-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SYN/TMePW4Yzh7lkSPwIq+bCOHCr3Qk2KHgkgVjalYl6ICMNZhV5mxT0oIi5yrM3 ES+E4N4mFSiZkeK2DqS+Mg== 0000950130-96-002293.txt : 19960621 0000950130-96-002293.hdr.sgml : 19960621 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950130-96-002293 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485APOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960620 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VAN ECK FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000768847 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-97596 FILM NUMBER: 96583296 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04297 FILM NUMBER: 96583297 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 99 PARK AVE STREET 2: 8TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126875200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 99 PARK AVE STREET 2: 8TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 485APOS 1 POST EFFECTIVE AMEND. # 44 1933 ACT REGISTRATION NO. 2-97596 1940 ACT REGISTRATION NO. 811-4297 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 44 -AND- REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AMENDMENT NO. 45 VAN ECK FUNDS (EXACT NAME AND TITLE OF REGISTRANT) 99 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE) 212-687-5200 (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER INCLUDING AREA CODE) THADDEUS LESZCZYNSKI, ESQ. - VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORPORATION 99 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016 (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) COPY TO: PHILIP NEWMAN, ESQ., GOODWIN PROCTER & HOAR EXCHANGE PLACE, BOSTON, MA. 02109 __________________________________________________________________ APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING: [ ] TO PARAGRAPH (B), OR [ ] PARAGRAPH (B), OR IMMEDIATELY UPON FILING PURSUANT ON _____ PURSUANT TO [ ] 60 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO [ ] ON _____ PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(1), OR PARAGRAPH (A)(1) OF RULE 485 [X] 75 DAYS AFTER FILING PURSUANT TO [ ] ON _____ PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)(2), OR PARAGRAPH (A)(2) OF RULE 485
____________________________________________________ Registrant has heretofore declared its intention to register an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, of the Gold/Resources Fund, U.S. Government Money Fund, International Investors Gold Fund, Global Income Fund, Asia Dynasty Fund, Global Balanced Fund, Asia Infrastructure Fund, Global Hard Assets Fund and Gold Opportunity Fund series, pursuant to Rule 24f- 2(a)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"). A Rule 24f-2 Notice was filed on or about February 16, 1996 for all series. ___________________________________________ VAN ECK FUNDS FORM N-1A CROSS-REFERENCE PAGE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FROM POST- EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 42 PART A: PROSPECTUS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FROM POST- EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 42 PART B: STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FROM POST- EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 42
PART C OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits --------------------------------- a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS and FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (1) Financial Statements (None) b) EXHIBITS (An * denotes inclusion in this filing and # denotes an item to be filed in a subsequent amendment) (1) Master Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference from Registration Statement No. 2-97596); Form of First Amendment to Master Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference from Registration Statement No. 2-97596); Form of Second Amendment to Master Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1); Form of Third Amendment to Master Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1); Form of Fourth Amendment to Master Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 3); Form of Sixth Amendment to the Master Trust Agreement, adding International Investors as a series of the Trust and establishing investment limitations therefore, respectively (incorporated by reference from Post Effective Amendment No. 17); Form of Seventh Amendment to Master Trust Agreement, adding Short-Term World Income Fund and International Equities Fund as series of the Trust (Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 19). (1)(a) Form of Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement (Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 20); Form of Amendment to the Master Trust Agreement changing the name of Short-Term World Income Fund to Short-Term World Income Fund-C, and changing the name of International Equities Fund to International Growth Fund (Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 20); Form of second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement adding Asia Dynasty Fund as a series of the Trust (Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 23); Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement adding Global Balanced Fund as a series of the Trust and changing the name of International Investors to International Investors Gold Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 28); Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement adding Global SmallCap Fund and Asia Infrastructure Fund as series of the Trust (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 30); Form of Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 35); Form of Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post- effective Amendment No. 35); Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement adding Global Hard Assets Fund as series of the Trust (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 36); Eighth Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement adding Gold Opportunity Fund as series of the Trust (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 37). Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement adding Class B shares to Asia Infrastructure Fund, Global Hard Assets Fund and Gold Opportunity Fund series of the Trust (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 39). 1 # (1)(b) Tenth Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement adding Asia Select Portfolios and Core International Index Fund. (2) By-laws of Registrant (incorporated by reference from Registration Statement No. 2-97596). (3) Not Applicable. (4)(a) Form of certificate of shares of beneficial interest of the World Trends Fund (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1); Forms of certificates of shares of beneficial interest of the Gold/Resources Fund and U.S. Government Money Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1); Form of certificate of shares of beneficial interest of the World Income Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 6). Forms of certificates of shares of beneficial interest of Short-Term World Income Fund-C and International Growth Fund (Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 23); Form of certificate of shares of beneficial interest of Asia Dynasty Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 23); Form of certificate of Class B shares of beneficial interest of Asia Dynasty Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 26); Form of certificate of Class A and Class B shares of beneficial interest of Global Balanced Fund (incorporated by reference from Post- Effective Amendment No. 26); Form of certificate of Class B shares of beneficial interest of World Income Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 29); Certificate of Class A shares of beneficial interest of World Income Fund; Form of Certificate of Class A and Class B shares of beneficial interest of Global SmallCap Fund and Asia Infrastructure Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 30) and Form of Certificate of Class A and Class C shares of beneficial interest of Global Hard Assets Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 33); Form of Certificate of Class A and Class C shares of beneficial interest of Gold Opportunity Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 35); Form of certificate of Class B shares of beneficial interest of Asia Infrastructure Fund, Global Hard Assets Fund and Gold Opportunity Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 39); Form of certificate of Class A and Class B shares of benefiial interest of Asia Select Portfolio (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 41); Form of certificate of shares of beneficial interest of Core International Index Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 42). (4)(b) Instruments defining rights of security holders (See Exhibit (1) above). (5)(a) Advisory Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1. (5)(b) Letter Agreement to add Gold/Resources Fund and U.S. Government Money Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1); Letter Agreement to add World Income Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 6). (5)(c) Form of Advisory Agreement between Van Eck Associates Corporation and Van Eck Funds with respect to Asia Dynasty Fund (Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 23). 2 (5)(d) Advisory Agreement between Van Eck Associates Corporation and Van Eck Funds with respect to Global Balanced Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 31). (5)(e) Letter Agreement to add Global SmallCap Fund and Asia Infrastructure Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 31) and Letter Agreement to add Gold/Resources Fund and International Investors Gold Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 34). (5)(f) Advisory Agreement between Van Eck Associates Corporation and Global Hard Assets Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 36). (5)(g) Form of Letter Agreement to add Gold Opportunity Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 37); Form of Letter Agreement adding Asia Select Portfolios (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 41); Form of Letter Agreement adding Core International Index Fund; (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 42). (5)(h) Sub-Advisory Agreement among AIG Asset Management, Inc., Van Eck Associates Corporation and Van Eck Funds with respect to Asia Dynasty Fund (Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 24); Sub- Advisory Agreement among Fiduciary International, Inc., Van Eck Associates Corporation and Van Eck Funds with respect to Global Balanced Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 27); and Sub- Advisory Agreement among AIG Asset Management, Inc., Van Eck Associates Corporation and Van Eck Funds with respect to Asia Infrastructure Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 30); Form of Sub-Advisory Agreement with AXE Houghton Associates Inc. and Van Eck Associates with respect to Core International Index Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 42). (6)(a) Distribution Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post- Effective Amendment No. 1). (6)(b) Letter Agreement to add Gold/Resources Fund and U.S. Government Money Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1); Letter Agreement to add World Income Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 9); Letter Agreement to add Asia Dynasty Fund (Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No.23). (6)(c) Letter Agreement to add Global SmallCap Fund and Asia Infrastructure Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 31); Letter Agreement to add Gold/Resources Fund-C, International Investors Gold Fund-C, Global SmallCap Fund-C and Asia Infrastructure Fund-C (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 34) and Letter Agreement to add Global Hard Assets Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 36). Form of Letter Agreement to add Gold Opportunity Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 37). Form of Letter Agreement adding Asia Select Portfolios (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 41); Form of Letter Agreement adding Core International Index Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 42). (6)(d) Amendment to Form of Selling Group Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 9). 3 (6)(e) Selling Agency Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post- Effective Amendment No. 12). (7) Form of Deferred Compensation Plan. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 40) (8)(a) Custodian Agreement (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1). (8)(a)(1) Form of Custody Agreement between the Van Eck Funds and Bankers Trust Company (Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 20). (8)(b) Letter Agreement to add Gold/Resources Fund and U.S. Government Money Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1); Letter Agreement to add World Income Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 6). (8)(c) Form of Custody Agreement between the Van Eck Funds and Chase Manhattan Bank (incorporated by reference from Post-effective amendment No. 41) (9)(a) Forms of Procedural Agreement, Customer Agreement and Safekeeping Agreement with Merrill Lynch Futures Inc. utilized by World Income Fund, and Forms of Procedural Agreement, Customer Agreement and Safe Keeping Agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. utilized by World Income Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 9). (9)(b) Commodity Customer's Agreement between World Income Fund and Morgan Stanley & Co. (incorporated by reference from Post Effective Amendment No. 10). (9)(c) Agreement and Plan of Redomicile and Reorganization between the Trust and International Investors Incorporated respecting the reorganization of International Investors Incorporated into the Trust as its fifth series, International Investors. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 17). (9)(d) Form of Accounting and Administrative Services Agreement with respect to Asia Dynasty Fund (Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 23). (9)(e) Accounting and Administrative Services Agreement with respect to Global Balanced Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 31). (9)(f) Letter Agreement to add Global SmallCap Fund and Asia Infrastructure Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 31) and Letter Agreement to add Gold/Resources Fund and International Investors Gold Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment no. 34). Letter Agreement to add Global Hard Assets Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 36). Letter Agreement to add Gold Opportunity Fund (incorprated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 37). (10) Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, including consent, with regard to World Trends Fund (incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1); Opinion Of 4 Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1); Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar with regard to World Income Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 7); Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar and consent with regard to International Investors (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 17); Opinion of Goodwin, Procter and Hoar with regard to Asia Dynasty Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 24); Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar with respect to the issuance of Class B shares of Asia Dynasty Fund and with respect to the issuance of Class A and Class B shares of Global Balanced Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 27); Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar with respect to the issuance of Class A and Class B shares of Asia Infrastructure Fund and Global SmallCap Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 31) and Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, including consent, with regard to the issuance of Class A and Class C shares of Global Hard Assets Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 36). Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, including consent, with regard to the issuance of Class A and Class C shares of Gold Opportunity Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 37). Opinion of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar including consent, with regard to the issuance of Class B shares of Asia Infrastructure Fund, Golf Opportunity Fund and Global Hard Assets Fund (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 40). # (10)(a) Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, on Asia Sector Portfolios and Core International Index Fund. (11) Not Applicable (12) Not Applicable. (13) Not Applicable. (14)(a) Forms of prototype "Keogh" and 403(b)(7) Plans utilized by registrant (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 10). (14)(b) Registrant's revised form of IRA Plan (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 10). (14)(c) Registrant's form of Simplified Employee Plan (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 10). (14)(d) Amendments to the Retirement Plan for Self-Employed Individuals, Partnerships and Corporation using shares of Van Eck Funds and International Investors Incorporated; Profit Sharing Plan Adoption Agreement. (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 14). (15) Plan of Distribution with respect to International Growth Fund and Asia Dynasty Fund Incorporated by reference form Post-effective Amendment No. 23). Form of Plan of Distribution with respect to Class B shares of Asia Dynasty Fund (Incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 25). Form of Plan of Distribution with respect to Global Balanced Fund (Class A and B) and World Income Fund (Class B) (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 26). Letter Agreement to add Global SmallCap Fund (Class A) and Asia Infrastructure Fund (Class A) (incorporated by reference 5 Gold/Resources Fund (Class C), International Investors Gold Fund (Class C), Global (Class A) (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 36). Form of Letter Agreement to add Gold Opportunity Fund (Class A and Class C) and Letter Agreement to add Global Hard Assets Fund (Class C) (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 37. Form of Plan of Distribution with respect to Asia Infrastructure Fund (Class B), Global Hard Assets Fund (Class B) and Gold Opportunity Fund (Class B) (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 39). Form of Letter Agreement to add Asia Select Portfolios (incorporated by reference from Post-effective Amendment No. 41). (16) Not applicable. (17) Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 5). (18) Form of plan entered into pursuant to Rule 18f-3. ITEM 25. Persons controlled by or under common control with Registrant ------------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable. ITEM 26. Number of Holders of Securities ------------------------------- Not Applicable. ITEM 27. Indemnification --------------- Reference is made to Article VI of the Master Trust Agreement of the Registrant, as amended, previously filed as Exhibit (1) to the Registration Statement. Insofar as indemnification by the Registrant for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers, underwriters 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 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification is 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 against the Registrant by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. ITEM 28. Business and other Connections of Investment Adviser ---------------------------------------------------- Reference is made to the caption "Management" in the Prospectus and to the captions "The Distributor" and "Trustees and Officers" in the Statement of Additional Information. ITEM 29. Principal Underwriters ---------------------- (a) Van Eck Securities Corporation, principal underwriter for the Registrant, also distributes shares of Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust. 6 (b) The following table presents certain information with respect to each director and officer of Van Eck Securities Corporation:
Name and Principal Position and Offices Position and Office Business Address with Underwriter with Registrant - ---------------- -------------------- ------------------- John C. van Eck Chairman, President Chairman and 99 Park Avenue and CEO President New York, NY 10016 Sigrid S. van Eck Director, V.P. and None 270 River Road Assistant Treasurer Briarcliff Manor, NY Fred M. van Eck Director Trustee 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Derek van Eck Director Executive V.P. 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Jan van Eck Director and None 99 Park Avenue Executive Vice President New York, NY 10016 Michael G. Doorley Senior Vice President, Chief Vice President 99 Park Avenue Financial Officer, Treasurer and New York, NY 10016 Controller Thaddeus Leszczynski Vice President Vice President/Secretary 99 Park Avenue General Counsel and Secretary New York, NY 10016 Stephen Ilnitzki Chief Operating Officer None 99 Park Avenue New York, New York Bruce J. Smith Senior Managing Director, Vice President and 99 Park Avenue Portfolio Accounting Treasurer New York, NY 10016 Joseph P. DiMaggio None Controller 99 Park Avenue New York, NY Keith Fletcher Senior Managing Director, Marketing None 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016
7 Susan C. Lashley Managing Director, Operations Vice President 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Robin Kunhardt Director, Product Management None 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016
(c) Not Applicable Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records -------------------------------- The following table sets forth information as to the location of accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules promulgated thereunder. Accounts, books and documents listed by reference to specific subsection of 17 CFR 270 31a-1 Person in Possession and to 31a-3 Address - -------- ------- 31a-1(b)(1) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(b)(2)(i) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(b)(2)(ii) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(b)(2)(iii) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(b)(2)(iv) DST Systems, Inc. 21 West Tenth Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105 31a-1(b)(3) Not Applicable 31a-1(b)(4) Thaddeus Leszczynski Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 8 31a-1(b)(5) AXE Houghton Associates, Inc. Royal Executive Park 4 International Drive Rye Brook, NY 10573 AIG Investment Corp (Asia) Ltd. A.I.A. Building 1 Stubbs Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Fiduciary International, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 31a-1(b)(6) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(b)(7) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(b)(8) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(b)(9) AXE Houghton Associates, Inc. Royal Executive Park 4 International Drive Rye Brook, NY 10573 AIG Investment Corp (Asia) Ltd. A.I.A. Building 1 Stubbs Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Fiduciary International, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 31a-1(b)(10) AXE Houghton Associates, Inc. Royal Executive Park 4 International Drive Rye Brook, NY 10573 AIG Investment Corp (Asia) Ltd. A.I.A. Building 1 Stubbs Road Wanchai, Hong Kong 9 Fiduciary International, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 31a-1(b)(11) AXE Houghton Associates, Inc. Royal Executive Park 4 International Drive Rye Brook, NY 10573 AIG Investment Corp (Asia) Ltd. A.I.A. Building 1 Stubbs Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Fiduciary International, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 31a-1(b)(12) AXE Houghton Associates, Inc. Royal Executive Park 4 International Drive Rye Brook, NY 10573 AIG Investment Corp (Asia) Ltd. A.I.A. Building 1 Stubbs Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Fiduciary International, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(c) Not Applicable 31a-1(d) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-1(e) Not Applicable 31a-1(f) Michael G. Doorley Van Eck Associates Corporation 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 10 31a-2(a)(1) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Funds 99 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 DST Systems, Inc. 21 West Tenth Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105 AXE Houghton Associates, Inc. Royal Executive Park 4 International Drive Rye Brook, NY 10573 AIG Investment Corp (Asia) Ltd. A.I.A. Building 1 Stubbs Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Fiduciary International, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 31a-2(b) Not Applicable 31a-2(c) Bruce J. Smith Van Eck Securities Corporation 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-2(d) Not Applicable 31a-2(e) Michael G. Doorley Van Eck Associates Corporation 99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 31a-3 Not Applicable Item 31. Management Services ------------------- None Item 32. Undertakings ------------ None 11 SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 20th day of June, 1996. VAN ECK FUNDS By: _________________________________ John C. van Eck, President and CEO Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature Title Date ___________________ President, Chairman / / John C. van Eck and Chief Exec. Officer ___________________ Vice President and / / Bruce J. Smith Treasurer /s/ Jeremy Biggs* ___________________ Trustee / / Jeremy Biggs /s/ Richard Cowell* ___________________ Trustee / / Richard Cowell /s/ Wesley G. McCain* ___________________ Trustee / / Wesley G. McCain /s/ Ralph F. Peters* ___________________ Trustee / / Ralph F. Peters /s/ Rodger A. Lawson* ___________________ Trustee / / Rodger A. Lawson /s/ David J. Olderman* ___________________ Trustee / / David J. Olderman
/s/ Richard Stamberger* ___________________ Trustee / / Richard Stamberger /s/ Fred M. van Eck* ___________________ Trustee / / Fred M. van Eck
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