UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21931
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust
Address of principal executive offices: 100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Robert S. Kapito, President
40 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10022
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (888) 825-2257
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
Item 1 - PROXY VOTING RECORD -
The information contained herein discloses the following information for each
matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting
held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the
registrant was entitled to vote:
(a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;
(b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security;
(c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP")
number for the portfolio security;
(d) The shareholder meeting date;
(e) A brief identification of the matter voted on;
(f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;
(g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter;
(h) How the registrant cast its vote; and
(i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management.
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ICA File Number: 811-21931
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust
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AGRIUM INC.
Ticker: AGU Security ID: 008916108
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 13, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Neil Carragher For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ralph S. Cunningham For For Management
1.3 Elect Director D. Grant Devine For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Germaine Gibara For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Russell K. Girling For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Susan A. Henry For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Russell J. Horner For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Anne McLellan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frank W. Proto For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael M. Wilson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Victor J. Zaleschuk For For Management
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
3 Amend Stock Option Plan Re Amendment For For Management
Provisions
4 Amend Stock Option Plan Re Increase Size For For Management
5 Amend Shareholder Rights Plan For Against Management
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AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.
Ticker: APD Security ID: 009158106
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 30, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William L. Davis III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. Douglas Ford For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Evert Henkes For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Margaret G. Mcglynn For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Ticker: ATI Security ID: 01741R102
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director H. Kent Bowen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director L. Patrick Hassey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John D. Turner For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Prepare a Sustainability Report Against For Shareholder
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CATERPILLAR INC.
Ticker: CAT Security ID: 149123101
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Juan Gallardo For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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CELANESE CORP.
Ticker: CE Security ID: 150870103
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Chinh E. Chu For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark C. Rohr For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David N. Weidman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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DEERE & CO.
Ticker: DE Security ID: 244199105
Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
2 Elect Director Antonio Madero B. For For Management
3 Elect Director Aulana L. Peters For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE
Ticker: DOW Security ID: 260543103
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John B. Hess For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei For For Management
1.9 WITHDRAWN None Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director James M. Ringler For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Paul G. Stern For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Report on Remediation Policies in Bhopal Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Genetically Modified Organisms Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Environmental Remediation Against Against Shareholder
7 Evaluate Potential Links Between Company Against Against Shareholder
Products and Asthma
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E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.
Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Masahisa Naitoh For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Sean O'Keefe For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Report on Genetically Modified Organisms Against Against Shareholder
5 Evaluate Community Impact of Plant Against Against Shareholder
Closures or Layoffs
6 Report on PFOA Compounds in DuPont Against Against Shareholder
Products
7 Report on Lobbying Expenditures related Against Against Shareholder
to Environmental Pollution
8 Prepare a Global Warming Report Against Against Shareholder
9 Report on Security of Chemical Facilities Against Against Shareholder
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.
Ticker: IP Security ID: 460146103
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Directors David J. Bronczek For For Management
1.2 Elect Directors Martha F. Brooks For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Directors Lynn Laverty Elsenhans For For Management
1.4 Elect Directors John L. Townsend, III For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election For For Shareholder
of Directors
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LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO.
Ticker: LYO Security ID: 552078107
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Carol A. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Susan K. Carter For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Travis Engen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Paul S. Halata For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Danny W. Huff For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David J. Lesar For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David J.P. Meachin For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Daniel J. Murphy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Dan F. Smith For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William R. Spivey For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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MEADWESTVACO CORP.
Ticker: MWV Security ID: 583334107
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Douglas S. Luke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert C. McCormack For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward M. Straw For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jane L. Warner For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
4 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
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OLIN CORP.
Ticker: OLN Security ID: 680665205
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. Robert Bunch For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Randall W. Larrimore For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Anthony W. Ruggiero For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC.
Ticker: POT Security ID: 73755L107
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director F. J. Blesi For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. J. Doyle For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. W. Estey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Fetzer III For For Management
1.5 Elect Director D. J. Howe For For Management
1.6 Elect Director A. D. Laberge For For Management
1.7 Elect Director K. G. Martell For For Management
1.8 Elect Director J. J. McCaig For For Management
1.9 Elect Director M. Mogford For For Management
1.10 Elect Director P. J. Schoenhals For For Management
1.11 Elect Director E. R. Stromberg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director E. Viyella de Paliza For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Performance Option Plan For For Management
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PRAXAIR, INC.
Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jose P. Alves For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management
2 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
3 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against Against Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ROHM AND HAAS CO.
Ticker: ROH Security ID: 775371107
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director William J. Avery For For Management
2 Elect Director Raj L. Gupta For For Management
3 Elect Director David W. Haas For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas W. Haas For For Management
5 Elect Director Richard L. Keiser For For Management
6 Elect Director Rick J. Mills For For Management
7 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management
8 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management
9 Elect Director Gary L. Rogers For For Management
10 Elect Director Ronaldo H. Schmitz For For Management
11 Elect Director George M. Whitesides For For Management
12 Elect Director Marna.C. Whittington For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TEMPLE-INLAND INC.
Ticker: TIN Security ID: 879868107
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Donald M. Carlton For For Management
1.2 Elect Director E. Linn Draper, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth M. Jastrow, II For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
2 Company Specific-- Majority Vote for the For For Management
Election of Director
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fill Vacancies For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WEYERHAEUSER CO.
Ticker: WY Security ID: 962166104
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard H. Sinkfield For For Management
1.4 Elect Director D. Michael Steuert For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James N. Sullivan For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kim Williams For For Management
2 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
3 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against Against Shareholder
4 Report on Wood Sourcing Against Against Shareholder
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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- SIGNATURES -
Pursuant to the requirements of 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 Real Asset Equity Trust
By: /s/ Robert S. Kapito
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Robert S. Kapito
Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 24, 2007