As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 1996
Registration Nos. 33-54632 and 811-7340
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 21
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 22
The Pierpont Funds
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
6 St. James Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 423-0800
Philip W. Coolidge
6 St. James Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Stephen K. West, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
[X] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) 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.
The Registrant has previously registered an indefinite number of its
shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Rule 24f-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Registrant has filed
Rule 24f-2 notices with respect to its series as follows: Tax Exempt Money
Market and Tax Exempt Bond Funds (for their fiscal years ended August 31, 1995)
on October 30, 1995; Treasury Money Market, Short Term Bond, Bond, Emerging
Markets Equity and International Equity Funds (for their fiscal years ended
October 31, 1995) on November 17, 1995; Money Market Fund (for its fiscal year
ended November 30, 1995) on January 29, 1996; New York Total Return Bond Fund
(for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1995) on May 23, 1995; Equity and Capital
Appreciation Funds (for their fiscal years ended May 31, 1995) on July 26, 1995;
and Diversified Fund (for its fiscal year ended June 30, 1995) on August 15,
1995.
The Money Market Portfolio, The Tax Exempt Money Market Portfolio, The
Treasury Money Market Portfolio, The Short Term Bond Portfolio, The U.S. Fixed
Income Portfolio, The Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio, The Selected U.S. Equity
Portfolio, The U.S. Small Company Portfolio, The Non-U.S. Equity Portfolio, The
Diversified Portfolio, The Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio and The New York
Total Return Bond Portfolio have also executed this Registration Statement.
JPM531A.EDG
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THE PIERPONT FUNDS
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
(As required by Rule 495)
PART A ITEM NUMBER: Prospectus Headings.
1. COVER PAGE: Cover Page.
2. SYNOPSIS: Investors for Whom the Funds are Designed.
3. CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Financial Highlights.
4. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT: Cover Page; Investors for Whom the
Funds are Designed; Investment Objectives and Policies; Additional
Investment Information; Investment Restrictions; Special Information
Concerning Hub and Spoke(R); Organization; Appendix.
5. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND: Management of the Trust and the Portfolios;
Shareholder Servicing; Additional Information.
5A. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE: Not Applicable.
6. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES: Special Information Concerning Hub
and Spoke(R); Shareholder Servicing; Net Asset Value; Purchase of
Shares; Taxes; Dividends and Distributions; Organization.
7. PURCHASE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED: Purchase of Shares; Exchange of
Shares; Investors for Whom the Funds are Designed; Dividends and
Distributions; Net Asset Value.
8. REDEMPTION OR REPURCHASE: Redemption of Shares; Exchange of Shares; Net
Asset Value.
9. PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: Not Applicable.
PART B ITEM NUMBER: Statement of Additional Information Headings.
10. COVER PAGE: Cover Page.
11. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Table of Contents.
12. GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY: General.
13. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES: Investment Objectives and Policies;
Additional Investments; Investment Restrictions; Quality and
Diversification Requirements; Appendices A, B and C.
14. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND: Trustees and Officers.
15. CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES: Description of
Shares.
16. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES: Investment Advisor;
Administrator and Distributor; Services Agent; Custodian; Shareholder
Servicing; Independent Accountants; Expenses.
17. BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES: Portfolio Transactions.
18. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES: Massachusetts Trust; Description of
Shares.
19. PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED: Net Asset
Value; Purchase of Shares; Redemption of Shares; Exchange of Shares;
Dividends and Distributions.
20. TAX STATUS: Taxes.
21. UNDERWRITERS: Administrator and Distributor.
22. CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA: Performance Data.
23. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Financial Statements.
