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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a)
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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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: AIM Special Opportunities Funds
Address of Principal Business Office: 11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77046
Telephone Number (including area code): (713) 626-1919
Name and Address of Agent for Service
of Process: Charles T. Bauer
AIM Special Opportunities Funds
11 Greenway Plaza
Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77046
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 [ ]
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has caused this notification of registration to by duly signed on its
behalf of the city of Houston and state of Texas on the 13th day of March 1998.
[SEAL] AIM SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
By: /s/ ROBERT H. GRAHAM
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Robert H. Graham
President
ATTEST: /s/ NANCY L. MARTIN
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Nancy L. Martin
Assistant Secretary
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