 

871

 

 

818,501

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Tranche A Term
Loan, 6.47%, 9/28/12

 

 

 

 

190

 

 

74,009

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

10




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (d)

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travelport LLC (concluded):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Tranche B Term
Loan, 13.97%, 12/01/16

 

USD

 

 

600

 

$

60,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,476,329

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan,
6.25%, 12/03/14

 

 

 

 

439

 

 

437,803

 

Term Loan, 3.72%, 12/03/14

 

 

 

 

155

 

 

151,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

589,776

 

IT Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Term Loan, 3.24%,
11/10/14

 

 

 

 

114

 

 

108,113

 

First Data Corp., Extended Term
Loan B, 4.24%, 3/23/18

 

 

 

 

785

 

 

709,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

817,274

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastman Kodak Co., DIP Term
Loan B, 8.50%, 7/19/13

 

 

 

 

653

 

 

652,553

 

Machinery — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rexnord Corp., Term Loan B,
5.00%, 4/02/18

 

 

 

 

594

 

 

589,951

 

Media — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., Term Loan B,
5.00%, 7/16/15

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

36,682

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Extended Term Loan,
2.49%, 7/03/14

 

 

 

 

324

 

 

292,728

 

Tranche 1 Incremental Term
Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

 

 

1,684

 

 

1,611,745

 

Cequel Communications LLC, Term
Loan B, 4.00%, 2/14/19

 

 

 

 

475

 

 

462,650

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 3.89%, 1/28/16

 

 

 

 

2,116

 

 

1,646,043

 

Term Loan C, 3.89%, 1/28/16

 

 

 

 

385

 

 

297,045

 

EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Term
Loan B, 1.00%, 11/14/17

 

 

 

 

560

 

 

556,500

 

HMH Publishing Co. Ltd., Term
Loan, 6.49%, 6/12/14 (a)(i)

 

 

 

 

923

 

 

511,784

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA,
Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%,
4/02/18

 

 

 

 

7,227

 

 

7,162,246

 

Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan
B, 4.50%, 2/12/18

 

 

 

 

409

 

 

401,810

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term
Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13

 

 

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,350,679

 

Univision Communications, Inc.,
Extended Term Loan, 4.49%,
3/31/17

 

 

 

 

335

 

 

306,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,636,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (d)

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constellium Holding Co. BV, Term
Loan B, 9.25%, 5/25/18

 

USD

 

 

430

 

$

419,250

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
Unsecured Term Loan, 8.50%,
12/01/17

 

 

 

 

2,340

 

 

2,296,710

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term
Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15

 

 

 

 

1,089

 

 

1,089,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,385,726

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp., DIP Term Loan,
8.00%, 3/07/13

 

 

 

 

600

 

 

604,752

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC,
Term Loan with PIK option,
6.72% - 7.47%, 2/01/13

 

 

 

 

1,509

 

 

754,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,359,036

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B,
5.50%, 2/10/17

 

 

 

 

988

 

 

954,913

 

Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc., Term Loan B,
6.25%, 12/05/18

 

 

 

 

419

 

 

419,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,373,938

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan A1, 5.00%,
6/28/13

 

 

 

 

1,290

 

 

1,283,768

 

Term Loan A2, 7.00%,
6/30/14

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

4,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,288,755

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Letter of Credit
Loan, 4.49%, 10/10/16

 

 

 

 

112

 

 

101,861

 

Extended Term Loan, 4.49%,
10/10/16

 

 

 

 

737

 

 

671,333

 

Stockbridge SBE Holdings LLC,
Term Loan BTerm Loan B,
13.00%, 5/02/17

 

 

 

 

185

 

 

182,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

955,419

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NXP BV, Term Loan A-2, 5.50%,
3/03/17

 

 

 

 

70

 

 

68,734

 

Software — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawson Software, Inc., Term Loan
B, 6.25%, 4/05/18

 

 

 

 

1,235

 

 

1,232,580

 

Magic Newco LLC, Second Lien
Term Loan, 1.00%, 12/06/19

 

 

 

 

245

 

 

236,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,469,208

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

11




 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (d)

 

 

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Specialty Retail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B,
2.99% - 3.22%, 5/29/14

 

 

 

 

USD

387

 

$

360,151

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ascend Performance Materials
LLC, Term Loan B, 6.75%,
4/10/18

 

 

 

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,107,704

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp.,
Term Loan B, 4.00%, 1/31/19

 

 

 

 

 

160

 

 

157,206

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc. (h):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

1,967,246

 

Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

 

1,341

 

 

