BlackRock FundsSM |
BlackRock Prepared Portfolio 2035 |
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BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Series, Inc. |
(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)
Supplement dated May 1, 2012 to the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of each Fund
Effective immediately, each Fund’s Prospectus is amended as set forth below:
The section entitled “Sales Charges Reduced or Eliminated for Investor A Shares” in each Fund’s current Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Sales Charges Reduced or Eliminated for Investor A Shares
There are several ways in which the sales charge can be reduced or eliminated. Purchases of Investor A Shares at certain fixed dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” cause a reduction in the front-end sales charge (as described above in the “Investor A Shares — Initial Sales Charge Option” section). Additionally, the front-end sales charge can be reduced or eliminated through one or a combination of the following: a Letter of Intent, right of accumulation, the reinstatement privilege (described under “Account Services and Privileges”), or a waiver of the sales charge (described below).
Reductions or eliminations through the right of accumulation or Letter of Intent will apply to the value of all qualifying holdings in shares of mutual funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates (“BlackRock Funds”) owned by (a) the investor, or (b) the investor’s spouse and any children and a trust, custodial account or fiduciary account for the benefit of any such individuals. For this purpose, the value of an investor’s holdings means the offering price of the newly purchased shares (including any applicable sales charge) plus the current value (including any sales charges paid) of all other shares the investor already holds taken together.
Qualifying Holdings: |
Investor Shares, Institutional Shares (in most BlackRock Funds) and investments in the BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Program |
Qualifying Holdings may include shares held in accounts held at a financial intermediary, including personal accounts, certain retirement accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, Joint Tenancy accounts, trust accounts and Transfer on Death accounts, as well as shares purchased by a trust of which the investor is a beneficiary. For purposes of the right of accumulation and Letter of Intent the investor may not combine with the investor’s other holdings shares held in pension, profit sharing or other employee benefit plans if those shares are held in the name of a nominee or custodian.
In order to receive a reduced sales charge, at the time an investor purchases shares of the Fund, the investor should inform the financial professional, financial intermediary and/or BlackRock Funds of any other shares of the Fund
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or any other BlackRock Fund that qualify for a reduced sales charge. Failure by the investor to notify the financial professional, financial intermediary or BlackRock Funds may result in the investor not receiving the sales charge reduction to which the investor is otherwise entitled.
The financial professional, financial intermediary or BlackRock Funds may request documentation — including account statements and records of the original cost of the shares owned by the investor, the investor’s spouse and/or children showing that the investor qualifies for a reduced sales charge. The investor should retain these records because — depending on where an account is held or the type of account — the Fund and/or the investor’s financial professional, financial intermediary or BlackRock Funds may not be able to maintain this information.
For more information, see the SAI or contact your financial professional or financial intermediary.
The section entitled “Letter of Intent” in each Fund’s current Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Letter of Intent
An investor may qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge immediately by signing a “Letter of Intent” stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount of Investor A, Investor C and/or Institutional Shares and/or make an investment through the BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Program in one or more BlackRock Funds within the next 13 months that would, if bought all at once, qualify the investor for a reduced sales charge. The initial investment must meet the minimum initial purchase requirement. The 13-month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Fund, and the investor must tell the Fund that later purchases are subject to the Letter of Intent. Purchases submitted prior to the date the Letter of Intent is received by the Fund are not counted toward the sales charge reduction. During the term of the Letter of Intent, the Fund will hold Investor A Shares representing up to 5% of the indicated amount in an escrow account for payment of a higher sales load if the full amount indicated in the Letter of Intent is not purchased. If the full amount indicated is not purchased within the 13-month period, and the investor does not pay the higher sales load within 20 days, the Fund will redeem enough of the Investor A Shares held in escrow to pay the difference.
