File No . 33-43846

811-524

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933   [X]

  Pre-Effective Amendment No.     [__]

  Post-Effective Amendment No. 168     [X]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940   [X]

  Amendment No. 168     [X]

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

  Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000

Janette Farragher, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering (date)

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

 

  X   immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

  _   on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

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

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

  ____   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.


The following post-effective amendment to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A relates to Dreyfus International Bond Fund and Dreyfus Global Equity Income Fund and does not affect the Registration Statement of the series below:

 

 

DREYFUS EQUITY INCOME FUND
DREYFUS EMERGING MARKETS DEBT LOCAL CURRENCY FUND
DREYFUS HIGH YIELD FUND

 

 

SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust, certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York on the 15 th day of March, 2012.

The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust

BY:

/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*

 

Bradley J. Skapyak, PRESIDENT

 

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signatures

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

March 15, 2012

Bradley J. Skapyak

 

 

 

 

/s/ James Windels*

 

Treasurer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)

 

March 15, 2012

James Windels

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino*

 

Chairman of the Board

 

March 15, 2012

Joseph S. DiMartino

 

 

 

 

/s/James M. Fitzgibbons*

 

Board Member

 

March 15, 2012

James M. Fitzgibbons

 

 

 

 

/s/Kenneth A. Himmel*

 

Board Member

 

March 15, 2012

Kenneth A. Himmel

 

 

 

 

/s/Stephen J. Lockwood*

 

Board Member

 

March 15, 2012

Stephen J. Lockwood

 

 

 

 

/s/Roslyn M. Watson*

 

Board Member

 

March 15, 2012

Roslyn M. Watson

 

 

 

 

/s/Benaree Pratt Wiley*

 

Board Member

 

March 15, 2012

Benaree Pratt Wiley

 

 

 

 

s/Francine J. Bovich*

Francine J. Bovich

 

Board Member

 

March 15, 2012

 

*BY:

/s/James Bitetto  

 

James Bitetto
Attorney-in-Fact

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit – 101.SCH       Taxonomy

Exhibit – 101.INS        Instance Document

Exhibit – 101.CAL      Calculation Linkbase

Exhibit – 101.PRE       Presentation Linkbase

Exhibit – 101.DEF       Definition Linkbase

Exhibit – 101.LAB      Label Linkbase