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As Filed With the Securities and Exchange
Commission On April 21, 2000
File No. 333-33304
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
X Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
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Post-Effective Amendment No.
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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HIGHMARK FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
1 Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(800)-433-6884
(Area Code and Telephone Number)
Martin E. Lybecker, Esq.
Ropes & Gray
1301 K Street, N.W., Suite 800 East
Washington, D.C. 20005
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this
Registration Statement becomes effective.
Pursuant to rule 473 under the Securities Act of 1933 the Registrant hereby
amends this registration statement on April 21, 2000 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.
Title of securities being offered: Units of beneficial interest.
An indefinite amount of the Registrant's securities has been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. In reliance upon such Rule, no filing fee is being paid at this
time.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This pre-effective amendment no. 1 (the "Amendment") to the Registrant's
registration statement on Form N-14 (File no. 333-33304) (the "Registration
Statement") is being filed solely for the purpose of delaying the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement which was filed on March 27, 2000
to permit updating pro forma financials at a later date. Accordingly, the
Registration Statement is incorporated in its entirety into this filing.
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SIGNATURES
As requested by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed on behalf of the Registrant in the City of Washington, D.C., on
the 21st day of April, 2000.
HighMark Funds
By: */s/ Mark E. Nagle
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Mark E. Nagle, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
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SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE
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*/s/ Mark E. Nagle President and April 21, 2000
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Mark E. Nagle
/s/ Robert J. DellaCroce Controller and Chief April 21, 2000
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Robert J. DellaCroce
*/s/ Thomas L. Braje Trustee April 21, 2000
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Thomas L. Braje
*/s/ David A. Goldfarb Trustee April 21, 2000
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David A. Goldfarb
*/s/ Joseph C. Jaeger Trustee April 21, 2000
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Joseph C. Jaeger
*/s/ Frederick J. Long Trustee April 21, 2000
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Frederick J. Long
*/s/ Michael L. Noel Trustee April 21, 2000
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Michael L. Noel
*/s/ Robert M. Whitler Trustee April 21, 2000
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Robert M. Whitler
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*By: /s/ Alan G. Priest
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Alan G. Priest, Attorney-In-Fact,
pursuant to powers of attorney filed herewith
