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: MENTOR PERPETUAL GLOBAL EMERGING COMPANIES FUND
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
901 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Telephone Number (including area code): 800-869-6042
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Paul F. Costello, President, Mentor Perpetual Global Emerging Companies Fund
901 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
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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SIGNATURE
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Mentor Perpetual
Global Emerging Companies Fund is on file with the Secretary of State of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument
is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the registrant as Trustees and not
individually, and that the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are
not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but
are binding only upon the assets and property of the registrant.
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 Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 26th
day of August, 1997.
MENTOR PERPETUAL GLOBAL EMERGING
COMPANIES FUND
By: /s/ Paul F. Costello
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Paul F. Costello
President
Attest: /s/ John M. Ivan
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John M. Ivan
Clerk
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