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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2015
1933 Act Registration No. 333-122847
1940 Act Registration No. 811-21715
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.
  
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Post-Effective Amendment No.
45
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and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No.
47
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Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (212) 476-8800
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds
c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With copies to:
Arthur C. Delibert, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20006-1600

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
 
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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on March 26, 2015  pursuant to paragraph (b)
 
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
 
on ____________   pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
 
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
 
on ____________  pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.



Explanatory Note:  This Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (“Amendment”) is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely to designate March 26, 2015 as the new effective date for Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act on December 19, 2014. This Amendment relates solely to the Neuberger Berman Long Short Credit Fund and Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (the “Registrant”). This Amendment does not supersede or amend any disclosure in the Registrant‘s registration statement relating to any other series of the Registrant.


Title of Securities Being Registered:

Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class R6 Shares of Neuberger Berman Long Short Credit Fund

Class A, Class C, Institutional Class, and Class R6 Shares of Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund



Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

CONTENTS OF POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 45 ON FORM N-1A
This Post-Effective Amendment consists of the following papers and documents.
Cover Sheet
Contents of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 on Form N-1A
Part A - The Prospectuses of the Funds are incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2014 (0000898432-14-001389) (“PEA 42”).
Part B - The Statements of Additional Information of the Funds are incorporated by reference to PEA 42.
Part C –Other Information
Signature Pages
Exhibit Index
Exhibits
This registration statement does not affect the registration of any series or any class of a series of the Registrant not included herein.





NEUBERGER BERMAN ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 45 ON FORM N-1A
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28.
Exhibits.

     
Exhibit
Number
Description
 
(a)
(1)
Restated Certificate of Trust.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds’ (“Registrant’s”) Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed October 15, 2010).
     
 
(2)
Amended and Restated Trust Instrument. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 25, 2014).
     
 
(3)
Amended Trust Instrument Schedule A - Listing the Current Series and Classes of Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
(b)
By-Laws, Amended and Restated.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed October 15, 2010).
   
(c)
(1)
By-Laws, Amended and Restated, Articles V, VI, and VIII.  Incorporated by Reference to Item (b) above.
     
 
(2)
Trust Instrument, Amended and Restated, Articles IV, V and VI.  Incorporated by Reference to Item (a)(2) above.
     
(d)
(1)
(i) Management Agreement Between Registrant and Neuberger Berman Management LLC (“NB Management”).  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Management Agreement Schedules listing the current series of Registrant subject to the Management Agreement and the compensation under the Management Agreement. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(2)
(i) Sub-Advisory Agreement Between NB Management and Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC (“NBFI”) with respect to the Registrant.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Sub-Advisory Agreement Schedule listing the current series of Registrant subject to the NBFI Sub-Advisory Agreement. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(3)
(i) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management and Neuberger Berman LLC (“NB LLC”) with respect to Registrant. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 28, 2011).
     

 
   
(ii) Amended Sub-Advisory Agreement Schedule listing the current series of Registrant subject to the NB LLC Sub-Advisory Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 25, 2014).
 
 
(4)
(i) Investment Advisory Agreement between NB Management and NB Alternative Investment Management, LLC (“NBAIM”) with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
 
   
(ii) Amended Investment Advisory Agreement Schedules listing the current series of Registrant subject to the Investment Advisory Agreement. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
 
(5)
(i)
(a)  Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and  Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
 
 (b) Amendment No. 1 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and  Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
(c) Amendment No. 2 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and  Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
(d) Amendment No. 3 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund and Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 30, 2014).
     
   
(ii)
(a) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
 
 (b) Amendment No. 1 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 30, 2014).

 
   
(iii)
(a) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
 
(b) Amendment No. 1 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and  Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
(c) Amendment No. 2 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund and Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 30, 2014).
     
   
(iv) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and MacKay Shields LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
     
   
(v)
(a) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Sound Point Capital Management, L.P. with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
 
(b) Amendment No. 1 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Sound Point Capital Management, L.P. for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 30, 2014).
     
   
(vi)
 (a) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Visium Asset  Management with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
 
 (b) Amendment No. 1 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Visium Asset  Management with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 25, 2014).
 
(c) Amendment No. 2 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Visium Asset Management for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 30, 2014).
 

   
(vii) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Good Hill Partners LP with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
   
(viii)
(a) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Lazard Asset Management LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
(b) Amendment No. 1 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and  Lazard Asset Management LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
(c) Amendment No. 2 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Lazard Asset Management LLC for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund, and Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 25, 2014).
     
   
(ix)
(a) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and SLS Management, LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
 (b) Amendment No. 1 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and  SLS Management, LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
 
(c) Amendment No. 2 to Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and SLS Management, LLC for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund, and Absolute Return Multi-Manager Portfolio. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 30, 2014).
     
   
(x) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Blue Jay Capital Management, LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed February 26, 2015).
     
   
(xi) Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and Cloud Gate Capital, LLC with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed February 26, 2015).
 

 
(6)
Management Agreement between NB Management and the wholly owned subsidiary (“Subsidiary”) of Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed August 27, 2012).
     
 
(7)
Sub-Advisory Agreement Between NB Management and NBFI with respect to the Subsidiary.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed August 27, 2012).
     
(e)
(1)
(i) Distribution and Services Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Class A shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Distribution and Services Agreement Schedule with respect to Class A shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(2)
(i) Distribution and Services Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Class C shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Distribution and Services Agreement Schedule with respect to Class C shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(3)
(i) Distribution Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Institutional Class shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Distribution Agreement Schedule with respect to Institutional Class shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(4)
(i) Distribution Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Class R6 shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 30, 2013).
     
   
(ii) Amended Distribution Agreement Schedule with respect to Class R6 shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
(f)
Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts.  None.
   
(g)
(1)
(i) Custodian Contract Between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company.  Incorporated by Reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 15, 2006).
     
   
(ii) Side Letter to Custodian Contract Between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed August 27, 2012).
 
(2)
Custodian Contract Between Registrant and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed May 15, 2012).
     
(h)
(1)
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company.  Incorporated by Reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 116 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Neuberger Berman Equity Funds, File Nos. 2-11357 and 811-00582 (Filed June 2, 2006).
     
 

 
(2)
(i) Administration Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Class A shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Administration Agreement Schedule with respect to Class A shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(3)
(i) Administration Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Class C shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Administration Agreement Schedule with respect to Class C shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(4)
(i) Administration Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Institutional Class shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Administration Agreement Schedule with respect to Institutional Class shares.   Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(5)
Administration Agreement between NB Management and the Subsidiary.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed August 27, 2012).
     
 
(6)
(i) Administration Agreement Between Registrant and NB Management with respect to Class R6 shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 30, 2013).
     
   
(ii) Amended Administration Agreement Schedule with respect to Class R6 shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(7)
Expense Limitation Agreement with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, Neuberger Berman Flexible Select Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Allocation Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund, Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund, Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund, and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed February 26, 2015).
     
 
(8)
Expense Limitation Agreement with respect to Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed February 26, 2015).
     
 
(9)
The forms of Expense Limitation Agreement with respect to Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Class R6 shares for Neuberger Berman Long Short Credit Fund and Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Class R6 shares for Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund are substantially identical to the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and NB Management in exhibit (h)(7), except that the expense limits are as set forth in each fund’s statement of additional information.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed February 26, 2015).
     
(i)
Opinion and Consent of K&L Gates LLP with Respect to Securities Matters of Registrant.  (To be filed by subsequent amendment).
   
 

(j)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. None
   
(k)
Financial Statements Omitted from Prospectus.  None.
   
(l)
Letter of Investment Intent.  Incorporated by Reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 15, 2006).
   
(m)
(1)
(i) Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Schedule A to the Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 with Respect to Class A Shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
 
(2)
(i) Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class C shares.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 29, 2010).
     
   
(ii) Amended Schedule A to the Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 with Respect to Class C Shares. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 19, 2014).
     
(n)
Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed November 1, 2013).
   
(o)
(1)
Powers of Attorney for Registrant. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed October 4, 2013).
     
 
(2)
Powers of Attorney for Subsidiary.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed August 27, 2012).
     
(p)
(1)
Code of Ethics for Registrant, NB Management, NBFI and NBAIM.    Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Neuberger Berman Equity Funds, File Nos. 2-11357 and 811-582 (Filed December 15, 2011).
     
 
(2)
Code of Ethics for Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed January 18, 2012).
     
 
(3)
Code of Ethics for GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed January 18, 2012).
     
 
(4)
Code of Ethics for Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 25, 2014).
     
 
(5)
Code of Ethics for MacKay Shields LLC, Amended and Restated. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed January 18, 2012).
 
(6)
Code of Ethics for Sound Point Capital Management, L.P. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed January 18, 2012).
     
 
(7)
Code of Ethics for Visium Asset Management.  Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed April 23, 2012).
     
 
(8)
Code of Ethics for Lazard Asset Management LLC. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed October 4, 2013).
 

 
(9)
Code of Ethics for SLS Management, LLC. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed October 4, 2013).
     
 
(10)
Code of Ethics for Good Hill Partners LP. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed December 18, 2013).
     
 
(11)
Code of Ethics for Blue Jay Capital Management, LLC. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed February 26, 2015).
     
 
(12)
Code of Ethics for Cloud Gate Capital, LLC. Incorporated by Reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715 (Filed February 26, 2015).

Item 29.
Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with Registrant.

No person is controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.
Item 30.
Indemnification.

A Delaware statutory trust may provide in its governing instrument for indemnification of its officers and trustees from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.  Article IX, Section 2 of the Trust Instrument provides that “every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or an officer, employee or agent of the Trust (“Covered Person”) shall be indemnified by the Trust or the appropriate Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Covered Person and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof…”.  Indemnification will not be provided to a person adjudicated by a court or other body to be liable to the Registrant or its shareholders by reason of “willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office” (“Disabling Conduct”), or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the Registrant.  In the event of a settlement, no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a determination that the officer or trustee did not engage in Disabling Conduct (i) by the court or other body approving the settlement; (ii) by at least a majority of those trustees who are neither interested persons, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), of the Registrant (“Independent Trustees”), nor parties to the matter based upon a review of readily available facts; or (iii) by written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available facts.
Pursuant to Article IX, Section 3 of the Trust Instrument, if any present or former shareholder of any series (“Series”) of the Registrant shall be held personally liable solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason, the present or former shareholder (or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives or in the case of any entity, its general successor) shall be entitled out of the assets belonging to the applicable Series to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such liability.  The Registrant, on behalf of the affected Series, shall, upon request by such shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against such shareholder for any act or obligation of the Series and satisfy any judgment thereon from the assets of the Series.
Section 9 of the Management Agreement between Neuberger Berman Management LLC (“NB Management”) and the Registrant provides that neither NB Management nor any director, officer or employee of NB Management performing services for any series of the Registrant at the direction or request of NB Management in connection with NB Management’s discharge of its obligations under the Agreement shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by a series in connection with any matter to which the Agreement relates; provided, that nothing in the Agreement shall be construed (i) to protect NB Management against any liability to the Registrant or any series thereof or its interest holders to which NB Management would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of NB Management’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Agreement, or (ii) to protect any director, officer or employee of NB Management who is or was a trustee or officer of the Registrant against any liability to the Registrant or its interest holders to which such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance,

bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office with the Registrant.
Section 6 of the Investment Advisory Agreement between NB Management and  Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC (“NBFI”) with respect to the Registrant provides that, neither NBFI nor any director, officer or employee of NBFI performing services for any series of the Registrant shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by NB Management or the Registrant in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under the Agreement.
Section 11 of the Sub-Advisory Agreement between NB Management, NBAIM and each Subadviser of the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund requires the Subadviser to indemnify the registrant, NB Management and NBAIM and their directors and officers for losses caused by the Subadviser’s disabling conduct (as described in the Agreement), except where such person would otherwise be liable by reason of willful malfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of his, her or its duties or by reason of his, her or its reckless disregarding of obligations and duties under the agreement.  In addition, NB Management is similarly required to indemnify each Subadviser under Section IV of the Agreement.  The Investment Advisory Agreement between the NB Management and NBAIM includes the same provision.
Section 12 of the Administration Agreement between the Registrant and NB Management on behalf of each series of the Registrant provides that the Registrant shall indemnify NB Management and hold it harmless from and against any and all losses, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by NB Management that result from:  (i) any claim, action, suit or proceeding in connection with NB Management’s entry into or performance of this Agreement with respect to such series; or (ii) any action taken or omission to act committed by NB Management in the performance of its obligations under the Agreement with  respect  to such  series;  or (iii) any action of NB Management upon instructions  believed  in good  faith  by it to have  been  executed  by a duly authorized  officer or  representative of the Registrant with respect to such series; provided, that NB Management shall not be entitled to such  indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting  negligence or misconduct on the part of NB Management or that of its  employees,  agents  or  contractors.  Before confessing any claim against it which may be subject to indemnification by a series under the Agreement, NB Management shall give such series reasonable opportunity to defend against such claim in its own name or in the name of NB Management. Section 13 of the Administration Agreement provides that NB Management will indemnify the Registrant and hold it harmless from and against any and all losses, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Registrant that result from:  (i) NB Management’s failure to comply with the terms of the Agreement; or (ii) NB Management’s lack of good faith in performing its obligations under the Agreement; or (iii) the negligence or misconduct of NB Management, or its employees, agents or contractors in connection with the Agreement.  The Registrant shall not be entitled to such indemnification in respect of actions or omissions constituting negligence or misconduct on the part of the Registrant or its employees, agents or contractors other than NB Management, unless such negligence or misconduct results from or is accompanied by negligence or misconduct on the part of NB Management, any affiliated person of NB Management, or any affiliated person of an affiliated person of NB Management.
Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement with respect to Institutional Class and Class R6 Shares and Section 14 of the Distribution and Services Agreement with respect to Class A and Class C Shares between the Registrant and NB Management provide that NB Management shall look only to the assets of a class of a series for the performance of the Agreement by the Registrant on behalf of such series, and neither the Shareholders, the Trustees nor any of the Registrant’s officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.  The Registrant also maintains Directors and Officers Insurance.


Item 31.
Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser and Sub‑Adviser.

There is set forth below information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each director or officer of NB Management and each executive officer of NB LLC, NBFI, or NBAIM is, or at any time during the past two years has been, engaged for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.
NAME
BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
   
Andrew B. Allard
General Counsel and Senior Vice President,
NB Management
 
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Deputy General Counsel, NB LLC; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman Income Funds; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
   
Joseph V. Amato
Chief Investment Officer (Equities) and
Managing Director, NB Management
Chief Executive Officer and President, Neuberger Berman Holdings LLC (including its predecessor, Neuberger Berman Inc.); Chief Executive Officer and President, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Board member, NBFI; Trustee, Neuberger Berman Income Funds; Trustee, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds; Trustee, Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust; Trustee, Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds; Director, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Director, Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.; Director, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Director, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Director, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.; Director, Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.; formerly, Global Head of Asset Management in the Investment Management Division, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., 2006-2009; formerly, Member of the Investment Management Division’s Executive Management Committee, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., 2006-2009.
   
Thanos Bardas
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBFI; Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
John J. Barker
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Ann H. Benjamin
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Michael L. Bowyer
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Associate Portfolio Manager.
   



NAME
BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
   
Claudia A. Brandon
Senior Vice President and
Assistant Secretary, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman Income Funds; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
   
David M. Brown
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
David H. Burshtan
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Stephen Casey
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Brad E. Cetron
Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Director
and Director of Compliance (Broker Dealer),
NB Management
Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director, NB LLC.
 
   
Robert Conti
President and Chief Executive Officer,
NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Neuberger Berman Income Funds; President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds; President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust; President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
   
William R. Covode
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI;  Portfolio Manager.
   
Timothy Creedon
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Robert W. D’Alelio
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   



NAME
BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
   
Alexandre Da Silva
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Senior Vice President, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
James Dempsey
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Senior Vice President, NB Management
 
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Treasurer and Senior Vice President, NBFI
 
   
Rob Drijkoningen
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBFI; Managing Director, Neuberger Berman Europe Limited (“NBEL”); Portfolio Manager.
   
Ingrid Dyott
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Associate Portfolio Manager; Portfolio Manager.
   
Michael Foster
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Senior Vice President, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
James Gartland
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Daniel Geber
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Maxine L. Gerson
Secretary and Managing Director,
NB Management
Managing Director and Secretary, NB LLC; Managing Director and Secretary, Neuberger Berman Holdings LLC.
   
Anthony Gleason
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Jennifer Gorgoll
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Richard Grau
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Senior Vice President, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Michael C. Greene
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Ian Haas
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Senior Vice President, NB Alternative Investment Management LLC (“NBAIM”); Portfolio Manager
   
William Hunter
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Fred Ingham
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBAIM; Portfolio Manager.
   


NAME
BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
   
James L. Iselin
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Ajay Jain
Managing Director, NB Management
Portfolio Manager.
   
Andrew A. Johnson
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director and Board Member, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Brian Jones
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Gerald Kaminsky
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Michael Kaminsky
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Charles Kantor
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Vera Kartseva
Vice President, NB Management
Vice President, NBFI; Vice President, NBEL; Portfolio Manager.
   
Hakan Kaya
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Senior Vice President, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Brian Kerrane
Chief Administrative Officer and
Vice President, NB Management
 
Managing Director, NB LLC; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Income Funds; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
   
Eric Knutzen
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Multi-Asset Class Chief Investment Officer, Neuberger Berman Group LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
David Kupperman
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBAIM; Portfolio Manager.
   
Sajjad S. Ladiwala
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Associate Portfolio Manager.
   
Wai Lee
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
David M. Levine
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   


NAME
BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
   
Richard S. Levine
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Raoul Luttik
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBFI; Managing Director, NBEL; Portfolio Manager.
   
Joseph Lynch
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Jeff Majit
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBAIM; Portfolio Manager.
   
Thomas J. Marthaler
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
James F. McAree
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
S. Blake Miller
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Arthur Moretti
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Richard S. Nackenson
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Benjamin H. Nahum
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Thomas P. O’Reilly
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Alexandra Pomeroy
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Nish Popat
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBFI; Managing Director, NBEL; Portfolio Manager.
   
Douglas A. Rachlin
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Brett S. Reiner
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Associate Portfolio Manager.
   
Daniel D. Rosenblatt
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Conrad A. Saldanha
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Eli M. Salzmann
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   


NAME
BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
   
Mindy Schwartzapfel
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Benjamin E. Segal
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Saurin Shah
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Steve S. Shigekawa
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Neil S. Siegel
Managing Director, NB Management
 
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Income Funds; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.; Vice President, Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
   
Yves C. Siegel
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Amit Solomon
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Thomas A. Sontag
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Mamundi Subhas
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Mark D. Sullivan
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Lihui Tang
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB Asia; Portfolio Manager.
   
Bradley C. Tank
Chief Investment Officer (Fixed Income) and
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Kenneth J. Turek
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   



NAME
BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS
   
Gorky Urquieta
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
Judith M. Vale
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Bart Van der Made
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NBFI; Managing Director, NBEL; Portfolio Manager.
   
Eric Weinstein
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Managing Director, NBAIM; Portfolio Manager.
   
Richard Werman
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB LLC; Portfolio Manager.
   
Chamaine Williams
Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and Director of Compliance
(Investment Adviser), NB Management
Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman Income Funds; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman Equity Funds; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc.
 
Yulin (Frank) Yao
Managing Director, NB Management
Managing Director, NB Asia; Portfolio Manager.
   
Ping Zhou
Senior Vice President, NB Management
Senior Vice President, NB LLC; Senior Vice President, NBFI; Portfolio Manager.
   
The principal address of NB Management, NB LLC, NBAIM and of each of the investment companies named above, is 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158. The principal address of NBFI is 190 LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

Information as to the directors and officers of NBFI, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of NBFI in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-61757) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of NB LLC, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of NB LLC in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-3908) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of NBAIM, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of NBAIM in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-60730) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Blue Jay Capital Management, LLC, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of Blue Jay Capital Management, LLC in the last two years, is included in its application for
 

registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-79770) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Cloud Gate Capital, LLC, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of Cloud Gate Capital, LLC, LLC in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-80320) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-55244) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of GAMCO Asset Management, Inc., together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of GAMCO Investors, Inc. in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-14132) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Good Hill Partners LP, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of Good Hill Partners LP in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-70244) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Lazard Asset Management LLC, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of Lazard Asset Management LLC in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-61701) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Levin Capital Strategies, LP, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of Levin Capital Strategies, LP in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-65045) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of MacKay Shields LLC, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of MacKay Shields LLC in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-5594) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of SLS Management, LLC, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of SLS Management, LLC in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-78229) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Sound Point Capital Management, L.P., together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of Sound Point Capital Management, L.P. in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-72515) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Information as to the directors and officers of Visium Asset Management, LP, together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the directors and

officers of Visium Asset Management, LP in the last two years, is included in its application for registration as an investment adviser on Form ADV (File No. 801-72280) filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated by reference thereto.

Item 32.
Principal Underwriters.
(a)            NB Management, the principal underwriter distributing securities of the Registrant, is also the principal underwriter and distributor for each of the following investment companies:

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust
 
Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
 
Neuberger Berman Income Funds
 
(b)     Set forth below is information concerning the directors and officers of the Registrant’s principal underwriter.  The principal business address of each of the persons listed is 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158-0180, which is also the address of the Registrant’s principal underwriter.

NAME
POSITIONS AND OFFICES
WITH UNDERWRITER
POSITIONS AND OFFICES
WITH REGISTRANT
Andrew B. Allard
General Counsel and Senior Vice President
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer (only for purposes of sections 307 and 406 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002)
Joseph V. Amato
Chief Investment Officer (Equities) and Managing Director
Trustee
Thanos Bardas
Managing Director
None
John J. Barker
Managing Director
None
Ann H. Benjamin
Managing Director
None
Michael L. Bowyer
Managing Director
None
Claudia A. Brandon
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Executive Vice President and Secretary
David M. Brown
Managing Director
None
David H. Burshtan
Managing Director
None
Stephen Casey
Managing Director
None
Brad E. Cetron
Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Director and Director of Compliance (Broker Dealer)
None
Robert Conti
President and Chief Executive Officer
President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
William R. Covode
Managing Director
None
Timothy Creedon
Managing Director
None
Robert W. D’Alelio
Managing Director
None
Alexandre Da Silva
Senior Vice President
None
James Dempsey
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President
 
None
Rob Drijkoningen
Managing Director
None
Ingrid Dyott
Managing Director
None
Michael Foster
Senior Vice President
None
James Gartland
Managing Director
None
Daniel Geber
Managing Director
None



NAME
POSITIONS AND OFFICES
WITH UNDERWRITER
POSITIONS AND OFFICES
WITH REGISTRANT
Maxine L. Gerson
Secretary and Managing Director
None
Anthony Gleason
Managing Director
None
Jennifer Gorgoll
Managing Director
None
Richard Grau
Senior Vice President
None
Michael C. Greene
Managing Director
None
Ian Haas
Senior Vice President
None
William Hunter
Senior Vice President
None
Fred Ingham
Managing Director
None
James L. Iselin
Managing Director
None
Ajay Jain
Managing Director
None
Andrew A. Johnson
Managing Director
None
Brian Jones
Senior Vice President
None
Gerald Kaminsky
Managing Director
None
Michael Kaminsky
Managing Director
None
Charles Kantor
Managing Director
None
Vera Kartseva
Vice President
None
Hakan Kaya
Senior Vice President
None
Brian Kerrane
Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President
Vice President
Eric Knutzen
Managing Director
None
David Kupperman
Managing Director
None
Sajjad S. Ladiwala
Managing Director
None
Wai Lee
Managing Director
None
David M. Levine
Senior Vice President
None
Richard S. Levine
Managing Director
None
Raoul Luttik
Managing Director
None
Joseph Lynch
Managing Director
None
Jeff Majit
Managing Director
None
Thomas J. Marthaler
Managing Director
None
James F. McAree
Senior Vice President
None
S. Blake Miller
Managing Director
None
Arthur Moretti
Managing Director
None
Richard S. Nackenson
Managing Director
None
Benjamin H. Nahum
Managing Director
None
Thomas P. O’Reilly
Managing Director
None
Alexandra Pomeroy
Managing Director
None
Nish Popat
Managing Director
None
Douglas A. Rachlin
Managing Director
None
Brett S. Reiner
Managing Director
None
Daniel D. Rosenblatt
Managing Director
None
Conrad A. Saldanha
Managing Director
None
Eli M. Salzmann
Managing Director
None
Mindy Schwartzapfel
Senior Vice President
None
Benjamin E. Segal
Managing Director
None
Saurin Shah
Managing Director
None


 
NAME
POSITIONS AND OFFICES
WITH UNDERWRITER
POSITIONS AND OFFICES
WITH REGISTRANT
Steve S. Shigekawa
Managing Director
None
Neil S. Siegel
Managing Director
Vice President
Yves C. Siegel
Managing Director
None
Amit Solomon
Senior Vice President
None
Thomas A. Sontag
Managing Director
None
Mamundi Subhas
Senior Vice President
None
Mark D. Sullivan
Senior Vice President
None
Lihui Tang
Managing Director
None
Bradley C. Tank
Chief Investment Officer (Fixed Income) and Managing Director
None
Kenneth J. Turek
Managing Director
None
Gorky Urquieta
Managing Director
None
Judith M. Vale
Managing Director
None
Bart Van der Made
Managing Director
None
Eric Weinstein
Managing Director
None
Richard Werman
Managing Director
None
Chamaine Williams
Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and Director of Compliance (Investment Adviser)
Chief Compliance Officer
Yulin (Frank) Yao
 
Managing Director
None
Ping Zhou
Senior Vice President
None

(c)  No commissions or other compensation were received directly or indirectly from the Registrant by any principal underwriter who was not an affiliated person of the Registrant.

Item 33.
Location of Accounts and Records.

All accounts, books and other documents, except for the Registrant’s Trust Instrument and By-Laws, minutes of meetings of the Registrant’s Trustees and shareholders and the Registrant’s policies and contracts, required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to the Registrant are maintained at the offices of the Funds’ transfer agent and, except for the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, the Funds’ custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, and, with respect to Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund, are maintained at the offices of the Fund’s custodian, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 14201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75254, and the Fund’s subadvisers at their respective locations shown in the Statement of Additional Information.
The Registrant’s Trust Instrument and By-Laws, minutes of meetings of the Registrant’s Trustees and shareholders and the Registrant’s policies and contracts, are maintained at the offices of the Registrant, 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158-0180.

Item 34.
Management Services.

Other than as set forth in Parts A and B of this Post-Effective Amendment, the Registrant is not a party to any management-related service contract.


Item 35.
Undertakings.

None.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the 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 1933 Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and State of New York on the 2nd day of March, 2015.

 
NEUBERGER BERMAN ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert Conti
 
Name:
Robert Conti
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
Title
Date
 
/s/ Robert Conti
President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
March 2, 2015
Robert Conti
   
     
/s/ John M. McGovern
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
March 2, 2015
John M. McGovern
   
     
/s/ Joseph V. Amato
Trustee
March 2, 2015
Joseph V. Amato*
   
     
/s/ Faith Colish
Trustee
March 2, 2015
Faith Colish*
   
     
/s/ Martha C. Goss
Trustee
March 2, 2015
Martha C. Goss*
   
     
/s/ Michael M. Knetter
Trustee
March 2, 2015
Michael M. Knetter*
   
     
/s/ Howard A. Mileaf
Trustee
March 2, 2015
Howard A. Mileaf*
   
     
/s/ George W. Morriss
Trustee
March 2, 2015
George W. Morriss*
   
     
/s/ Tom D. Seip
Chairman of the Board and Trustee
March 2, 2015
Tom D. Seip*
   
     
/s/ Candace L. Straight
Trustee
March 2, 2015
Candace L. Straight*
   
     
/s/ Peter P. Trapp
Trustee
March 2, 2015
Peter P. Trapp*
   

*Signatures affixed by Franklin H. Na on March 2, 2015, pursuant to a power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 333-122847 and 811-21715, on October 4, 2013.