- Post-Effective Amendment (investment company, rule 485(b)) (485BPOS)
March 15 2012 - 2:23PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2012
REGISTRATION NO. 033-06867
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-04665
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. 59
/ X /
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / X /
Amendment No. 59
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
COMMONWEALTH INTERNATIONAL SERIES TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in the Charter)
791 Town &
Country Blvd., Suite 250, Houston, TX 77024
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants Telephone Number: 1-713-260-1434
CT Corporation System
155 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and Address of Agent
for Service)
with a copy to:
John H. Lively
The Law Offices of John H.
Lively & Associates, Inc.
A Member Firm of The 1940 Act Law Group
TM
2041 West 141st Terrace, Suite 119
Leawood, KS 66224
It is proposed that this filing will become
effective:
/ X / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).
/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b).
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).
/ / 75 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.
COMMONWEALTH INTERNATIONAL SERIES TRUST
On Behalf of its Series,
COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND FUND,
AFRICA FUND,
COMMONWEALTH JAPAN FUND,
COMMONWEALTH GLOBAL FUND
COMMONWEALTH REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Trusts Registration Statement on Form N-1A is filed for the sole
purpose of submitting the XBRL exhibits for the risk/return summaries first provided in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 58 filed on February 28, 2012 and incorporates Parts A, B and C from said amendment.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
effectiveness of this Registration Statement under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, there unto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, and State of Texas on the 15
th
day of
March, 2012.
COMMONWEALTH INTERNATIONAL SERIES TRUST
Registrant
By:
/s/ Robert W. Scharar
Robert W. Scharar, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment to Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
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/s/ Robert W. Scharar
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President and Trustee
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March 15, 2012
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Robert W. Scharar
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Terry Gallagher
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Treasurer
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March 15, 2012
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Terry Gallagher
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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* /s/ John Akard, Jr.
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Trustee
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March 15, 2012
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John Akard, Jr.
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* /s/ Kathleen Kelly
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Trustee
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March 15, 2012
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Kathleen Kelly
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* /s/ Jack Ewing
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Chairman and
Trustee
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March 15, 2012
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Jack H. Ewing
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* By:
/s/ Robert W. Scharar
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March 15, 2012
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Robert W. Scharar, Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBITS LIST
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Exhibit Name
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Exhibit Number
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XBRL Instance Document
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EX-101.INS
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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EX-101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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EX-101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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EX-101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
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EX-101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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EX-101.PRE
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