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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 28, 1997.
1933 Act Registration No. 33-18781
1940 Act Registration No. 811-5407
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ( X )
Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 ( X )
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ( )
Amendment No. __ ( )
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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TRUST FOR CREDIT UNIONS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
4900 Sears Tower
Chicago, Illinois 60606-6303
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number,
including Area Code 800-621-2550
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Michael J. Richman
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street - 12th Floor
New York, New York 10004
212-902-0841
(Name and address of agent for service)
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Title of Amount Proposed Proposed Amount of
Securities Being Maximum Maximum Registration
Being Registered Offering Aggregate Fee (1)
Registered Price/Unit Offering
Price
Shares of
Beneficial
Interest 4,557,732 NAV $4,756,900 $0
(1) Registrant had actual aggregate redemptions of $4,591,291,499 for its
previous fiscal year; had used $4,586,534,599 of available redemptions for
reductions pursuant to Rule 24f-2(c) under the 1940 Act; and has previously used
no available redemptions for reductions pursuant to Rule 24e-2(a) of the 1940
Act during the current year.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box).
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( X ) immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
( ) on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
( ) 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of
Rule 485 or earlier upon acceleration of the effective
date by the Commission
( ) on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Rule 485
( ) 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485 or
earlier upon acceleration of the effective date by the Commis sion
( ) on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
( ) this Post-Effective Amendment designates a new effective ate for
a previously filed Post-Effective Amendment.
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The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A is to register 4,557,732 shares pursuant to
Section 24(e)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The prospectuses and
statements of additional information for the Registrant are incorporated herein
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 31, 1996.
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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 the
requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amend ment No. 18 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and State of New York
on the 28th day of August 1997 .
TRUST FOR CREDIT UNIONS
By: Michael J. Richman
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Michael J. Richman
Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1993, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities indicated on August 28, 1997.
NAME TITLE
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Wendell A. Sebastian President and Trustee
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Wendell A. Sebastian
Scott M. Gilman Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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Scott M. Gilman
* Chairman and Trustee
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Rudy J. Hanley
* Vice Chairman and Trustee
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Robert M. Coen
* Trustee
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Edgar F. Callahan
* Trustee
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Gene R. Artemenko
* Trustee
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James C. Barr
* Trustee
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Betty G. Hobbs
* Trustee
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John T. Collins
* Trustee
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Thomas S. Condit
* Trustee
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John T. Ostby
* Trustee
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John P. McNulty
*By Michael J. Richman
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Michael J. Richman
Attorney-In-Fact
