485BXT 1 semper-ast_485bxt.htm DESIGNATION OF NEW EFFECTIVE DATE

Filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017
1933 Act Registration File No. 333-17391
1940 Act File No. 811-07959
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N‑1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre‑Effective Amendment No.          
  
Post‑Effective Amendment No. 802
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And
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 804
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(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Numbers, Including Area Code) (414) 765-6609
Douglas G. Hess, President
Advisors Series Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Domenick Pugliese, Esq.
Schiff Hardin LLP
666 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, New York 10103

As soon as practical after the effective date of this Registration Statement
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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on December 12, 2017  pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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on                                       pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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on                                      pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box

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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Designation of New Effective Date for Previously Filed Amendment

Post-Effective Amendment No. 721 (“the “Amendment”) was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 on May 6, 2016, and pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) would have become effective on July 20, 2016.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 731 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating August 19, 2016, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 734 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating September 19, 2016, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 737 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating October 18, 2016, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 738 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating November 17, 2016, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 741 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating December 17, 2016, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 744 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating January 16, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 746 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating February 15, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 756 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating March 17, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 765 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating April 16, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 772 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating May 16, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 783 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating June 15, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 784 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating July 14, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment would have become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 791 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating August 14, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 793 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating September 13, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 797 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating October 13, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 798 was filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating November 12, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective.

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 802 is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) for the sole purpose of designating December 12, 2017, as the new date upon which the Amendment shall become effective.

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 802 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of the 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 this Post-Effective Amendment No. 802 to its Registration Statement meets all of the requirements for effectiveness under Rule 485(b) and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 802 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, on the 9th day of November, 2017.
 
 
Advisors Series Trust
   
 
By:   /s/ Douglas G. Hess
 
Douglas G. Hess
 
President
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 802 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
Title
Date
     
Gail S. Duree*                             
Trustee
November 9, 2017
Gail S. Duree
    
     
David G. Mertens*                    
Trustee
November 9, 2017
David G. Mertens
    
     
George J. Rebhan*                    
Trustee
November 9, 2017
George J. Rebhan
    
     
Raymond B. Woolson*            
Trustee
November 9, 2017
Raymond B. Woolson
    
     
Joe D. Redwine*                        
Trustee, Chairman and
November 9, 2017
Joe D. Redwine
Chief Executive Officer
  
     
/s/ Cheryl L. King                      
Treasurer and Principal
November 9, 2017
Cheryl L. King
Financial Officer
  
     
/s/ Douglas G. Hess                  
President and Principal
November 9, 2017
Douglas G. Hess
Executive Officer
  
     
*By: /s/ Douglas G. Hess         
 
November 9, 2017
Douglas G. Hess
Attorney-In Fact pursuant to
Power of Attorney