# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001887418
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-236092
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 6421
**Document Hash:** 24f6d4aafe1beee3c91490d0bb553e60
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-236092.hdr.sgml**: 20251009

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-236092

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251001

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251009

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251009

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Patterson Michael Davis
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001887418

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-23380
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251385967

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
- **STREET 2:** 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10019
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001752019

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
- **CITY:** WILMINGTON
- **STATE:** DE
- **ZIP:** 19809
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (206) 613-6700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
- **CITY:** WILMINGTON
- **STATE:** DE
- **ZIP:** 19809

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BlackRock Credit Opportunities Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20180905

## Ex-24

**Exhibit 24**

<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes, designates and appoints Janey Ahn, Benjamin Archibald, Aaron Wasserman, Jessica Holly, Gladys Chang, Charles Park, Tricia Meyer, Diana Huffman and Benjamin Niehaus of BlackRock, Inc., and Elliot Gluck, Anthony Geron, Marc Lederer, and Jacob Olliffe of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution and full power to act alone and without the other, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all statements on Form ID (including, but not limited to, obtaining the Central Index Key ("CIK") and the CIK confirmation code ("CCC") from the Securities and Exchange Commission), Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be required by the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and requisite documents in connection with such statements, respecting each BlackRock closed-end investment company listed on Annex A hereto and as may be formed from time to time. This power of attorney supersedes any previous versions of same, and shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by the undersigned, and shall be automatically revoked with respect to any attorney in the event that such attorney is no longer affiliated with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP or BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates (as the case may be). The undersigned hereby further ratifies and confirms any action taken by any of the above attorneys-in-fact prior to the date hereof that would be authorized hereby if the same had been taken on or after the date hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of October 8, 2025.

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| By: | /s/ Michael Davis Patterson |
| Print: | Michael Davis Patterson |

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**Annex A**

BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Patterson Michael Davis<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>50 HUDSON YARDS<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>NEW YORK, NY 10001<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund [ NA ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-10-01 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [X] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
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**Remarks:**
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Gladys Chang as Attorney-in-Fact  
**Date:** 2025-10-09

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**