AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 25, 1994
REGISTRATION NO. 33-28452
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO
FORM S-6
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FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A. EXACT NAME OF TRUST:
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INCOME FUND
U.S. TREASURY SERIES--7
LADDERED ZERO COUPONS
(A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST)
B. NAMES OF DEPOSITORS:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SMITH BARNEY SHEARSON INC.
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
C. COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST DIVISION
POST OFFICE BOX 9051
PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9041 SMITH BARNEY SHEARSON INC.
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
101ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048
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PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS ONE SEAPORT PLAZA TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER--69TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019 199 WATER STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292
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D. NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE:
TERESA KONCICK, ESQ. THOMAS D. HARMAN, ESQ. LEE B. SPENCER, JR.
P.O. BOX 9051 388 GREENWICH STREET ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
PRINCETON, N.J. NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013 199 WATER STREET
08543-9051 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292
COPIES TO:
PHILIP BECKER ROBERT E. HOLLEY PIERRE DE SAINT PHALLE,
130 LIBERTY STREET--29TH 1200 HARBOR BLVD. ESQ.
FLOOR WEEHAWKEN, N.J. 07087 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017
The issuer has registered an indefinite number of Units under the Securities Act
of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 and filed the Rule 24f-2 Notice for the most
recent fiscal year on February 17, 1994.
Check box if it is proposed that this filing will become effective on March 4,
1994 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. / x /
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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
THE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INCOME FUND
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
comprises the following papers and documents:
The facing sheet of Form S-6.
The cross-reference sheet (incorporated by reference to the Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 of The Government
Securities Income Fund, GNMA Series E, 1933 Act File No. 2-74993).
The Prospectus.
The Signatures.
The following exhibits:
4.1--Consent of the Evaluator.
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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INCOME FUND
U.S. TREASURY SERIES 7--LADDERED ZERO COUPONS
SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT,
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INCOME FUND, U.S. TREASURY SERIES
7--LADDERED ZERO COUPONS (A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST), 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
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR 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 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1994.
SIGNATURES APPEAR ON PAGES R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6 AND R-7.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Smith Barney
Shearson Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of PaineWebber Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Prudential
Securities Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to
the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter Reynolds
Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person signing this
Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on
behalf of such members.
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MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
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By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney have been filed under
the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Form SE and the following 1933 Act File
Fenner & Smith Incorporated: Number: 33-43466
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HERBERT M. ALLISON, JR.
BARRY S. FREIDBERG
EDWARD L. GOLDBERG
STEPHEN L. HAMMERMAN
JEROME P. KENNEY
DAVID H. KAMANSKY
DANIEL T. NAPOLI
THOMAS H. PATRICK
JOHN L. STEFFENS
DANIEL P. TULLY
ROGER M. VASEY
ARTHUR H. ZEIKEL
By
ERNEST V. FABIO
(As authorized signatory for Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of have been filed
Prudential Securities Incorporated: under Form SE and
the following 1933
Act File Number:
33-41631
JAMES T. GAHAN
ALAN D. HOGAN
HOWARD A. KNIGHT
GEORGE A. MURRAY
LELAND B. PATON
HARDWICK SIMMONS
By
RICHARD R. HOFFMANN
(As authorized signatory for Prudential Securities
Incorporated and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
R-4
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SMITH BARNEY SHEARSON INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of have been filed
Smith Barney Shearson Inc.: under the 1933 Act
File Number:
33-49753
RONALD A. ARTINIAN
STEVEN D. BLACK
JAMES DIMON
ROBERT DRUSKIN
TONI ELLIOTT
LEWIS GLUCKSMAN
THOMAS GUBA
JOHN B. HOFFMAN
A. RICHARD JANIAK, JR.
ROBERT Q. JONES
JEFFREY LANE
JACK H. LEHMAN III
JOEL N. LEVY
HOWARD D. MARSH
WILLIAM J. MILLS II
JOHN C. MORRIS
A. GEORGE SAKS
BRUCE D. SARGENT
MELVIN B. TAUB
JACQUES S. THERIOT
STEPHEN J. TREADWAY
PAUL UNDERWOOD
By
GINA LEMON
(As authorized signatory for
Smith Barney Shearson Inc. and
Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.: have been filed
under Form SE and
the following 1933
Act File Number:
33-17085
NANCY DONOVAN
CHARLES A. FIUMEFREDDO
JAMES F. HIGGINS
STEPHEN R. MILLER
PHILIP J. PURCELL
THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER
WILLIAM B. SMITH
By
MICHAEL D. BROWNE
(As authorized signatory for Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of have been filed
PaineWebber Incorporated: under
Form SE and the
following 1933 Act
File
Number: 33-28452
JOHN A. BULT
PAUL B. GUENTHER
DONALD B. MARRON
RONALD M. SCHWARTZ
JAMES C. TREADWAY
By
LINDA M. BUCKLEY
(As authorized signatory for PaineWebber Incorporated
and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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EXHIBIT 4.1
KENNY S&P EVALUATION SERVICES
A Division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc.
65 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006
TELEPHONE (212) 770-4405
FAX 212/797-8681
February 25, 1994
Edward J. McBride
Senior Vice President
Director of Evaluations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Unit Investment Trust Division
P.O. Box 9051
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9051
Investors Bank & Trust Company
The First National Bank of Chicago
c/o One Lincoln Plaza
89 South Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
RE: DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INCOME FUND,
U.S. TREASURY SERIES 7--LADDERED ZERO COUPONS
Gentlemen:
We have examined the post-effective Amendment to the Registration Statement
File No. 33-28452 for the above-captioned trust. We hereby acknowledge that
Kenny S&P Evaluation Services, a division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc. is
currently acting as the evaluator for the trust. We hereby consent to the use in
the Amendment of the reference to Kenny S&P Evaluation Services, a division of
Kenny Information Systems, Inc. as evaluator.
You are hereby authorized to file copies of this letter with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Sincerely,
By
EDWARD J. McBRIDE
Senior Vice President
