Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)

 

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 3, 2014.

No. 333-138490

No. 811-21977

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM N-1A

 

	REGISTRATION STATEMENT
	UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	o
	Pre-Effective Amendment No.	o
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 445	x
		and/or
	REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
	Amendment No. 446	x

 

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

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POWERSHARES EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: [phone]

 

		With a copy to:
Daniel E. Draper		Alan P. Goldberg
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700		K&L Gates LLP
Downers Grove, IL 60515		70 W. Madison St., Suite 3100
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)		Chicago, IL 60602

 

APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:

 

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

 

x                                   immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

o                                     on [date] pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

o                                     60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.

o                                     on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.

o                                     75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

o                                     on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This filing relates solely to the following series of the Registrant:

 

PowerShares International BuyBack Achievers TM  Portfolio

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Downers Grove and State of Illinois, on the 3rd day of March, 2014.

 

	PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
	By:	/s/ Andrew Schlossberg
		Title: Andrew Schlossberg, President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE		TITLE		DATE
/s/ Andrew Schlossberg		President		March 3, 2014
Andrew Schlossberg
/s/ Steven M. Hill		Treasurer		March 3, 2014
Steven M. Hill
/s/ Anna Paglia		Secretary		March 3, 2014
Anna Paglia
* /s/ Ronn R. Bagge		Trustee		March 3, 2014
Ronn R. Bagge
* /s/ Todd J. Barre		Trustee		March 3, 2014
Todd J. Barre
* /s/ Kevin M. Carome		Trustee		March 3, 2014
Kevin M. Carome
* /s/ Marc M. Kole		Trustee		March 3, 2014
Marc M. Kole
* /s/ Yung Bong Lim		Trustee		March 3, 2014
Yung Bong Lim
* /s/ Philip M. Nussbaum		Trustee		March 3, 2014
Philip M. Nussbaum
* /s/ Gary R. Wicker		Trustee		March 3, 2014
Gary R. Wicker
* /s/ Donald H. Wilson		Chairman and Trustee		March 3, 2014
Donald H. Wilson
* By: /s/ Anna Paglia				March 3, 2014
Anna Paglia
Attorney-In-Fact

 

* Anna Paglia signs pursuant to powers of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 227 and 423 to the Trust’s Registration Statement and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.		Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase