As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2000
Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-6
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FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS
REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A. Exact Name of Trust:
EQUITY INVESTOR FUND
FOCUS SERIES 19
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS
B. Names of Depositors:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
C. Complete address of Depositors' principal executive offices:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
INCORPORATED 388 GREENWICH STREET
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS 23RD FLOOR
P.O. BOX 9051 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013
PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9051
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC. PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
59TH FLOOR NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048
D. Names and complete addresses of Agents for service:
TERESA KONCICK, ESQ. DOUGLAS LOWE, ESQ.
P.O. BOX 9051 DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9051 TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
59TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048
MICHAEL KOCHMANN ROBERT E. HOLLEY
388 GREENWICH STREET 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
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Copies to:
PIERRE DE SAINT PHALLE, ESQ.
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
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E: Title of Securities being registered:
AN INDEFINITE NUMBER OF UNITS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST PURSUANT TO RULE
24F-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED.
F: Approximate date of proposed sale to the public:
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE ACQUISITION AND DEPOSIT OF THE
UNDERLYING SECURITIES.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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PART II
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROSPECTUS
A. The following information relating to the Depositors is incorporated
by reference to the SEC filings indicated and made a part of this Registration
Statement.
I. Bonding arrangements of each of the Depositors are incorporated by
reference to Item A of Part II to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
under the Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust Fund,
Monthly Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg. No. 333-08241).
II. The date of organization of each of the Depositors is set forth in Item B
of Part II to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 under the Securities
Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Monthly Payment
Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg. No. 333-08241) and is herein
incorporated by reference thereto.
III. The Charter and By-Laws of each of the Depositors are incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibits 1.3 through 1.12 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust
Fund, Monthly Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg. No.
333-08241).
IV. Information as to Officers and Directors of the Depositors has been filed
pursuant to Schedules A and D of Form BD under Rules 15b1-1 and 15b3-1 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is incorporated by reference to
the SEC filings indicated and made a part of this Registration Statement:
IDENTIFICATION NO.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.......... 8-7221
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.................................... 8-8177
PaineWebber Incorporated.................................... 8-16267
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.................................... 8-14172
B. The Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Numbers of the
Sponsors and Trustee are as follows:
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.......... 13-5674085
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.................................... 13-1912900
PaineWebber Incorporated.................................... 13-2638166
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.................................... 94-0899825
The Chase Manhattan Bank, Trustee........................... 13-4994650
UNDERTAKING
The Sponsors undertake that they will not make any amendment to the Supplement
to this Registration Statement which includes material changes without
submitting the amendment for Staff review prior to distribution.
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SERIES OF EQUITY INCOME FUND AND EQUITY INVESTOR FUND
DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO RULE 487 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SEC
Series Number File Number
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Equity Investor Fund, Select S&P Industrial Portfolio--1998
Series H....................................................... 333-64577
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-6 COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING PAPERS AND
DOCUMENTS:
The facing sheet of Form S-6.
The Cross-Reference Sheet (incorporated by reference to the Cross-Reference
Sheet of the Registration Statement of the Defined Asset Funds Municipal
Insured Series, 1933 Act File No. 33-54565).
The Prospectus.
Additional Information not included in the Prospectus (Part II).
The following exhibits:
*1.1 -- Form of Trust Indenture.
1.1.1 -- Form of Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust Effective October
21, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1.1 to the
Registration Statement of Municipal Investment Trust Fund,
Multistate Series-48, Defined Asset Funds, 1933 Act File No.
33-50247).
1.2 -- Form of Master Agreement Among Underwriters (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registration Statement of The
Corporate Income Fund, One Hundred Ninety-Fourth Monthly Payment
Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-90925).
1.11.1-- Merrill Lynch Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1.11.1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement of Equity Participation Series, Low Five
Portfolio, Defined Asset Funds, 1933 Act File No. 333-05685).
1.11.2-- Equity Investor Fund Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1.11.2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration of Equity Participation Series Low Five Portfolio,
Defined Asset Funds, 1933 Act File No. 333-05685.)
*3.1 -- Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being
issued including their consent to the use of their names under
the heading "How the Fund Works--Legal Opinion" in the
Prospectus.
5.1 -- Consent of independent accountants.
9.1 -- Information Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.1
to the Registration Statement of Equity Investor Fund, Select Ten
Portfolio 1999 International Series A (United Kingdom Portfolio),
File No. 333-70593).
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* To be filed with Amendment to Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby identifies the series numbers of Equity Income Fund and
Equity Investor Fund listed on page R-1 for the purposes of the representations
required by Rule 487 and represents the following:
1) That the portfolio securities deposited in the series as to which this
registration statement is being filed do not differ materially in type
or quality from those deposited in such previous series;
2) That, except to the extend necessary to identify the specific
portfolio securities deposited in, and to provide essential
information for, the series with respect to which this registration
statement is being filed, this registration statement does not contain
disclosures that differ in any material respect from those contained
in the registration statements for such previous series as to which
the effective date was determined by the Commission or the staff; and
3) That it has compiled with Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933.
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT
HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW YORK ON THE 26TH DAY OF
APRIL, 2000.
Signatures appear on pages R-3, R-4, R-5 and R6.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of PaineWebber Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter
Reynolds Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
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MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a Powers of Attorney have been filed
majority of the Board of Directors of under Form SE and the following
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 1933 Act File Numbers: 333-70593
Incorporated:
GEORGE A. SCHIEREN
JOHN L. STEFFENS
By JAY M. FIFE
(As authorized signatory for Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated and Attorney-in-fact for the
persons listed above)
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SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a Powers of Attorney have been
majority of the Board of Directors of filed under the 1933 Act
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.: File Numbers: 333-63417 and
333-63033
MICHAEL CARPENTER
DERYCK C. MAUGHAN
By GINA LEMON
(As authorized signatory for Salomon
Smith Barney Inc. and Attorney-in-fact
for the persons listed above)
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PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute Powers of Attorney have been
the Board of Directors of PaineWebber filed under the following 1933
Incorporated: Act File Number: 2-61279
MARGO N. ALEXANDER
TERRY L. ATKINSON
BRIAN M. BAREFOOT
STEVEN P. BAUM
MICHAEL CULP
REGINA A. DOLAN
JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR.
EDWARD M. KERSCHNER
JAMES P. MacGILVRAY
DONALD B. MARRON
ROBERT H. SILVER
MARK B. SUTTON
By ROBERT E. HOLLEY
(As authorized signatory for PaineWebber
Incorporated and Attorney-in-fact for the persons
listed above)
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DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a Powers of Attorney have been filed
majority of the Board of Directors of under Form SE and the following
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.: 1933 Act File Number: 33-17085,
333-13039, 333-47553 and
333-89009
BRUCE F. ALONSO
RICHARD M. DeMARTINI
RAYMOND J. DROP
JAMES F. HIGGINS
JOHN J. MACK
MITCHELL M. MERIN
STEPHEN R. MILLER
PHILIP J. PURCELL
JOHN H. SCHAEFER
THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER
ALAN A. SCHRODER
ROBERT G. SCOTT
By MICHAEL D. BROWNE
(As authorized signatory for Dean Witter
Reynolds Inc. and Attorney-in-fact for the
persons listed above)
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