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 of Act of 1940 and in connection with
such notification of registration submits the following information:
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Name:
McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Family of Trusts, The Pinnacle Trust (and Subsequent
Series)
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
Reich & Tang Distributors, Inc. McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities, Inc.
600 Fifth Avenue 30 Wall Street
New York, New York 10020 New York, NY 10005
Telephone Number (including area code):
(212) 830-5490 (212) 248-0750
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Peter J. DeMarco Allan M. Vogel
Reich & Tang Distributors, Inc. McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities, Inc.
600 Fifth Avenue 30 Wall Street
New York, New York 10020 New York, New York 10005
740697.1
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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 [ ]
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 6th day of August
1998.
Name of Registrant: MCLAUGHLIN, PIVEN, VOGEL FAMILY
OF TRUSTS, THE PINNACLE
TRUST (AND SUBSEQUENT SERIES)
By: Reich & Tang Distributors, Inc.
(as co-sponsor)
By: /s/ PETER J. DEMARCO
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Name: Peter J. DeMarco
Title: Executive Vice President
[SEAL]
Attest /s/ LORRAINE C. HYSLER
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Name: Lorraine C. Hysler
Title: Secretary
By: McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities, Inc.
(as co-sponsor)
By: /s/ ALLAN M. VOGEL
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Name: Allan M. Vogel
Title: President
[SEAL]
Attest /s/ J.M. KENNEDY
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Name: J.M. Kennedy
Title: Senior Vice President
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