Registration No. 333-39626
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
/_/ Pre-Effective Amendment No. /x/ Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
(212) 922-6000
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(Area Code and Telephone Number)
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices: Number,
Street, City, State, Zip Code)
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq.
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
copy to:
Thomas M. Leahey, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-1800
An indefinite number of Registrant's shares of beneficial interest, par
value $0.001 per share, has been registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, no filing fee is being paid at this
time.
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This Post-Effective Amendment consists of the following:
(1) Facing Sheet of the Registration Statement.
(2) Part C to the Registration Statement (including signature page).
Parts A and B are incorporated herein by reference from the Registration
Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-39626) filed on June 19, 2000.
This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed solely to file as Exhibit
No. 12 to this Registration Statement on Form N-14 the final tax opinion.
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THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION.
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The response to this item is incorporated by reference to Item 25 of
Part C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A, filed on May 1, 2000.
ITEM 16. Exhibits - All references are to Post-Effective Amendments
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File
No. 33-43846) (the "Registration Statement") unless otherwise
noted.
(1)(a) Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87.
(1)(b) Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust filed on February 7, 1994.
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 90.
(1)(c) Amendment No. 2 to Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust filed on March 31, 1994.
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 90.
(1)(d) Amendment No. 3 to Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust. Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 93.
(1)(e) Amendment No. 4 to Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust. Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 93.
(1)(f) Amendment No. 8 to Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust. Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 112.
(2) Amended and Restated By-Laws. Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 75.
(3) Not Applicable.
(4) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.*
(5) Not Applicable.
(6)(a) Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant and Mellon
Bank, N.A., dated April 4, 1994. Incorporated by reference to
Post- Effective Amendment No. 90.
(6)(b) Assignment Agreement among the Registrant, Mellon Bank, N.A. and
The Dreyfus Corporation, dated as of October 17, 1994 (relating
to Investment Management Agreement dated April 4, 1994).
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 93.
(7) Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Dreyfus Service
Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 112.
(8) Not Applicable.
(9) Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement between the Registrant and
Mellon Bank, N.A., dated April 4, 1994. Incorporated by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102.
(10) Restated Distribution Plan (relating to Class A Shares).
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 93.
(11)(a) Opinion of counsel is incorporated by reference to the
Registration Statement and to Post-Effective Amendment No. 93.
(11)(b) Consent of counsel.**
(12) Opinion and consent of counsel regarding tax matter.
(13) Not Applicable.
(14) Consent of Independent Auditors.**
(15) Not Applicable.
(16) Powers of Attorney. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 112 and to the Signature Page hereof.
(17)(a) Form of Proxy.*
(17)(b) Registrant's Prospectus for Dreyfus Premier Limited Term High
Income Fund dated May 1, 2000.**
(17)(c) Dreyfus Short Term High Yield Fund's Prospectus dated March 1,
2000.**
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* Filed on June 19, 2000 as part of the Prospectus/Proxy Statement contained
in the N-14 Registration Statement.
** Filed on June 19, 2000 as an Exhibit to the N-14 Registration Statement.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
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(1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public
reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a
prospectus which is a part of this registration statement by any
person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the
meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for
by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons
who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information
called for by the other items of the applicable form.
(2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is
filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an
amendment to the registration statement and will not be used
until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of
the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering of them.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the
Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City
of New York, State of New York, on the 12th day of October, 2000.
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
(Registrant)
By: /S/STEPHEN E. CANTER
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Stephen E. Canter, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1993, this
amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
STEPHEN E. CANTER* President
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Stephen E. Canter (Principal Executive
Officer)
JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY* Vice President and Treasurer
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Joseph W. Connolly (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
JOSEPH S. DIMARTINO* Chairman of the Board
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Joseph S. DiMartino
JAMES M. FITZGIBBONS* Trustee
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James M. Fitzgibbons
J. TOMLINSON FORT* Trustee
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J. Tomlinson Fort
ARTHUR L. GOESCHEL* Trustee
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Arthur L. Goeschel
KENNETH A. HIMMEL* Trustee
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Kenneth A. Himmel
STEPHEN J. LOCKWOOD* Trustee
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Stephen J. Lockwood
ROSLYN M. WATSON* Trustee
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Roslyn M. Watson
BENAREE PRATT WILEY* Trustee
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Benaree Pratt Wiley
*By: /S/JOHN B. HAMMALIAN October 12, 2000
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John B. Hammalian, Attorney in Fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 12 Opinion and consent of counsel regarding tax matter.
