485BPOS 1 e485bpos-jhctfif.htm JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND - 485BPOS XBRL e485bpos-jhctfif.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing  

As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 18, 2017

1933 Act File No. 033-31675
1940 Act File No. 811-05979

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. ¨
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 56

and/or

 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 x
AMENDMENT NO. 59
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES)

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

601 CONGRESS STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210-2805
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
(800) 225-5291

JOHN J. DANELLO, ESQ.
601 CONGRESS STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210-2805
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS TO:

MARK P. GOSHKO, ESQ.
K & L GATES LLP
ONE LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON, MA 02111-2950

 

TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED: Shares of beneficial interest ($0.00 par value) of the Registrant.

 

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):

 

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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

¨

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

¨

75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

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

 

 
 
 
 

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 Amendment to the Registration Statement under 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, duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 18th day of October, 2017.

 

 

 

 

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrew G. Arnott

 

 

Name:

Andrew G. Arnott

 

 

Title:

President and Trustee

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.

 

Signature

Title

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Andrew G. Arnott

President and Trustee

October 18, 2017

Andrew G. Arnott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Charles A. Rizzo

Chief Financial Officer

October 18, 2017

Charles A. Rizzo

(Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Charles L. Bardelis *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Charles L. Bardelis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James R. Boyle *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

James R. Boyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter S. Burgess *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Peter S. Burgess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William H. Cunningham *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

William H. Cunningham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Grace K. Fey *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Grace K. Fey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Theron S. Hoffman *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Theron S. Hoffman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Deborah C. Jackson *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Deborah C. Jackson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Hassell H. McClellan *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Hassell H. McClellan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James M. Oates *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

James M. Oates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steven R. Pruchansky *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Steven R. Pruchansky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gregory A. Russo *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Gregory A. Russo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Warren A. Thomson *

Trustee

October 18, 2017

Warren A. Thomson

 

 

 

*By:

Power of Attorney

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas Dee

 

 

 

Thomas Dee
Attorney-In-Fact

 

 

 

*Pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on December 13, 2016

 

 
 

Exhibit Index

 

 

EX-101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

EX-101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

EX-101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

EX-101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

EX-101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

EX-101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document