Registration No. 333-124255
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 /X/
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. /3/
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. / /
CLIPPER FUNDS TRUST
On behalf of its series CLIPPER FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101, Tucson, Arizona 85706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
520-434-3771
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
Thomas D. Tays, Esq.
Vice President & General Counsel
Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.
2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101, Tucson, Arizona 85706
520-434-3771
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
with copies to:
Michael Glazer, Esq.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
515 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.
(Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering)
Title of Securities Being Registered: for shares of beneficial interest
shares of Clipper Fund
Pursuant to Rule 474, this registration statement shall hereinafter become
effective in accordance with the provisions of section 8(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933.
No filing fee is due because of reliance on Section 24(f) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
The purpose of this amendment is to file an updated copy of the consent of
auditors.
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement contains the following pages and documents:
Front Cover
Contents Page
Part A
Proxy Statement for shareholders of Clipper Fund, Inc. and prospectus for
Clipper Fund Trust on behalf of its series Clipper Fund.
Part B
Statement of Additional Information
Part C
Other Information
Signatures
Exhibits
