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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: 787 Trust
Address of Principal Business Office (No. and Street, City, State
and Zip Code): 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019
Telephone Number (including area code): (212) 554-1234
Name and address of agent for service of process: Peter D. Noris,
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, The Equitable Life
Assurance Society of the United States, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
10019
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:
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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 State of New York on the 29th day of November, 1996.
787 Trust
/s/ Peter D. Noris
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By: Peter D. Noris
Title: President and Trustee
Attest:
/s/ Naomi Friedland-Wechsler
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By: Naomi Friedland-Wechsler
Title: General Counsel
EQ Financial Consultants, Inc.
