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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:
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Name: Worldwide Index Funds
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
c/o 790 East Colorado Boulevard, 9th Floor
Pasadena, California 91101
Telephone Number (including area code): (626) 793-8078
Name and address of agent for service of process:
F. Brian Cerini
Watermark Investment Advisors, Ltd.
790 East Colorado Boulevard, 9th Floor
Pasadena, California 91101
Copies to: W. John McGuire, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1800 M Street, N.W., 9th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
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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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Notice: A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Worldwide Index
Funds is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this Registration Statement has
been executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer
and by its Trustees as trustees and not individually and the obligations of or
arising out of this Registration Statement are not binding upon any of the
Trustees, officers or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the
assets and property of the Trust.
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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 Pasadena State of California on the 8th day of
June, 1998.
Signature: THE WORLDWIDE INDEX FUNDS
By: /s/ F. Brian Cerini
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F. Brian Cerini
Sole Trustee, President and
Chief Financial Officer
Attest: /s/ Catherine J. Taulbee
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Catherine J. Taulbee
