Powershares Exchange Traded Fund Trust-Designate a new effective date for a post-effective amendment previously file... (485BXT)
24 May 2008 - 7:17AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION ON MAY 23, 2008.
No.
333-102228
No.
811-21265
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 188
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x
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and/or
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 190
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
POWERSHARES
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
301 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area
Code:
(800)
983-0903
H. Bruce Bond
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With a copy to:
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301
West Roosevelt Road
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Stuart
M. Strauss
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Wheaton,
IL 60187
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Clifford
Chance US LLP
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(Name and
Address of Agent for Service)
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31 West
52nd Street
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New
York, NY 10019
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:
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 June 20, 2008
pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
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60 days after
filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
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on [date] pursuant
to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.
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75 days after
filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
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on [date] pursuant
to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.
The sole purpose of this filing is to delay the effectiveness of the
Trusts Post-Effective Amendment No. 100
to its Registration Statement until June 20, 2008. Post-Effective Amendment No.
100 to the Trusts Registration Statement relates to the PowerShares Autonomic
Allocation Research Affiliates Portfolio, PowerShares India Tiger Portfolio and
PowerShares NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Portfolio, which were created pursuant to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 73 to the Trusts Registration Statement filed on
June 6, 2006. The effectiveness of the
Registration Statement was delayed pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment Nos.
82, 84, 87, 89, 94, 97, 100, 107, 110, 113, 117, 120, 123, 126, 129, 132, 135,
139, 143, 146, 149, 154, 162, 164, 168, 173 and 179 to the Trusts Registration
Statement filed on August 18, 2006, August 30, 2006, September 19, 2006,
October 10, 2006, October 20, 2006, November 9, 2006, November 28, 2006,
December 20, 2006, January 10, 2007, January 31, 2007, February 20, 2007, March
20, 2007, April 19, 2007, May 18, 2007, June 15, 2007, July 13, 2007, August 10,
2007, September 10, 2007, October 10, 2007, November 9, 2007, December 7, 2007,
January 4, 2008, February 1, 2008, February 8, 2008, February 29, 2008, March
28, 2008 and April 25, 2008, respectively. Parts A, B and C of Registrants
Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment
No. 102 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, filed on November 28, 2006,
are incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, the Fund
certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this
registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Wheaton and State of Illinois, on
the 23rd day of May, 2008.
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PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
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By:
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/s/ Harold Bruce Bond
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Title: Harold Bruce Bond, President
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Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the
dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/ Harold Bruce Bond
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President and Chairman
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May 23, 2008
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Harold Bruce Bond
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/s/ Bruce T. Duncan
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Chief Financial Officer,
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May 23, 2008
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Bruce T. Duncan
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Treasurer and Secretary
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*/s/ Ronn R. Bagge
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Trustee
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May 23, 2008
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Ronn R. Bagge
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*/s/ Marc M. Kole
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Trustee
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May 23, 2008
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Marc M. Kole
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*/s/ D. Mark McMillan
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Trustee
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May 23, 2008
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D. Mark McMillan
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*/s/ Philip M. Nussbaum
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Trustee
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May 23, 2008
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Philip M. Nussbaum
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*/s/ Donald S. Wilson
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Trustee
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May 23, 2008
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Donald S. Wilson
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*By: /s/ Stuart M. Strauss
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May 23, 2008
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Stuart M. Strauss
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Attorney-In-Fact
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