Registration No. 33-37511
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31,
1995
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. 6 | X |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | X |
Amendment No. 8 | X |
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
TEMPLETON AMERICAN TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
700 Central Avenue, P.O. Box 33030, St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-8030
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (813) 823-8712
Thomas M. Mistele, Esq.
Templeton Global Investors, Inc.
500 East Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Jeffrey L. Steele, Esq.
Dechert Price & Rhoads
1500 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box)
Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
X 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
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| X | This post-effective amendment designates a new
effective date for a previously filed post-effective
amendment.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Registrant elects to register an indefinite number of shares
of common stock pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. A Rule 24f-2 Notice for the Registrant's
fiscal period ended December 31, 1993 was filed with the
Commission on February 25, 1994.
TEMPLETON AMERICAN TRUST, INC.
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
This amendment, Post-Effective Amendment No. 6, which relates
to the Registrant's previously filed Post-Effective Amendment No.
5, filed January 27, 1995, and which incorporates by reference
the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained
therein, is being filed to prevent Post-Effective Amendment No. 5
from becoming effective April 1, 1995, and to delay the date on
which the amendment will become effective either automatically or
as and when declared effective by the Commission, as explained
more fully in the accompanying letter. Post-Effective Amendment
No. 5 was filed in connection with the offering of a second class
of shares pursuant to a new multi-class distribution arrangement.
After resolving any outstanding staff comments, the Registrant
expects to request that this amendment be accelerated to become
effective on or about May 1, 1995.
Part A
Item No. Caption
1 Cover Page
2 Expense Table
3 Selected Financial Information
4 General Description
5 Management of the Fund
5A See Annual Report to Shareholders
6 General Information
7 How to Buy Shares of the Fund
8 How to Sell Shares of the Fund
9 Not Applicable
Part B
10 Cover Page
11 Table of Contents
12 General Information and
History
13 Investment Objective and
Policies
14 Management of the Fund
15 Principal Shareholder
16 Investment Management and
Other Services
17 Brokerage Allocation
18 Description of Shares; Part A
19 Purchase, Redemption and
Pricing of Shares
20 Tax Status
21 Principal Underwriter
22 Performance Information
23 Financial Statements
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements: To be included in a subsequent
Post-Effective Amendment to be filed pursuant to Rule
485(b):
Annual Report to Shareholders dated December 31, 1994
Independent Auditor's Report
Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 1994
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December
31, 1994
Statement of Operations for the fiscal period
ended December 31, 1994
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Notes to Financial Statements
(b) Exhibits
(1) (a) Articles of Incorporation1
(b) Articles of Amendment2
(c) Articles Supplementary3
(2) By-Laws4
(3) Not Applicable
(4) Specimen Security4
(5) Investment Management Agreement5
(6) Distribution Agreement6
(7) Not Applicable
(8) Custody Agreement2
(9) (a) Transfer Agent Agreement5
(b) Business Management Agreement6
(c) Shareholder Sub-Accounting Services
Agreement5
(d) Sub-Transfer Agent Services Agreement5
(10) Opinion and consent of Counsel filed with Rule
24f-2 Notice on February 25, 1995.
(11) Consent of independent public
accountants3
(12) Not Applicable
(13) Letter concerning initial capital4
(14) Not Applicable
(15) (a) Distribution Plan -- Class I Shares3
(b) Distribution Plan -- Class II Shares6
(16) Schedule showing computation of performance
quotations provided in response to Item 22
(unaudited)3
1 Filed with Registration Statement No. 33-37511 on October 31,
1990.
2 Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on December 18, 1990.
3 To be included in a subsequent post-effective amendment to be
filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of
1933.
4 Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on February 26, 1991.
5 Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 on March 2, 1993.
6 Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 on March 2, 1994.
Item 25. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with
Registrant
Not applicable.
Item 26. Number of Record Holders
Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share: 2,929
Shareholders as of February 28, 1995.
Item 27. Indemnification.
Reference is made to Articles Eight and Eleven of the
Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the
Registrant pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or
otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Act and,
therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant
in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit
or proceeding) is asserted by such directors, officers or
controlling persons in connection with the shares being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issues.
Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
and its Officers and Directors
The business and other connections of Registrant's
Investment Manager are described in Part B of this
Registration Statement.
