-----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, Kp3Eal/Cr7AJU09I4AmoCPVsTjiYTyBoIft+z1AqLERRiWM6e3SPjMo2wUIfFT59 +mHMs2TlS3SQRM0Gwe4fYg== 0000899681-08-000617.txt : 20080528 0000899681-08-000617.hdr.sgml : 20080528 20080527202528 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899681-08-000617 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080528 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080527 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080528 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Advantage Funds, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914775 IRS NUMBER: 133851784 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-51061 FILM NUMBER: 08862138 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE 8TH FLOOR WEST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226754 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FOCUS FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940304 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931116 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Advantage Funds, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914775 IRS NUMBER: 133851784 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07123 FILM NUMBER: 08862139 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE 8TH FLOOR WEST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226754 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FOCUS FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940304 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931116 0000914775 S000000461 Dreyfus Premier Midcap Value Fund C000001288 Class A DMCVX C000064720 Class C C000064721 Class I C000064722 Class T 485BPOS 1 advanfunds-485bpos_052708.htm 485BPOS

Securities Act File No. 33-51061
Investment Company Act File No. 811-7123

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933          x

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.             o

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 81       x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940         x

AMENDMENT NO. 81         x

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)


ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy To:

David Stephens, Esq.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
180 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (b)
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
on (DATE) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
    _     this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

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This Post-Effective Amendment consists of the following:

(1) Facing Sheet of the Registration Statement

(2) Part C to the Registration Statement (including signature page).

Parts A and B are incorporated herein by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 80 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-51061; 811-7123), filed on May 27, 2008 (“Post-Effective Amendment No. 80”).

This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed solely to include the consent of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, Exhibit (j) to this Registration Statement on Form N-1A, which was inadvertently omitted from Post-Effective Amendment No. 80.

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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 23. Exhibits:

(a)(1)

Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and Articles of Amendment are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on December 22, 1993, Exhibit (1)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 27, 1995, Exhibit (a)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 2, 2001, and Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 27, 2006.


(a)(2)

Registrant's Articles Supplementary are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 80 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on May 27, 2008 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 80").

 
(a)(3) Registrant's Articles of Amendment are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 80.

(b)

Registrant's Amended and Restated By-Laws are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 27, 2007.


(d)(1)

Management Agreement, as revised is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to the Registration Statement, filed on December 13, 2007.


(d)(2) Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed December 10, 2007.

(e)(1) Distribution Agreement, as revised is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to the Registration Statement, filed on December 13, 2007.

(e)(2)

Forms of Services Agreement are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on April 27, 2007.


(e)(3)

Form of Supplement to Service Agreements is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 28, 2007.


(f)

Not Applicable.


(g)(1)

Amended and Restated Custody Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (8)(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on September 27, 1995.


(h)

Shareholder Services Plan, as revised, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 80.


(i)

Opinion and consent of Registrant's counsel is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (i) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 25, 2000.


(j)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*


(m) Rule 12b-1 Plan, as revised, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (m) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 80.

(n) Rule 18f-3 Plan, as revised, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 80.

(p)

Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 28, 2007.


  Other Exhibits

(a)

Power of Attorney is incorporated by reference to Other Exhibits (a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement, filed on April 14, 2000.


(b)

Certificate of Assistant Secretary is incorporated by reference to Other Exhibits (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 to the Registration Statement, filed on February 28, 2007.


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* Filed herewith.

Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant:

None.

Item25. Indemnification:

The Registrant's charter documents set forth the circumstances under which indemnification shall be provided to any past or present Board member or officer of the Registrant. The Registrant also has entered into a separate agreement with each of its Board members that describes the conditions and manner in which the Registrant indemnifies each of its Board members against all liabilities incurred by them (including attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses, settlements, fines and penalties), or which may be threatened against them, as a result of being or having been a Board member of the Registrant. These indemnification provisions are subject to applicable state law and to the limitation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that no board member or officer of a fund may be protected against liability for willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard for the duties of his or her office. Reference is hereby made to the following:

Article VI of the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and any amendments thereto, Article VIII of registrant's Amended and restated By-Laws, Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, and Section 1.9 of the Distribution Agreement.

Item 26(a). Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:

The Dreyfus Corporation and subsidiary companies comprise a financial service organization whose business consists primarily of providing investment management services as the investment adviser and manager for sponsored investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and as an investment adviser to institutional and individual accounts. Dreyfus also serves as sub-investment adviser to and/or administrator of other investment companies. MBSC Securities Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, serves primarily as a registered broker-dealer and distributor of other investment companies advised and administered by Dreyfus. Dreyfus Investment Advisors, Inc., another wholly-owned subsidiary, provides investment management services to various pension plans, institutions and individuals.

