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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: Snyder STRYPES Trust
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, and Zip Code):
c/o Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue
Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19715
Telephone Number (including area code): (302) 738-6680
Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process:
RL&F Service Corp.
One Rodney Square
10th Floor
Tenth and King Streets
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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 [X] NO [_]
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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 State of New York on the 15th day of August,
1997.
SNYDER STRYPES TRUST
By:/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
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Donald J. Puglisi
By:/s/ William R. Latham III
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William R. Latham III
By:/s/ James B. O'Neill
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James B. O'Neill
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