1,360,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,485,186

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests – 23.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,116,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (m)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow (a)

 

 

750

 

 

8

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust (a)

 

 

941

 

 

94

 

Buffets, Inc. (a)

 

 

575

 

 

6

 

Lear Corp. Escrow (a)

 

 

460

 

 

3,450

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc., Litigation
Trust Certificate (a)

 

 

2,830

 

 

28

 

Total Other Interests – 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%,
11/15/66 (d)

 

 

865

 

 

493,284

 

Total Capital Trusts – 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

493,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (b)

 

 

17,830

 

 

2,041,535

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (b)(d)

 

 

4,074

 

$

3,493,200

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRA Global, Inc. (a)

 

 

286,652

 

 

352,582

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A,
7.63% (a)

 

 

8,994

 

 

128,165

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, 7.00% (a)

 

 

30,000

 

 

64,500

 

Freddie Mac, 8.00% (a)

 

 

75,961

 

 

127,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192,114

 

Total Preferred Stocks – 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

6,207,596

 

Trust Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2,
8.13%, 2/15/40 (b)

 

 

80,390

 

 

1,842,539

 

RBS Capital Funding Trust VII,
6.08%, 12/31/49

 

 

60,800

 

 

829,920

 

Total Trust Preferred – 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

2,672,459

 

Total Preferred Securities – 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

9,373,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (l)

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDP Acquisitions Plc

 

 

700

 

 

22,924

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp.

 

 

32,042

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants
Holdings, Inc.

 

 

485

 

 

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc.
(Issued/Exercisable
9/16/11, 0.01 Share for 1
Warrant, Expires
6/03/30, Strike Price $2.88)

 

 

42,640

 

 

250,664

 

New Vision Holdings LLC,
Expires 9/30/14

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,664

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management
Solutions, Inc., Expires
9/29/17

 

 

334

 

 

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia
(Issued/Exercisable
3/09/10, 19 Shares for
1 Warrant, Expires
3/09/17, Strike Price
$12.26)

 

 

11,225

 

 

 

Total Warrants – 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

273,588

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

12




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost – $384,248,705) – 140.7%

 

 

 

 

$

379,081,446

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds,
TempFund, Institutional Class,
0.15% (n)(o)

 

 

1,541,301

 

 

1,541,301

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost – $1,541,301) – 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

1,541,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike
Price USD 132.00, Expires
6/16/12

 

 

795

 

 

230,948

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,
Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires
12/21/19, Broker Goldman Sachs
Bank USA (b)

 

 

19

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost – $326,262) – 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

230,948

 

Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost – $386,116,268*) – 141.4%

 

 

 

 

 

380,853,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike
Price USD 122.00, Expires
6/16/12

 

 

795

 

 

(31,005

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold credit default protection on Dow
Jones CDX North America High
Yield Index Series 18, Strike Price
USD 92, Expires 6/20/12, Broker
Credit Suisse International (p)

 

USD

1,135 (q)

 

$

(10,359

)

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received – $94,119) – 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

(41,364

)

Total Investments, Net of Options Written– 141.4%

 

 

 

 

 

380,812,331

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (41.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(111,430,054

)

Net Assets – 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

269,382,277

 


 

 

 

*

As of May 31, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Tax cost

 

$

387,075,957

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

15,164,367

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(21,386,629

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(6,222,262

)


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(d)

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

 

 

(e)

Convertible security.

 

 

(f)

Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(h)

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

 

 

(i)

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

 

 

(j)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

125,608

 

$

(1,757

)

Citicorp Security

 

$

176,032

 

$

(3,968

)

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

303,000

 

$

3,000

 

JPMorgan Securities

 

$

502,350

 

$

(4,310

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MAY 31, 2012

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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

(k)

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

 

 

(l)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(m)

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(n)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares
Held at
February 29,
2012

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares
Held at
May 31, 2012

 

Income

 

 

BlackRock
Liquidity
Funds,
TempFund,
Institutional
Class

 

 

 

 

1,541,301

 

 

1,541,301

 

$

217

 


 

 

(o)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(p)

Not rated using Standard & Poor’s (“S&P’s”) rating of the underlying securities.

