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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 1997
Registration Nos. 2-92260
811-4068
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 /x/
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____ / /
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 /x/
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and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / /
Amendment No. ____
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
Pacifica Funds Trust
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
237 Park Avenue, Suite 910, New York, New York 10017
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 808-3900
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Jeffrey L. Steele, Esq. Joan V. Fiore, Esq.
Dechert Price & Rhoads Furman Selz LLC
1500 K Street, N.W. 237 Park Avenue, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20005 New York, NY 10017
(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 (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/ / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
/ / this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2(a)(2) under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
Registrant hereby terminates its declaration electing the registration, under
the Securities Act of 1933, of an indefinite number of shares. Registrant's
final Rule 24f-2 Notice, for the period ended September 6, 1996, was filed on
November 4, 1996.
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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 of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 51 its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and the
State of New York the 30th day of January, 1997.
PACIFICA FUNDS TRUST
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(REGISTRANT)
By: /s/ Michael C. Petrycki
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Michael C. Petrycki, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to the Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Michael C. Petrycki President January 30, 1997
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Michael C. Petrycki
- -------------------- Trustee January 30, 1997
Dennis W. Draper*
- -------------------- Trustee January 30, 1997
Joseph N. Hankin*
- -------------------- Trustee January 30, 1997
John E. Heilmann*
- -------------------- Trustee January 30, 1997
Jack D. Henderson*
- -------------------- Trustee January 30, 1997
Richard A. Wedemeyer*
/s/ John J. Pileggi Treasurer (Principal January 30, 1997
- --------------------- Financial and
John J. Pileggi Accounting Officer)
*By: /s/ John J. Pileggi
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John J. Pileggi,
Attorney-in-Fact
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PACIFICA FUNDS TRUST
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Dennis W. Draper, hereby appoint John J. Pileggi, Robert A. Hering,
Jeffrey A. Dalke and Jeffrey L. Steele, and each of them individually, my true
and lawful attorneys to perform any and all acts and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable or which may be required to enable Pacifica Funds Trust, a
Massachusetts Business Trust (the "Trust"), to comply with the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and
effectiveness of any registration statements of the Trust or amendments thereto
(including post-effective amendments) on Form N-1A or Form N-14 pursuant to said
Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power and authority to sign in my name and on my behalf as a
trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such registration statements and
amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and I hereby ratify all
that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done on my behalf.
/s/ Dennis W. Draper
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Date: July 6, 1995
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PACIFICA FUNDS TRUST
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Joseph N. Hankin, hereby appoint John J. Pileggi, Robert A. Hering,
Jeffrey A. Dalke and Jeffrey L. Steele, and each of them individually, my true
and lawful attorneys to perform any and all acts and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable or which may be required to enable Pacifica Funds Trust, a
Massachusetts Business Trust (the "Trust"), to comply with the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and
effectiveness of any registration statements of the Trust or amendments thereto
(including post-effective amendments) on Form N-1A or Form N-14 pursuant to said
Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power and authority to sign in my name and on my behalf as a
trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such registration statements and
amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and I hereby ratify all
that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done on my behalf.
/s/ Joseph N. Hankin
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Date: July 6, 1995
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PACIFICA FUNDS TRUST
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, John E. Heilmann, hereby appoint John J. Pileggi, Robert A. Hering,
Jeffrey A. Dalke and Jeffrey L. Steele, and each of them individually, my true
and lawful attorneys to perform any and all acts and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable or which may be required to enable Pacifica Funds Trust, a
Massachusetts Business Trust (the "Trust"), to comply with the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and
effectiveness of any registration statements of the Trust or amendments thereto
(including post-effective amendments) on Form N-1A or Form N-14 pursuant to said
Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power and authority to sign in my name and on my behalf as a
trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such registration statements and
amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and I hereby ratify all
that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done on my behalf.
/s/ John E. Heilmann
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Date: July 6, 1995
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PACIFICA FUNDS TRUST
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Jack D. Henderson, hereby appoint John J. Pileggi, Robert A. Hering,
Jeffrey A. Dalke and Jeffrey L. Steele, and each of them individually, my true
and lawful attorneys to perform any and all acts and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable or which may be required to enable Pacifica Funds Trust, a
Massachusetts Business Trust (the "Trust"), to comply with the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and
effectiveness of any registration statements of the Trust or amendments thereto
(including post-effective amendments) on Form N-1A or Form N-14 pursuant to said
Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power and authority to sign in my name and on my behalf as a
trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such registration statements and
amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and I hereby ratify all
that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done on my behalf.
/s/ Jack D. Henderson
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Date: July 6, 1995
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PACIFICA FUNDS TRUST
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Richard A. Wedemeyer, hereby appoint John J. Pileggi, Robert A.
Hering, Jeffrey A. Dalke and Jeffrey L. Steele, and each of them individually,
my true and lawful attorneys to perform any and all acts and to execute any and
all instruments which said attorneys, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable or which may be required to enable Pacifica Funds Trust, a
Massachusetts Business Trust (the "Trust"), to comply with the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and
effectiveness of any registration statements of the Trust or amendments thereto
(including post-effective amendments) on Form N-1A or Form N-14 pursuant to said
Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power and authority to sign in my name and on my behalf as a
trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such registration statements and
amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and I hereby ratify all
that said attorneys shall do or cause to be done on my behalf.
/s/ Richard A. Wedemeyer
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Date: July 6, 1995
