As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 1997
Registration No. 33-97598
811-9102
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (x)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (x)
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (x)
Amendment No. 8 (x)
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
WEBS INDEX FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
c/o PFPC Inc. 19809
400 Bellevue Parkway (Zip Code)
Wilmington, Delaware
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (302) 791-3239
Nathan Most
President
WEBS Index Fund, Inc.
c/o PFPC Inc.
400 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Donald R. Crawshaw, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
___ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
_x_ on January 15, 1997 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)(ii) of rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
_x_ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
The registrant has registered an indefinite number of its shares under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940. The Rule 24f-2 Notice and Opinion for the Registrant's fiscal year
ended August 31, 1996 was filed on October 25, 1996.
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
(as required by Rule 495)
N-1A Item No. Location
PART A
Item 1. Cover Page.............................Cover Page
Item 2. Synopsis...............................Summary Expenses
Item 3. Condensed Financial Information........Financial Highlights
Item 4. General Description of Registrant......Cover Page; WEBS Index Fund,
Inc. and its Investment
Objective; Investment
Policies; General Information
Item 5. Management of the Fund.................Summary Expenses; Management
of the Fund
Item 6. Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance..........Not Applicable
Item 7. Purchase of Securities Being Offered...Management of the Fund;
Exchange Listing and Trading
of WEBS; Purchase and Issuance
of WEBS in Creation Units
Item 8. Redemption or Repurchase...............Redemption of WEBS in Creation
Units
Item 9. Pending Legal Proceedings..............Not Applicable
PART B
Item 10.Cover Page.............................Cover Page
Item 11.Table of Contents......................Table of Contents
Item 12.General Information and History........General Description of the Fund
Item 13.Investment Objectives and Policies.....Investment Policies
and Restrictions; Brokerage
Transactions
Item 14.Management of the Fund.................Management of the Fund;
Investment Advisory,
Management, Administrative and
Distribution Services
Item 15.Control Persons and Principal
Holders of Securities..........Management of the Fund;
Investment Advisory,Management,
Administrative and Distribution
Services
Item 16.Investment Advisory and Other
Services..........Management of the Fund;
Investment Advisory,
Management, Administrative and
Distribution Services; Counsel
and Independent Auditors
Item 17.Brokerage Allocation...................Brokerage Transactions
Item 18.Capital Stock and Other Securities.....Capital Stock and Shareholder
Reports; Taxes
Item 19.Purchase, Redemption and Pricing
of Securities Being Offered.......Purchase and Issuance of WEBS
in Creation Units; Redemption
of WEBS in Creation Units;
Determining Net Asset Value
Item 20.Tax Status.............................Dividends and Distributions;
Taxes
Item 21.Underwriters...........................Investment Advisory,
Management, Administrative and
Distribution Services; Purchase
and Issuance of WEBS in
Creation Units
Item 22.Calculations of Performance Data.......Not Applicable
Item 23.Financial Statements...................Financial Statements
PART C
Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the
appropriate Item, so numbered in Part C of this Registration Statement.
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EXPLANATORY COMMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement of WEBS
Index Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") incorporates by reference Parts A, B and C
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of
the Fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 27,
1996.<PAGE>
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. 5 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York,
and the State of New York, on the 13th day of January, 1997.
WEBS INDEX FUND, INC.
By: /s/Nathan Most
Nathan Most
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on the 13th day of
January, 1997.
SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/Nathan Most
Nathan Most President and Director
/s/John B. Carroll
John B. Carroll Director
/s/Timothy A. Hultquist
Timothy A. Hultquist Director
/s/Lloyd N. Morrisett
Lloyd N. Morrisett Director
/s/W. Allen Reed
W. Allen Reed Director
/s/Stephen M. Wynne
Stephen M. Wynne Treasurer (principal financial
and accounting officer)
