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UNITED STATES
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:* ELK CAPITAL CORPORATION
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
747 Third Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Telephone Number (including area code): (212) 355-2449
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Stursberg & Veith, 405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 4949, NY, NY 10174-4902
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|
* See footnote 1 to Item 1.
** See Instruction 4(b) and 4(f).
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Item 1. The exact name of the Registrant is: ELK CAPITAL CORPORATION
Item 2. The Registrant was incorporated under the laws of the State of New
York on June 8, 1998.
Item 3. The Registrant is a corporation.
Item 4. The Registrant is a management company.
Item 5. The Registrant is a closed-end, non-diversified company.
Item 6. The Registrant does not now have, and does not intend to have in the
future, an investment adviser.
Item 7. The name and address of each officer and director of the Registrant is
as follows:
Name Address Position
Gary C. Granoff c/o Elk Associates President and
Funding Corporation Chairman of Board of
747 Third Avenue Directors
New York, New York
Ellen M. Walker c/o Elk Associates Vice President,
Funding Corporation General Counsel and
747 Third Avenue Director
New York, New York
Lee A. Forlenza c/o Elk Associates Vice President and
Funding Corporation Director
747 Third Avenue
New York, New York
Silvia DiGirolamo c/o Elk Associates Vice President
Funding Corporation
747 Third Avenue
New York, New York
Marvin Sabesan c/o Pearl River Textiles, Inc. Director
990 Sixth Avenue
New York, New York
Paul Creditor 747 Third Ave. - Suite 4C Director
New York, New York
Margaret Chance c/o Elk Associates Secretary
Funding Corporation
747 Third Avenue
New York, New York
Item 8. Not applicable.
Item 9. (a) The Registrant is not currently issuing or offering its securities
directly to the public.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) It is anticipated that the Registrant will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Ameritrans Capital Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
(the "Parent"), which presently proposes to make a public offering of
its securities pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange
between the Parent and Elk Associates Funding Corporation, a New York
corporation and a registered investment company. The Parent proposes
to file a Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to this
proposed public offering with the Commission as soon as practicable,
but not more than 90 days after the filing of this Form N-8A.
(d) The Registrant has no securities currently issued and outstanding.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 10. The Registrant currently has no assets.
Item 11. The Registrant has not applied, and does not
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intend to apply, for a license to operate as a small business
investment company under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
Item 12. Not applicable.
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 in the city of New York and state of New York on the 29th day of June,
1998.
(SEAL) ELK CAPITAL CORPORATION
BY /s/ GARY C. GRANOFF
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Gary C. Granoff
President
Attest: /s/ MARGARET CHANCE
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Margaret Chance
Secretary