For information relating to the directors and officers of
the Investment Manager, reference is made to the Form ADV
filed with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 by Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc., which is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 29. Principal Underwriters
(a) Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. also acts as
principal underwriter of shares of Templeton Growth
Fund, Inc., Templeton Funds, Inc., Templeton Smaller
Companies Growth Fund, Inc., Templeton Income Trust,
Templeton Real Estate Securities Fund, Templeton
Capital Accumulator Fund, Inc., Templeton Developing
Markets Trust, Templeton Institutional Funds, Inc.,
Templeton Global Opportunities Trust, Templeton
Variable Products Series Fund, Templeton Global
Investment Trust, AGE High Income Fund, Inc., Franklin
Balance Sheet Investment Fund, Franklin California Tax
Free Income Fund, Inc., Franklin California Tax Free
Trust, Franklin Custodian Funds, Inc., Franklin Equity
Fund, Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund, Franklin
Gold Fund, Franklin Investors Securities Trust,
Franklin International Trust, Franklin Managed Trust,
Franklin Municipal Securities Trust, Franklin New York
Tax-Free Income Fund, Franklin New York Tax-Free Trust,
Franklin Premier Return Fund, Franklin Strategic
Series, Franklin Tax-Advantaged High Yield Securities
Fund, Franklin Tax-Advantaged International Bond Fund,
Franklin Tax-Advantaged U.S. Government Securities
Fund, Franklin Tax-Free Trust, Institutional Fiduciary
Trust, Franklin Money Fund, Franklin Federal Money
Fund, Franklin Tax Exempt Money Fund, Franklin Real
Estate Securities Fund, and Franklin Templeton Japan
Fund.
(b) The directors and officers of FTD, located at 700
Central Avenue, P.O. Box 33030, St. Petersburg, Florida
33733, are as follows:
Position with Position with
Name Underwriter the Registrant
Charles B. Johnson Chairman of the Board and Vice President
Director
Gregory E. Johnson President None
Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. Executive Vice President None
and Director
Harmon E. Burns Executive Vice President None
and Director
Edward V. McVey Senior Vice President None
Kenneth V. Domingues Senior Vice President None
Martin L. Flanagan Senior Vice President and Vice President
Treasurer
William J. Lippman Senior Vice President None
Deborah R. Gatzek Senior Vice President and None
Assistant Secretary
Richard C. Stoker Senior Vice President None
Charles E. Johnson Senior Vice President None
Peter Black Vice President None
James K. Blinn Vice President None
Bernie Buckley Vice President None
Joel Burns Vice President None
Debra Carter Vice President None
Richard O. Conboy Vice President None
Joe Cronin Vice President None
James F. Duryea Vice President None
James A. Escobedo Vice President None
Loretta Fry Vice President None
Richard N. Geppner Vice President None
John Gould Vice President None
Sheppard G. Griswold Vice President None
Mike Hackett Vice President None
Brad N. Hansen Vice President None
Carolyn L. Hennion Vice President None
Andrew Jennings Vice President None
Peter Jones Vice President None
Philip J. Kearns Vice President None
John Leach Vice President None
Ken Leder Vice President None
Jack Lemein Vice President None
John R. McGee Vice President None
Thomas M. Mistele Vice President Secretary
Harry G. Mumford Vice President None
Mike Nardone Vice President None
Thomas H. O'Connor Vice President None
Vivian J. Palmieri Vice President None
Roger Pearson Vice President None
Richard S. Petrell Vice President None
John Phillips Vice President None
Darrell Plocher Vice President None
Dennis Shannon Vice President None
Robert E. Silvani Vice President None
Kent P. Strazza Vice President None
Susan Tallarico Vice President None
Leslie M. Kratter Secretary None
(c) Not Applicable (Information on unaffiliated
underwriters).
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records
The accounts, books, and other documents required to be
maintained by Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules
promulgated thereunder are in the possession of
Templeton Global Investors, Inc., 500 East Broward
Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394.
Item 31. Management Services
Not Applicable.
Item 32. Undertakings.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Registrant undertakes to call a meeting of
Shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the
question of removal of a Director or Directors
when requested to do so by the holders of at least
10% of the Registrant's outstanding shares of
common stock and in connection with such meeting
to comply with the shareholders communications
provisions of Section 16(c) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
(d) Registrant undertakes to furnish to each person to
whom a Prospectus for the Registrant is provided a
copy of Registrant's latest Annual Report, upon
request and without charge.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies
that it has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Petersburg, Florida
on the 30th day of March, 1995.
TEMPLETON AMERICAN TRUST, INC.
(REGISTRANT)
By: Gary P. Motyl, President*
*By: William J. Kotapish, Attorney-in-fact**
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 Date
Gary P. Motyl* President (Chief March 30, 1995
Executive Officer)
John M. Templeton* Director March 30, 1995
Harmon E. Burns* Director March 30, 1995
William Young Boyd II* Director March 30, 1995
Constantine Dean Director March 30, 1995
Tseretopoulos*
Frank Crothers* Director March 30, 1995
Fred R. Millsaps* Director March 30, 1995
Harris J. Ashton* Director March 30, 1995
S. Joseph Fortunato* Director March 30, 1995
Andrew H. Hines, Jr.* Director March 30, 1995
John G. Bennett, Jr.* Director March 30, 1995
Gordon S. Macklin* Director March 30, 1995
Nicholas F. Brady* Director March 30, 1995
James R. Baio* Treasurer March 30, 1995
(Chief Financial
and Accounting
Officer)
*By: William J. Kotapish, Attorney-in-fact**
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** Powers of Attorney previously filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 3, filed March 3, 1993, Post-Effective Amendment
No. 4, filed March 2, 1994 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 5,
filed January 27, 1995.
