SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
The BlackRock High Yield Trust (the "Trust")
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its certificate of trust)
Delaware 13-4031238
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(State of organization) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Common Shares of The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Beneficial Interest,
par value $.001
Securities to be registered pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
Capital Stock
The title and description of the Common Shares of Beneficial
Interest being registered hereby is incorporated herein by
reference to the information appearing under the caption
"Description of Shares" in the preliminary prospectus included in
the Registration Statement on Form N-2 of The BlackRock High
Yield Trust (File Nos: 333-631435;811-8991).
Item 2. Exhibits
Exhibits are a part of the Trust's Registration Statement on Form
N-2.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
THE BLACKROCK HIGH YIELD TRUST
By: /s/ Ralph L. Schlosstein
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Ralph L. Schlosstein
President
Dated: November 30, 1998
