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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: CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, and Zip Code):
Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Telephone Number (including area code): (609) 282-2800
Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process:
The Corporation Trust Incorporated
32 South Street
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:
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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 Plainsboro and State of New Jersey on the 18th day of
November, 1997.
CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND III, INC.
By: /s/ Bradley J. Lucido
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Bradley J. Lucido
President
