As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2013
Securities Act File No. 002-74452
Investment Company Act File No. 811-03290
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. 65
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.
(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 Variable Series Funds, Inc.
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 Common Stock, par value, $0.10 per share.
This filing relates solely to BlackRock Managed Volatility V.I. Fund.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Post-Effective amendment to the Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 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 the State of New York, on the 12th day of February, 2013.
BLACKROCK VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC. (registrant), on behalf of its series | ||
BLACKROCK MANAGED VOLATILITY V.I. FUND | ||
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 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) |
February 12, 2013 | ||
/s/ Neal J. Andrews Neal J. Andrews |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
February 12, 2013 | ||
JAMES H. BODURTHA* (James H. Bodurtha) |
Director | |||
BRUCE R. BOND* (Bruce R. Bond) |
Director | |||
DONALD W. BURTON* (Donald W. Burton) |
Director | |||
STUART E. EIZENSTAT* (Stuart E. Eizenstat) |
Director | |||
KENNETH A. FROOT* (Kenneth A. Froot) |
Director | |||
ROBERT M. HERNANDEZ* (Robert M. Hernandez) |
Director | |||
JOHN F. OBRIEN* (John F. OBrien) |
Director |
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Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
ROBERTA COOPER RAMO* (Roberta Cooper Ramo) |
Director | |||
DAVID H. WALSH* (David H. Walsh) |
Director | |||
FRED G. WEISS* (Fred G. Weiss) |
Director | |||
PAUL L. AUDET* (Paul L. Audet) |
Director | |||
LAURENCE D. FINK* (Laurence D. Fink) |
Director | |||
HENRY GABBAY* (Henry Gabbay) |
Director |
*By: | /s/ Benjamin Archibald |
February 12, 2013 | ||||
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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