 

 

(q)

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


 

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:

 

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

CAD

Canadian Dollar

DIP

Debtor-In-Possession

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

EUR

Euro

FKA

Formerly Known As

GBP

British Pound

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

SPDR

Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipts

USD

US Dollar

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

14




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of May 31, 2012 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

92

 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

 

Chicago Mercantile

 

June 2012

 

$

6,022,320

 

$

94,175

 


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of May 31, 2012 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency Purchased

 

Currency Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement Date

 

Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

USD

 

75,654

 

AUD

 

74,500

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

7/18/12

 

$

3,369

 

USD

 

2,820,884

 

CAD

 

2,817,000

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

7/18/12

 

 

96,279

 

USD

 

176,908

 

CAD

 

175,000

 

UBS AG

 

7/18/12

 

 

7,648

 

USD

 

4,480,964

 

GBP

 

2,808,000

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

7/18/12

 

 

154,142

 

EUR

 

308,000

 

USD

 

389,127

 

Citibank NA

 

7/25/12

 

 

(8,163

)

EUR

 

1,030,000

 

USD

 

1,345,317

 

UBS AG

 

7/25/12

 

 

(71,315

)

USD

 

21,962,160

 

EUR

 

16,638,000

 

Citibank NA

 

7/25/12

 

 

1,382,693

 

USD

 

169,576

 

EUR

 

131,000

 

UBS AG

 

7/25/12

 

 

7,543

 

USD

 

231,369

 

EUR

 

179,000

 

UBS AG

 

7/25/12

 

 

9,964

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,582,160

 


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues - buy protection outstanding as of May 31, 2012 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty/Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

MGM Resorts International

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/15

 

$

105

 

$

(5,455

)

MGM Resorts International

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/15

 

$

170

 

 

(8,295

)

MGM Resorts International

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/15

 

$

90

 

 

(2,406

)

MGM Resorts International

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/15

 

$

90

 

 

(3,021

)

MGM Resorts International

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/15

 

$

85

 

 

(5,159

)

Republic of Hungary

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

300

 

 

23,175

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

9/20/16

 

$

150

 

 

(11,312

)

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

12/20/16

 

$

225

 

 

(19,898

)

Israel (State of)

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/17

 

$

225

 

 

(1,770

)

Israel Government Bond

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/17

 

$

675

 

 

(5,755

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(39,896

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

15




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues - sold protection outstanding as of May 31, 2012 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty/Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)
2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Air Lease Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

2/14/13

 

NR

 

$

500

 

$

11,858

 

CIT Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

9/20/15

 

BB-

 

$

3,400

 

 

370,305

 

Aramark Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

3/20/16

 

B-

 

$

500

 

 

22,358

 

Aramark Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

6/20/16

 

B-

 

$

300

 

 

14,384

 

Aramark Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

6/20/16

 

B-

 

$

300

 

 

12,608

 

Aramark Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

9/20/16

 

B-

 

$

125

 

 

9,147

 

Aramark Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

9/20/16

 

B-

 

$

350

 

 

13,755

 

Aramark Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

9/20/16

 

B-

 

$

125

 

 

8,710

 

Bausch & Lomb Incorporation

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

3/20/17

 

B+

 

$

105

 

 

6,761

 

Aramark Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/17

 

B-

 

$

200

 

 

3,218

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 

7.25%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/17

 

B+

 

$

470

 

 

2,170

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

3/20/17

 

BB+

 

$

1,500

 

 

95,860

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

6/20/17

 

B+

 

$

310

 

 

(250

)

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

6/20/17

 

B+

 

$

300

 

 

(3,834

)

CCO Holding LLC

 

8.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

9/20/17

 

BB-

 

$

1,600

 

 

63,358

 

Level 3 Communications Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

6/20/19

 

B-

 

$

1,000

 

 

(15,389

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

615,019

 


 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes - sold protection outstanding as of May 31, 2012 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)
2

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Series 18

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

6/20/17

 

B+

 

$

1,375

 

$

(16,186

)

Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Series 18

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

6/20/17

 

B+

 

$

685

 

 

(3,773

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(19,959

)


 

 

1

Using S&P’s ratings.

 

2

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

 

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 rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements - Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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 and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of May 31, 2012 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

$

1,141,282

 

 

 

$

1,141,282

 

Common Stocks

 

$

10,035,724

 

 

7,317,550

 

$

4,229,606

 

 

21,582,880

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

279,190,788

 

 

4,399,002

 

 

283,589,790

 

Floating Rate Loan interests

 

 

 

 

54,463,439

 

 

8,653,542

 

 

63,116,981

 

Other Interests

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

3,492

 

 

3,586

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

2,992,738

 

 

6,028,019

 

 

352,582

 

 

9,373,339

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

273,588

 

 

 

 

273,588

 

Short Term Securities

 

 

1,541,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,541,301

 

Total

 

$

14,569,857

 

