UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-8F
Application for Deregistration of Certain Registered Investment Companies.
General Identifying Information
| 1. | Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions, see Instruction 1 above): |
| [ ] | Merger |
| [X] | Liquidation |
| [ ] | Abandonment of Registration |
(Note: Abandonments of Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24 and 25 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)
| [ ] | Election of status as a Business Development Company (Note: Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through 10 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.) |
| 2. | Name of fund: BIF Tax-Exempt Fund |
| 3. | Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811-03111 |
| 4. | Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F? |
| [ ] | Initial Application [X] Amendment |
| 5. | Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code): |
BIF Tax-Exempt Fund
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
| 6. | Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form: |
Adam M. Schlichtmann
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
Tel: 617-951-7114
| 7. | Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for maintenance and preservation of fund records in accordance with rules 31a-l and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-l, 31a-2]: |
NOTE: Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records described in rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified in those rules.
Charles Park
Chief Compliance Officer
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
Tel: 212-810-8181
| 8. | Classification of fund (check only one): |
| [X] | Management company; |
| [ ] | Unit investment trust; or |
| [ ] | Face-amount certificate company. |
| 9. | Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one): |
| [X] | Open-end [ ] Closed–end |
| 10. | State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts): |
Massachusetts
| 11. | Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those advisers have been terminated: |
None. The Fund invests all of its assets in Master Tax-Exempt LLC and therefore, has not retained an investment adviser.
| 12. | Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those underwriters have been terminated: |
BlackRock Investments, LLC
50 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10001
| 13. | If the fund is a unit investment trust (“UIT”) provide: |
Not Applicable
(a) Depositor’s name(s) and address(es)
(b) Trustee’s name(s) and address(es)
| 14. | Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for investment in the fund (e.g., an insurance company separate account)? |
| [ ] | Yes [X] No |
If Yes, for each UIT state:
Name(s):
File No.:
Business Address:
| 15. (a) | Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration? |
[X] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: May 19, 2016
If No, explain: Not applicable.
| (b) | Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration? |
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:
If No, explain: Neither the Fund’s declaration of trust nor state law required shareholder approval to liquidate the trust.
| II. | Distributions to Shareholders |
| 16. | Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation? |
[X] Yes [ ] No
| (a) | If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions: July 6, 2016 |
| (b) | Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets? |
[X] Yes [ ] No
| (c) | Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership? |
[X] Yes [ ] No
| (d) | If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to shareholders. For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used and explain how it was calculated: |
| (e) | Liquidations only: |
Were any distributions to shareholders made in kind?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other affiliation of shareholders:
| 17. | Closed-end funds only: |
| Has the fund issued senior securities? N/A |
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior securityholders and distributions to other shareholders:
| 18. | Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund’s shareholders? |
[X] Yes [ ] No
If No,
| (a) | How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is filed? |
| (b) | Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund: |
| 19. | Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in complete liquidation of their interests? |
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders:
| III. | Assets and Liabilities |
| 20. | Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed? |
| (See question 18 above) |
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes,
| (a) | Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed: |
| (b) | Why has the fund retained the remaining assets? |
| (c) | Will the remaining assets be invested in securities? |
[ ] Yes [ ] No
| 21. | Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any other liabilities? |
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes,
| (a) | Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability: |
| (b) | How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other liabilities? |
| IV. | Information About Event(s) Leading to Request For Deregistration |
| 22. | (a) List the expenses incurred in connection with the Merger or Liquidation: |
| (i) | Legal expenses: $8,000 |
| (ii) | Accounting expenses: $0 |
| (iii) | Other expenses (list and identify separately): N/A |
| Proxy Solicitation |
$ | 0 | ||
| Printing |
$ | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous |
$ | 0 | ||
| Audit |
$ | 0 | ||
| Mailing |
$ | 0 | ||
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| Total |
$ | 0 | ||
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| (iv) | Total expenses (sum of lines (i) - (iii) above): $8,000 |
| (b) | How were those expenses allocated? |
All Liquidation expenses were borne by BlackRock Advisors, LLC or its affiliates.
| (c) | Who paid those expenses? |
All Liquidation expenses were borne by BlackRock Advisors, LLC or its affiliates.
| (d) | How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)? |
N/A
| 23. | Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation? |
[X] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commission’s notice and order or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date the application was filed:
SEC Accession No. 0000905148-22-000407
Date of Application: June 2, 2022
| V. | Conclusion of Fund Business |
| 24. | Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding? |
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, describe the nature of any litigation or proceeding and the position taken by the fund in that litigation:
| 25. | Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for winding up its affairs? |
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:
| VI. | Mergers Only |
| 26. | (a) State the name of the fund surviving the Merger: |
| (b) | State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger: |
| (c) | If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and date the agreement was filed: |
| (d) | If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed with the Commission, provide a copy of the agreement as an exhibit to this form. |
VERIFICATION
The undersigned states that (i) he has executed this Form N-8F application for an order under section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of BIF Tax-Exempt Fund, (ii) he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of BIF Tax-Exempt Fund, and (iii) all actions by shareholders, directors, and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file this Form N-8F application have been taken. The undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this Form N-8F application are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.
| Signature: |
| /s/John M. Perlowski |
| John M. Perlowski |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |