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: DIAMOND STAR VENTURES, INC.
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State Zip Code):
One Magnificent Mile
980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone Number (including area code): (312) 988-4880
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Harbor City Research
201 E. Baltimore Street, Suite 630
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202
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]
In addition to completing the cover page, a registrant must complete the
following items unless it has indicated on the cover page that it is filing the
registration statement required pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of Form N-8A:
Item 1. Exact name of registrant.
DIAMOND STAR VENTURES, INC.
Item 2. Name of state under the laws of which registrant was organized or
created and the date of such organization or creation.
Maryland
Date of Incorporation: April 17, 1998
Item 3. Form of organization of registrant (for example, corporation,
partnership, trust, joint stock company, association, fund).
C class corporation
Item 4. Classification of registrant (face-amount certificate company, unit
investment trust, or management company).
Closed end management investment company (Business Development Company)
Item 5. If registrant is a management company:
(a) state whether registrant is a "closed-end" company or an "open-end"
company;
Closed-end
(b) state whether registrant is registering as a "diversified" company or a
"non-diversified" company (read Instruction 4(i) carefully before replying).
Non-diversified
Item 6. Name and address of each investment adviser of registrant.
The Registrant at present does not employ any investment advisers but may
do so in the near future. The investment decisions will be made by its Board of
Directors, of which a majority will be disinterested. At the present time, the
Registrant has four interested Board member and two disinterested Board members.
The Registrant anticipates on nominating an additional three disinterested Board
members prior to making any investment decisions.
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.
Omar A. Rizvi
175 N. Harbor Drive, Apt. 4502
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Mark P. Johnson
1510 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Christopher Stala
225 East 85th Street, Apt. 15D
New York, New York 10028
David W. Sear (disinterested)
14810 Clara Street
Los Gatos, California 95030
Joanna Pamphilis (disinterested)
230 West Monroe Street, Suite 2600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Adnan T. Rizvi
7511 Jason Street
Houston, Texas 77074
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 (yes or no). Yes.
(b) If registrant is currently issuing and offering its securities to the
public through an underwriter, state the name and address of such underwriter.
The current offering is being made via the Internet from www.dsventures.com and
is a direct public offering. The Registrant has not engaged an underwriter for
this Reg. E offering. The website is currently being reconfigured and the
Registrant intends to file an amendment to its present offering circular
(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 (yes or no). Not Applicable.
(d) State whether registrant has any securities currently issued and
outstanding (yes or no). Yes.
(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.
As of the date of this filing, the Registrant has three beneficial owners
of the Registrants outstanding securities. Each of these beneficial owners are
also officers and directors of the Registrant
Item 10. State the current value of registrant's total assets.
At present the Company has received in the amount of $38,900.00 and has
repaid $32,500.00 of a $85,668 note payable to an officer of the Registrant for
expenses and costs advanced to the officer as of November, 1998.
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 (yes or no). No.
Item 12. Attach as an exhibit a copy of the registrant's last regular
periodic report to its securityholders, if any. None.
[SIGNATURES]
1. Form of signature if registrant is an investment company having a board
of directors:
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 of the city of Chicago and state of Illinois on the 30th day of April
1999
Signature
DIAMOND STAR VENTURES, INC.
By: /s/ Omar A. Rizvi
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Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Attest: /s/ Mark P. Johnson
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Chief Financial Officer
