485BPOS 1 d564068d485bpos.htm BLACKROCK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SERIES TRUST BLACKROCK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SERIES TRUST

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2013

Securities Act File No. 002-78646

Investment Company Act File No. 811-03189

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

   UNDER   
   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    x
   Pre-Effective Amendment No.    ¨
   Post-Effective Amendment No. 36    x
   and/or   
   REGISTRATION STATEMENT   
   UNDER   
   THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    x
   Amendment No. 52    x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

BLACKROCK SUMMIT CASH RESERVES FUND OF BLACKROCK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SERIES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

United States of America

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (800) 441-7762

John M. Perlowski

BlackRock Summit Cash Reserves Fund of BlackRock Financial Institutions Series Trust

55 East 52nd Street

New York, New York 10055

United States of America

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Frank P. Bruno, Esq.   Benjamin Archibald, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP   BlackRock Advisors, LLC
787 Seventh Avenue   55 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019-6018   New York, New York 10055

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

 

x Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Title of Securities Being Registered: Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.10 per share.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York, on the 11th day of September, 2013.

 

BLACKROCK SUMMIT CASH RESERVES FUND
OF BLACKROCK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SERIES TRUST

(Registrant)

By  

/s/    JOHN M. PERLOWSKI

 

(John M. Perlowski

Chief Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

   

Title

   

Date

/s/    JOHN M. PERLOWSKI

John M. Perlowski

   

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

    September 11, 2013

/s/    NEAL J. ANDREWS

Neal J. Andrews

   

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

    September 11, 2013

DAVID O. BEIM*

David O. Beim

   

Trustee

   

RONALD W. FORBES*

Ronald W. Forbes

   

Trustee

   

DR. MATINA S. HORNER*

Dr. Matina S. Horner

   

Trustee

   

RODNEY D. JOHNSON*

Rodney D. Johnson

   

Trustee

   

HERBERT I. LONDON*

Herbert I. London

   

Trustee

   

IAN A. MACKINNON*

Ian A. MacKinnon

   

Trustee

   

CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY*

Cynthia A. Montgomery

   

Trustee

   

JOSEPH P. PLATT*

Joseph P. Platt

   

Trustee

   

ROBERT C. ROBB, JR.*

Robert C. Robb, Jr.

   

Trustee

   

TOBY ROSENBLATT*

Toby Rosenblatt

   

Trustee

   

KENNETH L. URISH*

Kenneth L. Urish

   

Trustee

   

FREDERICK W. WINTER*

Frederick W. Winter

   

Trustee

   

PAUL L. AUDET*

Paul L. Audet

   

Trustee

   

HENRY GABBAY*

Henry Gabbay

   

Trustee

   
*By:   

/s/    BENJAMIN ARCHIBALD

       September 11, 2013
   Benjamin Archibald (Attorney-in-Fact)      

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.

   

Description of Exhibit

EX-101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase