UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2006
BLACKROCK PRINCIPAL PROTECTION L.P.
(Exact name of each Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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c/o BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | ||||
(609) 282-6996
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.
On December 19, 2006, the Registrant entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Agreement”) that provides for the merger (the “Merger”) of the Registrant and BlackRock Futures Investments L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership (the “Merging Partnerships”), with and into BlackRock Global Horizons I L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Surviving Partnership”).
As of December 31, 2006 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the Merging Partnerships and the Surviving Partnership consummated the Merger pursuant to which the Merging Partnerships were merged with and into the Surviving Partnership and the separate existence of the Merging Partnerships thereupon ceased. The Surviving Partnership with all its rights, privileges, immunities and powers continues in accordance with Section 17-211 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del.C. § 17-101, et seq., as amended. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Surviving Partnership continues to be governed by its constituent documents in effect immediately prior to the Merger. The name of the surviving entity is BlackRock Global Horizons I L.P.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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By: | /s/ Michael Pungello |
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| Name: Michael Pungello | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: January 5, 2007