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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 27, 2000
REGISTRATION NOS. 033-82366 AND 811-08690
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER [X]
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. [ ]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 15 [X]
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER [X]
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 17 [X]
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES)
THE DLB FUND GROUP
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (617) 225-3800
NAME AND ADDRESS
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: COPY TO:
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JOHN E. DEITELBAUM, COUNSEL GREGORY D. SHEEHAN, ESQ.
DAVID L. BABSON & CO. INC. ROPES & GRAY
ONE MEMORIAL DRIVE ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 BOSTON, MA 02110
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX):
[ ] IMMEDIATELY UPON FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF RULE 485
[X] ON APRIL 28, 2000 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B)
[ ] 60 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(1)
[ ] ON _____________ PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(1)
[ ] 75 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(2)
[ ] ON _____________ PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(2)
IF APPROPRIATE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX:
[X] THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT DESIGNATES A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE FOR A
PREVIOUSLY FILED POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT.
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PART A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS
Part A is incorporated by reference to Part A of Post-Effective Amendment No. 14
to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of The DLB Fund Group (the
"Registrant") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
January 14, 2000.
PART B. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Part B is incorporated by reference to Part B of Post-Effective Amendment No. 14
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the SEC on
January 14, 2000.
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Part C is incorporated by reference to Part C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 14
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the SEC on
January 14, 2000.
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 is filed to extend the effective date of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to April 28, 2000.
NOTICE
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, as
amended, is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the
Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually
and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon
any of the Trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the
assets and property of the relevant series of the Registrant.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to
its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cambridge, The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 27th day of March, 2000. The Registrant
certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment meets all of the requirements for
effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act.
THE DLB FUND GROUP
By: FRANK L. TARANTINO
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Name: Frank L. Tarantino
Title: President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective
Amendment to the Registration Statement of the Registrant has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
FRANK L. TARANTINO President and March 27, 2000
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Frank L. Tarantino
DEANNE B. DUPONT Treasurer; Principal Financial March 27, 2000
- ---------------- Officer; Principal Accounting
DeAnne B. Dupont Officer
CHARLES E. HUGEL* Trustee March 27, 2000
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Charles E. Hugel
Trustee March 27, 2000
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Kevin M. McClintock
RICHARD A. NENNEMAN* Trustee March 27, 2000
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Richard A. Nenneman
RICHARD J. PHELPS* Trustee March 27, 2000
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Richard J. Phelps
*By: FRANK L. TARANTINO
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Frank L. Tarantino
Attorney-In-Fact
March 27, 2000
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