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File Nos. 811-524 and 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ X ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 [ X ]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. [ ]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6020
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq.
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
__X__ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ on ____________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
_____ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (ii)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (ii) of Rule 485
Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of its Beneficial
Interest under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Sec. 24(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Registrant's Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995 was filed February 29, 1996.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS CORE VALUE FUND - INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
2,847,511 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $34.73
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 2,847,511 X $34.73 = $98,894,041
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 2,817,008 X $34.73 = $97,834,686
21,001 X $34.73 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS CORE VALUE FUND - INVESTOR SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
1,572,031 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $34.73
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 1,572,032 X $34.73 = $54,596,653
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 1,541,529 X $34.73 = $53,537,298
21,002 X $34.73 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS CORE VALUE FUND - CLASS R SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
180,437 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $34.81
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 180,437 X $34.81 = $6,280,997
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 150,004 X $34.81 = $5,221,642
20,952 X $34.81 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS SPECIAL GROWTH FUND - INVESTOR SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
2,565,806 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $17.36
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 2,565,806 X $17.36 = $44,542,384
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 2,504,783 X $17.36 = $43,483,029
42,014 X $17.36 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS SPECIAL GROWTH FUND - CLASS R SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
401,414 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $17.61
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 401,414 X $17.61 = $7,068,904
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 341,258 X $17.61 = $6,009,549
41,417 X $17.61 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER MANAGED INCOME FUND - CLASS A SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
2,031,535 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $10.72
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 2,031,535 X $10.72 = $21,778,057
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 1,932,715 X $10.72 = $20,718,702
68,037 X $10.72 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER MANAGED INCOME FUND - CLASS B SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
105,221 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $10.72
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 105,221 X $10.72 = $1,127,964
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 6,400 X $10.72 = $ 68,609
68,037 X $10.72 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER MANAGED INCOME FUND - CLASS C SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
100,927 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $10.72
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 100,927 X $10.72 = $1,081,941
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 2,107 X $10.72 = $ 22,586
68,037 X $10.72 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-524 AND 33-43846
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER MANAGED INCOME FUND - CLASS R SHARES
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq., The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
635,979 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$330,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on December 17, 1996; i.e. $10.72
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one thirty-third of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 635,979 X $10.72 = $6,817,698
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended December 31, 1995: 537,159 X $10.72 = $5,758,343
68,037 X $10.72 = $ 729,355
$ 330,000
Fee at 1/33 of 1% $ 100
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OPINION AND CONSENT OF KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP
An opinion and consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, counsel to the
Registrant, is transmitted herewith as Exhibit 10 to this Amendment to the
Registration Statement.
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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 meets all the
requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused
this 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 30th day of December, 1996.
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
BY: /s/ Marie E. Connolly*
MARIE E. CONNOLLY, PRESIDENT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/ Marie E. Connolly* President and Treasurer
Marie E. Connolly
/s/ Ruth M. Adams* Trustee
Ruth M. Adams
/s/ Francis P. Brennan* Chairman of the Board
Francis P. Brennan
/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino* Trustee
Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/ James M. Fitzgibbons* Trustee
James M. Fitzgibbons
/s/ J. Tomlinson Fort* Trustee
J. Tomlinson Fort
/s/ Arthur L. Goeschel* Trustee
Arthur L. Goeschel
/s/ Kenneth A. Himmel* Trustee
Kenneth A. Himmel
/s/ Arch S. Jeffery* Trustee
Arch S. Jeffery
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SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/ Stephen J. Lockwood* Trustee
Stephen J. Lockwood
/s/ John J. Sciullo* Trustee
John J. Sciullo
/s/ Roslyn M. Watson* Trustee
Roslyn M. Watson
*BY: /s/ Elizabeth A. Bachman
Elizabeth A. Bachman, Attorney-in-Fact
* Signed pursuant to powers of attorney dated April 5, 1995 and incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 10, 1995.
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filings
Re: THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST (the "Trust")
Registration Statement File Nos. 811-524 and 33-43846
Post-Effective Amendment No. 101
Filing Fee Account No. 053808
Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith for filing on behalf of the Trust is Post-Effective
Amendment No. 101 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the
"Amendment"). The Amendment contains a conformed signature page, the manually
signed original of which is maintained at the Trust's office.
A filing fee in the amount of $900.00 was wired to CIK #053808.
The sole purpose of the Amendment is to register additional shares of the
Trust pursuant to Section 24(e)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities
Act of 1933, to become effective immediately upon filing. Pursuant to Rule
485(b)(4), a representation letter of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, counsel to
the Trust, is transmitted herewith and is a conformed copy. The manually
signed original letter is maintained at the Trust's office.
EAB/ems Very truly yours,
Enclosures
cc: J. deMichaelis, SEC Elizabeth A. Bachman
Vice President
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