As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2013
Securities Act File No. 33-26305
Investment Company Act File No. 811-05742
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. 262 | x | |||
and/or | ||||
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||||
UNDER | ||||
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |||
Amendment No. 264 | x |
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
BLACKROCK FUNDSSM
(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 FundsSM
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. | 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 $0.001 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 the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under 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 14th day of January, 2013.
BLACKROCK FUNDSSM, ON BEHALF OF BLACKROCK MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND | ||
(Registrant) | ||
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 |
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/S/ JOHN M. PERLOWSKI |
President and Chief Executive Officer | January 14, 2013 | ||||||
John M. Perlowski | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||
/S/ NEAL J. ANDREWS |
Chief Financial Officer | January 14, 2013 | ||||||
Neal J. Andrews | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||||||
DAVID O. BEIM* |
Trustee | |||||||
David O. Beim | ||||||||
RONALD W. FORBES* |
Trustee | |||||||
Ronald W. Forbes | ||||||||
DR. MATINA S. HORNER* |
Trustee | |||||||
Dr. Matina S. Horner | ||||||||
RODNEY D. JOHNSON* |
Trustee | |||||||
Rodney D. Johnson | ||||||||
HERBERT I. LONDON* |
Trustee | |||||||
Herbert I. London | ||||||||
IAN A. MACKINNON* |
Trustee | |||||||
Ian A. MacKinnon | ||||||||
CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY* |
Trustee | |||||||
Cynthia A. Montgomery | ||||||||
JOSEPH P. PLATT* |
Trustee | |||||||
Joseph P. Platt | ||||||||
ROBERT C. ROBB, JR.* |
Trustee | |||||||
Robert C. Robb, Jr. |
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TOBY ROSENBLATT* |
Trustee | |||||||
Toby Rosenblatt | ||||||||
KENNETH L. URISH* |
Trustee | |||||||
Kenneth L. Urish | ||||||||
FREDERICK W. WINTER* |
Trustee | |||||||
Frederick W. Winter | ||||||||
PAUL L. AUDET* |
Trustee | |||||||
Paul L. Audet | ||||||||
HENRY GABBAY* |
Trustee | |||||||
Henry Gabbay |
*By: | /S/ BENJAMIN ARCHIBALD |
January 14, 2013 | ||||
Benjamin Archibald (Attorney-in-Fact) |
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BlackRock Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, Ltd. has duly caused this Registration Statement of BlackRock FundsSM, on behalf of BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, with respect only to information that specifically relates to BlackRock Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, Ltd., to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York, on January 14, 2013.
BLACKROCK CAYMAN MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND, LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Paul L. Audet | |
(Paul L. Audet, Director) |
This Registration Statement of BlackRock FundsSM, on behalf of BlackRock Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, with respect only to information that specifically relates to BlackRock Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, Ltd., has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated:
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Paul L. Audet (Paul L. Audet) |
Director, BlackRock Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, Ltd. | January 14, 2013 | ||
/s/ Henry Gabbay (Henry Gabbay) |
Director, BlackRock Cayman Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, Ltd. | January 14, 2013 |
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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