Registration No. 333-20707
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 1997
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
[X] Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 [ ] Post-Effective Amendment No. __
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STATE STREET RESEARCH FINANCIAL TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2690
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(617) 482-3920
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Francis J. McNamara, III, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
State Street Research & Management Company
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2690
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies of Communications to:
Geoffrey R.T. Kenyon, Esq.
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
Exchange Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-2881
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the
effective date of this Registration Statement.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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Pursuant to Rule 24f-2(a)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, the Registrant previously has filed a declaration registering an
indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest on Form N-1A (Registration
Nos. 33-10327, 811-4911). Accordingly, no filing fee is due in connection with
this Registration Statement. A copy of the Registrant's earlier Declaration
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 is filed herewith as an exhibit. On or about December 20,
1996, the Registrant filed the notice required by Rule 24f-2 for its fiscal year
ended October 31, 1996. Pursuant to Rule 429, this Registration Statement
relates to the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form N-1A.
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This Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to Registration
Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") of State Street Research
Financial Trust (the "Registrant"), Registration Number 333-20707, filed January
30, 1997, is being filed by the Registrant for the sole purpose of delaying the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
The Amendment hereby incorporates by reference the Registration
Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-14 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts on the 28th day of February, 1997.
STATE STREET RESEARCH FINANCIAL TRUST
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By: __________________
Ralph F. Verni
Chief Executive Officer and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed on
the above date by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
* Trustee, Chairman of the Board and Chief
________________________ Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
Ralph F. Verni
* Treasurer (principal financial and accounting
________________________ officer)
Gerard P. Maus
________________________ Trustee
Steve A. Garban
________________________ Trustee
Malcolm T. Hopkins
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________________________ Trustee
Edward M. Lamont
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________________________ Trustee
Robert A. Lawrence
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________________________ Trustee
Dean O. Morton
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________________________ Trustee
Thomas L. Phillips
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________________________ Trustee
Toby Rosenblatt
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________________________ Trustee
Michael S. Scott Morton
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________________________ Trustee
Jeptha H. Wade
*By: /s/ Francis J. McNamara, III
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Francis J. McNamara, III,
Attorney-in-Fact under Powers of
Attorney dated January 30, 1997
incorporated by reference from
Registration Statement on N-14
filed January 30, 1997.
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