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:
FEDERATED CORE TRUST
ADDRESS AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
FEDERATED INVESTORS FUNDS
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
(412) 288-1900
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS:
John W. McGonigle, Esquire
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
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 XX
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FEDERATED CORE TRUST
FORM N-8A (CONTINUED)
ITEM
1. Federated Core Trust ("Registrant").
2. Registrant was organized on August 21, 1996 under the laws of the state of
Massachusetts.
3.-5. The Registrant, a business trust, is an open-end, diversified, management
company
6. Federated Research Corp., the Registrant's investment adviser, is located
at Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-3779.
7. OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF REGISTRANT
Officers and Trustees are listed with their addresses and present positions with
Federated Core Trust. There exists one vacancy on the Board of Trustees.
John F. Donahue
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Chairman and Trustee
Thomas G. Bigley
15 Old Timber Trail
Pittsburgh, PA
Trustee
John T. Conroy, Jr.
Wood/IPC Commercial Department
John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors
3255 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL
Trustee
William J. Copeland
One PNC Plaza - 23rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA
Trustee
James E. Dowd
571 Hayward Mill Road
Concord, MA
Trustee
Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.
3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
Trustee
Edward L. Flaherty, Jr.
Miller, Ament, Henny & Kochuba
205 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Trustee
Peter E. Madden
One Royal Palm Way
100 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
Trustee
John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.
President, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Trustee
Wesley W. Posvar
1202 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Trustee
Marjorie P. Smuts
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Trustee
J. Christopher Donahue
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
President
Edward C. Gonzales
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Executive Vice President
John W. McGonigle
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
Richard B. Fisher
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA
Vice President
8. Not applicable.
9(a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) No.
(d) No.
(e) Not applicable.
10. $0.
11. No.
12. Not applicable.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Trustee of the Registrant has caused this notification of registration to be
duly signed on behalf of the Registrant in the City of Pittsburgh and the State
of Pennsylvania on the 20th day of November 1997.
By: Attest:__________________
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Anthony R. Bosch
Assistant Secretary
Attorney-In-Fact
for John F. Donahue,
Chairman and Trustee
