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 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: Managed Income Securities Plus Fund Inc.
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State,
Zip Code):
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Telephone Number (including area code): (212) 267-2000
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Ellen T. Arthur
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
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. Exact name of registrant.
Managed Income Securities Plus Fund, Inc.
Item 2. Name of state under the laws of which registrant was
organized or created and the date of such organization
or creation.
Registrant was organized on January 27, 1997 under
the laws of the State of Delaware.
Item 3. Form of organization of registrant.
Registrant is organized as a corporation.
Item 4. Classification of registrant.
Registrant is a management company.
Item 5. If registrant is a management company:
(a) state whether registrant is a "closed-end" company
or an "open-end" company;
Registrant is a closed-end investment company.
(b) state whether registrant is registering as a
"diversified" company or a "non-diversified"
company.
Registrant is registering as a non-diversified
company.
Item 6. Name and address of each investment adviser of
registrant.
Bear Stearns Fund Management Inc.
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
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.
Peter M. Bren
Director
2 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021
John R. McKernan, Jr.
Director
114 Notingham Road
Auburn, Maine 04210
William J. Montgoris
Director and Chairman of the Board
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
M.B. Oglesby, Jr.
Director
5300 Albemarle Street
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
Eli Wachtel
Director and President
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Frank J. Maresca
Vice President and Treasurer
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Ellen T. Arthur
Vice President and Secretary
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Vincent L. Pereira
Vice President, Assistant Treasurer
and Assistant Secretary
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Item 8. If registrant is an unincorporated investment company
not having a board of directors:
(a) state the name and address of each sponsor of
registrant;
Not applicable.
(b) state the name and address of each officer and
director of each sponsor of registrant;
Not applicable.
(c) state the name and address of each trustee and
each custodian of registrant.
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.
No.
(d) State whether registrant has any securities
currently issued and outstanding.
No.
(e) If the answer to Item 9(d) is "yes," state as of a
date not to exceed ten days prior to the filing of
this notification of registration the number of
beneficial owners of registrant's outstanding
securities (other than short-term paper) and the
name of any company owning 10 percent or more of
registrant's outstanding voting securities.
Not applicable.
Item 10. State the current value of registrant's total assets.
The Registrant currently has no assets.
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.
Registrant does not intend to apply for a license
to operate as a small business investment company
under the Small Business Investment Company Act of
1958.
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
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 New
York and The State of New York as of the 31st day of January,
1997.
MANAGED INCOME SECURITIES PLUS FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Frank J. Maresca
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Frank J. Maresca, Vice President
Attest:
/s/ Nilda I. Rodriguez
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Notary Public
My commission expires: November 24, 1998
