File Nos. 33-13690
811-5125
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ X ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 [ X ]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ X ]
Amendment No. 21 [ X ]
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq.
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(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)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
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If appropriate, check the following box:
this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date
for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of beneficial
interest under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 24(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Registrant's Rule 24f-2 Notice for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 was filed on February 27, 1997.
DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND
Cross-Reference Sheet Pursuant to Rule 495(a)
Items in
Part A of
Form N-1A Caption Page
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1 Cover Page Cover
2 Synopsis *
3 Condensed Financial Information 4
4 General Description of Registrant 12, 34
5 Management of the Fund 28
5(a) Management's Discussion of Fund's Performance *
6 Capital Stock and Other Securities 34
7 Purchase of Securities Being Offered 32
8 Redemption or Repurchase 32
9 Pending Legal Proceedings *
Items in
Part B of
Form N-1A
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10 Cover Page Cover
11 Table of Contents Cover
12 General Information and History B-42
13 Investment Objectives and Policies B-2
14 Management of the Fund B-20
15 Control Persons and Principal B-24
Holders of Securities
16 Investment Advisory and Other B-26
Services
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NOTE: * Omitted since answer is negative or inapplicable.
DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND
Cross-Reference Sheet Pursuant to Rule 495(a) (continued)
Items in
Part B of
Form N-1A Caption Page
_________ _______ _____
17 Brokerage Allocation B-36
18 Capital Stock and Other Securities B-40
19 Purchase, Redemption and Pricing B-32
of Securities Being Offered
20 Tax Status *
21 Underwriters B-32
22 Calculations of Performance Data B-38
23 Financial Statements B-51
Items in
Part C of
Form N-1A
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24 Financial Statements and Exhibits C-1
25 Persons Controlled by or Under C-5
Common Control with Registrant
26 Number of Holders of Securities C-5
27 Indemnification C-5
28 Business and Other Connections of C-6
Investment Adviser
29 Principal Underwriters C-11
30 Location of Accounts and Records C-14
31 Management Services C-14
32 Undertakings C-14
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NOTE: * Omitted since answer is negative or inapplicable.
Part A and Part B are incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 20, filed on September 29, 1997.
DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
_________________________
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - List
_______ _________________________________________
(a) Financial Statements:
Included in Part A of the Registration Statement
Condensed Financial Information--for the period May
1, 1997 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 1997
(Unaudited). Balanced Portfolio.
Condensed Financial Information--for the period
from April 30, 1997 (commencement of operations) to August
31, 1997 (Unaudited). Limited Term High Income Portfolio.
Condensed Financial Information--for the period
from April 30, 1996 (commencement of operations) to December
31, 1996; and for the six-month period ended June 30, 1997
(Unaudited). Disciplined Stock, Small Company Stock and
International Value Portfolios.
Condensed Financial Information--for the period
from April 5, 1993 (commencement of operations) to December
31, 1993; for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1996; and for the six-month period ended June
30, 1997 (Unaudited). Capital Appreciation Portfolio.
Condensed Financial Information--for the period
from May 2, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December 31,
1994; for each of the two years in the period ended December
31, 1996; and for the six-month period ended June 30, 1997
(Unaudited). Growth and Income and International Equity
Portfolios.
Condensed Financial Information--for the period
from August 31, 1990 (commencement of operations) to December
31, 1990; for each of the six years in the period ended
December 31, 1996; and for the six-month period ended June
30, 1997 (Unaudited). All Series except Balanced, Limited
Term High Income, Capital Appreciation, Growth and Income,
Disciplined Stock, Small Company Stock, International Equity
and International Value Portfolios.
Included in Part B of the Registration Statement
Statement of Investments--August 31, 1997 (Unaudited).
Balanced and Limited Term High Income Portfolios.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities--August 31, 1997
(Unaudited). Balanced and Limited Term High Income
Portfolios.
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - List (continued)
_______ _____________________________________________________
Statement of Operations--for the period from May 1, 1997 to
August 31, 1997 (Unaudited). Balanced Portfolio.
Statement of Operations--for the period from April 30, 1997
to August 31, 1997 (Unaudited). Limited Term High Income
Portfolio.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets--for the period from May
1, 1997 to August 31, 1997 (Unaudited). Balanced Portfolio.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets--for the period from April
30, 1997 to August 31, 1997 (Unaudited). Limited Term High
Income Portfolio.
