-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DCua8cSXrbJRnWMNdwkVMzHmh2ElCGrASIvnThlIqwjjz+O8gdgBi6Z/8qOr5Dmc yoZF93IUDrjR1RyXybE5UA== 0000900092-09-001050.txt : 20091028 0000900092-09-001050.hdr.sgml : 20091028 20091028161630 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000900092-09-001050 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20091028 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091028 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20091028 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK SERIES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001062806 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08797 FILM NUMBER: 091141959 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 09809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 09809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010827 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980714 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY ALPHA FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980601 0001062806 S000002290 BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II C000005976 Investor A C000005977 Investor B C000005978 Investor C C000005979 Institutional C000005980 Class R N-Q 1 smallcapgrowth.htm SMALL CAP GROWTH smallcapgrowth.htm - Produced by Pellegrini and Associates, Inc. | 134 Spring Street New York NY 10012 | (212) 925-5151

UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-08797 and 811-09049

Name of Fund: BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock
Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Small
Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth
Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC, 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 05/31/2010

Date of reporting period: 08/31/2009

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc.   
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) 
                                                 Mutual Fund      Value 
                                                 BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC  $ 381,160,716 
                                                 Total Investments (Cost - $367,705,345) - 100.1%    381,160,716 
                                                 Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%      (438,746) 
                                                 Net Assets - 100.0%      $ 380,721,970 
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value   
         Measurements" clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values   
         and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used   
         in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:     
             Ÿ Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities   
    Ÿ Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or   
                     liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in   
                     markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or   
                     liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities,   
                     credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)   
    Ÿ Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the   
                     extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund's own assumptions used in   
                     determining the fair value of investments)       
         The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk   
         associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund's policy regarding   
         valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most   
         recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.     
         The following table summarizes the inputs used as of August 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation   
         of the Fund's investments:       
                    Valuation           Investments in   
                     Inputs    Securities   
    Assets   
                     Level 1    -   
                     Level 2             $ 381,160,716   
                     Level 3    -   
                     Total             $ 381,160,716   


BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC   
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) 
Industry  Common Stocks  Shares  Value 
Aerospace & Defense - 3.2%  Argon ST, Inc. (a)  175,652  $ 3,509,527 
    BE Aerospace, Inc. (a)  360,400  6,173,652 
    Hexcel Corp. (a)  41,014  446,232 
    TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)  46,200  2,056,824 
        12,186,235 
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5%  Forward Air Corp.  89,800  2,072,584 
Beverages - 1.1%  Heckmann Corp. (a)  967,800  4,026,048 
Biotechnology - 2.5%  Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a)  189,700  4,291,014 
    Alkermes, Inc. (a)  187,400  1,695,970 
    Martek Biosciences Corp. (a)  144,700  3,552,385 
        9,539,369 
Building Products - 0.9%  Griffon Corp. (a)  338,967  3,582,881 
Capital Markets - 2.1%  Greenhill & Co., Inc. (b)  40,300  3,191,760 
    Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A (a)  121,700  2,448,604 
    RiskMetrics Group, Inc. (a)  161,591  2,514,356 
        8,154,720 
Chemicals - 1.0%  Celanese Corp., Series A  75,800  1,930,626 
    Intrepid Potash, Inc. (a)(b)  75,200  1,766,448 
        3,697,074 
Commercial Banks - 1.4%  PrivateBancorp, Inc. (b)  140,600  3,389,866 
    Signature Bank (a)  64,700  1,964,292 
        5,354,158 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.1%  Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)  55,600  3,281,512 
    SYKES Enterprises, Inc. (a)  218,548  4,587,322 
        7,868,834 
Communications Equipment - 2.1%  DG FastChannel, Inc. (a)  244,500  4,239,630 
    EMS Technologies, Inc. (a)  192,678  3,610,786 
        7,850,416 
Construction & Engineering - 1.1%  Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (a)  256,400  4,035,736 
Containers & Packaging - 0.8%  Rock-Tenn Co., Class A  62,057  3,182,904 
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.5%  DeVry, Inc.  73,876  3,775,064 
    Weight Watchers International, Inc.  75,700  2,076,451 
        5,851,515 
Diversified Financial Services - 1.9%  MSCI, Inc. (a)  243,100  7,152,002 
Diversified Telecommunication  Cbeyond Communications, Inc. (a)  293,500  4,214,660 
Services - 1.7%  Neutral Tandem, Inc. (a)  90,800  2,270,908 
        6,485,568 
Electrical Equipment - 0.5%  Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(b)  175,900  1,968,321 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &  Cogent, Inc. (a)  518,500  5,444,250 
Components - 1.4%       
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.8%  Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a)  174,889  3,188,226 
Food Products - 1.4%  American Italian Pasta Co., Class A (a)  82,500  2,496,450 
    Smart Balance, Inc. (a)  445,600  2,847,384 
        5,343,834 
Portfolio Abbreviations       
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many   
of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list.     
ADR  American Depository Receipt       
                                                     1     


BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC     
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) 
Industry  Common Stocks    Shares  Value 
Health Care Equipment &  Gen-Probe, Inc. (a)    100,300  $ 3,866,565 
Supplies - 8.5%  Hologic, Inc. (a)    305,307  5,022,300 
  Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)    257,777  4,652,875 
  NuVasive, Inc. (a)    49,300  1,975,451 
  SonoSite, Inc. (a)    198,200  4,612,114 
  Symmetry Medical, Inc. (a)    203,938  2,247,397 
  Thoratec Corp. (a)    56,800  1,490,432 
  Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a)    278,000  4,514,720 
  Zoll Medical Corp. (a)    233,300  4,194,734 
        32,576,588 
Health Care Providers &  Amedisys, Inc. (a)(b)    111,100  4,948,394 
Services - 7.6%  Lincare Holdings, Inc. (a)    245,600  6,481,384 
  Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a)    149,697  4,803,777 
  Mednax, Inc. (a)    144,700  7,534,529 
  VCA Antech, Inc. (a)(b)    212,100  5,249,475 
        29,017,559 
Health Care Technology - 2.9%  MedAssets, Inc. (a)    335,500  7,491,715 
  Omnicell, Inc. (a)    341,700  3,751,866 
        11,243,581 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 5.5%  Bally Technologies, Inc. (a)    124,700  5,041,621 
  The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a)    133,800  2,457,906 
  Domino's Pizza, Inc. (a)    396,600  3,208,494 
  Jack in the Box, Inc. (a)    54,500  1,111,255 
  P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (a)(b)    27,300  871,143 
  Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)    59,500  1,147,160 
  Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a)    453,700  6,996,054 
        20,833,633 
Household Durables - 0.8%  iRobot Corp. (a)    276,816  3,175,079 
IT Services - 6.4%  ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)    596,467  7,157,604 
  Forrester Research, Inc. (a)    234,509  5,520,342 
  Gartner, Inc., Class A (a)    90,800  1,512,728 
  Global Cash Access, Inc. (a)    623,500  4,520,375 
  SRA International, Inc., Class A (a)    276,391  5,491,889 
        24,202,938 
Insurance - 0.7%  Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.    112,100  2,847,340 
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.8%  Shutterfly, Inc. (a)    199,000  2,877,540 
Internet Software & Services - 4.6%  ComScore, Inc. (a)    250,289  3,481,520 
  Omniture, Inc. (a)(b)    218,004  3,119,637 
  SkillSoft Plc - ADR (a)    1,278,720  10,945,843 
        17,547,000 
Machinery - 1.1%  Kaydon Corp.    124,600  4,159,148 
Media - 4.4%  CKX, Inc. (a)    1,262,234  7,964,697 
  Dolan Media Co. (a)    126,965  1,345,829 
  DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A (a)  175,000  5,908,000 
  RHI Entertainment, Inc. (a)    625,291  1,588,239 
        16,806,765 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.7%  Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)    70,893  2,504,650 
  EXCO Resources, Inc. (a)    228,400  3,348,344 
  2       


BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC     
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) 
Industry  Common Stocks       Shares           Value 
  Massey Energy Co.    86,972  $ 2,355,202 
  Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a)  226,200  5,937,750 
        14,145,946 
Personal Products - 0.5%  Chattem, Inc. (a)(b)    29,500  1,806,580 
Pharmaceuticals - 2.4%  Impax Laboratories, Inc. (a)    197,800  1,501,302 
  Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A  257,100  4,748,637 
  Santarus, Inc. (a)    850,800  2,705,544 
        8,955,483 
Professional Services - 2.7%  Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc.  771,541  4,829,847 
  IHS, Inc., Class A (a)    72,007  3,485,139 
  TrueBlue, Inc. (a)    146,600  1,993,760 
        10,308,746 
Real Estate Investment Trusts  Chimera Investment Corp.    857,700  3,259,260 
(REITs) - 0.9%         
Semiconductors & Semiconductor  FEI Co. (a)    194,500  4,601,870 
Equipment - 6.0%  Microsemi Corp. (a)    241,200  3,403,332 
  Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a)    172,400  3,884,172 
  ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)    640,200  5,166,414 
  Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)    94,600  4,260,784 
  Standard Microsystems Corp. (a)    65,547  1,525,934 
        22,842,506 
Software - 9.4%  Blackboard, Inc. (a)    145,363  5,001,941 
  DemandTec, Inc. (a)    470,307  3,983,500 
  i2 Technologies, Inc. (a)    431,400  6,471,000 
  SonicWALL, Inc. (a)    1,171,500  8,774,535 
  TiVo, Inc. (a)    1,193,100  11,704,311 
        35,935,287 
Specialty Retail - 1.4%  Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)    95,100  2,131,191 
  The Wet Seal, Inc., Class A (a)    736,700  2,585,817 
  Zumiez, Inc. (a)    45,400  573,856 
        5,290,864 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3%  lululemon athletica, inc. (a)(b)    239,200  4,798,352 
  Total Long-Term Investments       
  (Cost - $366,159,499) - 99.6%      379,614,870 
      Beneficial   
       Interest   
  Short-Term Securities       (000)   
  BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series,     
  0.37% (c)(d)(e)    $ 25,369  25,368,800 
  Total Short-Term Securities (Cost - $25,368,800) - 6.7%    25,368,800 
  Total Investments (Cost - $391,528,299*) - 106.3%    404,983,670 
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (6.3)%    (23,822,954) 
  Net Assets - 100.0%      $ 381,160,716 
                                                   3       


BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC 
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)     
     * The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2009, as 
         computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:     
         Aggregate cost      $ 395,817,090 
         Gross unrealized appreciation      $ 48,064,445 
         Gross unrealized depreciation        (38,897,865) 
         Net unrealized appreciation      $ 9,166,580 
 (a) Non-income producing security.         
 (b) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.       
 (c) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Portfolio, for purposes of Section 
         2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:     
    Net     
         Affiliate    Activity    Income 
         BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund  $ (3,968,980)      $ 4,518                       
         BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC         
               Money Market Series  $ 3,775,300        $ 37,212                      
 (d) Represents the current yield as of report date.       
 (e) Security was purchased with the cash proceeds from securities loans.   
     For Portfolio compliance purposes, the Portfolio's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the 
         industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, 
         and/or as defined by Portfolio management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which 
         may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.     
                               4     


BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
• Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value
Measurements" clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and
requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in
determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

• Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities
• Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or
liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in
markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or
liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit
risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

• Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the
extent observable inputs are not available (including the Portfolio's own assumptions used in
determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated
with investing in those securities. For information about the Portfolio's policy regarding valuation of
investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Portfolio's most recent financial
statements as contained in its annual report.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of August 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the 
Portfolio's investments:   
Valuation  Investments in 
Inputs  Securities 
  Assets 
Level 1 - Long-Term Investments1  $ 379,614,870 
Level 2 - Short-Term Securities  25,368,800 
Level 3  - 
Total  $ 404,983,670 
1 See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.   
                                                                                                                                                     5   


Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

2(a) – The registrants' principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar
functions have concluded that the registrants' disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule
30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as
of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and
procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15(d)-15(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2(b) – There were no changes in the registrants' internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrants' last fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants' internal control over
financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications – Attached hereto

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master Small Cap
Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC

By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master
Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC

Date: October 22, 2009

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of each registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master
Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC

Date: October 22, 2009

By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master
Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC

Date: October 22, 2009


EX-99.CERT 2 smallcapgrowthex99cert.htm CERT smallcapgrowthex99cert.htm - Produced by Pellegrini and Associates, Inc. | 134 Spring Street New York NY 10012 | (212) 925-5151

EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of
BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and
BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects
the investments of the registrants as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including their
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants' disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90
days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants' internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrants' most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrants' internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants' auditors and the audit committee
of the registrants' board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants' ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrants' internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 22, 2009

/s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of
BlackRock Master LLC


EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of
BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and
BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of BlackRock Master LLC;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects
the investments of the registrants as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including their
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants' disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90
days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants' internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrants' most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrants' internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants' auditors and the audit committee
of the registrants' board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants' ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrants' internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 22, 2009

/s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II of BlackRock Series, Inc. and BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio of
BlackRock Master LLC


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