As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2017
File No. 33-12988
811-05088
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ☐ | |||
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ☐ | |||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 105 | ☒ |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF l940
| Amendment No. 107 | ☒ |
THE AB PORTFOLIOS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(800) 221-5672
Emilie D. Wrapp
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York l0105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies of communications to:
Paul M. Miller
Seward & Kissel LLP
901 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
| ☐ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| ☒ | on January 18, 2017 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. |
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 105 relates solely to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class K, Class I and Advisor Class shares, as applicable, of the AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy, AB Balanced Wealth Strategy, AB Conservative Wealth Strategy, AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy, AB Tax-Managed Balanced Wealth Strategy and AB Tax-Managed Conservative Wealth. No information in the Registrant’s Registration Statement relating to the other Series or Classes of the Registrant not included herein is amended or superseded.
SIGNATURE
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 it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to 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 and State of New York, on the 18th day of January, 2017.
| THE AB PORTFOLIOS | ||
| By: | Robert M. Keith * | |
| Robert M. Keith President | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of l933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||||
| (1) |
Principal Executive Officer: | |||||
| Robert M. Keith * Robert M. Keith |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
January 18, 2017 | ||||
| (2) |
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer: |
|||||
| /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo Joseph J. Mantineo |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
January 18, 2017 | ||||
| (3) |
All of the Directors: | |||||
| John H. Dobkin* Michael J. Downey* William H. Foulk, Jr.* D. James Guzy* Nancy P. Jacklin* Carol C. McMullen* Garry L. Moody* Robert M. Keith* Marshall C. Turner, Jr.* Earl D. Weiner* |
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| *By: |
/s/ Stephen J. Laffey Stephen J. Laffey (Attorney-in-fact) |
January 18, 2017 | ||||
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibits | |
| EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
| EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| EX-101.CALC | 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 | |