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File Nos. 811-5270 and 33-16338
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. 40 [ X ]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. [ ]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.
(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) 922-6020
Daniel C. Maclean, Esq.
The Dreyfus Corporation
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)
_____ on __________________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
_____ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (ii)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (ii) of Rule 485
Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of its Common Stock
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Sec. 24(f) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940. Registrant's Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1994 was filed December 30, 1994.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-5270 AND 33-16338
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS EUROPEAN FUND
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Daniel C. Maclean, Esq.
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
43,041 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on October 12, 1995; i.e. $11.59
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 43,041 X $11.59 = $498,840
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended October 31, 1994: 18,019 X $11.59 = $208,840
25,022 X $11.59 = $290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-5270 AND 33-16338
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS INSTITUTIONAL PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND
(Formerly: Dreyfus/Laurel Institutional Prime Money Market Fund)
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
Daniel C. Maclean, Esq.
The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
156,998,105 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on October 13, 1995; i.e. $1.00
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 156,998,105 X $1.00 = $156,998,105
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended October 31, 1994: 156,708,105 X $1.00 = $156,708,105
290,000 X $1.00 = $ 290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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OPINION AND CONSENT OF KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP
An opinion and consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, counsel to the
Registrant, is transmitted herewith as Exhibit 10 to this Amendment to the
Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all 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 30th day of October, 1995.
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.
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.
SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/ Marie E. Connolly* President and Treasurer
Marie E. Connolly
/s/ Ruth M. Adams* Director
Ruth M. Adams
/s/ Francis P. Brennan* Director and
Francis P. Brennan Chairman of the Board
/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino* Director
Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/ James M. Fitzgibbons* Director
James M. Fitzgibbons
/s/ J. Tomlinson Fort* Director
J. Tomlinson Fort
/s/ Arthur L. Goeschel* Director
Arthur L. Goeschel
/s/ Kenneth A. Himmel* Director
Kenneth A. Himmel
/s/ Arch S. Jeffery* Director
Arch S. Jeffery
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SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/ Stephen J. Lockwood* Director
Stephen J. Lockwood
/s/ Robert D. McBride* Director
Robert D. McBride
/s/ John L. Propst* Director
John L. Propst
/s/ Roslyn M. Watson* Director
Roslyn M. Watson
*BY: /s/ Ruth D. Leibert
Ruth D. Leibert, Attorney-in-Fact
*Signed pursuant to powers of attorney dated April 5, 1995 and incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 7, 1995.
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