Officers and Directors of Investment Adviser

Name and Position  

With Dreyfus

 

Other Businesses

 

Position Held

 

Dates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Baum

Chief Executive Officer

and Director

 

MBSC Securities Corporation++

 

Director

Executive Vice President

 

6/07 – Present

6/07 - Present

 

 

Dreyfus Service Corporation++

 

Director

 

8/06 - 6/07

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President

 

3/06 - 6/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scudder Investments

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

7/02 - 1/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scudder Distributors, Inc.

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

 

President

Chief Executive Officer

 

7/02 - 1/05

7/02 - 1/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. Charles Cardona

President and Director

 

Dreyfus Investment Advisors, Inc.++

 

Chairman of the Board

 

2/02 - Present

 

 

Boston Safe Advisors, Inc.++

 

Director

 

10/01 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC Securities Corporation++

 

Executive Vice President

Director

 

2/97 – Present

8/00 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diane P. Durnin

Vice Chair and Director

 

Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc. ++

MBSC Securities Corporation**

 

Director

Executive Vice President

Director

 

4/02 – Present

2/97 – Present

8/00 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Little

Chair of the Board

 

Mellon Global Investments

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

5/02 – Present

5/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Fund Managers Limited

 

Director

 

5/03 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Investments (Holdings) Ltd.

 

Director

 

9/03 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Investing Corp.

 

Director

 

5/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon International Investment Corp.

 

Director

 

4/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Overseas Investment Corp.

 

Director

 

12/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamon Investment Group PTE Ltd.

 

Director

 

3/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Chile Holdings, S.A.

 

Director

 

7/03 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Funds, plc

 

Director

 

12/00 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Management Ltd.

 

Director

 

11/00 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Investments Japan Ltd.

 

Director

 

6/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universal Liquidity Funds, plc

 

Director

 

11/00 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pareto Investment Management Ltd.

 

Director

 

11/04 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Investments (Asia) Ltd.

 

Director

 

5/01 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Investments Australia Ltd.

 

Director

 

10/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Australia Ltd.

 

Director

 

7/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Alternative Strategies Ltd.

 

Director

 

10/04 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NSP Financial Services Group Pty Ltd.

 

Director

 

12/01 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiahan Ltd.

 

Director

 

12/01 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phillip N. Maisano

Director, Vice Chair and

Chief Investment Officer

 

Mellon Financial Corporation+

 

Senior Vice President

 

4/06 – Present

 

 

EACM Advisors LLC

200 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854-1940

 

Chairman of Board

Chief Executive Officer

 

8/04 – Present

8/04 - 5/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founders Asset Management LLC****

 

Member, Board of Managers

 

11/06 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standish Mellon Asset Management

Company, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02211

 

Board Member

 

12/06 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Capital Management Corporation***

 

Director

 

12/06 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Equity Associates, LLP*

 

Board Member

 

12/06 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newton Management Limited

 

Board Member

 

12/06 - Present

 

 

London, England

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC*

 

Board Member

 

12/06 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mitchell E. Harris

Director

 

Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02211

 

Chairman

Chief Executive Officer

Member, Board of Managers

 

2/05 – Present

8/04 – Present

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palomar Management

London, England

 

Director

 

12/97 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palomar Management Holdings Limited

London, England

 

Director

 

12/97 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pareto Investment Management Limited

London, England

 

Director

 

9/04 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAM (DE) Trust+++++

 

President

Member of Board of Trustees

 

10/05 - 1/07

10/05 - 1/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAM (MA) Holding Trust+++++

 

President

Member of Board of Trustees

 

10/05 - 1/07

10/05 - 1/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald P. O’Hanley

Vice Chair and Director

 

Mellon Financial Corporation+

 

Vice Chairman

 

6/01 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Bank, N.A.+

 

Vice Chairman

 

6/01 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Growth Advisors, LLC*

 

Board Member

 

1/02 - 7/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBC General Partner, LLC*

 

President

 

7/03 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standish Mellon Asset Management

Holdings, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02211

 

Board Member

 

7/01 - 7/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02211

 

Board Member

 

7/01 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC*

 

Director

 

12/00 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC*

 

Director

 

4/97 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pareto Partners (NY)

505 Park Avenue

NY, NY 10022

 

Partner Representative

 

2/00 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buck Consultants, Inc.++

 

Director

 

7/97 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newton Management Limited

London, England

 

Executive Committee

Member

Director

 

