As filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2012
Registration No. 333-148723
Registration No. 811-22172
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. (44)
and/or
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ( X )
Amendment No. (45)
WORLD FUNDS
TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
8730 Stony
Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, VA 23235
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
(804) 267-7400
(Registrants Telephone Number)
The Corporation Trust Co., Corporation Trust
Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and
Address of Agent for Service)
With Copy to:
John H. Lively
The Law Offices of John H. Lively & Associates, Inc.
A member firm of
The 1940 Act Law GroupTM
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310
Leawood, KS 66221
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).
[ ] on ____________ pursuant to paragraph (b).
[ ] 60 days
after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(a).
[ ] on ____________ pursuant to paragraph
(a)(1).
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).
[ ] on (date)
pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to the Trusts Registration Statement on Form N-1A is filed for the sole purpose of submitting the XBRL exhibits for the risk/return summary first provided in Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 filed on October 29, 2012 and incorporates Parts A, B and C from said amendment.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 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 pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to the Registrants Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia on the 19th day of November 2012.
WORLD FUNDS TRUST
By: | /s/ John Pasco, III |
John Pasco, III | |
Chairman of the Board |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date |
*John Pasco, III | Trustee and Chairman | November 19, 2012 |
*Anthony J. Hertl | Trustee | November 19, 2012 |
*David J. Urban | Trustee | November 19, 2012 |
*Mary Lou H. Ivey | Trustee | November 19, 2012 |
*Karen Shupe | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | November 19, 2012 |
*Lauren Jones | Secretary | November 19, 2012 |
*By: /s/ John Pasco, III | |
Attorney-in-fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Index No. | Description of Exhibit | |
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 Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |