Designate a New Effective Date for a Post-effective Amendment Previously Filed Pursuant to Rule 485(a) (485bxt)
20 Giugno 2013 - 5:03PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2013
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Securities Act File No. 33-26305
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Investment Company Act File No. 811-05742
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 301
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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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Amendment No. 303
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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BLACKROCK
FUNDS
SM
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (800) 441-7762
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John M. Perlowski
BlackRock Funds
55 East 52
nd
Street
New York, New York 10055
United States of America
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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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
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New York, New York 10019-6018
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New York, New York 10055
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__________________
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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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on July 19, 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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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.
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Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 301 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (Amendment No. 303 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 July 19, 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. 301 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. 301 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 20
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day of June, 2013.
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BLACKROCK FUNDS
SM
, on behalf of its series,
BlackRock Credit Opportunities Portfolio
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By:
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/s/ John
M. Perlowski
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John M. Perlowski
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 301 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
(Principal Executive Officer)
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June 20, 2013
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John M. Perlowski
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/s/ Neal J. Andrews
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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June 20, 2013
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Neal J. Andrews
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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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June 20, 2013
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Benjamin Archibald (Attorney-In-Fact)
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