File No. 33-84546
File No. 811-8786
As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 18, 1995
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 /_X__/
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____ /____/
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 /_X__/
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940 /_X__/
Amendment No. 3 /_X__/
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
PIONEER VARIABLE CONTRACTS TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive office) Zip Code
(617) 742-7825
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Joseph P. Barri, Hale and Dorr, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
(check appropriate box):
___ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X on November 1, 1995 pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(v)
___ 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
The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares pursuant to
Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The
Registrant has not filed a Rule 24f-2 Notice because it has not
completed a fiscal year.
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The cross-reference sheet, prospectus, statement of additional
information and Part C filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as part of post-effective amendment no. 1 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A are incoroporated herein by
reference.
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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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to its
Registration Statement on Form N-1A pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities
Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to its
Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 13th day of October, 1995.
PIONEER VARIABLE CONTRACTS TRUST
By: /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr.
John F. Cogan, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the date indicated:
Signature Title Date
John F. Cogan, Jr.* Chairman of the Board ) Oct. 13, 1995
- --------------------------- and President )
John F. Cogan, Jr. (Principal Executive )
Officer) )
)
)
)
William H. Keough* Treasurer (Principal )
- --------------------------- Financial and Accounting
William H. Keough Officer) )
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Trustees: )
)
)
)
John F. Cogan, Jr.* )
John F. Cogan, Jr. )
)
)
Richard H. Egdahl, M.D.* )
Richard H. Egdahl, M.D. )
)
)
Marguerite A. Piret* )
Marguerite A. Piret )
)
)
David D. Tripple* )
David D. Tripple )
)
)
Stephen K. West* )
Stephen K. West )
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*By:/s/ Joseph P. Barri Dated: October 13, 1995
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Joseph P. Barri
Attorney-in-fact
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Document Title
11. Consent of Independent Accountants
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 6, 1995
for Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust and to all references to our firm included
in or made a part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 to
registration statement File Nos. 33-84546 and 811-8786, respectively.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 16, 1995
