Exhibit a(32)
BLACKROCK VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
BLACKROCK VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland that:
FIRST: The Corporation is registered as an open-ended company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, with the authority to issue Fourteen Billion Three Hundred Ten Million (14,310,000,000) shares of capital stock as follows:
Series and Classes | Number of Authorized Shares | ||
BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 200,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Advantage U.S. Total Market V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 10,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 300,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Capital Appreciation V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Equity Dividend V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 400,000,000 | ||
Class II | 200,000,000 | ||
Class III | 1,500,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Government Money Market V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 3,300,000,000 | ||
Class II | 1,300,000,000 | ||
Class III | 1,300,000,000 | ||
BlackRock International V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock International Index V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock iShares® Dynamic Allocation V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Managed Volatility V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock S&P 500 Index V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Small Cap Index V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Total Return V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 600,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Global Opportunities V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock U.S. Government Bond V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 300,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 200,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock iShares® Alternative Strategies V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock iShares® Dynamic Fixed Income V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock iShares® Equity Appreciation V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
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Unclassified Common Stock | 100,000,000 | ||
Total: | 14,310,000,000 |
All shares of all classes of the capital stock of the Corporation have a par value of Ten Cents ($0.10) per share and an aggregate par value of One Billion Four Hundred Thirty-One Million Dollars ($1,431,000,000).
SECOND: Pursuant to authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law and the Corporation’s charter, the Board of Directors hereby reclassifies the following as authorized but unissued shares of the Corporation’s common stock, par value Ten Cents ($0.10) per share, without designation as to class or series:
BlackRock Capital Appreciation V.I. Fund |
Class II |
BlackRock Equity Dividend V.I. Fund |
Class II |
BlackRock Government Money Market V.I. Fund |
Class II |
Class III |
BlackRock International V.I. Fund |
Class II |
Class III |
BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth V.I. Fund |
Class II |
BlackRock Managed Volatility V.I. Fund |
Class II |
BlackRock Total Return V.I. Fund |
Class I |
Class II |
Class III |
BlackRock Global Opportunities V.I. Fund |
Class I |
Class II |
Class III |
BlackRock U.S. Government Bond V.I. Fund |
Class I |
Class II |
Class III |
BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund |
Class I |
Class II |
Class III |
BlackRock iShares® Alternative Strategies V.I. Fund |
Class I |
Class III |
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BlackRock iShares® Dynamic Fixed Income V.I. Fund |
Class I |
Class III |
BlackRock iShares® Equity Appreciation V.I. Fund |
Class I |
Class III |
THIRD: After the reclassification of authorized shares of capital stock of the Corporation set forth herein, the Corporation will have the authority to issue Fourteen Billion Three Hundred Ten Million (14,310,000,000) shares of capital stock as follows:
Series and Classes | Number of Authorized Shares | ||
BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 200,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Advantage U.S. Total Market V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 10,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 300,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Capital Appreciation V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Equity Dividend V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 400,000,000 | ||
Class II | 200,000,000 | ||
Class III | 1,500,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Government Money Market V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 3,300,000,000 | ||
BlackRock International V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock International Index V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock iShares® Dynamic Allocation V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
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BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Managed Volatility V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock S&P 500 Index V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Class II | 100,000,000 | ||
Class III | 100,000,000 | ||
BlackRock Small Cap Index V.I. Fund | |||
Class I | 100,000,000 | ||
Total: | 8,410,000,000 |
The remainder of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation, Five Billion Nine Hundred Million (5,900,000,000) shares, is not designated or classified as to any class or series. All shares of capital stock of the Corporation will have a par value of Ten Cents ($0.10) per share and an aggregate par value of One Billion Four Hundred Thirty-One Million Dollars ($1,431,000,000).
FOURTH: All of the shares of the Corporation’s capital stock continue to have the same preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption as currently set forth in the Corporation’s charter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BLACKROCK VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC. has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by the person named below who acknowledges that these Articles Supplementary are the act of the Corporation and that, as to all matters and facts required to be verified under oath and to the best of his knowledge, information and belief under the penalties of perjury, the matters and facts set forth herein are true in all material respects, as of this 28th day of November 2018.
Attest: | BLACKROCK VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC. | ||
/s/ Benjamin Archibald | By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski | |
Benjamin Archibald | John M. Perlowski | ||
Secretary | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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