485BPOS 1 d783208d485bpos.htm BLACKROCK SERIES, INC. BlackRock Series, Inc.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2014

Securities Act File No. 333-56203

Investment Company Act File No. 811-08797

 

 

 

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. 80      x   

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

BLACKROCK SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND II

OF BLACKROCK SERIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

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

John M. Perlowski

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

of BlackRock Series, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street

New York, New York 10055

United States of America

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

John A. MacKinnon, Esq.

Sidley Austin LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019-6018

 

Benjamin Archibald, Esq.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

55 East 52nd Street

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 common stock, par value $.0001 per share.

BlackRock Master LLC has also executed this Registration Statement.

 

 

 


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 effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its 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 October 15, 2014.

 

BLACKROCK SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND II

OF BLACKROCK SERIES, INC.

By  

/s/    JOHN M. PERLOWSKI        

 

John M. Perlowski

President and 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

  

President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

   October 15, 2014

/s/    NEAL J. ANDREWS        

Neal J. Andrews

  

Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)

   October 15, 2014

DAVID O. BEIM*

David O. Beim

   Director   

FRANK J. FABOZZI*

Frank J. Fabozzi

   Director   

RONALD W. FORBES*

Ronald W. Forbes

   Director   

DR. MATINA S. HORNER*

Dr. Matina S. Horner

   Director   

RODNEY D. JOHNSON*

Rodney D. Johnson

   Director   

HERBERT I. LONDON*

Herbert I. London

   Director   

IAN A. MACKINNON*

Ian A. MacKinnon

   Director   

CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY*

Cynthia A. Montgomery

   Director   

JOSEPH P. PLATT*

Joseph P. Platt

   Director   

ROBERT C. ROBB, JR.*

Robert C. Robb, Jr.

   Director   

TOBY ROSENBLATT*

Toby Rosenblatt

  

Director

  

 

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KENNETH L. URISH*

Kenneth L. Urish

   Director   

FREDERICK W. WINTER*

Frederick W. Winter

   Director   

Paul L. Audet*

Paul L. Audet

   Director   

HENRY GABBAY*

Henry Gabbay

   Director   

*By:

  

/s/     BENJAMIN ARCHIBALD      

      October 15, 2014
   Benjamin Archibald (Attorney-in-Fact)      

 

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SIGNATURES

BlackRock Master LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. 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 October 15, 2014.

 

BLACKROCK MASTER SMALL CAP GROWTH

    PORTFOLIO OF BLACKROCK MASTER LLC

By  

/s/    JOHN M. PERLOWSKI        

 

John M. Perlowski

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

/s/    JOHN M. PERLOWSKI        

  President and Chief Executive Officer   October 15, 2014

John M. Perlowski

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

/s/    NEAL J. ANDREWS        

  Chief Financial Officer (Principal   October 15, 2014

Neal J. Andrews

 

Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

DAVID O. BEIM*

  Director  

David O. Beim

   

FRANK J. FABOZZI*

  Director  

Frank J. Fabozzi

   

RONALD W. FORBES*

  Director  

Ronald W. Forbes

   

DR. MATINA S. HORNER*

  Director  

Dr. Matina S. Horner

   

RODNEY D. JOHNSON*

  Director  

Rodney D. Johnson

   

HERBERT I. LONDON*

  Director  

Herbert I. London

   

IAN A. MACKINNON*

  Director  

Ian A. MacKinnon

   

CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY*

  Director  

Cynthia A. Montgomery

   

JOSEPH P. PLATT*

  Director  

Joseph P. Platt

   

ROBERT C. ROBB, JR.*

  Director  

Robert C. Robb, Jr.

   

TOBY ROSENBLATT*

  Director  

Toby Rosenblatt

   

KENNETH L. URISH*

Kenneth L. Urish

  Director  

 

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FREDERICK W. WINTER*

Frederick W. Winter

   Director   

Paul L. Audet*

Paul L. Audet

   Director   

HENRY GABBAY*

Henry Gabbay

   Director   

*By:

  

/s/    BENJAMIN ARCHIBALD        

      October 15, 2014
   Benjamin 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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