As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 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. 263    x
   and/or   
   REGISTRATION STATEMENT   
   UNDER   
   THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    x
   Amendment No. 265    x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

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 SM

55 East 52 nd 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 52 nd 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 $.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 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 January 15, 2013.

 

BLACKROCK FUNDS SM ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES B LACK R OCK S TRATEGIC R ISK A LLOCATION F UND
(R EGISTRANT )
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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

       

Title

 

Date

/s/ John M. Perlowski

     

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  January 15, 2013
John M. Perlowski        

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

      Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   January 15, 2013
Neal J. Andrews        

D AVID O. B EIM *

      Trustee  
David O. Beim        

R ONALD W. F ORBES *

      Trustee  
Ronald W. Forbes        

D R . M ATINA  S. H ORNER *

      Trustee  
Dr. Matina S. Horner        

R ODNEY D. J OHNSON *

      Trustee  
Rodney D. Johnson        

H ERBERT I. L ONDON *

      Trustee  
Herbert I. London        

I AN A. M AC K INNON *

      Trustee  
Ian A. MacKinnon        

C YNTHIA A. M ONTGOMERY *

      Trustee  
Cynthia A. Montgomery        

J OSEPH P. P LATT *

      Trustee  
Joseph P. Platt        

R OBERT C. R OBB , J R .*

      Trustee  
Robert C. Robb, Jr.        

T OBY R OSENBLATT *

      Trustee  
Toby Rosenblatt        

K ENNETH L. U RISH *

      Trustee  
Kenneth L. Urish        

F REDERICK W. W INTER *

      Trustee  
Frederick W. Winter        

P AUL L. A UDET *

      Trustee  
Paul L. Audet        

H ENRY G ABBAY *

      Trustee  
Henry Gabbay        

 

*By:  

/s/ Benjamin Archibald

  January 15, 2013        
  Benjamin Archibald (Attorney-In-Fact)  

BlackRock Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, Ltd. has duly caused this Registration Statement of BlackRock Funds SM , on behalf of BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, with respect only to information that specifically relates to BlackRock Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation 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 15, 2013.

 

BLACKROCK CAYMAN STRATEGIC RISK

    ALLOCATION FUND, LTD.

By:  

/s/ Paul L. Audet

  (Paul L. Audet, Director)

This Registration Statement of BlackRock Funds SM , on behalf of BlackRock Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, with respect only to information that specifically relates to BlackRock Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, Ltd., has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

       

Title

 

Date

     

/s/ Paul L. Audet

     

Director, BlackRock Cayman

Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, Ltd.

  January 15, 2013  
Paul L. Audet          

/s/ Henry Gabbay

     

Director, BlackRock Cayman

Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, Ltd.

  January 15, 2013  
Henry Gabbay          

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