485BPOS 1 filing1862.htm PRIMARY DOCUMENT

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2013

 

File Nos. 333-104602 and 811-07876

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

 

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Post-Effective Amendment No.

12

[X]

 

and/or

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

 

Amendment No.

16

[X]

 

Templeton China World Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

300 S.E. 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1923

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (954)527-7500

 

CRAIG S. TYLE, ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906

(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)

 

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 (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

[ ]

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

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

 

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, 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 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Fort Lauderdale and the State of Florida, on the 4th day of January, 2013.

 

                    Templeton China World Fund

                (Registrant)

 

 

                 By: /s/ ROBERT C. ROSSELOT

                    Robert C. Rosselot,

                    Vice President and

                    Secretary

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARK MOBIUS*

 

 

 

 

Mark Mobius

 

President and Chief Executive Officer – Investment Management

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAURA F. FERGERSON*

 

 

 

 

Laura F. Fergerson

 

Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARK H. OTANI*

 

 

 

 

Mark H. Otani

 

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HARRIS J. ASHTON*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Harris J. Ashton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANN TORRE BATES*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Ann Torre Bates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANK J. CROTHERS*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Frank J. Crothers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDITH E. HOLIDAY*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Edith E. Holiday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHARLES B. JOHNSON*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Charles B. Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREGORY E. JOHNSON*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Gregory E. Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. MICHAEL LUTTIG*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

J. Michael Luttig

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID W. NIEMIEC*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

David W. Niemiec

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANK A. OLSON*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Frank A. Olson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LARRY D. THOMPSON*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Larry D. Thompson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTANTINE D.

TSERETOPOULOS*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Constantine D. Tseretopoulos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROBERT E. WADE*

 

Trustee

 

Dated: January 4, 2013

Robert E. Wade

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

*By: /s/ ROBERT C. ROSSELOT

 Robert C. Rosselot

 Attorney-in-Fact 

    (Pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed)

 


 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

Index No.

Description of Exhibit

 

 

EX-101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

EX-101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

EX-101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

 

EX-101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase

 

 

EX-101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase