UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of the~~

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~October 428, ~~2011~~2016 (October 28, 2016)

~~BlackRock~~BLACKROCK ~~Corporate~~CORPORATE ~~High~~HIGH ~~Yield~~YIELD ~~Fund~~FUND, ~~Inc~~INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

MARYLAND		811-~~07634~~21318		2238-~~3238901~~3681484
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York		10055
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

55 East 52nd Street

~~Registrant's~~New ~~telephone number~~York, ~~including~~New ~~area~~York ~~code: (212)~~10055 ~~810-5300~~

(~~Former~~Address ~~Name~~of orprincipal ~~Former~~executive ~~Address~~offices, ifincluding ~~Changed~~zip ~~Since Last Report~~code)

~~Check~~(212) ~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8~~810-K5300 ~~filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):~~

~~¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act~~ (17Registrant’s ~~CFR~~telephone ~~230.425)~~number, ¨including ~~Soliciting~~area ~~material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12~~code) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Section~~N/A ~~7 - Regulation FD~~

~~Item~~(Former ~~7.01 Regulation~~name FDor former ~~Disclosure.~~address, if changed since last report)

OnCheck ~~February~~the 4,appropriate ~~2011,~~box ~~BlackRock~~below if ~~Corporate~~the ~~High~~Form ~~Yield~~8-K ~~Fund,~~filing ~~Inc.~~is ~~(the~~intended ~~"Fund")~~to ~~announced~~simultaneously ~~that~~satisfy the ~~2011~~filing ~~Annual~~obligation ~~Meeting~~ of ~~Shareholders (~~the ~~"Annual~~registrant ~~Meeting")~~under ~~has~~any ~~been scheduled for July 28, 2011. A copy~~ of the ~~Fund's~~following ~~press~~provisions: ~~release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.~~

In☐ ~~accordance~~Written ~~with~~communications Rule 14a-5(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Fund's Board of Directors has determined that proposals to be considered for inclusion in the Fund's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule ~~14a-8~~425 under the ~~Exchange~~Securities Act must be received by the Fund at its principal executive offices on or before February 28, 2011. In addition, in order for stockholder nominations of directors or stockholder proposals made outside of Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act to be considered "timely" within the meaning of Rule 14a-4(c)17 ofCFR ~~the Exchange Act, such nominations or proposals must be received by the Fund at its principal executive offices on or before February 14, 2011~~230. ~~Proposals should be directed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York, 10055.~~425)

~~Section~~☐ 9Soliciting –material ~~Financial~~pursuant ~~Statements~~to ~~and~~Rule ~~Exhibits~~14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 28, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) elected to be subject to Section 3-803 of the Maryland General Corporation Law. Also on October 28, 2016, the Board amended and restated in its entirety the bylaws of the Fund (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”) to classify the Board and amend Article I, Section 11 of the bylaws relating to the election of Directors. The Amended and Restated Bylaws were deemed effective October 28, 2016. A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is included as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
ExhibitNumber		Description
99.1		BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. press release, dated February 4, 2011.
3.1		Amended and Restated Bylaws of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc., effective as of October 28, 2016
99.1		Initial Classes of Directors

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Date:~~BLACKROCK ~~February~~CORPORATE 4HIGH YIELD FUND, ~~2011~~INC. By: /S/ JANEY AHN Name: Janey Ahn Title: Secretary

~~BlackRock~~DATE: ~~Corporate~~October ~~High Yield Fund~~28, ~~Inc.~~2016 ~~By: / s/ Janey Ahn Name: Janey Ahn Title: Assistant Secretary~~

~~Exhibit~~3 ~~Index~~

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. press release, dated February 4, 2011.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

3.1		Amended and Restated Bylaws of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc., effective as of October 28, 2016

99.1		Initial Classes of Directors

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