DEL AM 1 ivy_delam.htm PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENTS As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2003 Registration No. 333-103880 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-14 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X] Pre-Effective Amendment No. __1_ [ ] Post Effective Amendment No. ____ (Check appropriate Box or Boxes) Ivy Fund* (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 925 South Federal Highway Suite 600 Boca Raton, Florida 33432 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 1-800-456-5111 (Area Code and Telephone Number) Kristen A. Richards P. O. Box 29217 Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217 (Name and address of Agent for Service) Copies to: Robert R. Leveille Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC Three First National Plaza Suite 3300 Chicago, IL 60602 Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933. Title of Securities Being Registered: Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value per share The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. An indefinite amount of the Registrant's securities has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In reliance upon such Rule, no filing fee is being paid at this time. *On behalf of the Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund ________________________________________________________________________ This Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2003, incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B, and C of such Registration Statement. ________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURES As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the city of Overland Park, and the state of Kansas on the 4th day of April, 2003. IVY FUND By: /s/ Henry J. Hermann* ------------------------ Henry J. Hermann, President As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Name Title Date /s/ Keith A. Tucker* Chairman of the Board and April 4, 2003 ------------------- Trustee Keith A. Tucker /s/ Henry J. Hermann* Trustee and President April 4, 2003 ------------------- Henry J. Hermann /s/ Theodore W. Howard* Vice President and April 4, 2003 ------------------- Assistant Treasurer Theodore W. Howard /s/ Jarold W. Boettcher* Trustee April 4, 2003 ------------------- Jarold W. Boettcher /s/ James D. Gressett* Trustee April 4, 2003 ------------------- James D. Gressett /s/ Joseph Harroz, Jr.* Trustee April 4, 2003 ------------------- Joseph Harroz, Jr. /s/ Glendon E. Johnson, Jr.* Trustee April 4, 2003 ------------------- Glendon E. Johnson, Jr. /s/ Eleanor B. Schwartz* Trustee April 4, 2003 ------------------- Eleanor B. Schwartz /s/ Michael G. Smith* Trustee April 4, 2003 ------------------- Michael G. Smith /s/ Edward M. Tighe* Trustee April 4, 2003 ------------------- Edward M. Tighe * By: /s/ Kristen A. Richards -------------------- Kristen A. Richards Attorney-in-Fact Attest: /s/ Daniel C. Schulte -------------------- Daniel C. Schulte Assistant Secretary