PART C
Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the
appropriate item, so numbered in Part C of this Registration Statement.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This post-effective amendment no. 21 (the "Amendment") to the
Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A (File no. 33-54632) (the
"Registration Statement") is being filed solely to designate a new date of
effectiveness for post-effective amendment no. 20 (the "Prior Amendment") to the
Registration Statement. Due to a typographical error, the cover page of the
Prior Amendment incorrectly designated March 31, 1996 as the date of
effectiveness for such amendment, when the intended date of effectiveness for
the Prior Amendment was March 1, 1996. This Amendment hereby incorporates herein
by reference Part A, Part B and Part C of the Prior Amendment as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 1996.
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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
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the 4th day of March, 1996.
THE PIERPONT FUNDS
By /s/ THOMAS M. LENZ
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Thomas M. Lenz, Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on March 4, 1996.
MATTHEW HEALEY*
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Matthew Healey
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
PHILIP W. COOLIDGE*
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Philip W. Coolidge
President
/s/ JOHN R. ELDER
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John R. Elder
Treasurer and Principal Accounting and Financial Officer
F.S. ADDY*
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F.S. Addy
Trustee
WILLIAM G. BURNS*
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William G. Burns
Trustee
ARTHUR C. ESCHENLAUER*
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Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Trustee
MICHAEL P. MALLARDI*
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Michael P. Mallardi
Trustee
*By /s/ THOMAS M. LENZ
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Thomas M. Lenz
As attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed.
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SIGNATURES
Each Portfolio has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A ("Registration Statement") of The Pierpont
Funds (the "Trust") (File No. 33-54632) to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands on the 4th day of March, 1996.
THE MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO, THE TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO, THE TREASURY
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO, THE SHORT TERM BOND PORTFOLIO, THE U.S. FIXED INCOME
PORTFOLIO, THE TAX EXEMPT BOND PORTFOLIO, THE SELECTED U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO,
THE U.S. SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO, THE NON-U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO, THE DIVERSIFIED
PORTFOLIO, THE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO AND THE NEW YORK TOTAL RETURN
BOND PORTFOLIO
By /s/ SUSAN JAKUBOSKI
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Susan Jakuboski, Assistant Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust's
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on March 4, 1996.
PHILIP W. COOLIDGE*
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Philip W. Coolidge
President of the Portfolios
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John R. Elder
Treasurer and Principal Accounting and Financial Officer of the Portfolios
MATTHEW HEALEY*
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Matthew Healey
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Portfolios
F.S. ADDY*
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F.S. Addy
Trustee of the Portfolios
WILLIAM G. BURNS*
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William G. Burns
Trustee of the Portfolios
ARTHUR C. ESCHENLAUER*
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Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Trustee of the Portfolios
MICHAEL P. MALLARDI*
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Michael P. Mallardi
Trustee of the Portfolios
*By /s/ SUSAN JAKUBOSKI
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Susan Jakuboski
As attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed.
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SIGNATURES
Each Portfolio has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A ("Registration Statement") of The Pierpont
Funds (the "Trust") (File No. 33-54632) to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in London, England on the 28th day of
November, 1995.
THE MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO, THE TAX EXEMPT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO, THE TREASURY
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO, THE SHORT TERM BOND PORTFOLIO, THE U.S. FIXED INCOME
PORTFOLIO, THE TAX EXEMPT BOND PORTFOLIO, THE SELECTED U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO,
THE U.S. SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO, THE NON-U.S. EQUITY PORTFOLIO, THE DIVERSIFIED
PORTFOLIO, THE EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO AND THE NEW YORK TOTAL RETURN
BOND PORTFOLIO
By --------------------------
Susan Jakuboski
Assistant Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust's
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on November 28, 1995.
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Philip W. Coolidge
President of the Portfolios
/s/ JOHN R. ELDER
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John R. Elder
Treasurer and Principal Accounting and Financial Officer of the Portfolios
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Matthew Healey
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Portfolios
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F.S. Addy
Trustee of the Portfolios
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William G. Burns
Trustee of the Portfolios
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Arthur C. Eschenlauer
Trustee of the Portfolios
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Michael P. Mallardi
Trustee of the Portfolios
*By --------------------------
Susan Jakuboski
As attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed.
