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

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2013

File Nos. 2-10768

811-00204

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

		THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
		Pre-Effective Amendment No.		¨
		Post-Effective Amendment No. 153		x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

		Amendment No. 157		x

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN DISCOVERY

GROWTH FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

[phone]

 

 

Emilie D. Wrapp

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies of communications to:

Kathleen K. Clarke

Seward & Kissel LLP

901 K Street, N.W.

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001

 

 

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

 

¨

immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

x

on November 15, 2013 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.

 

 

 

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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 Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York, on the 15th day of November, 2013.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC.
By:		Robert M. Keith*
		Robert M. Keith President

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

 

 

		Signature		Title		Date
(1)		Principal Executive Officer:
		Robert M. Keith* Robert M. Keith		President and Chief Executive Officer		November 15, 2013
(2)		Principal Financial and Accounting Officer:
		/s/    Joseph J. Mantineo Joseph J. Mantineo		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer		November 15, 2013
(3)		All of the Directors:
		John H. Dobkin* Michael J. Downey* William H. Foulk, Jr.* D. James Guzy* Nancy P. Jacklin* Robert M. Keith* Garry L. Moody* Marshall C. Turner, Jr.* Earl D. Weiner*
*By:		/s/    Stephen J. Laffey Stephen J. Laffey (Attorney-in-fact)				November 15, 2013

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Index to Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits
EX-101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CALC		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