SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
AMENDMENT TO NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby amends its notification of
registration filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 1997
pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
and in connection with such amendment to notification of registration submits
the following information:
Name: Worldwide Developing Resources Portfolio
Address of Principal Business Office:
24 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Telephone Number: (617) 482-8260
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Alan R. Dynner
24 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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. Name of Registrant: Worldwide Developing Resources Portfolio.
Item 2. State and Date of Organization: New York; February 14, 1997.
Item 3. Form of Organization: Trust.
Item 4. Classification of Registrant: Management Company.
Item 5(a). Registrant is an open-end company.
Item 5(b). Registrant is a diversified company.
Item 6. Investment Adviser of Registrant: Boston Management and Research,
24 Federal Street, Boston.
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Item 7. Board of Trustees of Registrant:
Donald R. Dwight(1)
James B. Hawkes*
Samuel L. Hayes, III(2)
Norton H. Reamer(3)
John L. Thorndike(4)
Jack L. Treynor(5)
Officers of Registrant:
President: James B. Hawkes*
Vice President: William D. Burt*
Vice President: Barclay Tittmann*
Secretary: Alan R. Dynner*
Treasurer: James L. O'Connor*
Assistant Secretary/
Assistant Treasurer: Janet E. Sanders*
Assistant Treasurer: William J. Austin, Jr.*
Assistant Treasurer: Barbara E. Campbell*
Assistant Secretary: A. John Murphy*
Assistant Secretary: Eric G. Woodbury*
The address for each of the above-named Trustees and Officers of
Registrant is as follows: (1) Clover Mill Lane, Lyme, NH 04768;
(2) 345 Nahatan Street, Westwood, MA 02090; (3) One International
Place, Boston, MA 02110; (4) 10 Main Street, Dover, MA 02030; (5)
504 Via Almar, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274; *24 Federal
Street, Boston, MA 02110.
Item 8. Inapplicable.
Item 9(a). No; Registrant is not currently issuing and offering its
securities directly to the public.
Item 9(b). Inapplicable.
Item 9(c). No; Registrant does not presently propose to make a public
offering of its securities.
Item 9(d). Yes.
Item 9(e). As of December 31, 1998, there were no beneficial owners of
Registrant's outstanding securities and the Registrant's Trustees
have voted to terminate and dissolve the Registrant.
Item 10. Current Value of Registrant's Total Assets: $0
Item 11. No.
Item 12. Registrant incorporates by reference the August 31, 1998
financial statements as previously filed electronically with the
Commission on November 4, 1998 (Accession No.
0000950109-98-004913).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Registrant has caused this amendment to Notification of Registration to be duly
signed on its behalf in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the 11th day of January, 1999.
WORLDWIDE DEVELOPING RESOURCES PORTFOLIO
By: /s/ James B. Hawkes
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James B. Hawkes
President
Attest: /s/ Janet E. Sanders
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Janet E. Sanders
Assistant Secretary
