0001193125-17-245906.txt : 20170802 0001193125-17-245906.hdr.sgml : 20170802 20170802165057 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-245906 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170802 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170802 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170802 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: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08797 FILM NUMBER: 171000859 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 C000005978 Investor C C000005979 Institutional C000005980 Class R DEFA14A 1 d431534ddefa14a.htm BLACKROCK SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND II BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

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BlackRock Series, Inc.

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Audio Transcript

The following is a transcript of a voicemail message from President and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Series, Inc. (the “Corporation”), John Perlowski, to certain shareholders of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II (the “Fund”), a series of the Corporation.

Hello, this is John Perlowski, President and CEO of the BlackRock Mutual Funds.

I’m calling to personally ask for your vote for an upcoming Special Meeting of Shareholders to vote on the Board approved reorganization of BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II into BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund.

Mutual fund regulations require a certain level of shareholder participation, and as one of our valued shareholders, your participation in the voting process to approve this reorganization is still needed.

If you have your proxy materials, you can vote online, by phone or by mail using the instructions on your proxy card. If you do not have your materials, you can vote by calling our proxy agent services line, toll free at 1-866-704-4427, that’s 1-866-704-4427.

We greatly appreciate your time and your investment in the BlackRock Mutual Funds.