Notes to Financial Statements--for the period from May 1,
1997 to August 31, 1997 (Unaudited). Balanced Portfolio.
Notes to Financial Statements--for the period from April 30,
1997 to August 31, 1997 (Unaudited). Limited Term High
Income Portfolio.
The following are incorporated by reference to the each of
the Series' Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to
shareholders:
Statement of Investments--June 30, 1997 (Unaudited). All
Series.
Statement of Investments--December 31, 1996 (Unaudited). All
Series except Balanced and Limited Term High Income
Portfolios.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities--June 30, 1997
(Unaudited). All Series.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities--December 31, 1996. All
Series except Balanced and Limited Term High Income
Portfolios.
Statement of Operations--for the period May 1, 1997
(commencement of operations) to June 30, 1997 (Unaudited).
Balanced Portfolio.
Statement of Operations--for the period April 30, 1997
(commencement of operations) to June 30, 1997 (Unaudited).
Limited Term High Income Portfolio.
Statement of Operations--for the period from April 30, 1996
(commencement of operations) to December 31, 1996; and the
six-month period ended June 30, 1997 (Unaudited).
Disciplined Stock, International Value and Small Company
Stock Portfolios.
Statement of Operations--December 31, 1996; and the six-month
period ended June 30, 1997 (Unaudited). All Series except
Balanced, Limited Term High Income, Disciplined Stock,
International Value and Small Company Stock Portfolios.
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - List (continued)
_______ _____________________________________________________
Statement of Changes in Net Assets--for the period May 1,
1997 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 1997
(Unaudited). Balanced Portfolio.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets--for the period from April
30, 1997 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 1997
Unaudited). Limited Term High Income Portfolio.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets--for the period April 30,
1996 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1996; and
the six-month period June 30, 1997 (Unaudited). Disciplined
Stock, Small Company Stock and International Value
Portfolios.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets--for each of the two years
in the period ended December 31, 1996 and the six-month
period June 30, 1997 (Unaudited). All Series except
Balanced, Limited Term High Income, Disciplined Stock, Small
Company Stock and International Value Portfolios.
Notes to Financial Statements--for the period from May 1,
1997 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 1997
(Unaudited). Balanced Portfolio.
Notes to Financial Statements--for the period from April 30,
1997 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 1997
(Unaudited). Limited Term High Income Portfolio.
Notes to Financial Statements--for the period April 30, 1996
(commencement of operations) to December 31 1996; and the six-
month period ended June 30, 1997 (Unaudited). Disciplined
Stock, Small Company Stock and International Value
Portfolios.
Notes to Financial Statements--December 31, 1996 and the six-
month period ended June 30, 1997 (Unaudited). All Series
except Balanced, Limited Term High Income, Disciplined Stock,
Small Company Stock and International Value Portfolios.
Schedule III - Investment in Affiliates--December 31, 1996.
Small Cap Portfolio.
Reports of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, dated
January 29 and January 31, 1997. All Series except Balanced
and Limited Term High Income Portfolios.
All other Schedules and financial statement information, for which provision
is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, are either omitted because they are not required under
the related instructions, they are inapplicable, or the required information
is presented in the financial statements or notes thereto which are included
in Part B of the Registration Statement.
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - List (continued)
_______ _____________________________________________________
(b) Exhibits:
(1) Registrant's Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Articles
of Amendment thereto are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1)
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement
on Form N-1A, filed on April 19, 1995.
(2) Registrant's By-Laws, as amended.
(5)(a) Investment Advisory Agreement is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (5)(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to
the Registration Statement on From N-1A, filed on April 17, 1997.
(5)(b) Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant
and Fayez Sarofim and Co. is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
(5)(c) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 19, 1995.
(6) Distribution Agreement, as Revised, is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 17, 1997.
(8)(a) Custody Agreement between the Fund and The Bank of New
York is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (8)(a) of Post-
Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement on Form N-
1A, filed on April 19, 1995.
(8)(b) Custody Agreement between the Fund and Mellon Bank, N.A.
is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to
the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on October 25,
1996.
(10) Opinion and consent of Registrant's counsel is incorporated
by reference to Exhibit (10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to
the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 19, 1995.
(11) Consent of Independent Auditors.
(12) Financial Data Schedule.
(16) Schedules of Computation of Performance Data are incorporated
by reference to the Exhibit (16) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 28,
1994.