The section entitled “Right of Accumulation” in each Fund’s current Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Right of Accumulation
Investors have a “right of accumulation” under which the current value of (i) an investor’s existing BlackRock Funds Investor A and A1, Investor B, B1, B2 and B3, Investor C, C1, C2 and C3 and Institutional Shares and/or (ii) the investment in the BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Program by the investor or by or on behalf of the investor’s spouse and children may be combined with the amount of the current purchase in determining whether an investor qualifies for a breakpoint and a reduced front-end sales charge. Financial intermediaries may value current holdings of their customers differently for purposes of determining whether an investor qualifies for a breakpoint and a reduced front-end sales charge, although customers of the same financial intermediary will be treated similarly. In order to use this right, the investor must alert BlackRock to the existence of any previously purchased shares.
The first paragraph and following bullet points of the section entitled “Other Front-End Sales Charge Waivers” in each Fund’s current Prospectus are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
The following persons may also buy Investor A Shares without paying a sales charge:
| n | Authorized qualified employee benefit plans or savings plans; |
| n | Rollovers of current investments through authorized qualified employee benefit plans or savings plans, provided the shares are transferred to the same BlackRock Fund as either a direct rollover, or subsequent to distribution, the rolled-over proceeds are contributed to a BlackRock IRA through an account directly with the Fund; |
| n | Persons investing through an authorized payroll deduction plan; |
| n | Persons investing through an authorized investment plan for organizations that operate under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; |
| n | Registered investment advisers, trust companies and bank trust departments exercising discretionary investment authority with respect to amounts to be invested in the Fund; |
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| n | Persons participating in a fee-based program (such as a wrap account) under which they (i) pay advisory fees to a broker-dealer or other financial institution or (ii) pay fees to a broker-dealer or other financial institution for providing transaction processing and other administrative services, but not investment advisory services; |
| n | Financial intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee; |
| n | Persons associated with the Funds, the Fund’s Manager, Sub-Advisers, Transfer Agent, Distributor, fund accounting agents, Barclays PLC and their affiliates (to the extent permitted by these firms) including: (a) officers, directors and partners; (b) employees and retirees; (c) employees of firms who have entered into selling agreements to distribute shares of BlackRock-advised funds; (d) immediate family members of such persons; and (e) any trust, pension, profit-sharing or other benefit plan for any of the persons set forth in (a) through (d); |
| n | Certain state sponsored 529 college savings plans. |
Effective immediately, each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information is amended as set forth below:
The fifth paragraph of the section entitled “Reduced Initial Sales Charge” in Part II of each Fund’s current Statement of Additional Information is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Other. The following persons may also buy Investor A Shares without paying a sales charge: (a) authorized qualified employee benefit plans or savings plans; (b) rollovers of current investments through authorized qualified employee benefit plans or savings plans, provided the shares are transferred to the same BlackRock Fund as either a direct rollover, or subsequent to distribution, the rolled over proceeds are contributed to a BlackRock IRA through an account directly with the Fund; (c) persons investing through an authorized payroll deduction plan; (d) persons investing through an authorized investment plan for organizations which operate under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code; (e) registered investment advisers, trust companies and bank trust departments exercising discretionary investment authority with respect to amounts to be invested in a Fund; (f) persons participating in a fee-based program (such as a wrap account) under which they (i) pay advisory fees to a broker-dealer or other financial institution or (ii) pay fees to a broker-dealer or other financial institution for providing transaction processing and other administrative services, but not investment advisory services; (g) certain state sponsored 529 college savings plans; (h) persons involuntarily liquidated from a Fund, who within 60 days of liquidation buy new shares of another BlackRock Fund (but only up to the amount that was liquidated); and (i) insurance company separate accounts. The following persons associated with the Funds, the Fund’s Manager, Sub-Advisers, Transfer Agent, Distributor, fund accounting agents, Barclays PLC and their affiliates may buy Investor A Shares of each of the Funds without paying a sales charge to the extent permitted by these firms including: (a) officers, directors and partners; (b) employees and retirees; (c) employees of firms who have entered into selling agreements to distribute shares of BlackRock-advised funds; (d) immediate family members of such persons (“immediate family members” shall be defined as the investor, the investor’s spouse or domestic partner, children, parents and siblings); and (e) any trust, pension, profit-sharing or other benefit plan for any of the persons set forth in (a) through (d). Investors who qualify for any of these exemptions from the sales charge should purchase Investor A Shares.
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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