Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2014

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. 351		x
		and/or
		REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		x
		Amendment No. 353		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 [phone]

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:

Frank P. Bruno, 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.

 

 

 

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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 February 14, 2014.

 

BLACKROCK FUNDS SM ON BEHALF OF B LACK R OCK M ID -C AP G ROWTH E QUITY P ORTFOLIO AND B LACK R OCK S MALL C AP G ROWTH E QUITY P ORTFOLIO
(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)		February 14, 2014
John M. Perlowski
/s/ Neal J. Andrews		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		February 14, 2014
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

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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				February 14, 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