Other Exhibits
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(a) Powers of Attorney and Certificates of
Secretary are incorporated by reference to Other
Exhibits of Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 12, 15 and 18
to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on
September 16, 1994, April 16, 1996, and April 17, 1997,
respectively.
Item 25. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.
_______ ______________________________________________________________
Not Applicable
Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities.
_______ ________________________________
(1)
Title of Class
______________
Shares of Beneficial Interest
(Par value $.001)
(2)
Number of Record Holders
as of September 2, 1997
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Balanced Portfolio 3
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
12
Disciplined Stock Portfolio 3
Growth and Income Portfolio
14
International Equity Portfolio 2
International Value Portfolio 3
Limited Term High Income Portfolio 3
Money Market Portfolio 3
Quality Bond Portfolio 6
Small Cap Portfolio
14
Small Company Stock Portfolio 3
Special Value Portfolio 4
Zero Coupon 2000 Portfolio 9
Item 27. Indemnification
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The Statement as to the general effect of any contract,
arrangements or statute under which a director, officer,
underwriter or affiliated person of the Registrant is insured or
indemnified in any manner against any liability which may be
incurred in such capacity, other than insurance provided by any
director, officer, affiliated person or underwriter for their own
protection, is incorporated by reference to Item 27 of Part II of
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form
N-1A, filed on July 10, 1990.
Reference is also made to the Distribution Agreement previously
filed as Exhibit (6).
Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.
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The Dreyfus Corporation ("Dreyfus") and subsidiary companies
comprise a financial service organization whose business consists
primarily of providing investment management services as the
investment adviser, manager and distributor for sponsored
investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and as an investment adviser to institutional and
individual accounts. Dreyfus also serves as sub-investment
adviser to and/or administrator of other investment companies.
Dreyfus Service Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus,
serves primarily as a registered broker-dealer of shares of
investment companies sponsored by Dreyfus and of other investment
companies for which Dreyfus acts as investment adviser, sub-
investment adviser or administrator. Dreyfus Management, Inc.,
another wholly-owned subsidiary, provides investment management
services to various pension plans, institutions and individuals.
Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (continued)
________ ________________________________________________________________
Officers and Directors of Investment Adviser
____________________________________________
Name and Position
with Dreyfus Other Businesses
_________________ ________________
MANDELL L. BERMAN Real estate consultant and private investor
Director 29100 Northwestern Highway,
Suite 370
Southfield, Michigan 48034;
Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees:
Skillman Foundation;
Member of The Board of Vintners Intl.
BURTON C. BORGELT Chairman Emeritus of the Board and
Director Past Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and
Director:
Dentsply International, Inc.
570 West College Avenue
York, Pennsylvania 17405;
Director:
DeVlieg-Bullard, Inc.
1 Gorham Island
Westport, Connecticut 06880
Mellon Bank Corporation***;
Mellon Bank, N.A.***
FRANK V. CAHOUET Chairman of the Board, President and
Director Chief Executive Officer:
Mellon Bank Corporation***;
Mellon Bank, N.A.***;
Director:
Avery Dennison Corporation
150 North Orange Grove Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91103;
Saint-Gobain Corporation
750 East Swedesford Road
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
19482;
Teledyne, Inc.
1901 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, California 90067
W. KEITH SMITH Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
Chairman of the Board The Boston Company****;
Vice Chairman of the Board:
Mellon Bank Corporation***;
Mellon Bank, N.A.***;
Director:
Dentsply International, Inc.
570 West College Avenue
York, Pennsylvania 17405
CHRISTOPHER M. CONDRON Vice Chairman:
President, Chief Mellon Bank Corporation***;
Executive Officer, The Boston Company****;
Chief Operating Deputy Director:
Officer and a Mellon Trust***;
Director Chief Executive Officer:
The Boston Company Asset
Management, Inc.****;
President:
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company****
STEPHEN E. CANTER Director:
Vice Chairman and The Dreyfus Trust Company++;
Chief Investment Officer, Formerly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
and a Director Kleinwort Benson Investment Management
Americas Inc.*
LAWRENCE S. KASH Chairman, President and Chief
Vice Chairman-Distribution Executive Officer:
and a Director The Boston Company Advisors, Inc.
