As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 1997
Registration Nos. 33-23512, 811-5629
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
Registration Statement under
The Securities Act of 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 34
and/or
Registration Statement under
The Investment Company Act of 1940
Amendment No. 35
THE GCG TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19801
[302-576-3400]
(Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)
Marilyn Talman, Esq.
Golden American Life Insurance Company
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
A soon as practical after the effective date of the Registration Statement
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
[ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[X] on November 28, 1997 pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] on _________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
[ ] on _________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
[X] this Post-Effective Amendment designates a new effective
date or a previously filed Post-Effective Amendment.
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DECLARATION PURSUANT TO RULE 24f-2
The Registrant has previously filed a declaration of indefinite registration of
its shares of beneficial interest pursuant under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Rule 24f-2
Notice for the year ended December 31, 1996 was filed on February 28, 1997.
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Part A
The GCG Trust's (the "Trust") prospectus filed as of
September 2, 1997 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 is
incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 34
Part B
The Trust's statement of additional information filed as of
September 2, 1997 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 is
incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 34
Part C
The Trust's Part C: Other Information filed as of
September 2, 1997 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 is
incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 34
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-23512)
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the City of Wilmington, and the State of Delaware, on November 14, 1997.
THE GCG TRUST
(Registrant)
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Terry L. Kendall*
President
*By: /s/ Marilyn Talman
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Marilyn Talman
as Attorney-in-Fact
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-23512)
has been duly signed below by the following persons on behalf of The GCG Trust
in the capacity indicated on November 14, 1997.
Signature Title
President and Trustee
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Terry L. Kendall*
Trustee
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J. Michael Earley*
Trustee
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R. Barbara Gitenstein*
Trustee
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Robert A. Grayson*
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Elizabeth J. Newell
Chairman of the Board
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Paul R. Schlaack*
Trustee
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Stanley B. Seidler*
Trustee
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Roger B. Vincent*
Treasurer
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Mary Bea Wilkinson*
Trustee
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M. Norvel Young*
*By: /s/ Marilyn Talman
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Marilyn Talman
as Attorney-in-Fact
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19 -- POWERS OF ATTORNEY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the each of the undersigned, being
a duly elected Trustee and/or Officer of The GCG Trust (the "Trust"),
individually constitutes and appoints Myles R. Tashman, and Marilyn Talman, and
each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full
power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on behalf of the Trust
registration statements and applications for exemptive relief, and any and
all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as each might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and affirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Trustees:
J. Michael Earley /s/J. Michael Earley August 25, 1997
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R. Barbara Gitenstein /s/R. Barbara Gitenstein August 25, 1997
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Robert A. Grayson /s/Robert A. Grayson August 26, 1997
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Terry L. Kendall, President /s/Terry L. Kendall August 19, 1997
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Paul R. Schlaack, Chairman /s/Paul R. Schlaack August 26, 1997
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Stanley B. Seidler /s/Stanley B. Seidler August 26, 1997
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Roger B. Vincent /s/Roger B. Vincent August 19, 1997
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M. Norvel Young /s/M. Norvel Young August 28, 1997
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