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Registration No. 33-20827
Inv. Co. Act No. 811-5518
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 1996
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ ]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 35 [X]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
AMENDMENT NO. 37 [X]
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THE RBB FUND, INC.
(Warburg Pincus Growth & Income Fund: Warburg Pincus Class and Warburg
Pincus Series 2 Class; Warburg Pincus Balanced Portfolio: Warburg Pincus
Class and Warburg Pincus Series 2 Class; Warburg Pincus Tax Free Portfolio:
Warburg Pincus Class; Government Securities Portfolio: RBB Family Class; BEA
International Equity Portfolio: BEA Class; BEA Strategic Fixed Income
Portfolio: BEA Class; BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio: BEA Class; BEA
U.S. Core Equity Portfolio: BEA Class; BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio;
BEA Class; BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio: BEA Class; BEA Municipal Bond
Fund Portfolio; BEA Class; BEA Balanced Fund Portfolio; BEA Class; BEA Short
Duration Portfolio: BEA Class; Numeric Micro Cap Fund; Numeric Class;
Numeric Growth Fund; Numeric Class; Numeric Growth & Value Fund; Numeric
Class; Money Market Portfolio: RBB Family Class, Cash Preservation Class,
Sansom Street Class, Bedford Class, Janney Class, Beta Class, Gamma Class,
Delta Class, Epsilon Class, Zeta Class, Eta Class and Theta Class;
Municipal Money Market Portfolio: RBB Family Class, Cash Preservation Class,
Sansom Street Class, Bedford Class, Bradford Class, Janney Class, Beta
Class, Gamma Class, Delta Class, Epsilon Class, Zeta Class, Eta Class and
Theta Class; Government Obligations Money Market Portfolio: Sansom Street
Class, Bedford Class, Bradford Class, Janney Class, Beta Class, Gamma Class,
Delta Class, Epsilon Class, Zeta Class, Eta Class and Theta Class; New York
Municipal Money Market Portfolio: Bedford Class, Janney Class, Beta Class,
Gamma Class, Delta Class, Epsilon Class, Zeta Class, Eta Class and Theta
Class)
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Bellevue Park Corporate Center
400 Bellevue Parkway
Suite 100
Wilmington, DE 19809
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant's Telephone Number: (302) 792-2555
Copies to:
GARY M. GARDNER, ESQUIRE JOHN N. AKE, ESQUIRE
PNC Bank, National Association Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Broad and Chestnut Streets 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19101 Philadelphia, PA 19101
(Name and Address of
Agent for Service)
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: as soon as possible after
effective date of registration statement.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate
box)
______ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X on May 31, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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______ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
______ on ______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
______ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
______ on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485
If appropriate, check following box:
_______ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective
date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Registrant
has elected to register an indefinite number of shares of common stock of each
of the sixty-six classes registered hereby under the Securities Act of 1933.
Registrant filed its notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2 for the fiscal year ended
August 31, 1995 on October 26, 1995.
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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 of 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
Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Wilmington, and State of
Delaware, on May 16, 1996.
THE RBB FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Edward J. Roach
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Edward J. Roach
President and
Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment to Registrant's Registration Statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Edward J. Roach President (Principal MAY 16, 1995
- ------------------------- Executive Officer) and
Edward J. Roach Treasurer (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ Donald van Roden Director MAY 16, 1995
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Donald van Roden
/s/ Francis J. McKay Director MAY 16, 1995
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Francis J. McKay
/s/ Marvin E. Sternberg Director MAY 16, 1995
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Marvin E. Sternberg
/s/ Julian A. Brodsky Director MAY 16, 1995
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Julian A. Brodsky
/s/ Arnold M. Reichman Director MAY 16, 1995
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Arnold M. Reichman
/s/ Robert Sablowsky Director MAY 16, 1995
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Robert Sablowsky
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