As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2013.
Securities Act File No. 033-06790
Investment Company Act File No. 811-04719
UNITED STATES
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. 43 | x |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |||
| Amendment No. 44 | x |
The TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code: 1-800-422-3554
Bruce N. Alpert
Gabelli Advisers, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1422
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
| Sonia K. Kothari, Esq. | Michael R. Rosella, Esq. | |
| The TETON Westwood Funds | Paul Hastings LLP | |
| One Corporate Center | 75 East 55th Street | |
| Rye, New York 10580-1422 | New York, New York 10022 |
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
| x | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b); or |
| ¨ | on [ ] pursuant to paragraph (b); or |
| ¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1); or |
| ¨ | on [ ] pursuant to paragraph (a)(1); or |
| ¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2); or |
| ¨ | on 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, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, The TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS, certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rye and State of New York, on the 12th day of February, 2013.
| The TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS | ||
| BY: | /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | |
| Bruce N. Alpert President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signatures |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | President and |
February 12, 2013 | ||
| Bruce N. Alpert | Principal Executive Officer |
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| /s/ Agnes Mullady | Principal Financial Officer and |
February 12, 2013 | ||
| Agnes Mullady | Treasurer |
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| Anthony J. Colavita* | Trustee |
February 12, 2013 | ||
| Anthony J. Colavita | ||||
| James P. Conn* | Trustee |
February 12, 2013 | ||
| James P. Conn | ||||
| Werner J. Roeder, M.D.* | Trustee |
February 12, 2013 | ||
| Werner J. Roeder, M.D. | ||||
| Salvatore J. Zizza* | Trustee |
February 12, 2013 | ||
| Salvatore J. Zizza | ||||
| *By: /s/ Bruce N. Alpert | February 12, 2013 | |||
| Bruce N. Alpert Attorney-in-Fact |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
| EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
| EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
| EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxomony Extension Presentation Linkbase | |