Securities Act File No. 333-256034
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
¨ Pre-Effective Amendment No. x Post-Effective Amendment No.
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
BNY Mellon INVESTMENT FUNDS I
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000
c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10286
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Jeff Prusnofsky, Esq.
c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10286
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
COPY TO:
David Stephens, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036
It is proposed that this filing will become effective immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment consists of the following:
1. | Facing Sheet of the Registration Statement. |
2. | Part C to the Registration Statement (including signature page). |
3. | Exhibit (12) to Item 16 to the Registration Statement. |
This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed solely to file an opinion and consent of counsel as to tax matters in connection with the reorganization of BNY Mellon Structured Midcap Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Advantage Funds, Inc., with and into BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, a series of the Registrant, as Exhibit (12) to Item 16 to this Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement").
Parts A and B of the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 12, 2021 and the definitive versions thereof filed with the SEC on June 21, 2021 pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act, are incorporated by reference herein.
BNY Mellon INVESTMENT FUNDS I
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
* | Filed herewith. |
Item 17. | Undertakings. |
(1) | The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) under the Securities Act, the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form. |
(2) | The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them. |
SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of New York, and State of New York on the 30th day of November, 2021.
BNY MELLON INVESTMENT FUNDS I | ||
By: | /s/ David DiPetrillo* | |
David DiPetrillo, President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated have signed this Registration Statement.
Signatures | Title | Date | ||
/s/ David DiPetrillo* | President (Principal Executive Officer) | 11/30/2021 | ||
David DiPetrillo | ||||
/s/ James Windels* | Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | 11/30/2021 | ||
James Windels | ||||
/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino* | Chairman of the Board | 11/30/2021 | ||
Joseph S. DiMartino | ||||
/s/ Francine J. Bovich* | Board Member | 11/30/2021 | ||
Francine J. Bovich | ||||
/s/ Andrew J. Donohue* | Board Member | 11/30/2021 | ||
Andrew J. Donohue | ||||
/s/ Kenneth A. Himmel* | Board Member | 11/30/2021 | ||
Kenneth A. Himmel | ||||
/s/ Stephen J. Lockwood* | Board Member | 11/30/2021 | ||
Stephen J. Lockwood | ||||
/s/ Roslyn M. Watson* | Board Member | 11/30/2021 | ||
Roslyn M. Watson | ||||
/s/ Benaree Pratt Wiley* | Board Member | 11/30/2021 | ||
Benaree Pratt Wiley |
*By: | /s/ Jeff S. Prusnofsky | |
Attorney-in-fact, Jeff S. Prusnofsky |
Exhibit Index
(12) | Opinion and Consent of counsel regarding tax matters |