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SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
May 14, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
Re: BlackRock Funds/SM/ (Registration
Statement File No. 33-26305)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of BlackRock Funds/SM/ (the "Company"), and pursuant to Rule
497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby certify that the
definitive forms of prospectuses for the Company's GNMA, Delaware Tax-Free
Income and Kentucky Tax-Free Income Portfolios, each dated April 29, 1998, that
would have been filed on behalf of the Company in accordance with Rule 497(c) do
not differ from those contained in the most recent amendment to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A, the text of which was filed electronically
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 1998.
Any questions or communications should be directed to Robert M. Kaner of
this firm at 212-455-3275.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
cc: Brian P. Kindelan, Esq.
Matt Mosca
Rene Romain
