As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2011
REGISTRATION NO. 033-63560 and 811-7762
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION
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UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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Pre-Effective Amendment No. |
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Post-Effective
Amendment No. 36 |
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REGISTRATION
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Amendment No. 38 |
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 698-3000
Copy to:
Nathan J. Greene, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10022
APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING
| It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box): | |
| o | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. |
| x | on November 2, 2011 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. |
| o | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485. |
| o | on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485. |
| o | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
| o | on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485. |
The sole purpose of this filing is to delay the effectiveness of the Funds’ Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to its Registration Statement until November 2, 2011. Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Funds’ Registration Statement relates to the Arbitrage Opportunity Fund which was created pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Funds’ Registration Statement filed on June 21, 2011. Parts A, B and C of Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 37 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, filed on September 2, 2011 are incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and the Registration has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York, as of the 30th day of September, 2011.
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/s/ JOHN P. ARNHOLD* |
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JOHN P. ARNHOLD |
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PRESIDENT |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ LISA ANDERSON* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(LISA ANDERSON) |
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/s/ JOHN P. ARNHOLD* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(JOHN P. ARNHOLD) |
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/s/ JEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(JEAN-MARIE EVEILLARD) |
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/s/ CANDACE K. BEINECKE* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(CANDACE K. BEINECKE) |
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/s/ JEAN D. HAMILTON* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(JEAN D. HAMILTON) |
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/s/ JAMES E. JORDAN* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(JAMES E. JORDAN) |
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/s/ WILLIAM M. KELLY* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(WILLIAM M. KELLY) |
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/s/ PAUL J. LAWLER* |
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Trustee |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(PAUL J. LAWLER) |
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/s/ JOSEPH MALONE* |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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September 30, 2011 |
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(JOSEPH MALONE) |
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*By: |
/s/ SUZAN AFIFI |
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SUZAN AFIFI |
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