Designate a New Effective Date for a Post-effective Amendment Previously Filed Pursuant to Rule 485(a) (485bxt)

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 30, 2013.

No. 333-138490

No. 811-21977

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

	REGISTRATION STATEMENT
	UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	o
	Pre-Effective Amendment No.	o
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 421	x
		and/or

	REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
	ACT OF 1940
	Amendment No. 422	x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

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: (800) 983-0903

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

APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:

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

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

x on October 1, 2013 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.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 421 (the “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (the “Trust”) is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) solely for the purpose of designating October 1, 2013 as the new effective date for Post-Effective Amendment No. 391 to the Trust’s Registration Statement, which was filed on February 28, 2013 pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act. The effectiveness of the Registration Statement relating to this change was delayed previously pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 409, 411, 413, 417 and 419 to the Trust’s Registration Statement filed on May 13, 2013, May 23, 2013, June 6, 2013, July 3, 2013 and August 1, 2013. This Amendment relates solely to PowerShares Global Select Short Term Bond Portfolio, a series of the Trust.

This Amendment incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 391 to the Trust’s Registration Statement .

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, the Fund 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 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 30 th day of August, 2013.

	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	August 30, 2013
Andrew Schlossberg

/s/ Steven M. Hill	Treasurer	August 30, 2013
Steven M. Hill

/s/ Anna Paglia	Secretary	August 30, 2013
Anna Paglia

*/s/ Ronn R. Bagge	Trustee	August 30, 2013
Ronn R. Bagge

*/s/ Todd J. Barre	Trustee	August 30, 2013
Todd J. Barre

*/s/ Kevin M. Carome	Trustee	August 30, 2013
Kevin M. Carome

*/s/ Marc M. Kole	Trustee	August 30, 2013
Marc M. Kole

*/s/ Philip M. Nussbaum	Trustee	August 30, 2013
Philip M. Nussbaum

*/s/ Donald H. Wilson	Chairman and Trustee	August 30, 2013
Donald H. Wilson

*By: /s/ Anna Paglia		August 30, 2013
Anna Paglia
Attorney-In-Fact

* Anna Paglia signs pursuant to powers of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 227 to the Trust’s Registration Statement and incorporated by reference herein.