485BXT 1 corealphabxt2010-0624.htm BLACKROCK COREALPHA BOND FUND BXT 2010-0624 corealphabxt2010-0624.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2010
                                                                                                                                                            Registration Nos. 33-54126
                                                                                                                                                                                           811-07332
______________________________________________________________________________________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

FORM N-1A

                                                                                                                                                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933        x

   Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                         o

   Post-Effective Amendment No. 92                                  x

                     and

          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  x

                                                                    Amendment No. 96                                                          x
_______________________________

BLACKROCK FUNDS III
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number: 1-800-882-0052
_______________________________

Anne F. Ackerley
BlackRock Funds III
55 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10055
 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)
_______________________________

With copies  to:

John MacKinnon, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Andrew Josef, Esq.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
_______________________________

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

o           immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
x           on July 23, 2010 pursuant to paragraph (b)
o           60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
o           on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
o           75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
o           on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:
x
this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
 
Explanatory Note
 
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (Amendment No. 96 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) of BlackRock Funds III (the “Registrant”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of delaying, until  July 23, 2010, the effectiveness of the registration statement for the CoreAlpha Bond Fund Class S shares  (the “Fund”), filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 on May 13, 2009, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act as follows:

                                                                                                                       PEA No.
Date Filed
Automatic Effective Date
                                                                                                                       73
July 24, 2009
August 17, 2009
                                                                                                                       74
August 14, 2009
September 1, 2009
                                                                                                                       75
August 31, 2009
September 30, 2009
                                                                                                                       76
September 29, 2009
October 29, 2009
                                                                                                                       77
October 28, 2009
November 27, 2009
                                                                                                                       79
November 25, 2009
December 21, 2009
                                                                                                                       80
December 18, 2009
January 11, 2010
                                                                                                                       82
January 8, 2010
February 7, 2010
                                                                                                                       83
February 5, 2010
March 7, 2010
                                                                                                                       85
March 5, 2010
April 4, 2010
                                                                                                                       86
April 1, 2010
May 1, 2010
                                                                                                                       89
April 30, 2010
May 30, 2010
                                                                                                                       90
May 28, 2010
June 25, 2010
 
 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement.


 
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, BlackRock Funds III (the "Registrant") certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the Securities Act and duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant, to be signed on behalf of the Registrant by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 24th day of June 2010.


BLACKROCK FUNDS III

By      /s/ Anne F. Ackerley     
   Anne F. Ackerley
   President and Chief Executive Officer
   (Chief Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 
Signature
  
Title
Date
         
 
 
/s/ Anne F. Ackerley
  
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Chief Executive Officer)
June 24, 2010
 
Anne F. Ackerley
      
         
 
/s/ Neal J. Andrews
  
Chief Financial Officer
June 24, 2010
 
Neal J. Andrews
      
         
 
Richard S. Davis*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Richard S. Davis
      
         
 
Henry Gabbay*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Henry Gabbay
      
         
 
David O. Beim*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
David O. Beim
      
         
 
Ronald W. Forbes*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Ronald W. Forbes
      
         
 
Dr. Matina S. Horner*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Dr. Matina S. Horner
      
         
 
Rodney D. Johnson*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Rodney D. Johnson
      
         
 
Herbert I. London*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Herbert I. London
      
         
 
Cynthia A. Montgomery*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Cynthia A. Montgomery
      
         
 
Joseph P. Platt, Jr.*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Joseph P. Platt, Jr.
      
         
 
Robert C. Robb, Jr.*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Robert C. Robb, Jr.
      
         
 
Toby Rosenblatt*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Toby Rosenblatt
      
         
 
Kenneth L. Urish*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Kenneth L. Urish
      
         
 
Frederick W. Winter*
  
Trustee
June 24, 2010
 
Frederick W. Winter
      
         
*By:
/s/ Edward B. Baer
    
June 24, 2010
 
Edward B. Baer (Attorney-In-Fact)
      

 
*
Powers of Attorney, each dated December 3, 2009, for Richard S. Davis, Henry Gabbay, David O. Beim, Ronald W. Forbes, Dr. Matina S. Horner, Rodney D. Johnson, Herbert I. London, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Joseph P. Platt, Jr., Robert C. Robb, Jr., Toby Rosenblatt, Kenneth L. Urish and Frederick W. Winter are incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 84, filed March 2, 2010.