AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 27, 2010
1933 Act No. 333-___
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
525 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(800) 222-8222
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
C. David Messman
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
525 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
Marco E. Adelfio, Esq.
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on September 27, 2010 pursuant to Rule 488.
No filing fee is required under the Securities Act of 1933 because an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest in the Registrant has previously been registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
PART A
PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT
WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
525 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
1.800.222.8222
October 1, 2010
Dear Shareholder,
On August 25, 2010, the investment adviser to Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®, Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC ("Funds Management"), proposed to the Board of Trustees of Wells Fargo Funds Trust, the mergers outlined in the table below. The Board of Trustees approved the proposed mergers and the related Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, subject to the approval by shareholders of each Target Fund shown in the table below.
As a result, you are invited to vote on a proposal to merge your Target Fund into the corresponding Acquiring Fund shown in the table below (each, a "Merger" and together, the "Mergers"). The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the Merger and recommends that you vote FOR this proposal.
Target Fund | Target Trust | Acquiring Fund | Acquiring Trust | |||||
Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust | Wells Fargo Funds Trust | Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund | Wells Fargo Funds Trust | |||||
Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Trust | Wells Fargo Funds Trust | Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund | Wells Fargo Funds Trust | |||||
Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Trust | Wells Fargo Funds Trust | Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund | Wells Fargo Funds Trust | |||||
If approved by shareholders, this is a general summary of how each Merger will work:
Each Target Fund will transfer all of its assets to the corresponding Acquiring Fund.