As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2002 File No. 333-82294 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-14 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |X| Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 |_| Post-Effective Amendment No. __ ABN AMRO FUNDS (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 161 NORTH CLARK STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code (312) 223-2139 _________________ KENNETH C. ANDERSON ABN AMRO FUNDS 161 NORTH CLARK STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Copy to: CATHY G. O'KELLY VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ 222 NORTH LASALLE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601 _________________ Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement. No filing fee is required because an indefinite number of shares have previously been registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective as such date as the Commission, acing pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. There are no amendments to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 filed on February 6, 2002; that form of Registration Statement is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. The purpose of this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 is to delay the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed on February 6, 2002. SIGNATURES As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on behalf of the registrant, in the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, on the 6th day of March, 2002. ABN AMRO Funds By /s/ Kenneth C. Anderson -------------------------------- Kenneth C. Anderson, President As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: /s/ Leonard F. Amari Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Leonard F. Amari Date /s/ Stuart D. Bilton Chairman, Board of Trustees March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Stuart D. Bilton Date /s/ Arnold F. Brookstone Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Arnold F. Brookstone Date /s/ Robert Feitler Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Robert Feitler Date /s/ Robert A. Kushner Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Robert A. Kushner Date /s/ Gregory T. Mutz Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Gregory T. Mutz Date /s/ Robert B. Scherer Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Robert B. Scherer Date /s/ Nathan Shapiro Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Nathan Shapiro Date /s/ Denis Springer Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- Denis Springer Date /s/ James Wynsma Trustee March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- ------------- James Wynsma Date /s/ Kenneth C. Anderson President March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) ------------- Kenneth C. Anderson Date /s/ Gerald F. Dillenburg Senior Vice President, Secretary & March 6, 2002 - --------------------------- Treasurer (Principal Accounting & ------------- Gerald F. Dillenburg Financial Officer) Date