485BPOS 1 d489211d485bpos.htm THOMAS WHITE FUNDS Thomas White Funds

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2013

Securities Act File No. 033-75138

Investment Company Act File No. 811-08348

 

 

 

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. 35  

x

AND/OR

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940   x
Amendment No. 36  

x

 

 

LORD ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

440 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60605-1028

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(312) 663-8300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

With copy to:

 

Thomas S. White, Jr.   Patrick W. D. Turley
Thomas White International, Ltd.   Dechert LLP
440 South LaSalle Street   1900 K Street, N.W.
Chicago, Illinois 60605-1028   Washington, D.C. 20006
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)  

 

 

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).
¨ 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.

Explanatory Note: This Post-Effective Amendment (“PEA”) No. 35 to the Lord Asset Management Trust (the “Trust”) Registration Statement on Form N-1A hereby incorporates Parts A, B and C from the Trust’s PEA No. 34 on Form N-1A filed February 28, 2013. This PEA No. 35 is filed for the sole purpose of submitting the XBRL exhibit for the risk/return summary first provided in PEA No. 34 to the Trust’s Registration Statement.

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement meets the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia on March 19, 2013.

 

LORD ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST
By:  

Stathy M. White*

  Stathy M. White
  President

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

 

    

Title

 

Date

Thomas S. White, Jr.*

   Chairman of the Board and Trustee   March 19, 2013
Thomas S. White, Jr.     

Stathy M. White*

   President (Principal Executive Officer)   March 19, 2013
Stathy M. White     

David M. Sullivan II*

David M. Sullivan II

   Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   March 19, 2013

James N. Bay, Jr.*

   Trustee   March 19, 2013
James N. Bay, Jr.     

Elizabeth Montgomery*

   Trustee   March 19, 2013
Elizabeth Montgomery     

Robert W. Thomas*

   Trustee   March 19, 2013
Robert W. Thomas     

John N. Venson*

   Trustee   March 19, 2013
John N. Venson     

 

* By:  

/s/ Stephen T. Cohen

  Stephen T. Cohen

As Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed and incorporated by reference.


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

  

Exhibit No.

Instance Document

   EX-101.INS

Schema Document

   EX-101.SCH

Calculation Linkbase Document

   EX-101.CAL

Definition Linkbase Document

   EX-101.DEF

Label Linkbase Document

   EX-101.LAB

Presentation Linkbase Document

   EX-101.PRE