10/98 – Present

 

10/98 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Investments Japan Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan

 

Non-Resident Director

 

11/98 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBCAM Holdings, LLC*

 

Director

 

1/98 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income (MA) Trust*

 

Trustee

 

6/03 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income (DE) Trust*

 

Trustee

 

6/03 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pareto Partners

271 Regent Street

London, England W1R 8PP

 

Partner Representative

 

5/97 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Capital Management Corporation***

 

Director

 

2/97 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certus Asset Advisors Corp.**

 

Director

 

2/97 - 7/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Bond Associates, LLP+

 

Executive Committee Member

Chairman

 

1/98 - 7/03

1/98 - 7/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Equity Associates, LLP+

 

Executive Committee Member

Chairman

 

1/98 - Present

1/98 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Global Investing Corp.*

 

Director

Chairman

Chief Executive Officer

 

5/97 – Present

5/97 – Present

5/97 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott E. Wennerholm

Director

 

Mellon Capital Management Corporation***

 

Director

 

10/05 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newton Management Limited

London, England

 

Director

 

1/06 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pareto Investment Management Limited

London, England

 

Director

 

3/06 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Equity Associates, LLP+

 

Executive Committee Member

 

10/05 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02211

 

Member, Board of Managers

 

10/05 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Boston Company Holding, LLC*

 

Member, Board of Managers

 

4/06 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Bank, N.A.+

 

Senior Vice President

 

10/05 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Trust of New England, N.A.*

 

Director

Senior Vice President

 

4/06 - Present

10/05 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAM (DE) Trust+++++

 

Member of Board of Trustees

 

1/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAM (MA) Holding Trust*

 

Member of Board of Trustees

 

1/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. David Officer

Vice Chair and Director

 

MBSC Securities Corporation++

 

President

Director

 

3/00 – Present

3/99 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC, LLC++

 

Manager, Board of Managers

President

 

4/02 – Present

4/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Safe Advisors, Inc. ++

 

Director

 

10/01 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. ++

 

Chairman and Director

 

2/02 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.++

 

Director

 

3/99 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.++

 

Director

 

5/98 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc.++

 

Director

 

10/98 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Residential Funding Corp. +

 

Director

 

4/97 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Bank, N.A.+

 

Executive Vice President

 

2/94 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon United National Bank

1399 SW 1st Ave., Suite 400

Miami, Florida

 

Director

 

3/98 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Financial Services Corp. +

 

Director

Chairman

Chief Executive Officer

 

9/96 - 4/02

6/99 - 4/02

6/99 - 4/02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Investment Services Company LLC+

 

Manager

Chairman

Chief Executive Officer

 

11/01 - 12/02

11/01 - 12/02

11/01 - 12/02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrice M. Kozlowski

Senior Vice President -

Corporate

Communications

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Pierce

Controller

 

Lighthouse Growth Advisors LLC++

 

Member, Board of Managers

Vice President and

Treasurer

 

7/05 - 9/05

7/05 - 9/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dreyfus Trust Company+++

 

Chief Financial Officer

Treasurer

 

7/05 - Present

7/05 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC, LLC++

 

Chief Financial Officer

Manager, Board of Managers

 

7/05 - 6/07

7/05 - 6/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC Securities Corporation++

 

Director

Chief Financial Officer

 

6/07 – Present

6/07 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Service Corporation++

 

Director

Chief Financial Officer

Senior Vice President -

Finance

Vice President - Finance

 

7/05 - 6/07

7/05 - 6/07

1/05 - 7/05


3/03 - 1/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founders Asset Management, LLC****

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

7/06 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation++

 

Treasurer

 

7/05 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.++

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

7/05 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.++

 

Treasurer

 

7/05 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc.++

 

Treasurer

 

4/99 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph W. Connolly

Chief Compliance Officer

 

The Dreyfus Family of Funds ++

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mellon Funds Trust ++

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Investment Advisors, Inc. ++

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighthouse Growth Advisors, LLC ++

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC, LLC ++

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC Securities Corporation ++

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Service Corporation ++

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

10/04 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Securities Services +

 

First Vice President

 

11/01 - 2/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Mayo

Vice President -

Information Systems

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theodore A. Schachar

Vice President - Tax

 

Lighthouse Growth Advisors LLC++

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

9/02 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Service Corporation++

 

Vice President - Tax

 

10/96 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC, LLC++

 

Vice President - Tax

 

4/02 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation ++

 

Chairman

President

 

6/99 - Present

6/99 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Investment Advisors, Inc.++

 

Vice President - Tax

 

