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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON March 17, 2000.
FILE NO. 33-53690
FILE NO. 811-7310
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 /X/
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT / /
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 24 /X/
AND
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 /X/
AMENDMENT NO. 22 /X/
ARK FUNDS
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER
1-610-676-1000
LYNDA J. STRIEGEL, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
ARK FUNDS
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
PIPER MARBURY RUDNICK & WOLFE LLP
6225 SMITH AVENUE
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21209-3600
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE:
/ / IMMEDIATELY UPON FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (b)
/X/ ON APRIL 17, 2000 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (b)
/ / 60 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a) (1)
/ / 75 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a) (2)
/ / ON [DATE] PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a) OF RULE 485
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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ARK FUNDS
CONTENTS OF
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 24
The contents of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration
Statement are incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 24 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, on the 15th day of
March, 2000.
ARK FUNDS
By: /s/ David D. Downes
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David D. Downes
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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/s/ David D. Downes President (principal executive March 15, 2000
- --------------------------------- officer) and Trustee
David D. Downes
/s/ James F. Volk Treasurer, Controller and Chief March 15, 2000
- --------------------------------- Financial Officer
James F. Volk
* Trustee
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William H. Cowie
* Trustee
- ---------------------------------
Charlotte Kerr
* Trustee
- ---------------------------------
Thomas Schweizer
* Trustee
- ---------------------------------
Richard B. Seidel
* By: /s/ Alan C. Porter March 15, 2000
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Alan C. Porter
Attorney-in-Fact
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An original power-of-attorney authorizing Alan C. Porter to execute
amendments to this Registration Statement for each trustee of the Registrant on
whose behalf this amendment to the Registration Statement is filed has been
executed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
