Securities Act File No. 333-122917
ICA No. 811- 21720
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
February
11,
2013
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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(Check Appropriate Box or Boxes)
Northern Lights Fund Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
17605 Wright Street
Omaha, NE 68154-1150
Attention: Michael Miola
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(402) 895-1600
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
The Corporation Trust Company
Corporate Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
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JoAnn M. Strasser, Esq. Thompson Hine LLP 41 South High Street, Suite 1700 Columbus, Ohio 43215 614-469-3265 (phone) 513-241-4771 (fax) | James P. Ash, Esq. Gemini Fund Services, LLC
Hauppauge, New York 11788 (631) 470-2619 (phone) (631) 813-2884 (fax) |
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
(X)
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b).
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
( ) this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
This filing relates solely to the
13D Activist Fund, Bandon Isolated Alpha Fixed Income Fund, CWC Small Cap Aggressive Value Fund, The Guardian Fund and Navigator Equity Hedged Fund
, each a series of the Trust.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No.
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to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized in the City of Hauppauge, State of New York on the
11 th
day of
February,
2013.
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST
(Registrant)
/s/ Andrew Rogers
By: Andrew Rogers,
President and Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Michael Miola* | Trustee & Chairman |
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John V. Palancia* | Trustee |
February 11,
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Gary Lanzen* | Trustee |
February 11,
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Anthony Hertl* | Trustee |
February 11,
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Mark Taylor* | Trustee |
February 11,
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/s/ Andrew Rogers Andrew Rogers | President and Principal Executive Officer |
February 11,
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Kevin Wolf* | Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer |
February 1,
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By: Date:
/s/ James Ash
February 11,
2013
James Ash
*Attorney-in-Fact Pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed on April 1, 2011 to the Registrants Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 234, and hereby incorporated by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EX-101.INS |
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EX-101.SCH |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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EX-101.DEF |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
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EX-101.LAB |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase |
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EX-101.PRE |
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