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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 12, 2001
1933 Act File No. 33-69460
1940 Act File No. 811-8046
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 36
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 38
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
BERGER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRUST
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
210 University Boulevard, Suite 900, Denver, Colorado 80206
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (303) 329-0200
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Jack R. Thompson, 210 University Boulevard, Suite 900, Denver, CO 80206
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this
post-effective amendment becomes effective.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective: (check appropriate box)
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
XX on January 29, 2001 pursuant to paragraph (b)
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
XX this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date
for a previously filed post-effective amendment
(post-effective amendment No. 33).
Title of Securities Being Registered: Shares of Beneficial Interest of the
Berger Information Technology Fund -- Investor Shares, Berger Information
Technology Fund -- Institutional Shares, Berger New Generation Fund -- Investor
Shares, Berger New Generation Fund -- Institutional Shares, Berger Select Fund,
Berger Small Company Growth Fund -- Investor Shares, Berger Small Company Growth
Fund -- Institutional Shares, Berger Mid Cap Growth Fund, Berger Mid Cap Value
Fund, and Berger Balanced Fund.
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DESIGNATION OF NEW EFFECTIVE DATE
FOR PREVIOUSLY FILED AMENDMENT
Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Amendment No. 35 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 was filed pursuant to
paragraph (a) of Rule 485 on November 15, 2000 (the "Amendment") and pursuant to
that paragraph would become effective on January 16, 2001.
The Registrant hereby designates January 29, 2001 as the new date upon
which the Amendment shall become effective.
All other information contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement as previously filed through Amendment is incorporated by reference
without change.
This amendment does not amend nor affect the Prospectus or SAI covering
the Berger Large Cap Value Fund filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) on June 20, 2000
and the Fund's most recent filing dated December 15, 2000.
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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
Post-effective Amendment No. 36 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on the 12th
day of January, 2001.
BERGER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRUST
(Registrant)
By /s/ Jack R. Thompson
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Name: Jack R. Thompson
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Title: President
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Jack R. Thompson President (Principal January 12, 2001
---------------------------------- Executive Officer)
Jack R. Thompson and Director
/s/ David J. Schultz Vice President and January 12, 2001
---------------------------------- Treasurer (Principal
David J. Schultz Financial Officer)
/s/ John Paganelli Assistant Treasurer January 12, 2001
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John Paganelli Officer)
Dennis E. Baldwin Trustee January 12, 2001
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Dennis E. Baldwin*
Louis R. Bindner Trustee January 12, 2001
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Louis R. Bindner*
Katherine A. Cattanach Trustee January 12, 2001
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Katherine A. Cattanach*
Paul R. Knapp Trustee January 12, 2001
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Paul R. Knapp*
Harry T. Lewis, Jr. Trustee January 12, 2001
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Harry T. Lewis, Jr.*
Michael Owen Trustee January 12, 2001
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Michael Owen*
William Sinclaire Trustee January 12, 2001
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William Sinclaire*
/s/ Jack R. Thompson
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* By Jack R. Thompson
Attorney-in-Fact
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