SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-54A
NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 55
THROUGH 65 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 FILED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(a) OF THE ACT
The undersigned business development company hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission that it elects, pursuant to the provisions
of Section 54(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), to be
subject to the provisions of Sections 55 through 65 of the Act and, in
connection with such notification of election, submits the following
information:
Name: Griffin Industries, Inc.
Address of Principal Business Office:
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2500
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone Number: (206) 326-8090
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Harbor City Research
201 E. Baltimore Street, Suite 630
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202
Check one of the following:
[X] The company has filed a registration statement for a class of equity
securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
Registration Statement on Form 10 was filed on Friday, January 30, 1998.
[ ] The company is relying on Rule 12g-2 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 in lieu of filing a registration statement for a class of equity
securities under that Act.
The file number of the registration as an investment company
pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Act, if any, of the company:
Not applicable.
The undersigned company certifies that it is a closed-end
company organized under the laws of the State of Maryland and with its
principal place of business in the State of Washington; that it will be operated
for the purpose of making investments in securities described in Sections
55(a)(1) through (3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and that it will
make available significant managerial assistance with respect to issuers of
such securities to the extent required by the Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the undersigned
company has caused this Notification of Election to be Subject to Sections 55
through 65 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be duly signed on its
behalf in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois on the 2nd day of
February, 1998.
GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Omar A. Rizvi
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Omar A. Rizvi
General Counsel
