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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2001
Securities Act registration no. 333-53390
Investment Company Act file no. 811-10261
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 [X]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
Amendment No. 1 [X]
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PEARL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Registrant)
on behalf of its series:
Pearl Total Return Fund
Pearl Aggressive Growth Fund
2610 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 209
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Telephone number 319/264-8000
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Janet R. Van Alsburg Stacy H. Winick
2610 Park Avenue Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
P.O. Box 209 70 West Madison Street, #3300
Muscatine, Iowa 52761 Chicago, Illinois 60602
(Agents for service)
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement
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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 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 dates as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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This Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 incorporates by reference the information
contained in Parts A, B, and C of such Registration Statement, which was filed
with the Commission on January 8, 2001 (accession number
0000950131-01-000098).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Muscatine, Iowa on January 11, 2001.
PEARL MUTUAL FUNDS
By /s/ David M. Stanley
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David M. Stanley, Chairman
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Name Title Date
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/s/ John W. Axel Trustee )
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John W. Axel )
)
/s/ Jeffrey R. Boeyink Trustee )
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Jeffrey R. Boeyink )
)
/s/ Douglas B. Coder Trustee )
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Douglas B. Coder )
)
/s/ Dr. David N. DeJong Trustee )
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Dr. David N. DeJong )
)
/s/ David L. Evans Trustee )
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David L. Evans ) January 11, 2001
)
/s/ David M. Stanley Trustee )
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David M. Stanley Chairman and President )
(principal executive officer) )
)
/s/ Robert W. Toborg Trustee )
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Robert W. Toborg )
)
/s/ Janet R. Van Alsburg Vice-President )
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Janet R. Van Alsburg Secretary and Treasurer )
(principal accounting officer )
