Designate a New Effective Date for a Post-effective Amendment Previously Filed Pursuant to Rule 485(a) (485bxt)
04 1월 2013 - 12:58AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 3, 2013
Securities Act File No. 33-26305
Investment Company Act File No. 811-05742
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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[X]
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 260
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and/or
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
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INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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[X]
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Amendment No. 262
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[X]
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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BLACKROCK FUNDS
SM
(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 Funds
55 East 52
nd
Street
New York, New York 10055
United States of America
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
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Counsel for the Fund:
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John A. MacKinnon, Esq.
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Benjamin Archibald, Esq.
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Sidley Austin LLP
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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787 Seventh Avenue
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55 East 52
nd
Street
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New York, New York 10019-6018
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New York, New York 10055
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box)
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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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[X]
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on February 1, 2013 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.
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If appropriate, check the following box:
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[X]
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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Title of Securities Being Registered: Shares of Beneficial
Interest, par value $0.001 per share.
Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 260 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (Amendment No. 262 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”)) to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) of BlackRock Funds
SM
(the “Registrant”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act solely for
the purpose of delaying, until February 1, 2013, the effectiveness of the registration statement for BlackRock Credit Opportunities
Portfolio (the “Fund”), filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 171 on June 2, 2011, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule
485 under the Securities Act.
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 260 incorporates by reference
the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 171 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, BlackRock Funds
SM
(the "Registrant")
certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii)
under the Securities Act and duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 260 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the
Registrant, to be signed on behalf of the Registrant by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State
of New York on the 3rd day of January, 2013.
BLACKROCK FUNDS
SM
, on behalf of its series,
BlackRock Credit Opportunities Portfolio
By:
/s/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 260 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John M. Perlowski
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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January 3, 2013
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John M. Perlowski
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Neal J. Andrews
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal
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January 3, 2013
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Neal J. Andrews
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Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Paul L. Audet*
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Trustee
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Paul L. Audet
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Henry Gabbay*
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Trustee
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Henry Gabbay
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David O. Beim*
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Trustee
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David O. Beim
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Ronald W. Forbes*
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Trustee
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Ronald W. Forbes
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Dr. Matina S. Horner*
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Trustee
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Dr. Matina S. Horner
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Rodney D. Johnson*
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Trustee
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Rodney D. Johnson
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Herbert I. London*
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Trustee
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Herbert I. London
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Ian A. MacKinnon*
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Trustee
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Ian A. MacKinnon*
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Cynthia A. Montgomery*
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Trustee
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Cynthia A. Montgomery
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Joseph P. Platt*
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Trustee
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Joseph P. Platt
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Robert C. Robb, Jr.*
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Trustee
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Robert C. Robb, Jr.
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Toby Rosenblatt*
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Trustee
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Toby Rosenblatt
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Kenneth L. Urish*
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Trustee
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Kenneth L. Urish
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Frederick W. Winter*
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Trustee
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Frederick W. Winter
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*By:
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/s/ Benjamin Archibald
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January 3, 2013
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Benjamin Archibald (Attorney-In-Fact)
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