1933 Act Registration No. 333-39869
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-14AE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
[ ] Pre-Effective [X] Post-Effective
Amendment No. Amendment No. 2
EVERGREEN EQUITY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Area Code and Telephone Number: (617) 210-3200
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Rosemary D. Van Antwerp, Esq.
Keystone Investment Management Company
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies of All Correspondence to:
Robert N. Hickey, Esq.
Sullivan & Worcester LLP 1025
Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
[ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] on ________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
[X] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[ ] on ________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
[ ] on ________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
Pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, by this
amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-39869 on Form N- 14 of Evergreen
Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, the Registrant hereby adopts
the Registration Statement of such trust with respect to the Evergreen Value
Fund series thereof under the Securities Act of 1933.
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Part A, Part B, and Part C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 are hereby
incorporated by reference in their entirety, except for the cover page and the
signature page.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Post- Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the
Registrant, in the City of Columbus and State of Ohio, on the 30th day of
December, 1997.
EVERGREEN EQUITY TRUST
By: /s/ William J. Tomko
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Name: William J. Tomko
Title: President
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, the following persons have
signed this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement in the
capacities indicated on the 30th day of December, 1997.
Signatures Title
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/s/William J. Tomko President and
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William J. Tomko
/s/Laurence B. Ashkin* Trustee
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Laurence B. Ashkin
/s/Charles A. Austin III* Trustee
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Charles A. Austin III
/s/K. Dun Gifford* Trustee
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K. Dun Gifford
/s/James S. Howell* Trustee
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James S. Howell
/s/Leroy Keith, Jr.* Trustee
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Leroy Keith, Jr.
/s/Gerald M. McDonnell* Trustee
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Gerald M. McDonnell
/s/Thomas L. McVerry* Trustee
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Thomas L. McVerry
/s/William Walt Pettit* Trustee
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William Walt Pettit
/s/David M. Richardson* Trustee
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David M. Richardson
/s/Russell A. Salton III* Trustee
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Russell A. Salton III
/s/Michael S. Scofield* Trustee
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Michael S. Scofield
/s/Richard J. Shima* Trustee
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Richard J. Shima
* By: /s/Martin J. Wolin
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Martin J. Wolin
Attorney-in-Fact
Martin J. Wolin, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this
document on behalf of each of the above-named individuals pursuant to powers of
attorney duly executed by such persons and included as Exhibit 16 to this
Registration Statement.
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