As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2012
Securities Act File No. 2-99473
Investment Company Act File No. 811-04375
UNITED STATES
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. 64 | x | |||
| and/or | ||||
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||||
| UNDER | ||||
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x |
Amendment No. 283
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
BLACKROCK MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code (800) 441-7762
John M. Perlowski
BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
| Counsel for the Fund: Margery K. Neale, Esq. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019-6099 |
Benjamin Archibald, Esq. BlackRock Advisors, LLC 55 East 52nd Street New York, New York 10055 |
Continuous
(Approximate Date of Proposed Offering)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
| 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 $.10 per share. |
This filing solely relates to BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund and BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund.
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 requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 4th day of October, 2012.
| BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust (REGISTRANT) | ||
| By: | /s/ John Perlowski | |
| (John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer) | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||||
| /s/ John Perlowski (John Perlowski) |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | October 4, 2012 | ||||
| /s/ Neal Andrews (Neal J. Andrews) |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | October 4, 2012 | ||||
| JAMES H. BODURTHA* (James H. Bodurtha) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| BRUCE R. BOND* (Bruce R. Bond) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| DONALD W. BURTON* (Donald W. Burton) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| STUART E. EIZENSTAT* (Stuart E. Eizenstat) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| KENNETH A. FROOT* (Kenneth A. Froot) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| ROBERT M. HERNANDEZ* (Robert M. Hernandez) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| JOHN F. OBRIEN* (John F. OBrien) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| ROBERTA COOPER RAMO* (Roberta Cooper Ramo) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| DAVID H. WALSH* (David H. Walsh) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
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| FRED G. WEISS* (Fred G. Weiss) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| PAUL L. AUDET* (Paul L. Audet) |
Trustee and President |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| LAURENCE D. FINK* (Laurence D. Fink) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| HENRY GABBAY* (Henry Gabbay) |
Trustee |
October 4, 2012 | ||||
| *By: |
/s/ Ben Archibald |
October 4, 2012 | ||||||
| Ben Archibald (Attorney-In-Fact) |
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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 | |
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