485BPOS 1 e485bpos-jhctfif.htm JH CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND - 485BPOS XBRL

As filed with the Securities and Exchange

Commission on October 21, 2019

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 ☒

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. ☐

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 60

 

and/or

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ☒

AMENDMENT NO. 63

(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES)

 

JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

 

200 BERKELEY STREET

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

 

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

(800) 225-5291

 

CHRISTOPHER (KIT) SECHLER

200 BERKELEY STREET

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116

(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):

 

☑ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
☐ on (date)  pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
☐ 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
☐ 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.

 

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

SIGNATURES

Exhibit Index

EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT

EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT

EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 
 

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 21st day of October, 2019.

 

    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 21, 2019
Andrew G. Arnott    
     
     
/s/ Charles A Rizzo
 Chief Financial Officer October 21, 2019
Charles A. Rizzo (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)  
     
     
/s/ Charles L. Bardelis *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Charles L. Bardelis    
     
     
/s/ James R. Boyle *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
James R. Boyle    
     
     
/s/ Peter S. Burgess *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Peter S. Burgess    
     
     
/s/ William H. Cunningham *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
William H. Cunningham    
     
     
/s/ Grace K. Fey *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Grace K. Fey    
     
     
/s/ Marianne Harrison *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Marianne Harrison    
     
     
/s/ Deborah C. Jackson *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Deborah C. Jackson    
     
     
/s/ Hassell H. McClellan *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Hassell H. McClellan    
     
     
/s/ James M. Oates *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
James M. Oates    
     
     
/s/ Steven R. Pruchansky *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Steven R. Pruchansky    
     
     
/s/ Gregory A. Russo *
 Trustee October 21, 2019
Gregory A. Russo    
     

 

*By: Power of Attorney
   
  /s/ Thomas Dee
  Thomas Dee
  Attorney-In-Fact
   

 

*Pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on September 26, 2019.

 
 

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