10/96 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.++

 

Vice President - Tax

 

10/96 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John E. Lane

Vice President

 

A P Colorado, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P East, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P Management, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P Properties, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P Rural Land, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allomon Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBC Investments Corporation +

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC Securities Corporation++

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MELDEL Leasing Corporation Number 2, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Capital Management Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Financial Services Corporation #1+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Financial Services Corporation #4+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon International Leasing Company+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Leasing Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 – Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Trust Company of Illinois+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFS Leasing Corp.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMIP, LLC+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pontus, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeanne M. Login

Vice President

 

A P Colorado, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P East, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P Management, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P Properties, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

Estate and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P Rural Land, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

Estate and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allomon Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

Estate and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APT Holdings Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

 

8/07 – Present

 

 

 

 

Estate and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNY Investment Management Services LLC ++++

 

Vice President - Real

 

1/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

Estate and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBC Investments Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

Estate and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC Securities Corporation++

 

Vice President - Real

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

Estate and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MELDEL Leasing Corporation Number 2, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Capital Management Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Financial Services Corporation #1+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Financial Services Corporation #4+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon International Leasing Company+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Leasing Corporation+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mellon Trust Company of Illinois+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFS Leasing Corp.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMIP, LLC+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

8/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pontus, Inc.+

 

Vice President - Real

Estate and Leases

 

7/07 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Bitetto

Secretary

 

The TruePenny Corporation++

 

Secretary

 

9/98 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBSC Securities Corporation++

 

Assistant Secretary

 

8/98 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Investment Advisors, Inc.++

 

Assistant Secretary

 

7/98 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.++

 

Assistant Secretary

 

7/98 - Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation++

 

Vice President and Director

 

2/02 - Present

*

The address of the business so indicated is One Boston Place, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108.

 

 

**

The address of the business so indicated is One Bush Street, Suite 450, San Francisco, California 94104.

 

 

***

The address of the business so indicated is 595 Market Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, California 94105

 

 

****

The address of the business so indicated is 2930 East Third Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80206.

 

 

+

The address of the business so indicated is One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258

 

 

++

The address of the business so indicated is 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.

 

 

+++

The address of the business so indicated is 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144

 

Item 27. Principal Underwriters:
 
(a)           Other investment companies for which Registrant's principal underwriter (exclusive distributor) acts as principal underwriter or exclusive distributor:
 

1. Advantage Funds, Inc.
2. CitizensSelect Funds
3. Dreyfus A Bonds Plus, Inc.
4. Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc.
5. Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
6. Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Mortgage Securities Fund
7. Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
8. Dreyfus Bond Funds, Inc.
9. Dreyfus California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
10. Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
11. Dreyfus Cash Management
12. Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc.
13. Dreyfus Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
14. Dreyfus Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
15. Dreyfus Fixed Income Securities
16. Dreyfus Florida Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
17. Dreyfus Florida Municipal Money Market Fund
18. Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc.
19. The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated
20. Dreyfus GNMA Fund, Inc.
21. Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
22. Dreyfus Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
23. Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.
24. Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc.
25. Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Funds
26. Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund
27. Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Funds
28. Dreyfus Insured Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
29. Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
30. Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.
31. Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc.
32. Dreyfus Investment Portfolios
33. The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.
34. The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust
35. The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
36. Dreyfus LifeTime Portfolios, Inc.
37. Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.
38. Dreyfus Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
39. Dreyfus Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund
40. Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.
41. Dreyfus Money Market Instruments, Inc.
42. Dreyfus Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
43. Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus
44. Dreyfus Municipal Funds, Inc.
45. Dreyfus Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
46. Dreyfus New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
47. Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
48. Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management
49. Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
50. Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund
51. Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
52. Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Intermediate Term Fund
53. Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Long Term Fund
54. Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
55. Dreyfus Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
56. Dreyfus Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund
57. Dreyfus Premier California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
58. Dreyfus Premier Equity Funds, Inc.
59. Dreyfus Premier Fixed Income Funds
60. Dreyfus Premier International Funds, Inc.
61. Dreyfus Premier GNMA Fund
62. Dreyfus Premier Manager Funds I
63. Dreyfus Premier Manager Funds II
64. Dreyfus Premier Municipal Bond Fund
65. Dreyfus Premier New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
66. Dreyfus Premier New York Municipal Bond Fund
67. Dreyfus Premier Opportunity Funds
68. Dreyfus Premier State Municipal Bond Fund
69. Dreyfus Premier Stock Funds
70. The Dreyfus Premier Third Century Fund, Inc.
71. The Dreyfus Premier Value Equity Funds
72. Dreyfus Premier Worldwide Growth Fund, Inc.
73. Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund
74. Dreyfus Premier Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
75. The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
76. Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.
77. Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Funds
78. Dreyfus Treasury & Agency Cash Management
79. Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management
80. Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
81. Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc.
82. General California Municipal Money Market Fund
83. General Government Securities Money Market Funds, Inc.
84. General Money Market Fund, Inc.
85. General Municipal Money Market Funds, Inc.
86. General New York Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
87. General New York Municipal Money Market Fund
88. BNY Mellon Funds Trust
89. Strategic Funds, Inc.
90. Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds



(b)

    Name and Principal
      Business Address
    Positions and Offices with the Distributor Positions and Offices
  with the Registrant
     
J. David Officer * President and Director President
Jon R. Baum* Executive Vice President and Director None
Ken Bradle ** Executive Vice President None
J. Charles Cardona * Executive Vice President and Director None
Robert G. Capone***** Executive Vice President and Director None
Mark A. Keleher***** Executive Vice President None
William H. Maresca * Executive Vice President None
Timothy M. McCormick* Executive Vice President None
David K. Mossman**** Executive Vice President None
James Neiland* Executive Vice President None
Sean O' Neil**** Executive Vice President None
Irene Papadoulis ** Executive Vice President and Director None
Noreen Ross * Executive Vice President None
Gary Pierce * Chief Financial Officer and Director None
Sue Ann Cormack ** Senior Vice President None
Marc S. Isaacson** Senior Vice President None
Matthew Perrone ** Executive Vice President None
Bradley J. Skapyak * Senior Vice President None
Ronald Jamison* Chief Legal Officer and Secretary None
Joseph W. Connolly* Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer
Stephen Storen * Chief Compliance Officer None
Maria Georgopoulos * Vice President - Facilities Management None
William Germenis * Vice President - Compliance AML Compliance Officer
Jill Gill* Vice President None
Tracy Hopkins * Vice President None
Mary Merkle * Vice President - Compliance None
Jennifer M. Mills* Vice President - Compliance None
Paul Molloy * Vice President None
James Muir * Vice President - Compliance None
Anthony Nunez * Vice President - Finance None
David Ray *** Vice President None
Theodore A. Schachar * Vice President - Tax None
William Schalda * Vice President None
John Shea* Vice President - Finance None
Susan Verbil* Vice President - Finance None
William Verity* Vice President - Finance None
James Windels * Vice President Treasurer
James Bitetto * Assistant Secretary VP and Assistant Secretary
Ken Christoffersen *** Assistant Secretary None

* Principal business address is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
** Principal business address is 144 Glenn Curtiss Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11556-0144.
*** Principal business address is 210 University Blvd., Suite 800, Denver, CO 80206.
**** Principal business address is One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15258.

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records:

1. The Bank of New York
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286

2. DST Systems, Inc.
1055 Broadway
Kansas City, Missouri 64105

3. The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166

Item 29. Management Services:

Not Applicable.

Item 30. Undertakings:

None.




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 the Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 27th day of May, 2008.

ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC.


By: /s/ J. David Officer*                     
      J. David Officer
      President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Name Title Date

/s/ J. David Officer*
J. David Officer

President (Principal Executive Officer)

May 27, 2008
     
/s/ James Windels*
James Windels
Treasurer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
May 27, 2008
     
/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino*
Joseph S. DiMartino
Chairman of the Board May 27, 2008
     
/s/ Peggy C. Davis*
Peggy C. Davis
Board Member May 27, 2008
     
/s/ David P. Feldman*
David P. Feldman
Board Member May 27, 2008
     
/s/ James F. Henry*
James F. Henry
Board Member May 27, 2008
     
/s/ Ehud Houminer*
Ehud Houminer
Board Member May 27, 2008
     
/s/ Gloria Messinger*
Gloria Messinger
Board Member May 27, 2008
     
/s/ Martin Peretz*
Martin Peretz
Board Member May 27, 2008
     
/s/ Anne Wexler*
Anne Wexler
Board Member May 27, 2008

*By: /s/ Michael A. Rosenberg
        Michael A. Rosenberg
        Attorney-in-Fact

 

Exhibit Index

   

(j)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


 

 

 

EX-99 2 advanfunds-ex99j_052708.htm EXHIBIT 99(J)

 

 

 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus and “Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statement of Additional Information, and to the use of our report dated October 17, 2007 on Dreyfus Premier Midcap Value Fund (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.), which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Dreyfus Premier Midcap Value Fund  (one of the series comprising Advantage Funds, Inc.).

 

 

 

 

/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

 

 

New York, New York

May 27, 2008

 

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