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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:
Name: The Mallard Fund, Inc.
Address of Principal Business Office:
500 Grant Street, Suite 2226, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Telephone Number: (412) 281-2805
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Corporation Service Company, 11 Chase Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Copies to: Arthur J. Brown, Esq., Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, 1800
Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20036
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 [ ] NO [X]
Item 1 The Mallard Fund, Inc.
Item 2 Maryland, October 15, 1996
Item 3 corporation
Item 4 Management Company
Item 5 (a) closed-end
(b) non-diversified
Item 6 Not applicable
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Item 7 William S. Dietrich II Director &
500 Grant Street President
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Richard F. Berdik Secretary
500 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Item 8 Not applicable
Item 9 (a) No
(b) Not applicable
(c) Yes
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
Item 10 Zero
Item 11 No
Item 12 Not applicable
SIGNATURES
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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 15th day of October,
1996.
THE MALLARD FUND, INC.
/s/ Richard F. Berdik /s/ William S. Dietrich II
Attest: ---------------------- By: ---------------------------
Richard F. Berdik William S. Dietrich II
Secretary Director
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