53 State Street
Exchange Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02109;
Executive Vice President and Director:
Dreyfus Service
Organization, Inc.**;
Director:
Dreyfus America Fund+++;
The Dreyfus Consumer Credit
Corporation*;
The Dreyfus Trust Company++;
Dreyfus Service Corporation*;
World Balanced Fund++++;
President:
The Boston Company****;
Laurel Capital Advisors***;
Boston Group Holdings, Inc.;
Executive Vice President:
Mellon Bank, N.A.***;
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company****
WILLIAM T. SANDALLS, JR. Director:
Senior Vice President and Dreyfus Partnership Management, Inc.*;
Chief Financial Officer Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc.*;
President and Director:
Lion Management, Inc.*;
Executive Vice President and Director:
Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.*;
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Director:
Dreyfus America Fund+++;
World Balanced Fund++++;
Vice President and Director:
The Dreyfus Consumer Credit
Corporation*;
The Truepenny Corporation*;
Treasurer, Financial Officer and Director:
The Dreyfus Trust Company++;
Treasurer and Director:
Dreyfus Management, Inc.*;
Dreyfus Service Corporation*;
Formerly, President and Director:
Sandalls & Co., Inc.
MARK N. JACOBS Vice President, Secretary and Director:
Vice President, Secretary:
General Counsel The Dreyfus Consumer Credit
and Secretary Corporation*;
Dreyfus Management, Inc.*;
Assistant Secretary:
Dreyfus Service Organization,
Inc.**;
Major Trading Corporation*;
The Truepenny Corporation*
PATRICE M. KOZLOWSKI None
Vice President-
Corporate Communications
MARY BETH LEIBIG None
Vice President-
Human Resources
JEFFREY N. NACHMAN President and Director:
Vice President-Mutual Fund Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
Accounting One American Express Plaza
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
ANDREW S. WASSER Vice President:
Vice President-Information Mellon Bank Corporation***
Services
WILLIAM V. HEALEY President:
Assistant Secretary The Truepenny Corporation
Vice President and Director:
The Dreyfus Consumer Credit
Corporation
Secretary and Director:
Dreyfus Partnership Management
Inc.
Director:
The Dreyfus Trust Company
Assistant Secretary:
Dreyfus Service
Corporation
Dreyfus Investment
Advisors, Inc.
Assistant Clerk:
Dreyfus Insurance
Agency of Massachusetts,
Inc.
______________________________________
* The address of the business so indicated is 200 Park Avenue, New York,
New York 10166.
** The address of the business so indicated is 131 Second Street, Lewes,
Delaware 19958.
*** The address of the business so indicated is One Mellon Bank Center,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258.
**** The address of the business so indicated is One Boston Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02108.
+ The address of the business so indicated is Atrium Building,
80 Route 4 East, Paramus, New Jersey 07652.
++ The address of the business so indicated is 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard,
Uniondale, New York 11556-0144.
+++ The address of the business so indicated is 69, Route `d'Esch, L-1470
Luxembourg.
++++ The address of the business so indicated is 69, Route `d'Esch, L-2953
Luxembourg.
Item 29. Principal Underwriters
________ ______________________
(a) Other investment companies for which Registrant's principal
underwriter (exclusive distributor) acts as principal underwriter or
exclusive distributor:
1) Comstock Partners Funds, Inc.
2) Dreyfus A Bonds Plus, Inc.
3) Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc.
4) Dreyfus Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.
5) Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc.
6) Dreyfus BASIC GNMA Fund
7) Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
8) Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Fund, Inc.
9) Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
10) Dreyfus California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
11) Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
12) Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
13) Dreyfus Cash Management
14) Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc.
15) Dreyfus Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
16) Dreyfus Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
17) Dreyfus Florida Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
18) Dreyfus Florida Municipal Money Market Fund
19) The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated
20) Dreyfus Global Bond Fund, Inc.
21) Dreyfus Global Growth Fund
22) Dreyfus GNMA Fund, Inc.
23) Dreyfus Government Cash Management
24) Dreyfus Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
25) Dreyfus Growth and Value Funds, Inc.
26) Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.
27) Dreyfus Income Funds
28) Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund
29) Dreyfus Institutional Short Term Treasury Fund
30) Dreyfus Insured Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
31) Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
32) Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.
33) Dreyfus Investment Grade Bond Funds, Inc.
34) The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.
35) The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust
36) The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
37) Dreyfus LifeTime Portfolios, Inc.
38) Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.
39) Dreyfus Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
40) Dreyfus Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund
41) Dreyfus Massachusetts Tax Exempt Bond Fund
42) Dreyfus MidCap Index Fund
43) Dreyfus Money Market Instruments, Inc.
