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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: SIERRA ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE (NO. & STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE):
9301 Corbin Avenue
Northridge, CA 91324
TELEPHONE NUMBER (INCLUDING AREA CODE): (818) 725-0200
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS:
F. Brian Cerini
Sierra Asset Management Trust
9301 Corbin Avenue
Northridge, CA 91324
Copies to:
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Richard W. Grant, Esq. Lawrence J. Sheehan, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP O'Melveny & Myers
2000 One Logan Square 1999 Avenue of the Stars, #700
Philadelphia, PA 19103 Los Angeles, CA 90067
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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 Sierra Asset
Management Trust 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 Trustee as trustee 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.
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 Northridge and the state of California on the 25th
day of March, 1996.
[SEAL] SIERRA ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST
By /s/ F. Brian Cerini
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F. Brian Cerini
Trustee and President
Attest: /s/ Keith B. Pipes
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Keith B. Pipes
Executive Vice President and Secretary
