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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 1995
Registration Nos. 33-42927; 811-6419
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. 16 [X]
And
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. 17 [X]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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STAGECOACH FUNDS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
111 Center Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
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Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 643-9691
Richard H. Blank, Jr.
c/o Stephens Inc.
111 Center Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
Robert M. Kurucza, Esq.
Marco E. Adelfio, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
[X] Immediately upon filing pursuant [ ] on _________ pursuant
to Rule 485(b), or to Rule 485(b), or
[ ] 60 Days after filing pursuant [ ] on _________ pursuant
to Rule 485(a), or to Rule 485(a)
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant [ ] on (date) pursuant
to paragraph (a)(2) paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of its common
stock, $.001 par value, under the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Rule
24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
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amended. The Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994,
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 1995.
This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registrant's Registration Statement has
been executed by Master Investment Trust (a registered investment company with
separate series in which certain of the Registrant's series invest
substantially all of their assets) and its trustees and principal officers.
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Calculation of Registration Fee Under the Securities Act of 1933(1)
Title of Securities Amount Being Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of Fee
Being Registered Registered(2) Offering Price Per Aggregate Offering
Share(2) Price(3)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Asset Alloc. -- B 1,726,100 $12.21 $ 21,075,687 $ 4,215.10
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Ca. T-F Bond -- B 2,244,231 11.05 24,798,750 4,959.80
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Ca. T-F Income 1,800,292 10.61 19,101,101 3,820.20
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Ca. T-F Money 174,532,824 1.00 174,532,824 34,906.60
Market Mutual
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Corporate Stock 327,140 40.66 13,301,528 2,660.30
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Diver. Income -- A 1,531,722 13.72 21,015,221 4,203.00
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Diver. Income -- B 551,954 12.24 6,755,915 1,351.20
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Ginnie Mae -- B 1,013,446 10.83 10,975,625 2,195.10
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Growth/Inc. -- A 1,689,547 18.27 30,868,023 6,173.60
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Growth/Inc. -- B 463,230 12.42 5,753,323 1,150.70
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Money Market Mutual -- A 1,400,374,064 1.00 1,400,374,064 280,074.80
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Money Market Mutual -- S 153,821,685 1.00 153,821,685 30,764.30
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S-I U.S. Gov't. Inc. 1,196,383 10.21 12,215,068 2,443.00
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U.S. Gov't. All. -- B 509,392 10.80 5,501,430 1,100.30
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Total Fee N/A N/A N/A $380,018.00
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(1) The Registrant also has registered an indefinite number of shares of its
common stock, $.001 par value, under the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to
Rule 24f-2(a)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and will file its
Rule 24f-2 Notice relating to such shares for the Registrant's next fiscal year
ending December 31, 1995 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or
about February 26, 1996.
(2) Estimated on the basis of the share prices in effect on November 15, 1995.
(3) The respective maximum offering prices for the shares of common stock of
the Funds and classes listed above are calculated pursuant to Rule 24e-2 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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CONTENTS OF AMENDMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement of
the Stagecoach Funds, Inc. is comprised of the following papers and documents:
1. The facing sheet to register a definite number of shares of common
stock;
2. Signatures pages; and
3. Exhibit 99.B10, the opinion and consent of Morrison & Foerster,
counsel to the Registrant, as to the legality of the shares being
registered.
The sole purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 is to
register a definite number of additional shares of common stock of certain
series and classes of Stagecoach Funds, Inc., pursuant to Rule 24e-2(a) under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(b) Exhibits
(99.B10) Opinion and consent of Morrison & Foerster
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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 Post-Effective Amendment to its
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933
and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the
City of Little Rock, State of Arkansas on the 17th day of November, 1995.
STAGECOACH FUNDS, INC.
By /s/Richard H. Blank, Jr.
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(Richard H. Blank, Jr.)
Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature Title
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/s/R. Greg Feltus Director, Chairman and President
----------------- (Principal Executive Officer)
(R. Greg Feltus)
/s/Richard H. Blank, Jr. Secretary and Treasurer
------------------------ (Principal Financial Officer)
(Richard H. Blank, Jr.)
/s/Jack S. Euphrat Director
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(Jack S. Euphrat)
/s/Thomas S. Goho Director
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(Thomas S. Goho)
/s/Zoe Ann Hines Director
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(Zoe Ann Hines)
/s/W. Rodney Hughes Director
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(W. Rodney Hughes)
/s/Robert M. Joses Director
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(Robert M. Joses)
/s/J. Tucker Morse Director
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(J. Tucker Morse)
Dated: November 17, 1995
*By /s/Richard H. Blank, Jr.
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(Richard H. Blank, Jr.)
As Attorney-in-Fact
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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 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized in the City of
Little Rock, State of Arkansas on the 17th day of November, 1995.
MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
By /s/Richard H. Blank, Jr.
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(Richard H. Blank, Jr.)
Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature Title
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/s/R. Greg Feltus Chairman, President (Principal
----------------- Executive Officer) and Trustee
(R. Greg Feltus)
/s/Richard H. Blank, Jr. Secretary and Treasurer
------------------------ (Principal Financial Officer)
(Richard H. Blank, Jr.)
/s/ Jack S. Euphrat Trustee
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(Jack S. Euphrat)
/s/Thomas S. Goho Trustee
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(Thomas S. Goho)
/s/Zoe Ann Hines Trustee
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(Zoe Ann Hines)
/s/W. Rodney Hughes Trustee
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(W. Rodney Hughes)
/s/Robert M. Joses Trustee
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(Robert M. Joses)
/s/J. Tucker Morse Trustee
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(J. Tucker Morse)
Dated: November 17, 1995
*By /s/Richard H. Blank, Jr.
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(Richard H. Blank, Jr.)
As Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
Ex 99.B10 Opinion and consent of Morrison & Foerster
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EXHIBIT 99.B10
[MORRISON & FOERSTER LETTERHEAD]
November 17, 1995 (202) 887-1530
Stagecoach Funds, Inc.
111 Center Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Re: Registration of Shares of Stagecoach Funds, Inc.'s Asset
Allocation, California Tax-Free Bond, California Tax-Free
Income, California Tax-Free Money Market Mutual, Corporate
Stock, Diversified Income, Ginnie Mae, Growth and Income,
Money Market Mutual, Short-Intermediate U.S. Government
Income and U.S. Government Allocation Funds (the "Funds")
Gentlemen:
Stagecoach Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") has
requested our opinion in connection with the registration by the Company of a
definite number of shares of capital stock (the "Shares") of the Company,
pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 and Amendment No. 17 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (SEC File Nos. 33-42927 and
811-6419) under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940. The registration of such Shares is being made in reliance on Rule 24e-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
We have examined documents relating to the organization of the
Company and the authorization and issuance of shares of the Funds. We have
also made such inquiries of the Company and examined such questions of law as
we have deemed necessary for the purpose of rendering the opinion set forth
herein. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity
of all items submitted to us as originals and the conformity with originals of
all items submitted to us as copies.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion
that:
The issuance of the Shares registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2 has
been duly and validly authorized by all appropriate corporate action and,
assuming delivery by sale or in accord with the Company's dividend reinvestment
plan in accordance with the Company's then-current Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable by the Company.
We consent to the submission of a copy of this opinion to the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of a
definite number of shares in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 and Amendment No.
17 to the Company's Registration Statement, as contemplated in Rule 24e-2 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The opinion given above is subject to the condition that the
Company shall have complied or will comply with the provision of any applicable
laws, regulations and permits of any state or foreign country in which any of
the Shares are sold or are issued in accord with the Company's dividend
reinvestment plan.
Very truly yours,
MORRISON & FOERSTER