$

348,414,666

 

$

17,638,224

 

$

380,622,747

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

17




 

 

 

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

209,976

 

$

447,691

 

$

657,667

 

Equity contracts

 

$

325,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

325,123

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

1,661,638

 

 

 

 

1,661,638

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(112,862

)

 

 

 

 

(112,862

)

Equity contracts

 

 

(31,005

)

 

 

 

 

 

(31,005

)

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(79,478

)

 

 

 

(79,478

)

Total

 

$

294,118

 

$

1,679,274

 

$

447,691

 

$

2,421,083

 


 

 

1 Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value. Certain of the Fund’s assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of May 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

989,625

 

 

 

 

 

$

989,625

 

Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

210,000

 

Cash pledged as collateral for swaps

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

Foreign currency

 

 

2,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,957

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral for swaps

 

 

(400,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(400,000

)

Loan Payable

 

 

 

$

(119,000,000

)

 

 

 

(119,000,000

)

Total

 

$

902,582

 

$

(119,000,000

)

 

 

$

(118,097,418

)


 

 

 

There were no transfers between level 1 and Level 2 during the period ended May 31, 2012.

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs developed by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee to determine the fair value of certain of the Fund’s Level 3 investments as of May 31, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Valuation Techniques

 

Unobservable
Inputs1

 

Range of
Unobservable Inputs

 

Weighted Average of
Unobservable Inputs2

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

1,745,552

 

 

Market Comparable Companies

 

EBITDA Multiple

 

6.3x

 

6.3x

Preferred Stocks

 

 

352,582

 

 

Cost With Adjustment

 

Discount Rate

 

20%

 

20%

Corporate Bonds

 

 

3,534,855

 

 

Market Comparable Companies

 

Yield

 

7.00% - 9.67%

 

8.70%

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

754,284

 

 

Estimated Final Distribution

 

Probable Outcome

 

50%

 

50%

Total3

 

$

6,387,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

1

A change to the unobservable input may result in a significant change to the value of the investment as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Unobservable Input

 

Impact to Value if Input Increases

 

Impact to Value if Input Decreases

EBITDA Multiple

 

Increase

 

Decrease

Discount Rate

 

Decrease

 

Increase

Yield

 

Decrease

 

Increase

Probable Outcome

 

Increase

 

Decrease

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

2

Unobservable inputs are weighted based on the value of the investments included in the range.

 

 

3

Does not include Level 3 investments with values derived utilizing prices from prior transactions or third party pricing information without adjustment for which such inputs are unobservable. See above valuation input table for values of such Level 3 investments. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan
Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance, as of
February 29, 2012

 

$

4,322,217

 

$

4,458,734

 

$

9,295,244

 

$

4,642

 

$

352,582

 

$

1

 

$

18,433,420

 

Transfers into Level 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

309,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

309,542

 

Transfers out of Level 31

 

 

(10

)

 

 

 

(792,147

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(792,157

)

Accrued discounts/premium

 

 

 

 

853

 

 

26,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,430

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,163

 

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(202,572

)

 

(24,958

)

 

(4,533

)

 

(1,150

)

 

 

 

(1

)

 

(233,214

)

Purchases

 

 

152,928

 

 

5,898

 

 

442,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

601,674

 

Sales

 

 

(42,957

)

 

(41,525

)

 

(633,152

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(717,634

)

Closing balance, as of May 31, 2012

 

$

4,229,606

 

$

4,399,002

 

$

8,653,542

 

$

3,492

 

$

352,582

 

 

 

$

17,638,224

 


 

 

 

 

1

Transfers into and transfers out of Level 3 represent the beginning of the reporting period value.

 

 

 

 

2

The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held as of May 31, 2012 was $(233,214).

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 derivative financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Contracts

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Opening balance, as of February 29, 2012

 

$

237,861

 

Transfers into Level 31

 

 

 

Transfers out of Level 31

 

 

 

Accrued discounts/premium

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation3

 

 

209,830

 

Purchases

 

 

 

Issues4

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

Settlements5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of May 31, 2012

 

$

447,691

 


 

 

 

 

3

The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivative financial instruments still held as of May 31, 2012 was $209,830.

 

 

 

 

4

Issues represent upfront cash received on certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

5

Settlements represent periodic contractual cash flows and/or cash flows to terminate certain derivative financial instruments.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.

MAY 31, 2012

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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 13a-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 Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.
   
  Date: July 25, 2012
   
  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/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.
   
  Date: July 25, 2012
   
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.
     
  Date: July 25, 2012