As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2012
1933 Act No. 333-155709
1940 Act No. 811-22255
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | X |
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 | X |
| and/or | |
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | X |
| Amendment No. 32 | X |
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
171 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
201-389-6872
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Robert C. Holderith
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
171 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)
With Copies to:
Michael D. Mabry, Esq.
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practical after the effective date of this registration statement.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
| [X] | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 |
| [_] | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 |
| [_] | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 |
| [_] | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 |
| [ ] | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 |
| [_] | 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. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, 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 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ridgewood and State of New Jersey on this 19th day of October, 2012.
| EGA EMERGING GLOBAL SHARES TRUST |
| By: /s/ Robert C. Holderith |
| Robert C. Holderith |
| President and Chairman |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
| Signature | Title | Date |
| /s/ Robert C. Holderith | President/Chairman and Director of each Mauritius Subsidiary |
October 19, 2012 |
| Robert C. Holderith | ||
| /s/ James J. Valenti | Secretary/Trustee | October 19, 2012 |
| James J. Valenti | ||
| /s/ Ron Safir* | Trustee | October 19, 2012 |
| Ron Safir | ||
| /s/ Jeffrey D. Haroldson * | Trustee | October 19, 2012 |
| Jeffrey D. Haroldson | ||
| /s/ Robert Willens* | Trustee | October 19, 2012 |
| Robert Willens | ||
|
/s/ Thomas Carter* |
Treasurer |
October 19, 2012 |
| Thomas Carter | ||
| /s/ Anil Sharma * |
Director of each Mauritius Subsidiary |
October 19, 2012 |
| Anil Sharma | ||
| /s/ Shahed Hoolash* | Director of each Mauritius Subsidiary | October 19, 2012 |
| Shahed Hoolash | ||
| * By: /s/ Robert C. Holderith_____ | ||
| Robert C. Holderith | ||
| As Attorney-in-Fact for | ||
| Each of the persons indicated | ||
| (pursuant to powers of attorney) | ||
EGA EMERGING GLOBAL SHARES TRUST
EXHIBITS INDEX
| EXHIBITS | EXHIBIT NO. |
| XBRL Instance Document | EX-101.INS |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | EX-101.SCH |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | EX-101.CAL |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | EX-101.DEF |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | EX-101.LAB |
| XBRL Taxomomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | EX-101.PRE |