UNITED STATES
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.
Name: The Staar System Trust
Address of Principal Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip
Code):
604 McKnight Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Telephone Number (including area code): (412) 367-7414
Name and address of agent for service of process:
J. Andre Weisbrod, 604 McKnight Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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 Na: Yes No X
Item 1. Exact name of registrant.
The Staar System Trust
Item 2. Name of state under the laws of which registrant was
organized or created and the date of such organization
or creation:
Pennsylvania, February 28, 1996
Item 3. Form of organization of registrant (for example,
corporation, partnership, trust, joint stock company,
association, fund).
Business Trust
Item 4. Classification of registrant (face-amount certificate
company, unit investment trust, or management company).
Management Company
Item 5. If registrant is a management company:
(a) state whether registrant is a "closed-end" company
or an "open-end" company;
Open-end Company
(b) state whether registrant is registering as a
"diversified" company or a "non-diversified"
company (read Instruction 4(I) carefully before
replying).
Non-Diversified
Item 6. Name and address of each investment adviser of
registrant.
Staar System Financial Services, Inc.
604 McKnight Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Item 7. If registrant is an investment company having a board
of directors, state the name and address of each
officer and director of registrant.
Jeffrey A. Dewhirst
509 Glen Mitchel Rd., Sewickley, PA 15143
Ronald G. Benson
1010 State Ave. #201, Coraopolis, PA 15108
John H. Weisbrod
79 Wild Swan Lane, So Shores, NC 27949
Item 8. If registrant is an unincorporated investment company
not having a board of directors:
Not Applicable
Item 9. (a) State whether registrant is currently issuing and
offering its securities directly to the public.
No
(b) If registrant is currently issuing and offering
its securities to the public through an
underwriter, state the name and address of such
underwriter.
Not Applicable
(c) If the answer to Item 9(a) is "no" and the answer
to Item 9(b) is "not applicable," state whether
registrant presently proposes to make a public
offering of its securities.
Yes
(d) State whether registrant has any securities
currently issued and outstanding.
No
Item 10. State the current value of registrant's total assets.
$0
Item 11. State whether registrant has applied or intends to
apply for a license to operate as a small business
investment company under the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958.
No
Item 12. Attach as an exhibit a copy of the registrant's last
regular periodic report to its security holders, if
any.
Not Applicable
SIGNATURES
1. Form of signature if registrant is an investment
company having a board of directors:
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 of the city of
Pittsburgh and state of Pennsylvania on the 8th day of April,
1996.
Signature THE STAAR SYSTEM TRUST
By: [SIGNATURE] Jeffrey Dewhirst
(Name of director, trustee
or officer signing on behalf
of Registrant)
