Litman Gregory Funds Trust

12/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/12/2024 13:07

Post Effective Amendment to Post Effective Amendment by Investment Company (Form 485BXT)

485BXT

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2024

File Nos. 811-07763

333-10015

UNITED STATES

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. 149

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 150

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

LITMAN GREGORY FUNDS TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

2301 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2150, El Segundo, California 90245

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(925) 254-8999

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Jeffrey K. Seeley

2301 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 2150

El Segundo, California 90245

Copies of Communications to:

David A. Hearth, Esq.

Paul Hastings LLP

101 California Street, 48th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable following effectiveness.

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

immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

On January 7, 2025 pursuant to paragraph (b)

60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

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.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for Litman Gregory Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) solely for the purpose of delaying the effectiveness of the Polen Capital U.S. SMID Company Growth ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, filed as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 (“PEA No. 144”), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-24-186252 on July 26, 2024, pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 under the 1933 Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act as follows:

PEA No.

Date Filed

Automatic Effective Date

146

147

October 8, 2024

October 21, 2024

October 22, 2024

November 15, 2024

148 November 14, 2024 December 13, 2024

Since no other changes are intended to be made to PEA No. 144 by means of this filing, Parts A, B and C of PEA No. 144 are incorporated herein by reference.

PART A – PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus for the Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part A of PEA No. 144.

PART B – STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Part B of PEA No. 144.

PART C – OTHER INFORMATION

Part C of this Post-Effective Amendment is incorporated herein by reference to Part C of PEA No. 144.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 to the Registration Statement meets all the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 and Amendment No. 150 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of El Segundo, and State of California, on the 12th day of December, 2024.

LITMAN GREGORY FUNDS TRUST
By: /s/ Jeffrey K. Seeley
Jeffrey K. Seeley
President and Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 149 to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Julie Allecta*

Julie Allecta

Chairman of the Board, Trustee

December 12, 2024

/s/ Thomas W. Bird*

Thomas W. Bird

Trustee

December 12, 2024

/s/ Jennifer M. Borggaard*

Jennifer M. Borggaard

Trustee

December 12, 2024

/s/ Jonathan W. DePriest*

Jonathan W. DePriest

Trustee

December 12, 2024

/s/ Craig Wainscott

Craig Wainscott

Trustee

December 12, 2024

/s/ Jeffrey K. Seeley

Jeffrey K. Seeley

Trustee and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

December 12, 2024

/s/ Harold M. Shefrin*

Harold M. Shefrin

Trustee

December 12, 2024

/s/ Philippe Uzan*

Philippe Uzan

Trustee

December 12, 2024

/s/ John M. Coughlan

John M. Coughlan

Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

December 12, 2024
* By: /s/ John M. Coughlan
John M. Coughlan, Attorney-in-Fact