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File Nos. 33-21677
811-5547
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 1997
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. 14 /X/
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT /X/
COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 17 /X/
BARR ROSENBERG SERIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, OH 43219
(Address of principal executive offices)
510-254-6464
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Barr M. Rosenberg with a copy to:
Rosenberg Institutional J.B. Kittredge, Jr.
Equity Management Ropes & Gray
Four Orinda Way One International Place
Suite 300 E Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2624
Orinda, CA 94563
(Name and address of agent for service)
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Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Registrant has previously registered an indefinite number or amount of its
shares of beneficial interest under the Securities Act of 1933. The Registrant
filed its 24f-2 Notice for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 on May 30,
1997.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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X On July 18, 1997 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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On _______ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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On _______ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2), of Rule 485
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If appropriate, check the following box:
X This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
--- previously filed post-effective amendment.
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NOTE: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 is being filed pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),
solely to designate July 18, 1997 as the new effective date for Post-Effective
Amendment No. 13 filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the 1933 Act on May 1,
1997. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 neither amends nor supersedes any
information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13.
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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 No. 14 to its Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Orinda, and the State of California, on the 27th day of June, 1997.
BARR ROSENBERG SERIES TRUST
By /s/Marlis S. Fritz
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Marlis S. Fritz
Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the 27th day of June, 1997.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/Marlis S. Fritz Vice President, June 27, 1997
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Marlis S. Fritz Trustee
Kenneth Reid* President June 27, 1997
Kenneth Reid Principal Executive Officer,
Trustee
Po-Len Hew* Treasurer, June 27, 1997
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Po-Len Hew Principal Financial Officer
Nils H. Hakansson* Trustee June 27, 1997
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Nils H. Hakansson
Barr M. Rosenberg* Trustee June 27, 1997
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Barr M. Rosenberg
William F. Sharpe* Trustee June 27, 1997
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William F. Sharpe
*By: /s/Marlis S. Fritz
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Marlis S. Fritz
Attorney-in-Fact
Date: June 27, 1997