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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on May 6, 1999
Registration No. 333-71469
811-7384
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 3 [X]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. ___ [ ]
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
AMENDMENT NO. 18
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NICHOLAS-APPLEGATE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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600 WEST BROADWAY, 30TH FLOOR
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
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ARTHUR E. NICHOLAS
C/O NICHOLAS-APPLEGATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
600 WEST BROADWAY, 30TH FLOOR
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101
(name and address of agent for service)
COPY TO:
CHARLES H. FIELD
NICHOLAS-APPLEGATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
600 WEST BROADWAY, SUITE 2900
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101
Approximate date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after
this Registration Statement is declared effective.
Pursuant to Regulation 270.24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the Registrant hereby elects to register an indefinite number of shares of
beneficial interest.
The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this
registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 9(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration
statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
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May 6, 1999
WRITER'S DIRECT
DIAL NUMBER:
(619) 687-2988
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Nicholas-Applegate Institutional Funds
File Nos. 811-7384, 33-71469
CIK No. 0000895414
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Concurrently with this letter we are filing electronically on behalf of
Nicholas-Applegate Institutional Funds (the "Trust"), Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 3 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's Form N-1A Registration Statement under
the 1933 Act and Amendment No. 18 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Amendment incorporates by reference Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
the Trust's Registration Statement filed on February 12, 1999. By this
Amendment, the Trust makes the following undertaking:
"THE NICHOLAS-APPLEGATE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS IS A SUCCESSOR ENTITY FOR THE
ASSETS OF THE NICHOLAS-APPLEGATE MUTUAL FUNDS THAT ARE HELD BY INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS. THE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS WILL HAVE 19 PORTFOLIOS THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO
THE PORTFOLIOS OF THE MUTUAL FUNDS. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS WILL TRANSFER THEIR
ASSETS TO THE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS BY WAY OF (i) VOLUNTARY EXCHANGE FROM 11
MULTI-CLASS PORTFOLIOS AND (ii) A TAX-FREE REORGANIZATION OF 8 SINGLE CLASS
PORTFOLIOS. UPON RECEIPT OF THE ASSETS FROM THE MUTUAL FUNDS THE INSTITUTIONAL
FUNDS WILL HAVE A NET WORTH IN EXCESS OF $100,000.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
May 6, 1999
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EXCEPT FOR ONE SALE TO AN INITIAL SHAREHOLDER FOR PURPOSES OF APPROVING THE
VARIOUS SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE NICHOLAS-APPLEGATE
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS UNDERTAKES TO NOT SELL ANY OF ITS SHARES UNTIL AFTER THE
CLOSING OF THE VOLUNTARY EXCHANGE AND REORGANIZATION TRANSACTIONS, AT WHICH TIME
IT WILL HAVE A NET WORTH IN EXCESS OF $100,000."
Upon this filing the Trust respectfully requests immediate effectiveness of
its Registration Statement. Thank you for your assistance regarding this matter.
If you have any questions concerning the enclosed Amendment please do not
hesitate to telephone me at the number set forth above.
Sincerely,
/s/ Deborah A. Wussow
Nicholas-Applegate Institutional Funds
cc: Charles H. Field
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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
Pre Effective Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego,
State of California, on the 6th day of May 1999.
Nicholas-Applegate Investment Trust
By: John J.P. McDonnell*
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John J.P. McDonnell
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
John J.P. McDonnell* Principal Executive Officer May 6, 1999
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John J.P. McDonnell
/s/ C. William Maher
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C. William Maher Principal Financial and May 6, 1999
Accounting Officer
Walter E. Auch* Trustee May 6, 1999
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Walter E. Auch
Darlene Deremer* Trustee May 6, 1999
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Darlene Deremer
George F. Keane* Trustee May 6, 1999
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George F. Keane
*/s/ E. Blake Moore, Jr.
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By: E. Blake Moore, Jr.
Attorney In Fact
