Letter of Withdrawal

-----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, TkS4izW9vmWJ4HvQcIGUPlQWXZaBK6v/1BsndWZSAK0fewo5tl47eMyNB+a9pxxu hVe3Ib6V8XI1eNxUd+8FQg== 0001193125-04-184811.txt : 20041103 0001193125-04-184811.hdr.sgml : 20041103 20041103160209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-184811 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: AW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20041103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041103 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000844779 IRS NUMBER: 510318674 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: AW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-26305 FILM NUMBER: 041116483 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 BELLEVUE PKWY STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 3027922555 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 BELLEVUE PARKWAY STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COMPASS CAPITAL FUNDS\ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961114 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PNC FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NCP FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890511 AW 1 daw.htm LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL Letter of Withdrawal

BLACKROCK FUNDS^SM

100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY

WILMINGTON, DE 19809

November 3, 2004

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: Filing Desk

Re:

BlackRock Funds^SM (“BlackRock”) (Registration Statement

File Nos. 33-26305 and 811-05742)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

BlackRock hereby requests pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that Post-Effective Amendment No. 83 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to BlackRock’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on September 3, 2004, be withdrawn as a determination has been made not to offer the subject securities for sale. BlackRock hereby confirms that no securities were sold in connection with the Post-Effective Amendment.

Please do not hesitate to contact David Wohl at (212) 455-7937 or Amanda McGovern at (212) 455-2167 with any questions regarding the foregoing.


Very truly yours,

BlackRock Funds^SM

By:		/s/ LAURENCE D. FINK
		Laurence D. Fink
		President
		(Principal Executive Officer)


Cc:		Brian Schmidt (BlackRock Advisors, Inc.)
		Brian Kindelan (BlackRock Advisors, Inc.)
		Ed Mallon (BlackRock Advisors, Inc.)
		Laura Hatch (Securities and Exchange Commission)

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