44) Dreyfus Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
45) Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus
46) Dreyfus Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
47) Dreyfus New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
48) Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
49) Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
50) Dreyfus New Leaders Fund, Inc.
51) Dreyfus New York Insured Tax Exempt Bond Fund
52) Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management
53) Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
54) Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund
55) Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
56) Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Intermediate Term Fund
57) Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Long Term Fund
58) Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
59) Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Short Term Fund
60) Dreyfus Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
61) Dreyfus Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund
62) Dreyfus Premier California Municipal Bond Fund
63) Dreyfus Premier Equity Funds, Inc.
64) Dreyfus Premier International Growth Fund, Inc.
65) Dreyfus Premier GNMA Fund
66) Dreyfus Premier Worldwide Growth Fund, Inc.
67) Dreyfus Premier Insured Municipal Bond Fund
68) Dreyfus Premier Municipal Bond Fund
69) Dreyfus Premier New York Municipal Bond Fund
70) Dreyfus Premier State Municipal Bond Fund
71) Dreyfus Premier Value Fund
72) Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund
73) Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund
74) Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
75) The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
76) Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.
77) Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management
78) The Dreyfus Third Century Fund, Inc.
79) Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management
80) Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management
81) Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
82) Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc.
83) General California Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
84) General California Municipal Money Market Fund
85) General Government Securities Money Market Fund, Inc.
86) General Money Market Fund, Inc.
87) General Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
88) General Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
89) General New York Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
90) General New York Municipal Money Market Fund
(b)
Positions and
Name and principal Positions and offices with offices with
business address the Distributor Registrant
__________________ ___________________________ _____________
Marie E. Connolly+ Director, President, Chief President and
Executive Officer and Compliance Treasurer
Officer
Joseph F. Tower,III+ Director, Senior Vice President, Vice President
Tresurer and Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Treasurer
Richard W. Ingram Executive Vice President Vice President
and Assistant
Treasurer
John E. Pelletier+ Senior Vice President, General Vice President
Counsel, Secretary and Clerk and Secretary
Elizabeth A. Keeley++ Vice President Vice President
and Assistant
Secretary
Mary A. Nelson+ Vice President Vice President
and Assistant
Treasurer
Paul Prescott+ Vice President None
Jean M. O'Leary+ Assistant Secretary and None
Assistant Clerk
William J. Nutt+ Director None
________________________________
+ Principal business address is 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02109.
++ Principal business address is 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10166.
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records
________________________________
1. First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.,
a subsidiary of First Data Corporation
P.O. Box 9671
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671
2. Mellon Bank, N.A.
One Mellon Bank Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258
3. Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
P.O. Box 9671
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671
4. The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
5. Mellon Bank, N.A.
One Mellon Bank Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15258
Item 31. Management Services
_______ ___________________
Not Applicable
Item 32. Undertakings
________ ____________
(1) To call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon
the question of removal of a Board member or Board members when
requested in writing to do so by the holders of at least 10% of
the Registrant's outstanding shares and in connection with such
meeting to comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to shareholder
communications.
(2) To furnish each person to whom a prospectus is delivered with a
copy of the Fund's latest Annual Report to Shareholders, upon
request and without charge.
SIGNATURES
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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 Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has
duly caused this 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 9th day of October, 1997.
DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND
BY: /s/Marie E. Connolly*
____________________________
MARIE E. CONNOLLY, PRESIDENT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signatures Title Date
___________________________ ______________________________ ___________
/s/Marie E. Connolly* President and Treasurer (Principal 10/9/97
______________________________ Executive and Financial Officer)
Marie E. Connolly
/s/Joseph F. Tower* Assistant Treasurer (Principal 10/9/97
______________________________ Accounting Officer)
Joseph F. Tower
/s/Joseph S. DiMartino* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/David P. Feldman* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
David P. Feldman
/s/John M. Fraser, Jr.* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
John M. Fraser, Jr.
/s/Robert R. Glauber* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
Robert R. Glauber
/s/James F. Henry* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
James F. Henry
/s/Rosalind Gersten Jacobs* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
Rosalind Gersten Jacobs
/s/Irving Kristol* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
Irving Kristol
/s/Dr. Paul A. Marks* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
Dr. Paul A. Marks
/s/Dr. Martin Peretz* Trustee 10/9/97
______________________________
Dr. Martin Peretz
/s/Bert W. Wasserman* Trustee 10/9/97
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Bert W. Wasserman
*BY: Elizabeth A. Keeley
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Elizabeth A. Keeley,
Attorney-in-Fact
