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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 7, 1995
Registration No. 33-67148; 811-7948
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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 [_]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 [X]
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [_]
Amendment No. 11 [X]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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THE GRIFFIN FUNDS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
5000 Rivergrade Road
Irwindale, California 91706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
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Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 333-4437
William A. Hawkins
5000 Rivergrade Road
Irwindale, California 91706
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
Robert M. Kurucza, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 5500
Washington, D.C. 20006
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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[X] Immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485(b); or [_] on ___________ pursuant to Rule 485(b), or
[_] 60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485(a), or [_] on ___________ pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1)
[_] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) [_] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
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If appropriate, check the following box:
[_] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Proposed
Title of Securities Proposed Maximum Maximum Amount of
Being Amount Being Offering Price Aggregate Registration
Registered Registered Per Share** Offering Price** Fee
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Shares of Indefinite* N/A N/A N/A
Common Stock
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Money Market Fund 43,500,000 $ 1.00 $43,500,000 $15,000
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Short-Term Bond Fund - 552,380 $10.50 $ 5,799,990 $ 2,000
Class A
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U.S. Government Income Fund 887,755 $ 9.80 $ 8,699,999 $ 3,000
- Class A
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California Tax-Free Fund - 687,204 $ 8.44 $ 5,800,002 $ 2,000
Class A
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Bond Fund - 608,604 $ 9.53 $ 5,799,996 $ 2,000
Class A
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Growth & Income Fund - 578,457 $15.04 $ 8,699,993 $ 3,000
Class A
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Growth Fund - Class A 706,169 $12.32 $ 8,700,002 $ 3,000
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* Registrant continues its election to register an indefinite number or
amount of shares of common stock under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Rule 24f-2 Notice for Registrant's most recent fiscal year ended
September 30, 1995 was filed on October 26, 1995.
** Registrant elects to calculate the maximum aggregate offering price
pursuant to Rule 24e-2. Pursuant to this amendment, the Registrant is
amending its Registration Statement to reduce the number of Shares
registered on November 17, 1995 pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7
from the original 81,932,017 Shares ($150,000,000 worth of Shares) for
$30,000 to 47,520,569 Shares as follows: 43,500,000 Shares of Griffin Money
Market Fund, 552,380 Class A Shares of Griffin Short-Term Bond Fund,
887,755 Class A Shares of Griffin U.S. Government Income Fund, 687,204
Class A Shares of Griffin California Tax-Free Fund, 608,604 Class A
Shares of Griffin Bond Fund, 578,457 Class A Shares of Griffin Growth &
Income Fund and 706,169 Class A Shares of Griffin Growth Fund ($86,999,982
worth of Shares). The proposed maximum offering price per Share was
calculated pursuant to Rule 457(d) under the Securities Act of 1933 on the
basis of the offering price of the Registrant's Shares on November 16,
1995.
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CONTENTS OF AMENDMENT
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement of The
Griffin Funds, Inc. is comprised of the following papers and documents:
1. The facing sheet to register a definite number of Shares of common
stock; and
2. A signature page.
The sole purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 is to reduce the
number of shares of common stock of The Griffin Funds, Inc. that were registered
pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 on November 17, 1995 which was filed
pursuant to Rule 24e-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements
for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and 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 Irwindale, State of
California on the 7th day of December, 1995.
THE GRIFFIN FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ WILLIAM A. HAWKINS
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William A. Hawkins
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
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/s/ WILLIAM A. HAWKINS Director, Principal Executive December 7, 1995
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William A. Hawkins Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer
* Director December 7, 1995
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Herschel Cardin
* Director December 7, 1995
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Vincent F. Coviello
* Director December 7, 1995
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Morton O. Schapiro
*By: /s/ WILLIAM A. HAWKINS
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William A. Hawkins
President
Attorney-in-Fact
