SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
RULE 23C-2 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REDEEM SECURITIES
 
of
 
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(888) 825-2257
 
under the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940
Investment Company Act File No. 811-21280
 

1.
Title of the class of securities of BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (the " Fund ") to be redeemed:
 
Auction Market Preferred Shares, par value $.001 per share, as identified by series and CUSIP in Annex A hereto (the " Shares ").
 
2.
The date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed:
 
See Annex A for the dates on which Shares of each series are to be redeemed (the " Redemption Date ").
 
3.
The applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be called or redeemed:
 
The Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 10(a)(1) of the Company's Statement of Preferences.
 
4.
The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the securities to be redeemed are to be selected:
 
See Annex A for information concerning the number of Shares of each series and the aggregate principal amount of Shares of each series to be redeemed.  The Depository Trust Company (DTC), holder of record of the Shares, determines by lottery how the redemption will be allocated among each participant broker-dealer account that holds Shares and each participant broker-dealer determines how to allocate each redemption among the holders of the Shares held by it.
 
 
 
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on this 25th day of November, 2008.

 
BLACKROCK PREFERRED OPPORTUNITY TRUST
     
 
By:
/s/ Neal J. Andrews  
 
Name:
Neal J. Andrews
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 
Annex A

Series
CUSIP
Redemption Date
Total Shares to
 be Redeemed
Aggregate Principal
Amount to be
Redeemed
T7
09249V202
December 17, 2008
266
$6,650,000
W7
09249V301
December 18, 2008
266
$6,650,000
R7
09249V400
December 19, 2008
266
$6,650,000

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