Form 485BPOS WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about May 16, 2018

Registration No. 33-17463 and 811-5344

 

 

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. 125		☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940

 

Amendment No. 126		☒

WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

150 North Riverside Plaza

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (312) 364-8000

 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)   Stephanie G. Braming William Blair Investment Management, LLC 150 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60606		Copy to:   Maureen A. Miller Vedder Price P.C. 222 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60601

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

 

☒	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b); or

 

☐	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b); or

 

☐	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1); or

 

☐	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1); or

 

☐	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2); or

 

☐	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.

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:

 

 

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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 registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 16th day of May, 2018.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity indicated on the 16th day of May, 2018.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Arthur J. Simon Arthur J. Simon		Trustee
/s/ Vann A. Avedisian* Vann A. Avedisian		Trustee
/s/ Kathleen T. Barr* Kathleen T. Barr		Trustee
/s/ Daniel N. Leib* Daniel N. Leib		Trustee
/s/ Donald J. Reaves* Donald J. Reaves		Trustee
/s/ Thomas J. Skelly* Thomas J. Skelly		Trustee
/s/ Steven R. Zenz* Steven R. Zenz		Trustee
/s/ Stephanie G. Braming Stephanie G. Braming		Trustee (Chairman of the Board) and President (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Colette M. Garavalia Colette M. Garavalia		Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)

*By:		/s/ Stephanie G. Braming
		Stephanie G. Braming, Attorney-in-Fact

* Stephanie G. Braming signs this document pursuant to powers of attorney filed as Exhibit (o) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant’s registration statement.

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SIGNATURES

William Blair MAS Ltd. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 to the registration statement of William Blair Funds, with respect only to information that specifically relates to William Blair MAS Ltd. to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 16th day of May, 2018.

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 125 to the registration statement of William Blair Funds with respect only to information that specifically relates to William Blair MAS Ltd. has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity indicated and on the 16th day of May, 2018.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Stephanie G. Braming Stephanie G. Braming		Director
/s/ Arthur J. Simon Arthur J. Simon		Director

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.		Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL		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

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