As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2018

Securities Act File No. 002-28157

Investment Company Act File No. 811-01596

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	o
Post-Effective Amendment No. 75	x
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 53	x

FPA CAPITAL FUND, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

(310)473-0225

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

J. RICHARD ATWOOD, PRESIDENT

FPA CAPITAL FUND, INC.

11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025

(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

COPY TO:

MARK D. PERLOW, ESQ.

DECHERT LLP

ONE BUSH STREET

SUITE 1600

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement

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

ximmediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

oon                    pursuant to paragraph (b)

o60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

oon [    ] pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

o75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

oon               pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

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

Title of Securities being Registered:  Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value

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 Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on the 9th day of August, 2018.

FPA CAPITAL FUND, INC.
By:	/s/ J. Richard Atwood
	J. Richard Atwood
	President

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

Signatures		Title	Date
/s/ J. Richard Atwood		Director and President	August 9, 2018
J. Richard Atwood		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ E. Lake Setzler III		Treasurer	August 9, 2018
E. Lake Setzler III		(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Sandra Brown*		Director	August 9, 2018
Sandra Brown
/s/ Mark L. Lipson*		Director	August 9, 2018
Mark L. Lipson
/s/ Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.*		Director	August 9, 2018
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.
/s/ A. Robert Pisano*		Director	August 9, 2018
A. Robert Pisano
/s/ Patrick B. Purcell*		Director	August 9, 2018
Patrick B. Purcell
/s/ Allan M. Rudnick*		Director	August 9, 2018
Allan M. Rudnick
* By:	/s/ J. Richard Atwood
	J. Richard Atwood
	as Attorney-in-Fact

*Powers of Attorney were filed as Exhibit (q) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N–1A filed on July 28, 2017 and are incorporated herein by reference.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Document
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase