-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, At7/i6FdRYOnOm34zcn33bUzkt9uJUEvG3oSmLgf6sKELcfJjGIHJks//BYeWR5j 691f4E+yeiHEm4CxDdziJQ== 0000921446-95-000064.txt : 19951121 0000921446-95-000064.hdr.sgml : 19951121 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921446-95-000064 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485B24E PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19951117 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19951117 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRINSON FUNDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886244 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485B24E SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-47287 FILM NUMBER: 95594802 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485B24E SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06637 FILM NUMBER: 95594800 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 209 S LASALLE ST CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60604-1795 BUSINESS PHONE: 8001482430 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 209 S LASALLE ST CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60604-1795 485B24E 1 UNITED STATES File No. 33-47287 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 File No. 811-6637 FORM N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X Pre-Effective Amendment No. Post Effective Amendment No. 14 X REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X Amendment No. 15 X The Brinson Funds (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 209 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60604-1295 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code 312-220-7100 The Brinson Funds 209 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60604-1295 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) COPIES TO: Bruce G. Leto, Esq. Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098 Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practical after the effective date of this Registration Statement. It is proposed that this filing become effective: X immediately upon filing pursuant to Paragraph (b) of Rule 485. on (date), pursuant to Paragraph (b). 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1). on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485. 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii). on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) 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. Registrant has previously registered an indefinite number of shares of common stock of The Brinson Funds under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Registrant filed a Notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2 for the fiscal period ended June 30, 1995 on August 29, 1995. This amendment is filed for the purpose of registering an additional number of shares pursuant to Section 24(e)(1). Total Pages 6 Exhibit Index begins on page 5 Calculation of Registration Fee under the Securities Act of 1933 Title of securities Amount being Proposed maximum Amount of being registered* Registered offering price Registration fee** per unit shares of beneficial interest $0.001 par value The Brinson Funds $200,000.00 * The title and amount of the shares of each series being registered herein, and the public offering price per share of each as of the close of business on November 16, 1995 appears in the table below. ** The registration fee has been computed at 1/50th of one percent in accordance with Section 6(b) as in effect on November 17, 1995. TABLE OF SECURITIES, TITLES AND AMOUNTS Title Number of Shares Public Offering Amount Price Brinson Global Fund 24,529,844.644 12.23 $300,000,000.00 Brinson Global Bond Fund 900,090.009 11.11 $10,000,000.00 Brinson Global Equity Fund 919,963.201 10.87 $10,000,000.00 Brinson Non-U.S.Equity Fund 21,246,458.924 10.59 $225,000,000.00 Brinson U.S. Equity Fund 17,692,307.692 13.00 $230,000,000.00 Brinson U.S. Balanced Fund 18,703,241.895 12.03 $225,000,000.00 Brinson U.S. Bond Fund 0 10.31 SwissKey Global Fund 0 12.21 SwissKey Global Bond Fund 0 11.09 SwissKey Global Equity Fund 0 10.84 SwissKey Non-U.S. Equity Fund 0 10.56 SwissKey U.S. Equity Fund 0 12.98 SwissKey U.S. Balanced Fund 0 12.01 SwissKey U.S. Bond Fund 0 10.30 Part C OTHER INFORMATION Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits (b). Exhibits: 10(c). Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the shares registered herewith, and consent to the use thereof is filed as Exhibit 5 to the electronic filing. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Conshohocken and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 17th day of November, 1995. THE BRINSON FUNDS By: E. Thomas McFarlan* President, Treasurer, and Principal Accounting Officer* Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post- Effective Amendment No. 14 to Registrant's Registration Statement of The Brinson Funds has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated. E. THOMAS MCFARLAN* E. Thomas McFarlan November 17, 1995 President, Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer WALTER E. AUCH* November 17, 1995 Walter E. Auch Trustee EDWARD M. ROOB* November 17, 1995 Edward M. Roob Trustee FRANK K. REILLY* November 17, 1995 Frank K. Reilly Trustee *By: /s/ Carolyn F. Mead as Attorney-in-Fact and Agent pursuant to Power of Attorney EX-5 2 STRADLEY, RONON, STEVENS & YOUNG 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 November 17, 1995 The Brinson Funds 209 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60604-1295 Gentleman: You have informed us that The Brinson Funds, a Delaware business trust (the "Fund"), intends to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a post-effective amendment to its registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933"), registering the below-described shares of beneficial interest of the following classes under the 1933 Act: Title of Class Number of Shares Brinson Global Fund 24,529,845 Brinson Global Equity Fund 919,963 Brinson Global Bond Fund 900,090 Brinson U.S. Balanced Fund 18,703,242 Brinson U.S. Equity Fund 17,692,308 Brinson Non-U.S. Equity Fund 21,246,459 We serve as legal counsel to the Fund and, as such, have reviewed the Certificate of Trust, Agreement and Declaration of Trust, its Bylaws, the registration statement it has filed with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the 1933 Act, and such minutes of the trust proceedings and other documents as we deem material to our opinion. Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares described in the first paragraph of this letter, when issued in accordance with the Fund's relevant prospectuses, will be fully-paid,non-assessable and legally issued shares of beneficial interest of the Fund. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the amendment to the Fund's registration statement under the 1933 Act, and to the reference to us in the prospectus of the Fund as legal counsel who have passed upon the legality of the offering of such shares of beneficial interest. We also consent to the filing of this opinion with the securities regulatory agencies of any states or other jurisdictions in which the shares of beneficial interest of the Fund are offered for sale. Very truly yours, STRADLEY, RONON, STEVENS & YOUNG By: Bruce G. Leto, Partner -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----