0000891092-14-005082.txt : 20140630 0000891092-14-005082.hdr.sgml : 20140630 20140630164035 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-14-005082 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140630 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140630 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140630 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK SERIES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001062806 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-56203 FILM NUMBER: 14949560 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 09809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 09809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010827 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980714 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY ALPHA FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980601 0001062806 S000002290 BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II C000005976 Investor A C000005977 Investor B C000005978 Investor C C000005979 Institutional C000005980 Class R 497K 1 e59460-497k.htm FORM 497K

BlackRock Series, Inc.

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II (the “Fund”)

 

Supplement dated June 30, 2014 to the Summary Prospectus of the Fund

 

Effective July 1, 2014, the sub-advisory agreement between BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) and BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. (“BCM”) with respect to the Fund expired. BlackRock will remain as the investment adviser to the Fund and will provide investment advisory services to the Fund pursuant to the investment advisory agreement currently in effect with BlackRock. The same portfolio management team will continue to manage the Fund and there will be no change in the advisory fee rates payable by the Fund to BlackRock as a result of the expiration of the sub-advisory agreement.

References in the Fund’s summary prospectus to BCM currently serving as the sub-adviser to the Fund are hereby deleted. For information about the investment advisory arrangements for the Fund and BlackRock, see “Management of the Fund — BlackRock” in the Fund’s prospectus.

For purposes of this supplement and where applicable, the term “Fund” may refer to the master portfolio in which the Fund invests its assets.

 

Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.

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