SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby
notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it
registers under and pursuant to the provision of Section
8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in
connection with such notification of registration submits
the following information:
Name: BLACKROCK MQE INVESTORS
(a Delaware Business Trust)
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City,
State, Zip Code):
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Telephone Number (including area code):
(212) 754-5560
Name and address of agent for services of process:
Ralph L. Schlosstein
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement
pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of Form N-
8A:
Yes ______ No X
Item 1. Name.
BlackRock MQE Investors
Items 2 and 3. State, Date and Form of Organization.
The Registrant is a Delaware Business Trust organized on
October 24, 1996.
Items 4 and 5. Classification of Registrant.
The Registrant is closed-end, non-diversified management
investment company.
Item 6. Name and Address of Investment Adviser.
BlackRock Financial Management Inc
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Item 7. Name and Address of Each Officer and Trustee of
Registrant.
Laurence D. Fink Chairman of the Board of Trustees
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Donald G. Drapkin Trustee
35 East 62nd Street
New York, New York 10021
Kindrick R. Wilson, III Trustee
One Rockefeller Plaza, 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10020
Ralph L. Schlosstein President
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Wesley R. Edens Chief Operating Officer
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Susan L. Wagner Secretary
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Henry Gabbay Treasurer
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Robert I. Kauffman Managing Director
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
James Kong Assistant Treasurer
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Randal A. Nardone Managing Director and
Asst. Sec.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Erik P. Nygaard Managing Director
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Item 8. (a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
Item 9. (a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) No.
(d) Yes
(e) As of November 1, 1996, the Registrant had 101
beneficial owners, as determined for purposes of
Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of
1940, of its outstanding securities of which Leeway
& Co., B.M. Housing, L.L.C. and Keyport Life
Insurance Company each owned 10% or more of the
Registrant's outstanding voting securities.
Item 10. Total Assets.
The Registrant has $46,630,000 in total assets.
Item 11. Small Business Investment Company.
No.
Item 12 Periodic Report.
Not Applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, the Registrant has caused this notification
of registration to be duly signed on its behalf in the
City of New York and the State of New York on the 1st
of November, 1996.
Signature: BLACKROCK MQE INVESTORS
(Name of Registrant)
By: /s/ Robert I. Kauffman
(SEAL) Robert I. Kauffman
Attest: /s/ James Kong
Name: James Kong
Title: Asst. Treasurer
