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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange
Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of Section
8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such
notification of registration submits the following information:
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Name: TURNER FUNDS
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
c/o CT Corporation
2 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Telephone Number (including area code): (610) 254-1000
Name and address of agent for service of process:
MR. STEPHEN DARBY
TURNER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
1235 WESTLAKES DR., SUITE 350
BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA 19312-2414
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Copies to: John H. Grady, Jr. Esq. James W. Jennings, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1800 M Street, N.W., 9th Floor 2000 One Logan Square
Washington, D.C. 20036 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
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Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of Form N-
8A: Yes X No__
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Notice: A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Turner Funds is on
file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice
is hereby given that this Registration Statement has been executed on behalf of
the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer and by its Trustees as
trustees and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this
Registration Statement are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or
shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of
the Trust.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has caused this notification of registration to be duly signed on its
behalf in the City of Berwyn, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 30th day of
January, 1996.
Signature: TURNER FUNDS
By: /s/ Robert B. Carroll
President
