SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 is registered 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 Highland Family of Funds
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
1248 Post Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06430
TELEPHONE NUMBER (INCLUDING AREA CODE):
(203) 319-3310
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS:
Catherine C. Lawson
1248 Post Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06430
copies to:
Roger P. Joseph
Bingham, Dana & Gould LLP
150 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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 Declaration of Trust of The Highland Family of 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 Funds by an officer of the Funds 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 Funds.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
President of the Registrant has caused this notification of registration to be
duly signed on behalf of the Registrant in the city of Fairfield and the State
of Connecticut on the 16th day of October, 1996.
The Highland Family of Funds
By: Catherine C. Lawson
Catherine C. Lawson
President
ATTEST:
Robert Lamb III
Robert Lamb III
Secretary
